Blurb description: a massive, ginger-red tabby tom with long fur and amber eyes

Maplefrost is not like other Prairieclan cats. Really, he's not like any other clan cat. It's unknown where he received his characteristic of being a tall, large brute, but he liked to use it to his advantages. Cats tend to shun away from him due to his size, without really getting to know the inner works of the medicine cat's mind. Even while retiring from the role of a warrior, he still has large, defined muscles that cover his body from his extensive training to be the best fighter he can. In addition, his paws are large, which aided him greatly when in the heat of battle to strike his opponent in a larger targeted zone.
Maplefrost is a bright ginger-red, resembling the falling leaves from the trees during leaf-fall. Along his coat, he has deep red tabby markings that highlight his form. On his chest and belly, he has some white patches. He has many battle scars that are on his form, due to his time as a warrior. Notable scars is one on his right cheek and his left haunches. He has bright green eyes. His fur is long and thick, resembling the coat of a seasoned Ridgeclan cat. It impedes his ability to run along the moors of Prairieclan during the summer, due to the heat, but he can run circles around the other cats during the winter when his coat flares out against the cold. His voice is commanding, deep, and booms when he speaks.

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kithood [0 moons - 6 moons]

Maplekit was born to the happiest of families. Littlethorn, at the time, and Redthorn had met when Littlethorn had come to Prairieclan for sanctuary from the troubled Ridgeclan. The two had become close after her arrival, and it wasn't surprising to the rest of the clan that they were a couple. In addition, no surprise when she announced that she was expecting Redthorn's kits.

Three kits were born to the young couple. Basilkit, Maplekit, and Thornkit. They were named after the pleathora of herbs within the territory of her new home, but also Littlethorn's desire to rid herself from the ties back to Ridgeclan. As the kits grew, the two brothers were the closest to one another. Basilkit and Maplekit were often seen causing mischeif around camp when Littlethorn and Redthorn weren't looking. However, Thorngaze had no problem budding into the midst of the chaos. 

One day, Maplekit was bored as Basilkit and Thornkit was taking a nap. To occupy his time, he began to play with a leaf that had fallen from a tree. He batted it around, pretending that it was an enemy rogue that had cross the border of the territory. "Hey, half-clan!" he heard someone call behind him, looking toward the other kit. Redkit. The kit was orange, just like him, but a smaller. 
"Are you talking to me?" Maplekit turned his head, not seeing any one else in his peripheral vision.
"Yeah, you. Has your mom really not told you that you are half-clan? That's hilarious! She wants to be a full-blooded Prairieclan cat so bad, that she won't even tell her kits!" The kit began to laugh hysterically, which only angered Maplekit. The large kit lunged at the other ginger kit, as the two began to fight... well, fight as hard as kits can. The two mother's heard the commotion and pulled the kits apart, with them both being grounded to the nursery for three moonhighs. 

He never told Littlethorn about his internal struggle with coming to terms about being half-Clan.

apprenticeship [6 moons - 12 moons]

Maplekit, Basilkit, and Thornkit became apprentices and received the appropriate names for their new titles. Maplepaw was given the mentor of Sliverstripe.

Alongside them, Redpaw became an apprentice as well.

Silverstripe and Maplepaw had a push-and-pull relationship that complimented each of their personalities. Sliverstripe was calm, poised, and collected, while Maplepaw was fiery, arrogant, and loud. She gave him the calmness that he needed in his life, but he made sure that she was on her toes around him.

"I want to fight the half-clan!" Redpaw screeched during a battle lesson with Maplepaw and Thornpaw. "I bet that you could never face a true Prairieclan cat in battle!" Maplepaw sharply turned to the apprentice, as he was already walking up to face the orange-tabby. Before Maplepaw could even get a word out, his fury caused him to charge at the other apprentice. The two hadn't really learned that many battle techniques at this point, so it was more of them tumbling on the ground with a few bites and scratches. Both mentors had to pull them apart.

After the scuffle between the two of them, Maplepaw went to his mother. It was here that Littlethorn told her son the truth... that he was half-clan. Littlethorn saw no benefit to hide it anymore. The thought of being half-clan sent Maplepaw into a panic. Was he ever going to be good enough for the clan? As time went on, he became more reserved and cold to talk to. But it ignited a new fire in him, as he felt the need to defend his family line as much as possible. He needed to prove that he belonged in this clan, no matter what.

Shrikepaw was named the medicine cat apprentice to study under Yarrowfrost. His eyes wandered to her as she walked by.

After another fight with Redpaw, he was punished by assisting the medicine cats for a day. That's better than Redpaw, as he had to tend to the elders instead. But still, Maplepaw was not excited to have to sit in the medicine cat den all day. He could be hunting or patrolling!
As he walked into the medicine cat den, he saw Shrikepaw beginning to sort the herbs that she had already learned. She was quick to teach, which Yarrowfrost definitely liked. He had gone through a lot of apprentices, so the clan hoped that this would be his last, and most successful, one. Shrikepaw saw Maplepaw and bounded up to him, making fun of how rigid and tough he looked. It made Maplepaw's ears go red and hot. The orange tabby tried to sit his day away, only tending to what Shrikepaw needed, but she kept talking to him. The lithe tuxedo kept asking him questions over and over. It was enough to drive a cat mad, but Maplepaw... liked it? He had been so used to sticking with his family that he appreciated someone actually wanting to get to know him.

Maplepaw continued to help Shrikepaw whenever he could, even with Redpaw burned his eyes into Maplepaw's skull. Everyone knew that Redpaw had a massive crush on Shrikepaw, but no one had the heart to tell him that she was not interested in a massive bully.

Redpaw started to make fun of Maplepaw for being in the medicine cat den so much. "You're not going to be a real warrior if you keep sticking your nose in herbs," Redpaw would say, but Maplepaw let it fall on deaf ears. That is... until Redpaw made fun of Maplepaw's growing crush. Something that he didn't realize he had until his bully mentioned it. Again, another fight broke out and had to be broken up. But this time, Maplepaw didn't run to Shrikepaw. Instead, he avoided the medicine cat den, because he couldn't make himself seem like a weaker warrior for his interest in herbs. Shrikepaw always looked at him longingly as he would pass by without batting an eye at her.

warrior [12 moons to 31 moons]

Finally, it was time for his warrior name. Littlethorn, who had become Littlestar now, looked toward her sons as they approached. Both Maplepaw and Basilpaw asked for their names to adopt -thorn, as they wanted to keep the tradition of their family. Especially since their parents were both named Littlethorn and Redthorn.
However, their mom had different ideas. Before their ceremony, Littlestar expressed that she would rid them of the "family name". He wasn't going to lie, he was furious that he couldn't live on their family name. It didn't make much sense to him as to why his mother denied their request, especially after hearing his brother's name of Basilheart and his own name as Maplefrost at their ceremony. But as his clanmates cheered around him, he couldn't help but become proud of his new name.
As his clanmates were congratulating him, he saw Shrikepaw sitting at the medicine cat den, longing to talk to him.

Redpaw finally recieved his warrior name at 14 moons, Redclaw.

Maplefrost and Redclaw got into another fight, which resulted in Redclaw recieving a nicked right ear and Maplefrost ripping his dewclaw. Redclaw escaped through the tunnels after in victory.
It took a lot of convincing from Basilheart and Littlestar to get his dewclaw looked at, until they basically forced him to go see Shrikepaw. As he entered the medicine cat den, he expected a sour gaze from his old friend. But it was like the first time that he entered the den several moons ago. Shrikepaw lit up, bounding over to him and giving him a greeting by batting his ear. As she treated his injured dewclaw, they talked. But not a normal talk. It was as if they had never stopped talking, and the conversations flowed perfectly. Shrikepaw placed Maplefrost on light duty, which he accepted as he knew that he could still be of use in the medicine cat den.

"Be careful, Maplefrost," said Basilheart. His slightly smaller brother had stopped him as he was exiting the medicine cat den one day. 
"I'm not sure what you mean, brother," he muttered under his breath, avoiding eye contact. 
"She's in line to be a medicine cat. It's not fait for either of you to tease at this." The tension began to rise between the two of them, while Basilheart was the first to relax. “I just don’t want to deal with you being heartbroken. Your obnoxious flirting with Redclaw is already hard enough to deal with,” his brother teased, bumping his shoulder.
Maplefrost doesn’t move away. “...I won’t give you more trouble, Basil, I promise.”

Thorngaze and Redthorn died not long after his dewclaw injury, crushed by the tunnels during a storm.

Maplefrost was like his mother and began to work hard despite going against medical advice. One day, he got dizzy and fainted, only to wake up with Shrikepaw looking at him worried in the medicine cat den. Maplefrost had gotten an infection in his dewclaw, which had the stronger effects of dizziness, hot flashes, and unconsciousness. Yarrowfrost made Maplefrost stay in the medicine cat, telling him it would be a moon-long recovery. The large tom was upset, but the drowsy herbs made him lose consciousness again.

He woke for a brief moment to hear his mother, Littlestar, talk to Yarrowfrost about expecting the late Redthorn's kits.

For the next moon, Shrikepaw and Maplefrost grew close due to his time in the medicine cat den. Yarrowfrost was hardly in the den, because she hated how crowded it was. Shrikepaw and Maplefrost spent the whole day talking, and Shrikepaw teaching him about the herbs in the den and their uses. At night, they would cuddle close. They excused it as Shrikepaw wanting to keep him warm, but it was more than that, for sure. 

Shrikepaw received her medicine cat name, Shrikeberry. Maplefrost was the first to greet her.

Not long after his dewclaw recovery, the talk about Wolfstar began to circle the camp.

Littlestar gave birth to two kits, Rosekit and Redkit. Maplefrost was not in-love with the kits immediately like Basilheart, but eventually, he warmed up to the kits and also fell in-love with his little sisters.

Maplefrost was given his first apprentice, Fernpaw. Fernpaw was a skittish, jumpy apprentice, and the big tom had a hard time teaching the apprentice due to his personality. This was also worsened when Redclaw got into a fight with Maplefrost with both of their apprentices present. Maplefrost had scared his apprentice.

He went to Shrikeberry for advice to rekindle the relationship he had with Fernpaw, and he followed every step that she gave. Before long, Fernpaw began to trust his mentor again, and they became an unstoppable duo.

Rosekit and Redkit became apprentices, being named Rosepaw and Redpaw respectfully.

Fernpaw was named Ferncloud.

War broke out between Mistclan and Ridgeclan. Maplefrost was in the first patrol to aid Mistclan through the tunnels. He fought long and hard, with Littlestar, Ferncloud, Basilheart, and Sliverstripe.

Rosepaw announced to Maplefrost, Basilheart, and Littlestar that she was leaving with Sorrelpaw. While his other family members tried to understand, Maplefrost didn't. How could his sister leave them, with his mother and brother just standing around? He was furious and stormed off before his little sister even left.

Yarrowfrost died due to a pack of dogs. He sat beside Shrikeberry as she mourned for her loss. 

The timing was bad, as Shrikeberry had also fallen ill and Rosepaw returning at the same time. He couldn't help but breakdown when he saw Rosepaw, as he had missed his ruddy-pelted sister so much. But it didn't last long, as he was called to Shrikeberry's side. The medicine cat couldn't talk to Maplefrost, due to weakness, but her eyes told him everything. She loved him, and he loved her back. Was this Starclan's way of saying that their love couldn't be?
Shrikeberry passed soon after, with Maplefrost curled up beside her body, silently crying. Basilheart and Rosepaw stayed by his side, both mourning and welcoming at the same time.

Shrikeberry was the only she-cat he loved, and will ever love.

“You must think me a fool.” Maplefrost says gruffly after the vigil. “You even warned me.”
“I don’t think you were a fool to love.” Basilheart replied.

With the clan scrambling after losing their only medicine cat, with no apprentice under her, Maplefrost knew what he had to do. With sulken eyes, he asked his mother if he could attend the half-moon meeting that was coming up soon. Littlestar understood what Maplefrost was implying, and while she was shocked and slightly disappointed in the career change, she agreed it needed to be done.

At the half-moon meeting, Maplefrost and the other medicine cats grieved Shrikeberry's passing. While they questioned the ability of this tom's medicine cat abilities and weren't sure they wanted to accept this tom, they went through with the ceremony.

When Maplefrost awoke in Starclan, a familiar scent washed over him. A star-pelted Shrikeberry appeared before him, as his eyes were filled with emotion. Shrikeberry looked better than she had when she passed, as her body was healthy and her eyes beamed with happiness and life. The she-cat teased Maplefrost, saying how he already knew everything from their long days in the den together, whether he was injured or just slacking off on his duties. Shrikeberry nuzzled Maplefrost's neck, promising to be with him along the rest of his journey and to be waiting for him.


medicine cat [31 moons - present]

Maplefrost returned to camp with a new fire lit in his heart and the eyes of Shrikeberry looking over him. He knew that it was his destiny to serve his clan in the capacity of a medicine cat, and he would not stop until he had given every morsel of himself to his clan.

Maplefrost, having missed it before, went to the barn cats to trade herbs. He met Constantine, who was a traveling herbalist that had settled at the barn when Maplefrost had come by. 

During the new leaf-bare, he ran into Frostpaw at the border of Ridgeclan and Prairieclan.

Then, the unspeakable happened. Maplefrost was tending to his herb storage when he began to hear a ruckus outside. Cats were screeching while Cindersong tried to calm the crowd. The brute stepped out of the medicine cat den when the words left Cindersong's maw.

Littlestar was missing.

His stomach immediately dropped to his stomach, as cat began to call for patrols. Maplefrost rushed his way into the crowd, calling out to Cindersong. "I will take the first patrol! We will head toward the plains near the old cabin." 
"No, Maplefrost," Cindersong replied back. "We need you to stay here incase Littlestar is hurt. We can't have you across the territory if we find her."

As the day continued, Maplefrost could be seen pacing around the camp. More and more patrols would come back with nothing, not even a scent. Maplefrost, being the remaining council member after Cindersong went looking, refused to let the patrols give up and sent them out again. 

It was dark, and Maplefrost was about to send another patrol into the tunnels when Cindersong's patrol returned. Something filled the air that didn't seem right when she returned.

And then, he saw it. Littlestar's tuft of fur.

She was gone. Either dead or missing, they would not know. Despite Maplefrost's initial protests to Cindersong to keep looking, he knew deep down that is all that they would find of the she-cat. 

Alongside his clanmates, that night, he mourned. He didn't get much sleep before collecting traveling herbs for him and Cindersong, in order to escort her to the Moonpool.

Pre-Plotting: Maplefrost was an adoptable from both the canon adoptables and from Rosethorn's adoption page, where the skies are blue. 

In the Prairieclan plot view, he is aligned with the Amaryllis point-of-view. Despite being half-clan, Maplefrost is patriotic about his clan and will stand up to make sure that Prairieclan is making themselves seem strong and easily independent of the other clans.

While he is a medicine cat and will help any cat in need, he is very biased toward Prairieclan cats. He is not fond of the other clan cats or outsiders. He thinks that the borders have become to relaxed, which has influenced the cabin cats to reside in the territory.

Maplefrost is a devout follower of Starclan. He believes in Starclan, as he hopes to reunite with Shrikeberry.

His adoption thread is here.

Family Littlestar ♰ [mother] Redthorn ♰ [father] Thorngaze ♰ [sister] Basilheart [brother] Rosethorn [little sister] Redberry [little sister]

Friends Shrikeberry ♰ Silverstripe [ufa] Ferncloud [ufa] Constantine

Rivals Redclaw [ufa] Non-Prairieclan cats