Dustpelt

Dustpelt
Dustpelt is a dark brown tabby tom with amber eyes. He was kitted to Robinwing and Fuzzypelt and his siblings are Ravenpaw, Frostfur and Brindleface, with his half-brother being Longtail. He is mates with Ferncloud and has had seven kits with her, Spiderleg, Shrewpaw, Birchfall, Foxleap, Hollykit, Larchkit and Icecloud. His mentor was Redtail and later on Darkstripe. He has had Ashfur, Squirrelflight, Hazeltail and Sorreltail (temporarily). He lived under the leadership of Bluestar, Firestar and Bramblestar in the Clans of ThunderClan and LionClan.

Warrior Ceremony
Bluestar: ''I, Bluestar, leader of ThunderClan, call upon my warrior ancestors to look down on these two apprentices. They have trained hard to understand the ways of your code, and I commend them to you as warriors in their turn. Sandpaw, Dustpaw, do you promise to uphold the warrior code and to protect and defend this Clan, even at the cost of your life?''

Sandpaw and Dustpaw: I do.

Bluestar: ''Dustpaw, from this moment you will be known as Dustpelt. StarClan honors your bravery and your honesty, and we welcome you as a full warrior of ThunderClan.''

ThunderClan: ''Sandstorm! Dustpelt!''

Reference: Fire and Ice, pages 279-280

The Prophecies Begin
"I looked up to you. I wanted to be like you. But Redtail was my mentor. I owe him more than any cat. And you killed him. You killed him and betrayed the Clan. I'd rather die than follow you."

-Dustpelt to Tigerclaw in Forest of Secrets, Page 323

Dustpaw is the apprentice of Redtail and after Redtail is killed by Tigerclaw in the battle at Sunningrocks his new mentor is Darkstripe. When Firepaw joins the Clan he and Sandpaw bully him for having Kittypet origins. When Firepaw and Graypaw get their warrior names before him he gets even more frustrated at them. When Sandstorm starts showing affection to Fireheart, Dustpelt gets even more jealous because he has a crush on her. He was one of Tigerclaw's loyalest followers but when he revealed that he was evil and he asked Dustpelt to join him Dustpelt refused and stated that he did not want follow Tigerclaw because he killed Redtail who was his mentor and role model.

The New Prophecy
"Well? What do you have to say for yourself?"

-Dustpelt to Squirrelpaw in Midnight, Page 34

Dustpelt has now mated with Ferncloud who has had her first litter of kits, Larchkit, Hollykit, and Birchkit. He is the mentor to Squirrelpaw, Firestar's daughter, who he is very stern with, due to her being very mischievous and cheeky.