@-xMapleshadex- Mapleshade ~+~ Female ~+~ somewhere between 20-30 months (her age hasn't been revealed) ~+~ cat ~+~ Warrior Cats ~+~ a ragged tortoiseshell-and-white she-cat with amber eyes. ~+~ Mapleshade was once a brave, compassionate, and loyal warrior, kind to other cats and willing to fight any enemy she encountered. As a result, she was held in high esteem by her Clanmates. Mapleshade was ambitious and enjoyed their admiration. Despite this, when she became pregnant with the kits of Appledusk – a RiverClan warrior – Mapleshade did not appear remorseful and was overconfident that ThunderClan would accept them even after learning about their half-Clan heritage. Mapleshade also strongly believed that StarClan would be okay with her RiverClan ties, and that they were guiding her. Mapleshade also intended to raise her litter to be equally loyal to both their parents' Clans. Initally, Mapleshade tried to keep her kits' RiverClan heritage a secret, planning on revealing her kits illegitimacy in due time. She misled her Clanmates into thinking that Birchface was the father of her litter, firmly believing that StarClan were encouraging her to do so. However, when Ravenwing learned of the kits' true heritage and exposed it to ThunderClan, they were outraged. Mapleshade however, was blatantly unrepentant. Instead of expressing remorse, Mapleshade insisted that the Clan should respect her due to the her status as a queen, and claimed that she had blessed ThunderClan with her kits. ThunderClan deemed Mapleshade's lies unacceptable, and banished she and her kits as punishment, leaving her heartbroken, angry and feeling betrayed. While trying to cross the river to RiverClan, a huge wave crashed on Mapleshade and her kits, and the kits fell in and drowned, despite her efforts to save them. Appledusk and Darkstar then rejected her too, denying her refugee status and time to mourn her kits. Now a rogue, these traumatic events left a huge mark on Mapleshade. She became cold, vicious, ruthless, manipulative and obsessively vengeful, her psyche distorting to the point of insanity.
