Dark Forest Resident: Loststar
Aliases / Nicknames: N/A
Gender: male
Sexuality: asexual, aromantic
Family: unnamed mother, unnamed father, Burnstar (adoptive daughter)
Other Relations: unnamed mentor, unnamed apprentice
Clan: Shadowclan
Rank: leader
Characteristics: suffered from dementia at the end of his life and became paranoid and overly aggressive as a result, suffers from PTSD
Number of Victims: pretty much an entire Clan
Number of Murders: 4 (known)
Murder Method: throat shredding
Known Victims: Adderbite, Sleekstar, Bearstar (indirect but plotted), Marshstar
Victim Profile: ThunderClan cats, anyone that targeted the nursery/kits
Cause of Death: killed by Foxtail
Cautionary Tale: N/A
Story:
Lostkit was born during a particularly hard time in Shadowclan's history.
He was the only surviving kit in his litter during a rough leafbare, and as he grew older, tensions between Shadowclan and Thunderclan only increased.
While his apprenticeship was relatively uneventful, when he became a warrior, war finally broke out between Thunderclan and Shadowclan. He would often find himself at the front of battle-- although during this most of his kills were indirect and unintentional.
His first intentional kill was a Thunderclan warrior named Adderbite, who had broken into the nursery with the intention of striking the most fragile, important members of the Clan. After that, he took to guarding the nursery day and night-- even helping to fight off a badger that wandered into camp, which cost him his eye. Not long after that, he was chosen as the deputy when the previous deputy retired.
As a deputy, Lostheart worked to end the war, finally realizing that it wouldn't end until both leaders had died. He enlisted the help of the young, inexperienced Thunderclan deputy (who had only recently become a warrior because Sleekstar had wanted a young, inexperienced cat who couldn't oppose him), Marshheart, to set up a fight between Sleekstar and Bearstar. Luckily, everything went as planned and Bearstar killed Sleekstar-- dying not long after from his wounds.
As a leader, Loststar tried to lead Shadowclan into a peaceful era, even assisting Marshstar through his leadership and adopting an abandoned kit. But as he grew older, his PTSD and paranoia began making him more aggressive towards the other Clans.
Adding that to him developing dementia made him a shadow of his former self. He once again declared war on Thunderclan, believing them to be conspiring to destroy Shadowclan. He sent raids to their camp, even tried to steal kits.
During battle, his reign came to an end when he managed to kill Marshstar, his own friend. Weakened from neglecting his own health and the battle, it was easy for Marshstar's son, Foxtail, to seek revenge by killing the elderly tom and sending him to the Dark Forest.
But unfortunately Loststar's influence affected Shadowclan's newest generation of warriors, including their new leader, Burnstar, and Sagepaw, the daughter of Foxtail and Whitestar, who would pay the price. Unfortunately, she lost her eye and ear in battle with Shadowclan.
Loststar blamed himself and took it upon himself to mentor the troubled she-cat in her dreams, teaching her how to adjust to her disability. Late in her apprenticeship, once he was sure she didn't need his help anymore, he would later tell her the truth about everything, resulting in her lashing out at him. He mourned the loss of someone he'd come to see as a granddaughter, but understood her anger.
Additonal Information:
--Submission by @soulofangst ! Amazing!
--He was named for the loss of his siblings-- something he tried his best to ignore.
--Loststar believes he deserves to go to the Dark Forest
--He's basically the resident Grandpa and can frequently be found telling stories to Starclan kits who wander too close to the border or apprentices who find themselves training there.
