Acorn Fur

Acorn Fur is a short and thick-furred, dark chestnut-brown she-cat with bright amber eyes, and a smooth, straight muzzle.

Acorn Fur was the second SkyClan medicine cat under Skystar's leadership in the forest territories. She was born to Hawk Swoop and Jackdaw's Cry alongside her brother, Lightning Tail, and gained Thunderstar as an adopted brother. Acorn Fur was raised on the moor, but decided to leave her home after deadly battle claimed the life of both of her parents. Clear Sky's group became her new home, and she was welcomed into the group. Soon after, she develops a fondness for healing and taking care of others, and she learns the ways of a medicine cat, having been taught by Moth Flight and Micah. After Micah's untimely death, she takes over the full duties of a medicine cat. Although she grew close to and showed feelings for Red Claw, Acorn Fur stuck to her duties as a medicine cat, and promised to never take a mate or have kits.

Dawn of the Clans

 * Lightning Tail: "Hawk Swoop, I'll never forget you."
 * Acorn Fur: "Neither will I. We'll both miss you so much."
 * —Acorn Fur and Lightning Tail mourning their mother The Blazing Star, page 11


 * Acorn Fur and her brother, Lightning Tail, are born in Tall Shadow's camp on the moor to Hawk Swoop and Jackdaw's Cry and are raised there with their adopted brother, Thunder. Acorn Fur, Lightning Tail, Hawk Swoop, and Jackdaw's Cry all participate in the Great Battle, though Hawk Swoop and Jackdaw's Cry are killed during the fight. After the battle, when all the cats decide which camp to live in, Acorn Fur chooses Clear Sky's camp in the forest, leaving her brother and Thunder on the moor.


 * When One Eye commandeers Clear Sky's group, Acorn Fur remains loyal to Clear Sky and helps him take back his group. During the bout of sickness, Acorn Fur tries to keep Petal and her kits alive, as they were left to die by One Eye. However, she fails, and Petal succumbs to the sickness. Acorn Fur buries Petal, and she and Clear Sky restore his group. Later, Thunder and Lightning Tail choose to join Clear Sky's group, and Acorn Fur is excited to reunite with her brothers again. However, Thunder soon tires of his father and creates his own group with Lightning Tail. When Clear Sky's mate, Star Flower, is kidnapped by Slash, Acorn Fur believes his story that Star Flower was taken, unlike many others who think she is a traitor. Acorn Fur follows Clear Sky to persuade the other groups to help and participates in the battle to rescue Star Flower.

Super Editions

 * "Moth Flight stared at her. She suddenly understood why Micah had liked Acorn Fur so much. She was kind and honest and open. Moth Flight dropped her gaze, her pelt prickling with guilt. How could she have judged Acorn Fur so harshly? She hardly knew her."
 * —Moth Flight's thoughts regarding Acorn Fur Moth Flight's Vision, page 331


 * In Moth Flight's Vision, after their ancestors inform Moth Flight of the Clans' assigned medicine cats, Clear Sky orders Acorn Fur to watch over Micah. Acorn Fur is hostile toward Micah at first, but she soon grows interested in Micah's skills with herbs. After Micah's death, Acorn Fur takes over the position of SkyClan's medicine cat, and Moth Flight trains her. She later develops affection toward Red Claw and hopes to have kits with him one day. However, Moth Flight, not wanting Acorn Fur to make the same mistake that she did, establishes the law forbidding medicine cats to take a mate or have kits. Acorn Fur is confused and indignant, but vows her celibacy.