Hazelfur

Hazelfur the Reliable Earth, Captain of Field Colony, or Hazelfur, is Field Colony's Captain. He is the mate of Forestleaf and the father of Whitebelly.

Appearance
Hazelfur is a small cream tabby tom with olive-green eyes. He has dark eye lines, broad shoulders, a thin, rat-like tail with a crooked tip, small, flat feet, stocky legs, a bitten-off section of his right ear, a broad face with visible cheek bones, a small chin, a small, round muzzle, small, cone-shaped ears, and a small tuft of fur on his head. His body is taller than his legs. He has multiple paler cream markings and brown markings. He has thick, defined brows, a pale, dull pink nose, and inner ears of the same color.

Personality
Hazelfur is extremely proud - not necessarily arrogant or boastful, but he hates showing weakness and is willing to prove himself over and over to prove his worth. He is unbending and doesn't take insults lightly, but under his harsh, rigid exterior is a cat who loves his Colony deeply, and would do anything to help kittens in need.

He is notorious for allowing stray kittens into Field Colony and giving them a home - Fernface, Volefur, and Nightpool were all kittens found abandoned near Field Colony territory and were accepted by him without a second thought. Hazelfur is one of the first cats in the nursery when a new litter is born, even taking care of the keepers and kittens more than the new-claws of Field Colony do. He spends his free time showing kittens around Field Colony Base or telling them stories so the keepers can get out of base for a while. While he wants his own kittens, there aren't many cats in Field Colony, and most of them are already in relationships.

As a younger cat, Hazelfur was annoyed by his short height. Oftentimes, his pride got the better of him and when other cats made comments about his size he would try to overcompensate by showing off. However, this teasing turned him into a formidable cat, one who eventually gained the respect of the Colonies.

Much like the previous Captains of Field Colony, Hazelfur tends to keep to himself and plays a more protective role in Colony politics. In Shifting Roots: Chapter 1, he is shown to be openly proud of Clayfur and Thrushspots, two new rangers, and Peach, who is attending her first Moonlight Gathering.

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Synopsis
In Shifting Roots: Chapter 1, Hazelfur is seen travelling across the tree bridge to get to the Moonlight Gathering, leading Field Colony behind him. Once the Moonlight Gathering begins, he announces that Field Colony has prospered in the spring - Clayfur and Thrushspots have become rangers, and Peach is attending her first Moonlight Gathering. After the Moonlight Gathering comes to an end, he is shown leading Field Colony back to Field Colony Territory.

Forestleaf
Forestleaf and Hazelfur are mates, though their relationship is really shallow. The two respect each other deeply in a formal way, and Hazelfur knows he can depend on Forestleaf to get the job done, but their relationship isn't romantic at all. Hazelfur likes other cats thinking better about him due to Forestleaf's attractiveness, and Forestleaf was attracted to the power she would gain by becoming Hazelfur's mate. The two had a single kitten, White - but since Forestleaf never really wanted to have kittens in the first place, she and Hazelfur agreed to split the responsibility as much as possible.

Whitebelly
Whitebelly was Hazelfur's daughter. He too was curt and formal in his relationship with her, but it is implied that Whitebelly was still closer with him than she was with Forestleaf. He enjoyed spending time with White when she was a kitten and he grieved when she was killed. Much like Forestleaf, Hazelfur also disapproved of Blackpelt, again thinking that Whitebelly deserved better than him, but he did nothing to meddle with their relationship. Now, for Whitebelly’s sake, he does not resent Missingfoot as much as Forestleaf does, and he respects how hard he’d fought in his effort to save his daughter.

Missingfoot
Missingfoot is Hazelfur's son-in-law, mate of Whitebelly, Hazelfur's daughter. Much like Forestleaf, Hazelfur always felt that Blackpelt/Missingfoot wasn't "good enough" for their daughter, not really empathizing with "falling in love". It was hard for them to understand what Whitebelly saw in Blackpelt: a dear friend. They were both never intrusive enough to try and stop the two from becoming mates, but were mildly disappointed. Hazelfur is bitter that Missingfoot couldn't save Whitebelly's life, but also recognizes and admires how hard fought to try to save her.

Spottedshadow
Spottedshadow is Hazelfur's granddaughter, though he doesn't give her much thought as family - in his opinion, Spottedshadow is just an irksome cat who doesn't follow rules as she should. However, he gives her more of a chance than Forestleaf does, and recognizes that she is a good mentor to new-claws.

Nightpool
Nightpool told Hazelfur in confidence about the father of her kittens, Catcher. It is noted that Hazelfur would likely stand by her if her secret got out, especially because he knew Catcher to be a former Field Colony cat.

Rainfall
Rainfall is River Colony's Captain and is a constant push at Field Colony's borders. In Shifting Roots: Chapter 1, after Rainfall announces that River Colony has prospered during the spring, Hazelfur glares at her, announcing that Field Colony has also prospered. In return, Rainfall glares back at him, her smug expression fading.

Trivia

 * In the original StarClan Battles:
 * Hazelstar's warrior name was originally Hazelclaw.
 * He was in the third generation of WindClan.
 * He was mentored by Mudnose, who would tease him for his height, though he stopped after Hazelpaw continued to prove himself.
 * He had four children: Whitespots, Finchpaw, Willowpaw, and Harespring.
 * Finchpaw died of whitecough, Willowpaw mysteriously disappeared, and Harespring died after a battle with ThunderClan.
 * Flintstar was the leader before him (Flintstar's Clouded Moon name is unknown).
 * Hazelstar knew Forestleaf only became mates with him for power, though he had already felt affections towards her when both were warriors.
 * When Forestleaf became deputy, she began poisoning Hazelstar by pushing him to work harder, picking at his sensitive pride to lead more battles against the other Clans, or finding herbs to put in his food that would make him ill.
 * Only Mistysnow and Goldenpelt knew, though Mistysnow only had suspicions due to Hazelstar's pride stopping him from admitting it and Goldenpelt being afraid of Forestleaf's power.