Allegiances:
ShadowClan:
Leader: Poppystar- light brown tabby she-cat
Deputy: Lionfur- dark gold tabby tom
Medicine Cat: Flamefrost- elderly dark red she-cat with icy blue eyes
Apprentice, Nightpaw- dark brown tabby she-cat with black stripes
Warriors:
Mossmoon- light silver she-cat
Blacktail- white tabby tom with a long, black tail
Sweetbramble- dark brown she-cat
Apprentice, Vixenpaw- light gray she-cat with a reddish tail
Wildclaw- gray tom with darker flecks
Apprentice, Grasspaw- pure black tabby tom
Rosewillow- light brown she-cat with dark red ear-tips
Apprentice, Darkpaw- dark brown tom
Chillyfur- pure white tom
Airflower- light brown she-cat
Skystorm- Frosty white tabby she-cat with two light grey forepaws with dark, forest green eyes and a black tail tip
Apprentice, Daypaw- golden tabby tom
Ashbird- dusky-gray tabby tom
Moondapple- light gray she-cat
Firewing- dark red tabby tom
Brightice- light gray tom with white spots
Queens:
Nightstorm- pure black she-cat, mother of Firewing's kits; Shadowkit (long furred black she-cat with very dark green eyes (so dark that from a distance they seem to be black)), Stormkit (light gray tom with bright, electric blue eyes) and Russetkit ( tiny russet she-cat with bright green eyes and white paws)
Fernsplash- dark gray she-cat, mother of Lionfur's kits; Wolfkit (black she-cat with silver ears, white paws and a white chest and belly, she was adopted as her real parents are unknown) and Mintkit (light brown she-cat with white ear-tips, not adopted)
Elders:
Scartail- gray tom with a long scar along his tail
Nightshade- black tabby she-cat with dark gray splotches
ThunderClan:
Leader: Stormstar- golden tabby tom
Deputy: Dewfrost- blue-gray tabby tom
Medicine Cat: Briarfoot- dark brown she-cat with a gray-dappled underbelly
Warriors:
Morningfire- light gold she-cat
Plumfall- dark red she-cat
Apprentice, Lightpaw- yellowish tabby tom with green eyes
Leafblaze- dark gray tom
Bluestorm- dark blue-gray she-cat
Apprentice, Forestpaw- brown she-cat
Woodpelt- light brown tom with amber eyes
Apprentice, Squirrelpaw- ginger she-cat with a bushy tail
Firefur- pale-red tabby tom with green eyes
Coldbreeze- pure white tabby tom
Lilyfern- light gray she-cat
Frostcloud- dusty-white she-cat with black flecks
Queens:
Shadewillow- pale ginger she-cat (expecting Coldbreeze's kits)
Elders:
Lilyfrost- Dark tabby she-cat with white patches-oldest cat in ThunderClan
Seedtail- very pale ginger she-cat-other oldest cat in ThunderClan, as she is Lilyfrost's non-identical twin sister
Amberstone- gray she-cat
Snowclaw- white tom with amber eyes
Dewsplash-dark gray tom
WindClan:
Leader: Daystar- light blue-gray tabby she-cat
Deputy: Larkfeather- light gray tom
Medicine Cat: Kestrelfern- brown tom
Warriors:
Rustleleaf- dark blue-gray tabby tom
Sparkflame- reddish she-cat with bright green eyes
Apprentice, Algaepaw- ragged, dark ginger tom
Frostyshadow- light gray she-cat with white stripes and black flecks
Moonbreeze- silver tom with white stripes and amber eyes
Apprentice, Lionpaw- golden tabby tom
Snakepelt- yellowish tabby tom
Warmwater- light brown she-cat
Apprentice, Softpaw- dark gray she-cat
Volefur- brown tabby tom with amber eyes
Apprentice, Harepaw- white she-cat with black flecks and ear-tips
Sleekpelt- sleek, silver tabby she-cat
Graynose- dark brown tom with a gray nose
Apprentice, Mossypaw- dark gray tabby she-cat
Weedfoot- white tom with blue-gray flecks
Queens:
Morningdew- blue-gray she-cat with silver stripes (expecting Volefur's kits)
Moordash- sleek silver she-cat, mother of Rustleleaf's kits; Ashkit (dusky-gray she-cat), Rabbitkit (white tabby tom), Silverkit (silver she-cat) and Bluekit (blue-gray she-cat with misty-blue eyes)
Elders:
Tumbleweed- brown tabby tom with pale amber eyes
Mintheart- pale-ginger she-cat
RiverClan:
Leader: Frozenstar- pure white tabby tom
Deputy: Lichenpelt- ragged brown tabby tom with a kinked tail
Medicine Cat: Freezefur- young dusty-white tabby tom
Warriors:
Coldfoot- brown tabby she-cat with white paws and underbelly
Apprentice, Foxpaw- dark red tabby tom with a bushy dark red tail and a white tail-tip; has amber eyes
Moonblossom- solid gray she-cat with bright amber eyes
Reedstem- dark crimson tom
Fishtail- light gray she-cat
Sunspots- dark red she-cat with golden spots on her left flank
Apprentice, Streampaw- dark brown tabby tom
Birdwing- light cream she-cat with brown flanks
Tawnyheart- tortoiseshell tabby tom with bright blue eyes
Apprentice, Troutpaw- silver she-cat
Waveclaw- calico she-cat with piercing green eyes
Lionfang- light gold tom
Apprentice, Frostypaw- blue-gray she-cat
Leafstorm- dark cream she-cat
Tendrilburr- white tom with light brown, dappled shoulders
Runningstream- blue-gray tom with black ear-tips, tail-tip and paws
Apprentice, Shadepaw- pure black she-cat with icy-blue eyes
Queens:
Flowerstorm- light ginger she-cat with white splotches, mother of Runningstream's kit; Firekit (light ginger tabby she-cat)
Elders:
Tansypelt- light gold tabby tom
Burdockfur- dark brown she-cat
Snowylake- old yet beautiful white she-cat with bright blue eyes and blue-gray ear-tips
Tribe of Rushing Water:
Tribe Healer: Teller of Pointed Stones (Stoneteller)- pure black she-cat with blue eyes
Prey-hunters:
Shadow On Cave Wall (Shadow)- light gold tom
Falcon That Screeches at Dusk (Falcon)- dark gray she-cat
Dark Moon that Rises at Night (Dark)- blue-gray tabby tom
Silhouette of Singing Thrush (Silhouette)- dark red she-cat
Leap of Startled Hare (Leap)- pure white she-cat
Moon that Rises in the Dark (Moon)- dark cream she-cat
Cave-guards:
Dawn Song of Small Lark (Dawn)- light gray she-cat
Smoke of Distant Fire (Smoke)- smoky gray tabby tom
Green Leaves of Tree (Green)- reddish she-cat
Fierce Eagle that Tries to Kill (Fierce)- dark tabby tom with a long scar down his back from a kit incident
Water of Tribe Waterfall (Water)- pure white she-cat
To-be's:
Light that Pours Through Cave (Light)- dark brown tom (prey-hunter)
Twinkle of Glittering Stars (Twinkle)- dark gray she-cat with amber eyes (cave-guard)
Kit-mothers:
Shy Fawn that Visits Tribe (Shy)- light brown she-cat (expecting Smoke's kits)
Kestrel that Swoops Down (Kestrel)- light gray she-cat, mother of Dark's kits; Feather of Hunted Falcon (Feather)- light gray she-kit, and Wing of Hunted Falcon (Wing)- blue-gray she-cat
Elders:
Lark that Sings at Dawn (Lark)- pale tabby she-cat
Pine that Clings to Rock (Pine)- light brown tom
Prologue
Milky dawn light shone down on ShadowClan as cats began to gather around a light gray stone where Poppystar was talking to her Clan.
"Nightstorm, are your kits well-fed and safe?" Poppystar queried as the black she-cat came into view.
Nightstorm dipped her head, indicating that indeed, her kits were safe.
"Good," Poppystar mewed.
"Poppystar!" Flamefrost, the medicine cat, rasped urgently.
"Yes, what is it?" Poppystar asked the elderly she-cat.
"I've received a prophecy from StarClan, but I have no idea what it means," the medicine cat replied gingerly.
"OK, talk to me about it in my den. But first, Skystorm, lead the dawn patrol and take three cats of your choice with you," Poppystar ordered.
"Isn't it the deputy's job to set patrols?" Fernsplash asked, emerging from the nursery.
"I'm sure it's fine," Skystorm told the she-cat gently. "After all, the Clan leader's word is the Warrior Code."
"I suppose you're right, Skystorm," Fernsplash meowed.
"So, how's Wolfkit doing? He's handling the teasing about not being Clan-born, right?" Skystorm queried, worry lighting her green gaze.
"Well... I mean, Mintkit is standing up for him and all, but Stormkit, for some reason, keeps on teasing him," Fernsplash replied.
You always had a way of figuring out what cats were thinking, Skystorm purred kindly.
Poppystar shook her head as she made her way over to her den. She didn't have time to listen to pointless conversations about kits!
"Alright-hey... what took you so long?" Flamefrost mused, staring at her thoughtfully once Poppystar had settled down in her den.
"It doesn't matter, tell me about the prophecy," Poppystar demanded.
"OK, here goes," rasped Flamefrost, her voice cracked with age. "Three shadows will unite to save the six seeds that have sprouted and grew into the prettiest of flowers."
Poppystar pondered her thoughts, but no ideas of what the prophecy meant came to mind. But what did come to mind was this thought: So, there are heroes rising to save the Clans. They must have powers greater than the Three; the three warriors whose names have echoed throughout the Clans like a stone falling down a bottomless pit. That can only mean one thing: these cats are the reincarnation of the three.