ThunderClan
Leader: Bramblestar-dark brown tabby tom with amber eyes
Deputy: Brackenfur- golden-brown tabby tom
(Apprentice, Morningpaw)
Medicine cat: Leafpool-light brown tabby she-cat with amber eyes
(Apprentice, Jayfeather)
Warriors: (toms and she-cats without kits)
Dustpelt- Dark brown tabby tom
Cloudtail- long-haired white tom
Thornclaw- Golden-brown tabby tom
(Apprentice, Snowpaw)
Brightheart- white she-cat with ginger patches
(Apprentice, Blossompaw)
Ashfur- pale gray (with darker flecks) tom, dark blue eyes
Spiderleg- long-limbed black tom with brown underbelly and amber eyes
(Apprenitce, Greenpaw)
Birchfall- light brown tabby tom
Berrynose- Cream-colored tom
(Apprentice, Flamepaw)
Hazeltail- small gray-and-white she-cat
Mousewhisker- gray and white tom
Honeyfern- light brown tabby she-cat
Lionblaze- golden tabby tom with amber eyes
(Apprentice, Briarpaw)
Graystipe- long-haired gray tom
Millie-striped gray tabby she-cat
Cinderheart- gray tabby she-cat
(Apprentice, Bumblepaw)
Fox;eaf- reddish tabby tom
Rosepetal- dark cream-colored she-cat
Toadstep- black and white tom
Apprentices: (More than six moons old, in training)
Jayfeather- gray tabby tom with jay-blue eyes
Morningpaw- tortoiseshell tabby she-cat with amber eyes
Snowpaw- white she-cat with dark blue eyes
Greenpaw- tabby tom with green eyes
Flamepaw- fire-colored tom with amber eyes
Bumblepaw-Very pale gray tom with black stripes
Briarpaw-dark brown she-cat
Blossompaw-pale brown she-cat with a dark stripe along her spine
Queens: (she-cats expecting or nursing kits)
Ferncloud- pale gray (with darker flecks) she-cat,
(Mother of Dustpelt's kits, Littlekit and Mosskit)
Daisy- Cream long-haired she-cat from the horseplace
Squirrelflight- Dark ginger she-cat with green eyes
(Mother of Bramblestar's kits- Peachkit, Applekit, Tallkit, Graykit)
Sorreltail- tortoiseshell and white she-cat with amber eyes
Whitewing- white she-cat with green eyes
Poppyfrost- tortoiseshell she-cat
Hollyleaf- black she-cat with green eyes
Icecloud- white she-cat
Elders: (Former warriors and queens now retired)
Longtail- pale tabby tom with dark stripes, retired early due to failing eye sight, oldest cat in ThunderClan
Sandstorm-pale ginger she-cat, oldest nursery queen
ShadowClan
Leader: Russetstar-Dark ginger she-cat
Deputy: Smokefoot-black tom
Medicine cat- Littlecloud-very small tabby tom
(Apprentice, Maplepaw)
Warriors:
Rowanclaw- ginger tom
Tawnypelt- tortoiseshell she-cat with green eyes
(Apprentice, Duskpaw)
Ivytail-black, white, and tortoiseshell she-cat
Owlclaw-
Tigerheart- dark brown tabby tom
Flametail-
Queens:
Flashfoot-black and dark blue she-cat
Dawnpelt-
Elders:
Tallpoppy-Long-limbed light brown tabby she-cat
Oakfur- small brown tom
RiverClan
Leader: Mistystar- gray she-cat with blue eyes
Deputy: Rippletail-dark gray tabby tom
Medicine cat: Mothwing-dappled golden she-cat
(Apprentice, Willowshine)
Warriors:
Voletooth-small brown tabby tom
Reedwhisker-Black tom
Mossclaw- tortoiseshell she-cat with blue eyes
Beechfur- light brown tom
Dapplenose-mottled gray she-cat
Pouncetail-ginger and white tom
Pebblefoot
(Apprentice, Drizzlepaw)
Queens:
Minnowtail
Dawnflower- Pale gray she-cat
Graymist- pale gray tabby she-cat
Icewing-Heavily pregnant white she-cat with blue eyes
Elders:
Stoneclaw-gray tom
Blackclaw-smoky black tom
WindClan
Leader: Ashstar-gray she-cat
Deputy: Owlwhisker-light brown tabby tom
Medicine cat: Kestrulflight
Warriors:
Crowfeather-dark gray tom
Whitetail-small white she-cat
Nightcloud-black she-cat
(Apprentice, Wolfpaw)
Weasalfur- ginger tom with white paws
Harespring-brown and white tom
Heathertail-light brown tabby she-cat with blue eyes
Breezepelt-
Thistletail
Sedgewhisker
Queens:
Swallowtail
Vinetail
Elders:
Webfoot-old dark gray tabby tom
Tornear-tabby tom
Other animals
Pip-Black and white terrier that lives near the horseplace
Rob- dark gray tom from Twolegplace
Krystal-Heavily pregnant silver she-cat from Twolegplace
Prologue
"Get off our territory!" came the yowl behind two fleeing cats. The shine of the waxing moon filtered through the towering pine trees. A pack of large, snarling cats were chasing them. The gray tom and silver she-cat weaved in and out of the massive tree trunks. At times, they lost sight of one another, and other times they ran so close their pelts brushed. The she-cat's breathing was labored.
A stream came into view, thin enough for a fit cat to jump but wide enough to discourage most animals from crossing. The tom cleared it in one powerful leap, the moonlight making his gray pelt blaze in the air. The she-cat had to splash through the water, wincing uncomfortably when the water rushed under her swollen belly.
The tom landed gracefully, his paws not making a sound as they touched the ground. He turned to watch the she-cat wade slowly through the water, one wary eye on her, the other on the quickly approaching hostile cats. He tensed his muscles, ready to fight if they pursued them across the swiftly flowing stream.
But the caution turned to confusion as the cats slowed and came to a full stop, just before the water would begin lapping at their paws. As the tom bent to grasp the she-cat's scruff and haul her out of the cold liquid, he angled his ears to catch their words. "They've crossed the border." Spat one of them, a ginger tom. "Those two rogues are ThunderClan's problem now." 'ThunderClan?' The rogue thought. "And don't come back!" The cat yowled at them.
Despite her wheezing and shivering, the she-cat beside him yowled strongly. "We won't! Your hospitality stinks anyway!" But the cats were already gone.
The two cats huddled close together at the base of a large tree. An owl hooted in the distance, causing the fur on both cat's shoulders to fluff out. "Rob, where are we?" The she-cat whispered, her voice quivering. There was no sign of the strong she-cat that had out-run those cats.
Rob licked her ear reassuringly, hoping she couldn't sense his pelt prickling uneasily. "I don't know, Krystal. Let's get some sleep, and maybe we can find out more."
Krystal nodded. She pressed herself against him and twined her tail with his. "I love you." She murmured sleepily. Soon her breathing deepened, showing she was asleep.
But sleep did not come so easily to Rob. He shifted restlessly, listening to the unfamiliar sounds of the night. He recognized the chirping of crickets and the whispering of the leaves in the breeze. But there were so many things he didn't know. There were so many conflicting scents wreathing around him. His own words repeated in his mind. 'Maybe we can find out more in the morning.' Eventually, Rob fell into a troubled sleep.
The two mates slept side by side that night, in a new place that would soon become their home.
