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.