Here is a description of all of the clans. The prologue to the story is at the bottom. Enjoy!

if you happen to find any errors just tell me... I cannot spell to save my life! lol!

CLANS:

ForestClan-

Leader-

Whitestar: long-haired white she-cat with majestic blue eyes

Deputy-

Cedarstep: rusty red colored tom with very large brown paws

Medicine Cat-

Willowfur: light sandy colored cat with amber eyes

Warriors-

Bluetwilight: bluish tom with white chest and white tipped tail

Seedpelt: light brown tom; twisted paw with a slight limp

Peachfur: plump cream she-cat

Rabbitfoot: dark brown tom with very large paws

Snowpool: white she-cat with light blue eyes

Apprentice, Ivypaw

Darkstump: dark brown tabby tom with hazel eyes and brown flecks

Apprentice, Smokepaw

Thornfur: young handsome gray tom

Longwind: sandy colored tom; very lean with very long thin tail

Roseleaf: young tabby she-cat with bright green eyes

Silverheart: pretty lean silver she-cat

Apprentice, Windpaw

Apprentices-

Windpaw: young silvery blue she-cat with black paws

Ivypaw: pretty young tabby with green eyes

Smokepaw: young light gray tom with bright blue eyes

Queens-

Dewheart: pale sandy colored she-cat with orange flecks in her pelt

Riversong: bluish she-cay with soft green eyes

Elders-

Redwood: rusty colored tom with amber eyes

MarshClan-

Leader-

Oakstar: large brown tabby with black stripes; piercing yellow eyes; broad shoulders and tough muscles

Deputy-

Pinefoot: dark brown tom with white and orange splotches

Medicine Cat-

Orangetail: orange tom with white chest; green eyes with bluish flecks

Apprentice, Owlpaw

Warriors-

Iceclaw: long-haired bluish tom with yellow eyes

Ravenheart: handsome jet black tom with brillant green eyes

Apprentice, Bearpaw

Brookfur: brown tabby she-cat with black stripes

Apprentice, Sunpaw

Weaselface: dark brown tom with yellow patches on his pelt

Stormfoot: white tom with black paws and ice blue eyes

Apprentice, Fernpaw

Applepelt: young pale yellow she-cat with white chest and white paws

Jaggedwhisker: old gray tom with sharp yellow eyes; rasping voice and many scars along his muzzle

Apprentice, Rainpaw

Goldenleaf: golden she-cat with brown splotches and pretty amber eyes

Dustwing: dark brown tom with green eyes

Apprentices-

Rainpaw: young bluish colored she-cat with amber eyes and brown flecks

Sunpaw: young pale yellow she-cat

Owlpaw: young dark brown tabby tom with lighter brown stripes

Fernpaw: young white she-cat with light hazel eyes

Bearpaw: young dark brown tom

Queens-

Lionshell: pretty sandy colored she-cat with bright green eyes

Elders-

Badgerclaw: dark brown tom with light amber eyes; large scar down flank because of badger

Maplefur: light brown tabby she-cat

Mossheart: rusty red colored she-cat with milky blue eyes; half blind

LakeClan-

Leader-

Amberstar: rusty red colored pelt with green eyes; young and inexperienced, but very faithful and protecting of her clan

Deputy-

Eagleclaw: dark brown tabby with lighter stripes; yellow eyes that are filled with wisdom

Medicine Cat-

Skypelt: pretty bluish she-cat with white chest

Warriors-

Blackstep: huge black tom with white splotches

Islandwing: pale yellow she-cat with light blue eyes

Mothfoot: long-haired light brown she-cat with orange and white patches

Jaystripe: handsome black tom with yellow eyes and brown flecks

Frostleg: bluish tom with white chest and white paws

Russetwhisker: rusty red colored tom with hazel eyes

Apprentice, Gopherpaw

Otterfoot: dark brown tabby tom with bright green eyes

Autumntail: light rusty colored she-cat with blue eyes with flecks of brown

Apprentice, Beaverpaw

Crowface: lean husky black tom with white flecks

Pebblestep: light gray tabby she-cat with light blue eyes

Apprentices-

Gopherpaw: young light brown tabby tom with white chest

Beaverpaw: young long-haired dark brown tom

Queens-

Streamheart: pretty gray she-cat with light green eyes

Elders-

Duskwood: rusty red tom with grayed muzzle

Skunkfoot: white tom with jet black paws

Bramblestripe: dark brown tabby tom with green eyes

Mousefur: light brown she-cat with orange splotches

PrairieClan-

Leader-

Brownstar: handsome light brown tom with darker speckles on his pelt

Deputy-

Darkstump: dark brown tom with bright green eyes

Apprentice, Passionpaw

Medicine Cat-

Barkfur: dark brown tom with black stripes and black paws

Warriors-

Dawnwing: beautiful long-haired golden she-cat with intelligent amber eyes

Foxstep: handsome rusty red tom with white chest

Boulderfoot: light brown tabby tom with yellow eyes with flecks of green

Apprentice, Lightpaw

Woodclaw: largebrown tom with huge paws

Greyfeather: small gray tom, recently became a warrior

Robinwhisker: bluish colored tom with white chest and white paws

Smallpelt: small white she-cat with very small paws

Apprentice, Weedpaw

Antlerclaw: rusty red tom with amber eyes

Apprentice, Lakepaw

Sandstripe: pale sandy colored she-cat with white chest and bright green eyes

Apprentices-

Passionpaw: young light bluish colored she-cat with ice blue eyes

Weedpaw: young light brown tabby tom

Lightpaw: young pale yellow she-cat with white chest and dark hazel eyes

Lakepaw: young pretty white she-cat

Queens-

Silverpeak: pretty silver she-cat with brilliant white chest; yellow eyes with brown flecks

Brightpool: young, pretty bluish she-cat

Elders-

Ashheart: black colored tom with white splotches and deep pools of amber eyes

Hollyleg: light brown tabby she-cat with dark brown stripes

Prologue

The night was quiet and the moon glowed in its fullest, casting shadows across the forest floor. A gentle breeze stirred the water of the small pool that lay in the clearing, reflecting the full moon. There was no other movement that could be distinguished among the foliage and no other sound broke the silence.

Slowly and very carefully, a small creature stepped out from a bramble bush, looking in both directions before creeping up to the pool. Its tail was held low, the tip of it flicking back and forth in nervousness, and its ears stood straight up on its head listening for the slightest sound.

Its pelt was a rusty red color with white paws. Its green eyes were wide, searching for any danger. The muscles rippled under the cat's well-groomed pelt as it climbed on top of a small rock and crouched there waiting, listening.

Suddenly the cat sprang up and froze, detecting the rustling of a leaf and stared at where it had come from. A tall and very wide oak tree blocked the cat's view of whatever had made the noise, but it never took its eyes way. The cat's claws extended, scraping the rock, which seemed to encourage it. The cat crouched back down and then stealthy slinked to the ground into the shadow of the rock. It watched with anticipation as another cat stepped out from behind the tree.

This cat was very different from the other. This cat was pure white and glowed like a star. Its eyes were an ice blue and showed the wisdom that the cat held. The cat's paws were very small but it moved with a grace that was distinct and alien. The cat held its head high and walked into the clearing with ease and comfort. Slowly it glanced around the clearing and then gracefully padded up to the pool. The other cat watched as the white cat lowered its gaze to stare into the ripping water. Suddenly its eyes glazed over and its body froze.

"Come Amberstar. I know you are here," the cat whispered, but Amberstar had no problem hearing. Rising carefully, Amberstar took a step toward the strange cat and then froze, realizing who it was.

"Pureheart?" she asked in astonishment. The white cat looked up as her name was said, and then closed her eyes purring with agreement.

"Yes Amberstar it is me," the white cat said. Amberstar meowed with longing and excitement as she surged forward toward her dead mother. Pureheart rose as her daughter neared and also walked to meet her, but slower.

Amberstar touched noses with her mother, staring into Pureheart's eyes.

"I have missed you so much," she said quietly. "Why did you have to go?"

Pureheart did not answer at first, but lifted her head to the heavens above. Amberstar continued to stare at her mother, hardly believing that she was truly there.

"I run with StarClan now," Pureheart said. She turned to look at her daughter with a loving gaze. Amberstar returned the gaze and drew closer, pressing her pelt against her mother's.

"It has been harder since you have gone. Barrelkit and Tigerpaw have both already died of green cough, and now Hazepaw and Thunderpelt have it. There is not enough prey in our boundaries to feed the clan, and already the river has engulfed its banks and drowned Leaftail."

Amberstar's eyes glazed over with pain at the thought of her recently lost clan mates and she looked up at her mother for comfort, but only anguish could be found in Pureheart's eyes.

"This is only the beginning of what will happen," Pureheart said quietly. Amberstar cocked her head to the side and back away looking at her mother in terror.

"W...What?" she said, her eyes growing wide with despair. Pureheart stared at her daughter with sadness wishing that she could stop what was coming. Slowly, Pureheart turned back to the pool and motioned to Amberstar.

"Come. I have much to show you," Pureheart said. Amberstar hesitated. She trusted this cat with all of her heart, for not only was Pureheart her mother, but also the recent medicine cat. She had died soon after Amberstar had taken on her name as leader and received her nine lives. Finally, she stepped forward and joined her mother at the edge of the pool gazing into the water.

"Much is to come but you are not forsaken by StarClan. Remember that no matter what happens we will always be watching over you."

Pureheart's voice began to fade, and the softness of her fur and warmth of her body disappear from beside Amberstar, but she never looked up. Her eyes were transfixed on the images in the water.

It showed many desperate cats fleeing for their lives. Amberstar did not recognize any of them, but felt their terror. They fled over mountains and valleys until they came to a small hilly area that Amberstar suddenly recognized…but the image changed. She watched her clan, and fear welled up inside her. Death clung too many of the cat's fur like dew clings to a leaf. Their ribs could be seen through their pelts, and their eyes were bleak and lifeless.

Amberstar yowled in fear for her clan and then woke up in her den.

Sunlight was just seeping through the curtain of lichen that hung at the entrance of her den. Her heart pounded like she had run the length of the forest, and her chest heaved as she took breath after breath. She turned and quickly licked her rustled fur, tearing out any moss that clung to her pelt. Amberstar stepped out of her nest and walked toward the back of her den where a small puddle of water had leaked through a small crack in the rock.

Lowering her head, Amberstar crouched down and lapped the up the cool water. It was sweet but had a metallic tang to it that stayed in her mouth long after she had finished. Amberstar glanced up at the entrance of her den as the sound of approaching paws vibrated off of the rock.

Eagleclaw, Amberstar's friend and deputy pushed past the lichen. His dark brown pelt rippled at the coolness of the cave as he stepped in. His steps echoed in the small cave as he walked up to Amberstar.

The leader raised her head to address her deputy, and then froze as she caught his eyes. Eagleclaw's yellow eyes, always filled with wisdom and respect, were now glazed over with fear and anguish.

"Eagleclaw what happened?" Amberstar asked her voice shaking slightly, afraid of what she might hear. The deputy lowered his head in respect, and then lifted it to meet his leader's gaze.

"Mothfoot now has green cough and both Thunderpelt and Hazepaw died early this morning," he murmured. A sudden yowl came from the clearing outside and Amberstar knew what it was; the awaking clan and Islandwing just now finding out of her son, Hazepaw's death.

Amberstar lowered her head and closed her eyes, wishing that this was not happening. She felt Eagleclaw push his muzzle into her pelt in comfort, and raised her head to look at her deputy's worried eyes.

"There's more?" She finally realized. Eagleclaw hesitated at first, and then dropped his head in defeat.

"Birchkit is dead." His voice shook as he said his sone's name. Amberstar raised her head to the stone ceiling above, her eyes closed in silent mourning.