Eight cats sat around a small pool of water.
"Flamestar," a black tom meowed, "you will pick the first."
A large ginger tom with thick muscles rippling under his pelt nodded in appreciation.
"Thank you, Talonstrike," he meowed. He gently placed the toes of his paw into the water, causing the silvery water to ripple. A large, handsome brown tabby appeared.
"Excellent choice," Talonstrike meowed.
The group of cats parted to let a scrawny white tom with brown patches on his ears, muzzle, and chest walked through.
"Did you think that you'd get all of the glory?" the tom snarled, brushing past Flamestar so he could see the tabby clearly. He looked up at him, his fury clear. "You were always the one who would pick the cat loved by most," he snarled.
"This is the cat I picked, Shadestar," the ginger tom growled. Shadestar shook his head.
"It doesn't matter. Here's my cat of choice." He touched his paw to the pool, an image of a small, scrawny yellow tom with large green eyes and a scar over the bridge of his nose.
"Not that one," a tortoiseshell she-cat hissed.
Flamestar looked over at Shadestar.
"I agree with Spottedflower. Not only is he small, but his warrior ceremony was put back three moons, because his hunting and fighting skills were terrible," Flamestar snarled.
"He may not look like it, but he has the bravery and loyalty of a thouand leaders," the white and brown tom put forth.
"If that is so, you're the only one who can see it," Spottedflower sneered.
"Quiet!" A large black tom shouldered his way through the crowd. "Flamestar, you should be ashamed of youself! This is Shadestar's choice! Not yours!" he snarled, glaring at the ginger tom.
"Ah. Nightstar. So, you've finally decided to join us. Say, what has kept you?" Flamestar asked with a casual dip of his head.
"What has kept me is none of you buisness," Nightstar snarled, stepping to the pool. "Here is my choice." A silver tabby she-cat appeared in the pool, her silver eyes shining.
"The daughter of the leader, Moonstar," Spottedflower murmered, gazing at the image.
"It is not because of her roots, but because of her loyalty," Nightstar insisted.
"We, the first Leaders of the three Clans, have put forth our choice. This choice will not be altered," Shadestar meowed. "If any cat fails to do their part, the destinies of the Clans will be smashed."
Clan:
FlameClan
Leader:
Ripplestar: large silver she-cat with green eyes
Deputy:
Foxwhisker: ginger tom with a bushy white-tipped tail, and a white chest, paws, throat, and chin, and black ear-tips, and a white-streaked muzzle
Medicine Cat:
Bluerain: pretty blue-gray she-cat with blue eyes
Apprentice, Petalpaw
Warriors:
Browntail: small light brown tom with a large splash of brown on his back
Eaglestrike: large, handsome, well-muscled tabby tom
Apprentice, Cloudpaw
Blackfeather: large black tom with amber eyes
Pebblefang: light gray she-cat with yellow eyes
Dapplebreeze: white she-cat with black spots
Wolfember: dark gray tom with white ear-tips
Treebranch: brown tabby tom
Amberflower: tortoiseshell she-cat with green eyes
Firestrike: large ginger tom with white and darker ginger stripes
Ashfall: dark gray tom with green eyes
Apprentices:
Cloudpaw: pure white tom with blue eyes
Petalpaw: small redish brown she-cat
Queens:
Dawnflame: light gray she-cat with darker gray flecks (nursing Ripplestar's kits: Wishkit, Oceankit, and Stormkit)
Kits:
Wishkit: white she-cat with patches of ginger on her ears (three moons)
Oceankit: blue-gray she-kit with yellow eyes (three moons)
Stormkit: dark gray tabby tom (3 moons)
Clan: NightClan
Leader:
Moonstar: pure white tom with yellow eyes
Deputy:
Eagle: golden tom with large yellow eyes
Apprentice, Birchpaw
Medicine Cat: Raindapple: blue-gray she-cat
Warriors:
Seedclaw: small light brown tom
Whiteheart: white tom with brown patches on his ears and muzzle, and a black chest spot
Dreamfur: light gray she-cat
Mistleheart: ginger she-cat with blue eyes
Shadowclaw: black she-cat
Apprentice, Blackpaw
Silverpool: silver tabby she-cat with silver eyes
Stonedust: stone-gray tom
Apprentice, Featherpaw
Whitestep: black she-cat with white paws
Apprentice, Waterpaw
Apprentices:
Birchpaw: russet tom
Waterpaw: large blue-gray tom with a black muzzle
Featherpaw: small silver she-cat with white paws
Blackpaw: jet black tom
Queens:
Dewdapple: small blue-gray she-cat (Expecting Whiteheart's kits)
Squirrelripple: ginger she-cat with yellow eyes (Expecting Stonedust's kits)
Elders:
Onetooth: old gray tom with only one fang
Clan:
ShadeClan
Leader:
Hawkstar: ginger tom with a white stripe down his chest
Deputy:
Dawnleaf: light gray she-cat with darker gray spots
Medicine Cat:
Hareleap: long-legged ight brown creamy tom
Apprentice, Stormfang
Warriors:
Badgerstripe: black tom with a white stripe going down his back
Whiteshadow: large white tom
Flameshine: small ginger she-cat
Goldenstream: pretty golden tabby she-cat with yellow eyes
Yellowheart: small, scrawny yellowish tom
Apprentices:
Stormfang: dark gray tom with blue eyes
Queens:
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Elders:
Dapplewhisker: black she-cat with gray hairs streaking her muzzle
Specklenose: white she-cat with black spots on her muzzle
