Forest and Shadows

by Stormikat

A mysterious tom crosses the mountains by the lakes to meet with the Clans. He learns about Clan life and all seems to be going well until he disappears. When a deputy is murdered and prey is stolen, the Clans grow suspicious of each other. Then a leader dies. Have the Clans reached their breaking point? Note: Companion to Falling into Shadows.

1. River and Shadow Allegiances

Just for your knowledge of who's in the Clan or not. ShadowClan and RiverClan and only a few other important cats.

Allegiances:

Older cats come first. So senior warriors then younger warriors, she-cats who have been queens longer and have kits, then the ones that just got in the nursery. Older apprentices, younger apprentices, elders- oldest to recent. Cats with * were created by me. Proper names are mentioned.

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Allegiances:

Older cats come first. So senior warriors then younger warriors, she-cats who have been queens longer and have kits, then the ones that just got in the nursery. Older apprentices, younger apprentices, elders- oldest to recent.

RiverClan

Leader Leopardstar- elderly, unusually spotted golden tabby she-cat
apprentice: *Duckpaw

Deputy Rainstorm- mottled gray-blue tom
apprentice: *Shimmerpaw

Medicine Cat Mothwing- dappled golden she-cat
apprentice: Willowshine- gray tabby she-cat

Warriors

Beechfur- light brown tom
apprentice: *Mudpaw

Rippletail- dark gray tabby tom

Graymist- pale gray tabby

Mintfur- light gray tabby tom
apprentice: *Cloudpaw

Pinefur- very short-haired tabby she-cat

Robintail (properly known as Robinwing)- tortoiseshell and white tom

Pebblepelt (properly known as Pebblefoot)- mottle gray tom

Nettlemark (properly known as ?)- dark brown tabby tom
apprentice: *Flowerpaw

Grassfoot (properly known as Grasspelt)- pale brown tom (for the purposes of this story)

Beetlewing (properly known as Beetle whisker)- odd bluish-gray tom with brown paws (for the purposes of this story)

Petalstripe (properly known as Petalfur)- gray she-cat with light colored stripes (for the purposes of this story)
apprentice: *Bigpaw

*Ripplecreek- gray tom with white paws and dark gray stripes along his body

*Weavingreed- golden tabby she-cat

*Lightheart- white she-cat with one brown paw

Apprentices

*Shimmerpaw- white she-cat with gray flecks that shine in the sun, held back warrior ceremony due to injured paws

*Flowerpaw-tortoiseshell she-cat

*Bigpaw- large dark brown tom with black stripes

*Cloudpaw- pale gray tom

*Mudpaw-pale brown she-cat

*Duckpaw- dark gray tom with light brown tail

Queens

Mosspelt- tortoiseshell she-cat with blue eyes, mother of Rippletail's one kit: *Skykit (gray-blue tabby tom with two white spots)

Cooperpool (properly known as ?)- dark ginger she-cat, mother of Mintfur's two kits: *Spottedkit (ginger tom with gray spots) and *Tigerkit (golden tabby she-cat with one amber eye and one blue)

Elders

Blackclaw-smokey black tom

Mistyfoot- gray she-cat with blue eyes

ShadowClan

Leader Kinkstar-tabby she-cat with long fur that sticks out at all angles

Deputy Snaketail- dark brown tom with tabby striped tail

Medicine Cat Littlecloud- very small tabby tom
apprentice: Flametail- ginger tom

Warriors

Rowanclaw- ginger tom apprentice: *Eveningpaw

Snowbird- pure white she-cat with blue eyes
apprentice *Acornpaw

Ivytail- black, white, and tortoiseshell she-cat

Tigerheart- dark brown tabby tom
apprentice: *Stonepaw

Scorchtree (properly known as Scorchfur)- dark gray tom

Redsky (properly known as Redwillow)- mottled brown and ginger tom

Olivespot (properly known as Olivenose)- tortoiseshell she-cat with a scarred tail
apprentice: *Fernpaw

*Batwing- gray she-cat with large ears and black tail
apprentice: *Brownpaw

Apprentices

*Stonepaw- gray tabby tom

*Eveningpaw- dark gray, almost black, she-cat with dusted ginger belly and chest

*Fernpaw- light tabby she-cat

*Acornpaw- tortoiseshell tom with dark tabby head

*Brownpaw- dark tabby tom

Queens

Dawncloud (properly known as Dawnpelt)- cream-furred she-cat, mother of Redsky's one kit: *Dapplekit (mottled brown she-cat with cream colored spots)

Elders

Oakfur- small brown tom

(Other Clans briefly- important cats only)

ThunderClan

Leader Firestar-ginger tom with a flame-colored pelt

Deputy Brambleclaw-dark brown tabby tom with amber eyes

Warriors

*Lightningwhisker-black she-cat with cream-colored stripes on her legs

Apprentices

*Fallingpaw-light brown tabby she-cat with gray markings on her chest, belly and legs

WindClan

Leader Onestar- brown tabby tom

Deputy Ashfoot- gray she-cat

Cats outside of the Clans

*Deepforest- green-eyed dark tabby tom