Allegiances
ThunderClan
Leader: Willowstar-Pale gray she-cat with back tabby stripes, pale green eyes
Deputy: Roseflight- Creamy brown she-cat, white brindle stripes
Medicine cat: Mistpool-Dark gray she-cat, white tipped fur
Apprentice-Snowflight- Snow white tom, amber eyes
Warriors:
Quickrain- Black and white tom
Greemwillow- Creamy brown tabby tom, green eyes
Lionfang- Thick furred golden she-cat, cream underbelly
Apprentice-Icepaw
Frozenstream- dark gray tom, silver paws
Bluestripe- Dark blue-gray tabby tom
Rabbitfoot- light ginger she-cat, white rings around ankles
Deepsun- A gold and gray tabby tom
Sharpflash- Pale yellow she-cat amber eyes
Apprentice- Brightpaw
Oakfall- Deep chestnut colored tom
Honeybee- Golden she-cat with pale gray stripes
Apprentice- Dawnpaw
Darkhawk- Slim black she-cat yellow eyes
Loudsong- Thickset brindle tom
Apprentice- Sheerpaw
Cedartail- reddish brown tabby tom
Yellowmoon- bright yellow tom, bog amber eyes
Swiftpelt- lithe black she-cat gray tabby stripes
Apprentice-Thornpaw
Shinefur- pale golden brown she-cat blue eyes
Apprentices:
Icepaw- White she-cat, blue eyes
Brightpaw- pale ginger she-cat
Dawnpaw- white she-cat, amber eyes
Sheerpaw- Gray and white tabby she-cat, gray eyes
Thornpaw- golden brown tabby tom
Queens:
Robinstreak- A patchwork she-cat of different shades of brown, mother of Lilykit, Quailkit, Stormkit, and Sapkit
Littlerose- small cream she-cat, mother of Thickkit
Kits:
Lilykit- Dark brown tabby she-kit, white patches
Quailkit- tortoiseshell tom
Stormkit- Dark blue tom, black stripes
Sapkit- creamy amber she-kit
Thickkit- A thick set cream tom, thick walnut tabby stripes
Elders:
Duckbeak- Fluffy white tom, plumy tail and whiskers
Pinksky- pale gray she-cat, bright pink nose
Frogfur- Dark brown she-cat with black and white patches
Mousefoot- brown short-furred tabby she-at
ShadowClan
Leader: Mirestar, dark black and brown tabby she-cat with pale green eyes
Deputy: Nighthawk, black tomcat with piercing amber eyes
Medicine cat: Birchpool, light brown tabby she-cat with large blue pool-like eyes and white paws, underbelly, and tail tip
Apprentice- Sagepaw
Warriors:
Darkstealth, black-grey tomcat with dark amber eyes
Apprentice- Nightpaw
Badgerstripe, black she-cat with a long white mark from her nose to her tailtip
Apprentice Thornpaw
Crowwing, black tomcat with piercing blue eyes
Treeshadow, dark brown tabby she-cat with amber eyes
Shrikecall, smoky grey she-cat with deep green eyes
Apprentice Russetpaw
Firegleam- A bright orange tom swirled with red and gold, long furred glossy pelt
Rowanleaf, brown and black tabby tomcat with sharp green eyes
Apprentice Twilightpaw
Spidertail, deep grey she-cat with dark blue eyes
Petalfall, white she-cat with pale green eyes
Apprentice Mousepaw
Apprentices:
Sagepaw, tortoiseshell she-cat with dark, clever green eyes
Nightpaw, black tomcat with dark blue eyes
Thornpaw, grey she-cat with white paws, underbelly, and tailtip and pale green eyes
Russetpaw, reddish-russet tomcat with sharp amber eyes
Twilightpaw, pale grey she-cat with blue eyes that are slightly purplish
Mousepaw, brown tabby tomcat who's smaller than average and blue eyes
Queens:
Smokemist, silver-white she-cat with pale blue eyes
Stoneshine, grey tabby she-cat with white underbelly, paws, and tail tip and amber eyes
Mother of Silverkit, Owlkit, and Midnightkit
Mapleleaf, tortoiseshell she-cat with green eyes
Mother of Dappledkit and Pebblekit
Kits:
Silverkit, silver she-cat with piercing blue eyes
Owlkit, brown tabby tomcat with amber-gold eyes
Midnightkit, all-black tomcat with light blue eyes
Dappledkit, tortoiseshell she-cat with amber eyes
Pebblekit, grey tabby tomcat with dark blue eyes and white paws
Elders:
Toadwhisker, dark brown tabby tomcat with sharp green eyes
Raventail, black she-cat with the slightest hint of grey at her tail and sky-blue eyes
Icefang, silver-white tomcat with piercing blue eyes
WindClan
Leader: Guststar, grey tabby tomcat with light blue eyes
Deputy: Eagleflight, brown striped she-cat with piercing golden eyes
Medicine cat: Breezesong, silvery she-cat with deep pool-like blue eyes and white paws and tail
Apprentice- Goldenpaw
Warriors:
Swiftwind, light golden tabby she-cat with pale green eyes, mother of Goldenpaw
Apprentice- Quickpaw
Cloudsky, solid white tomcat with sky-blue eyes
Brightsun, sun-gold she-cat with amber eyes and white paws and tail
apprentice Duskpaw
Stormgaze, grey tabby tomcat with fierce dark blue eyes
Pebblestream- A pale gray tom with dark gray ears, paws, ankles, tail tip underbelly and under muzzle.
Emberlight, orange-gold she-cat with pale amber eyes and faded tabby marks
Apprentice- Larkpaw
Whitestone, palest grey tomcat with strange blue-white eyes
Glimmerleaf, tortoiseshell she-cat with deep amber eyes and white paws and tail
Mireshine, brown tabby she-cat with piercing green-gold eyes
Apprentice- Nightpaw
Thistletail, light grey-brown tomcat with darker tail and pale blue eyes
Apprentice- Galepaw
Birdfern, palest grey she-cat so that she looks white and green eyes
Apprentices:
Goldenpaw, golden tabby tomcat with light green eyes
Duskpaw, dark grey she-cat with pale amber eyes and black eartips
Larkpaw, deep brown tabby tomcat with blue eyes and white underbelly, tail, and paws
Nightpaw, all-black she-cat with stormy-sky-dark-blue eyes
Galepaw, pale brown tabby with amber eyes
Queens:
Rosedawn, reddish tabby she-cat with light amber eyes
Mother of Blizzardkit, Berrykit, and Kestrelkit
Poppystep, grey she-cat with dark amber eyes and blackened paws and tail tip
Sungleam, golden she-cat with piercing green eyes and white underbelly
Mother of Skykit and Snowkit
Kits:
Blizzardkit, grey-white tomcat with deep grey-blue eyes
Skykit, pale gold she-cat with sky-blue eyes
Snowkit, pure white she-cat with green eyes
Berrykit, brown tabby tomcat with amber eyes and white paws, underbelly, and tail tip
Kestrelkit, slightly paler brown tabby tomcat with blue eyes
Elders:
Granitefoot, mottled grey tomcat who lost his sight in a battle, causing his eyes to be permanently lost
Stoattooth, brown-gold tabby she-cat with, you guessed it, unnaturally long teeth and amber eyes
Mooncloud, silver-white she-cat with deep blue eyes and silver streaks along her pelt
RiverClan
Leader: Shadestar- Tall dark gray tabby tom, graying muzzle
Deputy: Hushpine- dark brown tabby she-cat, white under muzzle
Medicine cat: Softstream- lithe pale gray she-cat
Warriors:
Smokeflame- Ashen gray she-cat, white paws
Blackstripe- White tom, black brindle
Redtail- Russet she-cat with golden cream under belly, and tail-tip
Silverheart- Thick furred silver tabby she-cat, fluffy tail
Shiningmoon- Pale gold she-cat green eyes
Shimmerleaf- Light brown tabby she-cat
Squirrelfoot- reddish brown tom
Pikedawn- Steel-blue tabby tom
Sunheart- Dark golden she-cat lighter tabby stripes
Apprentice- Peachpaw
Pondpelt- Thick furred black and brown tom
Rosefur- skinny creamy gold she-cat
Crimsonsun- bright russet tabby tom
Apprentice- Smallpaw
Darkfur- short furred black tom
Splashtail- white tom blue gray patches
Apprentice- Waterpaw
Cloudwhisker- A white she-cat with very pale gray tipped fur
Cherrynose- thin muscular tortoiseshell she-cat
Apprentice- Applepaw
Rabbitear-course furred gray-brown tom
Gentlewave- small light ginger she-cat
Apprentices:
Peachpaw- A peachy orange gold she-cat
Smallpaw- lithe white she-cat
Waterpaw –thick set brindle tom
Applepaw- tall dark red brown she-cat dappled with gold
Queens:
Cloudfoot- sleek thick furred white she-cat, mother of Sunkit, Skykit, and Stormkit
Poppyear- tall crimson she-cat mother of Tallkit, and Rowankit
Kits:
Sunkit- golden she-kit
Skykit- swirled white and pale gray tom
Stormkit- a pale brown she-cat with black specks
Tallkit- a cream tom with light brown tabby stripes
Rowankit- reddish brown tom
Elders:
Yarrowtail- A dark gold she-cat with green eyes
Moonstream- pure white tom with gray ears, tailtip, undermuzzle, and feet
Gurgleleaf- mottled blue-gray tom, gray eyes
Cats outside of Clans:
Raine- Tall white she-cat with silver-gray flecks all over back
Sunset- A golden she-cat with white ears, a white spot above her nose, and white and black flecks, rings in pattern of gold, silver, and black on tail. White tail-tip, bright blue eyes.
Smokey- Misty gray tom, white tabby stripes
Badger- gray tom, thick black stripe from muzzle to tail tip in back.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PROLOGUE ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
She couldn't get the taunting laughter out of her head.
It had been on the moonlit Gathering, when the chosen ones were to be selected. It was simple as one from each Clan - and yet no cat had been the one for ThunderClan.
Willowstar shook her head angrily. Air! Who controls the air?!
Firegleam of ShadowClan had so gracefully created a single river of fire, winding lightly through the air as he commanded, and finally hardening into a perfect stone the color of flames that he allowed to melt into the ground . . .
Sweet young Cloudwhisker from RiverClan had been able to form an elegant river. Then, before she allowed it to flow into the lake, she levitated a single rose of frozen river-water, and then shattered it in the air, the rose turning to steam . . .
And even pathetic WindClan had a victor: A stand-in-the-shadows-tom named Pebblesteam who had created a mountain of earth from the center of the island, and then let a huge vine climb around his creation before crushing it. Large clumps of mud had then rained down, and so repaired the ground, so that it appeared untouched. . . .
Why had ThunderClan not had a hero? Each Clan had one - wasn't that what the Dream had told her?
Willowstar hissed her fury at the dark sky and the moonlight's silver glow as she stormed into her den, cold stone stinging her pads as they slammed down. The ThunderClan leader roughly growled to the empty den, and with a mighty swipe her bedding was sent flying. Willowstar stomped over to the largest wad of moss and laid down, her head on her paws.
Slowly, inky black took over Willowstar's vision as uneasy sleep enveloped her. She found herself in an endless forest of darkness; there was a faint acknowledgement of shapes of trees that were just bold enough so she wouldn't run into them.
Yet what caught her attention was that at the edge of her vision, there was light. It was a pale, sky blue, just a faint dot.
But there was still light.
The ThunderClan leader whirled around, hoping and searching for a way out of the dark dream. Willowstar sprinted to the tiny dot of light. As far as she ran, the light did not seem to near - in fact, it seemed to move further away away as she streaked towards it. Fueled by anger, Willowstar ran faster than she had ever run before -
And suddenly the light was there, right in front of her. Willowstar stared at the hovering thing emitting all the light - it was a small, pale blue tear-shaped crystal, shining with brilliance and yet seeming so delicate.
An ominous voice surrounded the pale gray leader as she stared at the tiny gem.
"Trust the approaching storm!" the voice sounded. "Trust the approaching storm!"
Willowstar awoke with a gasp. Her breathing was labored as she tried to get her fear under control.
Okay. It was obviously a prophecy from StarClan, she thought. Sort it out.
"Trust the approaching storm"? Willowstar racked her mind for names. All she could think of was Stormkit, a young kit born to Robinstreak three moons ago. Would she truly have to wait? Three moons? Until he was an apprentice? Until Stormkit became a warrior? Seven more moons?
No, he could not be the savior.
The approaching storm? A snowstorm perhaps? Willowstar closed her eyes. Could Snowflight, the medicine cat apprentice, be the hero who controls air?
But no. Soft-spoken as he was, Snowflight would have spoken up for the sake of his Clan. Approaching storm . . . who could StarClan be talking about? For the sake of her Clan - and for the sake of her sanity - Willowstar needed to know who the storm was pointing to.
Stretching, Willowstar got up and planned to go speak to Mistpool, the medicine cat would know what to do. Mistpool could help her contact StarClan, and she could ask them to be a bit clearer. Thoughts flashed though her head: To tell the Clan, or to not tell the Clan? The question whirled around in her mind until it was all she could focus on.
Willowstar was so distracted that she didn't hear the soft pitter-patter of paws as her deputy sauntered in.
"Morning, Willowstar."
Still groggy, confused, and slightly in shock, Willowstar just stared quizzically at her peered at her leader's face curiously, wondering if she was sleepwalking - or sleep-talking.
"Everything all right, Willowstar?" asked Roseflight cautiously.
Willowstar blinked a few times, trying to clear her thoughts, and at last replied calmly,
"Everything's fine, Roseflight."