This story is set in the Old Forest, six generations before the time of Cloudstar and SkyClan being forced out of the forest.
Leafbare is drawing to a close, but it has taken many lives among the Clans. A mysterious disease, dubbed Carrioncough, has been infecting warriors, elders, and even the old medicine cat of ThunderClan, Meadowtuft. Two leaders have lost they're lives to this outbreak: Driftstar of RiverClan at the beginning of the plague and now Mousestar, leader of ShadowClan, who lost three lives after repeated infection from trying to help heal his Clanmates.
Robinstar has taken over RiverClan, ruling proud and wise.
Now, it is time for Turtlestar to rise to power in ShadowClan. He is young and still has plenty to learn about being a leader, but something is coming that will mean life or death for all the Clan cats, and his destiny is intertwined in the struggle.
Will the Clans survive?
Allegiances
ShadowClan
Leader
Turtlestar: Small black tabby tom with a gray underbelly and ice blue eyes.
Deputy
Moonbriar: Silver dappled she-cat with a long tail and amber eyes.
Apprentice: Featherpaw
Medicine Cat
Cherrycloud: White she-cat with red splotches and green eyes.
Warriors (Toms and she-cats without kits)
Birchstrike: Brown tom with white flecks and a flash on his chest and amber eyes.
Webpelt: Black tom with patches of white and ice blue eyes. Turtlestar's father.
Smokefur: Light gray tom with brilliant blue eyes.
Apprentice: Leopardpaw
Willownose: Gray tortoiseshell she-cat with amber eyes.
Maplestorm: Dark ginger and white she-cat.
Rabbitwhisker: Light brown tom with green eyes.
Silverclaw: Lithe silver-gray she-cat with short whiskers and emerald eyes. Turtlestar's sister.
Darkbird: Stormy gray tabby she-cat with white front paws and striking light brown eyes.
Apprentice: Acornpaw
Foxfang: Large thick furred dark ginger tom with green eyes.
Ashwing: Mottled gray and black tom with emerald eyes.
Blackflame: Black she-cat with ginger spots.
Apprentice: Sweetpaw
Briarstep: Golden brown tom with a bobbed tail.
Apprentice: Nettlepaw
Duskheart: Gray tabby tom with a white underbelly and chest.
Talonflight: Spikey furred brown and white she-cat.
Apprentices (kits more than six-moons-old training to be warriors)
Featherpaw: Smokey gray tabby she-cat with amber eyes.
Leopardpaw: Mottled light brown tom with a distinctive dappled coat and green eyes.
Acornpaw: Dark ginger she-cat with white ears and paws.
Sweetpaw: Mostly gray, gray tortoiseshell she-cat with brilliant blue eyes.
Nettlepaw: Light brown tom with dark ginger patches.
Queens (she-cats expecting or nursing kits)
Mistyflight: Small gray tabby she-cat with green eyes. Mother of Briarstep's kits: Cinderkit (gray tabby she-kit), Hawkkit (golden brown tabby tom-kit), and Foggykit (white and gray tom-kit).
Hazelflower: Black and white she-cat with a fluffy tail and amber eyes. Expecting Ashwing's kits.
Elders (toms and she-cats now retired)
Icepounce: White tom with shaggy fur and long claws.
Grayfall: Gray she-cat with darker gray paws.
ThunderClan
Leader
Flowerstar: Long furred dark cream she-cat with hazel eyes.
Deputy
Stripedfeather: Silver tabby tom with black stripes and amber eyes.
Medicine Cat
Oakspots: Mottled brown and gray tom. Recently assumed responsibility as ThunderClan's sole medicine cat.
Warriors (toms and she-cats without kits)
Ravenmoon: Black she-cat with a dark gray stripe down her back and amber eyes.
Slateleg: Stone gray tom with a brown chest and underbelly.
Redclaw: Ginger tabby tom with a white tail.
Apprentice: Antpaw
Dawnshine: Golden she-cat with gray-blue eyes.
Moletail: Dark brown tabby tom with a white tipped tail.
Raggedfern: Long furred gray tabby she-cat.
Sparrowstripe: Dark brown tabby tom with white patches.
Apprentice: Thornpaw
Brindleflower: Pale ginger tabby she-cat with tuft ears and a bushy tail.
Pinefoot: Mottled light brown tom with a white muzzle.
Specklewing: Silver spotted she-cat with a dark gray face.
Jaywhisker: Gray-blue tom with green eyes.
Apprentice: Finchpaw
Pebblefur: Gray and white splotchy tom with a long tail.
Daisycloud: Yellow tabby she-cat with white paws.
Apprentices (kits more than six-moons-old training to become warriors)
Antpaw: Dark brown tabby tom with a paler brown belly and tail.
Thornpaw: Golden tom with brown flecks and long white legs.
Finchpaw: Dark brown she-cat with a white underbelly and muzzle and gray-blue eyes.
Queens (she-cats expecting or nursing kits)
Honeyfall: Pale ginger she-cat with blue eyes. Mother of Stripedfeather's kits: Sandykit (pale ginger she-kit) and Shrewkit (silver tabby tom-kit).
Shadowfur: Solid black she-cat with amber eyes. Mother of Redclaw's kits: Sootkit (Black and gray tabby tom-kit), Tigerkit (ginger she-kit with black stripes), and Petalkit (black she-kit with a white dappled chest).
Elders (toms and she-cats now retired)
Ashenpelt: Dark gray tom with a long scar across his face.
Ivyclaw: Ginger and white tom.
Featherfur: Fluffy white she-cat with a gray tabby tail.
RiverClan
Leader
Robinstar: Silky furred ginger she-cat with green eyes.
Deputy
Aldercloud: Light brown tabby she-cat with a white spotted tail and blue eyes.
Apprentice: Reedpaw
Medicine Cats
Chestnutfur: Sleek brown tom.
Liondapple: Golden dappled tabby she-cat. Recently completed her training.
Warriors (toms and she-cats without kits)
Fleetclaw: White tom with a ginger tail and head.
Leafstone: Glossy furred gray tabby she-cat.
Apprentice: Goosepaw
Rainfang: Long furred brown tom with blue eyes.
Apprentice: Shortpaw
Sorrelmist: Tortoiseshell and white she-cat with blue eyes.
Berrythorn: White tom with brown and black patches and a distinctive pink nose.
Otterpelt: Dark brown tom with a cream underbelly and front paws.
Dewcloud: Pale gray she-cat with glossy fur.
Apprentice: Ivypaw
Sagefrost: Ginger tom with one black paw.
Troutclaw: Dark gray tabby tom with white legs.
Crystalwing: Silvery white tabby she-cat with green eyes.
Streamfur: Dappled gray tom.
Apprentices (kits more than six-moons-old training to be warriors)
Reedpaw: Dark cream tom with glossy fur.
Goosepaw: Dark gray tabby tom with blue eyes.
Shortpaw: Small dark brown tabby she-cat with white paws.
Ivypaw: Black tabby she-cat with a brown underbelly.
Queens (she-cats expecting or nursing kits)
Minnowflower: Gray and white tabby she-cat. Expecting Berrythorn's kits.
Nightshimmer: Silky long-furred black she-cat. Mother of Streamfur's kits: Fernkit (gray she-kit) and Bearkit (fluffy black tom-kit).
Elders (toms and she-cats now retired)
Seedwhisker: Dusty golden she-cat with a white muzzle.
Shadewillow: Sleek gray tabby and white she-cat.
SkyClan
Leader
Duststar: Large golden brown tom with one black ear and a black muzzle.
Deputy
Rowanleaf: Ginger tom with a white underbelly.
Medicine Cat
Palepoppy: Silver she-cat with hazel eyes.
Apprentice: Thrushpaw: Brown and gray tabby she-cat.
Warriors (toms and she-cats without kits)
Quailsong: Brown and gray tabby she-cat with amber eyes.
Stoneleap: Large gray tom.
Apprentice: Lightpaw
Waspflight: Dark brown tom with long legs.
Thawpelt: Black tom with a white underbelly and muzzle.
Apprentice: Littlepaw
Firepetal: Ginger and white she-cat with amber eyes.
Hailcloud: Pale gray tom with white flecks and pale green eyes.
Icespots: White she-cat with golden patches.
Apprentice: Sunpaw
Shadefall: White tom with black ears and a black tabby tail.
Thistletuft: Long-haired black tom.
Russetstorm: Reddish-brown she-cat with green eyes.
Apprentice: Lilypaw
Jadeheart: Brown tabby she-cat with bright green eyes. Former loner.
Apprentices (kits more than six-moons-old training to be warriors)
Lightpaw: Golden tabby tom with a black patch over one of his ears.
Lilypaw: Golden and white she-cat with silky fur.
Littlepaw: Small, sleek black tom.
Sunpaw: Bright orange tom.
Queens (she-cats expecting or nursing kits)
Softmoon: Silver and white tabby she-cat. Mother of Waspflight's kits: Mintkit (a silver and white tabby she-kit), Sprucekit (a dark brown tabby she-kit), and Hickorykit (gray tom-kit).
Elders (tom and she-cats now retired)
Honeythistle: Golden tabby tom with long silky fur.
Yellowstrike: Broad-shouldered black-and-white tom with bright amber eyes.
Twigclaw: Brown tabby tom with amber eyes.
WindClan
Leader
Haystar: Yellow tabby tom with hazel eyes and a thin tail.
Deputy
Quickfoot: Sleek black and white she-cat.
Medicine Cat
Snowbreeze: Fluffy white she-cat with green eyes.
Apprentice: Adderpaw: Pale ginger tabby tom.
Warriors (toms and she-cats without kits)
Eagleclaw: Sandy-colored tom.
Mossflower: Swift gray and white she-cat with amber eyes.
Apprentice: Gorsepaw
Harefoot: Light brown tabby tom with white paws.
Amberstorm: Dusty orange she-cat with green eyes.
Deerpetal: Small fawn and cream she-cat.
Apprentice: Cloverpaw
Weaseltooth: Tan and white tom.
Barkfeather: Grayish white dappled tom with a fluffy tail.
Thicketfur: Dark brown tom with redish-brown patches.
Apprentice: Bluepaw
Spottedblossom: Pale ginger and silver mottled she-cat.
Beetlewing: Black tom with flecks of lighter smokey gray that look blue in some light.
Sienna: Pale gray she-cat with hazel eyes. Former loner.
Froststreak: Muscular white tom with pale silver stripes.
Cedarsong: Sandy brown she-cat.
Roseshade: Gray she-cat with a white underbelly and pinkish white muzzle.
Apprentices (kits more than six-moons-old training to be warriors)
Cloverpaw: Light brown tabby she-cat with green eyes.
Gorsepaw: Pale gray and white she-cat.
Bluepaw: Black tom with flecks of lighter smokey gray that look blue in some light.
Queen (she-cats expecting or nursing kits)
Runningpoppy: Long-legged ginger she-cat with green eyes. Expecting Weaseltooth's kits.
Elders (toms and she-cats now retired)
Swiftstrike: Thin mottled dark ginger she-cat with amber eyes.
Pinedapple: Dark tortoiseshell she-cat.
Cats Outside the Clans
Tory: A fluffy ginger kittypet she-cat.
Rippley: Dark brown tabby kittypet she-cat.
Salt: White loner tom. Sienna's brother.
Luna: Dark gray tabby rouge she-cat.
Danny: Black and white rouge.
Buck: Big brown tabby rouge tom.
Fern: Tortoiseshell rouge she-cat.
Puddle: Black and orange she-kit.
Branch: Brown and white tabby tom-kit.