The Clash of Stars Book 1: The Key

by beetlesprite

Between an ongoing conflict with FlashClan and EchoClan, a sickness beginning to spread through the Clans' most vital resource, a negligent leader, and a deputy that won't step down, chaos seems to be fastening its grip on the Starlit Cape's five Clans. Join Sunnyheart, Thornpaw, Ottercall, Wolfpaw, and Ghostpaw as they attempt to make things right - before everything goes awry.

1. Allegiances

FLASHCLAN

Leader: Gryphonstar - A tall molly, with ungroomed, golden brown, marbled fur and light blue eyes; darker brown wings.

Deputy: Beesmoke - A cinnamon and white tabby tom with swirl-patterned wings and amber eyes.

Cleric: Spiderwish - A scrawny, golden tabby molly with bright blue eyes and pale yellow wings.

Cleric Apprentice: None.

Warriors (regular members who fight and carry out duties for the Clan):

Windshine - A large white tom with pale ginger points and white wings.

Vanillabird - A fluffy white molly with green eyes and white wings. Apprentice: Lynxpaw.

Sleekfrost - A short black tom with grizzled fur, black wings, and blue eyes. Apprentice: Flurrypaw.

Batstrike - A black molly with bright green eyes and raven-black wings. Apprentice: Cardinalpaw.

Sparrowripple - A pale ginger tom with green eyes and red wings.

Flamewhisker - A dark russet cat with yellow eyes and black wings.

Strikers (a subrank of warriors who excel in fighting and flying):

Runningcloud - A dark gray tom with white patches and dark gray wings.

Hawkflash - A brown tabby molly with darker wings and yellow eyes. Apprentice: Violetpaw.

Lioncall - A golden tabby cat with darker stripes and russet wings. Apprentice: Mantispaw.

Bumblespring - A yellow tom with darker flecks, golden wings, and green eyes. Apprentice: Wasppaw.

Sunnyheart - A pale, dusty lilac molly with darker flecks and markings on her face; darker brown wings with white tips.

Apprentices (cats six moons or older training to be warriors):

Lynxpaw - A large white molly with black flecks, wings of the same pattern, and gray eyes.

Cardinalpaw - A dark, red and black furred tom with yellow eyes and black wings.

Flurrypaw - A fluffy ginger molly with yellow eyes and golden wings.

Striker Apprentices (cats six moons or older training to be strikers):

Mantispaw - A ruffled, mottled brown and cream bicolor tom with bright, almost piercing green eyes and a darker stripe down his back; dark brown wings.

Wasppaw - A mottled gray molly with white paws and tail-tip; cream-colored wings.

Violetpaw - A tortoiseshell molly with blue eyes and black wings.

Queens (cats who are currently nursing kits or cats who prefer to help nursing queens/parents):

Rainyfern - A gray and white molly with curly fur and multicolored, blue and amber eyes; white wings.

Dovewish - A cream-colored molly with short, mottled fur, pale ginger wings, and yellow eyes. (Mother of Beesmoke's kits - Streamkit and Palekit)

Fallowcloud - A cinnamon ticked tabby molly with silver wings and brown eyes. (Mother of Sparrowripple's kits - Rowankit and Pinekit)

Kits (the youngest cats who are under six moons of age):

Palekit - A white and fawn molly with yellow eyes and brown wings.

Streamkit - A light gray molly with blue eyes and darker wings.

Pinekit - A pale ginger, ticked tabby tom with red wings and green eyes.

Rowankit - A cinnamon tom with brown wings and eyes.

Elders (former warriors who have since retired):

Foxthorn - A brown molly with amber eyes and dark russet wings.

Flamefreckle - A speckled pale ginger molly with green eyes and russet wings.

ECHOCLAN

Leader: Emberstar - A well-built molly with bristly, red and black tabby fur and bright orange eyes.

Deputy: Shadowtalon - A long-legged black tabby molly with golden-brown eyes. Apprentice: Wildpaw.

Cleric: Ashrunner - A pale gray molly with black flecks and green eyes.

Cleric Apprentice: Thornpaw - An abnormally large, dark gray cat with burning amber eyes.

Warriors:

Antgaze - A gray marbled tom with amber eyes.

Finchthorn - A solid light brown molly with pale green eyes. Apprentice: Goldenpaw.

Cherrylight - A ginger molly with green eyes.

Shields (a subrank of warriors who excel in the defense of the Clan):

Sandymoon - A pale brown tom with orange eyes.

Slatefoot - A black tabby with green eyes.

Sablestrike - A dark russet marbled tabby molly with amber eyes. Apprentice: Howlpaw.

Fogrose - A smoky gray tortoiseshell tom with amber eyes. Apprentice: Fallenpaw.

Breezeshade - A golden smoke molly with green eyes.

Apprentices:

Goldenpaw - A pale ginger marbled tom with orange eyes.

Wildpaw - A yellow colorpoint molly with bright orange eyes and golden, leathery, batlike wings.

Shield Apprentices:

Howlpaw - A red ticked tabby tom with amber eyes.

Fallenpaw - A fawn-cream tortoiseshell tom with green eyes.

Queens:

Bramblesplash - A lilac colored tabby molly with orange eyes.

Honeythorn - A white and brown bicolor molly with amber eyes. (Mother of Slatefoot's kits - Swiftkit and Pebblekit)

Kits:

Swiftkit - A pale tortoiseshell and white tom with blue eyes.

Pebblekit - A brown tom with darker stripes and amber eyes.

Elders:

Brindlethorn - A dark brown tabby tom with amber eyes.

Mothclaw - A pale ginger tabby tom with gray eyes.

Chestnutmist - A brown swirl molly with green eyes.

COVECLAN

Leader: Ripplestar - A sleek, beautiful silver marble tabby molly with crystal blue eyes; dark blue scales underfur.

Deputy: Shadeflower - A gray tom with downy, mottled fur, a notched ear, and oval-shaped amber eyes; golden scales underfur.

Cleric: Crowflutter - A dark gray, mottled molly with wide amber eyes and a broken hind leg; golden scales underfur.

Cleric Apprentice: None.

Warriors:

Ashthroat - A small gray tom with red scales underfur and a missing tail.

Mistysmoke - A pale tortoiseshell molly with amber eyes and yellow scales underfur. Smokecreek - A pale white tortoiseshell tom with yellow eyes and scales underfur. Apprentice: Frogpaw.

Ottercall - A well-built, fluffy white molly with ginger patches and green eyes; lime scales underfur. Apprentice: Redpaw.

Brookstream - A lilac ticked tabby molly with blue eyes and violet scales underfur.

Anglers (a subrank of warriors who are skilled hunters):

Salmoncatcher - A dark ginger tom with amber eyes; amber scales underfur.

Tawnypond - A brown mottled molly with green eyes; green scales underfur. Apprentice: Lakepaw.

Minnowflame - A black smoke tom with amber eyes and yellow scales underfur. Apprentice: Puddlepaw.

Troutstalk - A dark gray tom with white eye markings; pale silver scales underfur.

Apprentices:

Frogpaw - A brown tabby molly with darker stripes and green eyes; green scales underfur.

Redpaw - A dark ginger molly with scruffy fur and a twisted front paw; yellow scales underfur.

Angler Apprentices:

Lakepaw - A blue-gray tom with blue eyes and deep blue scales underfur.

Puddlepaw - A brown tabby molly with green eyes and darker brown paws; green scales underfur.

Queens:

Pondnibble - A round-faced fawn colored molly with brown eyes; amber scales underfur.

Icemoss - A patchy, silver smoke cat with blue eyes; blue scales underfur.

Fawnwhisper - A pale ginger and gray tortoiseshell molly with golden eyes; yellow scales underfur. (Mother of Tawnypond's kits - Saltkit, Goosekit, and Doekit)

Kits:

Doekit - A pale brown tabby molly with amber eyes; orange scales underfur.

Goosekit - A gray and white bicolor molly with yellow eyes; orange scales underfur.

Saltkit - A pale gray, almost white tom with amber eyes; yellow scales underfur.

Elders:

Snailnose - A creamy tom with a broad face and amber eyes; red scales underfur.

Doewhisper - A dark brown molly with yellow eyes; yellow scales underfur.

Hailwhisker - A white tom with pale gray splotches and green eyes and yellow scales underfur.

Tinystep - A small gray molly with wide blue eyes and white paws; blue scales underfur.

BLOSSOMCLAN

Leader: Peonystar - An average built molly with patchy, ginger flecked white fur and hazel eyes.

Deputy: Yelloweyes - A brown marbled molly with bright yellow eyes.

Cleric: Cherrysnow - A slender molly with short, ginger flecked cream fur and copper eyes.

Cleric Apprentice: Sagepaw - A small molly with white and gray patches.

Warriors:

Rootchaser - A light brown and white bicolor tom with half a tail.

Yarrowfoot - A sleek, golden point molly with blue eyes. Apprentice: Wolfpaw.

Leafwish - A thick-furred, silver tortoiseshell cat with gray eyes. Apprentice: Birdpaw.

Pumpkinfeather - A russet tom with a darker underbelly and green eyes. Apprentice: Dapplepaw.

Sorrelwhisker - A black tom with a long, fluffy tail.

Darkfern - A dark brown molly with green eyes and unkempt fur.

Couriers (a subrank of cats who travel around and help distribute herbs to the other Clans):

Graypetal - A large, bulky, mottled gray tom with blue eyes. Apprentice: Alderpaw.

Sapstalk - A short-legged, pale ginger molly with gray eyes. Apprentice: Mossypaw.

Blackwillow - A well-built black and white bicolor molly with green eyes.

Apprentices:

Wolfpaw - A large, mottled, gray and brown tortoiseshell with hazel eyes and white paws.

Birdpaw - A pale yellow tom with blue eyes.

Dapplepaw - A fawn-colored molly with curly fur and lilac-tinted eyes.

Courier Apprentices:

Alderpaw - A dark brown bicolor molly with amber eyes.

Mossypaw - A pale brown tabby tom with green eyes.

Queens:

Elkwillow - A black molly with white splotches and green eyes. (Mother of Yarrowfoot's kit - Fuzzykit)

Larkwind - A ticked brown tabby tom with yellow eyes.

Briardapple - A ginger flecked, white cat with golden-brown eyes. (Parent of Sorrelwhisker's kits - Daisykit and Rosekit)

Kits:

Fuzzykit - A fluffy golden color point molly with blue-ish green eyes.

Daisykit - A white tom with black ears and tail.

Rosekit - A white tortoiseshell molly with amber eyes.

Elders:

Olivesky - A heavyset, snowy tom with pale tabby stripes and a scarred muzzle.

Sweetclaw - A patchy, white and brown tom with blue eyes.

AMBERCLAN

Leader: Mousestar - A small tom with clean, fawn ticked tortoiseshell fur and bright blue eyes.

Deputy: Cedarwhisper - A dark brown tabby cat with peach colored eyes.

Cleric: Rabbitflicker - A white and brown bicolor tom with green eyes.

Cleric Apprentice: None.

Warriors:

Chirpdawn - A fluffy, solid black molly with yellow eyes.

Thicketthorn - A golden tabby tom with a notched ear and silver eyes.

Sootcry - A dilute tortoiseshell cat with green eyes. Apprentice: Spottedpaw.

Blazefang - A dark ginger molly with green eyes. Apprentice: Ghostpaw.

Adderfreckle - A light brown marble tabby tom with curly fur and blue eyes. Apprentice: Mallowpaw.

Scouts (a subrank of warriors who are best fit to patrol the Clan's borders):

Brackensmoke - A white tom with brown flecks and hazel eyes.

Squirrelwatcher - A yellow molly with amber eyes. Apprentice: Woollypaw.

Deerwind - A small brown molly with green eyes. Apprentice: Patchpaw.

Newtskip - A ticked tortoiseshell tom with soft gray eyes.

Apprentices:

Ghostpaw - A small white cat with a fluffy tail and tufted ears; green eyes.

Spottedpaw - A white cat with black spots.

Mallowpaw - A light gray molly with green eyes.

Scout Apprentices:

Woollypaw - A fluffy gray tom with unkempt fur and blue eyes.

Patchpaw - A white and pale golden bicolor molly with green eyes.

Queens:

Cricketnight - A spiky, brown tabby tom with green eyes. (Father of Snakekit and Hazelkit)

Splashdust - A ruffled, cinnamon tabby molly with blue eyes. (Mother of Newtskip's kits - Lavenderkit and Pondkit)

Kits:

Hazelkit - A pale, golden-brown molly with green eyes.

Snakekit - A white and brown bicolor tom with hazel eyes.

Lavenderkit - A ticked cinnamon tabby tom with gray eyes.

Pondkit - A tortoiseshell molly with green eyes.

Elders:

Sparrowmist - A bushy, dilute tortoiseshell cat.

Junipertalon - A fawn-tipped molly with mask-like facial markings.

Toadbee - A caramel-colored tom with curly fur and green eyes.

OUTSIDE OF CLANS

Mochi - A cream colorpoint tom with fluffy fur; a kittypet.