Welcome, everyone, to Starlight, the fourth book of the second arc of the TB AU series!
At this point, if you haven't caught up with the story, you might be more than a little lost. If you're only looking to read this arc, starting at Midnight might be your best bet! I want to finish the second arc now that I'm more than halfway through, but we'll see!
This story features LGBT+ characters. If that's not your thing, exit now. Any hate speech will be ignored or reported. I hope you enjoy!
ALLEGIANCES:(characters marked with a * are trans and are described with their preferred gender/pronouns)
WINDCLAN
Leader: Tallstar – aging black-and-white tom with a very long tail
Deputy: Mudclaw – mottled dark brown tabby tom
Medicine Cats:
Barkface – short-tailed brown tom
Ryewhisper – very small brown-and-white tabby tom with bright green eyes
Warriors:
Onewhisker – brown tabby tom
Webfoot – dark gray tabby tom * (Weaselpaw)
Ashfoot – gray she-cat (mother of Crowflight)
Tornear – tabby tom with a ripped ear (Thistlepaw)
Poppyfoot – tortoiseshell she-cat
Robinwing – light brown she-cat with blue eyes
Softbreeze – very pale gray she-cat, former loner (mother of Weaselpaw and Thistlepaw)
Smokewillow – lean pale gray-and-white tabby tom (Thornpaw)
Whitetail – small white she-cat
Emberstep – smoky black she-cat
Duskwhisker – sleek black she-cat
Crowflight – smoky gray, almost black, tom, blue eyes
Apprentices:
Thornpaw – golden-brown she-cat
Weaselpaw – pale gray tom with a dark stripe down his spine
Thistlepaw – gray tabby tom
Queens:
Bramblefur – pale brown tabby she-cat, amber eyes (mother of Thornpaw)
Elders:
n/a
THUNDERCLAN
Leader: Tinystar – very small black tom with ice-blue eyes and one white paw (Sandstorm's mate, father of Nightfrost and Shadepaw)
Deputy: n/a
Medicine Cat: Brackenfur – golden brown tabby tom (Shadepaw)
Warriors:
Mousefur – small dusky brown she-cat (Spiderpaw)
Longtail – pale tabby tom with dark black stripes and a long tail, blind *
Graystripe – long-furred gray tom with a dark stripe of fur down his spine (Silverstream's mate) (Whitepaw)
Dustpelt – dark brown tabby tom (Cinderpelt's mate)
Cinderpelt – smoky dark gray she-cat (mother of Spiderpaw)
Cloudtail – white she-cat with ginger tabby patches and a fluffy white tail (Swiftfoot and Brightheart's mate)
Brightheart – pretty white she-cat with ginger patches, missing an eye and ear (Swiftfoot and Cloudtail's mate, mother of Whitepaw) (Sun)
Swiftfoot – stocky black-and-white tom, missing his tail (Cloudtail and Brightheart's mate)
Ashfur – pale gray tom with darker flecks, dark blue eyes
Snowstep – snowy white tom, very blue eyes; deaf (Ferncloud's mate)
Sootfur – light gray tabby tom, amber eyes
Rainwhisker – dark gray tom
Sorreltail – thick-furred tortoiseshell-and-white she-cat
Mistyfoot – long-furred dark blue-gray she-cat, blue eyes
Nightfrost – very small black tom with a thick, plumy tail and white paws
Whitewing – white she-cat with a ginger tabby rump and a ginger tail
Apprentices:
Shadepaw – very dark tortoiseshell she-cat with white paws; medicine cat apprentice
Sun That Scatters on Water (Sun) – pale ginger tabby she-cat with white dappling and sharp yellow eyes, formerly of the Tribe of Rushing Water *
Spiderpaw – leggy smoky gray she-cat *
Queens:
Silverstream – sleek-furred silver tabby she-cat, formerly of RiverClan (mother of Feathertail and Stormfur)
Ferncloud – pale gray she-cat with darker flecks, green eyes (mother of Larchkit)
Kits:
Larchkit – white tom with gray tabby patches, bi-colored eyes, half deaf
Elders:
n/a
RIVERCLAN
Leader: Leopardstar – dappled golden tabby she-cat with a scarred muzzle (mother of Falcontail and Mothwing)
Deputy: Tawnypelt – tortoiseshell she-cat with broad shoulders, green eyes (mother of Goldenpaw, Reedpaw and Rosepaw)
Medicine Cat: Mothwing – lovely golden-brown tabby she-cat with amber eyes
Warriors:
Ripplecloud – gray tabby tom with white paws (Goldenpaw)
Brackenflight – golden brown tabby she-cat
Blackclaw – smoky black tom (Mackerelpaw)
Heronleap – lean smoky gray-black tom *
Heavystep – thickset tabby tom (Reedpaw)
Leafwhisker – small brown tabby tom (Rosepaw)
Falcontail – smoky tabby tom with yellow eyes
Frostsplash – white tom, former loner
Apprentices:
Mackerelpaw – tabby-and-white she-cat, former kittypet
Goldenpaw – broad-shouldered golden tabby tom
Reedpaw – black tom
Rosepaw – ginger-patched white she-cat
Queens:
Mosspelt – tortoiseshell she-cat (mother of Willowkit)
Dawnflower – pale gray she-cat (mother of Frostsplash's kits – Minnowkit, Pebblekit, and Tumblekit)
Kits:
Minnowkit – small, pretty dark gray-and-white she-kit
Pebblekit – pale gray tom with white paws
Tumblekit – fluffy white tom with gray splotches
Elders:
n/a
SHADOWCLAN
Leader: Russetstar – dark ginger she-cat with scarred shoulders (Pansytail's mate)
Deputy: Blackfoot – large, sturdy white tom with black face, paws, and tail
Medicine Cat: Littlecloud – very small brown tabby tom
Warriors:
Oakfur – small brown tom (Smokepaw)
Cedarheart – dark gray tom (Finchsong's mate)
Orre – golden-brown tom (Tallpoppy's mate)
Pansytail – tortoiseshell-and-white she-cat, brilliant green eyes, former BloodClan cat (Russetstar's mate) (Redpaw)
Wolftooth – thick-furred gray tom, former BloodClan cat (father of Finchsong)
Rowanclaw – ginger tabby tom * (Stoneheart's mate)
Stoneheart – thick-furred pale blue-gray tom, blue eyes (Rowanclaw's mate)
Pinewhisker – scarred dark brown tabby tom, former loner (Nightwing's mate)
Nightwing – black she-cat (Pinewhisker's mate)
Skipnose – black-and-white tom with a black tail, former kittypet
Talonstripe – dark brown tabby tom
Apprentices:
Smokepaw – a dark gray tom
Redpaw – ginger she-cat, former kittypet
Queens:
Tallpoppy – long-legged light brown tabby she-cat (mother of Orre's kits – Talonstripe, Applekit, Toadkit, and Marshkit)
Finchsong – very pale gray she-cat, former BloodClan cat (mother of Cedarheart's kits – Willowkit and Rushkit)
Kits:
Willowkit – dark gray tom with faint tabby stripes
Rushkit – pale gray tom
Applekit – long-legged dark ginger she-kit
Toadkit – light brown tabby-and-white tom
Marshkit – dark tabby tom with a white nose
Elders:
n/a
CATS (AND OTHER CREATURES) OUTSIDE THE CLANS:
Midnight – stargazing badger that lives by the sea
Smoky – bulky gray-and-white tom, barn cat (Floss and Daisy's mate)
Daisy – long-haired cream-colored she-cat, barn cat (Smoky's mate)
Floss – very small white she-cat with a gray-spotted nose, barn cat (Smoky's mate)
Root – golden tabby tom (father of Goldenpaw, Rosepaw, and Reedpaw)
Jaques – large, scarred, black-and-white tom, kittypet
Susan – lean light brown tabby she-cat, kittypet