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''This article is about the characters from the book series'' [[Warriors (book series)|Warriors]] ''by [[Erin Hunter]].
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The ''[[Warriors (novel series)|Warriors]]'' novel series is written by [[Erin Hunter]]. Due to the large number of characters present in the novel series, this list is divided by Clan.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hargreaves |first=Abby |date=2020-09-04 |title=WARRIORS: An Enchanting Feline Legacy |url=https://bookriot.com/warriors-books/ |access-date=2021-08-09 |website=BOOK RIOT |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=11 March 2021 |title=Cosmo's Corner: Reading the Warriors series |url=https://www.moabsunnews.com/get_out_and_go/article_a54b1d4e-82cf-11eb-9e14-737bc7d3497b.html |access-date=2021-08-09 |website=Moab Sun News |language=en}}</ref>
==Original Series==
===Firestar===
'''[[Firestar (Warriors)|Firestar]]''' (formerly known as Rusty, Firepaw, and Fireheart) is a ginger tom with a flame-colored pelt and green eyes. He is the [[protagonist]] of the first series. Firestar is the mate of Sandstorm, father of Squirrelflight and Leafpool, and grandfather of Hollypaw, Jaypaw, and Lionpaw. He is also the brother of Princess and his other kittypet siblings, uncle of Cloudtail, and great uncle of Whitepaw.
 
Characters listed under a specific arc may still play a significant role in other arcs.
He was invited by Bluestar to join ThunderClan while he was a kittypet (a cat owned by humans) known as Rusty. Bluestar gave him his apprentice name, Firepaw, and he began to train to become a warrior. At first, Firepaw shared Tigerclaw and Lionheart as his mentors, and later had Bluestar herself as his mentor.
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==Overview==
The majority of ThunderClan scorned him at first for his kittypet blood, but the insults eventually died away. The only ones who didn't jeer him at first were Bluestar, Ravenpaw, Graypaw, Lionheart, Whitestorm, and most of the elders. At the end of ''Into the Wild'', Firepaw received his warrior name, Fireheart.
 
=== Naming conventions ===
Fireheart is given his first apprentice, Cinderpaw (later Cinderpelt) in ''Fire and Ice'', but after Cinderpaw becomes unable to continue her warrior training because of an accident at the Thunderpath (known as the Windover Road to the humans). Then Fireheart is given Cloudpaw, a kit of Fireheart's sister, Princess, to mentor. He is also the mentor of Bramblepaw (later [[Brambleclaw (Warriors)|Brambleclaw]]), son of Tigerclaw.
In the ''Warriors'' universe, the characters in the five Clans (ThunderClan, RiverClan, WindClan, ShadowClan, and SkyClan) have names composed of two parts. Each cat's name has a prefix (Blue, Bramble, Tall, etc.) which generally stays constant throughout their life. The name's suffix varies through the character's lifespan and position within the Clan, with the bestowing of the new name being a component of the ceremonies marking these role changes. As a kitten, the character's name ends with "-kit" (Bluekit, Bramblekit, Tallkit, etc.). Upon becoming an apprentice (a warrior or medicine cat in training), "-paw" replaces "-kit" at the end of the character's name (Bluepaw, Bramblepaw, Tallpaw). When the character completes their apprenticeship and is promoted to a full warrior or medicine cat, the suffix to their name is then changed to one chosen by the Clan leader or medicine cat (Bluefur, Brambleclaw, Talltail). If a cat becomes a Clan leader, they are granted the suffix "-star" at the end of their name (Bluestar, Bramblestar, Tallstar). If a leader commits a crime, they may be deemed unworthy of their name, stripped of the "-star" suffix, and return to using their warrior name. A cat may also have their name changed in a special ceremony.
 
This naming convention does not hold for non-Clan characters. For example, in The Tribe of Rushing Water, a cat's name is said to be the first memorable thing their mother sees after giving birth (such as "Brook Where Small Fish Swim" or "Night of No Stars"). They are often referred to by only the first word of their name (such as "Brook" or "Night"). These names remain unchanged throughout a Tribe cat's life, with one exception: if a Tribe cat becomes Teller of the Pointed Stones (a position akin to a Clan leader and medicine cat combined), their name becomes Teller of the Pointed Stones, or Stoneteller.
Fireheart stopped a ruthless warrior named Tigerclaw from killing Bluestar, his leader, and also exposed him for what he was and what he did. To Fireheart's and the Clan's astonishment, Bluestar made Fireheart deputy, instead of simply a more senior warrior.
 
Cats who do not identify under any group may have entirely different names.
Firestar succeeded Bluestar as leader of ThunderClan when Bluestar died saving Firestar from the dogs set free by Tigerstar at the end of ''A Dangerous Path'' and becomes a full leader at the start of ''The Darkest Hour''.
 
=== Spiritual beliefs ===
Respectively, the cats that gave him his nine lives were: Lionheart, a former ThunderClan deputy who was killed a ShadowClan attack; Redtail, the ThunderClan deputy before Lionheart, who was killed by Tigerclaw secretly after a battle against RiverClan; Silverstream, the lost RiverClan mate of Firestar's friend, Greystripe; Runningwind, a recent ThunderClan victim of Tigerstar's and a friend of Firestar's; Brindleface, another ThunderClan victim and Cloudtail's foster mother; Swiftpaw, a young apprentice who was killed by a dog pack due to Bluestar's insanity and unwillingness to make Swiftpaw a warrior; Yellowfang, a former medicine cat of both ThunderClan and ShadowClan, and also a close friend of Firestar's; Spottedleaf, the ThunderClan medicine cat before Yellowfang, and also Firestar's first love interest; and finally, Bluestar, Firestar's former leader.
When Clan cats die, their spirits go to a place called StarClan if they were good cats in life. If the cats were not good in their life, their spirits are sent to the Dark Forest (also known as The Place of No Stars), a hellish type of purgatory. Cats may also try to communicate with StarClan through a chunk of quartz deep in a mountain off the Clans' forest territory called the Moonstone, or a secluded pool of water called the Moonpool.
 
==ThunderClan==
Each cat gives Firestar a different trait for his new life: Lionheart gives him courage, to use in the defense of the Clan; Redtail gives him justice, to use to judge the actions of others; Sliverstream gives him loyalty, to use to guide the Clan in times of trouble; Runningwind gives him tireless energy, to use to carry out the duties of a leader; Brindleface gives him protection, to use to care for the Clan as a mother cares for her kits; Swiftpaw gives him mentoring, to use to train the young cats of the Clan; Yellowfang gives him compassion, to use to for the elders of the Clan, the sick, and all those weaker than himself; Spottedleaf gives him love, to use for all the cats in his care; and finally, Bluestar gives Firestar nobility, certainty, and faith, to use to lead the Clan in the ways of StarClan and the warrior code.
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ThunderClan is one of the five warrior Clans. ThunderClan was the home of the original protagonist of the ''Warriors'' series and has remained a pivotal group to date.
 
===''[[Warriors (arc)|The Prophecies Begin]]''===
During the battle with BloodClan in the climax of ''The Darkest Hour'', Firestar loses a life when Scourge, BloodClan's leader, lands a fatal blow on him. After he recovers, however, Firestar kills Scourge.
''The Prophecies Begin'' covers events in the story from ''[[Into the Wild (Warriors)|Into the Wild]]'' to ''[[The Darkest Hour (Warriors)|The Darkest Hour]]''. It details house cat Rusty's journey from apprentice to leader of ThunderClan.
 
====Bluestar====
In ''The New Prophecy'', the second sextet, Firestar is the mate of Sandstorm, his friend, and the father of Squirrelflight the warrior and Leafpool the next ThunderClan medicine cat after Cinderpelt.
Leader of ThunderClan before Firestar. She drowns in ''A Dangerous Path'' in the process of luring a pack of dogs away from ThunderClan.<ref name="dangerouspath"/>
 
==== Cinderpelt ====
In ''Dawn'', he loses another life after getting crushed by a tree. He and Cinderpelt also become friends with Stoneteller of the Tribe of Rushing Water.
ThunderClan's medicine cat after Yellowfang. She originally trained as a warrior under Firestar, but an accident left her back leg permanently broken, forcing her to become a medicine cat instead. She is killed protecting the pregnant Sorreltail during a badger attack on the ThunderClan camp in ''Twilight'', then is reincarnated as one of Sorreltail's kits, Cinderheart.<ref name="twilight">{{cite book|title=[[Twilight (Hunter novel)|Twilight]]|last=Hunter|first=Erin|author-link=Erin Hunter|publisher=[[HarperCollins]]|isbn=978-0-06-082764-9|date=2006}}</ref><ref name="darkriver">{{cite book|last=Hunter|first=Erin|title=Dark River|isbn=978-0-06-089205-0|publisher=[[HarperCollins]]|date=2007}}</ref> Cinderpelt's spirit ultimately leaves Cinderheart to join StarClan in ''The Last Hope''.<ref name="lasthope">{{cite book|last=Hunter|first=Erin|title=Warriors: Omen of the Stars: The Last Hope|publisher=[[HarperCollins]]|year=2012|isbn=978-0-06-155527-5}}</ref>
 
====Firestar====
In ''Sunset'', Firestar is caught in a Twoleg trap by Hawkfrost, Tigerstar's other son. Hawkfrost then tells his half-brother Brambleclaw to kill Firestar and become ThunderClan's leader. Brambleclaw ends up freeing Firestar and killing Hawkfrost with the sharp end of the trap. Although he did not lose a life in the fox trap, Firestar now has only six lives left.
Firestar is the main protagonist of ''The Prophecies Begin''.<ref name="ITWHarper">{{cite web |title=Warriors #1: Into the Wild |url=http://www.harpercollins.com/9780060000028/warriors-1-into-the-wild |access-date=11 July 2014 |publisher=HarperCollins}}</ref> Born a house cat named Rusty,<ref>{{cite book |last=Gilbert |first=Katelynn |editor-last=Cornelius |editor-first=Michael G. |date=2021 |title=The Spatial Dynamics of Juvenile Series Literature |publisher=[[Cambridge Scholars Publishing]] |chapter=Political Economics and Territory/Territoriality in the Warriors series |pages=131–132 |isbn=978-1-5275-6078-9}}</ref> he is invited to join ThunderClan after venturing into their forest territory. He trains under the mentorship of Bluestar and rises in rank in the Clan to eventually become Clan leader. While a warrior, he exposes former ThunderClan warrior Tigerstar's treachery. Early on in his leadership, he goes on a journey to rebuild SkyClan. He later mates with Sandstorm and has two kits, Leafpool and Squirrelflight.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.warriorcats.com/meet-the-warriors/cats/into-the-wild/fireheart |title=Warriors by Erin Hunter {{!}} Meet the Warrior Cats {{!}} Fireheart |website=www.warriorcats.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140318004856/http://www.warriorcats.com/meet-the-warriors/cats/into-the-wild/fireheart |archive-date=2014-03-18}} </ref><ref name="darkest">{{cite book|title=[[The Darkest Hour (novel)|The Darkest Hour]]|last=Hunter|first=Erin|date=2005|author-link=Erin Hunter|publisher=[[HarperCollins]]|isbn=978-0-06-052585-9}}</ref><ref name="firestar">{{cite book|title=[[Firestar's Quest]]|last=Hunter|first=Erin|date=21 August 2007|author-link=Erin Hunter|publisher=[[HarperCollins]]|isbn=978-0-06-113164-6}}</ref><ref name="dangerouspath">{{cite book|title=[[A Dangerous Path]]|last=Hunter|first=Erin|date=2004|author-link=Erin Hunter|publisher=[[HarperCollins]]|isbn=978-0-06-000006-6}}</ref> He dies defeating Tigerstar's Dark Forest spirit in ''The Last Hope''.
 
====Graystripe====
Firestar is also the grandfather of Hollypaw, Jaypaw, and Lionpaw, the protagonists of the ''Power of Three'' series.
Firestar's best friend. He mated with Silverstream of RiverClan, with whom he had two kits: Feathertail and Stormfur. He was the deputy of ThunderClan for a time, but after he was captured by humans, his position was revoked. He eventually found his way back to the Clans with his new mate, Millie. He died in ''A Light in the Mist'' while fighting against the Dark Forest.
* '''Mentor:''' Tigerstar, Lionheart, Bluestar
* '''Apprentices:''' Cinderpelt (until her accident), Brackenfur, Cloudtail, Brambleclaw
* '''Mate:''' Sandstorm (ThunderClan)
* '''Kits''' Leafpool and Squirrelflight
 
===Graystripe=Sandstorm====
Warrior of ThunderClan and Firestar's mate, with whom she had two kits: Leafpool and Squirrelflight.
'''[[Graystripe (Warriors)|Graystripe]]''' (formerly known as Graypaw) is a massive tom with shaggy gray fur, a darker stripe along his spine, and big yellow eyes. According to Firestar, he is "the truest friend a cat could ever have."
 
==== Spottedleaf ====
Graystripe is Firestar's best friend in ThunderClan, and is partially the reason Firestar, as a kittypet, got accepted into the Clan. The two met when Graystripe (then Graypaw) attacked Firestar at the border of Twolegplace, thinking he was an enemy warrior.
Medicine cat of ThunderClan when Firestar first joins ThunderClan. She is murdered early on in the series, but continues to guide Firestar from StarClan. During the Great Battle in ''The Last Hope'', her spirit is killed.<ref name="lasthope"/>
 
====Tigerstar====
In ''Fire and Ice'', Graystripe traveled with Firestar to bring WindClan back to the forest. Later he fell in love with Silverstream, the pretty silver tabby daughter of the RiverClan leader Crookedstar, after she saved him from drowning in the river. Graystripe had two kits with Silverstream, Feathertail and Stormfur. Silverstream died while giving birth to the kits.
Third deputy of ThunderClan under Bluestar's rule. Former ThunderClan warrior and later leader of ShadowClan. He is responsible for bringing BloodClan to the forest, as well as for training cats in the Dark Forest. He had four kits, Brambleclaw, Tawnypelt, Hawkfrost, and Mothwing.<ref>{{cite book|title=Bluestar's Prophecy|last=Hunter|first=Erin|author-link=Erin Hunter|publisher=[[HarperCollins]]|isbn=978-0-06-158247-9|title-link=Bluestar's Prophecy|date=2009-07-28}}</ref><ref name="EFTFPW">{{cite magazine |date=19 January 2009 |title=Warriors: Tigerstar and Sasha, Escape from the Forest |url=http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE%7CA192586569&v=2.1&it=r&p=AONE&sw=w&asid=1c8091d31f75b2e3435f6bad28167f61 |magazine=Publishers Weekly |volume=256 |issue=3 |page=47 |access-date=16 July 2014}} {{subscription required}}</ref>
 
====Yellowfang====
Graystripe joined RiverClan for a short time but returned to ThunderClan in ''A Dangerous Path'' because Leopardstar exiled him for helping Fireheart in battle. After rejoining ThunderClan, Graystripe was a bit of an outcast, for the rest of the Clan were angered by his betrayal. In ''The Darkest Hour'', Graystripe is made deputy after encouragement from a dying Whitestorm to Firestar in the middle of the battle with BloodClan. He also killed Darkstripe in that battle.
ThunderClan medicine cat after Spottedleaf. Former ShadowClan medicine cat, and mother of Brokenstar.<ref name="Critical reception">{{cite web |title=Warriors Super Edition: Yellowfang's Secret. Critical reception |url=http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/yellowfangs-secret-erin-hunter/1112967854?ean=9780062082145 |access-date=30 August 2020}}
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===''[[Warriors: The New Prophecy|The New Prophecy]]''===
He disappeared in ''Dawn'', the third book of the ''New Prophecy'', after being captured by Twolegs. He has yet to appear in any books (as of ''Sunset''), although it is known that he will return to ThunderClan. Although he had been his best friend, in ''Sunset'', Firestar had declared him dead and made Brambleclaw deputy in his place.
''The New Prophecy'' series covers the events from ''[[Midnight (Warriors)|Midnight]]'' to ''[[Sunset (Warriors)|Sunset]]''. It details the Clans' attempt to relocate to a new home around a lake after their old home in a forest was destroyed by humans.
 
====Ashfur====
It turns out that Graystripe is not at all dead, just very far away, back in the old forest and living with Twolegs as a kittypet. He and his kittypet friend, Millie, set off to find ThunderClan in the first volume, ''The Lost Warrior'', of the first ''Warriors'' manga trilogy.
Former warrior of ThunderClan. Ashfur fell in love with Squirrelflight. He was heartbroken when Squirrelflight chose Bramblestar over him in ''Sunset''.<ref name="sunset">{{cite book|title=[[Sunset (novel)|Sunset]]|last=Hunter|first=Erin|date=2009|author-link=Erin Hunter|publisher=[[HarperCollins]]|isbn=978-0-06-082771-7}}</ref> He began plotting destruction against Squirrelflight, and tried to kill her father and her kits. After he died, he used his time in StarClan to plan his takeover of the living Clans. In ''The Broken Code'', he sent fake visions to Shadowsight, medicine cat of ShadowClan, and possessed Bramblestar. He also blocked the connection between StarClan and the living Clans and enslaved the souls of many dead cats, which threatened to destroy the living Clans, StarClan, and the Dark Forest. All three aforementioned groups were forced to fight alongside each other in order to save their existences in ''A Light in the Mist'', and Ashfur's spirit was killed.
* '''Mentor:''' Lionheart, Tigerstar (after Lionhearts death)
* '''Apprentices:''' Brackenfur, Stormfur (after Stonefur's death)
* '''Mate:''' Silverstream (RiverClan)
 
===Sandstorm=Brambleclaw====
Leader of ThunderClan after Firestar. Son of Tigerstar.<ref name="Second Chat">{{cite web |title=Erin Hunter chat #2 |url=http://wandsandworlds.com/community/node/124 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071010001755/http://wandsandworlds.com/community/node/124 |archive-date=10 October 2007 |work=Wands and Worlds}}</ref> He journeys with a group of cats from each Clan to the ocean, where they learn of their forest home's imminent destruction. With this group, he then leads the Clans to their new territories.<ref name="dawn">{{cite book|title=[[Dawn (Hunter novel)|Dawn]]|last=Hunter|first=Erin|date=2005|author-link=Erin Hunter|publisher=[[HarperCollins]]|isbn=978-0-06-074455-7}}</ref> He mated with Squirrelflight, with whom he had two kits: Sparkpelt and Alderheart.<ref name="longshadows">{{cite book|title=[[Long Shadows (Hunter novel)|Long Shadows]]|last=Hunter|first=Erin|date=2008|author-link=Erin Hunter|publisher=[[HarperCollins]]|isbn=978-0-06-089214-2}}</ref> His body was possessed by Ashfur, and for a time his spirit was cast out from his body, trapped in the Dark Forest. He eventually defeated Ashfur and took his body back. In ''A Starless Clan'', he steps down as leader.
'''[[Sandstorm(warriors)|Sandstorm]]''' (formerly known as Sandpaw) is a pale ginger she-cat with barely visible darker stripes and green eyes. She has a sharp tongue and is a valued ThunderClan warrior. According to Firestar, she is his "beloved."
 
====Leafpool====
She was a main character in the original ''Warriors'' series. At first as an apprentice, Sandstorm (then Sandpaw) was unfriendly to Firestar (then Firepaw). Along with Dustpelt (then Dustpaw), she often mocked his kittypet origins. Some believe that Dustpelt had feelings for Sandstorm, until Sandstorm began to take a liking to Fireheart. Sandstorm gradually warmed up to Fireheart after Fireheart saved her from falling into a gorge during a battle with RiverClan, and she eventually became his mate.
Medicine cat of ThunderClan after Cinderpelt and mother to Hollyleaf, Jayfeather, and Lionblaze. Daughter of Firestar.
 
====Squirrelstar====
Sandstorm is a very skilled hunter and a valued warrior of ThunderClan. At one point Fireheart considered making her his deputy until he realized that she could not become deputy because she had not yet been given an apprentice.
Brambleclaw's mate and leader of ThunderClan. She served as his deputy before he stepped down. She is the mother of Alderheart and Sparkpelt, and the daughter of Firestar. Leafpool is her sister.
===''[[Warriors: Power of Three|Power of Three]]''===
The ''Power of Three'' series covers events in the story from ''[[The Sight (Warriors)|The Sight]]'' to ''[[Sunrise (Warriors)|Sunrise]]''. It details the coming-of-age of three ThunderClan warriors, two of whom were born with special powers.
 
====Hollyleaf====
In ''The Darkest Hour'', Firestar promises Sandstorm that Willowpelt's daughter, Sorrelkit, will be her first apprentice.
Warrior of ThunderClan.
In ''Midnight'', Sorrelpaw (later Sorreltail) is appointed her warriorship after many moons of extra training with her proud mentor by her side.
 
====Jayfeather====
In ''The New Prophecy'', Sandstorm is Firestar's beloved mate and the mother of Squirrelflight (formerly Squirrelpaw) and Leafpool (formerly Leafpaw). Sandstorm is also the grandmother of Hollypaw, Jaypaw, and Lionpaw, the protagonists of the ''Power of Three'' series.
ThunderClan's medicine cat after Leafpool. He is blind and can enter the dreams of other cats. He also has the ability to sense others' feelings and thoughts.
* '''Mentor:''' Whitestorm
* '''Apprentices:''' Sorreltail
* '''Mate:''' Firestar (ThunderClan)
* '''Kits:''' Squirrelflight, Leafpool
 
===Bluestar=Lionblaze====
Warrior of ThunderClan. He was granted the ability to never be wounded.<ref name="nightwhispers"/><ref>{{cite book|title=The Fourth Apprentice|last=Hunter|first=Erin|date=24 November 2009 |author-link=Erin Hunter|publisher=[[HarperCollins]]|isbn=978-0-06-155509-1}}</ref>
'''[[Bluestar (Warriors)|Bluestar]]''' (formerly known as Bluefur) is a blue-gray she-cat with piercing blue eyes and silver around her muzzle. She was the ThunderClan leader, and the one who had accepted Firestar (then Rusty) into the Clan. She had feelings of great trust towards Lionheart, and also to Tigerstar until his betrayal.
 
===''[[Warriors: Omen of the Stars|Omen of the Stars]]''===
As a warrior, Bluestar (then Bluefur) had a forbidden affair with Oakheart, a RiverClan warrior. She had three kits by him, and they agreed to have Oakheart take the kits to RiverClan because Bluefur felt that she could better protect her Clan in the position of deputy. One of her kits died at the river as she waited for Oakheart, yet her surviving kits became Mistyfoot and Stonefur of RiverClan.
The ''Omen of the Stars'' series covers events in the story from ''The Fourth Apprentice'' to ''The Last Hope''. It details the Clans fighting against the spirits of vengeful Dark Forest cats in a battle called the Great Battle.
 
====Dovewing====
Bluestar has had many regrets about giving up her two kits and watching them grow up in another Clan, but she feels that she had to in order to keep ThunderClan out of the paws of a brave, yet violent and reckless tom named Thistleclaw. In Bluestar's opinion, Thistleclaw would have "[[forced]] the Clan into unnecessary wars." She goes on to explain that Thistleclaw had died, attacking a RiverClan patrol, a few seasons before Fireheart joined ThunderClan.
Warrior of ThunderClan who was given the ability to [[Clairvoyance|hear far beyond what a normal cat could]]. She later left ThunderClan to live in ShadowClan with her mate, Tigerstar. Mother of Shadowsight, Lightleap, and Pouncestep.
 
====Ivypool====
During ''Forest of Secrets'' Bluestar is emotionally shattered at the betrayal of her deputy, Tigerclaw (who later joins ShadowClan and becomes ShadowClan's leader). She then becomes very unstable during ''Rising Storm'', accusing her own Clan of being disloyal and only trusting Fireheart, Whitestorm and to some degree Cinderpelt.
Warrior of ThunderClan who served as a spy in the Dark Forest. Sister to Dovewing. Mother of Bristlefrost.
 
=== ''A Vision of Shadows'' ===
In ''A Dangerous Path,'' Bluestar is still a shell of her old self. Although many of the apprentices are now fit to become warriors, Bluestar only holds Cloudpaw's ceremony, because Cloudpaw shares Fireheart's blood and also because he doesn't believe in StarClan. Because of this, Bluestar indirectly causes the death of Swiftpaw, who was killed by the dogs after he went to attack the pack in order to earn his warrior name, and the grave injuring of Brightheart's (then Brightpaw or Lostface) face.
The ''A Vision of Shadows'' series covers events in the story from ''The Apprentice's Quest'' to ''The Raging Storm''. It details the Clans trying to settle the lost Clan, SkyClan, around the lake, while also dealing with a group of dangerous stray cats.
 
==== Alderheart ====
At the end of the book, Bluestar regains her former mindset in a flash, though she loses her last life by leading the dogs into the gorge, thereby saving ThunderClan from the dog pack. As she dies, she tells Fireheart of the prophecy that sparked the origin of his name and that he will be a great leader. Bluestar is then met by Oakheart, and goes with him to the ranks of StarClan.
Medicine cat of ThunderClan after Jayfeather.
 
==== Twigbranch ====
In ''The Darkest Hour'', Bluestar gives Fireheart his ninth and final life, along with his leader name. In ''Midnight'', she was the cat who chose Brambleclaw to represent ThunderClan in fulfilling the new prophecy.
Warrior of ThunderClan, former warrior of SkyClan. Sister of Violetshine.
 
=== ''The Broken Code'' ===
At the start of ''Twilight'', Bluestar and other StarClan warriors deliver terrible news to Cinderpelt at the Moonpool, telling her that she will join the ranks of StarClan soon.
''The Broken Code'' series covers events in the story from ''Lost Stars'' to ''A Light in the Mist''. It details the Clans trying to defeat Ashfur and his group of zombified spirit cats.
 
==== Bristlefrost ====
In ''Sunset'', she, with Yellowfang and Lionheart, tells Leafpool that she will walk a path few medicine cats have walked before. In that same visit, when Leafpool asks about a trio of bright stars she doesn't recognize, Bluestar informs Leafpool that there are cats she has yet to meet who will shape her future.
Warrior of ThunderClan. Played a major role in defeating Ashfur. Ultimately gave her life to defeat Ashfur, in such a way that her spirit was also killed.
* '''Mentor:''' Unknown
* '''Apprentices:''' Unknown cats, Firestar
* '''Mate:''' Oakheart (RiverClan)
* '''Kits:''' Mistyfoot, Stonefur, unnamed kit
 
===Tigerstar ''A Starless Clan'' ===
The ''A Starless Clan'' series covers events in the story from ''River'' to ''Star''. It details the struggles that come with the Clans trying to rewrite the warrior code.
'''Tigerstar''' (formerly known as Tigerclaw) is a large, dark brown tabby tom with amber eyes, and the [[antagonist]] of the first series. From ''Into the Wild'' to ''Forest of Secrets'', he was an ambitious ThunderClan warrior. In the battle at Sunningrocks, he killed Redtail, the ThunderClan deputy, in order to become leader. Ravenpaw, his apprentice, saw him do it and when he told Firestar (then Firepaw) about it, Tigerclaw tried to kill him. Luckily for Ravenpaw, Firepaw and Graystripe (then Graypaw) smuggled Ravenpaw out of ThunderClan before anything could happen to him. He was close to Bluestar until greed overcame him.
 
==== Nightheart ====
It is said by Bluestar in ''Rising Storm'' that Tigerstar or Darkstripe killed Lionheart in the heat of battle. After Lionheart's death, Tigerstar became ThunderClan's deputy, but that wasn't enough for him. He tried to kill Bluestar in order to become leader in ''Forest of Secrets''. He was stopped by Fireheart, and sent into exile by Bluestar.
Warrior of ThunderClan and protagonist of the eighth arc. He is restless and uncomfortable with being related to Firestar, feeling pressured to live up to the great leader.
 
=== ''Changing Skies'' ===
Later in ''Rising Storm'', Tigerstar kills a Thunderclan warrior called Runningwind, and at the end of the book, he is shown to be the leader of ShadowClan.
The ''Changing Skies'' series covers events in the story from ''The Elders’ Quest'' to an unpublished book. It details the Clans’ struggles with Twolegs and a mysterious prophecy.
 
==== Moonpaw ====
In ''The Darkest Hour'', he merged RiverClan and ShadowClan together to create TigerClan, and tried to ally it with BloodClan, a Clan of rogues who didn't believe in StarClan and lived nearby Twolegplace. He planned this because he wanted to take over the entire forest. Tigerstar considered BloodClan as only a temporary ally, to be disposed of eventually. However, when Tigerstar tried to give BloodClan orders, they refused. Enraged, Tigerstar attacked Scourge, the BloodClan leader. Scourge proved too strong, though. He killed Tigerstar by destroying all of his nine lives at once. Scourge did this by clawing a wound in Tigerstar's throat and belly, leaving Tigerstar to die from loss of blood.
Apprentice of ThunderClan and protagonist of the ninth arc.
 
==RiverClan==
Tigerstar's kits are Brambleclaw and Tawnypelt, born in ''Forest of Secrets'', by the ThunderClan queen Goldenflower, and Hawkfrost and Mothwing by a rogue named Sasha. He's also grandfather to Hollypaw, Jaypaw, and Lionpaw of the ''Power of Three'' series.
RiverClan is one of the five warrior Clans, and the home of one of the eighth arc's protagonists.
 
===''Crookedstar's Promise''===
In ''The New Prophecy'' book ''Starlight'', Tigerstar appears to Brambleclaw in a dream, and reveals that he does not walk with StarClan. According to him, there are hunting grounds that even StarClan doesn't know of. He then promises Brambleclaw that they will meet again.
''Crookedstar's Promise'' details the life of RiverClan leader Crookedstar.
 
====Crookedstar====
In ''Twilight'', Leafpool has a startling dream in which she sees Hawkfrost and Brambleclaw talking with Tigerstar. She watches Hawkfrost agree to follow close to his father's pawsteps, but she is unable to read Brambleclaw's expression because his back is turned towards her.
Leader of RiverClan before Leopardstar. As a kit, he was cursed by Dark Forest warrior Mapleshade to watch all his loved ones die around him.
 
====Mapleshade====
In ''Sunset'', Tigerstar has continued training his sons to become powerful leaders. His plan to kill Firestar failed, for Brambleclaw refused to end Firestar's life. Also, Brambleclaw kills his brother and has taken Squirrelflight, Firestar's daughter, as a mate. Nothing is known about how Tigerstar feels about Brambleclaw's decision to take a cat with Firestar's blood as a mate. He also turns down Darkstripe's offer of help in his quest for revenge.
Ancient spirit she-cat who haunts the dreams of other cats. She resides in the Dark Forest.
* '''Mentor:''' Unknown
* '''Apprentices:''' Darkstripe, Ravenpaw (until he leaves the forest), Firestar (until Bluestar became his mentor), Graystripe (after Lionheart died)
* '''Mate:''' Goldenflower (ThunderClan), Sasha (rogue)
 
===''The Prophecies Begin''===
==Secondary Characters==
===ThunderClan=Leopardstar====
Leader of RiverClan after Crookedstar.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wandsandworlds.com/community/ErinHunter6-chat|title=Erin Hunter Chat #6 Transcript – the chat|work=Wands And Worlds|access-date=2009-12-04|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090919140759/http://wandsandworlds.com/community/ErinHunter6-chat|archive-date=2009-09-19}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=[[Forest of Secrets]]|last=Hunter|first=Erin|authorlink=Erin Hunter|date=2003|publisher=[[HarperCollins]]|isbn=978-0-06-052561-3}}</ref>
===Spottedleaf===
'''Spottedleaf''' is a dark tortoiseshell she-cat with amber eyes, white paws, a golden-and-brown striped tail, and a distinctive dappled coat.
 
====Mistystar====
She was the wise medicine cat of ThunderClan when Firestar was an apprentice during ''Into the Wild'', but she was killed by Clawface of ShadowClan during a raid on ThunderClan's camp. She has become a legend among the ThunderClan medicine cats, and appears in dreams to them. Spottedleaf was known to have a "sweet scent", which may have been a combination of the scents of the herbs she was around during her life. She was Firestar's first love, and Spottedleaf gives Fireheart his eighth life during his leader ceremony at the Moonstone in ''The Darkest Hour''.
Daughter of Bluestar and Oakheart, leader of RiverClan after Leopardstar. Dies in ''River''.
 
====Silverstream====
In ''The New Prophecy'', Spottedleaf has a close relationship with Firestar's daughter and Cinderpelt's apprentice, Leafpool. As a StarClan cat, she often appears in dreams, mainly Firestar and Leafpool's, to give messages. She and Firestar seemed to be fond of each other, and Spottedleaf admitted to Leafpool that things could've been different if she hadn't been a medicine cat (hinting that if she had lived, she probably would have chosen her calling rather than the one she loved, like Leafpool). In ''Twilight'', Spottedleaf aids Leafpool with her conflicting feelings for Crowfeather and her Clan, and tells the young medicine cat to simply follow her heart.
RiverClan warrior. Daughter of Crookedstar and mate of Graystripe. She died while giving birth to her kits, Feathertail and Stormfur.<ref name="longshadows" />
 
===''The New Prophecy''===
In ''Sunset'', Leafpool turns in a rage against Spottedleaf, saying that if Spottedleaf hadn't sent her to be with Crowfeather, Cinderpelt would have been saved. Spottedleaf then tells Leafpool that she had never told her to go with Crowfeather. Spottedleaf had said that Leafpool should follow her heart, and that she has always made it clear that her heart lies with ThunderClan. It is also because of Spottedleaf that Leafpool discovers the truth about Mothwing's moth wing sign. Spottedleaf shows a butterfly to Daisy's kits, who soon catch the butterfly, tearing off one of its wings in the process.
====Feathertail====
* '''Mentor:''' Unknown
Feathertail is a former warrior of RiverClan who saves the Tribe of Rushing Water from a mountain lion called Sharptooth in ''Moonrise''. However, she dies in the process, and chooses to stay in the Tribe's version of StarClan, The Tribe of Endless Hunting.<ref name="moonrise">{{cite book|title=[[Moonrise (novel)|Moonrise]]|last=Hunter|first=Erin|authorlink=Erin Hunter|publisher=[[HarperCollins]]|isbn=978-0-06-074452-6|date=2005}}</ref>
* '''Apprentices:''' None
* '''Mate:''' None
 
===Yellowfang=Hawkfrost====
Former warrior of RiverClan and half-brother of Brambleclaw through Tigerstar. He tried to kill Firestar so that Bramblestar could become leader, but Brambleclaw killed Hawkfrost to save Firestar before Hawkfrost could enact his plan.<ref name="sunset" /> In the Dark Forest, he trained Ivypool, and his spirit was eventually killed by Brambleclaw once more.
'''Yellowfang''' is a dark gray she-cat with a broad flattened face and yellow eyes.
Although she had been trained as a warrior, she chose to become the medicine cat of ShadowClan.
 
====Mothwing====
Yellowfang had an affair with Raggedstar, the former leader of ShadowClan, and since medicine cats are forbidden to have a mate or kits, she had to give up the kits she bore. All but one of her three kits died, except Brokenstar who killed his own father to become Clan leader. At first she thought that the death of her two kits was her punishment but later discovered that it ws not the death of the others but that Brokenstar was the kit to live. He then accused Yellowfang of killing the kits of a queen named Brightflower (Brokenstar himself had killed the kits), and she was chased out of ShadowClan territory by her Clanmates.
Medicine cat of RiverClan after Mudfur. She didn't believe in StarClan for a very long time.<ref name="sunset" /><ref>{{cite book|title=Fading Echoes|last=Hunter|first=Erin|author-link=Erin Hunter|publisher=[[HarperCollins]]|isbn=978-0-06-155512-1}}</ref> Later, she admits that StarClan exists, but she still questions the idea of being guided by spirits.
 
=== ''A Starless Clan'' ===
Yellowfang wandered through ThunderClan territory and met Firestar (then Firepaw), who she attacked but lost to. Firepaw took pity on Yellowfang and fed her a rabbit, breaking the warrior code. Bluestar and a group of cats came across the pair, and Bluestar decided to take Yellowfang as a prisoner. To punish Firepaw, she ordered him to care for the old she-cat.
 
==== Frostdawn ====
Yellowfang earned the trust of ThunderClan after she assisted ThunderClan warriors in rescuing Frostfur's kits, who had been stolen by ShadowClan. Given the opportunity to return to ShadowClan after the battle that drove out Brokenstar, she chose to remain with ThunderClan as their medicine cat. She spent the rest of her life with ThunderClan.
Medicine cat of RiverClan and protagonist of the eighth arc. Previously trained as a warrior.
 
==== Splashtail ====
Yellowfang ended up killing Brokenstar (renamed Brokentail) by feeding him deathberries. She died in her den after the fire in ''Rising Storm.'' In her last words she praised Fireheart saying how she wished that he had been her son instead of Brokentail.
False leader of RiverClan. Went to the Dark Forest.
 
==== Icestar ====
Yellowfang gave Fireheart his seventh life during his leader ceremony at the Moonstone during ''The Darkest Hour''.
Current leader of RiverClan. Trained in the Dark Forest.
 
==WindClan ==
In ''The New Prophecy'' book ''Starlight'', Yellowfang recited the newest prophecy to the cats of StarClan.
WindClan is one of the five warrior Clans.
 
=== ''Tallstar's Revenge'' ===
Also, in ''Sunset'', Yellowfang accompanies Bluestar and Lionheart of StarClan to tell Leafpool of her future path. To Leafpool, Yellowfang's voice has an edge to it that makes Leafpool feels as if Yellowfang knows something that she's not telling the young medicine cat.
''Tallstar's Revenge'' details the life of Tallstar, former leader of WindClan.
* '''Mentor:''' Unknown
* '''Apprentices:''' Runningnose (ShadowClan), Cinderpelt
* '''Mate:''' Raggedstar (ShadowClan)
* '''Kits:''' Brokentail, unnamed kits
 
===Cinderpelt=Tallstar====
Tallstar is the leader of WindClan when Firestar first joins ThunderClan. He ultimately died of old age, which triggered a leadership struggle between his former deputy Mudclaw, and Onewhisker, whom he named as his new deputy prior to his death.<ref name="starlight">{{cite book|title=[[Starlight (novel)|Starlight]]|last=Hunter|first=Erin|authorlink=Erin Hunter|publisher=[[HarperCollins]]|isbn=978-0-06-082762-5}}</ref>
'''Cinderpelt''' (formerly known as Cinderkit and Cinderpaw) is a dark blackish gray she-cat with Deep ocean blue eyes and a twisted back leg. She was the daughter of Frostfur and sister of Brackenfur, Thornclaw, and Brightheart. She was medicine cat of ThunderClan and mentor of Leafpool.
 
===''The Prophecies Begin''===
She became Fireheart's apprentice in ''Fire and Ice'', but gravely injured her leg after being hit by a Twoleg monster (a car) on the Thunderpath in a trap set by Tigerclaw in order to kill Bluestar. The accident left Cinderpelt (then Cinderpaw) with a twisted leg and a limp, keeping her from becoming a warrior.
====Onestar====
Leader of WindClan after Tallstar. His son was Darktail, and he ultimately died fighting him.<ref name="darkest" />
 
===''The New Prophecy''===
As she healed from the accident, Yellowfang used her as a helper, and soon Cinderpaw decided that she wanted to become "the best medicine cat the forest had ever seen." With Yellowfang as her mentor, Cinderpaw told her brother Brackenfur (then Brackenpaw) to become a warrior for both of them. She received her full name between ''Forest of Secrets'' and ''Rising Storm''.
====Crowfeather====
Deputy of WindClan under Harestar. He was the chosen WindClan cat for the journey to find the lake territories. He mated with Leafpool, with whom he had Hollyleaf, Lionblaze, and Jayfeather. He also mated with Nightcloud, with whom he had Breezepelt.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wandsandworlds.com/community/node/2998|title=Erin Hunter Chat #4 Transcript&mdash;January 19, 2008|publisher=Wands and Worlds|access-date=August 29, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080505035257/http://www.wandsandworlds.com/community/node/2998|archive-date=May 5, 2008}}</ref>
 
==== Mudclaw ====
Cinderpelt became the official medicine cat of ThunderClan when Yellowfang died in ''Rising Storm'', and in ''The New Prophecy'', she takes Firestar's daughter, Leafpool, as her apprentice. She received troubling news from Bluestar in the beginning of ''Twilight''. Bluestar told her that she will die sometime soon, although StarClan does not know when. Knowing that there is no way to change this, Cinderpelt submits to Bluestar's words, and she is comforted by the words of the other StarClan cats. Cinderpelt is eventually killed in ''Twilight'''s climax, defending a kitting Sorreltail in the nursery. Brackenfur is helped by arriving WindClan cats and they drive the badger out. Following her death, Cinderpelt has apparently been reborn as Sorreltail's kit Cinderkit (though only Leafpool is aware of this).
Warrior of WindClan. Led a rebellion against Onestar.
* '''Mentor:''' Firestar (before Cinderpelt's accident), Yellowfang
* '''Apprentices:''' Leafpool
* '''Mate:''' None
* '''Kits:''' None
 
===Darkstripe''Power of Three''===
====Breezepelt====
'''Darkstripe''' is a sleek black-and-gray tabby tom with yellow eyes, and was one of Tigerstar's followers. He mentored Longtail, Dustpelt (after Redtail's death), and for a short time, Ferncloud (until he tried to murder Sorrelkit).
Breezepelt is the son of Crowfeather and Nightcloud. It is revealed in ''Long Shadows'' that he is also half-brother to Hollyleaf, Jayfeather, and Lionblaze, whose parents are Crowfeather and ThunderClan medicine cat Leafpool.<ref name="longshadows" /> He trained in the Dark Forest for a while, angry about his father's rejection of him, before eventually reconciling with him in ''Crowfeather's Trial''.
 
====Nightcloud====
In ''Into the Wild'', he was made Bluestar's bodyguard by Tigerclaw, but Darkstripe forgot about his duties and no one said anything.
Nightcloud is the mother of Breezepelt and former mate of Crowfeather. She and Crowfeather separate following the revelation in ''Sunrise'' that Crowfeather also fathered Hollyleaf, Jayfeather, and Lionblaze with ThunderClan medicine cat Leafpool.<ref name="sunrise">{{cite book|title=[[Sunrise (novel)|Sunrise]]|last=Hunter|first=Erin|date=2009|author-link=Erin Hunter|publisher=[[HarperCollins]]|isbn=978-0-06-089218-0}}</ref> They argue with each other for a while, before eventually reconciling in ''Crowfeather's Trial''.
 
==ShadowClan==
In ''The Darkest Hour'', Darkstripe was suspected of helping Tigerstar by Firestar, so young Brackenfur kept an eye on him. Sorrelkit, a ThunderClan cat, follows him to a meeting with Blackfoot the ShadowClan deputy. Darkstripe nearly killed her with deathberries to silence her if Firestar and Graystripe hadn't seen her eat them. In Darkstripe's exile, it is revealed Darkstripe knew about the dog attack and even helped. He then left his Clan to be destroyed by Tigerstar and BloodClan.
ShadowClan is one of the five warrior Clans. It was originally the home of most of the series' antagonists, but starting in ''Omen of the Stars'', ShadowClan protagonists were introduced as well.
 
=== ''The Prophecies Begin'' ===
The only reason he gave that he did not follow Tigerstar (then Tigerclaw) immediately when he was exiled was because Tigerstar had not filled him in on details leading to Brokenstar (then named Brokentail), rogues, and Tigerstar himself launching an attack on ThunderClan. He had opposed Firestar from the very beginning, from jeering at him to gossiping about him to his Clanmates. Darkstripe later joins Tigerstar in his attempt to rule the forest, and when Tigerstar is killed, he stays with TigerClan. Darkstripe blames Firestar for Tigerstar's death, telling Firestar that he turned Scourge against Tigerstar.
 
====Blackstar====
In the battle between LionClan and BloodClan, Darkstripe attacks a BloodClan cat, knocking her away from Firestar. At first, Firestar thinks that Darkstripe had found loyalty in ThunderClan again, but he is proven wrong when Darkstripe tries to kill him, claiming that he no longer felt loyalty to the forest cats and that the only cat worth following was Tigerstar. After shortly dueling with Firestar, Darkstripe is killed by Graystripe.
Deputy of ShadowClan under Brokenstar and Tigerstar, and later leader. He served as a bruiser for both aforementioned leaders, before eventually being redeemed.
 
====Brokenstar====
In the prologue of ''Sunset'', it is seen that Darkstripe walks in the same dark forest as Tigerstar. When Darkstripe asks Tigerstar if they can travel together, Tigerstar turns him down with a hint of regret in his voice, yet no hesitation.
Leader of ShadowClan when Firestar comes to the forest in ''The Prophecies Begin''. He killed kits by sending them into battle before they were strong enough to defend themselves. His soul was sent to the Dark Forest when he died, and it was eventually killed by Yellowfang, his mother.
* '''Mentor:''' Tigerstar
* '''Apprentices:''' Longtail, Dustpelt (after Redtail's death), Ferncloud (before Darkstripe tries to kill Sorreltail as a kit)
* '''Mate:''' Unknown
* '''Kits:''' Unknown
 
===Dustpelt=Nightstar====
Leader of ShadowClan after Brokenstar. He was an elder but stepped up to lead the Clan when Brokenstar was banished. He did not receive nine lives because Brokenstar was still alive. He had a permanent respiratory disease.<ref>{{cite book|title=[[Rising Storm (novel)|Rising Storm]]|last=Hunter|first=Erin|author-link=Erin Hunter|publisher=[[HarperCollins]]|isbn=978-0-06-052563-7|date=2005}}</ref> He led the Clan through a sickness induced by rats. He eventually died and was succeeded by Tigerstar.
'''Dustpelt''' (formerly Dustpaw) is a dark brown tabby tom who used to be a follower of Tigerstar (mainly because of Darkstripe's intervention), but was the first to accept Firestar. His mentor, Redtail, had been killed by Tigerstar, and later, Dustpelt had officially renounced Tigerstar after finding out that Tigerstar had been his mentor's murderer. Dustpelt is a reserved tom, but has a true heart.
 
===''The New Prophecy''===
He, with Sandstorm, had jeered at Firestar (then Firepaw and Fireheart), but they warmed up to him. Dustpelt had feelings for Sandstorm, but was subtley snubbed because of Sandstorm's fondness for Firestar. Then he discovered his love for Ferncloud (then Fernpaw) and even stepped in a gossiping session about Firestar's (then Fireheart) inabilities (''Rising Storm'') because Fernpaw had been shocked and frightened at Darkstripe's words. Dustpelt also mentored Firestar's daughter Squirrelflight.
====Tawnypelt====
Former apprentice of ThunderClan, joined ShadowClan when Tigerstar became their leader.<ref name="longshadows" /> She mated with Rowanclaw and had three kits: Tigerstar, Flametail, and Dawnpelt.
 
=== ''Power of Three'' ===
In ''The New Prophecy'', Dustpelt and Ferncloud have kits, Spiderleg, Shrewpaw, Hollykit, Larchkit, and Birchpaw, although only Spiderleg and Birchpaw (then Spiderpaw and Birchkit) make it to the new territory. He is objective and not without voice, but in ''Sunset'', he backed down from going against Firestar's choice of deputy (Brambleclaw) when he discovered it had been of the will of StarClan.
* <b>Mentors:<b> Redtail, Darkstripe(after Redtail's death)
* <b>Apprentices:<b> Ashfur, Squirrelflight
* '''Mate:''' Ferncloud (ThunderClan)
* '''Kits:''' Spiderleg, Shrewpaw, Hollykit, Larchkit, Birchfall
 
===Cloudtail= Flametail ====
Flametail is a former medicine cat of ShadowClan, who drowned after falling through ice on a frozen lake.<ref name="nightwhispers">{{cite book|title=Night Whispers|last=Hunter|first=Erin|publisher=[[HarperCollins]]|isbn=978-0-06-155515-2|title-link=Night Whispers (Warriors)|date=2010}}</ref>
'''Cloudtail''' (formerly known as Cloudkit and Cloudpaw) is a long-haired white tom with blue eyes. Cloudtail is way-ward but committed to his Clan. He is Fireheart's nephew; his mother is Fireheart's sister, Princess, who gave the tiny kit to Fireheart to be raised in ThunderClan in ''Fire and Ice''. He becomes a loyal warrior to ThunderClan, but does not believe in StarClan, and perhaps never will. It is unknown how he still does not in believe StarClan, especially after he witnessed Scourge kill Firestar and soon after, Firestar reviving and killing Scourge.
 
==== Rowanclaw ====
Cloudtail, as the apprentice Cloudpaw, did not pay much attention to the warrior code and did not show much humility. In ''Rising Storm,'' he had resorted to going to Twoleg homes for food. The Twolegs had captured him and put him into a monster (a car) shortly after Fireheart found out about it. Ravenpaw then reports to Fireheart about Cloudpaw's whereabouts, and he, Ravenpaw, and Sandstorm go to rescue him.
Leader of ShadowClan after Blackstar. He stepped down and took on his warrior name again after he failed to respond to Darktail's group correctly.
 
==== Tigerstar ====
He became close friends with Brightpaw and helped to nurse her back to health after she was mauled by the dog pack. Cloudtail helped Brightpaw (then called Lostface) come up with a new fighting style and to gain her warrior name of Brightheart. In ''The New Prophecy'', he takes her as his mate and they have a kit named Whitepaw.
Leader of ShadowClan after Rowanclaw. He was named after former ShadowClan leader Tigerstar. His mate is Dovewing, and their children are Shadowsight, Lightleap, and Pouncestep.
 
=== ''Omen of the Stars'' ===
In ''Twilight'', he helps to train a horseplace cat, Daisy, to learn some fighting moves while she stays with ThunderClan. Daisy had fled from her home with her young kits to escape Twolegs. She said that the Twolegs took the kits of another queen, Floss, when their eyes hadn't even opened, and she didn't want that happening to her kits. Also, when Firestar announced to ThunderClan that they would stay, Brambleclaw objected and Cloudtail became furious with him. He also spoke up to the objecting cats at the following Gathering when Firestar told the other Clans that news. Although he is known as a loyal warrior of his Clan, Cloudtail is still touchy about his heritage and would defend himself in any way if he were to be humiliated because of his kittypet blood.
 
==== Snowtuft ====
In ''Sunset'', Daisy runs away from ThunderClan with her kits after Berrykit loses half of his tail. She returns to horseplace and Cloudtail and Brambleclaw go to bring her back. He shows that he still doesn't mind kittypet food, once offered he eagerly accepted a few mouthfuls of the food the horseplace cats were fed. He also showed more respect to the warrior code when he promised to teach Daisy about it.
Warrior of ShadowClan long before the events of ''The Prophecies Begin''. Resided in the Dark Forest, and attempted to redeem himself while working with Shadowsight and Rootspring during ''The Broken Code''. He eventually died for their cause.
* <b>Mentor:<b> Firestar
* <b>Apprentices:<b> Brightheart (after dog attack), Rainwhisker, Daisy (trains her how to fight)
* '''Mate:''' Brightheart (ThunderClan)
* '''Kits:''' Whitewing
 
=== ''A Vision of Shadows'' ===
===Whitestorm===
'''Whitestorm''' is a white tom with blue eyes. He was a senior warrior, close friend to Bluestar, and Firestar's first deputy when he became leader of ThunderClan. He was a wise and loyal cat who recommended Firestar and Greystripe's abilities as warriors. He also supported Firestar during his difficult first moons as deputy.
 
====Needletail====
He was also Willowpelt's mate, and the father of Sorreltail, Rainwhisker, and Sootfur.
Former apprentice of ShadowClan. She joined Darktail's group for a time before she eventually gave her life to save Violetshine.
He was also Sandstorm and Brightheart's mentor. In ''The Darkest Hour'', Whitestorm died in the battle against BloodClan, and was succeeded by Graystripe as deputy.
* <b>Mentor:<b> Unknown
* <b>Apprentices:<b> Sandstorm, Brightheart (before she was attacked by the dog pack)
* '''Mate:''' Willowpelt (ThunderClan)
* '''Kits:''' Rainwhisker, Sootfur, Sorreltail
 
===Lionheart ''The Broken Code'' ===
==== Shadowsight ====
'''Lionheart''' is a large gold tom with thick fur like a lion's mane. He was the former deputy of ThunderClan, after Redtail and before Tigerclaw. Lionheart was Graystripe's mentor, and he also trained Firestar temporarily. Along with that, Lionheart gave Firestar his first life. He was killed, likely by Tigerclaw, during a ShadowClan attack on ThunderClan's camp in ''Into the Wild''. In ''The New Prophecy'' book ''Sunset'', Lionheart, along with Bluestar and Yellowfang, meet Leafpool and give her strength for future events.
Medicine cat of ShadowClan after Puddleshine. Played a major role in defeating Ashfur.
* '''Mentor:''' Unknown
* '''Apprentices:''' Graystripe, Firestar (until Bluestar became his mentor)
* '''Mate''' Unknown
* '''Kits:''' Unknown
 
===Brightheart ''A Starless Clan'' ===
'''Brightheart''' (formerly Brightpaw and Lostface) is white she-cat with a ginger tail and ginger patches along her spine. To Firestar, she is "the cat that Cloudtail brought back from the brink of death."
 
==== Sunbeam ====
She is a warrior of ThunderClan, and the daughter of Frostfur and possibly Lionheart or Runningwind, though her father's identity is unknown. Brightheart is the sister of Cinderpelt, Brackenfur, and Thornclaw. She is the aunt of Brackenfur's kits, Poppykit, Molekit, Honeykit, and Cinderkit.
Warrior of ShadowClan and protagonist of the eighth arc. She later moved to ThunderClan.
 
==== Berryheart ====
As an apprentice (then known as Brightpaw), she accompanied Swiftpaw and went in search of the dog pack. Both cats were desperate to prove that they were ready to be warriors. Swiftpaw was killed in the dogs' attack and Brightpaw was severely injured and close to death. A StarClan-hating Bluestar gave her the warrior name Lostface as a way of cursing the Clans' ancestors. Cinderpelt was able to nurse the she-cat back to health but Lostface would have horrible scarring, losing one ear and eye and having numerous scars along one side of her face. For some reason Frostfur didn't care about her daughter's near death. Cloudtail helped to develop a new way for her to hunt and fight. After becoming ThunderClan's leader, Firestar renamed her Brightheart.
Warrior of ShadowClan, later RiverClan deputy. Splashtail’s accomplice and Sunbeam’s mother.
 
== SkyClan ==
In ''The New Prophecy'', Cloudtail has taken Brightheart as his mate and they have one kit, Whitepaw.
SkyClan is one of the five warrior Clans. Due to the Clan losing its territory from human deforestation, it was chased from the original forest by the other Clans, who were not willing to share territory with them. They tried to make a new home in a gorge far away, but were attacked by rats, and the Clan disbanded. In ''Firestar’s Quest'', Firestar was sent to the gorge by StarClan to start the Clan anew. During ''A Vision of Shadows'', SkyClan returns to the lake to take a place among the other four Clans once more.
 
===Modern SkyClan===
In ''Twilight'', when Cloudtail becomes very involved with raising Daisy's kits and teaching the loner how to fight, Brightheart felt that she needed another purpose. She begins to help Cinderpelt with medicine cat duties, much to Leafpool's annoyance. When Daisy comes to ThunderClan her first reaction is shock due to Brightheart's scars and Brightheart, embarrassed, walks away and leaves Cloudtail to accompany Daisy. When the kits spoil Cinderpelt's herb supplies, Brightheart treats Mousekit, Daisy's gray and white tom, a little roughly. Brightheart then gets upset when he calls her, "that ugly cat".
 
==== ''[[Firestar's Quest]]'' ====
Eventually, Daisy's kits warm up to Brightheart, and Berrykit thinks she should be a medicine cat instead of Leafpool. Fortunately, Leafpool had ran away with Crowfeather when Squirrelflight overheard the little kit. Unfortunately, it had hurt Squirrelflight to hear it.
''Firestar's Quest'' details Firestar's journey to rebuild SkyClan.
 
=====Echosong=====
In ''Sunset'' she and Cloudtail appear closer, but Cloudtail still spends most his time with Daisy. Eventually she and Daisy become friends.
First medicine cat of modern SkyClan.
 
=====Leafstar=====
* <b>Mentor:<b> Whitestorm, Cloudtail (after dog attack)
First leader of modern SkyClan.<ref name="SixthChat">{{Cite web |title=Erin Hunter Chat #6 Transcript&nbsp;– the chat |url=http://wandsandworlds.com/community/ErinHunter6-chat |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090919140759/http://wandsandworlds.com/community/ErinHunter6-chat |archivedate=2009-09-19 |accessdate=2009-12-04 |work=Wands And Worlds}}</ref>
* <b>Apprentices:<b> None
* '''Mate:''' Cloudtail (ThunderClan)
* '''Kits:''' Whitepaw
 
===Goldenflower== Skywatcher =====
Former elder of SkyClan and descendant of ancient SkyClan. Delivered an important prophecy to Firestar before dying.<ref name="firestar" /><ref>{{cite book|title=[[The Sight (Hunter novel)|The Sight]]|last=Hunter|first=Erin|date=2007|author-link=Erin Hunter|publisher=[[HarperCollins]]|isbn=978-0-06-236708-2}}</ref>
Goldenflower is a pale ginger she-cat with amber eyes. She is currently a ThunderClan elder, and the mother of Brambleclaw, Tawnypelt, and Swiftpaw. She may also be the mother of Ravenpaw, as she showed much concern over him when he collapsed after announcing Redtail's death in ''Into the Wild''.
 
==== ''[[SkyClan's Destiny]]'' ====
In ''Forest of Secrets'', Goldenflower gave birth to Tigerstar's kits, Tawnykit and Bramblekit, whom she protected ferociously from Firestar's suspicion. She also nursed Stormfur and Feathertail, Graystripe's kits, for the first few weeks of their lives. She is also the grandmother of Hollypaw, Jaypaw, and Lionpaw, Brambleclaw's kits.
''SkyClan's Destiny'' details the struggles of SkyClan leader Leafstar after Firestar leaves.<ref>{{cite book|title=SkyClan's Destiny|last=Hunter|first=Erin|publisher=HarperCollins|year=2010|isbn=978-0-06-169994-8|url=https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780061699962}}</ref>
* '''Mentor:''' Unknown
* '''Apprentices:''' Unknown
* '''Mate:''' Tigerstar (ThunderClan/ShadowClan), unknown cat
* '''Kits:''' Brambleclaw, Tawnypelt, Swiftpaw, Ravenpaw(Maybe)
 
===Longtail== Hawkwing =====
Second deputy of modern SkyClan. With Pebbleshine, he fathers Twigbranch and Violetshine.
'''Longtail''' is a pale brown tabby tom with black stripes and blue eyes, the possble brother of Mousefur and was a ThunderClan warrior.
 
===== Pebbleshine =====
He had been another of Tigerstar's group. When Firestar (then Rusty) had been accepted into the Clan (''Into the Wild''), Longtail had opposed it, and goaded him. Rusty attacked him and gave him a scar on his ear. The fight resulted in Longtail snapping off Rusty's collar, and Bluestar excused this as a sign from StarClan that they had closed off Rusty's connection to his Twolegs. Eventually, Longtail warms up to Firepaw, and accepts him in their Clan. In ''The Darkest Hour'', he finally found out where his heart lay.
Hawkwing's mate and mother of Twigbranch and Violetshine. She was captured by humans and died shortly after giving birth to her kits.
 
==== ''A Vision of Shadows'' ====
Longtail becomes blind sometime while mentoring Sootfur (as he had Thornclaw as his second mentor), and retired to the elders' den early. When the Clan was forced to leave the forest, Longtail requested to stay with the other elders too old to make the journey but he was encouraged to come to the Clans' new home because of his excellent hearing and nose. According to the authors, Longtail is supposed to play an important role in ''Power of Three'''s first book, ''The Sight''.
* <b>Mentor:<b> Darkstripe
* <b>Apprentices:<b> Swiftpaw, Ferncloud (after Darkstripe's exile), Sootfur (until Longtail's sight begins to fail)
* '''Mate:''' Unknown
* '''Kits:''' Unknown
 
===Thornclaw== Tree =====
SkyClan mediator, formerly of the Sisters. Mates with Violetshine, with whom he has Rootspring. He can talk to ghosts.
'''Thornclaw''' (formerly known as Thornpaw)is a golden brown tabby tom. He is a warrior of ThunderClan, the son of Frostfur, and brother to Brightheart, Cinderpelt, and Brackenfur.
In ''Darkest Hour'', he gets the warrior name Thornclaw, becoming the newest warrior(which is significant, beacause he was the first warrior Firestar named when he became leader). Sometime between the first series and ''The New Prophecy'', Thornclaw serves as Sootfur's mentor, finishing his training after Longtail loses his sight. Thornclaw also has a tendency to lead most of the ThunderClan patrols.
* <b>Mentor:<b> Mousefur
* <b>Apprentices:<b> Sootfur (after Longtail's sight fails), Shrewpaw (until Shrewpaw's death)
* '''Mate:''' None
* '''Kits:''' None
 
===Brokentail== Violetshine =====
SkyClan warrior, daughter of Hawkwing and Pebbleshine. Lived in ShadowClan and Darktail's group for a time.
'''Brokentail''' (formerly known as Brokenstar) is a long-haired, dark brown tabby with a flat face and amber eyes. Brokentail was the illegitimate son of Raggedstar, ShadowClan's former leader, and Yellowfang, ShadowClan's former medicine cat.
 
==== ''The Broken Code'' ====
He killed his father to become leader. Under his leadership, kits were put into apprenticeship at three moons, when they weren't ready, and named full warriors at five. He also blamed the deaths of two kits belonging to a queen named Brightflower on Yellowfang, resulting in her expulsion from ShadowClan. In truth, it was Brokenstar who had killed the kits during battle training and then brought their bodies to Yellowfang. Yet, he was very bloodthirsty for leadership.
 
===== Rootspring =====
Brokenstar tried to force the other Clans into giving ShadowClan hunting rights on their territories after forcing WindClan out of its territory. RiverClan agreed, but ThunderClan did not, leading to further tension between ShadowClan and ThunderClan.
Played a major part in defeating Ashfur. Like his father, Tree, he can talk to ghosts. He fell in love with Bristlefrost.
 
'''''Changing Skies'''''
ThunderClan and ShadowClan warriors overthrew Brokenstar and sent him into exile in ''Into the Wild''. In ''Fire and Ice'', he attacked ThunderClan with a band of rogues. After being blinded by Yellowfang and losing most of his lives, he is taken as a prisoner by ThunderClan and renamed Brokentail by Bluestar. ThunderClan's mercy leads to political problems between it and the other Clans, particularly WindClan and ShadowClan.
 
Starlingpaw
In ''Forest of Secrets'', Brokentail and Tigerclaw betrayed ThunderClan by bringing in rogues to attack Thunderclan. This was part of Tigerclaw's plot to kill the leader, Bluestar. After the battle, Yellowfang takes Brokentail's last life by feeding him deathberries.
 
SkyClan apprentice and protagonist of the ninth arc.
In ''Sunset'', it is reavealed that Brokentail walks in the same dark forest that Tigerstar and Darkstripe do. Darkstripe scents Brokentail and asks where he is, yet Tigerstar tells Darkstripe, "Brokenstar won't answer you."
* <b>Mentor:<b> Unknown
* <b>Apprentices:<b> Unknown
* '''Mate:''' Unknown
* '''Kits:''' Unknown
 
===ShadowClan Ancient SkyClan ===
Members of SkyClan while or after it was driven from the forest.
===Blackstar===
'''Blackstar''' (formaly know as Blackfoot) is a large white tom with jet black paws and current leader of ShadowClan. He first appeared in ''Into The Wild'' as deputy of ShadowClan as deputy under Brokenstar and was driven into exile after his defeat. He continues to follow Brokenstar until his leader is blinded and captured by ThunderClan. He then reappears again in ''A Dangerous Path'' as ShadowClan's deputy under Tigerstar and is completly loyal to him.
 
==== Cloudstar ====
In ''The Darkest Hour'', he murders Stonefur after Stonefur refused to kill his apprentice, Stormpaw, and Featherpaw, his sister Mistyfoot's apprentice. After Tigerstar's death, Blackstar then reluctantly agrees to merge ShadowClan into LionClan to drive out BloodClan. After BloodClan's defeat, he is made into the full leader of ShadowClan. It should be noted that he chose Russetfur, a former rogue cat, to be his deputy.
Leader of SkyClan when it was driven from the forest.<ref>{{cite book|title=Cats of the Clans|last=Hunter|first=Erin|author-link=Erin Hunter|year=2008|publisher=[[HarperCollins]]|isbn=978-0-06-145856-9|title-link=Cats of the Clans (Warriors)}}</ref><ref name="firestar" />
 
== BloodClan ==
In ''The New Prophecy'' he agrees to leave the forest with the other Clans after Twolegs destroy the ShadowClan camp during the famine in the old forest. He seems to have lost some of his violent nature since he became leader, though it makes his Clan no less hostile.
BloodClan is a group of cats who live in a human town.
* <b>Mentor:<b> Unknown
* <b>Apprentices:<b> Unknown
* '''Mate:''' Unknown
* '''Kits:''' Unknown
 
=== ''[[The Rise of Scourge]]'' ===
===Russetfur===
''The Rise of Scourge'' details the coming-of-age of BloodClan leader Scourge.
'''Russetfur''' is a dark ginger she-cat and the current deputy of ShadowClan. She was a rogue cat before she joined either Brokenstar and then Tigerstar, or just Tigerstar during their respective exiles. She still has some cruelty in her, as in ''Sunset'', she and two warriors (Oakfur and Ceadarheart of ShadowClan) watched Berrykit suffer in a fox trap on ThunderClan's side of the border. When Squirrelflight asked Russetfur why she didn't help Berrykit, Russetfur replied that ShadowClan stuck to the warrior code (by respecting Clan boundaries) and that they had nothing to do with kittypets.
* <b>Mentor:<b> None
* <b>Apprentices:<b> Cedarheart
* '''Mate:''' None
* '''Kits:''' None
 
===Littlecloud= Bone====
Scourge's bruiser and second-in-command.
'''Littlecloud''' is a very small brown tabby tom and the ShadowClan medicine cat. He was one of the kits Brokenstar forced into apprenticeship when they weren't old enough. He speaks with Firestar (then Firepaw) and Graystripe (then Graypaw) at their first Gathering, and they tell him about the ancient LionClan, TigerClan and LeopardClan.
 
==== Scourge ====
In ''Rising Storm'', he and his friend Whitethroat flee ShadowClan because they had a disease caught from eating rats that came from the Carrionplace. Cinderpelt hides them and heals their sickness against Bluestar's orders, and she finds the right combination of herbs and berries that will cure them. Whitethroat later dies crossing the Thunderpath, yet Littlecloud survives and becomes ShadowClan's medicine cat apprentice. He has great respect for Cinderpelt and deeply misses her.
Formerly named Tiny. After being attacked by Tigerstar as a kit, Scourge grew to resent the Clans, and came to lead the cats of a human town as a dictator. He eventually kills Tigerstar.<ref>{{cite book|title=[[The Rise of Scourge]]|last=Hunter|first=Erin|date=24 June 2008|author-link=Erin Hunter|publisher=[[HarperCollins]]|isbn=978-0-06-147867-3}}</ref> He was killed by Firestar.
* <b>Mentor:<b> Clawface, Runningnose (after Littlecloud's sickness was cured)
* <b>Apprentices:<b> None
* '''Mate:''' None
* '''Kits:''' None
 
===Nightstar ''Graystripe's Vow'' ===
''Graystripe's Vow'' tells two different stories: the story of Graystripe as a young warrior, leading the Clan against BloodClan while Firestar is away, and the story of Graystripe as an elder, trying to find the Moonstone and make contact with StarClan.
(formerly known as Nightpelt) Nightstar is a old black tom with green eyes and was the former Shadowclan leader and was then suceeded by Tigerstar.
 
===RiverClan= Fury ====
Leader of BloodClan after Snake and Ice.
===Leopardstar===
'''Leopardstar''' (formerly known as Leopardfur) is a spotted golden tabby she-cat, and the slightly mean RiverClan leader. Unlike her predecessor, Crookedstar, she doesn't like to cooperate with the other Clans and she has little respect for Firestar this could be because of the death of the RiverClan warrior Whiteclaw in ''Fire And'' ''Ice'' who died battling Graystripe on the ThunderClan cats way home from finding WindClan. She expressed greif over his death and may have some bitterness towards Graystripe and ThunderClan cats. She also was a supporter of Tigerstar and her Clan joined his to make TigerClan. She is very stubborn and because of that, she was the last leader to agree to leave the forest.
 
==== Gremlin ====
Although she supported Tigerstar at first, she later grew to regret it. As stubborn as she was, Tigerstar took control over her entire Clan, and Leopardstar couldn't even defend her own deputy (Stonefur) when he was being attacked and later killed for being half-RiverClan and half-ThunderClan. Before the battle against BloodClan, Leopardstar offers Mistyfoot the position of deputy, which Mistyfoot accepts.
Made a deal with Graystripe of ThunderClan in order to protect herself and her unborn kits from being killed in battle.
* <b>Mentor:<b> Unknown
* <b>Apprentices:<b> Unknown
* '''Mate:''' Unknown
* '''Kits:''' Unknown
 
==The Tribe of Rushing Water==
===Silverstream===
The Tribe of Rushing Water is a group of cats who live in a mountain range. They are split into two groups: prey-hunters, who hunt prey, and cave-guards, who protect the prey-hunters and the cave the Tribe lives in. They are led by a cat who takes on the name Stoneteller.
'''Silverstream''' is a silver a tabby she-cat with blue eyes, and she was the daughter of Crookedstar, a RiverClan leader and a RiverClan queen. She saved Graystripe from drowning in the river close to ThunderClan's border, and they soon fell in love. They started an illicit romance that lasted from ''Fire and Ice'' to ''Forest of Secrets''. Silverstream died while giving birth to their kits, Featherkit and Stormkit. The kits later become Feathertail, who is called on to fulfill two new prophecies, and Stormfur, who accompanies his sister on her quest. In ''The Darkest Hour'', Silverstream gave Fireheart his third life. Also, when Fireheart asked her if she had any words for Graystripe, she said nothing, but her eyes told Fireheart more than any words. Her best friend was Mistyfoot. Leafpool sees Silverstream and Feathertail together during a dream from StarClan in ''Sunset'', and Stormfur also saw his mother's spirit, along with his sister's, after Feathertail's death in ''Moonrise''. Silverstream also comes to speak with Stormfur after he escapes the Tribe with the rest of the traveling cats' help.
* <b>Mentor:<b> Mistyfoot
* <b>Apprentices:<b> None
* '''Mate:''' Graystripe (ThunderClan)
* '''Kits:''' Feathertail, Stormfur
 
===Crookedstar ''The New Prophecy'' ===
''' Crookedstar ''' is a huge, light-colored tomcat with a twisted jaw. He was the fromer RiverClan leader before Leopardstar, father of Silverstream, and grandfather of Feathertail and Stormfur.
 
====Brook Where Small Fish Swim====
In Into the Wild Crookedstar made an agreement with Brokenstar to allow them to hunt on their territory, but after Brokenstar was chased out of Shadowclan Crookedstar broke that aggreement. Nightstar who was the leader then said they should keep that aggreement because Shadowclan was still weak from Brokenstar. Bluestar then reminds them that was when Brokenstar was their leader. So that charade is quickly forgotten when Crookedstar mentions that they could hunt in Windclan territory.
Also known as Brook. Prey-hunter of the Tribe, Stormfur's mate.<ref name="moonrise" />
* '''Mentor:''' Unknown
* '''Apprentices:''' Unknown
* '''Mate:''' Unknown
* '''Kits:''' Silverstream
 
====Crag Where Eagles Nest====
===Mistyfoot===
Also known as Crag, Stoneteller, and Teller of the Pointed Stones. Former cave-guard, becomes Stoneteller in ''Sign of the Moon''.<ref name="signmoon">{{cite book|last=Hunter|first=Erin|title=Sign of the Moon|publisher=[[HarperCollins]]|isbn=978-0-06-155518-3|date=2011}}</ref>
'''Mistyfoot''' is a blue-gray she-cat with blue eyes. She is the sister of Stonefur, and she is Bluestar and Oakheart's daughter. She becomes RiverClan's deputy in ''The Darkest Hour''. In ''Forest of Secrets'', she helped Firestar (then known as Fireheart) and Graystripe find out about Oakheart and Tigerstar's respective secrets.
 
====Stormfur====
Before ''The New Prophecy'', she mentored Feathertail (then Featherpaw). But when Tigerstar started to reign in the stead of Leopardstar, he made Mistyfoot, Stonefur, Featherpaw and Stormpaw into prisoners because of their half-RiverClan blood and half-ThunderClan blood. Stonefur ended up being killed for the sake of Stormpaw and Featherpaw. Graystripe, Firestar, and Ravenpaw (whom had witnessed the whole thing) rescued them and let them stay in ThunderClan camp for a while. Some opposed it, but Whitestorm pointed out that they were half ThunderClan, too. After the battle between LionClan and TigerClan, Mistyfoot, Featherpaw, and Stormpaw went back to RiverClan (Mistyfoot had been chosen to be deputy).
Son of Graystripe and Silverstream. Brother of Feathertail and former RiverClan warrior. Mate to Brook Where Small Fish Swim.
 
====Teller of the Pointed Stones====
In ''Dawn'', she was kidnapped by the Twolegs after chasing Gorsetail (who may be Kate Cary's tribue to the late Gorsepaw, who was killed in ''The Darkest Hour'') of WindClan off of her territory. She is then rescued by the ThunderClan cats. When she came back to RiverClan, she returned to being deputy again, forcing Hawkfrost to step down from his temporary reign as deputy. Since then, she puts up with Hawkfrost undermining her authority and questioning her leadership. She remains a friend of Firestar and in ''Starlight'' was the one to warn ThunderClan of Mudclaw's rebellion against Onewhisker for leadership of WindClan.
Also known as Stoneteller. Leader of the Tribe until ''Sign of the Moon''.
 
== Ancient cats ==
In ''Twilight'', Leopardstar sent her to help Leafpool and Mothwing with the poisoned cats. Leafpool sends her to find the cause of the illness and she finds silver-green Twoleg stuff (toxic waste). Hawkfrost and Blackclaw come with Leafpool and Mistyfoot where he underminds Mistyfoot by claiming the patrols were set up badly if no one had noticed the waste. Mistyfoot and Leafpool leave them to the barrier as they return to camp to explain what they had found to Mothwing and Leopardstar.
The Ancient cats lived around the lake long before the Clans or the Tribes were formed.
* <b>Mentor:<b> Unknown
* <b>Apprentices:<b> Silverstream, Feathertail
* '''Mate:''' Unknown
* '''Kits:''' Unnamed
 
===Stonefur ''Dawn of the Clans'' ===
The ''Dawn of the Clans'' series covers events in the story from ''[[The Sun Trail]]'' to ''Path of Stars''. It details how the Clans came to be.
'''Stonefur''' is a gray colored tom with battle scarred ears and looks almost exactly like his sister and mother, Mistyfoot and Bluestar. He was a warrior and deputy of RiverClan, although his mother was Bluestar, the leader of ThunderClan, while his father was Oakheart, RiverClan's deputy. In addition, Stonefur is the brother of Mistyfoot and their unnamed sibling.
 
====Clear Sky====
At the end of ''A Dangerous Path'', Mistyfoot and Stonefur, after learning the truth about Bluestar, are with their mother in her final moments, and mourn her in ThunderClan's camp.
First leader of SkyClan, later Skystar. Father to Thunder.
 
====Gray Wing====
In ''The Darkest Hour'', after Tigerstar convinces Leapordstar to join TigerClan, he attempts to force Stonefur to prove his loyalty by killing the half-Clan apprentices, Featherpaw and Stormpaw, who are half-ThunderClan. Stonefur refuses to slay the two, and Tigerstar orders him killed. Darkstripe is the first to attack Stonefur, but Stonefur defeats Darkstripe. Blackfoot takes Darkstripe's place in finishing off Stonefur.
Majorly influenced the creation of the modern Clans. Known as "Graywing the Wise" to modern Clan cats.
* <b>Mentor:<b> Oakheart
* <b>Apprentices:<b> Shadepelt, Stormfur
* '''Mate:''' Unknown
* '''Kits:''' Unknown
 
===WindClan= Half Moon ====
Also known as Stoneteller and Teller of the Pointed Stones. First leader of what would become the Tribe of Rushing Water. Was in love with Jay's Wing.
===Tallstar===
'''Tallstar''' is a black and white tom with a very long tail. He was the WindClan leader until ''Starlight'', and was succeeded by Onestar.
 
==== Moth Flight ====
He and his Clan were driven from their territory by Brokenstar in ''Into the Wild'', and in ''Fire and Ice'', Firestar (then known as Fireheart) and Graystripe brought WindClan home. Because of that, Tallstar has maintained a friendship with the two cats and ThunderClan. That friendship was temporarily ruptured when it was revealed that ThunderClan was sheltering Brokentail in ''Forest of Secrets'', and WindClan attempted to kill Brokentail.
First medicine cat, member of WindClan. Daughter of Wind Runner.
 
==== One Eye ====
By ''A Dangerous Path'', WindClan had renewed its friendship with ThunderClan, until Bluestar unfairly accused them of stealing prey. In ''The Darkest Hour'', WindClan and ThunderClan joined to make LionClan, in order to fight Tigerstar, and later, RiverClan and ShadowClan join the alliance to defeat Scourge and BloodClan.
Cat who caused trouble for the Clans.
 
==== Slash ====
In ''Dawn'', Tallstar and WindClan shelter with ThunderClan before they leave the forest, and in ''Starlight'', Tallstar loses his final life to starvation and old age. As he dies, he names Onewhisker deputy of WindClan, because Mudclaw is not the right cat to lead it.
Also caused trouble for the Clans.
In ''Twilight'', Tallstar is among the StarClan warriors who comforts Cinderpelt when she is told of her coming death.
 
==== Tall Shadow ====
He is also the longest-living of the four original leaders when Firestar first came to the forest, living until ''Starlight''.
First leader of ShadowClan, later Shadowstar.
* <b>Mentor:<b> Unknown
* <b>Apprentices:<b> Unknown
* '''Mate:''' Unknown
* '''Kits:''' Unknown
 
===Onestar= Thunder ====
First leader of ThunderClan, later Thunderstar. Son of Clear Sky.
'''[[Onestar]]''' (formerly known as Onewhisker) is a brown tabby tom and is a good friend of Firestar. They met in ''Fire and Ice'', the second book in the original series, when Firestar (then Fireheart) and Graystripe bring WindClan home from exile.
 
==== River Ripple ====
In ''Dawn'', the third book in the New Prophecy, he helps Tallstar make the journey to the new lands, and is astonished when he is made deputy just before Tallstar passes on in ''Starlight''. Onewhisker is at first uncertain about his place because Tallstar did not use the correct words. The sign from StarClan, a bolt of lightning killing Mudclaw, who led an uprising against Onewhisker, put the cat at ease and he received his name and lives from the Moonpool. Onestar visited the Moonpool between ''Starlight'' and ''Twilight''.
First leader of RiverClan, later Riverstar.
 
==== Wind Runner ====
Onestar and WindClan then become very withdrawn from the other Clans in ''Twilight'' because Onestar feels that they have relied too much on ThunderClan for help. He also feels that ThunderClan think that WindClan is helpless ever since they were driven out of the old forest by Brokenstar. However, these feelings do not stop Onestar and his warriors from coming to ThunderClan's aid in ''Twilight'' when their camp is overrun with badgers. WindClan's warriors also try to help find not only Crowfeather, but also Leafpool. Onestar later tells Firestar that the Clans can still help each other. Firestar and Onestar are friends again.
First leader of WindClan, later Windstar.
* <b>Mentor:<b> Unknown
* <b>Apprentices:<b> Whitetail, Gorsepaw
* '''Mate:''' Unknown
* '''Kits:''' Unknown
 
===Mudclaw= The Sisters ==
The Sisters are a group of nomadic she-cats who roam from place to place. They have strong connections to the Earth and the spirit world. They do not allow toms to stay in their group beyond kithood.
'''Mudclaw''' is a mottled dark brown tom and a WindClan warrior. He becomes WindClan's deputy sometime between the first series and ''The New Prophecy'', after Deadfoot's death.
 
=== ''Squirrelflight's Hope'' ===
In ''Starlight'', Mudclaw wanted revenge on Onewhisker for taking his position as deputy, and then Clan leader after Tallstar's death. In betrayal of his Clan, he plots to kill Onestar (then Onewhisker) before the new leader has his chance to go to the Moonpool and receive his nine lives and name. Mudclaw gains support from a number of WindClan warriors, and also Hawkfrost.
''Squirrelflight's Hope'' details the story of ThunderClan deputy Squirrelflight struggling with her lack of a legacy.
 
==== Moonlight ====
In the climax of ''Starlight'', Mudclaw revealed to Brambleclaw that he had promised Hawkfrost the position of WindClan deputy, and later, help in taking over RiverClan in return for aiding Mudclaw. Hawkfrost, who had said that Mudclaw persuaded him to join the rebellion in return for leaving RiverClan in peace, claimed that Mudclaw was lying.
Leader of the Sisters before Snow. She died protecting her kits.
 
=== ''The Broken Code'' ===
Soon after, as Mudclaw fled from Hawkfrost, a bolt of lighting struck a tree on the island, where Mudclaw had gone. The tree fell and crushed Mudclaw, as he had been too late to get out of the way. The rest of the cats took this as a sign of StarClan, showing that Onewhisker was WindClan's leader. When the tree fell, it also created a pathway to the island that cats of each Clan could use, making the island a great place for Gatherings.
* <b>Mentor:<b> Unknown
* <b>Apprentices:<b> Webfoot, Crowfeather
* '''Mate:''' Unknown
* '''Kits:''' Unknown
 
===Ashfoot= Snow ====
Leader of the Sisters.
Ashfoot is a gray she-cat with blue eyes. She is first seen in ''Fire and Ice'' as a WindClan queen concerned for her kits as her Clan is searching for a place to live, since they had been driven out of the forest by Brokenstar. She may have been the mate of Deadfoot, and she is mother of Crowfeather. Ashfoot is the current deputy of WindClan.
* <b>Mentor:<b> Unknown
* <b>Apprentices:<b> Unknown
* '''Mate:''' Deadfoot
* '''Kits:''' Unnamed kits, Crowfeather
 
==Characters not in other groups==
===Morningflower===
Morningflower is a WindClan queen. First seen in Fire and Ice, Firestar (then Fireheart) helped her to carry her kit back to WindClan territory.
* <b>Mentor<b> Unknown
* <b>Apprentices<b> Unknown
* '''Kits:''' Gorsepaw
 
===Deadfoot''Tallstar's Revenge''===
==== Jake ====
Deadfoot is a black tom with a stubby, twisted paw and scarred muzzle. He was the WindClan deputy before Mudclaw. Despite his swiftness, Deadfoot didn't seem to be the best fighter, losing fights against Tigerclaw, Graystripe, and Fireheart twice. In ''Fire and Ice'', he shows great concern for Ashfoot and her kits, leading fans to think that he was their possible father. Deadfoot was also the WindClan cat who showed the most hatred to ThunderClan regarding their decision to take in Brokenstar.
Friend of Tallstar. Father of Firestar and Scourge.
 
===''The Prophecies Begin''===
In ''The Darkest Hour'' Deadfoot died in the battle of WindClan and TigerClan. In ''Midnight'', he was shown to be the StarClan cat who chose Crowfeather (then the apprentice Crowpaw) to journey to the sun-drown-place to speak with Midnight.
====Barley====
* '''Mentor''': Unknown
* '''Apprentices''': Unknown
* '''Mate:''' Ashfoot
* '''Kits:''' Crowfeather, unnamed kits
 
Lives on a farm with Ravenpaw, former member of BloodClan.
===Others===
===Ravenpaw===
'''Ravenpaw''' is a sleek black tom with green eyes, a tiny white dash on his chest, and a white-tipped tail. He was the apprentice of Tigerstar (then Tigerclaw) in ''Into the Wild''. He had witnessed Tigerclaw killing Redtail, the former Clan deputy. Ravenpaw also became Firepaw's first friend in ThunderClan, besides Graypaw. Ravenpaw may be the son of [[Goldenflower]] (she showed great concern for him in ''Into the Wild'' when he collapsed after announcing Redtail's death), and if he is, that would make him Brambleclaw and Tawnypelt's half brother.
 
====Princess====
After Tigerclaw had manipulated cats in the Clan to think Ravenpaw was a traitor, Firepaw and Graypaw take him away from the forest to live with Barley, a loner who had helped them previously. Firepaw and Graypaw told the Clan that Ravenpaw had been slain by a ShadowClan patrol, and he was then presumed dead by ThunderClan. Later Fireheart (Firepaw as a warrior) reveales the truth of where Ravenpaw was staying to Bluestar. At first she claims that maybe he was just not meant for life as a clan cat but only after she discovers the truth of Tigerclaw's treachery in ''Forest of Secrets'' does she invite him back into the clan. He, however, chooses to stay a loner with Barley promising to come and visit the clan again. Though Fireheart found himself questioning wether bringing Ravenpaw to Barley's farm was the right thing to do, he later discovers that it for the best when he sees the formerly skinny and jumpy black tom as a sleek, well-fed loner.
A house cat, Firestar's sister.
 
====Ravenpaw====
Ravenpaw and Barley remain allies to ThunderClan, and help out Fireheart and Graystripe numerous times, such as helping WindClan in ''Fire and Ice'', aiding in the battle against BloodClan in ''The Darkest Hour'', pointing the jouneying cats in the right direction to the sun-drown-place in ''Midnight'' and sheltering the Clans in ''Dawn''. Ravenpaw returns to the forest in ''Rising Storm'' to tell Fireheart about a lost white kittypet with ThunderClan scent near his territory which turns out to be Fireheart's stolen apprentice Cloudpaw (formely Cloudkit and presently Cloudtail). In ''Midnight'' Ravenpaw also is the first cat to warn Firestar of the huge monsters that are destroying trees when he pays the ThunderClan camp a visit.
Former ThunderClan apprentice, was mentored by Tigerstar, left ThunderClan to avoid being murdered by Tigerstar for seeing Tigerstar murder Redtail. Lived on a farm with Barley.
* <b>Mentor:<b> Tigerstar(Until he begins to live with barley. And until Tigerstar threatens to kill Ravenpaw.)
* <b>Apprentices:<b> None
 
===Barley=Smudge====
House cat who was friends with Firestar, prior to the latter joining ThunderClan.<ref name="intothewild">{{cite book|title=[[Into the Wild (novel)|Into the Wild]]|last=Hunter|first=Erin|authorlink=Erin Hunter|date=2003|publisher=[[HarperCollins]]|isbn=978-0-06-000002-8}}</ref>
'''Barley''' is a black and white tom, and a loner who lives in a Twoleg barn close to Highstones. He is a friend to the Clans, especially to Bluestar, and he allows Ravenpaw to stay in the barn with him when Ravenpaw is forced to leave ThunderClan because of Tigerclaw. He once lived in BloodClan and ran away beacuse he was afraid of his leader, and is able to give Firestar information about them when he joins LionClan to fight in the battle at Fourtrees. Barley also shelters the Clans on their journey to the new territory in ''Dawn'', and WindClan sheltered in his territory in ''Fire and Ice''.
 
===Princess ''The New Prophecy'' ===
====Midnight====
'''Princess''' is a tabby she-cat with a white chest and paws. She is one of Firestar's kittypet sisters. Split up as kits, Firestar (then Fireheart) found his sister living in the Twolegplace near Tallpines. Princess loves to hear about his life in the forest and, although worried, knows he is happy there. When she gives birth, she gives Fireheart one of the kits, asking him to train her son as a warrior because Fireheart's apprentice, Cinderpaw, had been so injured. Fireheart and Cloudtail (Princess's firstborn son) often journey back to Twolegplace to speak with Princess, telling her about Clan life and warning her about dangers, such as BloodClan.
Badger who has existed since the dawn of time. She informs the journeying protagonists of ''The New Prophecy'' of their forest home's imminent destruction and instructs them on how to help the Clans find a new home. Unlike other badgers in the series who cannot communicate with the cats, Midnight can speak with cats, as well as badgers, rabbits, and foxes.<ref name="midnight">{{cite book|title=[[Midnight (Hunter novel)|Midnight]]|last=Hunter|first=Erin|date=2005|author-link=Erin Hunter|publisher=[[HarperCollins]]|isbn=978-0-06-074449-6}}</ref>
 
====Sasha====
She makes no appearence in the New Prophecy b ut is mentioned a few times by Cloudtail in ''Dawn'' and by Firestar in ''Midnight''
* '''Mate:''' Unknown
* '''Kits:''' Unnamed kits, Cloudtail
 
Former mate of Tigerstar, mother of Mothwing and Hawkfrost.
===Smudge===
'''Smudge''' is a black and white tom, and a kittypet who lives in the Twolegplace that Firestar came from. In ''Into the Wild'', he was Firestar's best friend as a kittypet. The two had grown up together and Smudge is the first to warn Firestar (then Rusty) about the wildcats in the forest, telling Rusty that they eat live rabbits for breakfast and sharpen their claws on old bones. Rusty, being more curious, ignores the warning and ventures into the woods. When Rusty decides to take Bluestar up on her offer of joining ThunderClan, he and Smudge spend one last morning together, visiting their old haunts and kittypet friends.
 
====Sharptooth====
Later in ''Into the Wild'', while Firepaw is out on his apprentice duties, he attacks Smudge, as Smudge was intruding on ThunderClan territory. At first, Firepaw doesn't recognize Smudge because his scent is different (a result of being taken to the Cutter, though Smudge doesn't seem to notice the alteration), though he eventually identifies his old friend and the two chat. Although Firepaw is initially mistrusted by Bluestar for speaking so friendly with a kittypet, seeming to miss his former life, Firepaw admits that because he talked to Smudge, he knows that he made the right choice in becoming a Clan cat.
[[Cougar|Mountain lion]] who lived in the mountains and terrorized the Tribe of Rushing Water. It was killed by Feathertail.<ref name="moonrise" />
 
===''Power of Three''===
Smudge is seen again in ''The Darkest Hour'', speaking to the tabby kittypet who replaced Firestar, when Firestar is looking at his old Twolegs' home. In ''The New Prophecy'', Smudge is mentioned by Cody to Leafpaw in ''Dawn'' as a friend of hers who knew a flame-colored cat named Rusty. Cody and Leafpaw come to the conclusion that Leafpaw's father, Firestar, is Smudge's old friend.
 
===Scourge= Rock ====
Hairless and blind cat who has existed since the dawn of time, and guided the Clans' destinies.
'''Scourge''' is a small black tom with one white paw and icy blue eyes. He was the leader of BloodClan, the so-called Clan that lived in a nearby Twolegplace. Though he is very small, this cat leads his Clan with an iron claw and kills anyone who stands against him. He, like many other cats of his Clan, wears a collar studded with the fangs of dogs and cats, and his claws are reinforced with dogs' teeth. Although he is a leader, Scourge does not believe in StarClan.
 
====Sol====
Two moons before the dogs attacked the ThunderClan camp, Tigerstar and Boulder travel through Twolegplace and there, Scourge and his Clan are invited to the forest by Tigerstar, who wants their help to force ThunderClan and WindClan to join TigerClan. When Tigerstar attempts to command BloodClan, Scourge attacks him and rips out his throat while tearing his claws down Tigerstar's underside. This wound takes all nine of Tigerstar's lives at once, giving him a slow and agonizing death.
Formerly a house cat named Harry. After a bad experience with SkyClan when they lived at the gorge, Sol decided to find the lake Clans and try to disband them. He failed to do so.
 
===''A Vision of Shadows''===
Scourge then decides that the forest will be BloodClan's new home. BloodClan and LionClan (the combined cats from all four forest Clans) meet in battle at Fourtrees. Scourge battles with Firestar, taking his first life. Scourge is shcoked when Firestar revives and kills him when he realizes that Scourge has only one life. With the death of their leader, BloodClan falls apart and retreats. He does not make any appearance in ''Sunset'', but it is possible that he walks in the same dark forest as Darkstripe, Brokentail, and Tigerstar, or perhaps another dark place, seeing as he does not believe in StarClan as the Clan cats do.
====Darktail====
Onestar's son, leader of a group of cats who attacked the Clans and tried to disband them.<ref>{{cite book|last=Hunter|first=Erin|title=Escape from the Forest|publisher=HarperCollins|year=2008|isbn=978-0-06-154793-5|title-link=Escape from the Forest}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Hunter|first=Erin|title=Into the Woods (Warriors)|publisher=HarperCollins|year=2008|isbn=978-0-06-154792-8|title-link=Into the Woods (Warriors)}}</ref>
 
===Snowkit=References==
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Snowkit is a white tom with blue eyes. He was Speckletail's last kit. Fireheart noticed that there was something wrong with Snowkit when he didn't play with the other kits. Cinderpelt tested Snowkit to see if he responds to his name. Snowkit doesn't seem to hear what she says and Cinderpelt tells Speckletail that Snowkit is deaf. Later on, Snowkit is carried away by a hawk because he wasn't able to hear it's wings flapping from behind him.
 
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==''The New Prophecy''==
===Brambleclaw===
'''[[Brambleclaw (Warriors)|Brambleclaw]]''' (formerly known as Bramblekit and Bramblepaw) is a dark brown tabby tom with amber eyes. He is the son of Tigerstar and Goldenflower, brother of Tawnypelt and he is a warrior of ThunderClan. He is also half-brother of Swiftpaw, and Hawkfrost and Mothwing of RiverClan. He was born in ''Forest of Secrets''.
 
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He's very fond of Squirrelflight, and she was of him up until he began to trust Hawkfrost of RiverClan, his half brother through Tigerstar. He was chosen by Bluestar of StarClan to be the ThunderClan cat to journey to speak with Midnight.
 
Brambleclaw is ashamed of who his father was and feels that it is Tigerstar's legacy that stops him from being made deputy of ThunderClan when Graystripe goes missing (although it is also because Brambleclaw has never had an apprentice and Firestar refuses to believe that Graystripe is dead). Much to Squirrelflight's anger, he trusts his half brother and often speaks with him at Gatherings. He often joins Hawkfrost in his dreams, speaking with Tigerstar, who is teaching them to follow in his pawsteps. In some cases, the dreams are too real to be comforting. In one dream, Tigerstar became angry with Brambleclaw and reopened a wound on Brambleclaw's shoulder as they attacked one another. Brambleclaw then woke up to find fresh blood plastered on his shoulder where his father had clawed him.
 
In ''Twilight'', Brambleclaw acts much differently towards other cats. Squirrelflight notices that he's colder than ever and he's acting much like a deputy, treating Rainwhisker and Ashfur like apprentices, when Ashfur is older than Brambleclaw. Brambleclaw objects to Firestar's decision of taking in Daisy, a Horseplace cat, and her three kits, which infuriates Cloudtail, and Squirrelflight thinks that his objection to kittypets means he doesn't like her. He also becomes angry when Ashfur is chosen to mentor Birchpaw, Ferncloud and Dustpelt's kit, but he hides it from the rest of the Clan. Near the end of ''Twilight'', he grows closer to Squirrelflight again.
 
In ''Sunset'', Squirrelflight and Brambleclaw are closer than before. Brambleclaw also becomes deputy and kills Hawkfrost, who had led Firestar into a Twoleg trap, leaving him for Brambleclaw to kill. Brambleclaw killed Hawkfrost by driving a stake through his neck after releasing Firestar.
 
In ''The Power of Three'', Brambleclaw and Squirrelflight have three kits, Hollypaw, Jaypaw and Lionpaw.
* <b>Mentor:<b> Firestar
* <b>Apprentices:<b> Berrykit (when Berrykit's an apprentice)
* '''Mate:''' Squirrelflight (ThunderClan)
* '''Kits:''' Hollypaw, Jaypaw, Lionpaw
 
===Tawnypelt===
'''Tawnypelt''' (formerly known as Tawnykit and Tawnypaw) is a tawny tortoiseshell she-cat with green eyes and a ShadowClan warrior. She is the daughter of Tigerstar and Goldenflower, the sister of Brambleclaw, and the half-sister of Swiftpaw, Hawkfrost, and Mothwing. She is also the aunt to Hollypaw, Jaypaw, and Lionpaw. She was born in ''Forest of Secrets''.
 
In ''The Darkest Hour'', she joined ShadowClan shortly after she discovered that her father was the leader there. Although Tigerstar was revealed to be tyrannical and evil, she remained with her chosen Clan because she felt more accepted there than in ThunderClan. She was chosen by Nightstar of StarClan to be the ShadowClan cat to journey to speak with Midnight.
 
In ''Midnight'', Tawnypelt gets bitten on her shoulder by a rat, and limps painfully all through their journey. The cats eventually find burdock root, thanks to Leafpool and Squirrelflight's special bond, and Tawnypelt's wound is temporarily soothed. When they meet Midnight, the badger continues to cure Tawnypelt's wound with some burdock root. In ''Moonrise'', the wound breaks open again, and the Tribe of Rushing Water cures her with their own herbs.
 
In ''Dawn'', Tawnypelt runs to ThunderClan camp, and begs them to help her when the twolegs are attacking ShadowClan. ThunderClan agrees to help, and ShadowClan eventually shelters with ThunderClan since their camp is destroyed.
 
In ''Starlight'', Tawnypelt's role is small. Unlike Brambleclaw, Tawnypelt does not acknowledge that Hawkfrost is her half-brother, and unlike most of ShadowClan's warriors, Tawnypelt does not help Mudclaw with his coup.
 
In ''Twilight'' Squirrelflight sees Tawnypelt being attacked by a hostile kittypet that lives in their territory. She explains to Squirrelflight how the kittypet and his tabby friend gave an apprentice, Talonpaw, such serious injuries that he died soon after dragging himself back to camp. The kittypets' Twolegs also threw something at Cedarheart, breaking his leg. Together, ThunderClan and ShadowClan come up with a plan to stop the kittypets from attacking ShadowClan without their Twolegs interfering. When their plan is successful, Blackstar thanks ThunderClan and Onestar angrily calls Blackstar and Leopardstar terrible leaders for depending so much on ThunderClan.
 
In ''Sunset'', we discover that Tawnypelt, like Hawkfrost and Brambleclaw is visited by Tigerstar, yet she is the only one to reject him. While Brambleclaw is watching she tells Tigerstar that he only became leader by twisting the warrior code out of proportion in order to get what he wants. She then tells Brambleclaw that he should stop listening to Tigerstar because he had been accepting everything they had tried to avoid since they were kits. She even tells him she was happy that Tigerstar was killed by Scourge after discovering the tyrant he was.
 
Throughout the entrie series, Tawnypelt doesn't seem to be aware that Hawkfrost and Mothwing are her half siblings. Also, until ''Sunset'', she doesn't seem phased when Brambleclaw mentions that he shares his dreams with Hawkfrost.
* <b>Mentor:<b> Brackenfur, unknown (after she joins ShadowClan)
* <b>Apprentices:<b> None
* '''Mate:''' Unknown
* '''Kits:''' Unknown
 
===Stormfur===
'''Stormfur''' (formerly known as Stormkit and Stormpaw) is a solid dark gray tom with amber eyes. He is the son of Graystripe and Silverstream, brother of Feathertail, and grandson of Crookedstar, a former RiverClan leader. He was born in ''Forest of Secrets''.
 
Stormfur was originally not one of the chosen cats for the journey, but he went to protect Feathertail, his sister. He left RiverClan to go join the Tribe of Rushing Water when all four Clans were traveling to their new home in ''Dawn.'' He had fallen in love with a she-cat there named Brook Where Small Fish Swim (Brook), and had no other ties left to his Clan. Before he fell in love with Brook he was fond of Squirrelflight. He said that his father was gone, his sister and mother were dead, and the closest cat that wasn't his kin (Stonefur, his mentor) was dead.
 
After the battle with the badgers at the climax of ''Twilight'', he and Brook arrive in ThunderClan, shocked to see the camp in ruins. They claim to have come to check on the Clans and make sure they reached their journey's end, and stay with ThunderClan for a while. Stormfur eventually decides to remain loyal to his birth Clan and the two leave to rejoin RiverClan. There, Hawkfrost makes trouble for them by making Mothwing dishonestly claim to have received a sign from StarClan, which seems to point that Stormfur and Brook are not welcome. He later goads Stormfur into attacking him, at which point an angry Leopardstar exiles him from RiverClan. The two return to ThunderClan. Brambleclaw suspects that there is some as yet unseen reason that they are so reluctant to return to the mountains. Stormfur also says that it's not possible for he and Brook to return to the mountains.
* <b>Mentor:<b> Stonefur, Graystripe (after death of Stonefur), unknown RiverClan cat (after defeat of BloodClan)
* <b>Apprentices:<b> Brook (teaching her the ways of the forest)
* '''Mate:''' Brook
* '''Kits:''' Unknown
 
===Feathertail===
'''[[Feathertail]]''' (formerly known as Featherkit and Featherpaw) is a pale silver she-cat with blue eyes, and she is the daughter of Graystripe and Silverstream and granddaughter of Crookedstar. Her brother is Stormfur and she was a warrior of RiverClan. She was born in ''Forest of Secrets''.
 
She was chosen by Oakheart of StarClan to be the RiverClan cat to journey to speak with Midnight. During the journey, Feathertail fell in love with WindClan's chosen cat, Crowpaw (now known as Crowfeather). She also played part in the Tribe of Rushing Water's prophecy, which said that a silver cat would come to save them from the [[cougar|lion-cat]] Sharptooth. Sharptooth had terrorized the Tribe for moons, and had picked off cats one by one with ease. Feathertail gave her life to save Crowpaw from Sharptooth by loosening some rock from the ceiling of the Tribe's cave, crushing him, but killing herself in the process. At the end of ''Dawn'', she watched Crowpaw receive his choosing of the warrior name Crowfeather.
 
She now hunts in two skies, with StarClan and the Tribe of Endless Hunting (the Tribe of Rushing Water's ancestors). In ''Starlight'', she spoke with Leafpool and told her to give a message to Crowfeather. Feathertail does not want him to grieve for her, and not to be blind to the living. In ''Twilight'', she speaks to Leafpool again, this time to deliver a message to Mothwing, who refuses to believe in StarClan, and therfore StarClan cannot reach her in her dreams. Her message describes Twolegs causing great danger to RiverClan. Mothwing heeds the warning only because she trusts Leafpool. Even though Mothwing doesn't realize it, she misses toxic waste that poisons her Clan, killing an elder, Ivytail, and a very young kit.
 
In ''Sunset'', Feathertail helps Leafpool teach Willowpaw, Mothwing's young apprentice, about StarClan, since a disbelieving Mothwing is unable. When Feathertail introduces herself to the young apprentice, Willowpaw claims that the she-cat is a heroine and Feathertail, embarrassed by the attention, goes on to show Willowpaw where to find catmint close to RiverClan's territory.
* <b>Mentor:<b> Mistyfoot
* <b>Apprentices:<b> None
* '''Mate:''' None
* '''Kits:''' None
 
===Crowfeather===
'''Crowfeather''' (formerly known as Crowpaw) is a smoky gray, almost black tom with blue eyes and a sharp tongue. He is a WindClan warrior, and the son of Ashfoot, a WindClan she-cat who becomes deputy in ''Starlight''. The identity of Crowfeather's father is unknown, but could possibly be Deadfoot. Crowfeather was chosen by Deadfoot of StarClan to be the WindClan cat to journey to speak with Midnight, a star-gazing badger.
 
Crowfeather is a snappish cat (a bit like Yellowfang). Fans thought he had it towards Squirrelflight at first before his love for Feathertail. During ''Moonrise'', he had been fond of Feathertail (and she him), and became increasingly upset after her death, even running recklessly onto a Thunderpath, not caring if he died, saying, "I'm not frightened of joining StarClan! The forest is dying anyway. At least in StarClan, Feathertail will be waiting for me!"
 
On their journey with the Clans to their new home (in ''Dawn''), Tallstar, WindClan's leader, made Crowpaw a warrior. Crowpaw asked if he could choose the name of Crowfeather in honor of the deceased Feathertail, and Tallstar agrees. The newly named Crowfeather takes his vigil next to Feathertail's grave in the Tribe of Rushing Water's camp, a mountain cave.
 
Later in ''Starlight'', he confesses his love to Leafpool, ThunderClan's medicine cat apprentice, and she received this with shock, telling him that he couldn't love her. On the inside, Leafpool is relieved to hear that he feels the same way. Also during the battle he fights side by side with Brambleclaw, driving away two Shadow clan warriors.
 
In ''Twilight'', Crowfeather makes a plan with Leafpool to leave the Clans behind as there is no other way for them to be together. Leafpool agrees after fighting with Cinderpelt and going to the Moonpool, and they leave the forest, following the hills outside of WindClan territory. They spend a night there when they run into Midnight, who comes to deliver news that her kin are planning to attack the Clans for driving them out, and they only agree to go back because they can't leave their Clans to be torn to shreds. He tells Leafpool that he knew she would never give up her Clan for him, yet he still loves her just as much.
 
After they return to their own respective Clans, Crowfeather is unhappy that Leafpool would choose her own Clan over her love for him. Crowfeather abruptly but sadly breaks up their relationship, stating that it would be better if they never met again.
* <b>Mentor:<b> Mudclaw
* <b>Apprentices:<b> None
* '''Mate:''' None
* '''Kits:''' None
 
===Squirrelflight===
'''Squirrelflight''' (formerly known as Squirrelpaw) is a dark orange, flame-colored she-cat with green eyes and one white forepaw. She is the daughter of Firestar and Sandstorm, and she is the sister of Leafpool. She is a ThunderClan warrior, and as an apprentice in ''Midnight'', she had pestered Brambleclaw (after following him) to let her in on the journey, although she had not been chosen. In ''Starlight'', Firestar gives her her warrior name before all of the Clans, the first new warrior in the Clans' new home.
 
She is fond of Brambleclaw, but sees his relationship with Hawkfrost as treason. Both Squirrelflight and her sister Leafpool are distrusting of Hawkfrost, and Squirrelflight is angry with Brambleclaw, who continues to defend his brother. Squirrelflight seems to have taken a liking to Ashfur during her arguments with Brambleclaw. In ''Twilight'', she hasn't completely lost her feelings for Brambleclaw, although they argue frequently. When Brambleclaw objects to Firestar's choice of taking in Daisy and her three kits, Squirrelflight wonders if he thinks the same of her because she's half kittypet through her father.
 
Squirrelflight eventually realizes that she wouldn't want to leave the Clans behind for Ashfur, like Leafpool had done with Crowfeather, yet she wasn't sure if she would for Brambleclaw. After the devastating badger attack, Squirrelflight tries to push away the fact that, during the battle, she was more concerned for Brambleclaw than Ashfur.
 
Also, Squirrelflight has a special bond with her sister, Leafpool. The two sisters are able to feel what the other is feeling at almost any time, even when separated. During Squirrelflight and the other five cats' journey to the sun-drown-place, Squirrelflight has dreams and often gets messages of what's happening in the Clans back in the forest because of Leafpool. When Tawnypelt gets a rat bite on her shoulder, none of the journeying cats remember the herb that will cure the injury. Squirrelflight has a lingering feeling that she knows which herb it is, and back in the forest, Leafpool continues to think of burdock root for seemingly no reason.
 
Eventually, Leafpool eats a bit of burdock root, and the next day, Squirrelflight wakes up with the taste of the herb in her mouth. She instantly recognizes it as burdock root, and finds the herb. Another example of this bond is when Leafpool gets captured by the Twolegs. Squirrelflight has dreams about being captured and knows that something has happened to her sister. Later, she is visited by Spottedleaf, and led in a dream to the place where Leafpool and the other cats are being held.
 
In ''The Power of Three'', Squirrelflight and Brambleclaw have three kits, Hollypaw, Jaypaw and Lionpaw.
* <b>Mentor:<b> Dustpelt
* <b>Apprentices:<b> None
* '''Mate:''' Brambleclaw (ThunderClan)
* '''Kits:''' Hollypaw, Jaypaw, Lionpaw
 
===Leafpool===
'''Leafpool''' (formerly known as Leafpaw) is a light brown tabby with white paws, and amber eyes. She is the daughter of Firestar and Sandstorm, and the sister of Squirrelflight. Leafpool is the polar opposite of Squirrelflight, obeying the medicine cat code and "being able to sit still." As of ''Twilight'', she is ThunderClan's current medicine cat, and she was given her full medicine cat name in ''Starlight''. She may have got her tabby colouring from her paternal grandparents, as her aunt Princess has a similar coat pattern.
 
Leafpool is good friends with Sorreltail, a ThunderClan queen, and Mothwing, RiverClan's medicine cat. In ''Dawn'', she befriends a kittypet named Cody, who stays with ThunderClan after escaping Twolegs.
 
Despite the fact that her sister hates Hawkfrost, Leafpool seems to like him. And he might to because he teases her in a friendly way and even saves her(with a little help from Brambleclaw) from a mad dog. He also helps Leafpool in ''Twilight'' because he helps her.
 
Also in ''Starlight'', she found the Moonpool, the equivalent of the Moonstone in the new territory. She maintains a close relationship with Spottedleaf, a deceased medicine cat of ThunderClan who diedgot his warrior name, and often speaks with Feathertail too. Though she is horrified to learn that her friend, Mothwing, the RiverClan medicine cat, does not believe in StarClan, Leafpool is still loyal to her and has not revealed Mothwing's secret to any cat.
 
In ''Twilight'', Leafpool is distracted by her love for Crowfeather (going to give Firestar a nettle seed instead of poppy seeds, trying to get rid of Mousefur's ticks with yarrow), and she eventually decides to run away with him (for medicine cats are not allowed to take mates or have kits, according to the warrior code). After hearing from Midnight as they journey away from the Clans' territory, she decides that she can't leave them to be torn apart by badgers and returns. Leafpool is devastated when she watches her mentor, Cinderpelt, die in the nursery by Sorreltail's side, and she's upset that Cinderpelt knew of her oncoming death, but had never told Leafpool. She thinks that if Cinderpelt had told her, she would have been forced to stay and could possibly have saved Cinderpelt's life. Cinderpelt confesses that she could never have forced Leafpool to do such a thing.
 
In ''Sunset'', Bluestar, Lionheart, and Yellowfang reveal to her that Leafpool was to stumble on a path few medicine cats have walked on, but the cats of StarClan could not reveal her future. Also, Leafpool sees that [[Brambleclaw (Warriors)|Brambleclaw]] and Squirrelflight were destined to be together, and that Brambleclaw would keep ThunderClan safe.
 
Leafpool also has visions of a trio of stars whose brightness threatens to rival the moon's.
She sees the stars a total of three times, and Bluestar and Spottedleaf reveal respectively that there are cats Leafpool has yet to meet who will shape her future, and that the stars are a sign, though it isn't time for Leafpool to discover what the sign means. The three stars may be referring to Leafpool's future relatives Jaypaw, Hollypaw, and Lionpaw, Squirrelflight's kits in the ''Power of Three'' series.
 
*<b>Mentor:<b> Cinderpelt
*<b>Apprentices:<b> Willowpaw (Mothwing's apprentice; Leafpool mentors her in the ways of StarClan)
*'''Mate:''' None
*'''Kits:''' None
 
==Secondary Characters==
===ThunderClan===
===Sorreltail===
'''Sorreltail''' (formerly known as Sorrelkit and Sorrelpaw) is a tortoiseshell and white she-cat and a ThunderClan warrior. Her brothers are Sootfur and Rainwhisker, and she was first seen in ''The Darkest Hour'' as a kit, the daughter of Willowpelt and Whitestorm. When she overheard Darkstripe talking to Tigerstar and Blackfoot of ShadowClan, Darkstripe tried to kill her by feeding her deathberries. Cinderpelt was able to save her, but to this day she has a fear of little red berries.
 
In ''The New Prophecy'' she is one of Leafpool's closest friends. When Leafpool (then known as Leafpaw) decided to go on a secret mission to WindClan, she accompanied her. Mudclaw chased them both into RiverClan where Mothwing helped them get home. She also accompanied Leafpool to go searching for Mistyfoot and Cloudtail. When Leafpool was caught by the Twolegs in ''Dawn'', she blamed herself and later led the rest of the Clan on a rescue mission.
 
In ''Twilight'', Sorreltail becomes pregnant with Brackenfur's kits and gives birth to them in the middle of the battle against the badgers. After Cinderpelt is killed, Leafpool finishes helping Sorreltail with her kitting, and she gives birth to four healthy kits. It is bittersweet, however, for both Brackenfur and Sorreltail. Cinderpelt was Brackenfur's sister, and Sootfur was Sorreltail's brother. He had gotten his two hind legs broken, and was later killed by a badger as he tried to climb Leafpool's secret exit to the cliff. Rainwhisker was the one who delivered the news of their brother's death to Sorreltail.
 
At the start of ''Sunset'', we discover the kits' names: Molekit, Honeykit, Poppykit and Cinderkit.
* <b>Mentor:<b> Sandstorm
* <b>Apprentices:<b> None
* '''Mate:''' Brackenfur (ThunderClan)
* '''Kits:''' Molekit, Honeykit, Poppykit, Cinderkit
 
===Cinderkit===
'''Cinderkit''' is Sorreltail and Brackenfur's fluffy gray she-kit and sister to Molekit, Honeykit, and Poppykit. She was born during the badger attack at the end of ''Twilight'', and named after Cinderpelt, her aunt (Brackenfur's sister), who was killed by a badger while helping Sorreltail with her kitting. Cinderkit herself bears a haunting resemblance to the former ThunderClan medicine cat. With Spottedleaf's help, Leafpool discovers that this kit is a reincarnation of Cinderpelt, yet Leafpool is the only one in ThunderClan to know it. When Leafpool discovers this hidden secret, she no longer feels alone and she knows that her former mentor will always be watching over her.
 
===Ashfur===
'''Ashfur''' (formerly known as Ashkit and Ashpaw) is a pale gray tom with darker flecks and dark blue eyes. He is the son of Brindleface, brother of Ferncloud, and uncle of Birchpaw, Hollykit, Larchkit, and Spiderleg. Ashfur was an apprentice and also Cloudtail's friend in ''Rising Storm''. In ''Starlight'' and ''Twilight'', he became the object of Squirrelflight's affections. He defends her from Brambleclaw, though she says she can take care herself. He becomes Birchpaw's mentor, much to Brambleclaw's anger.
 
In ''Sunset'', Ashfur loses Squirrelflight to Brambleclaw, becomes very angry at both of them,and insults Brambleclaw when he was appointed deputy. He loves Squirrelflight, and believes that they are perfect for each other. Ashfur also distrusts Brambleclaw, because of how Brambleclaw's father, Tigerstar, brutally murdered Ashfur's mother, Brindleface, along with other innocent cats in his quest for power. Ashfur ends up ignoring Squirrelflight and Brambleclaw for the rest of the book, even though Squirrelflight tries to explain that somehow she felt that StarClan has destined her and Brambleclaw to be together.
 
It is rumored by fans that Ashfur was the cat who helps Hawkfrost in ''Sunset'', as Birchpaw, Ashfur's apprentice, told Firestar that Blackstar was waiting on ThunderClan territory. That statement has led some to believe that Ashfur wanted Brambleclaw to be exiled from ThunderClan. It is suspected that the fox trap was Ashfur's planning to have Brambleclaw kill his leader in the fox trap and become leader.
 
Before Brambleclaw goes to meet Hawkfrost for the final time, Ashfur says that he has planned to give Birchpaw an assessment, and nothing is out of the ordinary. A little later, Ashfur comes to Leafpool and Squirrelflight, saying that he had to come back for help because he couldn't take on Brambleclaw and Hawkfrost, who were with a trapped Firestar, alone. Squirrelflight and Leafpool follow Ashfur's fear-scent trail back to the lake, arriving just after Hawkfrost is killed.
 
* <b>Mentor:<b> Dustpelt
* <b>Apprentices:<b> Birchpaw
* '''Mate:''' None
* '''Kits:''' None
 
===Daisy===
'''Daisy''' is a creamy-brown-colored she-cat with blue eyes, and a kittypet/loner. She is first introduced in ''Starlight'', living in a barn with two other loners, Floss and Smoky, at the horseplace located in the Clans' new home. Her mate is Smoky, a white and gray tom.
 
In ''Twilight'', she and her kits run away from the barn when Floss's kits were taken by Twolegs. Firestar offers her a place in the Clan for her and her kits. She stays, and Cloudtail offers to teach her some fighting moves, although she is not much of a fighter. Her kits are Hazelkit, Mousekit, and Berrykit (the kits are renamed after Daisy joins ThunderClan; she had planned to call them Mouse, Hazel, and Berry).
 
Daisy never ends up being a very good fighter, and becomes very afraid of the forest in ''Sunset'', after the badger attack on ThunderClan. Unfortunately for her, before Daisy has a chance to recover from her shock, Berrykit's tail is mangled by a fox trap and Daisy's fear of the forest escalates. As a result, in ''Sunset'', she runs away with her kits back to the barn they had come from. Cloudtail and Brambleclaw later come and convince her to return, and the kits are glad to be back in ThunderClan.
 
At first, Daisy is in love with Cloudtail, although he may not realize it. Later, Daisy apologizes to Brightheart for her affections. Daisy admits that a reason she left ThunderClan was because she didn't have any cat in the Clan that she was close to, like Brightheart was with Cloudtail. Brightheart accepts Daisy's apology, and they become good friends.
* '''Mentor:''' Cloudtail (he trains her to fight)
* '''Apprentices:''' None
* '''Mate:''' Smoky (loner)
* '''Kits:''' Berrykit, Mousekit, Hazelkit
 
===Berrykit===
'''Berrykit''' (formerly known as Berry) is a cream-coloured tom, like his mother Daisy. He and his siblings, Mousekit and Hazelkit, were brought by Daisy to ThunderClan when they were very young and Firestar allows them to join ThunderClan for as long as they wish. Originally, his mother planned to name him Berry, but when he, Daisy, and his siblings join ThunderClan, the kits' names are changed to agree with Clan naming tradition. He and his siblings get into trouble with Brightheart when the three kits raid Cinderpelt's herbal supply. Eventually, they warm up to Brightheart and her scarred face. Berrykit even claims that Brightheart should be a medicine cat instead of Leafpool when the she-cat runs off with Crowfeather.
 
In ''Sunset'', half of Berrykit's tail was torn off as a result of Berrykit accidentally getting it stuck in a fox trap. Leafpool was unable to save Berrykit's tail. This doesn't seem to bother the kit, and has given him a new found respect for Brambleclaw, one of his saviors. Brambleclaw watches Berrykit with a close eye, hoping to become the kit's future mentor. When Firestar makes Brambleclaw his deputy, he announces that when Berrykit is apprenticed, Brambleclaw will be his mentor, hoping to reject any cat saying that Brambleclaw cannot be a deputy since he has never mentored a cat. Because of this, during the deputy naming ceremony, Berrykit's exclamation can be heard from Leafpool's spot on Highledge.
* '''Mentor:''' Brambleclaw (when Berrykit's apprenticed)
* '''Apprentices:''' None
 
===Mousekit===
'''Mousekit''' (formerly known as Mouse) is a gray and white tom like his father, Smoky (a kittypet/loner that lives in the horse place). He and his siblings, Berrykit and Hazelkit, were brought by Daisy to ThunderClan when they were very young and Firestar allows them to join ThunderClan for as long as they wish. Originally, his name was Mouse, but Leafpool and Daisy change he and his siblings names when they join ThunderClan. He and his siblings get into a lot of trouble with Brightheart when the three kits raid Cinderpelt's herb supply. Brightheart accidentally treats him roughly. He calls her "that ugly cat" in return. Eventually, he and his siblings warm up to Brightheart and her scarred face.
 
===Hazelkit===
'''Hazelkit''' (formerly known as Hazel) is a she-cat with gray and white fur, like her father Smoky. She and her brothers, Berrykit and Mousekit, were brought by Daisy to ThunderClan when they were very young and Firestar allows them to join ThunderClan for as long as they wish. Originally, her name was Hazel, but Leafpool and Daisy change she and her brothers names when they join ThunderClan. She and her brothers get into a lot of trouble with Brightheart when the three kits raid Cinderpelt's herb supply. They soon warm up to Brightheart and her scarred face.
 
===Brook===
'''Brook Where Small Fish Swim (Brook)''' is a brown tabby she-cat with amber eyes, younger sister to Talon of Swooping Eagle, a prey-hunter, and a member of the Tribe of Rushing Water.
Brook is from a younger litter than her brother, and when their mother was killed by Sharptooth, Brook was looked after by Talon.
 
She befriended Stormfur in ''Moonrise'' and later they both fell in love. However, when Brook was forced to betray him, he didn't forgive her until Sharptooth was killed later in the book. In ''Dawn'', Stormfur chose to leave RiverClan and join her Tribe. She appears in the final scene of ''Twilight'' with Stormfur in ThunderClan camp at the conclusion of badger battle. The reason they have come is unknown, though they claim it to be that they wanted to see if the Clans were settling in.
 
In ''Sunset'', Brook and Stormfur stay with ThunderClan for a short time, only to leave for RiverClan. They intend to stay with Stormfur's former Clan and Brook plans to become a warrior. Brambleclaw, on a voyage around the lake appointed by Firestar, sees Brook accidentally chase a squirrel across the border to ShadowClan. Hawkfrost spots Brook and the three cats go back to RiverClan's camp. After a number of RiverClan cats claim that Brook shouldn't be in RiverClan because she can't follow nor does she know the warrior code. Hawkfrost tells Leopardstar that he would have liked for Brook to be run over by a monster that barely missed her.
 
A moment later, Hawkfrost goads Stormfur into attacking him. Blackclaw and Mistyfoot pull the warriors apart, and Leopardstar reluctantly exiles Stormfur from RiverClan, saying that he has forgotten or just doesn't care for the warrior code anymore. Brook leaves RiverClan with Stormfur, and the two are then taken back to ThunderClan by Brambleclaw. Firestar accepts their return, though he meets some disagreement from a few cats.
* '''Mentor''': Unknown prey-hunter, Stormfur (he trains her to live in the forest)
* '''Apprentices''': None
* '''Mate:''' Stormfur
* '''Kits:''' None
 
===RiverClan===
===Mothwing===
'''Mothwing''' is a golden tabby she-cat with a dappled coat and amber eyes.
Mothwing is the RiverClan medicine cat, mentored by Mudfur (he died in ''Dawn''), the daughter of Tigerstar and Sasha (a rogue), and the sister of Hawkfrost. Her half siblings are Brambleclaw and Tawnypelt. After Brambleclaw mates with Squirrelflight, she becomes distantly related to his kits, Hollypaw, Lionpaw, and Jaypaw.
 
She, unlike the other medicine cats, does not believe in StarClan, although this does not stop her from being a skilled healer. It is thought that she only became a medicine cat because a moth's wing appeared outside of the den of her mentor, Mudfur, RiverClan's previous medicine cat. Mudfur took it to be a sign from StarClan. When Leafpool (then Leafpaw) mentions it to her in ''Starlight'' (after learning of Mothwing's disbelief in StarClan), Mothwing's eyes widen and says "That was-", but before she could finish, Cinderpelt called Leafpool. In ''Sunset'' it is revealed that Hawkfrost caught the moth and put it there for Mothwing, so as to be able to threaten Mothwing into doing what he wants, or Hawkfrost will tell RiverClan to drive Mothwing out. Feathertail tells Leafpool in ''Twilight'' that StarClan had hoped Mothwing would believe in them after spending some time as a medicine cat. Unfortunately, the plan she still ignores StarClan's dreams, even at the Moonpool.
 
Mothwing is a loyal friend to Leafpool and she has helped her on numerous occasions. In ''Twilight'', Leafpool delivers a message from Feathertail to Mothwing. Since Mothwing doesn't believe in StarClan, Feathertail couldn't reach her. Despite the prophecy from Feathertail, Mothwing still refuses to believe in StarClan. She somewhat misses the point of the prophecy (which told of Twolegs bringing great danger to RiverClan), and a number of her Clan was poisoned by toxic waste (possibly oil) from a Twoleg object. The cause of some the poisoning was a trio of kits, led by Minnowkit, who thought it would be fun to run around in the sticky liquid. Leafpool comes to the conclusion that Dawnflower, the kits' mother, got the sickness from the kits, however the rest of the cats picked it up on their own.
 
As Leafpool and Mothwing take care of the ill cats, Willowkit, Mosspelt's young daughter, helps them and Leafpool claims that Willowkit seems to be the perfect apprentice for Mothwing once she's six moons old.
 
In ''Sunset'', Hawkfrost blackmails Mothwing into making up a prophecy against Stormfur and Brook by threatening to tell the whole of RiverClan the truth unless she does as he says. She, disappointedly, tells Leopardstar that StarClan sent her a sign saying Brook and Stormfur were unwelcome in RiverClan.
 
Mothwing said that she did try to believe in StarClan before, but after learning that the moth's wing sign was not from StarClan, she lost faith.
 
Later, Willowpaw becomes Mothwing's apprentice, and Leafpool is called upon by StarClan to teach the apprentice about StarClan, while Mothwing teaches her how to heal.
* '''Mentor:''' Mudfur
* '''Apprentices:''' Willowpaw
* '''Kits:''' None
 
===Hawkfrost===
'''Hawkfrost''' is a dark brown tabby tom with icy blue eyes. He was a RiverClan warrior, son of Tigerstar and Sasha, and brother of Mothwing. Being Tigerstar's son, Hawkfrost is Brambleclaw and Tawnypelt's half brother. He is also half-uncle to Hollypaw, Jaypaw, and Lionpaw, Brambleclaw's kits.
 
Though born from a rogue mother, he is loyal to his Clan and always fights to protect it. Unlike Brambleclaw, however, Hawkfrost is not ashamed of who his father was, and unlike his sister Mothwing, Hawkfrost faithfully believes in StarClan. He may have lost his loyalty to StarClan under his father's influence.
 
Hawkfrost speaks with Brambleclaw and Tigerstar occasionally in his dreams. There, Tigerstar encourages his sons to rise to power within their Clans and Hawkfrost seems to agree with his father wholeheartedly.
 
When Mistyfoot was taken by Twolegs, Hawkfrost was made deputy in her place, but was forced to step down when she returned. He has since challenged her authority in many ways. He orders other cats around, disagrees with Mistyfoot's orders, and makes snide comments to clanmates about how she neglects the Clan (most of which are untrue).
 
In ''Starlight'', he sided with Mudclaw of WindClan and led a rebellion against Onestar, the WindClan leader,(then Onewhisker) when he still had only one life. When Mudclaw was killed by a falling tree that had been struck by lightning, Hawkfrost (and many others) saw it as a sign from StarClan and apologized for his actions.
 
In ''Twilight'' Hawkfrost seems to be very good hearted, despite Squirrelflight believing that he is untrustworthy. Other than insulting Mistyfoot's job as RiverClan's deputy, practically to her face, and his dreams with Tigerstar where he promises to follow in his father's pawsteps, Hawkfrost is an excellent warrior. He helps with the toxic Twoleg waste incident by building a thorn barrier around the object with Blackclaw's help. He also thanks Leafpool when she reminds him to wash his paws in a stream.
 
In ''Sunset'', Hawkfrost is shown largely trying to stir up trouble. It is revealed that it was he who placed the moth's wing at Mudfur's den, causing him to take it as a sign from StarClan and take Mothwing as an apprentice. He now threatens to reveal this secret in order to control Mothwing. Hawkfrost uses this control to get his sister to tell all of the Clans about a dream at a Gathering. Made up by Hawkfrost, the dream had the image of a stream with two large pebbles blocking its flow until they were removed. The dream suggests that two cats who are unlike the rest, Stormfur and Brook, should not be welcomed in RiverClan and that they need to be expelled in order for the Clan to function properly.
 
Hawkfrost is also plotting with his father, Tigerstar, in dreams more so than Brambleclaw, and the two devise a test. After Brambleclaw is made deputy of ThunderClan, Hawkfrost traps Firestar in a fox trap, and orders his half-brother to kill Firestar and take over ThunderClan. Brambleclaw refuses, yanking the trap off of Firestar and plunging the sharp end into Hawkfrost's throat, killing him. Moments before he dies, Hawkfrost hints a ThunderClan warrior helped him and vows that their feud is not yet over.
 
It may be important to note that Brambleclaw picked up ShadowClan scent on Hawkfrost's fur as he came to meet his half-brother for the last time. Hawkfrost dismisses the smell, saying that he must have picked it up on his way through ShadowClan territory.
* '''Mentor:''' Unknown RiverClan cat; and Tigerstar in Dreams
* '''Apprentices:''' Unknown, if any at all
 
===The Tribe===
===Stoneteller===
'''Teller of the Pointed Stones (Stoneteller)''' is an elderly brown tabby tom with amber eyes, and the leader of the Tribe of Rushing Water. Stoneteller is the Clan equivalent of a medicine cat and leader, and is of the highest rank in his Tribe. He gave the questing cats food and shelter. However, he imprisoned Stormfur because he believed Stormfur was the cat destined to kill Sharptooth. The chosen cat was really Feathertail. When the four Clans make the final journey to the sun-drown place, Stoneteller gives them food and shelter on their way.
 
===Talon===
Talon of Swooping Eagle (Talon) is a huge dark brown tom with amber eyes and a huge scar over his left eye from where an eagle's talon injured him as a kit. He is the older brother of Brook, and he is from an older litter. When their mother was killed by Sharptooth, Talon looked after Brook. Talon is also a former outcast, though currently a cave-guard of the Tribe of Rushing Water.
 
In ''Moonrise'', the six journeying Clan cats meet Talon in a small cave, along with Rock Where Snow Gathers (Rock) and Bird Who Rides the Wind (Bird). He, Rock, and Bird introduce themselves as the survivors of a group of six cats who were sent by Stoneteller many seasons before, after Stoneteller was given a sign from the Tribe of Endless Hunting. Stoneteller ordered the group to kill Sharptooth, and not to return to the Tribe without Sharptooth's pelt. Since the Tribe cats couldn't kill him, they remained as outcasts in the mountains.
 
Talon, Rock, and Bird eventually return to the Tribe with Stormfur and the other Clan cats. They are met with great hostility from the Tribe at first as their return is seen as disobedience with the punishment of death. Talon promises that they'll help the Tribe defeat Sharptooth, or be killed if they fail, and Stoneteller lets them stay. After Sharptooth is killed by Feathertail, Talon, Rock, and Bird are able to rejoin the Tribe as cave-guards.
 
In ''Dawn'', Talon and two other cave-guards, Jagged Rock Where Heron Sits (Jag) and Night of No Stars (Night), come across Squirrelflight (then Squirrelpaw) while she is hunting a falcon. The Tribe cats catch the falcon before Squirrelpaw does and Talon is surprised to see the ginger she-cat again. Soon after, the cave-guards go with Squirrelpaw to the place where the four Clans are sheltering, and they take the Clan cats to the Cave of Rushing Water.
 
===Crag===
Crag Where Eagles Nest (Crag) is a dark gray tom with blue eyes, and is a current cave-guard of the Tribe of Rushing Water.
 
===Others===
===Purdy===
'''Purdy''' is a tabby tom loner and former kittypet who lives in the Twolegplace near the sea. He lead the questing cats through the Twolegplace getting them lost numerous times. Despite that, the chosen cats (with the exception of Crowfeather) consider him a loyal friend. Purdy is also a friend of Midnight the badger.
 
===Sasha===
'''Sasha''' is a golden tabby she-cat and also Tigerstar's second mate. She is currently a loner. Her kits, Hawkfrost and Mothwing, are cats of RiverClan. She gave them up to the Clan when they were born. Sasha was one of the cats taken by the Twolegs in ''Dawn'', including Cody, Leafpaw, and Mistyfoot. She is quite snappish and also does not seem to believe in StarClan. When the four Clans prepare to leave the forest, Sasha offers to take Mothwing and Hawkfrost away to live with her. They refused to do so, since Mothwing was now RiverClan's only medicine cat, and Hawkfrost was more loyal to his Clan, and later on, Tigerstar.
* '''Mate:''' Tigerstar (ThunderClan/ShadowClan)
* '''Kits:''' Hawkfrost, Mothwing
 
===Cody===
'''Cody''' is a tabby she-cat with blue eyes, and a kittypet that was captured by the Twolegs when she lost her collar in ''Dawn''. She becomes friends with Leafpaw when they were trapped in their cages. On an interesting note, Cody tells Leafpool (then Leafpaw) of how her friend, Smudge, told her of a bright orange cat called Rusty who went into the forest to join the woodland cats. Leafpool tells her of how her father wasn't always a Clan cat, and Cody comes to the conclusion that Firestar must have been Smudge's old friend.
 
When the ThunderClan cats come to the rescue, Cody escapes the Twolegs and spends some time with ThunderClan. She stays in the nursery, helping Ferncloud cope with the death of her litter by telling Ferncloud of how she once had a litter. At first, Leafpaw and Ferncloud are shocked, thinking that the litter had died, but Cody quickly explains that her Twolegs gave the kits good homes, although Cody still missed them just as much. Cody also helps Ferncloud by taking care of Birchkit.
 
Cody returns to her Twolegs (though she was offered a spot in the Clan by Leafpaw) when the Clans decide to journey to their new home. Before she leaves, Cody admits to Leafpaw that she did enjoy the freedom she felt with ThunderClan. However, she also prefers knowing where she'll be sleeping each night and that there will be food for her if she gets hungry, as opposed to having to fight for shelter and fresh-kill like the Clan cats. She also tells Leafpaw that she'll keep an eye out for Graystripe, who was captured by the Twolegs during the cats' escape from the cages, and that she'll tell him where ThunderClan has gone.
 
===Smoky===
'''Smoky''' is a gray and white tomcat and the father of Daisy's three kits, Mousekit, Hazelkit, and Berrykit. He is a loner who lives at the horseplace and he is first introduced in ''Starlight'', along with a pregnant Daisy. Smoky is very hostile toward the ThunderClan and WindClan cats when they pass by the horseplace while traveling to the Gathering. Smoky and Mudclaw almost fight, but they are stopped by a WindClan queen, Whitetail, who says that "He was only defending his nursery." At that time, the third horseplace cat, Floss, had recently given birth to kits.
 
Despite his hostility in ''Starlight'', during ''Sunset'', Smoky is very kind to Brambleclaw and Cloudtail when they come to retrieve Daisy and her three kits. Although Smoky had said he had missed Daisy and their kits, he admits that the kits wouldn't have settled to living in the barn. He goes on to say that Daisy can always come back when the kits are fully grown. Cloudtail then says that Smoky could come to the forest with Daisy, but Smoky declines the offer.
 
*'''Mate''' Daisy(ThunderClan) and possible Floss(Loner)
*'''Kits''' Hazelkit, Berrykit, Mousekit and possible some other unnamed kits
 
===Midnight===
'''Midnight''' is a badger who lives near the sea. Unlike most badgers, she believes in StarClan and is friendly to cats. When the questing cats arrived at the sun-drown-place, she told them about the Twolegs' desruction of their homeland and gives Tawnypelt burdock root for her rat bite. Later in ''Twilight'', she tries to warn the Clans about the badger attack. She came a little too late, although she saved the Clan from being wiped out by bringing WindClan to help. Most cats consider her a friend. It is a known fact that other badgers call her "cat friend" or other harsher insults. The cats of ThunderClan beg her to stay in the forest, but she goes back to the sun-drown place, hinting the cats would run into her again.
 
===Sharptooth===
'''Sharptooth''' is a lion-cat (possibly a [[cougar|mountain lion]] or a bobcat) that terrorized the Tribe of Rushing Water. A prophecy was given to the Tribe, saying that a cat with silver fur will stop Sharptooth. It was first thought that this cat was Stormfur, but it turned out to be Feathertail. The she-cat sent a large, sharply pointed rock (a [[stalactite]]) crashing down and impaling the monster cat, killing him and herself.
 
==''The Power of Three''==
===Hollypaw===
Not much is known about Hollypaw other than the fact that Hollypaw is Squirrelflight and Brambleclaw's kit, Firestar and Sandstorm's and Tigerstar and Goldenflower's grandkit, and the sibling of Jaypaw and Lionpaw. The three kits have a prophecy that revolves around them, probably mentioning their strange powers. These three kits may have these powers because the blood of both Firestar
and Tigerstar runs through them, giving them "more power for good or evil than any cat that has ever walked the forest before." Hollypaw may be named after the Hollykit, Ferncloud and Dustpelt's kit, that died in ''Dawn''.
 
===Jaypaw===
Not much is known about Jaypaw other than the fact that Jaypaw is Squirrelflight and Brambleclaw's kit, Firestar and Sandstorm's and Tigerstar and Goldenflower's grandkit, and the sibling of Hollypaw and Lionpaw. The three kits have a prophecy that revolves around them, probably mentioning their strange powers. These three kits may have these powers because the blood of both Firestar and Tigerstar runs through them, giving them "more power for good or evil than any cat that has ever walked the forest before."
 
===Lionpaw===
Not much is known about Lionpaw other than the fact that Lionpaw is Squirrelflight and Brambleclaw's kit, Firestar and Sandstorm's and Tigerstar and Goldenflower's grandkit, and the sibling of Jaypaw and Hollypaw. The three kits have a prophecy that revolves around them, probably mentioning their strange powers. These three kits may have these powers because the blood of both Firestar
and Tigerstar runs through them, giving them "more power for good or evil than any cat that has ever walked the forest before." Lionpaw may be named for the former ThunderClan deputy Lionheart, who died in a battle with ShadowClan in ''Into the Wild''.
 
==See also==
* ''[[Warriors (book series)|Warriors]]''
* [[Clan (Warriors)]]
 
==References==
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* ''Into the Wild''
* ''Fire and Ice''
* ''Forest of Secrets''
* ''Rising Storm''
* ''A Dangerous Path''
* ''The Darkest Hour''
* ''Midnight''
* ''Moonrise''
* ''Dawn''
* ''Starlight''
* ''Twilight''
* ''Sunset''
* ''The Sight''
* ''The Lost Warrior''
 
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