THUNDERCLAN
LEADER
FIRESTAR ginger tom with a flame-colored pelt
DEPUTY
BRAMBLECLAW dark brown tabby tom with amber eyes
MEDICINE CAT
JAYFEATHER gray tabby tom with blind blue eyes
WARRIORS
(toms and she-cats without kits)
GRAYSTRIPE long-haired gray tom
MILLIE striped gray tabby she-cat
DUSTPELT dark brown tabby tom
SANDSTORM pale ginger she-cat with green eyes
BRACKENFUR golden brown tabby tom
SORRELTAIL tortoiseshell-and-white she-cat with amber eyes
CLOUDTAIL long-haired white tom with blue eyes
BRIGHTHEART white she-cat with ginger patches
THORNCLAW golden brown tabby tom
SQUIRRELFLIGHT dark ginger she-cat with green eyes
LEAFPOOL light brown tabby she-cat with amber eyes
SPIDERLEG long-limbed black tom with brown underbelly and amber eyes
BIRCHFALL light brown tabby tom
WHITEWING white she-cat with green eyes
BERRYNOSE cream-colored tom
HAZELTAIL small gray-and-white she-cat
MOUSEWHISKER gray-and-white tom
CINDERHEART gray tabby she-cat
APPRENTICE, IVYPAW
LIONBLAZE golden tabby tom with amber eyes
APPRENTICE, DOVEPAW
FOXLEAP reddish tabby tom
ICECLOUD white she-cat
TOADSTEP black-and-white tom
ROSEPETAL dark cream she-cat
BRIARLIGHT dark brown she-cat
BLOSSOMFALL tortoiseshell-and-white she-cat
BUMBLEFLIGHT very pale gray tom with black stripes
APPRENTICES
(more than six moons old, in training to become warriors)
DOVEPAW pale gray she-cat with blue eyes
IVYPAW silver-and-white tabby she-cat with dark blue eyes
QUEENS
(she-cats expecting or nursing kits)
FERNCLOUD pale gray (with darker flecks) she-cat with green eyes
DAISY cream long-furred cat from the horseplace
POPPYFROST tortoiseshell she-cat (mother to Cherrykit, a ginger she-cat, and Molekit, a brown-and-cream tom)
ELDERS
(former warriors and queens, now retired)
MOUSEFUR small dusky brown she-cat
PURDY plump tabby former loner with a gray muzzle
LONGTAIL pale tabby tom with black stripes, retired early due to failing sight
SHADOWCLAN
LEADER
BLACKSTAR large white tom with huge jet-black paws
DEPUTY
RUSSETFUR dark ginger she-cat
MEDICINE CAT
LITTLECLOUD very small tabby tom
APPRENTICE, FLAMETAIL (ginger tom)
WARRIORS
OAKFUR small brown tom
APPRENTICE, FERRETPAW (cream-and-gray tom)
ROWANCLAW ginger tom
SMOKEFOOT black tom
TOADFOOT dark brown tom
APPLEFUR mottled brown she-cat
CROWFROST black-and-white tom
RATSCAR brown tom with long scar across his back
APPRENTICE, PINEPAW (black she-cat)
SNOWBIRD pure-white she-cat
TAWNYPELT tortoiseshell she-cat with green eyes
APPRENTICE, STARLINGPAW (ginger tom)
OLIVENOSE tortoiseshell she-cat
OWLCLAW light brown tabby tom
SHREWFOOT gray she-cat with black feet
SCORCHFUR dark gray tom
REDWILLOW mottled brown-and-ginger tom
TIGERHEART dark brown tabby tom
DAWNPELT cream-furred she-cat
QUEENS
KINKFUR tabby she-cat, with long fur that sticks out at all angles
IVYTAIL black, white, and tortoiseshell she-cat
ELDERS
CEDARHEART dark gray tom
TALLPOPPY long-legged light brown tabby she-cat
SNAKETAIL dark brown tom with tabby-striped tail
WHITEWATER white she-cat with long fur, blind in one eye
WINDCLAN
LEADER
ONESTAR brown tabby tom
DEPUTY
ASHFOOT gray she-cat
MEDICINE CAT
KESTRELFLIGHT mottled gray tom
WARRIORS
CROWFEATHER dark gray tom
OWLWHISKER light brown tabby tom
APPRENTICE, WHISKERPAW (light brown tom)
WHITETAIL small white she-cat
NIGHTCLOUD black she-cat
GORSETAIL very pale gray-and-white tom with blue eyes
WEASELFUR ginger tom with white paws
HARESPRING brown-and-white tom
LEAFTAIL dark tabby tom with amber eyes
ANTPELT brown tom with one black ear
EMBERFOOT gray tom with two dark paws
HEATHERTAIL light brown tabby she-cat with blue eyes
APPRENTICE, FURZEPAW (gray-and-white she-cat)
BREEZEPELT black tom with amber eyes
APPRENTICE, BOULDERPAW (large pale gray tom)
SEDGEWHISKER light brown tabby she-cat
SWALLOWTAIL dark gray she-cat
SUNSTRIKE tortoiseshell she-cat with large white mark on her forehead
ELDERS
WEBFOOT dark gray tabby tom
TORNEAR tabby tom
RIVERCLAN
LEADER
LEOPARDSTAR unusually spotted golden tabby she-cat
DEPUTY
MISTYFOOT gray she-cat with blue eyes
MEDICINE CAT
MOTHWING dappled golden she-cat
APPRENTICE, WILLOWSHINE (gray tabby she-cat)
WARRIORS
REEDWHISKER black tom
APPRENTICE, HOLLOWPAW (dark brown tabby tom)
GRAYMIST pale gray tabby she-cat
APPRENTICE, TROUTPAW (pale gray tabby she-cat)
MINTFUR light gray tabby tom
ICEWING white she-cat with blue eyes
MINNOWTAIL dark gray she-cat
APPRENTICE, MOSSYPAW (brown-and-white she-cat)
PEBBLEFOOT mottled gray tom
APPRENTICE, RUSHPAW (light brown tabby tom)
MALLOWNOSE light brown tabby tom
ROBINWING tortoiseshell-and-white tom
BEETLEWHISKER brown-and-white tabby tom
PETALFUR gray-and-white she-cat
GRASSPELT light brown tom
QUEENS
DUSKFUR brown tabby she-cat
MOSSPELT tortoiseshell she-cat with blue eyes
ELDERS
DAPPLENOSE mottled gray she-cat
POUNCETAIL ginger-and-white tom
CATS OUTSIDE CLANS
SMOKY muscular gray-and-white tom who lives in a barn at the horseplace
FLOSS small gray-and-white she-cat who lives at the horseplace
OTHER ANIMALS
MIDNIGHT a star-gazing badger who lives by the sea
Trees whispered, branch to branch, above the lifeless forest floor. Mist wreathed their smooth trunks, pale as bone, and swirled through the night-dark forest. Above their branches, the sky yawned, starless and cold. There was no moon to cast shadows, but an eerie light glowed through the trees.
Paws thudded on the dead earth. Two warriors reared on their hind legs and launched themselves at each other, their bodies heaving and twisting like ghosts in the gloom. One brown. One black. Wind rattled the trees as the brown tom, his broad shoulders heaving, aimed a vicious swipe at his lean opponent. The black tom dodged, not taking his gaze from his rivals paws for a moment, his eyes narrowed in concentration.
The brown warriors strike missed and he landed heavily, too slow in turning to avoid a sharp nip from the black tom. Hissing, he reared again, twisted on one hind paw, and lunged, his forepaws falling like rocks on the black toms shoulders.
The tom collapsed under the weight of the blow. Breath huffed from his mouth as his chest slammed against the ground. The brown warrior raked thorn-sharp claws along his opponents pelt, and his nose twitched as blood welled in the wound, scarlet and salty.