Special thanks to Kate Cary
RIVERCLAN
LEADER HAILSTAR—thick-pelted gray tom
DEPUTY SHELLHEART—dappled gray tom
MEDICINE CAT BRAMBLEBERRY—pretty white she-cat with black-spotted fur, blue eyes, and a strikingly pink nose
WARRIORS (toms, and she-cats without kits)
RIPPLECLAW—black-and-silver tabby tom
TIMBERFUR—brown tom
MUDFUR—long-haired light brown tom
OWLFUR—brown-and-white tom
OTTERSPLASH—white-and-pale-ginger she-cat
CEDARPELT—brown tabby tom, stout and short-tailed
LILYSTEM—gray she-cat
BRIGHTSKY—nimble white-and-ginger she-cat
PIKETOOTH—skinny brown tabby tom with a narrow face and protruding canine teeth
LAKESHINE—pretty, long-haired, gray-and-white she-cat
SHIMMERPELT—night-black she-cat with glossy pelt
APPRENTICES (more than six moons old, in training to become warriors)
SOFTPAW—small, lithe, white she-cat with tabby patches
WHITEPAW—pure white tom with tabby-striped tail and brown paws
QUEENS (she-cats expecting or nursing kits)
ECHOMIST—long-haired gray she-cat, fur tipped with white to give her a soft, cloudy appearance (mother to Volekit, Beetlekit, and Petalkit)
RAINFLOWER—pale gray she-cat (mother to Stormkit and Oakkit)
FALLOWTAIL—light brown she-cat with blue eyes and soft fur (mother to Graykit and Willowkit)
ELDERS (former warriors and queens, now retired)
TROUTCLAW—gray tabby tom
TANGLEWHISKER—long-haired tabby tom with a thick, knotted pelt
BIRDSONG—tabby-and-white she-cat with ginger patches around her muzzle, flecked with gray
THUNDERCLAN
LEADER PINESTAR—red-brown tom with green eyes
DEPUTY SUNFALL—bright ginger tom with yellow eyes
MEDICINE CAT GOOSEFEATHER—speckled gray tom with pale blue eyes
APPRENTICE, FEATHERWHISKER
WARRIORS STONEPELT—gray tom
STORMTAIL—blue-gray tom with blue eyes
ADDERFANG—mottled brown tabby tom with yellow eyes
TAWNYSPOTS—light gray tabby tom with amber eyes
SPARROWPELT—big, dark brown tabby tom with yellow eyes
SMALLEAR—gray tom with very small ears and amber eyes
APPRENTICE, WHITEPAW
THRUSHPELT—sandy-gray tom with white flash on his chest and green eyes
ROBINWING—small, energetic brown she-cat with ginger patch on her chest and amber eyes
FUZZYPELT—black tom with fur that stands on end and yellow eyes
WINDFLIGHT—gray tabby tom with pale green eyes
APPRENTICE, DAPPLEPAW
SPECKLETAIL—pale tabby she-cat with amber eyes
QUEENS SWIFTBREEZE—tabby-and-white she-cat with yellow eyes (mother of Leopardkit: black she-cat with green eyes, and Patchkit: black-and-white tom with amber eyes)
MOONFLOWER—silver-gray she-cat with pale yellow eyes (mother of Bluekit: gray she-cat with blue eyes, and Snowkit: white she-cat with blue eyes)
POPPYDAWN—long-haired, dark red she-cat with a bushy tail and amber eyes
ELDERS WEEDWHISKER—pale orange tom with yellow eyes
MUMBLEFOOT—brown tom, slightly clumsy, with amber eyes
LARKSONG—tortoiseshell she-cat with pale green eyes
SHADOWCLAN
LEADER CEDARSTAR—very dark gray tom with a white belly
DEPUTY STONETOOTH—gray tabby tom with long teeth
MEDICINE CAT SAGEWHISKER—white she-cat with long whiskers
WARRIORS RAGGEDPELT—large dark brown tabby tom
FOXHEART—bright ginger tom
CROWTAIL—black tabby she-cat
APPRENTICE, CLOUDPAW
BRACKENFOOT—pale ginger tom with dark ginger legs
ARCHEYE—gray tabby tom with black stripes and thick stripe over eye
HOLLYFLOWER—dark-gray-and-white she-cat
QUEENS FEATHERSTORM—brown tabby she-cat
POOLCLOUD—gray-and-white she-cat
ELDERS LITTLEBIRD—small ginger tabby she-cat
LIZARDFANG—light brown tabby tom with one hooked tooth
WINDCLAN
LEADER HEATHERSTAR—pinkish-gray she-cat with blue eyes
DEPUTY REEDFEATHER—light brown tabby tom
MEDICINE CAT HAWKHEART—dark brown tom with yellow eyes
WARRIORS DAWNSTRIPE—pale gold tabby with creamy stripes
APPRENTICE, TALLPAW
REDCLAW—dark ginger tom
APPRENTICE, SHREWPAW
ELDERS WHITEBERRY—small pure-white tom
“Hailstar!”
Thick storm clouds swirled across the night-dark sky. Rain battered the tightly woven dens where the RiverClan warriors had been sleeping.
“Hailstar!”
