Leafpool is a light brown tabby she-cat with a white chest and paws and amber eyes. She is the current medicine cat of ThunderClan as of Long Shadows. She is the daughter of Firestar and Sandstorm, and the sister of Squirrelflight, with whom she shares a unique telepathic connection, in which each can always know what the other is feeling. She is first introduced as a kit, Leafkit, named for Leafstar and Spottedleaf, in the epilogue of Firestar's Quest, and later as a medicine cat apprentice, Leafpaw, in Midnight, mentored by Cinderpelt.
In Moonrise and Dawn, Leafpaw is captured by some of the Twolegs destroying the Clans' forest home, along with many other cats, but is later rescued by Squirrelpaw and a ThunderClan patrol. She makes the Great Journey along with the four Clans in Dawn and discovers the Moonpool in Starlight, the Moonstone equivalent in their new territory. Because of this, Cinderpelt gives Leafpaw her full medicine cat name, Leafpool. Leafpool also receives a frightening prophecy from StarClan: Before there is peace, blood will spill blood, and the lake will run red.
Leafpool starts to develop feelings for Crowfeather, though they are from different Clans and Leafpool is not allowed to take a mate, being a medicine cat. After Cinderpelt finds out that she has been meeting Crowfeather, they attempt to run away to be able to be together in Twilight. However, when Midnight the badger arrives to warn the Clans of a badger attack, Crowfeather and Leafpool realize how much their Clans mean to them, and they decide to return. Unfortunately, Leafpool arrives too late to save Cinderpelt when the horde of badgers attack the ThunderClan camp, and continually expresses guilt because of her mentor's death throughout the rest of the series. She and Crowfeather agree never to see each other again, though for the rest of the books they are both oddly tense whenever they meet on occasion. Leafpool becomes the new ThunderClan medicine cat in Sunset, and discovers that Brambleclaw is to be the new deputy in Graystripe's absence and that he and Squirrelflight are destined to be mates, as well as the fact that her mentor, Cinderpelt, has been reincarnated as one of Sorreltail's kits, Cinderkit. Spottedleaf also reveals to her that Mothwing, the RiverClan medicine cat and Leafpool's friend, does not believe in StarClan and that her brother, Hawkfrost, tricked Mudfur into taking her as his apprentice. Leafpool is also featured in a play written by Victoria Holmes, titled After Sunset: We Need to Talk, in which she appears to have something to tell Crowfeather, but then denies it after Crowfeather confesses that he has taken a new mate, Nightcloud, in WindClan.
Later, in The Sight, she takes Hollypaw as her apprentice, who later decides to quit and become a warrior instead, confessing that she only wanted to be a medicine cat because of the position it would give her. Then, Jaypaw, Hollypaw's brother, receives a message from StarClan telling him that he must become a medicine cat, and becomes Leafpool's new apprentice. Leafpool gives him his full medicine cat name Jayfeather, in Long Shadows.
It is rumored that Lionblaze, Hollyleaf, and Jayfeather are actually the kits of Leafpool and possibly Crowfeather, and in Long Shadows, it is revealed that the three are in fact not Squirrelflight's kits, which leads many to believe that said rumor might be true after all.
Saturday, February 21, 2009
Warriros: Cats of the Clans: Daisy
Daisy is a cream-colored long-furred she-cat who lived at the horseplace with two other cats named Smoky and Floss. She was afraid that the Twolegs (or 'Nofurs', as she initially referred to them as) at horseplace were going to take away her kits fathered by Smoky (originally named Berry, Mouse, and Hazel) because they had taken away Floss's litter, so she brought them to ThunderClan to keep them safe. She decides to go back to the horseplace after a badger attack, worried that Clan life is too dangerous for her kits, but is persuaded to return to ThunderClan by her kits and Cloudtail. Daisy liked Cloudtail, but gave up on him after she saw the way that Cloudtail loved Brightheart, his mate. Her kits trained as ThunderClan warriors and received their warrior names, Berrynose, Mousewhisker, Hazeltail, in Outcast. Daisy's first litter was fathered by Smoky, but her recent mate is Spiderleg, with whom she has two kits; Rosekit and Toadkit. In Long Shadows, it is revealed that Spiderleg and Daisy are no longer mates, and that he "never really wanted kits in the first place." Daisy is a permanent member of ThunderClan, but she is not a warrior; she remains in the nursery throughout the series because of her kits and to help the queens.
Warriors: Cats of the Clans: Brambleclaw
Brambleclaw, a dark brown tabby tom with amber eyes, is Firestar's former apprentice and is the current ThunderClan deputy. He is often questioned about his loyalties because of his father, Tigerclaw, and not who Brambleclaw is himself. He receives a message from the dead Bluestar, where tells him that he must travel with cats from each Clan to hear what Midnight has to say. That leads him to be traveling with his sister Tawnypelt, Crowpaw, Feathertail and her brother Stormfur, and Firestar's daughter Squirrelpaw. All journey to sun-drown-place to find the badger, Midnight, who tells them that the Clans must find a new home. Brambleclaw seemed to take a leadership role on their journey.
Brambleclaw and the others help to find the Clans a new home around the lake. Once the four Clans had settled in their new homes, Tigerstar began to walk in the dreams of Brambleclaw and Brambleclaw's half-brother, Hawkfrost, both Tigerstar's kin. Tigerstar's goal was to make his two sons ambitious for power, like he was when he was alive. However, he believes that Brambleclaw is too weak to take power, so he plots with Hawkfrost to create a trap for Brambleclaw and Firestar. Hawkfrost shares his plot with Ashfur who was already an enemy of Brambleclaw's since he believes Brambleclaw took Squirrelflight away from him. Under the false assumption that Blackstar was waiting at the border, Firestar falls victim to a fox trap. Hawkfrost reveals that he was the one who led Firestar there, hoping Brambleclaw would kill Firestar, and planning to kill Brambleclaw if he refused. But it was Brambleclaw who killed Hawkfrost to save his leader and himself, thus making Brambleclaw worthy to be named the new deputy of ThunderClan.
In the book Sunset, Brambleclaw and Squirrelflight, who had been quarrelling before, realize how important they truly are to each other and become mates, angering Ashfur. They apparently have three kits, Jayfeather, Hollyleaf, and Lionblaze - however, in Long Shadows, Squirrelflight admits that Brambleclaw is not the father of her kits, and she never even had kits in the first place. Brambleclaw himself is unaware of this, according to Squirrelflight. Coincidentally, Ashfur was the mentor for his apparent son Lionblaze. Brambleclaw has mentored Berrynose.
Brambleclaw and the others help to find the Clans a new home around the lake. Once the four Clans had settled in their new homes, Tigerstar began to walk in the dreams of Brambleclaw and Brambleclaw's half-brother, Hawkfrost, both Tigerstar's kin. Tigerstar's goal was to make his two sons ambitious for power, like he was when he was alive. However, he believes that Brambleclaw is too weak to take power, so he plots with Hawkfrost to create a trap for Brambleclaw and Firestar. Hawkfrost shares his plot with Ashfur who was already an enemy of Brambleclaw's since he believes Brambleclaw took Squirrelflight away from him. Under the false assumption that Blackstar was waiting at the border, Firestar falls victim to a fox trap. Hawkfrost reveals that he was the one who led Firestar there, hoping Brambleclaw would kill Firestar, and planning to kill Brambleclaw if he refused. But it was Brambleclaw who killed Hawkfrost to save his leader and himself, thus making Brambleclaw worthy to be named the new deputy of ThunderClan.
In the book Sunset, Brambleclaw and Squirrelflight, who had been quarrelling before, realize how important they truly are to each other and become mates, angering Ashfur. They apparently have three kits, Jayfeather, Hollyleaf, and Lionblaze - however, in Long Shadows, Squirrelflight admits that Brambleclaw is not the father of her kits, and she never even had kits in the first place. Brambleclaw himself is unaware of this, according to Squirrelflight. Coincidentally, Ashfur was the mentor for his apparent son Lionblaze. Brambleclaw has mentored Berrynose.
Warriors: Cats of the Clans: Ferncloud
Ferncloud is a pale gray she-cat with darker flecks and pale green eyes. She was mentored by Darkstripe (and Longtail, after Darkstripe was exiled from ThunderClan) as an apprentice, Fernpaw, during the Original series. In A Dangerous Path she helps to lure the dog pack away from the ThunderClan camp along with her brother Ashfur to avenge the death of their mother, Brindleface. She is the mate of Dustpelt, and mother of three litters: first litter: Spiderleg and Shrewpaw; second litter: Hollykit, Larchkit, and Birchfall; third litter: Foxpaw and Icepaw. Unfortunately, Hollykit and Larchkit die from starvation, while Shrewpaw dies from a car impact in The New Prophecy series. Ferncloud is depicted as a gentle, motherly cat who remains in the nursery, where she is suited best. She helps to look after new kits with Daisy. Like Daisy and Goldenflower she usually doesn't leave the nursery but cares for kits.
Warriors: Cats of the Clans: Ashfur
Ashfur, a pale gray tom with darker flecks and dark blue eyes, was a ThunderClan warrior who was introduced in the Original series as Ashkit and later Ashpaw along with his sister, Ferncloud. During the Original series, he and Ferncloud willingly served as bait for the pack of dogs threatening ThunderClan's camp and ran ahead of them in order to lead them off course. In the first book of the first series, there is a ShadowClan elder named Ashfur. He died in Rising Storm, but since ThunderClan's Ashfur was still Ashpaw at the time, there was no colliding of names.
Ashfur is shown to be deeply committed to the warrior code, and, like other warriors such as Dustpelt and Thornclaw, has concerns about the increasing amount of half-Clan and rogue cats that have been allowed to join ThunderClan. During the events of The New Prophecy, he falls in love with Squirrelflight, and attempts to get closer to her while she struggles with Brambleclaw. He is dismayed when Squirrelflight eventually chooses Brambleclaw over him, and as a result he resents Brambleclaw thereafter. Ashfur's resentment of Brambleclaw is also subconsciously motivated; he has never been able to forgive Brambleclaw for his father Tigerstar's actions, mainly his killing of Brindleface, Ashfur's mother.
In the Power of Three series, Ashfur has exhibited strange behavior. For example, during a sparring match between him and his apprentice, Lionblaze, Brambleclaw's apparent son, he turns ferociously hostile. However, it is revealed in Long Shadows that he has never been angry with Brambleclaw, just Squirrelflight. It was he who helped Hawkfrost and Tigerstar to try and kill Firestar to "show her what pain really was." He tries to do this again by attempting to kill Lionblaze, Jayfeather, and Hollyleaf in a forest fire, but he released them when Squirrelflight reveals they aren't her kits, so hurting her in that way would not work. He vows to tell all of the cats at the Gathering, which will destroy Squirrelflight, claiming that she will lose Lionblaze, Jayfeather and Hollyleaf, Brambleclaw will want nothing to do with her, and no cat in any Clan would respect her. At the end of Long Shadows, before he gets the chance, he is mysteriously killed and his body was found floating in the stream of WindClan territory, while Squirrelflight happened to be away from the camp. Most of the cats of ThunderClan suspect it was a WindClan patrol, but it seems to be implied that Squirrelflight killed him. The fact that Firestar did not mention the death of Ashfur at the Gathering could be significant. Many people feel that Squirrelflight did not kill Ashfur, and the Erins are instead trying to surprise the readers.
Ashfur's mentor was Dustpelt. He has mentored his nephew Birchfall and Lionblaze. His parents were Brindleface and possibly Whitestorm. Whitestorm was killed during the battle with BloodClan in The Darkest Hour, while Brindleface was killed by Tigerstar in A Dangerous Path. He has one sister, Ferncloud, and as such is the uncle of Ferncloud's kits including Larchkit, Hollykit, Icepaw, Foxpaw, Shrewpaw, Spiderleg, and Birchfall.
Ashfur is shown to be deeply committed to the warrior code, and, like other warriors such as Dustpelt and Thornclaw, has concerns about the increasing amount of half-Clan and rogue cats that have been allowed to join ThunderClan. During the events of The New Prophecy, he falls in love with Squirrelflight, and attempts to get closer to her while she struggles with Brambleclaw. He is dismayed when Squirrelflight eventually chooses Brambleclaw over him, and as a result he resents Brambleclaw thereafter. Ashfur's resentment of Brambleclaw is also subconsciously motivated; he has never been able to forgive Brambleclaw for his father Tigerstar's actions, mainly his killing of Brindleface, Ashfur's mother.
In the Power of Three series, Ashfur has exhibited strange behavior. For example, during a sparring match between him and his apprentice, Lionblaze, Brambleclaw's apparent son, he turns ferociously hostile. However, it is revealed in Long Shadows that he has never been angry with Brambleclaw, just Squirrelflight. It was he who helped Hawkfrost and Tigerstar to try and kill Firestar to "show her what pain really was." He tries to do this again by attempting to kill Lionblaze, Jayfeather, and Hollyleaf in a forest fire, but he released them when Squirrelflight reveals they aren't her kits, so hurting her in that way would not work. He vows to tell all of the cats at the Gathering, which will destroy Squirrelflight, claiming that she will lose Lionblaze, Jayfeather and Hollyleaf, Brambleclaw will want nothing to do with her, and no cat in any Clan would respect her. At the end of Long Shadows, before he gets the chance, he is mysteriously killed and his body was found floating in the stream of WindClan territory, while Squirrelflight happened to be away from the camp. Most of the cats of ThunderClan suspect it was a WindClan patrol, but it seems to be implied that Squirrelflight killed him. The fact that Firestar did not mention the death of Ashfur at the Gathering could be significant. Many people feel that Squirrelflight did not kill Ashfur, and the Erins are instead trying to surprise the readers.
Ashfur's mentor was Dustpelt. He has mentored his nephew Birchfall and Lionblaze. His parents were Brindleface and possibly Whitestorm. Whitestorm was killed during the battle with BloodClan in The Darkest Hour, while Brindleface was killed by Tigerstar in A Dangerous Path. He has one sister, Ferncloud, and as such is the uncle of Ferncloud's kits including Larchkit, Hollykit, Icepaw, Foxpaw, Shrewpaw, Spiderleg, and Birchfall.
Warriors: Cats of the Clans: Yellowfang
Yellowfang, a dark gray she-cat with orange eyes and a flat, broad face, is ThunderClan's medicine cat for much of the duration of the Original series. She was originally the medicine cat of ShadowClan, and formed a forbidden relationship with ShadowClan's leader, Raggedstar (as medicine cats are not supposed to have mates), which resulted in her giving birth to three kits. Two of these kits died, and the third, Brokentail, eventually forced his way into becoming ShadowClan's leader by killing his father, Raggedstar. Yellowfang believed that the consequences of her actions weren't that her other two kits died, but that Brokenstar survived to take over ShadowClan. Yellowfang was exiled from the camp when Brokenstar, who never knew who his true mother was, blamed her for the death of two kits he had forced into training too early. Yellowfang was found by Firepaw, who took her back to camp as a prisoner. After Spottedleaf's death, Yellowfang succeeded her as ThunderClan's new medicine cat.
Yellowfang displays a rough and irritable personality to most cats who encounter her, especially Cinderpelt and Firestar. She speaks the blunt truth rather often, refusing to soften her words, as she feels this would dilute the truth of the matter. Yellowfang has a close friendship with Firepaw beyond their initial meeting, during which the two attack each other. She is struck by Firepaw's potential and acts as a surrogate mother to him throughout his training. When Cinderpelt is injured and her chances of becoming a warrior forfeited, Yellowfang trains her as a medicine cat. Her personality clashes with that of Cinderpelt's, and the two often bicker playfully back and forth; Yellowfang greatly respects Cinderpelt as a result due to her courage to fire her words right back at her.
Yellowfang is killed in the great fire that destroys much of ThunderClan's camp during the events of Rising Storm. Her last words are to Fireheart, telling him that he was the son she always wished she had. Yellowfang mentored Runningnose as a medicine cat in ShadowClan, who retained a great deal of respect for her despite her exile. She then mentored Cinderpelt in ThunderClan.
In the Power of Three series, Yellowfang is one of the first StarClan cats to realize Jaypaw's ability to transcend dreams. She attempts to stop him from abusing his power, but Jaypaw stubbornly refuses. She also argues with Bluestar and other members of StarClan regarding the prophecy concerning Jaypaw and his siblings, saying that StarClan are intentionally deceiving them for an as yet undisclosed reason.
Yellowfang displays a rough and irritable personality to most cats who encounter her, especially Cinderpelt and Firestar. She speaks the blunt truth rather often, refusing to soften her words, as she feels this would dilute the truth of the matter. Yellowfang has a close friendship with Firepaw beyond their initial meeting, during which the two attack each other. She is struck by Firepaw's potential and acts as a surrogate mother to him throughout his training. When Cinderpelt is injured and her chances of becoming a warrior forfeited, Yellowfang trains her as a medicine cat. Her personality clashes with that of Cinderpelt's, and the two often bicker playfully back and forth; Yellowfang greatly respects Cinderpelt as a result due to her courage to fire her words right back at her.
Yellowfang is killed in the great fire that destroys much of ThunderClan's camp during the events of Rising Storm. Her last words are to Fireheart, telling him that he was the son she always wished she had. Yellowfang mentored Runningnose as a medicine cat in ShadowClan, who retained a great deal of respect for her despite her exile. She then mentored Cinderpelt in ThunderClan.
In the Power of Three series, Yellowfang is one of the first StarClan cats to realize Jaypaw's ability to transcend dreams. She attempts to stop him from abusing his power, but Jaypaw stubbornly refuses. She also argues with Bluestar and other members of StarClan regarding the prophecy concerning Jaypaw and his siblings, saying that StarClan are intentionally deceiving them for an as yet undisclosed reason.
Warriors: Cats of the Clans: Whitestorm
Whitestorm, a white tom with amber eyes, is a senior ThunderClan warrior in the Original series. He is one of the few cats who always treats Firestar with respect when he is first brought into ThunderClan, and often gives him advice when he senses Firestar is troubled. Whitestorm is a gallant fighter, but is always more reserved rather than bloodthirsty and carries a thoughtful demeanor.
Though he is the most experienced senior warrior in the Clan, Whitestorm does not harbor any ambition toward becoming Clan leader and as such offers his wisdom to younger cats entirely out of good will. He assists Fireheart with the burdens of being Clan deputy during Bluestar's depression, and takes over for him occasionally when Fireheart's duties call him elsewhere. Being Bluestar's nephew, as her sister Snowfur was his mother, Whitestorm is one of the warriors who are closest to her, and often stays by her side in order to comfort her and maintain her sanity when she succumbs into paranoia through the later books. Eventually Firestar appoints Whitestorm as his deputy in appreciation for all his advice, a promotion he is unexpectedly pleased about (a trait that Firestar admires, given the ambitions of previous cats he had encountered). Whitestorm is killed by Bone during the battle with BloodClan in The Darkest Hour, his last wish being that Firestar appoint Graystripe as his new deputy, which is granted.
Whitestorm has taken at least one mate over the course of the series: Willowpelt, and possibly Brindleface. With Willowpelt he fathered Sorreltail, Sootfur and Rainwhisker, while with Brindleface he possibly fathered Ashfur and Ferncloud. As such he is the grandfather of both Ferncloud and Sorreltail's kits, possibly including Larchkit, Hollykit, Icepaw, Foxpaw, Shrewpaw, Cinderheart, Molepaw, Honeyfern, Poppyfrost, Birchfall, and Spiderleg. He has mentored Sandstorm and Brightheart.
Though he is the most experienced senior warrior in the Clan, Whitestorm does not harbor any ambition toward becoming Clan leader and as such offers his wisdom to younger cats entirely out of good will. He assists Fireheart with the burdens of being Clan deputy during Bluestar's depression, and takes over for him occasionally when Fireheart's duties call him elsewhere. Being Bluestar's nephew, as her sister Snowfur was his mother, Whitestorm is one of the warriors who are closest to her, and often stays by her side in order to comfort her and maintain her sanity when she succumbs into paranoia through the later books. Eventually Firestar appoints Whitestorm as his deputy in appreciation for all his advice, a promotion he is unexpectedly pleased about (a trait that Firestar admires, given the ambitions of previous cats he had encountered). Whitestorm is killed by Bone during the battle with BloodClan in The Darkest Hour, his last wish being that Firestar appoint Graystripe as his new deputy, which is granted.
Whitestorm has taken at least one mate over the course of the series: Willowpelt, and possibly Brindleface. With Willowpelt he fathered Sorreltail, Sootfur and Rainwhisker, while with Brindleface he possibly fathered Ashfur and Ferncloud. As such he is the grandfather of both Ferncloud and Sorreltail's kits, possibly including Larchkit, Hollykit, Icepaw, Foxpaw, Shrewpaw, Cinderheart, Molepaw, Honeyfern, Poppyfrost, Birchfall, and Spiderleg. He has mentored Sandstorm and Brightheart.
Warriors: Cats of the Clans: Tigerstar
Tigerstar, a dark brown tabby tom with amber eyes and unusually long front claws, is the primary antagonist of the Original series. Initially, he is Tigerclaw, a senior warrior among the ranks of ThunderClan when Firestar is brought into the forest. The two never quite get along, and Tigerclaw's hostility towards Fireheart is heightened when Firestar (then Fireheart) discovers Tigerclaw's plan to rule the Clan. Tigerclaw is a master of deception and manipulation, and is able to orchestrate the death of Redtail (an act he himself committed) as appearing to be the work of Oakheart from RiverClan. By doing so he plans to become deputy, but Bluestar appoints Lionheart as her deputy. When Lionheart dies later in Into the Wild, Tigerclaw becomes deputy, ensuring his eventual place as leader. When he finally becomes deputy, he secretly plots with Brokentail and his gang of rogue outlaws in order to kill Bluestar, while making the entire scene look like an attack that he was unable to defend against. Fireheart discovers his plans and as a result Tigerclaw is exiled from the Clan.
Tigerclaw, now a rogue, manipulates ShadowClan into accepting him as their leader and becomes Tigerstar. From his new position of authority he is able to conceal his true nature from the Clans, and secretly lures a pack of wild dogs into ThunderClan's territory in order to exact revenge on his former Clanmates while saving only his kits, Bramblepaw and Tawnypaw, thus killing Swiftpaw and Brindleface and disfiguring Brightheart's face. When this plan, too, is foiled by Firestar and the others, Tigerstar hatches a plan to rule the entire forest while employing the services of the ruthless BloodClan in order to intimidate the other Clans into submission. (Just as he has betrayed all his other former allies, he intends to betray BloodClan once he rules all four Clans.) However, he underestimates the power of Scourge, the leader of BloodClan, and is killed in one blow when Scourge decides to take over the forest himself.
In The New Prophecy series, Tigerstar returns to haunt and harness his sons into furthering his dark schemes. It is revealed that he was denied access into StarClan, and was banished with Darkstripe to a dark, shadowy forest known as the Dark Forest (sometimes called the Place of No Stars).[1] He visits his two sons, Brambleclaw and Hawkfrost, in their dreams and teaches them battle skills and leadership tactics. While Brambleclaw is hesitant to be influenced by his father, Hawkfrost welcomes his advice and plots to take control of the Clans much in the same way as his father did. When Hawkfrost is killed by Brambleclaw in Sunset and Brambleclaw vows to never again listen to his father's ambitions, Tigerstar's plans appear to be thwarted.
Tigerstar plays a role in the Power of Three series as a battle mentor to Lionblaze, along with his dead son Hawkfrost. The consequences of his actions do not appear to be causing any harm to the Clans; Lionblaze becomes a masterful fighter under Tigerstar's influence and excels in battle skills far beyond any other apprentice. Whether or not Lionblaze is part of yet another plan hatched by Tigerstar from the shadows remains to be seen, though it appears likely.[2] Once Lionblaze becomes aware of the prophecy and his seeming invincibility during battles, he begins to challenge Tigerstar. It appears that Tigerstar's plans are as yet unrelated to Lionblaze's power.
Tigerstar was originally mentored by Thistleclaw, a battle-hungry and aggressive cat who Rock said in Cats of the Clans "would have sliced through the forest until the paths ran red with blood"[4] (this only magnified Tigerstar's own aggressive personality), who is dead before the events of the Original series. He takes Ravenpaw as an apprentice for a short time before Firestar and Graystripe send him to live with Barley. He has taken two mates, Goldenflower and Sasha. He has five direct kits: Tawnypelt and Brambleclaw from Goldenflower, and Mothwing, Hawkfrost, and Tadpole from Sasha. Tadpole is not shown in the story and is believed to have been killed or kept by Sasha's side. His grand-kits include Dawnpaw, Flamepaw, and Tigerpaw (Tawnypelt's children). It is revealed in Firestar's Quest that Tigerstar is a direct descendant of the kits of Birdflight, a SkyClan she-cat who sheltered in ThunderClan during SkyClan's exile. This makes him part-SkyClan, along with his cousin Spottedleaf, the original ThunderClan medicine cat.
At the end of Long Shadows, where there is a one page preview to the following book, Sunrise, it is suggested that Lionblaze revolts against Tigerstar upon realizing that the dead, dark-hearted warrior is using him and creating a monster out of Lionblaze.
Tigerclaw, now a rogue, manipulates ShadowClan into accepting him as their leader and becomes Tigerstar. From his new position of authority he is able to conceal his true nature from the Clans, and secretly lures a pack of wild dogs into ThunderClan's territory in order to exact revenge on his former Clanmates while saving only his kits, Bramblepaw and Tawnypaw, thus killing Swiftpaw and Brindleface and disfiguring Brightheart's face. When this plan, too, is foiled by Firestar and the others, Tigerstar hatches a plan to rule the entire forest while employing the services of the ruthless BloodClan in order to intimidate the other Clans into submission. (Just as he has betrayed all his other former allies, he intends to betray BloodClan once he rules all four Clans.) However, he underestimates the power of Scourge, the leader of BloodClan, and is killed in one blow when Scourge decides to take over the forest himself.
In The New Prophecy series, Tigerstar returns to haunt and harness his sons into furthering his dark schemes. It is revealed that he was denied access into StarClan, and was banished with Darkstripe to a dark, shadowy forest known as the Dark Forest (sometimes called the Place of No Stars).[1] He visits his two sons, Brambleclaw and Hawkfrost, in their dreams and teaches them battle skills and leadership tactics. While Brambleclaw is hesitant to be influenced by his father, Hawkfrost welcomes his advice and plots to take control of the Clans much in the same way as his father did. When Hawkfrost is killed by Brambleclaw in Sunset and Brambleclaw vows to never again listen to his father's ambitions, Tigerstar's plans appear to be thwarted.
Tigerstar plays a role in the Power of Three series as a battle mentor to Lionblaze, along with his dead son Hawkfrost. The consequences of his actions do not appear to be causing any harm to the Clans; Lionblaze becomes a masterful fighter under Tigerstar's influence and excels in battle skills far beyond any other apprentice. Whether or not Lionblaze is part of yet another plan hatched by Tigerstar from the shadows remains to be seen, though it appears likely.[2] Once Lionblaze becomes aware of the prophecy and his seeming invincibility during battles, he begins to challenge Tigerstar. It appears that Tigerstar's plans are as yet unrelated to Lionblaze's power.
Tigerstar was originally mentored by Thistleclaw, a battle-hungry and aggressive cat who Rock said in Cats of the Clans "would have sliced through the forest until the paths ran red with blood"[4] (this only magnified Tigerstar's own aggressive personality), who is dead before the events of the Original series. He takes Ravenpaw as an apprentice for a short time before Firestar and Graystripe send him to live with Barley. He has taken two mates, Goldenflower and Sasha. He has five direct kits: Tawnypelt and Brambleclaw from Goldenflower, and Mothwing, Hawkfrost, and Tadpole from Sasha. Tadpole is not shown in the story and is believed to have been killed or kept by Sasha's side. His grand-kits include Dawnpaw, Flamepaw, and Tigerpaw (Tawnypelt's children). It is revealed in Firestar's Quest that Tigerstar is a direct descendant of the kits of Birdflight, a SkyClan she-cat who sheltered in ThunderClan during SkyClan's exile. This makes him part-SkyClan, along with his cousin Spottedleaf, the original ThunderClan medicine cat.
At the end of Long Shadows, where there is a one page preview to the following book, Sunrise, it is suggested that Lionblaze revolts against Tigerstar upon realizing that the dead, dark-hearted warrior is using him and creating a monster out of Lionblaze.
Warriors: Cats of the Clans: Thornclaw
Thornclaw, a handsome golden brown tabby tom, first appears in Fire and Ice as a young ThunderClan apprentice, Thornpaw. He is an apprentice for a large part of the Original Series, along with Brightpaw, Cloudpaw and Swiftpaw, mainly due to Bluestar's descent into paranoia during the last half of the Original series and her refusing to trust any of her warriors. When she died, the newly appointed Firestar conducted his first naming ceremony on Thornclaw, finally making the young tom into a warrior.
Thornclaw's personality begins to show during The New Prophecy and Power of Three, where he is shown to be a warrior very similar to Brackenfur in manner and attitude. He is an excellent fighter and is often chosen to assist in battle parties and long-range patrols. Thornclaw, like Brackenfur, becomes slightly worried about the increasing numbers of non-Clan cats present in ThunderClan during the Power of Three series, as well as at Firestar for being too accepting of them. This is primarily due to increasing hostility from the other three Clans, who begin to make claims that ThunderClan is becoming diluted and weak. Despite these feelings, Thornclaw is always portrayed as a kind, caring, and patient cat and has never been shown to be disloyal.
Thornclaw's mother is Frostfur, his direct sister is Brightheart, and his other siblings, Brackenfur and Cinderpelt, are from a different litter. As a result, Thornclaw is uncle to both Brightheart's and Brackenfur's kits, including Whitewing, Cinderheart, Honeyfern, Poppyfrost, and Molepaw. He was apprenticed by Mousefur and has mentored Sootfur, Shrewpaw, and Poppyfrost himself.
Thornclaw's personality begins to show during The New Prophecy and Power of Three, where he is shown to be a warrior very similar to Brackenfur in manner and attitude. He is an excellent fighter and is often chosen to assist in battle parties and long-range patrols. Thornclaw, like Brackenfur, becomes slightly worried about the increasing numbers of non-Clan cats present in ThunderClan during the Power of Three series, as well as at Firestar for being too accepting of them. This is primarily due to increasing hostility from the other three Clans, who begin to make claims that ThunderClan is becoming diluted and weak. Despite these feelings, Thornclaw is always portrayed as a kind, caring, and patient cat and has never been shown to be disloyal.
Thornclaw's mother is Frostfur, his direct sister is Brightheart, and his other siblings, Brackenfur and Cinderpelt, are from a different litter. As a result, Thornclaw is uncle to both Brightheart's and Brackenfur's kits, including Whitewing, Cinderheart, Honeyfern, Poppyfrost, and Molepaw. He was apprenticed by Mousefur and has mentored Sootfur, Shrewpaw, and Poppyfrost himself.
Warriors: Cats of the Clans: Spottedleaf
Spottedleaf is a beautiful dark tortoiseshell she-cat with amber eyes, a black, brown, and amber dappled pelt, white paws, and a golden-and-black striped tail. She has played some minor and slightly major roles in series to date despite her early death in Into the Wild, after which she usually appeared in Firestar's dreams. Originally Spottedleaf was ThunderClan's medicine cat at the start of Into the Wild and foretold the Original series prophecy "Fire alone can save our Clan". Firestar, when first introduced into the camp, immediately takes a liking to her and it is implied that she begins to return his feelings. Unfortunately, she is killed by Clawface during a raid by ShadowClan.
Spottedleaf is perhaps the most prominent member of StarClan, often serving as a spiritual guide to the protagonists of each series, most notably Firestar, whom she falls in love with over the course of his adventures in the Original series. She is often seen as a source of comfort, and presents cryptic warnings and messages to cats notifying them of impending events. Being dead, she cannot serve any more prominent roles in the lives of the cats she watches over, a fact that is frequently a source of frustration to her regarding Firestar's budding relationship with Sandstorm. It is revealed that she does indeed wish things were different between them, and continues to love Firestar despite their differences of existence.[3] She accepts her position, however, and acknowledges Sandstorm in a dream of her own in order to reassure the living cat of Firestar's loyalty.
Spottedleaf's relationships are relatively unknown, given her early death. Her mother is listed as being Dappletail, her sister is Willowpelt so her nephew is Graystripe. Tigerstar is known to be her cousin. Having not found an apprentice by the time of her death, Yellowfang succeeds her when she joins ThunderClan. It is revealed in Firestar's Quest that Spottedleaf is a direct descendant of the kits of Birdflight, a SkyClan she-cat who stayed with ThunderClan during SkyClan's exile. Thus, she is part-SkyClan, along with her apparent cousin Tigerstar, and permitted to walk in the skies of SkyClan's warrior ancestors as well as StarClan.
Spottedleaf walks in the dreams of Firestar, Leafpool, and sometimes Jayfeather.
Spottedleaf is perhaps the most prominent member of StarClan, often serving as a spiritual guide to the protagonists of each series, most notably Firestar, whom she falls in love with over the course of his adventures in the Original series. She is often seen as a source of comfort, and presents cryptic warnings and messages to cats notifying them of impending events. Being dead, she cannot serve any more prominent roles in the lives of the cats she watches over, a fact that is frequently a source of frustration to her regarding Firestar's budding relationship with Sandstorm. It is revealed that she does indeed wish things were different between them, and continues to love Firestar despite their differences of existence.[3] She accepts her position, however, and acknowledges Sandstorm in a dream of her own in order to reassure the living cat of Firestar's loyalty.
Spottedleaf's relationships are relatively unknown, given her early death. Her mother is listed as being Dappletail, her sister is Willowpelt so her nephew is Graystripe. Tigerstar is known to be her cousin. Having not found an apprentice by the time of her death, Yellowfang succeeds her when she joins ThunderClan. It is revealed in Firestar's Quest that Spottedleaf is a direct descendant of the kits of Birdflight, a SkyClan she-cat who stayed with ThunderClan during SkyClan's exile. Thus, she is part-SkyClan, along with her apparent cousin Tigerstar, and permitted to walk in the skies of SkyClan's warrior ancestors as well as StarClan.
Spottedleaf walks in the dreams of Firestar, Leafpool, and sometimes Jayfeather.
Warriors: Cats of the Clans: Sandstorm
Sandstorm, a pale ginger tabby she-cat with green eyes, is one of the main characters in the Original series as well as Firestar's Quest. Initially Sandstorm is an apprentice (Sandpaw) when Firestar first joins the Clan, and openly mocks him for his kittypet origins. She and her fellow apprentice, Dustpaw, express their disdain for Firepaw whenever they get a chance, and as a result Sandpaw is avoided by Firepaw. When Firepaw is promoted (Fireheart), Sandpaw and Dustpaw are overlooked, causing resentment from both of them. Eventually Sandpaw warms up to Fireheart, a process initiated by Fireheart preventing her from falling over a cliff, thereby saving her life. When Fireheart is forced to take Sandpaw on a patrol mission, she is unexpectedly friendly and cheerful toward him. Over the course of the series it becomes apparent that Sandpaw (eventually Sandstorm) has fallen in love with Fireheart, and by The Darkest Hour the two have become an established pair.
Sandstorm is known for having a fierce personality and is quick to anger. She is also capable of being gentle, however, as evidenced by her interactions with Firestar and her children. She is noted as being the best hunter in ThunderClan, and is an excellent fighter as well, resulting in her being present in many major battles throughout the series. She was also one of the cats who volunteered to be bait for the dog pack thanks to her speed. Her role is reduced in subsequent series (The New Prophecy and Power of Three), yet she is usually present in some form or another. The specifics regarding her knowledge of Firestar's ongoing relationship with Spottedleaf, his first love, are detailed in Firestar's Quest in which she once again plays a major role.
She has two daughters, Leafpool and Squirrelflight, as well as three grandchildren, Jayfeather, Hollyleaf and Lionblaze. She was mentored by Whitestorm, and has been a mentor to Sorreltail and Honeyfern.
Sandstorm is known for having a fierce personality and is quick to anger. She is also capable of being gentle, however, as evidenced by her interactions with Firestar and her children. She is noted as being the best hunter in ThunderClan, and is an excellent fighter as well, resulting in her being present in many major battles throughout the series. She was also one of the cats who volunteered to be bait for the dog pack thanks to her speed. Her role is reduced in subsequent series (The New Prophecy and Power of Three), yet she is usually present in some form or another. The specifics regarding her knowledge of Firestar's ongoing relationship with Spottedleaf, his first love, are detailed in Firestar's Quest in which she once again plays a major role.
She has two daughters, Leafpool and Squirrelflight, as well as three grandchildren, Jayfeather, Hollyleaf and Lionblaze. She was mentored by Whitestorm, and has been a mentor to Sorreltail and Honeyfern.
Warriors: Cats of the Clans: Mousefur
Mousefur, a small dusky brown she-cat, is a ThunderClan warrior introduced in Into the Wild. She is a respected warrior in the Clan and is known for having a fierce personality, similar to Cloudtail and Speckletail. Mousefur was one of the cats who volunteered to be bait for the dog pack. Mousefur is usually friendly to Firestar, but has been known to change her attitude towards him depending on the situation. Mousefur is often among any group of cats voicing a counter-opinion to a major decision, forcing the Clan to look at an issue from an opposite perspective. Despite her many arguments and aggressive pride, however, she usually ends up agreeing with the correct choice in a given situation.
Mousefur's age causes her to join the elders in Starlight in The New Prophecy series, where she currently remains. Since then she has fallen ill a number of times, most recently catching greencough and causing Jaypaw to experience his first medical epidemic as a medicine cat in The Sight. Mousefur and Longtail have become unlikely friends due to their sharing of the elders' den, and often playfully bicker back and forth. Although, due to her stubbornness (or thoughtfulness) she sometimes refuses to take herbs or prey, insisting the younger cats need it more. She even volunteers to help take care of the sick cats in Long Shadows as she thinks that being an elder, her life is less valuable than the younger cats. She asked Brambleclaw this even though Firestar had already turned down her request, only to be turned down by Brambleclaw as well.
Mousefur has been a mentor to Thornclaw and Spiderleg. Her parents are listed as One-eye and Halftail, and her brother as Runningwind.
Mousefur's age causes her to join the elders in Starlight in The New Prophecy series, where she currently remains. Since then she has fallen ill a number of times, most recently catching greencough and causing Jaypaw to experience his first medical epidemic as a medicine cat in The Sight. Mousefur and Longtail have become unlikely friends due to their sharing of the elders' den, and often playfully bicker back and forth. Although, due to her stubbornness (or thoughtfulness) she sometimes refuses to take herbs or prey, insisting the younger cats need it more. She even volunteers to help take care of the sick cats in Long Shadows as she thinks that being an elder, her life is less valuable than the younger cats. She asked Brambleclaw this even though Firestar had already turned down her request, only to be turned down by Brambleclaw as well.
Mousefur has been a mentor to Thornclaw and Spiderleg. Her parents are listed as One-eye and Halftail, and her brother as Runningwind.
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Trying to find some more spoilers for Sunrise...
I've been trying to find some more spoilers for Power of Three: Sunrise, but all I can come up with is the release date, and a couple half-baked rumors. However, I did hear that if you pre-order it, you will recieve it a couple days before the actual release in stores.
Pre-order Sunrise now!!
*Warning!!! Possible Sunrise spoilers below!!!*
*Hollyleaf will turn bad and be killed.
*Leafpool and Crowfeather are the parents of the Three.
*Hollyleaf is on the cover of the book.
*Firestar dies and instead of Brambleclaw becoming leader, Lionblaze gets promoted. I think that that's kind of unrealistic though, because Lionblaze wasn't a deputy before. Still, anything's possible.
*It's also possible that Brambleclaw and Hollyleaf gang up on Firestar and kill him but Lionblaze fights them off and becomes leader. that would take care of Hollyleaf, and make room for the "Fourth Apprentice"
*If the Three are children of Crowfeather and Leafpool, then wouldn't that make Breezepelt related to them? He could be the Fourth Apprentice.
Pre-order Sunrise now!!
*Warning!!! Possible Sunrise spoilers below!!!*
*Hollyleaf will turn bad and be killed.
*Leafpool and Crowfeather are the parents of the Three.
*Hollyleaf is on the cover of the book.
*Firestar dies and instead of Brambleclaw becoming leader, Lionblaze gets promoted. I think that that's kind of unrealistic though, because Lionblaze wasn't a deputy before. Still, anything's possible.
*It's also possible that Brambleclaw and Hollyleaf gang up on Firestar and kill him but Lionblaze fights them off and becomes leader. that would take care of Hollyleaf, and make room for the "Fourth Apprentice"
*If the Three are children of Crowfeather and Leafpool, then wouldn't that make Breezepelt related to them? He could be the Fourth Apprentice.
Friday, February 6, 2009
Hear an audio interview with Erin Hunter
"Hear a fascinating audio interview with Victoria Holmes -- “Erin Hunter” is actually the pen name for three British writers who write the animal-centric fantasies for YA readers..."
Listen to the interview now!
Extras!
Listen to the interview now!
Extras!
Four Erins in One (Guest Blogger: Erin Hunter)
"This time, you get to hear from all four of us!..."
Read this great interview with ALL the four "Erin Hunter" authors:
Read this great interview with ALL the four "Erin Hunter" authors:
- Vicky Holmes
- Kate Cary
- Cherith
- Tui Sutherland
Review: Warriors - "Into The Wild"
"Ever look at your cat and feel like there is more there than you thought? In this first book to the very popular Warriors series by the four-author team that publishes under the pseudonym of Erin Hunter, a young cat named Rusty..."
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Read the rest of the review...
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