[center]RiverClan[/center] Leader:Ripplestar - Brown furred cat with black paws and bright blue eyes Deputy: Icystep - Pure white tom with the lightest blue eyes Medicine Cat: Pondshine - Golden she-cat with pale green eyes Warriors
Grasswind - White and tan tortoishell she-cat with bright green eyes
Shortclaw - Shortlegged she-cat with a sleek black pelt, amber eyes Apprentice: Tanpaw
Twitchtail - A brown tom with a white tail-tip, brown eyes Apprentice: Mangopaw
Splashface - Silver tom with deep blue eyes Apprentice: Shellpaw
Rockfall - A grey colored tom with brownish ears and paws, green eyes Apprentice: Rosepaw
Patchfoot - A black she-cat with grey spots on paws, amber eyes Apprentice:Garnetpaw
Bluetooth - A tan tom with bright blue eyes
Apprentices
Tanpaw - A tan colored tom with white paws and green eyes
Mangopaw - Ginger she-cat, green eyes
Shellpaw - Brown she-cat with darker brown flecks, blue eyes
Rosepaw - Rose colored eyes and a black pelt
Garnetpaw - White tom with black paws and tail tip, grey-blue eyes
Queens & Kits
Yarrowtail - Ginger tortoiseshell she-cat, expecting kits
Poppytree - Black she-cat with grey muzzle
~Leafkit, Birdkit and Longkit
Elders
Minnowclaw - Silver she-cat with white paws from age
Rockface - Dark brown tom with even darker brown ears & muzzle
Hollypatch - Cream colored she-cat with a stubby tail from fighting
[center] ThunderClan [/center] Leader: Bearstar - Muscular tom with dark brown fur and lighter brown stripes, green eyes Deputy: Lightstep - Golden she-cat with white paws and amber eyes Medicine Cat: Furryear - Fluffy black tom with soft blue eyes Warriors
Loudfang - White tom with black stripes and green eyes Apprentice: Dawnpaw
Sweetclaw - Ginger she-cat with brown eyes
Morningmist - Silver she-cat with blue eyes and a black tail Apprentice: Willowpaw
Kernelface - Brown tom with tan paws and muzzle. Blue eyes Apprentice: Darkpaw
Butterstep - Cream tom with green eyes and white muzzle Apprentice: Fernpaw
Apprentices
Fernpaw - Golden-brown tortoishell she-cat with green eyes
Darkpaw - Black tom with grey ears and muzzle
Willowpaw - White, fluffy she-cat with deep blue eyes
Dawnpaw - Tan she-cat with amber eyes
Queens & Kits
Cardinalfeather - Cream colored she-cat with rose colored eyes
~Daisykit & Volekit
Sunwhistle - Golden she-cat with amber eyes
~Opalkit, Rubykit and Goldkit
Nightgaze - Black she-cat with light blue eyes ~expecting kits~
Elders
Tornclaw - Brown tom with dark brown eyes
Old-Ear - Silver tom with severly torn ear, green eyes
Slugtail - Golden tom with amber eyes
[center] WindClan [/center] Leader: Swiftstar - White tom with golden stripes, green eyes Deputy: Windclaw - Black tom with amber eyes Apprentice: Rainpaw Medicine Cat: Redwing - Reddish-brown furred she-cat, green eyes Apprentice: Wishpaw
Warriors
Pigfoot - Stubby legged tom with fluffy cream fur and blue eyes
Wolffang - Grey tom with black stripes and dark green eyes Apprentice: Quailpaw
Leopardstripe - Brown she-cat with golden specks in pelt, blue eyes Apprentice: Robinpaw
Stretchtail - A golden she-cat with a long tail and legs, green eyes Apprentice: Rabbitpaw
Gullynose - A black tom with bright blue eyes and white paws
Dirtclaw - White tom with amber eyes and tan tail/muzzle
Apprentices
Wishpaw - Fluffy white tom with rose colored eyes
Rainpaw - Silver she-cat with soft blue eyes
[center] Chapter 1 [/center]
Dawn light filtered in through the brambles hanging on the entrance to the apprentice den. Shellpaw gently got up and stretched her legs before walking out into the clearing. "Good morning Yarrowtail!" she called across to the nursery. Yarrowtail was her best friend. Shellpaw couldn't wait to see Yarrowtail's kits! She even promised she was allowed to name one. Hmm. Maybe Redkit? No colors are tacky...I wouldn't want to be GREENkit... Her thoughts were interrupted by the Clan leader calling words off of Slippery-rock. "May all cats old enough to catch prey gather in the clearing." Ripplestar's voice echoed through the hollow cave. RiverClan camp was a cave, lined with stone, but the top was open. They covered part of the opening with ferns and reeds to shelter the camp, but let enough space so light could shine in. Slowly the warriors and apprentices started filing out of their dens. Shellpaw awaited Yarrowtail and Garnetpaw to come sit with her. Garnetpaw was her brother. He could be pretty hot-headed at some points, but he was a bundle full of fun, and not to mention charm. Rosepaw always drooled at him as she walked by; and yet he was too stupid to notice! Shellpaw was dragged away from her thoughts to hear Ripplestar's voice again.
"Today is a very special and unique day. Today we will welcome new apprenitces and warriors into our Clan." She paused to let the cats cheer and then waved her tail for silence. "Tankit and Mangokit please step forward." Her smooth voice mewed. Shellpaw watched as the not-so-tiny kits approached their leader. She hadn't realized how large Tankit already was! No wonder they had to get him out of the nursery! "Tankit. From this day on until you are pronounced a warrior, you shall go by Tanpaw." The cats started to chant his name, so Ripplestar raised her voice. "Shortclaw! You have proved your strength and skill many times over. Please share these qualities with Tanpaw, for you shall be his mentor." Shortclaw stepped up and bowed his head. "Yes Ripplestar." He touched his muzzle to Tanpaw's head and they stepped to the side. "Mangokit," Ripplestar continued, "It is also time you are made an apprentice. From this day on, until you are pronounced a warrior, you will go by Mangopaw." Her amber eyes gleamed brighter than the sun. "Twitchtail, please come forward." The sleek she-cat came to the front of the crowd, her black fur glistening and revealing her well-toned muscles. "Your swiftness and cleverness are quite the gift. Please do your best to pass those qualities onto Mangopaw as you are her mentor." Again the cat touched muzzles to the apprentices head and the ceremony continued. By sunhigh they had one new nest in the apprentice den and one more in the warrior's den. Grasspaw had been named Grasswind. That was one beautiful cat. Grasswind had white fur with tan spots along it. It was always perfectly groomed and her sea-blue eyes stood out against her pelt. Shellpaw hoped she looked that good when she was older. After returning from her train of thought, Shellpaw realized she was sitting alone in the clearing. Patrols were leaving, apprentices greeting their new roomates, however, Shellpaw wasn't very interested in the newcomers...she kind of just wanted to go fishing! Trotting up to her mentor she was determined to get out of camp, alone. "Splashface? May i go fishing this afternoon?" She spat out as quickly as possible, hoping he woudln't think into it. He turned kind of slowly, his deep blue eyes as gentle as ever. "Why in such a rush? I was hoping to get some battle training in?" Then after seeing how excited he was he sighed and said, "Well don't tire yourself and be back before its time to eat! We train as soon as you return!" He called after her as she jetted out of camp. It was so nice to feel the wind in her fur as she raced right into-"AHHH!!!" Shellpaw stopped abruptly and opened her eyes. She was face to face with an- "Intruder!" She spat with all her fur bristling. Shellpaw was only a moon or two into her training but she wouldn't let her opponent know that. "What are you doing on RiverClan territory?" She hissed. The she-cat was pure brown furred and had a look of sheer terror in her eyes, as if she didn't want to fight. "Answer me before i rip you to shreds!" Shellpaw said a little less harshly. The she-cat hesitated and then turned and ran. Shellpaw hurried in pursuit. The intruder didn't seem too fast, or have any sort of Clan smell on her. Finally Shellpaw got within distance to snag her leg and bring the she-cat crashing down. Shellpaw kept the cat pinned and loomed over her. "I'll ask one more time," Shellpaw unsheathed her claws. "What are you doing on RiverClan territory?" As soon as she went to swipe her claws across the intruder's face she heard a yell from...Yarrowtail? "Shellpaw! Noo!!!"
