The Darkest Hour (edit title/settings)

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• Firestar: ThunderClan leader, a flaming-pelted ginger tom with green eyes.
• Tigerstar: ShadowClan leader, a dark tabby tom with amber eyes. Formerly ThunderClan's deputy.
• Scourge: BloodClan leader, a small black and white cat with a collar studded with the teeth and claws of dead enemies.
• Graystripe: ThunderClan warrior, a long-haired gray tom with yellow eyes.
• Sandstorm: ThunderClan warrior, a pale ginger she-cat with green eyes, and Firestar's mate.
• Cloudtail: ThunderClan warrior, a fluffy white tomcat with blue eyes and a stubborn personality. Firestar's nephew, and formerly a kittypet.
• Bramblepaw: ThunderClan apprentice, a dark brown tabby tom with amber eyes. Son of Goldenflower and Tigerstar, brother to Tawnypaw, and mentored by Firestar.
• Tawnypaw: ThunderClan apprentice, tortoiseshell she-cat with green eyes. Daugher of Goldenflower and Tigerstar, sister to Bramblepaw.
• Smudge: Friendly black-and-white kittypet that lives in a house at the edge of the forest. Firestar's old friend.
• Ravenpaw: A former apprentice in Thunderclan. Lives with Barley, a barn cat.
• Barley: Add a description of this character.
• Bone: The "deputy" of BloodClan.
• Brightheart: ThunderClan warrior, a white and ginger she-cat with one eye and a shredded ear. She lost her eye and part of her ear when a dog attacked her. Cloudtail's mate.
• Blackfoot: ShadowClan deputy, a hefty white tom with black paws.
• Princess
• Stonefur: RiverClan deputy, a gray tom with battle scarred ears. Mistyfoot's brother, mentor to Stormpaw.

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• “Four will become two. Lion and tiger will meet in battle, and blood will rule the forest”

  Bluestar

• “The rising sun broke over the trees and flooded the clearing with light and warmth, and it seemed to Firestar that no dawn had ever been brighter.”

  Firestar

• “Let me up, you great lump!”

  Firestar

• “These are difficult times. As we fight for survival we must be able to count on every one of our Clan mates. There is no room for divided loyalties. Do as Tigerstar tells you.”

  Leopardstar

• “With this life I give you love,” she murmured in her soft voice. “Use it well, for all the cats in your care—and especially for Sandstorm.”

  Spottedleaf

• “I'll tell RiverClan myself today. We're not ashamed of our mother. She was a noble leader---and our father was a great deputy. Spirits of StarClan, you know every cat by name. I ask you now to take away the name from the cat you see before you, for it no longer stands for what she is.”

  Stonefur

• “Spirits of StarClan, you know every cat by name. I ask you now to take away the name from the cat you see before you, for it no longer stands for what she is.”

  Firestar

• “We are taking over this territory now,” he went on. “I shall rule the forest as well as the town. But I understand that you may need some time to reflect on this. You have three days to leave—or meet my Clan in battle. I shall wait for your decision at dawn on the fourth day.”

  Scourge

• “You saved my life once, Firestar. I’ll never be able to repay you for that. But if trouble with Tigerstar comes, I’ll be proud to stand with the warriors of ThunderClan and fight him to the death.”

  Ravenpaw

• “Do what you know is right, Firestar.”

  Bluestar

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• Highrock
• Fourtrees
• Moonstone
• Twolegplace
• Great Rock
• Highstones
• Thunderpath
• Silverpelt
• Willowpelt
• Boulder

Organizations edit see section history

• Thunderclan: Leader: Firestar, Deputy: Whitestorm Medicine cat: Cinderpelt
• Shadowclan: Leader: Tigerstar, Deputy: Blackfoot, Medicine cat: Runningnose Medicine cat apprentice: Littlecloud
• Riverclan: Leader: Leopardstar, Deputy: Stonefur, Medicine cat: Mudfur
• Windclan: Leader: Tallstar, Deputy: Deadfoot, Medicine cat: Barkface
• Starclan: Where the cats who believe in Starclan go when the die
• Bloodclan: Leader: Scourge, Deputy: Bone
• LionClan: Leader: Tallstar and Firestar, Deputy: Whitestorm and Deadfoot, Medicine cat: Barkface and Cinderpelt
• TigerClan: Leader: Mainly Tigerstar and partially Leopardstar, Deputy: Blackfoot and Stonefur, Medicine cat: Mudfur, Littlecloud, and Runningnose
• Twolegs: Humans.
• Kittypets: Cats owned by humans

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Glossary edit see section history

• Twoleg: A human.
• Thunderpath: A road or highway.(monsters are there)
• Kittypet: A cat who lives with twolegs.
• Loner: A cat which lives and hunts on its own.
• Rouge: A cat whitch lives on its own but crosses clan border lines and steals prey.
• Cutter: A vet.
• Moon: A month.
• Twolegplace: A neighborhood, town, or city.
• Kit: A young cat that is not 6 moons old.
• Clan: A place where there are queens, warriors, a leader, a deputy, kits, elders, and apprentences.

Themes & Symbolism edit see section history

• Greencough: Cat flu.
• Whitecough: A bad cold.
• Mousedung: A curse.

Series & Lists edit see section history

Preceded by A Dangerous Path, and followed by Midnight.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

1. Erin Hunter (Author)

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