Moonrise/Cliffnotes

These notes are brief, noting major events and minor events in Moonrise that will be of consequence later.

These are intended to be used as a reference for those looking for specific events for re-reading and the book discussions. It is still not finished.

Prologue

 * Stoneteller, Healer of the Tribe of Rushing Water says the Tribe of Endless Hunting prophecized that a silver cat would come and save them
 * He tells his cats that they can only wait for the silver cat
 * He tells his Tribe the cat will not be of the Tribe.

Chapter 1

 * Stormfur's perspective
 * He remembers that Twolegs would destroy the forest
 * He feels jealousy towards Brambleclaw for being so close to Squirrelpaw
 * Tawnypelt is healing from her rat bite
 * The traveling cats meet Purdy again
 * Crowpaw asks Feathertail to hunt with him
 * Stormfur smells foxes very nearby

Chapter 2

 * Leafpaw's perspective
 * Sorreltail offers to hunt with Leafpaw
 * Dustpelt thinks Firestar's warning about the Twoleg activity was a dream, but Cloudtail defends his uncle
 * Firestar tells everyone to stay alert
 * A patrol of Firestar, Cinderpelt, Graystripe, Brackenfur and Leafpaw head towards ShadowClan territory
 * Russetfur accusses the patrol of tresspassing
 * A fight breaks out
 * Firestar orders everyone to stop

Chapter 3

 * Stormfur's perspective
 * Purdy tries to attack the foxes, only to be stopped by Stormfur
 * Midnight talks to the foxes in a mix of barks and growls
 * The foxes tell Midnight if the cats are still there by sunset, they'll attack
 * Midnight tells the traveling cats to go through the mountains
 * Purdy tries to tell them it's dangerous, but Midnight cuts him off
 * Brambleclaw thanks Midnight, and they decide to go through the mountains

Chapter 4

 * Leafpaw's perspective
 * The battling cats stop fighting
 * Russetfur sends Cedarheart to fetch more Warriors
 * Russetfur finally decides to let the ThunderClan patrol go on to Blackstar
 * Blackstar did not seem to care the forest was being destroyed, and called it "Just some Twoleg activity"
 * Russetfur escorts the ThunderClan patrol back to the border
 * Leafpaw and Sorreltail go to see WindClan
 * They notice something odd about the territory
 * A WindClan patrol of Mudclaw, Tornear, and a tabby tom Leafpaw did not recognize, chased them out
 * They arrive in RiverClan territory, to be met by Mothwing, but she means no harm
 * Leafpaw and Sorreltail leave, with a gift of fish from Mothwing, but only because a patrol was coming

Chapter 5

 * Stormfur's perspective
 * Squirrelpaw almost falls off the edge of a boulder
 * They meet another jump, larger this time
 * Stormfur almost gets caught by a eagle as he jumps across
 * Stormfur confronts Feathertail on her relationship with Crowpaw
 * The cats seem to meet a dead end
 * They find a waterfall
 * Feathertail almost falls in, to be saved by Crowpaw
 * The mountain stream floods and sweeps over the cats

Chapter 6

 * Leafpaw's perspective
 * Leafpaw is in RiverClan territory again, with Mothwing teaching her how to fish
 * Leafpaw eats the fish with Mothwing
 * Hawkfrost comes and scents WindClan and ThunderClan, but Leafpaw hid in the reeds
 * Hawkfrost implies that if the other Clans are weak, then RiverClan could rule over the whole forest
 * Mothwing accusses him of acting like Tigerstar
 * Mothwing leads Hawkfrost upstream so Leafpaw can escape
 * Leafpaw thinks about how Hawkfrost and Brambleclaw could be half-brothers
 * Graystripe is hunting, and Leafpaw asks him who Sasha's mate was
 * Leafpaw tells Firestar that she knows Squirrelpaw is alive, and it must've been raining

Chapter 7

 * Stormfur's perspective
 * All the traveling cats are alive
 * They see other cats, covered in mud
 * The cats seem to speak in a different accent
 * Tawnypelt calls them mud warriors, and says they are more of a match for them
 * A cat introduces them as the Tribe of Rushing Water
 * A cat introduces himself as Crag Where Eagles Nest, and another is Brook Where Small Fish Swim
 * Brambleclaw agrees to go with the tribe
 * The chapter ends with the traveling cats feeling suspicious

Chapter 8

 * Leafpaw's perspective
 * Chapter starts off with Leafpaw battle training
 * They head back to camp and a patrol made up of Firestar,Dustpelt and Sorreltail come back saying Windclan have been stealing prey.
 * Firestar calls a meeting about Windclan
 * They begin talking about prey and Leafpaw suggests all the clans share the fish in Riverclan's river
 * He decides to send a patrol made up of him, Graystripe, Sandstorm, Dustpelt, Thornclaw, Ashfur and Cinderpelt to visit the Windclan camp to talk to Tallstar.
 * Firestar asks Leafpaw how she came up with the fish idea and Leafpaw admits Mothwing taught her how to fish.
 * They go to the Windclan camp and Tallstar is ready and asks what he wants this time.

Chapter 9

 * Stormfur's perspective
 * The Clan cats meet the Tribe cats
 * Stoneteller, Crag Where Eagles Nest, Mist Where Sunlight Shimmers, Star That Shines on Water and the Clan cats talk about Clan and Tribe differences
 * Brambleclaw tells Stoneteller, Crag, Mist and Star about their journey
 * The Clan cats notice that the Tribe seems afraid of something

Chapter 10

 * Leafpaw's perspective
 * ThunderClan and WindClan argue about stolen prey
 * Mudclaw challenges them, and Graystripe attacks him
 * Firestar stops them
 * Firestar warns WindClan to stop stealing prey
 * Dustpelt disagrees with Firestar's decision to not attack WindClan
 * Leafpaw prepares to tell Cinderpelt about Brambleclaw and Squirrelpaw, but Cinderpelt wonders if StarClan has abandoned them and Leafpaw feels she can't

Chapter 11

 * Stormfur's perspective
 * The Clan cats discuss whether to stay with the Tribe or leave
 * They agree to stay, mostly because Tawnypelt's shoulder is badly injured
 * Brook and a few prey-hunters teach the Clan cats how to hunt in the mountains
 * Crag saves Stormfur from being attacked by a hawk

Chapter 12

 * Stormfur's perspective.
 * The Clan cats want to leave, but the Tribe stops them from leaving
 * The Clan cats find out why the Tribe need them to stay
 * Stoneteller tells them that Stormfur is the promised cat: he will slay Sharptooth, an evil mountain lion, for the Tribe.

Chapter 13

 * Leafpaw's perspective.
 * The medicine cats journey to Mothermouth
 * Barkface reveals that Twolegs have been poisoning the rabbits, and many WindClan cats have died from it.
 * Leafpaw meets Spottedleaf, and learns that Squirrelpaw and the journeying cats are far away from the forest, and that StarClan cannot see them.

Chapter 14

 * Feathertail's perspective.
 * The Clan cats protest when the cave-guards insist that Stormfur must stay with them.
 * The Clan cats discuss how to rescue Stormfur.
 * The Tribe forces the Clan cats to leave.
 * Crowpaw asks Feathertail if she would see him when the Clan cats come home, as they fish.
 * The Clan cats go back to try and rescue Stormfur.
 * They see Sharptooth for the first time, slinking into the cave.

Chapter 15

 * Feathertail's perspective.
 * Brambleclaw orders them into the cave, to get Stormfur out in the commotion.
 * They sneak in, attack the guards to the Cave of Pointed Stones, and Feathertail and Tawnypelt rush in.
 * Stoneteller darts past them with Stormfur behind him, yowling out to the Tribe of Endless Hunting.
 * Feathertail tells Stormfur to follow and not stop for anything
 * The Clan cats get out as Sharptooth leaves with Star in his jaws.
 * They quickly leave the cave behind, as the Tribe is too terror-stricken to do anything.

Chapter 16

 * Leafpaw's perspective.

Chapter 17

 * Stormfur's perspective.

Chapter 18

 * Leafpaw's perspective.

Chapter 19

 * Stormfur's perspective.

Chapter 21

 * Leafpaw's perspective.

Chapter 23

 * Stormfur's perspective

Epilogue

 * Squirrelpaw has a strange dream
 * Squirrelpaw thinks about Feathertail
 * The questing cats see Highstones and know they're close to home