Brightwhisker

Brightwhisker is a brown-and-white she-cat.

Code of the Clans

 * Brightwhisker is an ancient ShadowClan deputy.


 * Brightwhisker is meant to become ShadowClan's new leader after Snowstar dies of greencough, because she was deputy at the time of his death. She becomes ill with greencough before she can receive her nine lives. She wants to appoint a deputy, but Redscar, the medicine cat, tells her that she is too sick and needs rest. She says she wishes she was still Snowstar's deputy. Redscar believes that she had whitecough, and said that it was nothing serious. Redscar leaves Brightwhisker to sleep in the leader's den, but she dies sometime during the night.


 * The next morning, her body is discovered by Flowerstem. The whole Clan is stricken by her death, and Redscar begins to suspect that Brightwhisker had indeed been infected by the same greencough that had recently killed Snowstar. Redscar feels very guilty about Brightwhisker's death, feeling that he should have known that she had greencough. Redscar announces Brightwhisker's death to the Clan and every cat then wonders who would be the leader. Jumpfoot and Mossfire fight over the position, and, eventually, both cats kill each other. Brightwhisker's body is taken into the center of the camp, and the cats later sit vigil for her.