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Shadowstar, also known as Shadow, is a night-black she-cat with green eyes.

Shadowstar was the first leader of ShadowClan. Known as Tall Shadow, she was a member of the Tribe and among the group of cats who left the mountains in search of a better home. On the journey, their leader Shaded Moss was killed and Tall Shadow took over and successfully led them to their new home. She was distrustful of loners and rogues and turned away those who wished to join, and her cats grew frustrated with her leadership style, and advocated Gray Wing should be leader instead. Tall Shadow willingly stepped down due to grief after her brother died. The two later became co-leaders when Gray Wing developed asthma.

She participated in a deadly battle, and wasn't hesitant to kill in order to survive. The battle was stopped when spirit cats of their fallen friends appeared and demand the leaders to unify. Tall Shadow was drawn to the pines and marshes and created a new camp there. She joined with the other leaders in driving One Eye and Slash away from their territories. Her group was renamed ShadowClan after their leader. She welcomed Pebble Heart as their first medicine cat and Sun Shadow as their first deputy. Tall Shadow eventually received her nine lives and is renamed Shadowstar. She was remembered as a leader never hesitant to fight and the first Clan leader to loose her nine lives.

Detailed description
Shadowstar, also known as Shadow, is a lithe, large, sleek and thick-furred, night-black she-cat with dark green eyes.

Author statements

 * Kate stated that she respected Tall Shadow, but her distance as a character held Kate back from feeling fond of her.
 * On her blog, Kate Cary confirmed that Tall Shadow will have a point of view in Dawn of the Clans book five, A Forest Divided.
 * However, Kate's chapter got edited out in the final draft.

Mistakes

 * In an Erin Hunter Chat, Vicky revealed that Thunder, Shadow, River, Wind, and Sky did not take the suffix "-star" on the end of their names, because the tradition had not yet been established in their time.
 * This, however, contradicts information in Secrets of the Clans, which shows the founders of the Clans to have the "-star" suffix.
 * This is proven to be true, however, as at the end of Moth Flight's Vision, all leaders do take "-star" at the end of their names.
 * It has been said in Secrets of the Clans that Shadow got her name from the way she hunted at night, however, Shadowstar had already had the prefix of her name prior to supposedly finding her talent for night hunting.