Whitetail (WC)

Whitetail is a small white she-cat with green eyes.

Fire and Ice

 * Whitepaw makes her first and minor appearance as an apprentice to Onewhisker, a warrior of WindClan. She returns back to the forest with her Clan, after being chased out of their territory by Brokenstar and ShadowClan.

A Dangerous Path

 * Whitepaw is now a new warrior of WindClan, with the name of Whitetail.

Dawn

 * Whitetail is listed in the allegiances as a queen. Though she is not seen in Dawn, Whitetail's Clan travels over the mountains to new territory with the other three Clans. They end up finding peaceful territory around a lake.

Starlight

 * In the first pages of the book she is mistaken as Whitewing. On a patrol with Tornear, and his apprentice, Owlpaw, they find three ThunderClan cats eating fresh-kill in what would soon be WindClan territory. Tornear gets angry and demands to know what they're doing. Thornclaw argues back that the territories were not marked yet, and that their border would be along the river. Tornear explains that the river did not extend straight. Whitetail cuts them off by asking Leafpaw if she had the herbs she had used to cure bellyache. She says yes and Whitetail says that two of their elders were sick. The WindClan patrol allows Leafpaw to then come to WindClan to treat their elders.


 * Whitetail leads Leafpaw over to the sick elders, Morningflower and Darkfoot. When Crowfeather appears, angry that Leafpaw was there, Whitetail tells him to back off. Whitetail remains with Leafpaw as she treats the elders, until she is needed for a hunting patrol with Onewhisker.


 * On the way to the Gathering, Whitetail detects that there are kits in the barn at the horse-place. She calms down Mudclaw when he gets angry at Smoky for telling him to move on from the horse-place.

Twilight

 * As a ThunderClan patrol waits for a WindClan patrol, Whitetail, along with Crowfeather, Webfoot, and Weaselpaw, appears. They listen as Brambleclaw tells them that Firestar has a message for them. They ask if Onewhisker had made the journey to the Moonpool yet. Whitetail corrects him that it is Onestar now. Webfoot tells them that WindClan no longer needs ThunderClan's help, nor do they owe them anything.


 * When ThunderClan is attacked by badgers, Onestar brings WindClan warriors to help fight them off, Whitetail among them. As the battle finishes up, Whitetail notices their lost Clanmate, Crowfeather. He announces that he is ready to return to WindClan.

The Sight

 * Whitetail is now the mentor of Nightcloud and Crowfeather's only son, Breezepaw. She, Breezepaw, Crowfeather, and his apprentice, Heatherpaw, are on the patrol that finds Jaypaw wandering around in WindClan territory. Crowfeather rescues the ThunderClan apprentice when he falls into the lake. Afterward, Whitetail is seen being friendly to him as she tried to help him. She tells Jaypaw to see his medicine cat as soon as he gets home.

Dark River

 * At the Gathering, Whitetail rushes over to Millie and acts like they had been friends for a long time. She thanks Millie for sharing the rabbit at the Day-time Gathering. Breezepaw follows his mentor but looks surprised and a bit disgusted by his mentor's behavior.


 * On a hunting patrol, Whitetail and Tornear watch as their apprentices, Breezepaw and Harepaw chase down a squirrel. They don't appear to notice how close they are to the ThunderClan border until a ThunderClan patrol stops them. This angers Tornear, who starts to argue with them. Whitetail smoothes things over by commenting on how WindClan has a stretch of woodland in their territory and it would make sense to use it. When Dustpelt says squirrels were ThunderClan prey, Tornear gets angry again. Whitetail tells him to just walk away, and after hesitating, he nods and the hunting patrol leaves.


 * At a border skirmish with ThunderClan, Whitetail fights for WindClan, battling against Brightheart and Poppypaw. Poppypaw is seen holding onto her back while Brightheart slashed her ears. She leaves with WindClan when Ashfoot calls for a retreat.


 * When Leafpool and Jaypaw come to WindClan asking for Onestar, Onestar appears on a returning patrol with Whitetail and Weaselfur following behind him.

Outcast

 * When Squirrelflight and Hollypaw request to go to WindClan to a patrol consisting of Tornear, Whitetail, and Breezepaw, Squirrelflight kindly asks how Breezepaw's training is going as the cats travel to the WindClan camp. Whitetail answers her by telling them that Breezepaw led a patrol of apprentices to see if the dogs had come back. Tornear goes on and explains how Breezepaw then caused a skirmish with RiverClan for which Onestar had to apologize to the deputy Mistyfoot.


 * As they reach camp, Whitetail takes Squirrelflight and Hollypaw over to Onestar's den to see if he was there. Squirrelflight explains to Onestar how the Tribe of Rushing Water needed their help and asked Crowfeather to come with them to the mountains. Onestar decides that Crowfeather will go and bring Breezepaw with him. He appoints Whitetail as Heatherpaw's temporary mentor while Crowfeather is away.

Eclipse

 * Whitetail is not seen in Eclipse, though she was most likely a part of the battle against ThunderClan. She is now mentor to Breezepaw again, and Heatherpaw is once again mentored by Crowfeather.

Long Shadows



 * Her apprentice, Breezepaw, gains his warrior name, Breezepelt.

Sunrise

 * Whitetail appears in a WindClan patrol with Tornear, Crowfeather, and Heathertail.

The Fourth Apprentice

 * Whitetail is chosen, along with her Clanmate, Sedgewhisker, to go with two cats from each Clan to figure out the mystery of the lake. Lionblaze makes a comment about Whitetail, saying that she's a good choice to come along to figure out the problem upstream, because she's an experienced warrior. She seems to be leading the group often, since she is the oldest warrior in the group. When Lionblaze asks if she and her Clanmate can teach them how to hunt in pairs after she and Sedgewhisker catch a rabbit, she is shown to be uncomfortable at teaching a cat from another Clan a WindClan hunting technique. She is interested in the techniques of the other Clans, like ThunderClan's ability to climb trees.

Fading Echoes

 * When Dovepaw and Ivypaw go to the WindClan camp to see Sedgewhisker, she appears after Sedgewhisker and Weaselfur show them to the Clan. She tells Dovepaw that the quest is over and she must respect borders. She is much more kind to Dovepaw then Sedgewhisker was.

Night Whispers

 * Whitetail is heard, but not seen, by Dovepaw when she focuses her hearing on the WindClan camp while waiting for Tigerheart. Swallowtail, in WindClan, asks where Whitetail is and another cat replies that she is sharing Onestar's den for the night, hinting that she and Onestar may be mates.

Battles of the Clans

 * It is noted that Whitetail is incorrectly portrayed as a ShadowClan cat in this book. She, Antpelt, Snaketail and Spiderfoot are lying in wait for enemies in the abandoned Twoleg nest during the great battle in ThunderClan territory. A RiverClan patrol finds them and attacks; Whitetail fights Pouncetail and Blackclaw, and then flees.

Brightspirit's Mercy

 * Whitetail appears in a patrol that finds Jaypaw, Hollyleaf, and Lionblaze sharing some of ThunderClan's plentiful prey with WindClan, who was starving. She is seen with her apprentice, Breezepaw, and Ashfoot, but she has no speaking lines.