Nightcloud

Nightcloud is a black she-cat with green eyes.

Starlight

 * After the death of WindClan's leader, Tallstar, Nightcloud is one of the cats that supports Mudclaw's leadership, not knowing that Onewhisker was now the leader of WindClan. Once Firestar announces that Onewhisker had been named deputy just before Tallstar died, she is furious, saying that Mudclaw was the best cat to lead the Clan.


 * Nightcloud is part of the rebellion led by Mudclaw to overthrow Onewhisker. She appears in battle wrestling with a ThunderClan warrior, Squirrelflight. She is not seen after this.

Twilight

 * In this book, she first appears at the Gathering with Onestar still the leader of WindClan. She stares up at him with an unreadable expression as he announces he has gained his nine lives and taken his leader name. Later, she is one of the cats on a patrol that goes to ThunderClan to help them fight off the badgers. She and Onestar immediately go after the badger that Ashfur was attempting to fight, and succeed in driving it off.

The Sight

 * Nightcloud is now the mate of Crowfeather, and the two have one kit, Breezepaw. She is seen at the WindClan camp when dogs attack. She and Owlwhisker were in charge of leading one of the dogs away from camp, when Brambleclaw, Berrypaw, and Spiderleg come to help them. Later, when the dogs have all gone, she is back at camp with the rest of the patrol. She gets angry at Crowfeather when he treats Breezepaw like a kit, stepping in and saying that he should have more faith in their son. Even though moments ago she stood up for him, Nightcloud chides Breezepaw when he hints that WindClan could have handled the dogs themselves.


 * At the Daytime Gathering, Breezepaw participates in the squirrel hunting competition. He is chasing after the same squirrel as Lionpaw when a badger set collapses beneath them. Jaypaw, having had a vision that this would happen, races towards them when the rest of the Clans notice him. Nightcloud, along with Crowfeather, are among the first cats to reach the two apprentices. Nightcloud is horrified at what had happened, and immediately helps Jaypaw dig him up. She is fearful for her son's life until Leafpool, the ThunderClan medicine cat, confirms that he will live. Now that Breezepaw is safe, Nightcloud gets edgy when Leafpool and Crowfeather talk for a moment. She then carries Breezepaw back to the ThunderClan camp, refusing to let Crowfeather help. She stays with both of the apprentices to help them sleep, and ends up falling asleep herself.

Dark River

 * On a patrol with Tornear, Harepaw, and Owlwhisker, Nightcloud is the first cat to be spotted by a ThunderClan patrol that had been waiting for them. The patrol allows Leafpool and Jaypaw to come with them back to WindClan to speak with Onestar, though they are suspicious. Nightcloud now takes up the rear of the patrol, behind the ThunderClan cats. Nightcloud's fur bristles with fury when Leafpool briefly talks to her mate, Crowfeather.

Outcast

 * Just as Crowfeather and Breezepaw are about to leave to go to the mountains, Nightcloud steps out of the throng of cats to say good-bye. She brushes her pelt against Crowfeather's and he licks her ear in response, but looks off in the distance as he does so. She does not appear after this.

Eclipse

 * During the raid against ThunderClan, Nightcloud is seen in the attack against Firestar's patrol. She attacks Poppyfrost just as the young warrior was about to reply to Lionpaw about if there were any WindClan warriors nearby.

Long Shadows

 * Nightcloud doesn't formally appear in Long Shadows, but is listed in the allegiances.


 * Her son, Breezepaw, is made into a warrior some time in the book, and is now Breezepelt. Her mate, Crowfeather's apprentice is also made a warrior, Heathertail.

Sunrise

 * At a Gathering, Nightcloud is seen to be sitting with Crowfeather and Breezepelt. When Hollyleaf of ThunderClan announces that Crowfeather is actually her, Lionblaze, and Jayfeather's father, both she and Breezepelt are bewildered and angry at this news, just as Crowfeather tried to deny it. Nightcloud is very angry at Leafpool.

Fading Echoes

 * Nightcloud is only seen once when two ThunderClan apprentices, Dovepaw and Ivypaw sneak into WindClan territory so Dovepaw could check on Sedgewhisker. Nightcloud snarls that the cats might have disguised their scents, but another cat sneers at her, asking if she thought they were really that clever.

Cats of the Clans

 * Nightcloud is featured in this book, grouped with her son, then Breezepaw. Rock, the narrator, describes her as a difficult she-cat to like, with her short temper and her possessiveness over Crowfeather and her son, Breezepaw. He also says that she is jealous and arrogant, and that she jumps to her son's defence much too quickly. Rock also adds that she should remember that out of all of Crowfeather's mates, she is the one that StarClan have spared to live beside him.


 * The book also confirms that Crowfeather only took her as a mate to prove his loyalty to WindClan.

After Sunset: We Need to Talk

 * It is revealed that Nightcloud has had Crowfeather's kit, Breezekit. Crowfeather does not seem excited to be her mate, saying he did it only to prove his loyalty. However Leafpool is astonished and is upset that Crowfeather would mate with another she-cat when she still loved him.

Ultimate Leader Election: Firestar

 * She, along with Ashfoot and Tornear, votes for the individual leaders.

Members
Mate:
 * Crowfeather:

Son:
 * Breezepelt: