Mothwing

Mothwing is a beautiful, triangular-faced, dappled golden tabby she-cat with a long coat rippling with dark tabby stripes, and large, amber eyes.

Midnight

 * It is said before this book, that the rogue Sasha had two kits, Mothwing and Hawkfrost. She left them for RiverClan to raise. Mothwing was a warrior before she decided to be a medicine cat. She trained under Mudfur, the current medicine cat. She was afraid that StarClan wouldn't accept her, but later Hawkfrost tore off a moth's wing and set it outside Mudfur's den, and Mudfur believed it to be a sign from StarClan that Mothwing should be his apprentice. During her medicine cat training, she becomes good friends with Leafpaw, the medicine cat apprentice from ThunderClan.

Moonrise

 * After Leafpaw and Sorreltail had gotten chased by WindClan warriors, Mothwing fights them off revealing she was a warrior before she became a medicine cat. She is one of Leafpaw's closest friends. One day, when hunger drives Sorreltail to cross the RiverClan border, Hawkfrost finds her. When Mothwing appears, she tells Hawkfrost that this is no way to steal ThunderClan territory. Hawkfrost agrees that RiverClan should just take ThunderClan's territory little by little, just as Mothwing had said. Hawkfrost lets Sorreltail go, and she and Leafpaw leave. Mothwing follows them back, apologizing about what had happened. She said that that was the only way Hawkfrost would let Sorreltail go. Leafpaw thought Hawkfrost was so much like Tigerstar, and she asked Mothwing who her father was. Mothwing replies that Tigerstar was. When a RiverClan apprentice, Reedpaw, almost drowned, Mothwing panicked. Leafpaw ended up saving his life. She tells Mothwing not to feel so bad about panicking.

Dawn

 * Despite her best efforts, along with Cinderpelt and Leafpaw, her mentor, Mudfur dies, just before the Clans leave for the Great Journey. Just before the Clans leave, her mother Sasha comes to ask her and Hawkfrost to come back and live in the forest with her. Mothwing declines, explaining that she is RiverClan's medicine cat and her Clan needs her. Hawkfrost only declines because he just wants to take over the Clans later in life, but he doesn't exactly make that clear.

Starlight

 * She accidentally gave the elders water tainted by a dead rabbit when the Clans were settled by the lake, but she seems to have paid closer attention to her mistakes after the incident and has grown into a wise healer. It is thought that she only became a medicine cat because a moth's wing appeared outside of the den of her mentor, Mudfur, RiverClan's previous medicine cat. Mudfur took it to be a sign from StarClan. When Leafpool mentions it to her(after learning of Mothwing's disbelief in StarClan), Mothwing's eyes widen and says "That was-", but before she could finish, Cinderpelt called Leafpool.

Twilight

 * Mothwing needs Leafpool's help to cure her Clanmates from a sickness brought by kits into the camp from a green sticky Twoleg fluid. She feels less self confident after the death of an elder named Ivytail. Despite her and Leafpool's best efforts, one of Dawnflower's kits, Tumblekit, die.

Sunset

 * Hawkfrost blackmails Mothwing into making up a prophecy against Stormfur and Brook by threatening to tell the whole of RiverClan the truth unless she does as he says. She, disappointed, tells Leopardstar that StarClan sent her a sign saying Brook and Stormfur were unwelcome in RiverClan. It is also revealed that Hawkfrost caught the moth and put its wing outside of Mudfur's den for Mothwing, so as to be able to threaten Mothwing into doing what he wants. Hawkfrost didn't tell Mothwing what he did until the next morning, thereby taking control of her and crushing her faith in StarClan. For a while Mothwing was afraid of Hawkfrost, but when he was killed, Mothwing had no need to worry about his blackmailing and threatening. Willowpaw is also apprenticed to Mothwing.

The Sight

 * Jaypaw, wondering why he couldn't scent Mothwing in his dream among the other medicine cats, withdraws from his dream and searches her thoughts, seeing the ordinary dreams of a normal warrior, and suspects that she does not believe in StarClan. Afterwards, Jaypaw asks what Mothwing dreamed about, Leafpool says that a Medicine cat could choose if they will share their dreams.

Dark River

 * When Hollypaw goes to the Island to see what is wrong with RiverClan, she warns her and Willowpaw not to be seen. She takes care of Hollypaw while she is staying with RiverClan on the Island. Also, Mothwing is seen treating one of Icewing's newborn kits that stepped in pine needles.

Outcast

 * At the Moonpool gathering, Mothwing doesn't show up. Willowpaw explains that she is tending to an infected bee sting, but Jaypaw thinks it was just an excuse not to come to the Moonpool just because she doesn't believe in StarClan.

Eclipse

 * When the medicine cats go to the Moonpool, Mothwing gives her apprentice her full medicine cat name, Willowshine, and is reluctant to do so,since she does not believe in StarClan.

Long Shadows

 * Mothwing stays RiverClan's medicine cat. She starts to send Willowshine to the Moonpool by herself now that she is a full-fledged medicine cat.

Sunrise

 * Mothwing does not make a formal appearance, although she is mentioned in the book and in the alliegances.

The Fourth Apprentice

 * Mothwing is listed in the Alligances as the medicine cat. She is presumed to be caring for the sick cat in the RiverClan camp, which is later revealed to be Leopardstar.

Fading Echoes

 * When Leopardstar dies, Mothwing and Mistyfoot are traveling to the Moonpool, so Mistyfoot can receive her nine lives and name. On their way back, they stop by the ThunderClan camp to report the news. Jayfeather wonders if Mothwing finally believed in StarClan, now that she had witnessed Mistystar's ceremony. When he does, he finds out that Mistystar woke up, and asks Mothwing why she hadn't been with her. Mothwing then tells Mistystar that she doesn't believe in StarClan. After this, Jayfeather still thinks that StarClan made the right choice in choosing her to be RiverClan's medicine cat.

Cats of the Clans

 * Rock says that Sasha left her kits in the Clans so they would survive better, but did not enjoy Clan life herself. Mothwing didn't believe in StarClan, but still sought out the life of a medicine cat- and with a fake omen sent by Hawkfrost, she got the position. Her non-belief in StarClan presents a problem when they need to warn her of dangers, but she still has the same desire to keep her Clanmates safe that all medicine cats must have. Rock then says that StarClan gave Mothwing Willowpaw as a solution to the communication problem.

Battles of the Clans

 * Mothwing does not make an appearance, but she is noted to be shown as the full medicine cat of RiverClan in the RiverClan facts. She is also mentioned as having made a trip to ThunderClan with Blackclaw.

Return to the Clans

 * Mothwing, then Moth, is shown of the cover with her brothers Hawk and Tadpole. They are born during this book. Hawk, Moth, and Tadpole look for Ken while Sasha is hunting. They climb inside a house which floods. Tadpole tries to swim out of the water, but drowns. Sasha brings Hawk and Moth to live in RiverClan. Sasha stays for a bit, but when Leopardstar asks her to join the Clan, Sasha then decides that Clan life isn't for her, and leaves for her loner life.

Ultimate Leader Election: Firestar

 * She, along with Jayfeather, Barkface and Littlecloud, measures the length of line of stones used for voting on each side of the stick. They come to the conclusion that the majority of cats voted for Firestar to lead all four Clans temporarily.

Trivia

 * Mothwing has sometimes been mistakenly described with blue eyes.
 * She has SkyClan blood, because her grandmother, Leopardfoot, is Spottedleaf's sister.
 * She has ThunderClan blood, because her father, Tigerstar, was born in ThunderClan.
 * She has kittypet blood as her mother, Sasha was a formally a kittypet..

Members
Father:
 * Tigerstar: Deceased, Verified Place of No Stars member

Mother:
 * Sasha:

Brothers:
 * Tadpole: Deceased, Residence Unknown
 * Hawkfrost: Deceased, Verified Place of No Stars Member

Half-Sister:
 * Tawnypelt:

Half-Brother:
 * Brambleclaw:

Grandfather:
 * Pinestar: Deceased, Confirmed StarClan Member

Grandmother:
 * Leopardfoot: Status Deceased, Suspected StarClan Member

Great-Grandfather:
 * Adderfang: Deceased, Suspected StarClan Member

Great-Grandmothers:
 * Swiftbreeze: Deceased, Suspected StarClan member
 * Sweetbriar: Deceased, Suspected StarClan member

Distant Grandfathers:
 * Cloudstar: Deceased, Verified SkyClan ancestor
 * Gorseclaw: Deceased, Verified SkyClan ancestor

Distant Grandmother:
 * Birdflight: Deceased, Verified SkyClan ancestor

Aunts:
 * Nightkit: Deceased, Suspected StarClan member
 * Mistkit: Deceased, Suspected StarClan member

Great-Uncles:
 * Patchpelt: Deceased, Suspected StarClan member
 * Redtail: Deceased, Verified StarClan member

Great-Aunts:
 * Spottedleaf: Deceased, Verified StarClan Member
 * Willowpelt: Deceased, Suspected StarClan Member

Distant Great-Aunt:
 * Spottedpelt: Deceased, Verified SkyClan ancestor

Half-Niece:
 * Dawnpelt:

Half-Nephews:
 * Tigerheart:
 * Flametail:

Cousins:
 * Sandstorm:
 * Darkstripe: Deceased, Verified Place of No Stars member
 * Sootfur: Deceased, Suspected StarClan member
 * Rainwhisker: Deceased, Suspected StarClan member
 * Sorreltail:
 * Graystripe:
 * Squirrelflight:
 * Leafpool:
 * Molepaw: Deceased, Suspected StarClan member
 * Cinderheart:
 * Honeyfern: Deceased, Verified StarClan member
 * Poppyfrost:
 * Stormfur:
 * Feathertail: Deceased, Verified StarClan and Tribe of Endless Hunting member
 * Briarlight:
 * Blossomfall:
 * Bumblestripe:
 * Lionblaze:
 * Jayfeather:
 * Hollyleaf:
 * Molekit:
 * Cherrykit: