Place of No Stars

The Place of No Stars (also known as the Dark Forest) is where cats that have betrayed their Clans, commited great crimes against the warrior code (and StarClan) go when they die. It is a vast and empty place, and the complete opposite of StarClan's hunting grounds. The forest is dark, with no moon or stars. There is no prey and the landscape is lit only by glowing fungus on the trees. Instead of walking the skies with friends and family, cats here are completely alone and rarely meet. The Place of No Stars does have a border of sorts with StarClan, and it takes the form of a cloud of mist. StarClan cats are able to pass into the Place of No Stars, but by doing so, they risk the chance of becoming lost and never finding their way out again.

The only known cats there are Brokenstar, Tigerstar, Darkstripe, Clawface (revealed in Secrets of the Clans), and Hawkfrost, Tigerstar's son. Tigerstar has learned to overcome the forced separation of the Place of No Stars, being able to walk there with Hawkfrost and once talking with Darkstripe. Tigerstar has also learned to walk the dreams of cats who are still alive, which is shown in the New Prophecy books Twilight and Sunset, as well as in the Power of Three books. Tigerstar has talked to Brambleclaw, Tawnypelt, Hawkfrost, Jaypaw, and Lionpaw, who are Brambleclaw's and Squirrelflight's sons. Appearently, he can only to talk his those related to him or are taken under the care of one of his relatives. When Tigerstar tried to talk to Jaypaw, Spottedleaf of StarClan took a great risk and rescued him, which proves that StarClan can come into the Dark Forest if they need to.