Secrets of the Clans/Cliffnotes

These are chapter-by-chapter notes, intended to highlight major events, and minor ones which will be of consequence later.

History of the Clans

 * This chapter tells the story of the origin of the Clans, which is also found on the official site as Clan lore.
 * It says that at first when cats came into the forest, they fought all the time.
 * They decided to meet at Fourtrees.
 * They argued over stolen prey.
 * A war began and many cats died.
 * The survivors slept where they fought, and they woke up they saw spirits of the fallen cats.
 * The spirit-cats ask them to unite.
 * Four cats named Shadow, River, Wind, and Thunder came forward and declared themselves as leaders.
 * The spirit-cats asked them to create the four Clans, and promised them that if they did that they would be rewarded with eight more lives.

The Warrior Code
Main article:The Warrior Code
 * This chapter lists the different codes of the warrior code.

Firestar on ThunderClan

 * Here Firestar speaks about what he thinks about ThunderClan and ends his words with - "...but my heart is here, with ThunderClan-the Clan of heroes, the Clan of compassion, the Clan of destiny."

Clan character

 * This tells the character of the ThunderClan cats- respectful, courageous, and loyal.

Prey

 * This lists the prey that the ThunderClan cats eat.-Mice, voles, squirrels and birds.

Hunting Skills

 * This shows ThunderClan cats' hunting skills.-that they are excellent stalkers.

ThunderClan Forest Territory

 * This explains each part of ThunderClan territory-the camp, Tallpines, the Great Sycamore, Owl-Tree, Sunningrocks, Snakerocks, Sandy hollow, Twolegplace.

Brightheart Speaks: The Death of Swiftpaw

 * This is narrated by Brightheart and tells what happened when Brightpaw and Swiftpaw went to find the dogs in A Dangerous Path, which resulted in the latter's death. Brightheart tells how Swiftpaw found a way out of camp, and they sneaked out.
 * When they get to Snakerocks, a dog comes out and attacks Swiftpaw, Brightpaw thinks that "It's just one dog and there's the two of us." and then more dogs come out of the caves. Brightpaw and Swiftpaw fight with all their might and then Brightpaw loses track of things.
 * Brightheart says that she remembers Swiftpaw fighting like all of LionClan and that is how she will always remember him.
 * She recounts Cloudtail's love and ends with "...and as long as Cloudtail loved me I was not Lostface, but Brightheart."

ThunderClan Forest Camp

 * Narrated by Sandstorm.
 * She shows the reader around the ThunderClan forest camp, interacting with other cats in the camp along the way, who are suspicious of the visitor(the reader).
 * She tells you about the dens and points out landmarks in the camp, such as the Highrock, apprentices' den, the warriors' den, the medicine cat den, the elders' den, and the nursery.
 * At the end, Sandstorm leaves to go hunting.

ThunderClan Lake Camp

 * Narrated by Squirrelflight.
 * Tells the reader how she found the camp by falling in it.
 * Points out that its protected by stone walls, and that she and the rest of the clan think twolegs created it.
 * talks briefly about Mousefur and Longtail.
 * She then hops up on highledge to show you how her father Firestar, calls the cats for meetings; she accidentaly yells to loud, and Cloudtail, Dustpelt, and Bramble appear.
 * She shows you the inside of Firestar's den, the nursury where she talks about Sorreltail, and the medicine cat's den where she knocks over some of Leafpool's herbs.
 * She ends the tour by telling the reader to run as fast as they can before Brambleclaw sees.