Morningstar

Morningstar is a gray and white tabby tom.

Battles of the Clans

 * Morningstar is an ancient ThunderClan leader.


 * He is seen at a Gathering accusing WindClan of stealing prey. However, he does not want to go into battle and reveals that his Clan is extremely weak and starving in their own territory. ThunderClan is outraged at these words. Furthermore, he tells the four other Clans that they should all share prey, so they can all survive the leaf-bare together. The other leaders, Rabbitstar, Sedgestar, Willowstar and Fennelstar, reject the offer. He then picks his way down the Great Rock, legs trembling from hunger, and leads his Clan away.


 * He then tells his deputy, Leafstorm, to take a patrol out and talk to Rabbitstar again. Angered by his words, Leafstorm leaps ahead with several other warriors, leaving the leader behind.


 * An elder, Mothwhisker, then comes up to talk to Morningstar. Mothwhisker tells him that he was wrong to tell WindClan that ThunderClan are weak and instead should attack them, bring the battle right to their camp. Morningstar thinks he is protecting the Clan; he then revisits memories of his former mate, Songbird, who had been expecting his kits, but had been killed by a ShadowClan cat.


 * WindClan ambushes Leafstorm's patrol, and many of the ThunderClan warriors are injured, including Leafstorm. Pearnose speaks to him in private inside his den and tells Morningstar that Leafstorm has greencough. At first he is in disbelief, but Pearnose explains that she hadn't been eating and still hunted once or twice a day. When Beechfur asks about patrols, Morningstar says to only hunt for food and not bother with border patrols. He takes on the task of feeding Leafstorm.


 * While in the clearing, discussing things with his warriors, Pearnose bursts out into the clearing saying that Leafstorm had died. Morningstar was in agony and blames it on himself, but then Songbird appears to him. She offers insight to his problem, and he then realizes that ThunderClan needs to fight; if his warriors should die, it would be for an honorable cause. He then declares battle against WindClan and leads his warriors away.

Members
Mate:
 * Songbird: Deceased, Verified StarClan member