Bluestar

Bluestar is a blue-gray she-cat with silver hairs lining her muzzle and piercing blue eyes.

Before the Books

 * Bluestar was a blue-gray she-cat. She was born a ThunderClan cat, and was apprenticed under the name of Bluepaw and her warrior name was Bluefur. Her mentor was Stonepelt. She fell in love with Oakheart of RiverClan and the two secretly had three kits, two of which survived. The surviving offspring's warrior names are Stonefur and Mistyfoot. Her third kit, Mosskit, died during the journey to RiverClan territory to be raised by their father. Bluestar loved Oakheart very much, but she decided to give her kits to another queen in RiverClan because she wanted to be deputy instead of ThunderClan's overly ambitious Thistleclaw. Oakheart chose Graypool to raise them.

Bluestar's Prophecy

 * Bluekit is born to Moonflower and Stormtail, along with her sister,Snowkit. She takes her time opening her eyes, unlike Snowkit who already had them open. Bluekit finally opens her eyes and she and Snowkit are taken out of the nursery by Patchkit and Leopardkit. The older kits show them around camp, and takes them to the apprentices den where they start to talk with Dapplepaw. Bluekit and Snowkit slip away and accidentally hides in the warriors den, where Stonepelt catches them. Featherwhisker then finds the kits going into Pinestar's den, and takes them to the elder's den to meet Larksong, Mumblefoot, and Weedwhisker. She learns that she is related to the medicine cat, Goosefeather.


 * A few moons later, Bluekit is apprenticed to Stonepelt. They go out hunting with Sparrowpelt and Snowpaw. Bluepaw manages to catch a squirrel on her first try, and because of it, Stonepelt allows her to go to the Gathering that night. A while later, Goosefeather sees an omen in a vole that Snowpaw had caught. He announces to the Clan that unless they attack WindClan, they will be destroyed. Pinestar decides to attack WindClan at dawn. He tells Snowpaw and Bluepaw that will be messangers for ThunderClan rather than be in the fighting.


 * On the morning of the fight, Goosefeather announces that he has seen another sign from StarClan. They must destroy Hawkheart's medicine supply. Uneasily the Clan sets out for WindClan, and soon the fighting starts. Bluepaw and Swiftbreeze are sent by Robinwing to fetch Leopardpaw who had been injured. As they helped the apprentice away from the camp, Bluepaw glances back to watch the battle. In horrow, she watches Moonflower being attacked by the medicine cat, Hawkheart. Pinestar soon calls the retreat for ThunderClan. Bluepaw goes down in the clearing to help Moonflower but finds that her mother is dead.


 * Bluepaw falls into a depression after Moonflower's death. Her new mentor is Sunfall after Stonepelt had retired because of a wound that wouldn't heal properly. She resents her apprentice tasks, and only after Sunfall talks to her does she begin to notice how everyone is avoiding her. Sunfall tells her he will take her to the Gathering, though he doesn't think she deserves it. There, Bluepaw meets Crookedpaw for the first time and they become friends. Bluepaw begins to act friendly towards her Clanmates again, showing Lionpaw and Goldenpaw some battle moves. They just come back to camp when they learn that RiverClan is invading Sunningrocks. Pinestar quickly sets the battle patrols and they attack RiverClan. Bluepaw and Snowpaw fight together to fight off Crookedpaw, and soon RiverClan are forced to retreat.


 * A while later, Bluepaw and Snowpaw are out hunting when a fox starts to chase them. They make it back to camp and the fox disappears. In the medicine den, Goosefeather is treating her wounds when he suddenly reveals a prophecy to Bluepaw. Like fire, you will blaze through the forest. Not long after, Bluepaw and Snowpaw receive their warrior names, Bluefur and Snowfur. After the Gathering a few days later, Pinestar tells Bluefur he will be taking her to the Moonstone so that he may speak with StarClan. Once they reach the Moonstone, Bluefur dreams that she is drowning in water.


 * Not long after their return, Leopardfoot begins to give birth to Pinestar's kits. The kitting takes a while, and Bluefur, Rosepaw, and Sweetpaw all share a mouse together. The next morning, Bluefur finds that she has a horrible bellyache but recovers soon. Rosepaw and Sweetpaw are also ill, and while Rosepaw is able to recover, Sweetpaw stays sick. A few days later, on a patrol, a dog comes by and the apprentice, Thistlepaw, refuses to let it take their prey and fights it off alone. Because of his bravery, Pinestar awards him with his warrior name, Thistleclaw. Much to Bluefur's annoyance, Snowfur still has deep feelings for the new warrior.


 * Not long after, Bluefur finds the new RiverClan warrior, Oakheart, sunning himself in ThunderClan territory. Bluefur is furious, and attacks him. He pushes her into a stream, and she panicks, thinking she is drowning. Then Oakheart points out she she can stand on the bottom. Bluefur snaps at him, and makes him leave.

Firestar's Quest

 * In Firestar's Quest, she tells Firestar about the mysterious cats he has been seeing. He was surprised to hear about the fifth Forest Clan called SkyClan. She also tells him that he needs to worry only about ThunderClan, and not SkyClan.

Into the Wild

 * In the Into the Wild prologue, the ThunderClan medicine cat Spottedleaf received a message from StarClan: Fire alone will save our clan. Bluestar later is on patrol and meets Rusty for the first time. She offers him a place in ThunderClan, which he later accepts. Bluestar named Lionheart deputy after the death of Redtail, and took Firepaw as her apprentice.


 * When Brokenstar demanded hunting rights from the other Clans, Bluestar refused to agree. She, Tigerclaw and several apprentices later go to the Moonstone so she can share dreams with StarClan. During their return, they were attacked by rats, and Bluestar lost her 7th life though she told Tigerclaw that she had four lives left. ShadowClan had attacked the camp in their absence, and in the battle, Lionheart was killed. She then named Tigerclaw the new deputy.


 * One day in her den, she revealed to Firepaw that she had really lost her seventh life, not her fifth, in the battle with the rats. Later, she gives Graypaw and Firepaw Warrior names, Graystripe and Fireheart, respectively.

Fire and Ice

 * In Fire and Ice, Bluestar makes sure that WindClan is found and returned to their territory by sending Fireheart and Graystripe to go bring them out of exile, and soon after she copes with many problems. The first is the threat of RiverClan and ShadowClan making an alliance with each other, during leaf-bare she comes down with greencough, a very serious disease. It causes her to lose her eighth life, meaning if she dies once more she has no lives left to lose. Tigerclaw sets a trap for her by the Thunderpath, hoping that she will die when she tries to bring a message to him, so he can become Clan leader. Instead of Bluestar, Cinderpaw falls into the trap. The last problem is that it is suspected that RiverClan and ShadowClan are hunting in ThunderClan territory. RiverClan has an excuse unknown by Bluestar, but instead of ShadowClan it turns out to be Brokenstar, the ex-leader of ShadowClan, and his band of rogues she finds out because her patrol finds rabbit bones with his sent. He later attacks the camp, and is blinded by Yellowfang. Bluestar accepts the newly named Brokentail into to the Clan as a prisoner, under the care of his mother, Yellowfang, until he is healed.

Forest of Secrets

 * In Forest of Secrets, Bluestar tells Fireheart her greatest secret, that Mistyfoot and Stonefur are her kits. Bluestar finally believes about Tigerclaw's treachery when he brings the rogue to attack ThunderClan. While the other Clan cats are busy fighting them off, he slipped into Bluestar's den. He was planning on killing her, but is stopped by Fireheart. She exiles Tigerclaw from ThunderClan, and makes Fireheart her deputy, much to the Clan's surprise.

Rising Storm

 * In Rising Storm, Bluestar has become a shell of her former self. After learning about Tigerclaw's treachery, she trusts only Fireheart and Whitestorm. When trying to travel to HighStones to speak with StarClan, she is stopped by a WindClan patrol lead by Mudclaw. This causes her to think that StarClan do not want to speak with her, and are at war with her.

A Dangerous Path

 * Bluestar goes insane in this book, due to her depression because it is suspected this was caused by the fact that her "loyal" deputy, Tigerclaw turned out to be a traitor. She is told by Fireheart that Tigerclaw, now Tigerstar, is the new leader of ShadowClan. Bluestar has now grown to loathe StarClan, believing that they have betrayed her.


 * She believes that WindClan is stealing prey from ThunderClan, and prepares to launch an attack on them. Fireheart travels to WindClan to set up a peace meeting in an attempt to avert an inter-Clan war.


 * She leads a patrol past Sunningrocks, and they are attacked by a RiverClan patrol. She is attacked by her own kits, and Fireheart stops them by revealing to them that Bluestar is their mother. She also allows Graystripe to rejoin ThunderClan, after he is banished from RiverClan for warning Fireheart.


 * She disappears from camp without warning any of her Clan, and travels to Mothermouth to share tongues with StarClan. They warn her of the "pack", saying that "it will bring more death and destruction than the forest has ever seen before".


 * She portrays her hatred of StarClan to her own Clan by giving only Cloudpaw his warrior name, Cloudtail. She does this because she trusts him more than most cats, due to his belief that StarClan does not exist. She only trusts Fireheart therefore she thinks his apprentice is the only one that deserves to become a warrior. This causes Swiftpaw and Brightpaw, the two older apprentices who Bluestar has neglected to travel to Snakerocks in hope of discovering what has been stealing ThunderClan prey, to impress Bluestar. They are brutally attacked by dogs, and Swiftpaw dies. Brightpaw manages to survive, but just barely. Bluestar gave the dying warrior ceremony to Brightpaw, naming her Lostface.


 * At the end of A Dangerous Path, Fireheart comes up with a plan to rid ThunderClan of the Snakerocks menace, which turned out to be a pack of dogs which are fed by Tigerstar. In the end, Tigerstar pins Fireheart down so that the lead dog could catch up to him. Fireheart is saved by Bluestar, who cannons into the lead dog's side, knocking the dog and herself off the side of the gorge, and into the river. During her final conversation with Fireheart, she reveals to him that she came to help him with defeating the dog pack because knew StarClan and ThunderClan had not betrayed her. When she saw the Clan working together to drive off the dogs, she realized that none of her Clan-mates were traitors, and she could not leave the Clan she loved so much to face the danger alone. She regained her sanity in her last moments. She was also forgiven by Mistyfoot and Stonefur, who accepted her as their mother. She dies naming Fireheart leader, and telling him that he is the fire that will save the Clan.

Manga: The Rise of Scourge

 * Bluefur, a young warrior, was on a patrol made up of herself, Thistleclaw, and his apprentice Tigerpaw. On this patrol, they discover a kittypet on ThunderClan territory. Thistleclaw thought that the kittypet should be chased out, but Bluefur defends him, saying that he is only a kit. Thistleclaw said that Bluefur was being soft on him because he was a kittypet. He then asked his apprentice, Tigerpaw, what he thought, and Tigerpaw said that he should be taught a lesson. Thistleclaw asks him to attack, and Tigerpaw almost kills the kit before being stopped by Bluefur, who says that a cat doesn't need to kill to win a battle.

The Darkest Hour

 * When Firestar is receiving his nine lives, Bluestar gives Firestar his ninth and final life, with the gifts of nobility, certainty, and faith, along with his leader name, Firestar. She then gives him the book's main prophecy: "Four will become two, Lion and Tiger will meet in battle, and Blood will rule the forest". During the battle with BloodClan at Fourtrees, she also explains that his body needs to recover from the loss of his first life before he can rejoin the battle. She also was one of the StarClan warriors telling him that there were always five Clans in the forest.she told him she will go back with him in the battle.

Midnight

 * In Midnight, Bluestar chose the ThunderClan representative to go to the Sun-Drown-Place. She later appears to Brambleclaw in a dream, telling him of his fate; he needs to go with three other cats to find a new territory for the Clans.

Starlight

 * Bluestar is amongst those cats that meet with Midnight in the skies controlled by StarClan over their new territory. She cautions Spottedleaf against looking too hard for the future of cats because she of "all cats should know that sometimes there is nothing we can do".

Twilight

 * Bluestar is amongst the StarClan warriors at the Moonpool that tell the ThunderClan medicine cat, Cinderpelt, that she will be joining StarClan very soon. This later turns out to be during a badger attack on ThunderClan, where she dies defending the nursery, and Sorreltail who is giving birth to her first litter of kits.

Sunset

 * Bluestar, Yellowfang, and Lionheart tell the new ThunderClan medicine cat, Leafpool, in Sunset that she will walk a path that few medicine cats have walked before. Leafpool asks Bluestar about three bright stars that she sees very often in the sky, but does not recognize. Bluestar informs her that these stars are of cats she has not met yet, but will shape her future when she does meet them.

The Sight

 * Bluestar gives Leafpool a message to tell Firestar on the matter of Graystripe or Brambleclaw being ThunderClan's deputy. She says that Firestar needs to use his head, not his heart, in his decision. With help of Jaypaw deciphering, Firestar chooses Brambleclaw to remain the deputy of ThunderClan.

Eclipse

 * Bluestar is seen in the prologue talking to Whitestorm, Spottedleaf, and Yellowfang about the prophecy of Jayfeather, Hollyleaf and Lionblaze.

Long Shadows

 * Bluestar is seen among StarClan by Jayfeather, furious that greencough might destroy her Clan. She respectively greets Brightspirit when she bursts into the clearing, saying it has been a long time since they met.

Sunrise

 * Bluestar is seen in the prologue with Yellowfang. The former medicine cat attacks Bluestar, angry that she did not tell the truth to the Clans. She went on to say that Bluestar had destroyed the Clan she had always tried to protect.

Field Guide: Secrets of the Clans

 * In Secrets of the Clans, it is revealed that her third kit's name was Mosskit, and that he looked exactly like her, just as Mistyfoot and Stonefur. Mosskit dies in the snow and Bluestar's sister Snowfur takes care of Mosskit in StarClan. It was revealed that Whitestorm is her nephew, explaining the great affection between them. Her mother's name was Moonflower, her mentor was named Stonepelt, and she was a mentor to Frostfur and Runningwind, as well as Firestar. She also appears in the story, "Bluepaw Speaks: My First Sight of Fourtrees". Her first Gathering was only two days after her apprentice ceremony because she had caught a squirrel that was as big as she. Her mother proudly accompanied her to the Gathering. She also quotes that one day, she would be the leader of ThunderClan.

Cats of the Clans

 * In Cats of the Clans, Rock says that Bluestar was a great leader. It is revealed that she gave up Mosskit, Mistyfoot, and Stonefur so she could become deputy instead of Thistleclaw. who would have made the forest run with blood. Rock tells Mosskit that to Bluestar, Firestar seemed like a gift from StarClan, who gave Spottedleaf the prophecy that fire would save the clan. Rock also states that Bluestar went mad during the last moons of her life. She thought she couldn't trust anyone, due to Tigerstar's betrayal. In her final moments, she made peace with her children that still survived before she went to StarClan.

Erin Hunter Chat

 * In an Erin Hunter chat, it is revealed that Bluestar's name could have been Moonstar, but the Erins wanted to keep the Prefix Moon- to the StarClan territories, the Moonstone and Moonpool. This is somewhat strange, since Bluestar's mother may have been named Moonflower.

Members

 * Mother:
 * Moonflower - Deceased, Verified StarClan member


 * Father:
 * Stormtail - Deceased, Suspected StarClan member


 * Sister:
 * Snowfur - Deceased, Verified StarClan member


 * Mate:
 * Oakheart - Deceased, Verified StarClan member


 * Sons
 * Stonefur - Deceased, Verified StarClan member.


 * Daughters
 * Mosskit - Deceased, Verified StarClan member
 * Mistyfoot - Living (as of Sunrise)


 * Nephew:
 * Whitestorm - Deceased, Verified StarClan member


 * Grand-kits:
 * Graymist - Living (as of Sunrise)
 * Reedwhisker - Living (as of Sunrise)
 * Two Unidentified Kits - Status Unknown


 * Grandniece and Grandnephews:
 * Sorreltail : Living (as of Sunrise)
 * Sootfur : Deceased, Suspected StarClan member
 * Rainwhisker : Deceased, Suspected StarClan member


 * Great-Grandnieces and nephews
 * Cinderheart : Living (as of Sunrise)
 * Poppyfrost : Living (as of Sunrise)
 * Honeyfern : Deceased, Suspected StarClan member
 * Molepaw : Deceased, Suspected StarClan member

Nine Lives
Bluestar's nine lives were granted in the following order by the StarClanners attributed.


 * 1) Pinestar gave the gift of compassion, to judge with her heart and mind.
 * 2) Mumblefoot gave the gift of endurance, to use when all hope and strength have left.
 * 3) Larksong gave the gift of humor, to lighten the burden of her Clan when despair threatens.
 * 4) Sweetpaw gave the gift of hope, so on the darkest night it would be there.
 * 5) Sunstar gave the gift of courage, as she would need it.
 * 6) Goosefeather gave the gift of patience, as she would need it.
 * 7) Mosskit gave the gift of trust, to believe in herself and Clan.
 * 8) Moonflower gave the gift of love, to cherish her Clan as she had cherished her kits.
 * 9) Snowfur gave her the gift of pride, so that she knows her own worth and the worth of her Clan.