Barley

Barley is a black and white tom.

Secrets of the Clans

 * In the book Secrets of the Clans, more is revealed about Barley's flight from BloodClan, and his family, particularly his brothers Hoot and Jumper (later Snake and Ice, respectively), and his sister, Violet.


 * Barley defied Scourge's law by living with and caring for Violet after they were cast out by their mother to fend for themselves, as was customary in BloodClan. When they were discovered by Scourge, Barley was forced to watch his two brothers, now members of Scourge's guard, brutally attack his sister. He took her to a nearby Twoleg dwelling, where he met Fuzz, the slow-witted kittypet whose Twolegs were cutters, and would care for Violet. After that, he fled Twolegplace for the Forest, and his new home, which he made in a barn.

Into the Wild

 * When Bluestar, Tigerclaw, Ravenpaw, Graypaw, and Firepaw came back from the Moonstone, they were attacked by rats. Barley had seen them, and saved them from further damage, though Bluestar lost a life. Tigerclaw had believed that the invasion was a setup by Barley.


 * Barley later took in Ravenpaw, when Firepaw snuck him away to save him from Tigerclaw.

Fire and Ice

 * He allowed WindClan, Fireheart, and Graystripe to stay in his barn while they rested on the way back from exile. He was obviously uncomfortable about having so many strange cats around, since he was used to only having Ravenpaw to live with.

Forest of Secrets

 * Coming Soon

Rising Storm

 * Barley is mentioned in the recap of Ravenpaw's escape from ThunderClan when Ravenpaw visits the forest to tell Fireheart that a cat smelling of ThunderClan, who was actually Cloudpaw, has moved into a Twoleg nest near his territory.

A Dangerous Path

 * Coming Soon

The Darkest Hour

 * He heard about BloodClan's demand, and told Firestar that he and Ravenpaw would fight alongside the Clans, since, if the Clans lost, BloodClan would eventually find them.


 * Barley reveals that he was once a member of BloodClan, but left. He also tells Firestar Scourge's greatest weakness; the BloodClan leader does not believe in StarClan. Firestar at first does not understand why that is a good thing, as it just means that he has no-one to answer to for killing so many cats.


 * He is later seen fighting alongside Ravenpaw, against two identical BloodClan warriors, and when one of them recognizes him he responds "At least I had the courage to leave."

Midnight
Barley and Ravenpaw are still living in the barn. When Brambleclaw, Squirrelpaw, Crowpaw, Feathertail, Stormfur, and Tawnypelt are journeying to the Sun-Drown-Place, Barley and Ravenpaw let them stay the night before continuing the journey.

Moonrise

 * Coming Soon

Dawn

 * He had the idea for the four Clans to stay in the broken Twoleg nest when they first began the Great Journey.

Warrior's Return

 * He and Ravenpaw helped Graystripe and Millie to find where the Clans had to go.