Swallowtail (RC)

Swallowtail is a plump dark brown tabby she-cat.

Dawn

 * She first appears in the allegiances in Dawn as a warrior with an apprentice named Splashpaw.

Starlight

 * In Starlight, she becomes friends with Dustpelt and Rainwhisker during the Great Journey. It is also hinted she had a strong relationship, maybe even suspected love, with the ThunderClan warrior, Rainwhisker. But when he bounds forward to meet her at the Gathering, asking her how things are going, Swallowtail casts an awkward glance at Leopardstar, who was sitting nearby, and murmurs softly that things were 'fine'. Rainwhisker remembers that the journey is over and he can't have a real relationship with Swallowtail anymore.

The Sight
She is now an elder.

Dark River

 * She is seen as a elder in this book. When all of RiverClan attends the gathering, she helps Sneezekit and Mallowkit find their mother, Graymist. When Hollypaw sneaks to the temporary RiverClan camp on the island, she sees Swallowtail there.

The Fourth Apprentice

 * She does not appear in the allegiances, suggesting that she may have died in the time between Sunrise and The Fourth Apprentice.

Battles of the Clans

 * Swallowtail appears in Blackstar Speaks: Ambush by the Lake. She is described as plump and lazy, with a distinctive rolling gait. When Blackstar and his cats attack the RiverClan patrol, Blackstar comments that he was impressed that the overfed she-cat could move so neatly. Cedarheart then blocks her way towards the halfbridge to cut off a route of escape.