Flametail/Main article

Flametail is a lean, orange flame-colored tom with broad shoulders and bright blue eyes.

Flametail was a medicine cat of ShadowClan in the lake territories. Flamekit was born to Rowanclaw and Tawnypelt, along with Tigerkit and Dawnkit. He was later apprenticed and given the name Flamepaw. When Blackstar gave up his belief in StarClan, Tawnypelt takes Flamepaw and his littermates to ThunderClan. He assisted in faking a sign from StarClan, and once Blackstar regained his faith, Flamepaw and his family rejoined ShadowClan and he became Littlecloud's apprentice, beginning his training as a medicine cat. He eventually earned his full name, Flametail. Later, he played on the frozen lake with some apprentice when the ice broke and he drowned, despite Jayfeather's efforts to save him.

After death, his spirit was nearly killed by Ivypaw under orders from Brokenstar, but Tigerheart intervenes and he was let free and made his way to StarClan. Over time he came to blame Jayfeather for his death, but eventually forgave him and told the other medicine cats Jayfeather had only tried saving him.

Interesting facts

 * He has SkyClan blood through his grandfather, Tigerstar, ThunderClan blood through Tawnypelt, and kittypet blood through Hal.

Author statements

 * Kate believes that if Flametail was still alive, he would stay with ShadowClan and turn rogue, as Kate states that 'although I like him, but I don't remember him as an outside the box thinker'.

Mistakes

 * Either he or his brother, Tigerstar, were mentioned as female.
 * It is mentioned that Jayfeather, Hollyleaf, Lionblaze, Tigerheart, and Dawnpelt schemed to make a false StarClan prophecy, forgetting to mention that Flametail also helped. This is also mentioned later in the book.
 * He is mistakenly called dark ginger.
 * He is mistakenly shown with green eyes of the cover of Night Whispers and in The Ultimate Guide.