WindClan

WindClan is a group of cats that live primarily on the open moors. Their founding leader, Windstar, got her name from being able to run as fast as the wind, so by extension, the name was thought to be given to the Clan.
==Description==
:WindClan cats are known for their love of open spaces. They are small and wiry compared to the other Clans. They live on open fields, or moorland, where they catch their main prey of hares and rabbits. Of all four Clans, they are the least used to wet ground, preferring the grassy ground of the moors, which they sleep on. They do not like to sleep in the shelter of dens because they prefer the fresh air. They are fiercely loyal and tough, though can also be nervous and quick to flee, due to lack of cover on the moor. In the old forest home, they took pride in being the closest Clan to the Moonstone, where the leaders and medicine cats went to share tongues with StarClan, and they often find themselves blessed to be the closest Clan to StarClan, both physically and spiritually since they do not live in an environment surrounded by trees or many shrubs that block their view of Silverpelt. WindClan are considered the fastest of the Clans, and are also thought to be the most quick witted amongst the other Clans. They are also the easiest to be offended and are the least likely to start battles between other Clans. The pelts of WindClan favor shades of gray and brown, perhaps as a natural outgrowth of the camouflage those colors provide, but there has been many other shades before. Of all the Clans, they have the deepest knowledge of Twolegs from seeing them on the farms that surround their territory.
==Territory==
===In the forest territories===
The WindClan moors territory is located in what Twolegs call Windover Moor. The territory also includes Twoleg places such as the border, Windover Farm. Landmarks in this territory include:
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*Camp - It is tucked into a natural dip in the sandy moors. This makes the camp sheltered from wind, but easy to attack.
*Abandoned badger set - A tunnel once used by a badger.
*The gorge - A deep gorge cut by the river in the terrain, border with RiverClan. Apprentices are forbidden to approach it.
*Twoleg farm - The northwest border of the territory is marked by a farm. Barley lives here, and Ravenpaw used to.
*Outlook Rock - A large rock on the border heading towards Fourtrees. From here, everything can be seen across the moors.
The camp is very well hidden, surrounded by a tangle of gorse. An old legend says that Windstar, the founder, scooped out a pawful of sand to make the hollow for the camp. There are no proper dens. The apprentices' den is in between two boulders under the open sky. The warriors prefer to sleep under the open sky, although in bad weather, they retreat in burrows made by rabbits, foxes or badgers. The leader has a den behind the Tallrock, but never sleeps there. The Tallrock is a large boulder used by the leader for special ceremonies. The elders' den and nursery are dens along the gorse wall surrounding the camp.
===In the lake territories===
:The lake territory for WindClan is called Hare Hill by Twolegs. The borders of the Clan have Twoleg names, such as the Hare Hill Riding Stables and Hare Hill road. Landmarks here include:
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*Camp - A shallow scoop in the ground open to the sky.
*Moonpool stream - A stream marking WindClan's northern border, which is shared with ThunderClan. Leads up to the Moonpool.
*Horseplace - The fence of horseplace marks the southern border of WindClan. The horses' heavy hooves make cats stay away from them.
*Lakeshore - WindClan is located on the eastern shore of the lake.
:A hollow dotted with boulders; the largest of them resides in the center of the camp, called the Tallrock, where the leader makes their speeches. A thick tangle of gorse bushes against the rock is the nursery. The medicine den lies in a large crack in another boulder at the edge of camp. The leader, apprentices, warriors, and the deputy sleep in the center underneath the sky. In bad weather, they retreat in burrows made by rabbits, foxes, or badgers. There is also an old badger set where the elders sleep.
==Eras==
===Windstar===
:Windstar is the founder and first leader of WindClan. Her deputy was Gorse Fur, who was also her mate, and her medicine cat was Moth Flight, her daughter.
:Wind started as a loner living on the moor. She lived with a tom named Branch after her mother and sister died in an especially harsh leaf-bare. One day, Branch abandoned Wind when she was injured, and she found Gorse soon after, becoming close.
:Wind and Gorse were then found by Gray Wing living on the moor. Gray Wing invited them to come live in Tall Shadow's camp, but they were wary. However, they were eventually accepted as full camp cats, and were given the names Wind Runner and Gorse Fur.
:In Tall Shadow's camp, Wind Runner gave birth to four kits: Emberkit, Morning Whisker, Dust Muzzle, and Moth Flight. Emberkit died soon after birth, and Morning Whisker died of the sickness a few moons later. Wind Runner was wracked with grief and became very protective of her remaining kits.
:Wind Runner moved back onto the moor and formed her own camp. She was an independent and smart leader, often letting the other Clans handle their disputes in their own. Her daughter, Moth Flight, grew up to be a dreamy and unusual cat, who was always distracted by strange plants or lost in her thoughts. Wind Runner became angry with her, as Moth Flight was always putting herself in danger, due to her faraway thoughts. Moth Flight left WindClan and found the Moonstone, receiving a vision of the future medicine cats. StarClan told Moth Flight to bring Wind Runner to the Moonstone to receive her nine lives, which she did. Windstar accepted Moth Flight as her medicine cat, and appointed Gorse Fur as her deputy, who became leader after her.
===Galestar===
:Galestar was an ancient leader of WindClan, some time after Gorsestar. She fell in love with the leader of ThunderClan at the time, Stripestar, and they decided to merge their Clans into one larger Clan, StormClan, so that they could be together. While their own cats eventually came around to the idea, the other Clans did not, worried that a larger Clan would overpower them. Eventually, during a hard leaf-bare, the other Clans blamed StormClan for the scarcity of prey caused by Twolegs. Due to this, StormClan left the forest to find a new home, though due to troubles doing so, many of its cats eventually returned to the forest and reformed ThunderClan and WindClan, separate once again. After Galestar and her kits with Stripestar were separated from the rest of StormClan in a storm, Stripestar and the Clan believed them to be dead, while she believed that they had been abandoned. She and her kits were later rescued by a group of wildcats, and joined them. Eventually, she took another mate, a wildcat named Bound Hunt, and had another litter with him while he helped raise her kits, who also found families among the wildcats, and after her death, her spirit lived among the wildcat ancestors instead of StarClan.
===Heatherstar===
:Heatherstar was the leader of WindClan before Tallstar. Her medicine cats were Chiveclaw, Hawkheart, and Barkface, and her deputies were Gorsefoot, Reedfeather, and Talltail.
:Heatherstar was a wise and respected leader. While receiving her nine lives, she received a warning that one of her cats would leave WindClan, and that she must let him. This cat turned out to be Talltail, and Heatherstar, though angry at first at the prospect that one of her cats would leave, let him go. 
:After Sandgorse died in a tunnel collapse, Heatherstar made the monumental decision to discontinue tunneling. This angered many of the former tunnelers, as tunneling had been a tradition in WindClan since the dawn of the Clans. Heatherstar stuck to her decision, and tunneling is still outlawed in WindClan to this day.
:After a long and prosperous leadership, Heatherstar lost her last life to greencough, and Tallstar became leader after her.
===Tallstar===
:Tallstar was leader of WindClan before Onestar and after Heatherstar. His deputies were Deadfoot, Mudclaw, and Onewhisker, and his medicine cat was Barkface.
:Tallstar led his Clan through many hardships. When Brokenstar drove out WindClan, he and his Clan were discovered by Fireheart and Graystripe and brought back. Tallstar was eternally grateful to Fireheart for this. However, when Tallstar discovered that ThunderClan was harboring Brokentail, he attacked them alongside ShadowClan. Later, when ThunderClan suspected WindClan to be stealing prey, Fireheart used his friendship with Tallstar to get him to meet with Bluestar, stopping the impending battle.
:When Firestar became leader of ThunderClan, Tallstar approved of his choices, as he recognized that Firestar was Jake's son. When Tigerstar attacked the Clans, Tallstar united WindClan with ThunderClan, forming LionClan, and they triumphed in the battle against BloodClan. Firestar and Tallstar's Clans harbored a strong alliance after this, often standing together in one another's decisions. 
:Tallstar began to grow old, yet he still made the journey to the lake when Twolegs began destroying the forest. When the Clans arrived at their new home, Tallstar knew that it was the last thing he would ever do. With his dying breath, he appointed Onewhisker to be his deputy instead of Mudclaw, knowing that Mudclaw would lead WindClan into countless unnecessary battles if he became leader. Despite Mudclaw's efforts, Onestar became leader after Tallstar.
===Onestar===
:Onestar was the leader of WindClan before Harestar and after Tallstar. His deputies were Ashfoot and Harespring, and his medicine cats were Barkface and Kestrelflight. 
:After Onewhisker was appointed deputy by Tallstar right before the leader died, many cats objected to his leadership and rebelled with Mudclaw. Onewhisker did not know what to do, as the cats had not found a connection to StarClan in the lake territories yet, so he did not have his nine lives. However, he appointed Ashfoot as his deputy, and eventually got help from ThunderClan to end Mudclaw's rebellion. When the Moonpool was discovered, Onewhisker finally received his nine lives.
:As Onestar struggled to find his place as leader, he severed his Clan's connection with ThunderClan, believing that WindClan did not need help from the other Clans. When a loner named Sol came to the lake, Sol taught WindClan how to fight in the tunnels and led them in an attack against ThunderClan. However, with the help of Hollyleaf, WindClan was defeated.
:His first deputy, Ashfoot, died in the Great Battle, and Onestar made Harespring, a cat who trained with the Dark Forest, his deputy as a sign of forgiveness to all the cats who trained in the Dark Forest.
:When Darktail and his rogues come to the Clans, Onestar was forced to reveal that he had an affair with a kittypet named Smoke, and that Darktail was his son. After Onestar had denied Smoke and her kits from joining the Clans, Smoke raised her only surviving kit to hate the cats that rejected him. Onestar's final life was lost when he and Darktail tried to kill each other and drowned together in the lake. He was succeeded by his deputy, Harespring.
===Harestar===
:Harestar became leader after Onestar, and is the current leader of WindClan. His deputy is Crowfeather, and his medicine cat is Kestrelflight.
:Onestar chose Harespring as deputy because he was a cat who trained with the Dark Forest, and Onestar wanted to show all the Clans his forgiveness of all the cats who trained with the Place of No Stars. Because of this, Harespring was loyal to Onestar as deputy, but knew when to defy his orders to save ShadowClan from sickness.
:When Onestar died, Harestar succeeded him as leader. Harestar is considered wise and thoughtful, even though he can sometimes err in judgment or take too long in deciding. His leadership also helped improve WindClan's diplomatic ties with the other Clans which were strained during Onestar's leadership. He appointed Crowfeather as his deputy, knowing that Crowfeather was disappointed when Onestar chose Harestar as deputy instead of Crowfeather.
:When Squirrelflight told the leaders about the Sisters, Harestar agreed with Tigerstar that they should drive them out. Squirrelflight's temporary solution satisfied him for a little while, but when the Sisters still did not leave, he allied with ShadowClan in driving them out.
==History of ranks==
Leaders 	Leaders 	Leaders 	Leaders
Name 	Gained rank in... 	Left rank in... 	Deputies...
Windstar 	Path of Stars 	Before "Webfoot Speaks: The Story of the Lost Tunneler"	Gorse Fur
Gorsestar 	Before "Webfoot Speaks: The Story of the Lost Tunneler"	Before "The Beginning of the Warrior Code" 	Unknown
Duststar 	Before "The Beginning of the Warrior Code" 	Before "Finders Keepers" 	Stonetail
Stonestar 	Before "Finders Keepers" 	Before "The Queens Unite" 	Mudpuddle
Hazelstar 	Before "The Queens Unite" 	Before "The Vanishing Moon" 	Unknown
Featherstar	Before "Second in Command" 	Before "The Vanishing Moon" 	Pebblefur, Acorntail
Dovestar 	Before "The Vanishing Moon" 	Before "A Loss for All Clans" 	Unknown
Fallowstar 	Before "A Loss for All Clans" 	Before "Darkstar's Law" 	Unknown
Birchstar 	Before "Darkstar's Law" 	Before "The Leader Who Sought Peace" 	Unknown
Rabbitstar 	Before "The Leader Who Sought Peace" 	Before Cloudstar's Journey 	Unknown
Swiftstar 	Before Cloudstar's Journey 	Before Mapleshade's Vengeance 	Milkfur
Heatherstar	Before Goosefeather's Curse 	Tallstar's Revenge 	Gorsefoot, Reedfeather, Talltail
Tallstar 	Tallstar's Revenge 	Starlight 	Deadfoot, Mudclaw, Onewhisker
Onestar 	Starlight 	Shattered Sky 	Ashfoot, Harespring
Harestar 	Shattered Sky 	- 	Crowfeather, Unnamed cat
:Smallstar's succession is unknown as he died as a kit and was only said to have been leader if he had lived, but he appears in "A Loss for All Clans" in Code of the Clans. Galestar's succession is unknown as well.
Deputies 	Deputies 	Deputies
Name 	Gained rank in... 	Left rank in...
Gorse Fur 	Moth Flight's Vision 	Before "Webfoot Speaks: The Story of the Lost Tunneler"
Stonetail 	Before "The Beginning of the Warrior Code"	Before "Finders Keepers"
Mudpuddle 	Before "Finders Keepers" 	Before "Second in Command"
Pebblefur 	Before "Second in Command" 	Before "Second in Command"
Acorntail 	"Second in Command" 	Before Cloudstar's Journey
Milkfur 	Before Cloudstar's Journey 	Before Goosefeather's Curse
Heatherstar	Before Goosefeather's Curse 	Before Goosefeather's Curse
Gorsefoot 	Before Goosefeather's Curse 	Before Tallstar's Revenge
Reedfeather	Before Tallstar's Revenge 	Tallstar's Revenge
Talltail 	Tallstar's Revenge 	Tallstar's Revenge
Deadfoot 	Before Bluestar's Prophecy 	Before Firestar's Quest
Mudclaw 	Before Firestar's Quest 	Starlight
Onewhisker 	Starlight 	Starlight
Ashfoot 	Starlight 	Before Crowfeather's Trial
Harespring 	Before Crowfeather's Trial 	Shattered Sky
Crowfeather	Before Tigerheart's Shadow 	Veil of Shadows
Unnamed cat	Veil of Shadows 	Veil of Shadows
Crowfeather	Veil of Shadows 	-
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Medicine cats	Medicine cats 	Medicine cats 	Medicine cats
Name 	Gained rank in... 	Left rank in... 	Apprentice(s)...
Moth Flight 	Moth Flight's Vision 	Before "The Medicine Cats Decide"	Acorn Fur
Swiftfoot 	Before "The Medicine Cats Decide"	Before Cloudstar's Journey 	Unknown
Thrushpelt 	Before Cloudstar's Journey 	Before Cloudstar's Journey 	Unknown
Larkwing 	Before Cloudstar's Journey 	Before Goosefeather's Curse 	Unknown
Chiveclaw 	Before Goosefeather's Curse 	Before Tallstar's Revenge 	Hawkheart
Hawkheart 	Goosefeather's Curse 	Before Into the Wild 	Barkface
Barkface 	Tallstar's Revenge 	Before The Fourth Apprentice 	Kestrelflight
Kestrelflight	Before The Fourth Apprentice 	- 	Whistlebreeze
Whistlebreeze	Star 	- 	
==Known members==
===Active members===
The following cats are current members of WindClan as of The Elders' Quest.
===StarClan residents===
===Dark Forest residents===
:Antpelt 
:Houndleap
===Former residents===
:Bailey 
:Blue Whisker 
:Bubbling Stream 
:Fernstripe 
:Galestar 
:Honey Pelt 
:Melody 
:Nightsky 
:Spider Paw 
:Swiftwing 
:Whitebreeze 
===Unknown location===
==Gallery==
===Official art===
==Trivia==
===Interesting facts===
*WindClan was named by Gray Wing, and was the first Clan to be named.
===Author statements===
*Most WindClan cats probably have short fur.Revealed on Kate's blog
===Mistakes===
*WindClan was mistakenly called "Wind Clan" in Moth Flight's Vision.
==See also==
*List of WindClan Cats
*List of other Clans
==External links==
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==Notes and references==
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