Prisoner

At numerous points in the Warriors series, the Clans and other groups have taken in prisoners during times of battle and conflict. Some prisoners are held for ransom, while others are confined because they are deemed too dangerous. This page aims to list the cats who were imprisoned by various groups.
==Description==
:As the Clans are inherently enemies, any chance to capture an enemy warrior to gain information is seen as a benefit. Prisoners may be kept for ransom, such as obtaining herbs, or to prevent retaliation. The length of imprisonment varies from less than a day to several moons. Prisoners are usually kept in a separate den away from the others under constant guard by warriors. While prisoners may leave their prison under guard in camp, rarely are they let outside of camp.
:Per the warrior code, Clan cats treat their prisoners with dignity and respect. Only with Ashfur did the Clans collectively agree to kill him. Prisoners in the Clans are typically provided clean bedding, fresh-kill, have their wounds treated, and provided opportunities to make dirt. Care for the prisoners may fall unto the apprentices, the queens, or other warriors. Both and Ivypaw and Twigpaw were surprised how welcoming ShadowClan was when they were captured.
:Prisoners held by other groups are typically not treated as well compared to the Clans. In TigerClan, their prisoners were held in an abandoned fox hole and starved. Tigerstar showed no regard for TigerClan's prisoners, and advocated for their deaths. In Darktail's Kin, the prisoners were kept in the bramble thicket that used to be RiverClan's nursery and were also starved with threats of death. The Sisters prohibited Squirrelflight and Leafstar from leaving, and Snow attacked Leafstar when she tried to escape. However, they treated Leafstar's wound and Squirrelflight was allowed to help around their camp.
:In order to quantify it, prisoners are defined as:
*Cats who are confined by another entity/Clan/group against their own will. This does not include their own Clan.
*May include cats who are physically confined to a den or camp and/or placed under a guard.
*Are not kittypets or cats who are confined by a Twoleg as they are defined as kittypets.
*Living cats.
*And are cats confined for an extended period of time.
===Notable exceptions===
*Hollypaw was held in RiverClan's temporary camp on the island when she wanted to check up on Willowpaw. Leopardstar confined her to the island as her punishment for spying, though she was allowed to leave when Squirrelflight arrived to bring her home.
*Ivypaw was held in ShadowClan's camp when she was caught on their territory. However, she was only captured for less than a day in exchange for herbs for Littlecloud.
*Sparrow Fur was briefly imprisoned under One Eye's orders when he commandeers Clear Sky's camp.
*Moth Flight and Spotted Fur were briefly held in SkyClan's camp as punishment against Wind Runner for letting Tiny Branch die.
==Prisoners for ThunderClan==
Character 	Book 	Reason 	Outcome
Yellowfang	Into the Wild 	After fleeing ShadowClan, Yellowfang is captured by Firepaw and taken into ThunderClan as a prisoner from the enemy Clan so she could heal her wounds. 	After protecting the kits against ShadowClan, Bluestar offers for Yellowfang to join ThunderClan. She accepts, and she later becomes their medicine cat.
Brokentail	Fire and Ice to Forest of Secrets	After being blinded by Yellowfang following a failed attempt to destroy ThunderClan, Brokenstar is taken prisoner and is renamed Brokentail. He is demoted to the rank of elder.	He is killed by Yellowfang when she feeds him deathberries after Brokentail fails to overthrow ThunderClan with Tigerclaw.
Sol 	Sunrise 	Sol is brought to ThunderClan to face punishment for his suspected killing of Ashfur. 	Sol tricks Lionblaze into helping him escape with promise of telling him who his father is and details about the prophecy.
==Prisoners for ShadowClan==
Character	Book 	Reason 	Outcome
Twigpaw 	Thunder and Shadow	Twigpaw visits her sister Violetpaw to explain that their mother is dead. ShadowClan decides to keep her hostage to coerce ThunderClan to convince WindClan to give them lungwort they need to cure the yellowcough plague.	A ThunderClan patrol demands for Twigpaw to return home, and Crowfrost lets her go without the lungwort.
Ashfur 	Darkness Within 	Posing as Bramblestar, the impostor is imprisoned in ShadowClan's camp after it is revealed he is an impostor. 	The Clans debated on what to do with Ashfur before finally agreeing to kill him. Ashfur manipulates Shadowsight into letting him escape to save Bramblestar.
==Prisoners for RiverClan==
Character 	Book	Reason 	Outcome
Yarrowleaf, Spireclaw, Fringewhisker, Pouncestep, Blazefire, Tawnypelt, Cloverfoot, Cinnamontail, Snaketooth, Flowerstem, Snowbird, Scorchfur, Slatefur, Oakfur, Flaxfoot, Hopwhisker, Grassheart, Birchpaw, Shadowsight, Firkit, Bloomkit, Streamkit, and Whisperkit	Star	While Tigerstar and his strongest warriors were stuck on the island, Splashtail led a violent assault on ShadowClan's camp. After defeating ShadowClan, Splashtail threatened to kill their kits unless they obeyed.	A joint-patrol with ThunderClan, SkyClan, and WindClan defeated Splashtail's meager guards and rescued ShadowClan. ShadowClan remained terribly wounded and could only spare Blazefire, Cloverfoot, and Hopwhisker to help the other Clans battle Splashtail.
Mosspelt, Havenpelt, Floatkit, Troutkit, and Rapidkit 	Star	Splashtail kept Mosspelt, Havenpelt, and her newborn kits trapped in with rotten food and bedding. Havenpelt's kits were held ransom and threatened with death unless RiverClan obeyed Splashtail's orders. 	A joint-patrol with ThunderClan, SkyClan, and WindClan defeated Splashtail, rescuing RiverClan from Splashtail's claws.
Nightheart 	Star	Nightheart bargains his freedom for Ridgekit and Duskkit so Sneezecloud and Fognose can let them go. After narrowly escaping the RiverClan cats, Nightheart is imprisoned in ShadowClan's camp. 	A joint-patrol with ThunderClan, SkyClan, and WindClan defeated Splashtail, rescuing RiverClan from Splashtail's claws.
==Prisoners for TigerClan==
Character 	Book 	Reason 	Outcome
Stonefur 	The Darkest Hour	Tigerstar has them imprisoned for being half-Clan since he believes they cannot be trusted.	Stonefur is killed by Blackfoot and Darkstripe after he refuses to kill Featherpaw and Stormpaw.
Mistyfoot 	The Darkest Hour	Tigerstar has them imprisoned for being half-Clan since he believes they cannot be trusted.	Mistyfoot, Stormpaw, and Featherpaw are rescued by Firestar, Graystripe, and Ravenpaw, and they are taken to ThunderClan.
Stormpaw 	The Darkest Hour	Tigerstar has them imprisoned for being half-Clan since he believes they cannot be trusted.	Mistyfoot, Stormpaw, and Featherpaw are rescued by Firestar, Graystripe, and Ravenpaw, and they are taken to ThunderClan.
Featherpaw	The Darkest Hour	Tigerstar has them imprisoned for being half-Clan since he believes they cannot be trusted.	Mistyfoot, Stormpaw, and Featherpaw are rescued by Firestar, Graystripe, and Ravenpaw, and they are taken to ThunderClan.
==Prisoners for Clear Sky's group==
Character 	Book 	Reason 	Outcome
Jackdaw's Cry	The First Battle	Gray Wing sends Jackdaw's Cry and Thunder to tell Clear Sky to meet the moor cats at the four trees at the next full moon to discuss peace between the groups. Clear Sky keeps Jackdaw's Cry prisoner until then as ransom.	At the four trees, Clear Sky brings Jackdaw's Cry. Because he was starved, Jackdaw's Cry catches a bat, which instigates a battle. Jackdaw's Cry is eventually killed in the battle.
==Prisoners for Slash's group==
Character 	Book 	Reason 	Outcome
Star Flower	A Forest Divided to Path of Stars	Slash holds Star Flower hostage and forces the leaders to give him prey in return for her life.	Gray Wing, Lightning Tail, Reed, Leaf, and Fern rescue Star Flower from Slash's camp.
==Prisoners for the Kin==
Character 	Book 	Reason 	Outcome
Reedwhisker	Shattered Sky 	After RiverClan is defeated by Darktail, he commandeers their territory and their wounded into the Kin.	The prisoners are rescued by ThunderClan, RiverClan, and ShadowClan.
Brackenpelt	Shattered Sky 	After RiverClan is defeated by Darktail, he commandeers their territory and their wounded into the Kin.	The prisoners are rescued by ThunderClan, RiverClan, and ShadowClan.
Icewing 	Shattered Sky 	After RiverClan is defeated by Darktail, he commandeers their territory and their wounded into the Kin.	The prisoners are rescued by ThunderClan, RiverClan, and ShadowClan.
Mintfur 	Shattered Sky 	After RiverClan is defeated by Darktail, he commandeers their territory and their wounded into the Kin.	The prisoners are rescued by ThunderClan, RiverClan, and ShadowClan.
Needletail 	Shattered Sky 	Needletail is imprisoned for giving Alderheart and Mothwing RiverClan's former herbs. 	Needletail is killed by Darktail, Roach, Raven, and Sleekwhisker to save Violetpaw.
Curlfeather	Onestar's Confession	After RiverClan is defeated by Darktail, he commandeers their territory and their wounded into the Kin.	Curlfeather and Duskfur escape and seek shelter in WindClan.
Duskfur 	Onestar's Confession	After RiverClan is defeated by Darktail, he commandeers their territory and their wounded into the Kin.	Curlfeather and Duskfur escape and seek shelter in WindClan.
==Prisoners for the Sisters==
Character 	Book 	Reason 	Outcome
Squirrelflight	Squirrelflight's Hope	Moonlight keeps Squirrelflight and Leafstar as prisoners for trespassing and to prevent them from informing their Clanmates of their territory.	ThunderClan and SkyClan send a patrol to rescue them.
Leafstar 	Squirrelflight's Hope	Moonlight keeps Squirrelflight and Leafstar as prisoners for trespassing and to prevent them from informing their Clanmates of their territory.	ThunderClan and SkyClan send a patrol to rescue them.
==See also==
*List of prisoners
==Notes and references==
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