Nightcloud

Nightcloud is a muscular, wiry, sleek-furred black she-cat with amber eyes.
Nightcloud is an elder of WindClan under Harestar's leadership who has previously served as a warrior under Tallstar's, Onestar's, and Harestar's leaderships in the forest and the lake territories. She was born as Nightkit in the old forest, and was later apprenticed as Nightpaw. As a warrior, Nightcloud took part in the Great Journey. Once the Clans found their new homes, Nightcloud sided with the former deputy Mudclaw in his rebellion against Onewhisker, though his cause was defeated. After, she became mates with Crowfeather when he returned to WindClan after eloping with the ThunderClan medicine cat, Leafpool. While Nightcloud bore three kits, only Breezepelt survived, causing her to become incredibly overprotective of him. Nightcloud despised Leafpool, believing she was the reason Crowfeather didn't love her, and was further outraged when it was revealed that Crowfeather had fathered her kits. However, the two eventually resolved their differences, pledging to get along for their son's sake. She mentored Hootwhisker and Brindlewing and later retired to the elders' den.
==History==
===The New Prophecy===
:Nightcloud partakes in the Great Journey and arrives in the lake territories. When Mudclaw instigates a rebellion against Onewhisker, Nightcloud supports her former deputy as WindClan's rightful leader. She later fights in the battle against the badgers when Onestar sends reinforcements to ThunderClan.
===Power of Three===
:She has become Crowfeather's mate following his return to WindClan, and their son, Breezepaw, is apprenticed to Whitetail. However, their relationship is rocky, as Nightcloud believes Crowfeather does not love their son and is still in love with Leafpool. She is frantic when Breezepaw is nearly buried alive during the daylight Gathering, and tense when Crowfeather speaks to Leafpool about his recovery. Later, she fights against ThunderClan in the battle of the eclipse. Upon learning that Crowfeather fathered Leafpool's kits, Jayfeather, Lionblaze, and Hollyleaf, Nightcloud is enraged.
===Omen of the Stars===
:When Leafpool breaks up a scuffle between Breezepelt and Lionblaze and asks how Crowfeather could watch his sons fight, Nightcloud retorts that he only has one son. She drags Crowfeather away from Leafpool after he defends her from Breezepelt, and Crowfeather is berated by both her and Breezepelt. Moons later, when Hollyleaf returns to the Clans, Nightcloud questions why she thinks she is welcome, and further believes Jayfeather murdered Flametail. During the Great Battle, Breezepelt tries to kill Lionblaze, but Crowfeather stops him, insisting to his son that he never hated him, but that was what Nightcloud encouraged him to believe.
===A Vision of Shadows===
:She has become the mentor to her granddaughter, Brindlepaw. After the fall of ShadowClan, Nightcloud voices her concerns that SkyClan must not replace ShadowClan, and she is supported by Leafpool. Later, she assists RiverClan when their camp catches on fire, offering them sanctuary in WindClan. Twigbranch chooses her to join a patrol to find SkyClan after they leave the lake, noting that she supports their return.
===The Broken Code===
:When Harestar considers exiling Crowfeather, Nightcloud comments that they do not have to do it now, and that they should try to contact StarClan to see if it is the right thing to do. When Harestar yowls at her idea, she hisses at him and turns her back. Later, when Harestar loses a life, Nightcloud is seen shouldering her way through the crowd and yowling with grief.
===Changing Skies===
:Nightcloud has retired to the elders' den.
===Super Editions===
:In Crowfeather's Trial, Nightcloud remains cold towards Crowfeather. She is protective of Breezepelt, who is ostracized by many of his Clanmates for having sided with the Dark Forest. When Crowfeather is assigned by Onestar to join her and Breezepelt in investigating the tunnels, Nightcloud argues about his treatment of their son. After being wounded by stoats, Nightcloud vanishes, leaving the Clan to believe she had died, though some suspect Breezepelt had killed her. They hold her vigil and reassign her apprentice, Hootpaw, to Gorsetail. Crowfeather and Breezepelt search for her, and she is found in Twolegplace, taken in by Twolegs. She returns to WindClan, and when Breezepelt is terribly injured by the stoats, Nightcloud asks Crowfeather to fetch Leafpool. The former mates resolve their differences and decide to remain friends.
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==Personality==
:Nightcloud is a bitter, snarky, and prickly she-cat.
==Relationships==
===Crowfeather===
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===Breezepelt===
:She and Breezepelt have a loving relationship, and Breezepelt would do anything for Nightcloud.
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===Lionblaze, Jayfeather, and Hollyleaf===
:When Nightcloud found out about Crowfeather's half-Clan kits, she was in denial, saying that Crowfeather only has one son, Breezepelt. Breezepelt tries to kill Jayfeather and Lionblaze multiple times. Though not as extreme as her son, Nightcloud still hated Leafpool's kits, and undermined them whenever possible. Some examples of this are: supporting Dawnpelt's murder accusation on Jayfeather, questioning Hollyleaf's acceptance back into ThunderClan, and allowing Breezepelt to attack Lionblaze.
==Kin==
===Members===
Former mate:
:Crowfeather: 
Son:
:Breezepelt: 
Kits:
:Crowfeather and Nightcloud's kits: 
Granddaughters:
:Smokehaze: 
:Brindlewing: 
:Appleshine: 
:Woodsong: 
Great-granddaughter:
:Stretchkit: 
Great-grandson:
:Rustlekit: 
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==Appearances==
==Trivia==
===Interesting facts===
*Nightcloud isn't Crowfeather's true love, but he does care about her as a friend.
**In The Ultimate Guide, it is stated that Crowfeather had resented Nightcloud because he did not love her. It is also said that Nightcloud had attempted to make him love her due to her fear of never bearing kits, though she did not particularly like him.
===Author statements===
*Kate said on her blog that she liked the idea of Nightcloud and Breezepelt on the run as rogues, and Crowfeather leaving WindClan to go and find them.
*On Vicky's Facebook, Nightcloud and Crowfeather only had one kit.Revealed on Vicky's Facebook 
===Mistakes===
*She has been mistakenly called Nightpelt.
*She is depicted as pale gray on Crowfeather's Warriors website profile. 
===Continuity===
*In The Clans Decide, when the Clans decide if Firestar should lead all the Clans temporarily, Nightcloud votes for individual leaders, along with Ashfoot and Tornear from WindClan.
*In Su Susann's "Missing Kits" on Vicky's Facebook, Nightcloud and Gorsetail were the kits of Crowfur and Larksplash.Revealed on Vicky's Facebook Their older siblings were Whitetail and Webfoot.Revealed on Vicky's Facebook
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==Notes and references==
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