The Ultimate Guide: Updated and Expanded Edition/SkyClan

:Below contains in-depth information for the SkyClan chapter of The Ultimate Guide: Updated and Expanded Edition. If you are looking for a shorter summary of the entire book, please check the main article. If you are looking for the 2013 edition, see here.
==Chapter description/Cats described==
:Below is a list of the new SkyClan cats that are mentioned in The Ultimate Guide: Updated and Expanded Edition along with summaries of the descriptions given on their pages.
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:Echo was a kittypet without a trace of SkyClan in her blood, but she dreamed of cats with stars in their fur and readily joined SkyClan when Firestar and Sandstorm offered. Echosong learned quickly under Sandstorm's limited knowledge, but her patience and loyalty proved her worth as a former kittypet. It was Echosong who dreamed of dappled leaves that signaled that Leafdapple should be their leader, and Firestar knew he was leaving the Clan in her capable paws. Echosong's apprentice was Frecklepaw, a daylight-warrior who stayed in the gorge during the day and returned to her Twolegs at night. Originally a warrior apprentice, Frecklepaw decided to train as a medicine cat apprentice. She was captured by Twolegs when SkyClan was driven out from the gorge, though eventually a patrol rescued her. With Echosong dead, Frecklewish became SkyClan's senior medicine cat and trained Echosong's apprentice, Fidgetflake.
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:As an apprentice, Hawkpaw's brother Duskpaw died in a fire that Hawkpaw blamed himself for. As a young warrior, Hawkwing befriended Darktail, who claimed to know where the other Clans were, but he eventually betrayed Hawkwing and killed his father, Sharpclaw. With the gorge lost, Leafstar led SkyClan to find the other Clans, and Hawkwing was assigned Curlypaw as his apprentice. His mate Pebbleshine was eventually captured by Twolegs shortly after learning she was expecting kits. Hawkwing's apprentice eventually left SkyClan to become a kittypet. Despite the insurmountable loss, Hawkwing cared for Plumwillow's kits when her mate Sandynose disappeared, and he became SkyClan's deputy after Waspwhisker disappeared. After moons of travel, Hawkwing was eventually reunited with his daughters, Twigpaw and Violetpaw. Hawkwing helped the other Clans to defeat Darktail once and for all, and he eventually found his peace at the lake with his family.
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:Pebblepaw and Hawkpaw were rival apprentices in their youth, and Hawkwing soon resented Pebblepaw because he chose to save her over his brother Duskpaw in the fire. However, the two became united in their grief after Pebblepaw's mentor, Billystorm, was killed by badgers. After SkyClan was driven from the gorge, Pebblepaw earned her warrior name of Pebbleshine, and she and Hawkwing fell in love. However, Pebbleshine was captured by Twolegs when she attempted to steal birds from a monster. Lost from her Clan, Pebbleshine followed her dreams towards the setting sun until she gave birth to her kits. However, Pebbleshine was killed by a monster while leading a badger away from her newborn kits. She refused to leave her kits alone and chose to instead watch over them as a ghost. With Tree's help, Pebbleshine encouraged SkyClan to stay by the lake and she briefly reunited with her family before joining StarClan.
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:After being discovered by Alderpaw and Needlepaw, Violetkit was taken to ShadowClan, where only Needlepaw took an interest in her. When Needlepaw joined Darktail's Kin, she took Violetkit with her, who became Violetpaw. After Darktail took over ShadowClan and RiverClan, Violetpaw helped the elders, queens, and kits escape until she was captured by Darktail. Instead of killing her at Darktail's command, Needletail sacrificed herself for Violetpaw. Upon the Kin's defeat, Violetpaw joined her father Hawkwing in SkyClan. She participated in the journey to the gorge to find the missing SkyClan cats and met Tree after being guided by Needletail's ghost. Violetshine and Tree fell in love and eventually had two kits of their own: Needleclaw and Rootspring. When the impostor kidnapped Squirrelflight and Bramblestar to the Dark Forest, Violetshine volunteered to rescue them as SkyClan's representative. She and Needletail reunited to defeat Darktail's spirit.
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:Earth was born to the Sisters, a group of she-cats who spoke to ghosts, though he was cast out at six moons old to fend for himself. He found his father, Root, and renamed himself to Tree. They traveled together until Root was killed by a fox, and Tree was finally able to see spirits, including his father. He eventually met Violetshine when Needletail's ghost lead her to him. Leafstar allowed him to join SkyClan due to his sixth-toe, which reminded the Clans of the prophecy. Tree helped ShadowClan see their dead as ghosts before they left for StarClan. Despite agreeing to stay in SkyClan, Tree was unsure of his place in the Clan. Leafstar eventually created a new role for him as a mediator, designed to solve solutions between all the Clans. He and Violetshine eventually had their own litter of kits, and Tree helped his son Rootspring see his own ghost, Bramblestar. 
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:Rootpaw was a self-conscious apprentice who detested his relationship with his father Tree. He developed an intense crush on Bristlepaw, a ThunderClan apprentice, when she rescued him from the frozen lake. To his horror, Rootpaw saw the ghost of Bramblestar, meaning that the currently living one was an impostor, and he managed to convince Squirrelflight. Leafstar decided that Rootpaw should train as a medicine cat apprentice, though he quickly returned to his warrior apprenticeship with Dewspring. Lured by Spiresight, Rootpaw discovered Shadowsight's battered body and was given his warrior name of Rootspring. He and Bristlefrost journeyed to find the Sisters, who taught him more about his powers to communicate with ghosts and the land. He and Bristlefrost fell in love, though they both agreed that they could not leave their own Clans. Rootspring was dragged into the Dark Forest and helped Bramblestar and Squirrelflight to escape. He was captured by Ashfur's army of spirits, though Bristlefrost and Shadowsight rescued him. Firestar even briefly possessed his body to win in battle. During the battle against Ashfur, Rootspring realized his place was with Bristlefrost, but she sacrificed herself to defeat the false leader.
==Characters==
===Main===
===Mentioned===
==Errors==
*There are numerous description inaccuracies within the character bios:
**Cloudstar is listed with blue-gray fur.
**Leafstar is listed with ginger fur.
**Echosong is listed with dark blue-gray fur.
**Pebbleshine is listed with pale brown fur.
**Violetshine is listed with gray fur and green eyes.
**Tree is listed with dark ginger fur.
**Rootspring is listed with dark ginger fur.
*Skywatcher is listed as a warrior, when he was an elder at the time of his death.
==Notes and references==
Category:The Ultimate Guide: Updated and Expanded Edition
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