RiverClan's civil war

**RiverClan's civil war** was lead by Shimmerwing and Shellfall, after their cruel leader, Dapplestar is presumed dead. Below are a list of cats who fought. It takes place after Dapplestar's tyranny.

## Forces

### Shellfall's army

* Hollylight
* Snowstorm
* Meadowdawn
* Tawnybrook
* Cedarnose
* Rowanshade
* Honeymist
* Jaymoon
* Mossleaf
* Crowheart
* Emberfire
* Squirreltail
* Birchleaf
* Rippleheart
* Whitefeather
* Ivyshade
* Sootwing
* Icepaw
* Ravenflight
* Songbreeze
* Driftstep
* Breezecloud
* Rippleleap
* Splashbreeze
* Silvershade
* Swiftcloud\*
* Sharpfang
* Grayripple
* Lightningflower
* Smallwing
* Amberheart
* Ryespring
* Wolfheart
* Mistsong
* Blossomwing
* Quickbreeze
* Peartuft's reinforcements

### Shimmerwing's army

* Runningflame
* Rushfire
* Iceshine
* Minnowflight
* Darkshadow
* Gooseclaw
* Fawnstep
* Thistleflame
* Snowstorm
* Sparkfire
* Copperheart
* Swiftcloud\*
* Pinefur
* Rainwhisper

\* - *Swiftcloud betrays Shellfall and brings back up from the other Clans to aide Shimmerwing.*

### Outside forces

#### ThunderClan

* Rootstar
* Honeyfeather
* Sunfire
* Briskheart
* Winterfall
* Stormwing
* Dewfoot
* Foxdapple
* Icefrost
* Stagleap
* Lightningfang
* Mistcloud
* Sweetfern
* Hailstep
* Quailpool
* Firefall
* Lionflight
* Berrywish
* Specklewing
* Frostfang

#### WindClan

* Scorchstar
* Russetstripe
* Cricketbriar
* Hawkfire
* Redmoon
* Dovewillow
* Iceheart
* Blackdove
* Hotaru
* Eelpool
* Harewhisker
* Buzzardwing
* Heathercloud

#### ShadowClan

* Nightstar
* Cactusclaw
* Rowansun
* Splashpelt
* Eveningfrost
* Stoneheart
* Thistlestorm
* Jaggedclaw
* Owlfang
* Snakenose
* Tigerflame
* Hawkflight

## Deaths

* One of Nightstar's lives
* One of Scorchstar's lives
* One of Rootstar's lives
* Crowheart
* Mossleaf
* Honeymist
* Cedarnose
* Tawnybrook
* Heathercloud
* Emberfire
* Jaymoon
* Gooseclaw
* Birchleaf
* Sharpfang
* Fawnstep
* Sparkfire
* Copperheart
* Ravenflight
* Breezecloud
* Driftstep
* Lionflight
* Firefall
* Hollylight
* Pinefur
* Grayripple
* Thistleflame
* Snowstorm
* Splashbreeze
* Silvershade
* Rippleleap
* Buzzardwing
* Cricketbriar
* Stagleap
* Dovewillow
* Lightningfang
* Leafshade
* Berrywish
* Specklewing
* Buzzardwind
* Oakmist
* Quickbreeze
* Blossomwing
* Mistsong
* Ryespring
* Smallwing
* Amberheart
* Lightningflower

## Injuries

* Near fatal wounds for Shimmerwing at Dapplestar's claws
* Many wounds to Shellfall
* Nearly fatal wound for Icefrost
* Injury that leaves Iceheart comatose
* Deep shoulder injuries to Iceshine
* Many wounds that leaves Sunfire in the medicine den for quite some time, leaving a temporary deputy until he recovers and is able to assume his duties
* Deep wounds to Winterfall
* Near fatal wounds to Russetstripe
* Severe injury after Blackdove defends Scorchstar
* Injury that leaves Stoneheart unable to perform his duties for some time
* Nearly fatal wounds to Redmoon
* Several deep injuries to Harewhisker
* Many injuries to Hailstep
* Mistcloud breaks her jaw
* Near fatal wounds to Stormwing
* Many wounds to Frostfang

## Important events

* Shimmerwing sparks a rebellion against Dapplestar after many cats die under her cruel claws and decides that enough is enough. She confronts the leader she had once sworn to protect and serve for the rest of her life.
* Shellfall unofficially becomes Dapplestar's right-hand cat. He tries to curb the rebellion, but ultimately fails.
* The cats of RiverClan begin to silently take sides. Several other cats desire to overthrow Dapplestar's reign and join Shimmerwing's forces. The cats who pledged to serve Dapplestar remain loyal to their leader.
* Shimmerwing and Dapplestar fight after Dapplestar sets the territory ablaze.
* After Dapplestar walks into the fiery inferno, Shellfall sees an injured Shimmerwing and blames her for Dapplestar's death.
* Shimmerwing is taken to the Moonpool by Minnowflight in a desperate attempt to revive her so that she can lead the rebellion. StarClan heals her but they do not give her nine lives, claiming that Shellfall was contesting for her leadership.
* Shimmerwing, healthy once more, returns to RiverClan and gathers her troops. She declares war officially against Shellfall and his forces, who were fighting out of loyalty to Dapplestar.
* A bloodbath takes place and many of RiverClan's warriors are killed. Shellfall's army considerably is larger and begins to overpower Shimmerwing's army.
* Swiftcloud betrays Shellfall by recruiting the other Clans to help Shimmerwing. The tide of the battle turns in Shimmerwing's favor after reinforcements arrive.
* Shellfall, seeing his numbers dwindle, decides to surrender to Shimmerwing and instructs his cats to do the same. After encouraged by his warriors, he flees into the night and is never seen again.
* Under Shellfall's instructions, his army pledges loyalty to Shimmerwing, and she is told that Shellfall is gone. Shimmerwing tells her Clan to gather the bodies of the fallen and bring them into the center of the camp.
* RiverClan holds a mass vigil for the cats who died that night and they are each individually buried by the river.
* At moonhigh, Shimmerwing announces that her deputy will be Minnowflight. She and Starlingfern leave in the early morning so that Shimmerwing can receive her name and nine lives at the Moonpool.

## Unknown

* Shellfall (whereabouts unknown)
* Dapplestar (assumed deceased)