Driftstar

## Book Appearances

### Living

The Cursed Blood, The Cursed Blood: The Wild Flames, The Cursed Blood: The Shadow FoldThe Coming: Into the Storm

### Deceased

The Coming: Into the Storm, The Coming: The Hunters and Hunted, The Coming: Eye of the Storm

## Appearance

Driftstar was a large, broad-shouldered tom with wide paws. He was a solid stone-gray tabby, with amber eyes and a variety of battle scars. He was short-furred and had sparse whiskers.

## Personality

Driftstar in his early years was a very prominent and stable warrior who thought before acting, but never hesitated to jump into a fight. He was strong minded and thought evenly, though he admitted he was not the smartest, to which he countered it with a wise deputy.

## Appearance in Books

*The Cursed Blood*

In Chapter Six, Driftstar is the leader that commences the Gathering. He announces that they have new apprentices, telling the mentors and that despite the Furless activity they are doing very well. He acknowledges one of his warrior calling out that greenleaf always brings them, and then looks over at Kestrelstar for her to begin. When she reveals that one of her queens had given birth, Driftstar interjects that the father of the litter had promised to give half of them in exchanged being allowed to leave. Driftstar then demands for Tumblekit and Lilykit, and Kestrelstar spits that whatever condition he had made with Rainstride, that it was when her warrior was his. The other leaders chime in at this point and Driftstar is backed by Smokestar, while Halfstar informs StreamClan that if they try to take the kits, NightClan would back GustClan.

In Chapter Twenty Five, Driftstar is the second to make an announcement at the Gathering. He announces that they have two new warriors, and then retreats back on the branch. As Kestrelstar then makes her announcement, she gives him a sly, daring look as she mentions that the warrior names of the kits he tried to take. He is noted staring up at Silverpelt, not really paying attention. She asks Driftstar and Smokestar to be cautious as there were wild dogs roaming the moorland. Driftstar rolls his eyes, which showed the animosity between him and Kestrelstar was still very much present, despite them sitting next to one another. He is also looked around when Smokestar announces one of his warriors is expecting kits. He is called out for having half-Clan kits, and Driftstar claims that his Clan deserves to have them if CloudClan did not want them, as they were cheated out of what was promised to them. He quickly leapt off the branch as the Gathering ends.

*The Cursed Blood: The Wild Flames*

In Chapter Thirteen, Driftstar launches an attack on NightClan, and he is tackled by Shadestar as he tussled first with Grayshade. Shadestar's tackle carried them off his paws, and they caterwauled and tussled on the ground, rolling about. Driftstar then calls a retreat, and arches his back while hissing as Shadestar faces him. He states that the battle wasn't over, and Shadestar tells him to get his blood out of the Great Marsh, lest it take a life from him. He spits in rage before following after his retreating Clan.

In Chapter Fourteen, Drifstar hisses in annoyance as Smokestar starts the Gathering without him being on one of the branches yet. He heaved himself onto the lowest branch, lower than the other leaders, and rips open a wound in the process. As Shadestar goads Driftstar's loss, to which the leader bristles in rage before flattening his pelt as he hears Shadestar move to look down on the StreamClan leader. He responds that he's not sure what Shadestar was talking about, that maybe Shadestar was demented as his son had, which caused his son's death. Shadestar then threatens Driftstar that if he came into the Great Marsh again, he would kill him, lest he hasn't lost enough warriors to the sinking mud already. Driftstar snarls up at Shadestar and demands that the Gathering was over, leaping from the branch without sharing StreamClan news. This causes Nightwhisper to call him a pansy out of earshot.

In Chapter Fifteen, Hornetstripe mentions how Driftstar was always battle-ready, so he likely wasn't going to take lightly to the attempt to negotiate.

In Chapter Eighteen, it is revealed that Driftstar never managed to speak with Casper, and had him attacked when trying to leave.

*The Cursed Blood: The Shadow Fold*

In the Prologue, Drifstar yowls for the Clan Gathering to begin. He mentions that StreamClan had a healthy moon, with a successful birthing and another expecting queen. He then steps back and dips his head to Shadestar for the NightClan leader to begin to speak.