Nightwhisper

Appearance
Nightwhisper is a long haired calico with russet, gold, black, and white splotches and deep amber eyes that show flecks of gold in direct light.

Personality
Nightwhisper is a stern but laid back she-cat who is loyal until shown she can't. She thinks before she acts, and is very motherly to the younger generation. She is thought of to act more NightClan than CloudClan.

Book Appearances
The Cursed Blood

Nightwhisper is born to Honeydrizzle and Rowanpelt, but is not directly mentioned

The Cursed Blood: The Wild Flames

In the Allegiances it is shown that Nightwhisper is an apprentice under Juniperberry.

In Chapter Fourteen Nightpaw is seen dipping her head in greeting after her friend, Lynxpaw, made the motion. It is recalled that she and Lynxpaw met at the last Gathering that the NightClan apprentice partook in, and that she and her brother, Cloudpaw, were kits of Rowanpelt, a former NightClan warrior. This therefore makes Nightpaw half-Clan. Lynxpaw asks if Nightpaw had been waiting long, and Nightpaw snorts that of course they had been. She complains that her leader, Smokestar, had it in his head that being the first Clan to the Gathering Place makes them superior, and that Juniperberry was annoying to encourage it. Her mentor turns to glare at the apprentice over her shoulder, and Nightpaw responds by sticking out her tongue. When Havenpaw shows up with Cloudpaw and Moonpaw, the tortoiseshell comments that there are many CloudClan cats, to which Nightpaw's eyes glitter as she asks if she's not used to such a large Clan. Chasingpaw, who had been present, comments that they have too many dead to oworry about overcrowding, but not to worry as they breed and train quickly. Nightpaw teases them by calling them rabbits, and the Gathering then starts. Nightpaw is then mentioned by Smokestar to have received her warrior name as Nightwhisper, and Lynxpaw admonishes her friend for not telling her, to which Nightwhisper states that it would've ruined the fun. As the leaders bicker, Nightwhisper calls Driftstar a pansy as he leaps off the branch and rounds up his Clan to leave. She asks Lynxpaw to be a warrior the next time they meet at a Gathering, and leaves with a farewell wave of her tail to follow her Clan.

The Cursed Blood: The Shadow Fold

In the Prologue, Nightwhisper is at the Gathering where Shadestar reveals Lynxtuft and Firefang had gone rogue. She calls out from the mass of bickering cats if the two were mates, to which Shadestar reveals the truth of their lineage.

The Coming : Into the Storm

In the Allegiances Nightwhisper is seen as a queen, having mated with Meadowheart and mothered a litter of three.

In Chapter Five, it is revealed that Nightwhisper and Meadowheart were very publicly nasty to each other after the tom called her a false follower of Smokestar, and therefore not a true CloudClan cat. Nightwhisper is said to boldly stand up to her leader and former mentor, who now is the deputy. She agrees with her mother that her daughter, Sootpaw, should've been given Clearfrost as a mentor instead of Juniperberry. It is mentioned again that Nightwhisper sometimes accompanies her mother to argue for Sootpaw's case with Smokestar.

In Chapter Nine Sootpaw recounts that not long after she and her littermates had been born, Nightwhisper decided not to be mates with Meadowheart anymore. The queen admits that she only went along with Meadowheart to try to prove that she was CloudClan, and not just the half-Clan kit of her mother. Nightwhisper is then seen standing up to Juniperberry and chastising the deputy for trying to humiliate Sootpaw in front of the Clan, stating that every cat was well aware of her distaste in training the black-gray apprentice. Juniperberry argues that it's necessary as she's constantly being yanked away from training by Honeydrizzle, and Nightwhisper calmly but sternly comments that if she and Smokestar were to open their clouded eyes, that they would see that she is one of StarClan's chosen. She then jabs a comment to Juniperberry that the mentor is also at fault for getting frustrated and thrusting Sootpaw's training onto other mentors. This causes the deputy to get into Nightwhisper's face, demanding to know if the queen was accusing her of not taking Sootpaw's training seriously. Nightwhisper draws her daughters away from the camp as rain comes down in the middle of her fight with Juniperberry and as Cherrymist gives birth, and the apprentices have to peer around their mother to see what was happening. She takes them into the apprentices' den to avoid getting more wet and starts to clean Sootpaw. When Icepaw sees this, she immediately starts cleaning herself so that Nightwhisper wouldn't have to. Sootpaw confides in her mother then, and Nightwhisper stops grooming her daughter and growls low that Clearfrost shouldn't be asking Sootpaw to use her powers if he wasn't going to push for her to be his apprentice, and that she and Honeydrizzle have told him to knock that off. When Sootpaw asks why Smokestar won't let her be a medicine cat, Nightwhisper's eyes grow dark in a sorrowful, motherly anger, and she explains that Smokestar has set views for his Clan. Meaning, he only wants male medicine cats, as he believes it would reduce the risk of medicine cats falling in love and bearing kittens, never mind that it was incredibly rare for a medicine cat to break their own code. She also explains that Smokestar believes that the best way to rule a Clan is with a mated pair as the leader, which is why he appointed Juniperberry when she was not supported by the Clan. When the rain stops, she's the first to leave the apprentices' den, and she approaches Clearfrost to ask about the birthing of Cherrymist.

In Chapter Fifteen Sootpaw remembers Nightwhisper telling her the story of how the warrior Firstorm - Firpaw then - saved Sootpaw from drowning when the black-gray apprentice had been a newborn when CloudClan land flooded awfully and they had to take shelter in StreamClan camp. It is noted that Nightwhisper pointed her out to Sootpaw at her first Gathering, but did not take her daughter to speak with the StreamClan cat.

In Chapter Twenty Nightwhisper is introduced formally to Firstorm at the Gathering where StormClan is created. She dips her head to the young StreamClan warrior and it is noted that her voice was rather husky and attractive as she speaks to Firstorm and the two touch noses. She then whisks her tail around her kits and introduces Icepaw, Fogpaw, and Sootpaw to their new leader. Nightwhisper then growls at Skipleg as he comments on who the medicine cat would be, stating that they've already been told that her daughter would be the healer of the Clan.

In the new Allegiances it is listed that she is training Moth.

In Chapter Twenty Three Nightwhisper's warrior name is accepted by Firstar and labels her a StormClan warrior to StarClan. It is noted by Firstar that she is among the cats who left their Clan in search of a better life and is looking excited at the others when her name is called. After she is called, she is formally given Mothpaw as an apprentice in StarClan's eyes. It is noted then by Firstar that the former NightClan warrior, Ashclaw, was eyeing Nightwhisper with significant interest, and that she believes the tom likes the older queen.

In Chapter Twenty Four it is reported by Firstar at a Gathering that Nightwhisper was training Mothpaw.

In Chapter Twenty Five it is viewed that the new she-cats from NightClan were already settling in the Clan, and that Hollywing was making great friends with Nightwhisper and Goldensun.

In Chapter Twenty Six it is noted that Nightwhisper is considered to be part of Firstar's original group of followers to StormClan. In the talk on Clan weakness, Nightwhisper recounts that Smokestar is not that great of a fighter, that he can be endured as he likes to go for the easily bloody and painful spots. She assures that he is not that bad of an opponent. When Honeydrizzle announces she will be fighting Shadestar, Nightwhisper winces at that. She tries to talk her mother out of it, but flinches when Honeydrizzle glowers at her fiercely. Honeydrizzle recounts the fight between CloudClan and NightClan that caused the death of her mate and of Nightwhisper's brother, Aspenkit. Firstar glances at Nightwhisper to see her reaction, and see that the queen had angled away with a very emotional expression.

In Chapter Twenty Seven Nightwhisper is noted to be in the second wave of attack lead by Firstar.

In Chapter Twenty Eight Nightwhisper is now considered to be a senior warrior.

The Coming: Hunters and Hunted

In Chapter One Nightwhisper is noted to be on the hunting patrol that Firstar joins with Speckledrop and Icenose.

In Chapter Six Nightwhisper is mentioned to have gone on patrol with Lynxtuft, Slugfur, and Tigerpad to the No-Clan Land border. As Firstar arrives on the scene, the first thing she sees is Nightwhisper retching into the bushes, a little away from the rest of the patrol. After Firstar investigates, she asks the queen if she can move at all, to which Nightwhisper moans she can. Firstar sends Nightwhisper back to camp to inform Breezeface and Oaknose that the camp was on severe lockdown, no kit outside the nursery and the elders' and nursery heavily guarded till they return. She heaved herself to her paws and scrambled away, keeping low to the ground as she fled. After investigation, Firstar lightly asks Nightwhisper to come report their findings to Shadestar, and the queen hesitantly nodded. It was noted that she had trembled and curled into her mother upon returning, not opening her eyes as Honeydrizzle comforted her. Ashclaw is seen comforting her as Nightwhisper agrees to come on patrol. As they wait, Firstar notes that Nightwhisper eventually stopped trembling, distracted by Sootheart informing her about the little things going on in the Clan. As Nightwhisper is one of the few allowed into the burial ground of NightClan camp, she is seen looking frantically around for something. The warrior Grayshade notices her actions, and the tom says something that makes her relax and soften the look in her eyes. They touch noses and are seen sitting side by side while she looks in the direction in which he had pointed out. The two talk gently, and is trilled happily at by Cinderbush as she sit beside her mate. Cypressfur then informs an annoyed Firstar that Nightwhisper's father was buried here, and that Grayshade was Rowanpelt's littermate. As Firstar explained how they found Silverheart, she turns to Nightwhisper and see that she's breathing deeply with her eyes closed, as if she were trying to not vomit again at the thought. Firstar mentions that Nightwhisper was on the patrol that found the body. Shadestar asks to keep Nightwhisper for the day, as she can show the NightClan cats where Silverheart was then buried. Nightwhisper looks pleadingly at her leader, and Firstar things that she wants some time in her father's Clan, and agrees, but asks that Shadestar escorts her back with a patrol so she's safe.

In Chapter Eight it is retold that Nightwhisper, along with Lynxtuft, knew how the strange new cats killed. Nightwhisper voices at a meeting that she feels StormClan should attack, to which she looks at Ashclaw for approval. He nods in agreement, and Slickpelt murmurs hers.

In Chapter Nine Nightwhisper offers to lead a patrol to NightClan to inform Shadestar of what they have learned about the new cats. She reminds Firstar that she was part of the patrol to tell them about Silverheart. Firstar thanks her, and assigns Bramblethorn, Shellwhisker, and Breezeface along with her, with back up at the border.

In Chapter Ten it is told that Nightwhisper's patrol returned around sunhigh, reporting that the NightClan cats were already rattled and that their news only made them hostile to the patrol. She mentions to Firstar that Shadestar hoped they could have a peaceful alliance until the cats were driven off.

In Chapter Twenty One Nightwhisper rises to her paws amid the talk of an epic battle and says she has something to admit. While she says that, Redrain and Honeydrizzle press themselves to her side. She admits that she's expecting kits, and Firstar thinks that she's happy for Ashclaw to manage to woe her, despite the age gap. She assigns Nightwhisper and her mate to the patrol to StreamClan. Firstar mentions to the gathered senior warriors that Nightwhisper will have to carry one of Foamtail's kits to help the other warriors, so that they can focus on protecting. When Slickpelt argues for her to carry herbs instead, Sootheart declines it, fretting that the last thing her mother needed was to swallow some sap and hurt the unborn litter.

In Chapter Twenty Two Nightwhisper asks if they are ready to go to StreamClan, and eyes Goldensun, asking if she's a part of the guard. Pineneedle gently chides to Nightwhisper to be kind to Goldensun because she is a new queen. Nightwhisker is seen grabbing a kit from Foamtail's litter, with Hickorykit and hissing at Nightwhisper as she is nabbed. Milkstar points out that Nightwhisper's belly is noticeably plump as she settles herself in the StreamClan camp.

In Chapter Twenty Five it is noted that the expecting queens were going to be staying in the apprentices' den during the battle, which is what Nightwhisper is.

Trivia

 * Nightwhisper was named for NightClan
 * Nightwhisper is half-Clan
 * She looks like a perfect mixture of her parents
 * Nightwhisper got along fine with her brother, Cloudheart, but she felt because of her name that she wasn't given fair opportunities.
 * She secretly wished that she grew up in NightClan.
 * She and her daughter Sootheart were both trained as a warrior by the same cat.
 * She never really liked Meadowheart, but is grateful for the kits she had with him.
 * Nightwhisper at first rejected Ashclaw, but grew to love his persistence and kindness.
 * Nightwhisper and Lynxtuft were good friends long before they joined the same Clan together, and it was by Lynxtuft's request that she got Moth as an apprentice.