Moth Flight

"You are young. Wisdom will come with experience. Until then, let my words guide you."

— Mothflight to Heatherstar in Tallstar's Revenge, page 5

Moth Flight
The pixel artwork is fanart based on the canon description; undefined traits are left to the artist's interpretation.
Affiliations
Current:	WindClan
Past:	Rogue, Loner
Names
Name:	Moth Flight Mothflight Mothflight Mothflight
Book appearances
Living	The First Battle, Secrets of the Clans, The Ultimate Guide
Living	The First Battle, Secrets of the Clans, The Ultimate Guide
Dead	Tallstar's Revenge
Dead	Tallstar's Revenge

Mothflight is a white she-cat with soft fur and stormy green eyes.

History

In the Super Edition Arc

Tallstar's Revenge

Shortly after Heatherstar's leader ceremony, Mothflight inquires why she was lingering. The former confesses that she wished to stay in StarClan for a bit longer, and asks the latter about her identity. Mothflight answers with her name, eyes shining, and Heatherstar notes that she was WindClan's first medicine cat. Mothflight then nods, and Heatherstar adds that she discovered the Moonstone. Mothflight replies that she watched her naming ceremony, and waited for the others to leave, so that they could speak privately.

Heatherstar asks her if she had a prophecy, but Mothflight replies that it was more of a warning than a prophecy. She then tells Heatherstar to listen carefully, and to not demand the loyalty of her Clan. Heatherstar retorts that she would demand it, and Mothflight responds that her warriors should decide where their loyalty was. She hisses that it should lie with their Clan, prompting Mothflight to respond that she couldn't test it. Heatherstar replies that she was their leader, and Mothflight answers that she was young, and wisdom came with experience, then asking to let her words guide her.

Heatherstar then snorts that she would make decisions herself, and Mothflight soothes her, stating that she didn't realize that occasionally, warriors would leave what they loved before they understood what they valued. Heatherstar asks if she meant their Clan, and Mothflight stares back silently, before the former adds that warriors who left their Clan betrayed them. Mothflight then tells Heatherstar that a cat whose loyalty to WindClan wavers would leave her territory to discover where his heart lied. Heatherstar asks if one of her cats would turn rogue, and Mothflight, eyes like stars, replies that she must let him stray, as it would be the way to discover where he belonged.

When Talltail returns, Heatherstar explains to him that she knew he would leave. Talltail asks what she meant, and she replies that when she received her nine lives, Mothflight warned that a warrior would leave her Clan. She adds that being headstrong at that point, she denied Mothflight's warning, but realized that she was right. Talltail inquires how she knew the cat was him, and Heatherstar describes his behavior, noting that Mothflight told her to let him go.

During Talltail's nine lives ceremony, Mothflight introduces herself to Talltail, and the latter replies that he was honored to meet her. Her eyes flash, and explains that she was a cat like him, despite walking with StarClan, and their only difference was that she watched all following generations, as he would one day. Talltail asks Mothflight if she watched him, and Mothflight replies that they were always present, but he was not ready to see them, and had to make his choice before he could view them. Mothflight's eyes then shine brighter than her fur, and she adds that he did well, and StarClan was proud of him.

Talltail does not understand her, but Mothflight adds that he would discover something that would bring change to all Clans, and that he must have faith in his destiny, as it would lead his Clan to where it belonged. She reminds him of the time he spent outside of WindClan, and that only he knew that a Clan cat could survive anyplace. Talltail's body then wracks with spasms as Mothflight gives him his fourth life, one for a sense of adventure, so he could embrace the greatest challenge with determination. She then leaves, and Talltail is released from his spasms.

In the Dawn of the Clans Arc

The First Battle

She is born to Wind Runner and Gorse Fur, along with Emberkit and two other toms.

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In the Field Guide Arc

Secrets of the Clans

Mothflight is an ancient WindClan warrior.

Mothflight is a young cat who is described to be restless, absent-minded, and easily distracted. In the short story, "How the Moonstone Was Discovered", she returns from what is supposed to be a hunting patrol with berries instead of prey for the Clan to eat. When she is asked what the berries are for, she replies that she doesn't know, but she thought they would be useful.

She is often caught by the WindClan deputy, Gorsefur, sniffing at plants on other Clans' territories. Once when the WindClan leader, Wind, leads a patrol near ShadowClan territory, Mothflight follows a blue feather as it floats on the breeze, flying closer and closer to the Thunderpath, where a monster approaches them. Gorsefur puts his life at risk, shoving her to the far side of the Thunderpath to avoid the approaching monster, thus saving her life. When Wind asks what she was doing, she claims that she felt the feather was calling to her, telling her to follow it. Wind, who isn't happy with this, exiles her from WindClan. Mothflight, now a loner, walks for the rest of the day, crossing ShadowClan territory in the direction the feather had called her.

As she is licking her grazed paws, she sees a large hole in the ground, which she soon climbs down. She then sees a shining stone, three tail-lengths tall. She closes her eyes and presses her nose to it. When she opens them again, she is surrounded by shimmering cats. The cats welcome her, and tell her the name of the stone: the Moonstone. She is told to take the knowledge of the sacred stone back to the forest cats, and she replies that she cannot, since she was exiled. StarClan tells her that she was exiled for this reason, so that she would find the Moonstone. She claims that Wind will never let her return, but StarClan brings the dreaming Wind into Mothflight's dream, where they tell her to welcome her new medicine cat. Wind nods and disappears. She is told to find three other cats, Cloudspots of ThunderClan, Dapplepelt of RiverClan, and Pebbleheart of ShadowClan, to become medicine cats as well, and bring them to the Moonstone at the next half-moon, thus being the reason why the Clans have medicine cats.

The Ultimate Guide

Moth Flight is mentioned to be a soft-furred, white she-cat with green eyes, and one of the first cats to be born to the group of cats living on the moor, being the daughter of Wind Runner and Gorse Fur. She is described as dreamy, restless, and curious, and an unlikely warrior, despite her WindClan abilities. She wanders onto the Thunderpath, and is pushed out of the way by Gorsefur, which nearly causes his death. She is then exiled from WindClan by Windstar. She follows signs including a feather and a flying bird, arriving at the Moonstone. She is then visited by StarClan and becomes the first true medicine cat, returning to the Clans and spreading the information.

Trivia

• In a recent chat on the Official Warriors and Seekers Message Boards with an editor of the series, it was revealed that she might feature in the super edition after Bramblestar's Storm. This is later confirmed to be true, with a Super Edition being released in 2015 called Mothflight's Vision.

Character Pixels

The pixel artwork is fanart based on the canon description; undefined traits are left to the artist's interpretation. Moth Flight.warrior.png Warrior Version Loner Version Medicine Cat Version StarClan Version

Family

Members

Mother:

Wind: Status unknown

Father:

Gorsestar: Deceased, verified StarClan member

Brothers:

Emberkit: Deceased, verified StarClan member

Dust Muzzle: Deceased, verified StarClan member

Sister:

Morning Whisker: Deceased, verified StarClan member

Grandmother:

Unnamed she-cat: Deceased, Status Unknown

Aunt:

Unnamed she-cat: Deceased, Status Unknown

Distant Descendants:

Ashfoot: Deceased, verified StarClan member

Crowfeather: Living (As of Wind)

Two Unnamed Kits: Status Unknown

Eaglekit: Status unknown

Lionblaze: Living (As of Wind)

Jayfeather: Living (As of Wind)

Hollyleaf: Deceased, verified StarClan member

Breezepelt: Living (As of Wind)

Tree

Mistmouse ♀

Hareflight ♂

Woollytail ♂

Palebird ♀

Ryestalk ♀

Doespring ♀

Stagleap ♂

Wrenflight ♀

Bristlebark ♂

Flytail ♂

Rabbitear ♀

Tallstar ♂

Finchkit ♀

Hickorynose ♂

Meadowslip ♀

Mudclaw ♂

Tornear ♂

Morningflower ♀

Onestar ♂

Ashfoot ♀

Deadfoot ♂

Pigeonflight ♂

Sorrelshine ♀

Quailkit

Storkkit

Gorsepaw ♂

Unnamed kits

Nightcloud ♀

Crowfeather ♂

Leafpool ♀

Hillkit

Downkit

Eaglekit

Darktail ♂

Galekit ♀

Heathertail ♀

Breezepelt ♂

Two kits

Jayfeather ♂

Hollyleaf ♀

Lionblaze ♂

Smokehaze ♀

Brindlewing ♀

Appleshine ♀

Woodsong ♀

Hollytuft ♀

Fernsong ♂

Flywhisker ♀

Snaptooth ♂

Sorrelstripe ♀

Spotfur ♀

Bristlefrost ♀

Flipclaw ♂

Thriftear ♀

Bayshine ♂

Myrtlebloom ♀

Bristlepaw ♀

Graypaw ♂

Stempaw ♂

    = Tom

    = She-cat

    = Gender unknown

Quotes

StarClan: "Welcome, Mothflight. You have found the Moonstone. It is a sacred place. You must take the knowledge of this place back to the forest cats."

Mothflight: "But I can't! I've been exiled."

^{Secrets of the Clans}

"I was once a cat just like you. I still am, even though I walk with StarClan. The only difference is that I have watched over all the generations that followed me, as you will one day."

―Mothflight to Talltail ^{Tallstar's Revenge}