A Clan Leader's Nine Lives
When a new Clan Leader is appointed, they visit StarClan to have a special ceremony where along with their Leader's name with the 'star' suffix, are given nine lives so they can use them to protect their Clan for as long as possible.
Each life is given by a member of StarClan that has been important to the new Leader during their life or was just a significant member of their Clan in the past. Each life is also given a meaning, which will represent a certain way in which they can protect their Clan. The meaning of each life usually relates to the cat who gives the life, such as a mate might give a life of love.
Most leader's nine lives ceremonies are never revealed in the books as it is forbidden to discuss the ceremony outside of StarClan. However there has been a few ceremonies that have been revealed, below is a list of these.
ThunderClan Leaders
Pinestar's Nine Lives
Only some of the meanings of Pinestar's lives have been revealed.
| Given By |
Meaning |
| Doestar |
Survival, stretch to rebuild after hardship |
| Hollypelt |
Courage |
| Harepounce |
Loyalty |
| Stagleap |
Knowing when to fight and when to choose peace |
| Oakstar |
Judgement |
| Pearnose |
Trusting the wisdom of the Leader's closest companion (referring to Goosefeather who they knew tread a hard path) |
| Hawkfoot |
Strength of a nursing queen defending her young |
| Thunderstar |
Understanding you must live with your choices and knowing it was the right one |
| Morningstar |
Compassion for weaker cats |
Bluestar's Nine Lives
| Given By |
Meaning |
| Pinestar |
Compassion |
| Mumblefoot |
Endurance |
| Larksong |
Humor |
| Sweetpaw |
Hope |
| Sunstar |
Courage |
| Goosefeather |
Patience |
| Mosskit |
Trust |
| Moonflower |
Love |
| Snowfur |
Pride |
Firestar's Nine Lives
| Given By |
Meaning |
| Lionheart |
Courage |
| Redtail |
Justice |
| Silverstream |
Loyalty |
| Runningwind |
Tireless Energy |
| Brindle Face |
Protection |
| Swiftpaw |
Mentoring |
| Yellowfang |
Compassion |
| Spottedleaf |
Love |
| Bluestar |
Nobility, Certainty and Faith |
Bramblestar's Nine Lives
| Given By |
Meaning |
| Firestar |
Courage to make the hardest decisions |
| Goldenflower |
Understanding the love of a mother |
| Bluestar |
Clear judgment of character |
| Mousefur |
Listening to your elders |
| Lionheart |
To have the greatest pride in your Clan, to honor the lagacy that has been left by the leaders who have walked this path before and to have the courage to lay down your own paw prints over theirs. |
| Ferncloud |
Honor the mother-cats |
| Cinderpelt |
Offering second chances |
| Feathertail/td> |
Exploring beyond the borders of your Clan |
| Ravenpaw |
Speaking out against injustice |
RiverClan Leaders
Crookedstar's Nine Lives
| Given By |
Meaning |
| Hailstar |
Courage |
| Duskwater |
Mother's Love |
| Troutclaw |
Justice |
| Mossleaf |
Trust |
| Lilyflower |
Compassion |
| Lightningpaw |
Humility |
| Brightsky |
Hope |
| Sparrowfeather |
Patience |
| Shellheart |
Loyalty |
Mistystar's Nine Lives
| Given By |
Meaning |
| Graypool |
Loving your Clanmates |
| Stonefur |
Treating every cat as equals |
| Feathertail |
Accepting destiny |
| Crookedstar |
Wisdom and strength to carry the burden of leadership |
| Oakheart |
Courage to follow your heart |
| Bluestar |
Doing what is right |
| Silverstream |
Finding Happiness |
| Rippletail |
Curiosity |
| Perchkit |
Bravery |
ShadowClan Leaders
Raggedstar's Nine Lives
Only part of Raggedstar's nine lives ceremony has been revealed.
Cedarstar, Lizardfang, Sagewhisker and a unnamed plump black-and-white tom gave him a life each, but the meaning of these is unknown. Only one of the other lives was described (the final life given to him by Dawnstar), the other four were not mentioned:
| Given By |
Meaning |
| Dawnstar |
Putting ShadowClan above all others |
Brokenstar's Nine Lives
Brokenstar's Nine life ceremony was a little different to other Clan Leader Ceremonies. StarClan were reluctant to give Brokenstar his nine lives as they knew what he had done and what he may come to do (Although how much they knew of this is unknown). However they had no choice but to follow the way of the Clans and make him Leader as he had been the former ShadowClan Leader Raggedstar's Deputy.
Because of this the lives StarClan gave Brokenstar were given as a sort of warning that he must find the right path to truly protect the Clan. Each life had a meaning which tried to warn Brokenstar to makes the right choices.
| Given By |
Meaning |
| Cedarstar |
To live by the Warrior Code |
| Stonetooth |
Duty |
| Dawnstar |
Honor |
| A skinny gray tom (Name never mentioned) |
Truth |
| Lizardfang |
Judgment |
| Brokenstar's sister (Name never mentioned) |
Love of kin |
| A small brown tabby she-cat (Name never mentioned) |
Clear sight |
| A plump black-and-white tom (Name never mentioned, but was the same tom who gave a life to Raggedstar) |
Strength |
| Sagewhisker |
Compassion |
Tigerstar's (Tigerclaw) Nine Lives
| Given By |
Meaning |
| Littlebird |
Compassion |
| Badgerfang |
Training your young cats wisely |
| Pinestar |
Being aware of what goes on beyond Clan borders |
| Whitetail |
Understanding size isn't everything |
| Sedgestar |
Pride in ShadowClan |
| Flowerstar |
Placing all your faith in StarClan |
| Redscar |
Trusting your own instincts |
| Mossheart |
Mercy |
| Cedarstar |
Farsightedness |
Tigerstar's (Tigerheart) Nine Lives
Tigerheart had a very unique ceremony, as for the first time in the history of the Clans he actually died before his ceremony. However Dovewing insisted on taking his body to the moon pool. This allowed StarClan to bestow him his lives before joining StarClan for good, however even though he received nine lives, he only kept eight as he had lost his first already.
| Given By |
Meaning |
| Rowanclaw |
Strength |
| Kinkfur |
Courage |
| Pinenose |
Compassion |
| Dawnpelt |
Hope |
| Yellowfang |
Forgiveness |
| Sagewhisker |
Persistence |
| Littlecloud |
Acceptance |
| Raggedstar |
Loyalty |
| Flametail |
Love |
WindClan Leaders
Windstar's Nine Lives
Only seven of WindStar's nine lives ceremony have been revealed.
| Given By |
Meaning |
| Gray Wing |
Determination to bring unity to the Clans |
| Petal |
To love friendship and loyalty above all things |
| Turtle Tail |
Stubbornness to keep going in the face of future troubles |
| Branch |
Confidence to open your heart to other cats, trust. |
| Willow Tail |
The grace to forgive all cats, however weak or wrong they may be |
| Morning Whisker |
Resilience to keep going, whatever troubles life brings |
| Emberkit |
Love |
Heatherstar's Nine Lives
Only part of Heatherstar's nine lives ceremony has been revealed.
| Given By |
Meaning |
| Thrustpelt (eight life) |
The courage to trust your instincts |
| Daisytail (ninth life) |
The force of a mother's love |
Tallstar's Nine Lives
| Given By |
Meaning |
| Mole |
~The courage to do what you believe to be right |
| Palebird |
The love of a mother for her kits |
| Finchkit |
The ability to seize every opportunity, to act without fear or hesitation |
| Mothflight |
A sense of adventure to embrace even the greatest challenge without hesitation |
| Heatherstar |
The power to judge wisely |
| Woollytail |
Honoring old traditions on behalf of the future |
| Dawnstripe |
Patience |
| Shrewclaw |
Upholding the warrior code |
| Sandgorse |
Forgiveness |
SkyClan Leaders
Cloudstar's Nine Lives
Only two of Cloudstar's lives is known. One was by Maplestar, however it was not specified what it was for. Another was by Duskstar / Darkstar:
| Given By |
Meaning |
| Duskstar (He is called Darkstar in Code of the Clans, but Duskstar in Cloudstar's Journey) |
To have faith in your instincts and that your word is law |
Leafstar's Nine Lives
| Given By |
Meaning |
| Cloudstar |
Endurance |
| Skywatcher |
Hope |
| Leafstar's Mother (Name never mentioned) |
Love |
| Spottedleaf |
Healing |
| Redstar |
Wisdom |
| Birchstar |
Sympathy and Understanding |
| Swiftstar |
Selflessness |
| Dawnstar |
Determination |
| Birdflight |
Faithfulness |
