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Here are the leaders at the time of Eagleflight’s story: (left to right) Stormstar, Falconstar, and Maplestar! Below is a little summary/backstory for each of them, though admittedly Falconstar is the most developed.

• Stormstar (formerly Stormbreeze) of RockClan: Stormstar is in the middle when it comes to age compared to the other leaders. She tries to avoid battle and conflict as much as possible due to the previous leader constantly wanting to prove the clan through battle. RockClan and BirchClan have a long history of rivalry, and Stormstar wants to try to end it as much as possible.
• Falconstar (formerly Miko/Falcon) of RidgeClan: The youngest of the leaders, Falconstar was originally a rogue named Miko. At the time, RidgeClan was being run by an unstable leader who had lost his faith in StarClan. Wanting to punish his ancestors, the current leader kept his cats from leaving camp and performing their duties. Some of the clan cats snuck out anyways and turned to outsiders for help in desperation. Miko changed her name to Falcon after catching, well, a falcon to prove herself to the clan cats. Falcon agreed to stage an attack with the help of her old rogue buddies to kill the abusive leader. However, he was already dead from starvation/sickness. Since the deputy had also already died, Falcon became the new leader. RidgeClan usually doesn’t have to worry about the other clans since they live in the mountains, so they’re pretty laid back. Falconstar is usually pretty cheery and positive, making her well liked among her clanmates.
• Maplestar (formerly Maplestrike) of BirchClan: Maplestar is the oldest and most asshole-ish of the three. He’s always looking for an excuse to fight, making a lot wonder why he’s leader to begin with. Despite this, he does have morals and cares greatly for his deputy, queens, and medicine cats. Maplestar just wants to keep his clan strong and intimidating.