Despite the cold of winter taking hold of the Steppe, the heavy snowfall that the clans are accustomed to never comes this year. The running streams and springs the clans depend on have all either ran dry or frozen entirely, and tensions begin to rise within the clans. When spring comes and water becomes none more plentiful, it becomes clear that the territories may be in trouble. 

Believing that Spurclan has more food and water than they're letting on, Adderstar, the bloodthirsty leader of Giliaclan, declares War. Bellstar, Camasclan's leader, tries her best to stay out of the conflict. Despite this, the clan is soon attacked by Spurclan cats, who have discovered Camasclan's supply of water. Even when the Drought begins to ease, the War between the clans rages on. When Bellstar is felled by a Giliaclan patrol, her deputy Jadefall assumes leadership, but is unable to access the sundrip to claim her nine lives. Out of desperation,  Jadefall attempts to sneak her way into the heart of Giliaclan territory anyways, but she is quickly caught and attacked by a Giliaclan patrol. A Giliaclan warrior named Cindermask betrays his clanmates and saves Jadefall's life. By hiding her in Giliaclan territory until she is able to travel, the two find they have many beliefs in common. On the way back to Camasclan's camp, Cindermask is asked to join the meadow-dwelling clan.

As the war rages on, more and more cats lose their lives. Spurclan loses their leader, Tarantulastar, to a coyote attack. Her deputy, Scorpionsting, assumes leadership.

Minkscreech, Giliaclan's current deputy, has always hated Adderstar and his dogma. Now, he has taken notice of the way his leadership is growing increasingly more erratic as the leader grows older. Deciding to end it, he tricks the Giliaclan leader and murders him on Spurclan territory, blaming the death on a Spurclan patrol. The next evening he meets with the Spurclan leader in secret- she has also been unable to claim her nine lives due to the war. The two reach an agreement. Scorpionsting will take credit for killing Adderstar and, in exchange, Minkscreech- now Minkstar, will escort her to the sundrip. Scorpionsting cooperates, and Minkstar in turn fulfills his end of the bargain. With this, Scorpionsting becomes Scorpionstar. 

A Giliaclan Warrior named Pepsnap receives a prophecy in a strange dream. Something devastating was coming to Steppe, and with it would come the complete destruction of both Spurclan and Camasclan. Minkstar brushes this off, assuming any real prophecy would come from the clan's Healer. As dark clouds of smoke appear on the horizon, it becomes clear that prophecy has merit. Both Spurclan and Camasclan are forced to evacuate their territories, seeking refuge in Giliaclan's mountains. As the wildfire tears through the territories, an agreement of peace is reached. From now on, the clans will work together and share what they have. Even in times of hardship, all clans must survive. 

With the war finally over, Jadefall is finally able to claim her nine lives at the Sundrip and names Cindermask as her deputy. The decision is controversial but goes largely unchallenged. As months of peace turn into a year, the clans prosper. Though the memory and trauma of war still cling to recent memory, Stargazer Steppe sees a time of peace and resource sharing between cats. 

Cats disappeared strangely around SpurClan territory. While several patrols went to investigate, they rarely returned. The Clans lived in fear of the strange lights and sounds beyond the SpurClan border. Eventually, SpurClan found Minkstar, the GiliaClan leader, sick and emaciated on their territory. They cared for him for six moons before returning him to GiliaClan. The lights and sounds have since faded from the border...

Spirits began to appear on the Steppe after a windstorm disturbed the Burnt Tree Place. These spirits, claiming to be from a forgotten Clan called BalsamClan, begged the living for aid. They wished to see their loved ones in StarClan once again, for they had been banished. Over time, the living learned that BalsamClan was banished for their own actions; they had not heeded a warning of a coming fire, and those that stayed in their forest home had died in the blaze. StarClan urged the living to not believe the spirits of these damned cats. This all came to a head at the October gathering, wherein Shalepine, who spoke for BalsamClan, attacked Cinderstar of CamasClan. The Battle of Ash and Stars ensued.

This era of history is currently ongoing- see the Present Day page to learn more!