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stargleam-star · 4 years ago

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Warriors Rewrite Pt 9: Power of the Stars

Quick notes: this part is a mashup of The Power of Three and Omen of the Stars since both on their own get boring with 6 books each. The Four main cats represent the wise monkeys: Hear No Evil (Dove), Speak No Evil (Holly), See No Evil (Jay), and Do No Evil (Lion). Also, this part is the last true installment to my series of rewrite posts. Maybe I will make another if I read A Vison of Shadows, buut I intend for the end of this arc to be the end of the series (as I'd thought it'd be when the canon books originally came out). I might also post about ideas for Super Editions in my rewrite, but that's about it for this series. I hope you've all enjoyed my ideas, and will like these ones as well!

The first half of the arc follows The Three. They are the children of Tawnypelt and Squirrelflight. Or so they think

In reality, The Three are not siblings, but cousins. Squirrelflight is the biological mother of Hollykit, who's sired by her mate Crowfeather. Crowfeather is also Tawnypelt's mate; the three are in a secret poly relationship. Hollykit is mostly black, but has small ginger spots on her face that look like berries, and a fluffy red tail which is oddly similar to Redtail's despite not having any biological relation to him, also her eyes are green.

Jaykit is actually the love child of Emberpath and Primrosetail. He is a blue-gray tabby with fur a very similar shade to Bluestar's. He has blue eyes like in canon with dilated pupils since he is blind.

Lionkit is the son of Leafpool and Rowanclaw, conceived while they were away from the clans. Lionkit is a large broad golden tom with amber eyes; his resemblance is very close to his namesake Lionheart

Squirrelflight, Primrosetail, and Leafpool's kittings all pretty much happened around the same time. Squirrelflight and Leafpool had hid in the forest together to give birth, while Primrosetail ended up having her kit on the Gathering Island-where she and Emberpath would meet in secret. Sensing that his sisters have given birth, Emberpath brings his little family to them so they could all be together. While staying in the hollow tree, during a nap, Leafpool receives the "kin of your kin" prophecy. When she wakes, she tells her siblings. She insists the kits be raised together so that the prophecy can be better fulfilled, and so their secret relationships wouldn't be revealed. They all agree to allow Squirrelflight to raise Lionkit and Jaykit, since no cat will question their origins due to the clan believing she was impregnated by an unconnected, unknown donor.

When The Three are apprenticed, things go a bit different than they do in canon. Lionpaw becomes the medicine cat apprentice, and Jaypaw trains as a warrior under Brightheart. Although, Starclan still tries to convince Jaypaw to be a medicine cat instead.

The toms' powers stay the same, and Hollypaw gets a power too. These powers, however, come with down sides. Jaypaw can walk in other's dreams, memories, and converse with Starclan/the Dark forest, but can never have his own normal dreams. Lionpaw is unable to be harmed in battle, but gets tired easily when attacked. And Hollypaw has the power of truth; cats can't lie to her and are more likely to divulge secrets to her. However a cat can tell her something that's actually a lie if they believe its the truth

In this rewrite, Hollypaw is the one who discovers the tunnels. Here she starts meeting up with Breezepaw, who also discovered the tunnels through Windclan territory. No, they don't have any romantic feelings for each other like their counterparts Lion/Heather do in canon, because that would be extremely gross

Breezepaw is still Crowfeather and Nightcloud's son, but things go a bit differently between them. Nightcloud is a lesbian and mates with Sorreltail. The couple really wanted to have kits, so Crowfeather volunteers to sire a litter for them, with Squirrelflight and Tawnypelt's blessing. Nightcloud lets it slip that Crowfeather is his biological father, and Breezepaw, despite having two loving mothers, feels like he should have a bond with Crowfeather too. But Crowfeather doesn't feel a connection to Breezepaw. Breezepaw's sense of entitlement is what fuels his rage and hatred for the older tom, and causes him to become a secondary villain in this series

As warriors, The Three are named Jaystrike, Lionflower (after Goldenflower and because he's a sweetheart in this rewrite), and Hollysong

Despite the strength of his powers, Lionflower uses his abilities for good. He charges into battles head on to heal the injured, even if enemy warriors try to attack him. Since he can't get hurt, he can be right on the frontlines

Jaystrike trains in the Dark Forest with Tigerstar and Mothwing as an apprentice. He wants to make up for his blindness, and so he trusts the dead leader to teach to him be stronger. He also trains there to spite Starclan, since they tried to tell him he couldn't be a warrior, he had to be a medicine cat. But one day, Jaypaw somehow manages to pull his mamma Tawnypelt into his dream with him. She sees what her son is up to and warns him of her kin's evil. She scares him pretty good; this ends up being the last time Jaypaw visits the Place Of No Stars. But because of Tigerstar's teachings, the blind warrior receives the name Jaystrike for being fierce in battle

Hawkfrost in this arc, like in the last one, is Ashfur's equivalent. He traps The Three in a fire in an attempt to kill them to hurt Squirrelflight. This is where Squirrelflight's forced to admit The Three are not her kits. When they all escape, however, she gathers them, Emberpath, and Leafpool together so the triplets can fully explain what their situation was.

Within the next day or so Hawkfrost approaches The Three, threatening to reveal the secrets of their parentage at the upcoming gathering. Jaystrike jumps into the tom's memories to see that he'd been spying on the Fire Triplets' meeting.

The next day Hawkfrost is found dead. After some investigation by Hollysong, it turns out Lionflower is the murderer. Upon his siblings' discovery of this heinous crime, he runs away into the tunnels. His adopted littermates assume he is dead, and wonder who the third cat in the prophecy will be now

The last three books of the arc follow Dovepaw and Ivypaw. They are Cloudtail and Brightheart's kits, birthed by Cloudtail this time, and sired by a random kittypet. Dovepaw is a fluffy, mostly white dilute calico with folded ears and hazel eyes. Ivypaw is a mostly white and gray dilute tabby calico with a gray tail and blue eyes; surprisingly she shares a bit of resemblance to Whitestorm.

Dovepaw is chosen to be the new medicine cat apprentice. It's obvious early on that she is the new third cat in the prophecy as well, made clear by Starclan, and discovered by Jaystrike after walking in her dreams. Dovepaw's powers are the same as in canon; she can hear and see things that are far away. The downside is she has trouble with memory. As a full medicine cat her name becomes Dovelight

Dovepaw is nervous about being a prophesied cat and tries to confide in her sister about this, telling her all the secrets shared by Hollysong and Jaystrike.

Ivypaw is jealous of her sister being part of The Three though, and turns to the Dark Forest to grow strong and to feel important. She divulges the secrets entrusted to her by Dovepaw to Mothwing. Soon though, Jaystrike finds out about this-via walking in the molly's dreams-and holds an intervention with the help of Tawnypelt. Ivypaw, now a warrior called Ivyshade, works as a double agent

In the second half of the second to last book, Lionflower returns from the tunnels just as The Three receive news of there being a fourth cat destined to hold the power of the stars in their paws. Reunited, the four cats along with Ivyshade devise a plan on how to fight against the Dark Forest

Also, the Dark Forest has a powerful living ally. Sol is conspiring with the Place Of No Stars, and figures out a way to summon the evil spirits to fight the living world. It can only happen on the night of the lunar eclipse, when Starclan has no power. After trying to convince the clans to stop believing in their ancestors, Sol sees this as the only way to get them to give up their faith

Before the battle, at the beginning of the last book, Jaystrike, Hollysong, Lionflower, and Dovelight go missing. Squirrelflight, Leafpool, Emberpath, Cloudtail, and Brightheart are incredibly worried about them as the time for the Great Battle draws nearer. But Ivyshade knows the truth and assures her kin that this is all a part of The Four's plan.

When the battle takes place, Skyclan arrives to help aid in the fight, rather than Starclan jumping in. They are led to the lake territories by The Four. The group found the distant clan by using their combined powers, and by recalling the stories told to them by Firestar. Emberstar leads the charge, joining her brother to fight Tigerstar and Sol. With the fifth clan joining them, the living clans are able to face off against the Dark Forest and win.

Emberstar and Firestar lose their last lives together at the end of the Great Battle. Skyclan decides to stay by the lake when all is said and done. The Four keep their powers, and decide to put them to better use by taking over for their parents as mediators in the other clans. Dovelight is the exception; she joins Skyclan to be both their medicine cat and mediator, and Ivyshade takes over for Squirrelflight as Thunderclan's mediator

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phantomflower42 · 6 years ago

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Warriors OCs Relationships: My Take, ThunderClan Edition

Let’s face the facts: creating good Warriors OCs in general can be a nightmare. The Warriors series by Erin Hunter is about four (later five) groups of feral cats called Clans that live in the wild. They are frequently in competition with one another, but share much of the same culture and traditions.

Part of what makes Warriors OCs a nightmare is that they have a shorter lifespan than humans do. Feral cats only live around two to five years on average. That number can be bumped up for Clan cats because they have medicine cats to treat their injuries and illnesses, but only a couple of cats have reached thirteen years old or above.

The books span a long time period with an Allegiances listing the cats of each Clan in every book. This equals hundreds of Warriors characters in total. There are many long family trees. The family trees have become tangled with several relatives mating with each other. It’s one of the downsides of the Clan cats being forbidden from mating outside their Clan.

This guide goes to Lost Stars, the first book of the seventh series of Warriors novels. This mostly deals with children and descendants. However, if the parents or siblings of a certain character are not known, I will address that as well. How family members of each line interact in canon will be noted.

I will keep things simple by listing one main cat per lineage. Sections will include a cat’s parents, siblings, children, grandchildren, nieces, nephews, and cousins if their family tree goes far enough. I am excluding cats from the prequel Super Editions and novellas; they will be found under a related character’s name from the main books if they are listed at all.

The exception will be for characters that were named in the main books, but received screen time in side stories later, like Rosetail, her brother Thistleclaw, and Mapleshade. Characters will be split by Clan.

Some characters are covered under multiple sections. Second and onward mentions of a certain character’s family relationships will redirect to where they were first covered.

Any information about Warriors family trees comes from the Warriors Wiki.

(Warning: With the massive amount of characters to cover, this next section will be very long!)

ThunderClan

Bluefur/star: Bluefur/star and her family have had it hard. Her sister died as a young mother, her mother was killed just a few days after she was apprenticed, her father was neglectful of her and her sister, she had to give up her kits so she could become the ThunderClan leader, one of her kits died on their way to their new home, and she suffered from months of cognitive decline before she gave her life to save ThunderClan from a pack of dogs. It’s a miracle she has any descendants at this rate.

Any cats coming directly from Bluefur/star’s line will have to come from her daughter Mistyfoot/star’s son Reedwhisker. Mosskit died on the way to RiverClan, Stonefur does not seem to have had a mate or kits before his death, and Reedwhisker’s littermates died at young ages. Maybe Stonefur’s love life or lack there of could be explored in stories along with his mate’s reaction to the TigerClan mess. Reedwhisker seems like he might not mind romance so long as it’s a fellow RIverClan cat.

Bluefur/star could also have indirect descendants through her nephew Whitestorm. His daughter Sorreltail went on to have six kits; three of them survived long enough to have children of their own. Sorreltail’s grandson Fernsong had kits with Ivypool later on.

Bluefur/star and her sister Snowfur were close-knit save for some arguments about Thistleclaw. Their mother Moonflower was a kind and devoted mother until her death. Stormtail was a poor parent that barely gave his daughters attention. He started romancing Dappletail before Moonflower died! Bluefur/star was so bonded to Whitestorm that he was one of the few cats she trusted in her last days.

Her relationship with her children is more complicated. She loves them, but Mistyfoot/star and Stonefur hated her at first when they found out the truth. Bluefur/star harbors guilt for Mosskit’s death, though the latter does not hold her at fault for it.

Mistyfoot/star and Stonefur were very close. Mistyfoot/star grieved heavily when he was killed. She felt deep pain when having to bury her kits Perchkit, Primrosepaw, and Pikepaw. Her surviving kit Reedwhisker is shown to have a good relationship with her when he shows up in the books. Mistyfoot/star even picked him as her deputy.

Whitestorm is only mentioned alongside his mate Willowpelt a few times. They patrolled together near the end of Into the Wild. He looked upon her proudly after she announced her pregnancy in Forest of Secrets. That is the extent of their shown relationship.

Whitestorm’s relationships with his kits are unfortunately not shown much on screen. The only exception is him informing Fireheart/star that Sorreltail had woken up after Darkstripe poisoned her with deathberries. Sootfur, Sorreltail, and Rainwhisker are shown to be close. The latter two did not take it well when Sootfur died in the badger attack in Twilight.

Sorreltail appears to be a good mother throughout the books. She supports her kits during stressful situations. She mourned when Honeyfern died, and is mentioned as missing her son Molepaw (who died as a young apprentice). Sorreltail in fact died because she had gone back to comfort Lilyheart and Seedpaw after the Great Battle was over with.

Cinderheart, Honeyfern, and Poppyfrost appear to have good relationships with each other. Their brother Molepaw doesn’t have enough page time to judge how he got along with them before his death. Lilyheart and Seedpaw were close before Seedpaw’s death, but they do not interact with their surviving older siblings. That’s odd as Poppyfrost was in the nursery at the time of their birth.

Cinderheart’s relationships with her kits are not shown. Poppyfrost is loving but stern towards Cherryfall and Molewhisker. Cherryfall and Molewhisker spend a lot of time together. Lilyheart does not interact with her kits much, but does appear to be a great foster mother to Twigbranch. Larksong, Leafshade, and Honeyfur are close-knit as apprentices. They don’t spend as much time with each other after being made warriors. The three of them did not react when their father Snowbush died.

It might be difficult, but a Bluefur/star descendant is not impossible. Give it a try.

Redtail: This guy had the misfortune of getting murdered by Tigerclaw/star just before Fireheart/star’s arrival to ThunderClan. He has one kit with Brindleface: Sandstorm. It’s odd that Sandstorm has no full siblings with how kits usually come in litters.

Sandstorm gave him two granddaughters, Leafpool and Squirrelflight. Leafpool had Jayfeather, Lionblaze, and Hollyleaf. Lionblaze has six kits of his own with Cinderheart. Squirrelflight kitted Alderheart, Sparkpelt, Juniperkit, and Dandelionkit later.

Sparkpelt had two kits named Finchkit and Flamekit; their brother Flickerkit was stillborn. Their father is Larksong. He died during Squirrelflight’s Hope shortly after Flickerkit from an illness.

Lionblaze is a good choice for fathering an OC as he seems interested in doing so. Sparkpelt is an option too. Jayfeather and Alderheart are not good father material because of being medicine cats, although the concept of a male medicine cat in forbidden love would be great to explore. Hollyleaf, Juniperkit, and Dandelionkit are out except for AU scenarios with their deaths.

Redtail has several indirect descendants. His older sister Leopardfoot bore Tigerstar and his dead sisters Mistkit and Nightkit. This means Brambleclaw/star, Tawnypelt, Hawkfrost, and any kits they have had are relatives of Redtail. The cat that murdered him was his nephew. See how confusing the family trees get?

That’s not the worst of it. His older brother Patchpelt mated once with their sister Willowpelt, resulting in Graystripe. Graystripe’s kits Feathertail, Stormfur, Blossomfall, Bumblestripe, and Briarlight along with Stormfur’s kits Lark, Pine, Feather, and Breeze and Blossomfall’s kits Eaglewing, Plumstone, Shellfur, and Stemleaf belong to this lineage. Patchpelt had produced Longtail beforehand with Robinwing. Neither Longtail or Graystripe are mentioned as having littermates. Single kitten litters are uncommon. I wonder what happened...

Willowpelt had more kits than Graystripe. She mated with three toms in her lifetime: Tawnyspots (who was supposed to have been retired when she was an apprentice from illness and died of said illness shortly afterwards; what happened there?), Patchpelt, and Whitestorm. Her other kits are Darkstripe, Sootfur, Rainwhisker, and Sorreltail. Sorreltail lived to have six kits; three of them lived long enough to have children of their own. Darkstripe, Sootfur, and Rainwhisker died before siring any kits. It’s a pity with Sootfur and Rainwhisker as they did not receive a lot of screen time.

Redtail thankfully had a life free of family drama before his murder from what is shown in Bluestar’s Prophecy. His mother Swiftbreeze cared for her children, and his father Adderfang was a devoted parent that visited the nursery whenever he could. He got along with his littermates okay. His relationship with his older siblings is questionable, however. Leopardfoot and Patchpelt don’t interact with their younger siblings at all, not even to visit their mother after she was done kitting. Redtail is not seen interacting with Sandstorm either.

Sandstorm loves her kits deeply. She reminded Firestar to be gentler with Squirrelflight during Midnight as acting stern with her only encouraged her poor behavior. She was distraught during Squirrelflight’s visit to the Sundrownplace and Leafpool’s capture by Twolegs. She takes a firm stand when needed, like in Twilight; in that book, she reminded Squirrelflight that her problems shouldn’t get in the way of her duties. Sandstorm was very worried when Squirrelflight was severely injured in Eclipse.

Squirrelflight and Leafpool have such a close bond that they literally feel what the other is feeling. Squirrelflight agreed to act as the foster mother of Leafpool’s kits after some hesitation, an action that eventually endangered her relationship with Brambleclaw/star. Leafpool carried heavy reservations about hiding the ‘Fire and Tiger’ prophecy from her sister.

Lionblaze, Jayfeather, and Hollyleaf are close-knit. They argue a lot with one another because of certain issues like Lionblaze meeting up with Heathertail or Hollyleaf’s faked death, but they remained bonded all the same. Their father Crowfeather has little if any relationship with them. Their bonds with Squirrelflight and Leafpool became strained after they found out the latter was their mother, but the trio’s hostility disbursed after the Great Battle.

Lionblaze’s kits are mostly minor characters. They are not shown or mentioned together much. Snaptooth and Flywhisker train together in The Raging Storm, but that’s about it. The only exception is Fernsong. He acts as a loving mate towards Ivypool. He offered to move into the nursery to care for their kits. Ivypool returns his affection.

Having a descendant of Redtail is definitely possible. His family is one of the more prolific ones in the series.

Sparrowpelt/Halftail: Much of Halftail’s origins is a mystery. It is not known who his parents or siblings were. He became mates with One-eye. They had two children: Mousefur and Runningwind. That’s where his lineage stops.

Mousefur seemed opposed to having a mate or kits during her lifetime. The closest things she had to a mate were her friendships with Longtail and Purdy. She was killed during the Dark Forest battle.

Bluestar once stated that Runningwind did not have the right temperament for mentoring. Mentoring and parenting involve taking care of and supervising young cats. Runningwind would therefore not be great father material. Tigerclaw/star killed him during Rising Storm.

So, grandchildren of Halftail seem to be a no-go. His parents, siblings, and older relatives could be expanded on in a fanfiction based in the past, however.

White-eye/One-eye: The oldest cat of ThunderClan has a more detailed family than her mate. Her mother Harepounce was a selfless cat that starved herself to death to feed her kits during a particularly bad leafbare called the Great Hunger. Harepounce’s mate Stagleap followed her soon after from starvation-induced illness.

Speckletail is One-eye’s sister. This is without counting her foster mother Rainfur, and foster siblings Tawnyspots, Dappletail, and Thrushpelt. Speckletail bore Lionheart, Goldenflower, Snowkit, and Mistlekit. Lionheart’s love life is unknown, but Goldenflower kitted Swiftpaw, Tawnypelt, and Brambleclaw/star with an unknown tom and Tigerclaw/star.

Tawnypelt had Tigerheart/star, Dawnpelt, and Flametail with Rowanclaw/star. Brambleclaw/star eventually sired Alderheart, Sparkpelt, Dandelionkit, and Juniperkit with Squirrelflight. Dawnpelt and her mate Crowfrost bore Juniperclaw, Strikestone, and Sleekwhisker. Tigerheart/star and Dovewing kitted Shadowpaw, Lightleap, and Pouncestep.

Harepounce loved her kits a lot considering she starved herself to feed them. Stagleap is not mentioned with his kits given his death early in their lives. Rainfur cared for the two sisters since she took them in without complaint after Harepounce’s death.

One-eye and Speckletail patrol together once in Bluestar’s Prophecy, and talk about Willowpelt’s nearly due litter in Rising Storm. Part of what motivates Speckletail to stay behind from the BloodClan battle in The Darkest Hour is that One-eye and Smallear would barely make it.

One-eye and Tawnyspots share a bond. They patrolled together around Sunningrocks once in Bluestar’s Prophecy and sat together during Leopardfoot’s kitting, Thrushpelt circled them during the latter. Dappletail and One-eye spent a lot of time together as elders. Dappletail complained about Tawnyspots’ frequent visits to the dirtplace in Bluestar’s Prophecy.

Any direct kin is out with Mousefur and Runningwind’s temperaments and demises. Speckletail’s line has several possibilities, though. Her daughter Goldenflower bore Brambleclaw/star and Tawnypelt. Any of their kits are therefore indirect kin of One-eye. It’s unknown whether or not Speckletail’s son Lionheart sired any kits before he died. Have fun.

Smallear: This grump does not have a detailed family. His mate was Speckletail. They had Goldenflower and Lionheart together. Making a descendant of Smallear through Goldenflower’s kits and grandchildren is a great possibility. On the other hand, this means that he mocked his own granddaughter Tawnypelt for being Tigerclaw/star’s kit in The Darkest Hour and led to her leaving ThunderClan. I know he’s a jerk, but what the heck Smallear?

He and Speckletail are only shown together on a patrol once. He questions medicine cat Goosefeather over an omen in fresh-kill after a kit-aged Lionheart calls the prey dumb, and reassures him seasons later that he was confined to camp for a good cause when Lionheart had to repair the camp wall. This means that Smallear had a positive relationship with his son if nothing else.

Smallear never interacts with his daughter Goldenflower on page. It’s a missed opportunity. It was she that mated with Tigerclaw/star and bore his kits. If Smallear heartlessly taunted Tawnypelt about having Tigerclaw/star for a father, shouldn’t he have also taken his daughter to task for mating with him in the first place?

Lionheart’s romance life is a clean slate, so maybe you could make kits of his. Other ideas include making Smallear parents and siblings in a pre-gen fic. It could be interesting.

Dappletail: Dappletail’s background is iffy. It’s shown in Goosefeather’s Curse that her mother was a cat named Rainfur and her father was the half-WindClan warrior Windflight. Her siblings were Tawnyspots and Thrushpelt. She became the foster sister of One-eye and Speckletail later after their mother Harepounce died. She seems to get along with all her family. But, we have no idea who her mate was or who her kits were.

Part of Dappletail’s history is that she had a deaf son that disappeared at three moons old. He was presumed eaten by a fox. Who sired him, and who were his siblings? How did Dappletail react to this when it first happened? The only thing confirmed is that Bluestar’s father Stormtail did not sire the kits even though he and Dappletail had a romantic relationship.

Tawnyspots was Darkstripe’s father; the latter was killed before he had any children. Thrushpelt never had any as he was into Bluefur/star, who did not return his feelings.

Windflight gave Dappletail half-siblings later in the forms of Thistleclaw, Rosetail, and Sweetpaw. Thistleclaw sired Whitestorm, who in turn had Sorreltail, Rainwhisker, and Sootfur. Sorreltail had six kits. Three of them bore children of their own.

Sweetpaw died as an apprentice, so she never had the chance to start a romance. Rosetail’s love life is not known, however.

Dappletail’s relationships with her mother, father, and siblings are not shown in detail. They are minor characters. She helped prepare Sweetpaw’s body for her vigil. Thrushpelt once took out her apprentice Goldenflower when an injury forced her to remain in camp. She also complained about Tawnyspots’ illness causing him to walk in and out of the warrior’s den all night. She was a little sad when mentioning her dead son in A Dangerous Path. That's the extent of her interaction with her family.

Go wild with Dappletail relatives. She has several holes to fill up.

Frostfur: In contrast to other characters, Frostfur’s line is very detailed. Her mother was an experienced queen named Robinwing, and her father Fuzzypelt retired soon after she and her sister Brindleface became warriors. Her parents later had Dustpelt and Ravenpaw.

It is stated when Robinwing kitted Frostfur and Brindleface that they were not her first litter. Yet, we never see these older siblings. What happened to them? Did they die, or were they just off-screen?

Frostfur bore Cinderpelt, Brackenfur, Thornclaw, and Brightheart shortly before Into The Wild. It’s not stated or hinted who fathered them. Maybe your story involves solving that mystery. She has plenty of descendants.

Brackenfur sired Sorreltail’s six kits. Their three living kits Poppyfrost, Cinderheart, and Lilyheart had children. Cinderheart’s son Larksong sired Sparkpelt’s kits. Larksong’s siblings Hollytuft and Sorrelstripe have not been seen often enough to know if they desire families or not.

Poppyfrost’s kits Molewhisker and Cherryfall are clean slates for romance, although Cherryfall had some moments with Stormcloud in Bramblestar’s Storm. Lilyheart’s kits were all just made warriors in Shattered Sky, so they need time to grow up before becoming parents.

Thornclaw became a late in life parent in Shattered Sky. His mate Blossomfall had Eaglewing, Plumstone, Shellfur, and Stemleaf. They are minor characters, but got along well enough as kits. They also share a bond with their grandfather Graystripe. It’s unknown if they want kits or not. Stemleaf is stated to like a cat, but has not mentioned a desire to raise a family

Brightheart got together with Cloudtail. She bore Whitewing, Ambermoon, Dewnose, and Snowbush. Whitewing bore Dovewing and Ivypool. Dovewing kitted a litter of three with Tigerheart/star in Tigerheart’s Shadow. Ivypool and Fernsong seem to have gotten together.

Ambermoon and Dewnose do not show signs of romance or lack there of. Snowbush sired Honeyfur, Leafshine, and Larksong with Sorreltail’s daughter Lilyheart before he died in Darkest Night. Larksong had a romance with Sparkpelt and sired her kits before dying in Squirrelflight’s Hope.

Frostfur’s sister Brindleface had two kits that died early, Sandstorm, Ferncloud, and Ashfur. Perhaps stories could take a look at Brindleface’s two young dead kits to explore what they were like, what they were named, and how they interacted with their siblings before their deaths.

Sandstorm mated with Fireheart/star, resulting in Squirrelflight and Leafpool. Leafpool gave birth to Jayfeather, Hollyleaf, and Lionblaze. Lionblaze had six kits with Cinderheart. Squirrelflight bore Alderheart, Sparkpelt, Dandelionkit, and Juniperkit later on. Sparkpelt is a good choice, Alderheart can’t legally take a mate as a medicine cat, and the latter two are dead. Dandelionkit and Juniperkit have not even been seen in StarClan when Alderheart visits, which seems like a missed opportunity.

Ferncloud got together with Dustpelt... who is also her uncle. It seems the authors should have been more careful when making the family trees. She bore Spiderleg, Shrewpaw, Birchfall, Hollykit, Larchkit, Icecloud, and Foxleap. Only Birchfall is still alive as of this writing. He and Spiderleg were the only ones to have kits of their own.

Spiderleg sired Rosepetal and Toadstep with Daisy. Toadstep died in between The Last Hope and Bramblestar’s Storm. Rosepetal has shown signs of liking Bumblestripe. Their line is definitely a possibility.

Birchfall had Dovewing and Ivypool with Whitewing. Dovewing has three kits with Tigerheart/star as of Tigerheart’s Shadow. Ivypool became mates with Fernsong, who seems very eager to help out in the nursery. Dovewing and Ivypool’s friendship has suffered from the former’s meetings with Tigerheart/star. It’s unknown how Dovewing leaving ThunderClan has affected her relations with her parents, but the fallout may be negative.

Frostfur’s brother Dustpelt has one of the most prolific lines in the series with his mate and niece Ferncloud. Their kits are listed under Ferncloud’s subsection. Dustpelt took her death very hard. Icecloud and Foxleap’s deaths coming very soon after their mother’s demise likely added to his grief.

Last is Ravenpaw, who seems to be the least favorite sibling of the family. He was canonically shown as having a close relationship with Barley. He has never wanted a mate or kits. The Warriors series is meant for children, so they can’t show explicit LBGTQ relationships without getting into trouble. The way Ravenpaw’s relatives treated him before he left ThunderClan is questionable.

Vicky Holmes has gone on record to say that Dustpelt would do everything to deny his relation with Ravenpaw. Dustpelt was shown attacking him when he was stripping down a leaf near the end of Bluestar’s Prophecy. He accused Ravenpaw of being a WindClan spy at first during the Warriors manga A Clan in Need when Ravenpaw diverted a confrontation between a WindClan and ThunderClan patrol over a missing kit.

Brindleface is never shown interacting with Ravenpaw or Dustpelt very much. She did have a good relationship with Frostfur, however. They spent time around each other, and had their litters around the same time. That speaks louder than words.

Frostfur acted aggressively towards Ravenpaw when he strayed near the nursery after Tigerclaw/star accused him of stealing her kits during Into The Wild. While her behavior could be excused if the Warriors series was more realistic about cat behavior (that is, adult toms would not be permitted around the nursery area at all), it doesn’t click as the characters are humanized. Why did she believe Tigerclaw/star’s lie? Why didn’t she see through it and stick up for her little brother? Did she regret her actions when she found out the truth?

The only family members innocent of wrongdoing with Ravenpaw are his parents. Robinwing was said to have been very patient with him near the end of Bluestar’s Prophecy. Fuzzypelt seemed decent enough, and was an elder when he and his mate had Ravenpaw and Dustpelt. He likely died shortly after they were born.

There are many Frostfur descendants to choose from, and family drama to be had.

Fireheart/star: As fitting of the main character of the first series, his family has been elaborated on with time. His mother Nutmeg was a kittypet who had no idea of what her son was up to. His father Jake was also a kittypet; he was a lot more adventurous than his mate. Fireheart/star had several siblings, including his sister Princess. He unknowingly killed his half-brother Scourge when BloodClan threatened the forest

He and Sandstorm came together, which resulted in Squirrelflight and Leafpool’s births. Leafpool kitted Jayfeather, Hollyleaf, and Lionblaze. Lionblaze now has six kits of his own. Jayfeather is not a good mate choice with him being a medicine cat and snappish temperament, although it could come about in the right circumstance. Hollyleaf is not around for having kits except for AU stories with her death in The Last Hope.

Squirrelflight bore Sparkpelt, Alderheart, Juniperkit, and Dandelionkit as an older cat. Sparkpelt is a good option. Alderheart is not a great choice for siring kits because of him being a medicine cat. Juniperkit and Dandelionkit died young, so they are not options outside of AUs

Fireheart/star’s sister Princess gave him his nephew Cloudtail to raise. Cloudtail sired Whitewing, Ambermoon, Dewnose, and Snowbush with Brightheart. Whitewing kitted Dovewing and Ivypool with Birchfall. Dovewing had Lightleap, Shadowpaw, and Pouncestep with Tigerheart/star. Ivypool appears likely to have kits with Lionblaze’s son Fernsong soon.

Ambermoon and Dewnose do not show signs of romance or lack there of. Go wild with them. Snowbush had Larksong, Leafshine, and Honeyfur with Lilyheart before he died in Darkest Night.

Cloudtail had littermates. It would be cool to see what happened to them. Have a field day. One of them might have had kits later that the rest of Fireheart/star’s line are unaware about.

Speaking of which, why not write about Fireheart/star and Princess’ littermates? Princess mentioned once that she sometimes met up with them. How did their lives turn out after the Clans left? Did any of them leave Fireheart/star and Princess nieces and nephews?

Lastly, there is Fireheart/star’s half-brother Scourge and his siblings Ruby and Socks. Scourge did not seem like the nurturing or romantic type, so him having kits before his death seems unlikely. Ruby and Socks were forced on the streets as loners. They lived at least a few years after their brother’s death according to the fifth Erin Hunter chat. They could have found love. Ruby and Socks’ relationship with Scourge was hostile with them bullying him as a kit.

Firestar appeared to have a lot of love for his daughters, although his time interacting with them diminished before his death. He was tougher on Hollyleaf, Jayfeather, and Lionblaze; they still had a lot of respect for him. He acts more supportive of Alderheart when he is seen in StarClan. He experienced a close relationship with his sister Princess until the Clans left the forest. He has not interacted with his other littermates, Cloudtail’s siblings, or Squirrelflight’s non-medicine cat kits in the actual books, so his relationship with them is not known.

So, there are plenty of options for a Fireheart/star descendant. Have fun.

Daisy: Daisy gets a lot of flak for staying in the nursery. For all of that, she had only taken two mates (Smoky and Spiderleg) and bore five kits. Smoky sired Berrynose, Hazeltail, and Mousewhisker. Spiderleg fathered Toadstep and Rosepetal.

Berrynose had Cherryfall and Molewhisker with Poppyfrost. Neither of them have shown signs of romantic preferences outside of some moments Cherryfall had with Stormcloud in Bramblestar’s Storm. Cherryfall and Molewhisker could have kits if the circumstances are right.

Mousewhisker has not had enough time on page to indicate if he wants a family or not. He has become a very minor character in recent books. He is another option.

Hazeltail and Toadstep are not around for romance or kits outside of AUs. They both died between The Last Hope and Bramblestar’s Storm.

Rosepetal has shown signs of being attracted to Bumblestripe. She’s a good choice for a Daisy descendant.

Daisy is a loving if protective mother. Her children seem to get along okay. They are sometimes mentioned as taking duties together. Hazeltail is very excited when Toadstep and Rosepetal are first born. Unfortunately, they are not mentioned too often because of being minor characters. We don’t even see Daisy or her surviving kits’ reactions to Toadstep and Hazeltail’s deaths. That seems like hasty writing to me.

A Daisy descendant is a good choice.

Stormcloud: This poor cat is a former kittypet that joined ThunderClan after a flood made him lose his home. He also lost his brother Benny in the flood. He has shown chemistry with Cherryfall. so kits with her are a possibility.

None of Stormcloud’s relatives except for Benny are known. Did he have any other siblings that lived in a different house? Who were his parents? How would any of his remaining family react to his new life?

Give kin of Stormcloud a go.

Mapleshade: Before starting on Mapleshade’s section, I would like to say that how her Clan handled her forbidden relationship with Appledusk was atrocious. A leader banished three two-moon old kits with their mother, a warrior referred to the kits as ‘creatures’, said warrior watched them drown in the river without helping them, and the mother’s RiverClan mate Appledusk got off scot-free.

With that in mind, where are Mapleshade’s parents, siblings, or other kin? ThunderClan is shown to be very low in numbers in Mapleshade’s Vengeance; Mapleshade is the only queen at that time. Even if she had betrayed the first law of the warrior code, her family would have stood up for her. They could have pointed out that banishing her would mean four less ThunderClan cats later. They could have reminded Oakstar that banishing kits for their mother’s crimes was wrong and perhaps a breach of the twelfth law of the warrior code.

A direct Mapleshade descendant is out with Patchkit, Petalkit, and Larchkit’s deaths. But, maybe she did have a sibling somewhere that had kits later. This could lead into several dark story possibilities.

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