#my fellow mapleshades

[maples-helping-paws]

mapleshade stimboard with halloween themes!!

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[daisywithnomakeup]

M.King goes through the desert from a certain MAProject cuz it's gonna hit 41°C where I am (About 105°F) 😭😭 [Patiently waits for the Cowboy Mapleshade fans]

Seriously though, good luck my fellow Victorians. Stay hydrated through this whacky weather 🫡

[warrior-cats-rewritten]

will emberdawn ever find silverhawk and lynxfire (i don't remember if it was you or another person who had this name for the son, i follow a lot of rewrites 😅)?

if so, how do they react?

Okay!

1. Yes I am the Monster Emberdawn person! You remembered correctly!!!

2. Well... Yes.

Part of the reason Emberdawn agrees to help Bristlepaw is Bris' promise to assist Emberdawn with finding her family.

Silverhawk is the first to see her, and at first, he almost doesn't recognize her as she towers over a large boulder, swiping her massive hooked claws at bat flying around the Dark Forest. (Someone with a fear of bats is nearby, I didn't send a bat to hell)

And... I forgive him for that. For goodness sake, she looks like a monster! 7 feet tall with a jaw that hangs open... She hardly resembles a cat anymore.

Then, he hears her voice. It's raspy, croaking, but familiar after all these years.

He steps up towards her, standing in front of the murky, still lake. Softly, he calls Emberdawn's name. Emberdawn, focused on catching the little bat, puts a massive paw onto the boulder, stretching up higher to try to reach it.

"Emmy? Is that you?"

She freezes. Her large head swings downward, jaw brushing the forest floor.

"Emmy, it's me. I'm here."

"Sil... Silverhawk..."

"I'm right here, Emberdawn. I'm not going anywhere."

He reaches out a paw, touching the one she has set on the ground. His paw is barely the size of one of her toes now.

"You... You've gotten into some trouble, haven't you? Kept looking for me for so long, you... Oh, my poor Emmy..."

She lowers herself down, and touches her nose to his. Her huge paw comes down and one of her claws gently traces a scar he recently attained from fighting with another demon.

"Hawwwk. Silverhawk. Lynxfire..."

There's a moment of quiet, before Silverhawk resolves to guide Bristlepaw and her gaggle of Dark Forest demons (and her dad, and a few kittens) to the deepest part of the Dark Forest, to break through the barrier into what lays beyond it all.

Unbeknownst to them, another group of angels is coming, with bared teeth and claws.

One of those angels is Lynxfire.

He and the other angels, ordered by Npui Gmjhiu to chase down the cat who intends to upset an ancient hierarchy undisturbed for as long as Starclan has existed.

He charges through the slick undergrowth, ignoring the roaring hounds and ferns that seem to cling to his sparkling pelt. When Npui Gmjhiu gives an order, it is to be followed.

Important to note: Silverhawk and Lynxfire met during the Great Battle, and Lynxfire made Silverhawk realize that the entire plan was stupid.

The angel crashes face-first into Mapleshade, toppling the fat tortie over and making her kittens squeal with fright.

At the sound of the kittens, a hulking huge paw slams down near him, smacking his fellow angel and sending them crashing into a massive tree, sparkling white blood flecking the ground.

The monstrous creature snarls, its claws hook under Lynxfire as it pulls him up, higher and higher, until he's staring into its pitch-black eyes, the orange pinprick pupils staring at him.

The shade of orange is all too familiar.

"...Mom?"

She stares at him, before placing him down onto her bony shoulders and smashing her paws and subsequently massive claws down onto his fellow angels, each movement she makes jostling him heavily, yet Emberdawn keeps her shoulders stiff enough to keep him safe on her spiny back, like he's a kit having a Badger-Ride, not riding on the back of his monstrously mutated mother in the depths of The Place of No Stars.

Truth be told... She'll never go back to how she used to look. She'll probably be able to speak again, but the damage has been done. You can't undo years of trauma and pain, and the effects it had on her body as she warped and twisted through the effects of The Mist are indeed permanent.

But... She can be happy. They all can.

[bonefall]

Tell us more about Larkstripe! She sounds cool as hell

[ID: Larkstripe from the Better Bones AU, along with her young son, Ripplekit. Larkstripe is a silver-gray cat with yellow eyes, and black, diamond-shaped markings. A black stripe stretches from her cheek down to her paw. Ripplekit is a fluffy black kitten with heart-shaped ginger markings on one side of his body.]

A minor character in Ripplestar's Rot!

In every time, there have always been people who've done the right thing and gotten punished for it. Never believe that there was an oppressive system, or a cruel choice, that someone didn't fight against. History is written by the winners, but the truth will never die.

When SkyClan was exiled, the Clerics protested immediately. 1/5th of the stars would be discarded like trash, their descendants scattered to a horrible fate. Larkstripe of WindClan rallied her fellow medics, going on strike against the four remaining leaders.

When Swiftstar got sick, Larkstripe reminded him of their demands, and told him,

"If you won't listen to your Cleric, then speak to StarClan yourself. If you live, I will take it as an omen that this suffering is their will. If you die, then we are correct. Gamble with your last life, Swiftstar, we have been clear."

But the deputy, Dalerunner, did not intend to negotiate.

In those days, the Cleric's Vow was not law. It was a personal oath that the Clerics took between mentor to apprentice, and served to encourage the cat to value medicine above loyalty to the Clan. Larkstripe had a single child, Ripplekit, but no cat had dared to accuse the ferocious senior Cleric of neglecting her commitment to her job.

But Dalestar did. She had allowed Swiftstar to die and refused to council him, destabilizing the entire Clan and leading the Clerics into rebellion. All Clan cats must be loyal, and StarClan had clearly stopped talking to her because of her violation of the vow. Ripplekit was taken from her to make an example, tossed to ShadowClan and raised at Birdflight's belly.

The Cleric's Vow was codified into law, and the strike was broken. Larkstripe had lost everything. Ripplekit never got to see his mother again, she was said to have died of a broken heart shortly before his apprenticeship.

More trivia, and an alt color, under the cut!

Larkstripe was previously Larkwing FQ! She has been renamed due to conflict with Sedgewhisker's daughter in the modern day.

Because of changes, Larkstripe is going to get a successor. That's going to be Thrushpelt WC, who is also getting a renaming to Thrushbreeze.

Larkstripe canonically links Mapleshade's Vengeance to Cloudstar's Journey, which is what my reworked timeline is based on.

Ripplekit was 4 moons old when he was taken from his mother, similar to being 8 or so. He remembers her very clearly.

Lark didn't have a mate. The honor sire is someone in WindClan.

This was before the Queen's Rights, but Honor-Siring within a Clan existed before that. The father was known but not involved.

She was experienced, self-assured, and intense. Honor and honesty were her favorite values; Ripplestar is a lot like her.

I slowly turned Ripple's generic blotches into heart-shapes and I realized it would be cool as hell if Larkstripe had diamonds. I just think card motifs are Neat.

I forgot that she's canonically silver-and-black and corrected it as soon as I remembered, but I did finish a coloring before I did. Bonus tortie Larkstripe be upon ye.

[controversial-blorbo-bracket]

Controversial Character Tournament Round 2: Umaru Doma from Himouto! Umaru-Chan vs Mapleshade from the Warriors series

(remember that these characters are fictional and your fellow tumblr users are real. i will block you if you harass others in the notes, please consider sending your unhinged harassment to my inbox instead)

Propaganda under the cut, may contain spoilers:

Umaru Doma:

HATE: - "I'll be honest. I don't know if this is divisive. But I tried watching this show & was immediately taken aback by how insufferable the main character is. Holy shit she is so annoying."

Mapleshade:

LOVE: - "I love when cool women kill people but unfortunately the Warrior Cats fandom, despite being literary, does not have enough media literacy to understand her story. So there are a lot of people who believe her killing other cats is justified because she believes she is justified, and a lot of people who do not like her for reasons that should be blamed on the writer's extreme misogyny instead. It's really hard to understand why she is fun unless you look at it from a wide perspective, I put this cat in a petri dish and watch her kill the other bacterias." BOTH: - "Mapleshade got kicked out her clan for forbidden love and then murdered like 5 cats for vengeance, then got sent to the Dark Forest and trained other cats to become evil villains in order to satisfy her vengeance and destroy the clans."

[cryptidclaw]

Trying to remember if you said that Badger lives or not but if he does I feel like Maple watches him his whole life as a sort of guardian angel. During the raid on Wind order, she secretly guides one of the queens to poor little Badger so that he doesn't end up dying.

sadly Badger does not live, bec I like the tragedy of it all...

but this gave me an idea.. since we r coming up with sort of guardian spirits/ghosts... what if Badgerfang became one??? he could be haunting Shadow Order cats who let kits be made apprentices/warriors early...

maybe he is a guardian to his fellow baby soldiers :O

Mapleshade could be kinda adoptive towards him toooooo , she would so look at a baby ghost and say "mmm ya that's MY baby now"

[strelles-universe]

Regarding my last post, Mapleshade gave Stormkit a life to save him.

Stormkit gained the life of Loyalty- she told him to use it to serve his clan well. As a result, Stormstar recieved only eight lives as a leader as he couldn't be granted one more.

So Stormstar's Nine Lives are:

Mapleshade - Loyalty - Never betray those that matter most.

Troutclaw - Justice - Punish the cruel and reward the compassionate, uphold a life of fairness for the cats around you

Brightsky - Hope - The future can be full of danger, but it can also be full of wonders

Shellheart - Integrity - Just because it feels like no one is watching doesn't mean there aren't eyes on you

Speck - Compassion - Always look out for your fellow creatures, regardless of where they come from

Willowbreeze - Love - Like a mother's for her kit, defend your clan with the ferocity of a cat who sees those tiny lives in their paws

Reedshine - Integrity - Never take the easy way out just because the right way may be difficult

Moonflower - Mercy - You've made mistakes and have been forgiven for them, always afford the same curtesy to the cats around you

Hailstar - Courage - When you feel doubt, let your heart lead you forward but never back.

[warriorcatsofficialfacts]

Hello fellow lover of canon Mapleshade

hi want to read my frecklewish essay

[everybody-loves-purdy]

I have actually stated before- not here, about how I want to see a Appledusk or Reedshine novella. Just to see Appledusk’s side of the story OR, much more interesting, Reedshine’s life after Mapleshade’s Vengeance. I mean she had to raise her kits alone and when Mapleshade died, she said she’d haunt every kin of Appledusk’s, and maybe her thoughts about the whole Mapleshade thing. Was Reedshine haunted by Mapleshade for a bit? Maybe Reedshine gets little paranoid of what Mapleshade could do? Yet- I also don’t want the book to happen. I’m literally worried the team would make these characters more antagonistic and out of character since Mapleshade is a popular character, trying to justify her actions.

Also- pretty funny story that is on the Mapleshade topic. I was gonna do the random Warrior Cats scene challenge. Where you randomly flipped/scrolled through a Warriors book and whatever scene you land on. You have to draw it. I love Mapleshade’s Vengeance so I picked to flipped through that book and I told some fellow Warriors fans in a chat I was in, ‘I hope I don’t get Frecklewish’s death. She’s my favorite character. I want a scene about Reedshine’. Few minutes later, I sent a bunch of messages in the chat going ‘Nooooo!! Whhhyyy! I got Frecklewish’s death! My baby!!’ and everyone was just amused after I showed them I did get the page of her dying. I never got around to finish that drawing though, my life got busy not long after. So that’s a story.

I would love a correctly handled Reedshine novella

Ooooof, that was unlucky lol

[23daemon]

"It's a shame you wound up here. I saw the potential in you, that's why I trained you. To become the best warrior you could possibly be. Where did I go wrong? Where did YOU go wrong?"

endlesscats.tumblr.com credit to Mapleshade's design

based off The Angry River MAP

Featuring my villain OC, Poisonfang; left side he is fighting a fellow warrior after he tried to kill his leader to gain leadership of the Clan, and right side is him awakening in the Dark Forest greeted by his DF mentor, Mapleshade.

[doritopaw101]

Dark Forest Cat Backstory #2: Sparrowfeather

I love her name and it’s nice to have another female cat in the DF other than Mapleshade. Sparrowfeather won’t be the only other one though. I have some ocs to fill those slots.

Sparrowfeather is a small, mottled brown tabby molly with a battered muzzle with amber eyes. This the wiki description. I have my own for her.

Sparrowfeather is a small, brown tabby molly with battered muzzle with blue eyes. I always saw her with blue eyes.

/

She was born into Windclan as Sparrowkit to two mollies named Smokewing and Breezelight alongside her sister Amberkit. Both her mothers were tunnelers and Sparrowkit was obsessed with the role from day 1.

She was proud to train and serve her clan as a tunneler. Her sister Amberpaw however was a moor-runner. She didn’t like that but dealt with it to keep close to her sister. Though there was one cat Sparrowtail despised with a passion, a molly named Brightpaw.

She was the main reason why Sparrowpaw hated moor-runners. Brightpaw came from a long line of moor-runners. Brightpaw’s mother, Applefoot was down in the tunnelers with Smokewing when the tunnel started to collapse. Applefoot made it out but Smokewing didn’t.

Sparrowpaw and her family mourned but Brightpaw only said “This is why tunneling should be banned”. Sparrowpaw has no problem attacking Brightpaw for that comment only letting go when Amberpaw pulled her away.

Sparrowpaw wanted revenge and to make Brightpaw hurt like she hurt. She managed to lure Applefoot to a badger set, and a badger was living in there along with cubs. Normally Windclan cats live in peace with the Badger and fox’s but this badger was known to attack cats for no reason and didn’t listen to other badgers warnings. Applefoot was killed with one strike that ripped out her organs. Sparrowpaw felt very satisfied.

The two became Sparrowfeather and Amberdawn. While Amberdawn settled down and had a mate and became pregnant with kits, Sparrowfeather dedicated herself to the tunnels earning the title of head tunneler.

The old leader, Spotstar was growing old. Sparrowfeather and Brightleap were the top candidates for the deputy position but in the end Spotstar chose Brightleap.

Sparrowfeather was furious but she knew she couldn’t do anything, at least right now.

She ended up pregnant from a fling with a clanmate and fellow tunneler named Weaseldusk. She gave birth to a single kit named Gorsekit.

While raising her son, Brightstar made life awful for the tunnelers. She never showed respect for the tunnelers and it only increased when she became leader.

Sparrowfeather went back to her warrior duties and let Amberdawn take care of her son. She hated how unjustly Brightstar was treating the tunnelers and decided to do something about it.

She had a plan in motion that morning, to get rid of Brightstar and maybe most of the moor-runners. She asked her sister if she would side with her. Amberdawn said she didn’t want to choose a side. All Sparrowfeather said was “take care of my son”.

That morning, Sparrowfeather challenged Brightstar’s leadership. She called for Battle of the Star

The Tunnelers on one side lead by Sparrowfeather and Moor-runners on the other side lead by Brightstar.

“This is pointless Sparrowfeather, stop this nonsense and go back down your holes”

“That sounds like the words of a coward, Brightleap”

“I’m no coward Sparrowfeather, this’ll be over quickly”

“That’s what your mother said and look what happened”

Brightstar screeched and launched herself at Sparrowfeather. The two wrestled and hissed. Everyone watching to see who would be victorious. Brightstar had Sparrowfeather pinned down, slashed her muzzle and whispered “this is over”.

Sparrowfeather snapped “It’s never over” she kicked Brightstar off. She lanched herself at her biting into her neck in an instant. She saw the lights go out of Brightstar’s eyes. But it wasn’t enough for her. She didn’t let go as Brightstar lost life after life, she didn’t let go as cats started clawing at her pelt for her to. Even as she died, Sparrowfeather never let go, lost in her hate.

Her sister Amberdawn, not only raised her son but became Windclan’s next leader. Sparrowfeather managed to get into her leader ceremony and give her a life for vengeance.

When She found out Heatherstar banned tunneling she was pissed.

As said before her and Mapleshade are mates but keep it on the down low.

She might look like a Hawkfrost design but trust me when I draw Hawkfrost you’ll know the difference.

[thistleclaws-hatred]

Thistleclaw’s Hatred - Chapter Eleven

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Thistleclaw sat closely to Snowfur, the pair enjoying a thick sparrow. Snowfur’s soft pelt brushed up against his own, slightly irritating the claw marks that were hidden beneath his thick coat. Mapleshade won’t get that lucky tonight. He thought grimly. 

Across the clearing Thistleclaw could see every warrior of ThunderClan enjoying new-leaf just as much as he was. Fuzzypelt and Speckletail were sharing tongues just outside of the nursery, Goldenflower and Patchpelt were coming back from their hunting patrol, and even Pinestar was lounging on top of the highrock, bathing his ginger pelt in sunlight.

From the warriors’ den came Bluefur. Thistleclaw had to physically prevent himself from snarling the moment he saw her. The image of her and Oakheart was still burned in his mind. Silverhawk had said that when the opportunity came, Thistleclaw should reveal the truth to Pinestar about her treachery to prevent her from becoming deputy.

“I know the two of you don’t get along, but could you at least pretend when I’m around?” Snowfur asked, her voice quiet.

Thistleclaw turned his head and licked her cheek, “I’m sorry little flower.”

Snowfur sighed and pressed closer to him, resting her head gently on his shoulder.

“Thistleclaw and Bluefur, I want the two of you to check out the RiverClan border!” Sunfall called from the other side of the clearing.

Both warriors froze, looking from each other to Sunfall. “Yes, Sunfall,” Bluefur meowed, the fur on her neck standing up.

“Try not to claw her, please. She’s still my sister.”

“I would never hurt her, she just dislikes me for no reason,” Thistleclaw responded, standing up and stretching out his legs.

The gray warrior made his way over to Bluefur, her eyes glaring daggers at him. “Lead the way.”

The pair walked in silence, Bluefur trailing behind him in a vain attempt to annoy the larger warrior. “Did Snowfur tell you she’s expecting kits?” Thistleclaw asked, his voice unfamiliar in the air.

“Yes,” Bluefur’s voice was dull.

“Ever thought about getting a mate yourself?”

“I have no interest in a mate or kits,” she responded.

“Thrushpelt sure is interested in you,” Thistleclaw glanced back at the she-cat.

“Well, he’s nothing more than my friend,” Bluefur snorted, walking ahead of Thistleclaw. 

Thistleclaw sighed, grumbling under his breath and padding after her. The river was high, its calm waters lapping gently at the bank of ThunderClan territory. Thistleclaw paused at the river’s edge and took a few laps of the cool, refreshing water. “It seems quiet.”

“That’s why this patrol is only the two of us,” Bluefur sat down on the bank, her eyes focused on the other side of the river.

“See something over there? Or hoping to see something over there?” Thistleclaw asked, flicking his tail.

Bluefur glared at Thistleclaw, her ears folding back, “Are you implying something?”

“Brown fur stands out in the snow,” Thistleclaw narrowed his eyes, a challenge in his voice.

Bluefur stepped back, a look of shock appearing on her face, “Then you know.”

“Oakheart, huh? Got a thing for fish?”

“I’m dealing with it, Thistleclaw.” She said, dejected.

Thistleclaw turned his head to look across the river. There was no sign of any RiverClan warriors, much to his disappointment. “I’m watching you Bluefur.”

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         Thistleclaw relaxed next to Thrushpelt, the sandy tom gnawing on a rabbit bone. Thistleclaw was grooming his fur, relaxing in the high sun. “RiverClan has been quiet recently.”

Thrushpelt hummed softly, his eyes half-closed.

“In fact, everyone has been quiet recently.”

“I heard that Crookedjaw is the new deputy of RiverClan,” Thrustpelt said. “An omen from StarClan apparently.”

“Where’d you hear that?” Thistleclaw asked.

“The gathering,” the warrior answered, licking his jowls.

“Do you think Hailstar-” Thistleclaw was cut off by Juniperleap running into the center of camp.

“Hailstar has brought warriors to sunningrocks again! He’s laying claim to them right now!” She yowled, quickly getting the attention of everyone in camp.

Guess Hailstar is still a foxheart. Thistleclaw thought grimly. He got to his paws, looking at Pinestar expectantly. 

“Who’s there right now?” Pinestar demanded.

“Only Nightfang and Smallear.”

“Thistleclaw, Thrushpelt, Leopardfoot, Speckletail, Windflight, and Bluefur come with me. This ends today,” Pinestar spat as he ran out of the gorse tunnel, Juniperleap not far behind him.

Thistleclaw growled happily at the prospect of a fight. Finally someone with blood and flesh he could dig his claws into! He ran after the patrol of cats that Pinestar had summoned. Blood roared in his ears and his field of vision narrowed the moment sunningrocks were in sight. Without thinking, he leaped into battle, barreling over Shimmerpelt, a black she-cat who reeked of RiverClan.

All around him, the battle broke out, but Thistleclaw paid little attention to his clanmates. Instead, Shimmerpelt got his full attention. I wonder how many she-cats would love to have this type of attention from me. Unfortunately for them, I have Snowfur! He thought arrogantly. Thistleclaw lashed out with sharp claws, catching Shimmerpelt on her ears. The RiverClan warrior hissed and ducked down, knocking out his forepaws. Thistleclaw pushed forward with his hind-legs, getting underneath the she-cat and heaving her upwards. Shimmerpelt landed with a thud. 

Thistleclaw leaped on top of her, digging his teeth into her throat and clawing furiously at her stomach. Blood welled up under her new wounds and she threw Thistleclaw off and ran back into her own territory. Thistleclaw spat out a clump of blood and turned back to the action. He saw Smallear fighting furiously against two RiverClan warriors and he raced over to help his clanmate.

Thistleclaw landed on the shoulders of a gray tom he couldn’t recognize. The tom reacted instantly, rolling over, away from Smallear thankfully, but crushing Thistleclaw in the process. Thistleclaw caught Smallear’s appreciative glance for just a moment before the ThunderClan warrior knocked away his other attacker.

  He turned his attention back to the gray tom, feeling claws suddenly pierce his flank and a white-hot pain spread throughout his body. Thistleclaw hissed, kicking out and feeling a wave of satisfaction when his paw landed. Leaping backward gracefully, he bit down hard on the RiverClan warrior’s tail, shaking back and forth. The tom let out a yelp of pain, trying his best to free himself.

With a move taught to him in the shadows, where there were no rules, Thistleclaw reared up and came crashing down hard on the tom’s stomach. A sickening crack! could be heard and the warrior below coughed up several splashes of blood. 

In the distance, over the pounding of his own heart, Thistleclaw heard Hailstar called for a retreat. The gray tom had to be dragged away by another RiverClan cat. Thistleclaw sheathed his claws, feeling blood drip from his whiskers as he turned to face his own clanmates.

Right before he left he caught a glimpse of Oakheart, the tom’s eyes focusing on a familiar blue pelt within the ThunderClan ranks. Thistleclaw glared at Bluefur, letting her know that he had seen Oakheart’s gaze. Bluefur looked at her own fellow warrior with a look of sadness and longing.

[wclovewhatismortal]

Chapter 15 is out: Eclipse

Maggottail’s decrepit, filmy eyes zero’d in on her. As with Mapleshade, staring into his yellow depths was reminiscent of looking into the eyes of a corpse- there was no shine of life, only shriveled up emptiness. 

He was quiet for a moment, as if silently appraising her, then said, “Do they remember me, or do they remember Maggottail?”

Whatever retort Hollyleaf had planned died in her mouth. She eyed him in confusion, trying to understand what he meant. “But you’re Maggottail, aren’t you?”

From off to the side, Mapleshade muffled her laughter. “That’s not his actual name! What kind of queen would name her son after a worm that eats carrion?”

Hollyleaf frowned speculatively, eyeing the so-called ‘Maggottail’ fellow. “Then who are you really?”

“I can’t tell you that,” The silhouette rasped, a slow smirk sliding onto his face, “I’m trying to fade away.”

You can read my story here: click!

[innumerablemuses-a]

[Lookit all my kitty babies.

Though only two of them are from the same fandom, ah ha.

Francis is from a German movie called ‘Felidae’ (do not watch if you’re sensitive to death, gore, murder, decapitation, animal cruelty/torture, horrid nightmare-dreams and/or ‘oh god WHY’. And sex, can’t forget that one scene), who lives with a traveling novel writer. He’s intelligent, capable of reading human wording and how to work certain levels of technology, and had investigated many kinds of cases that stumps fellow cats (or in some cases for a few, who can’t even be bothered to put pieces of the puzzle together and assumes they’re not connected).

Kao K’o-Kung, or affectionately known as Koko, is from the unfinished book series ‘The Cat Who...’ (it’s unfinished due to the author’s passing, may Lilian Jackson Braun rest in peace). He lives with a multi-millionaire (or billionaire) named Qwilleran, in a placed called Mooseville, the human in which is a column writer for the local papers. Koko has an honorary place with the local police as well as in Chicago - with subtle nudges and digging up clues that were overlooked, Koko had helped solved numerous crimes, whether theft or murder. It’s speculated that it has to do with his sixty whiskers (versus the normal twenty-four), but not even his human can really guess what goes on in his furry little head.

Mapleshade is from ‘Warriors’ - a warrior cast out of ThunderClan because she misled her clan into thinking her kits belonged to the clan leader’s son, when in actuality they were the kits of the RiverClan warrior that had (accidentally) killed the said leader’s son in battle. In her attempt to cross the river to beg for a home for herself and her kits in the father’s clan, the flooding river had drowned her kits, and the father would blame their deaths on her, taking on a mate from his own clan so as to attempt to show his loyalty to his own clan. Driven to madness from the betrayal and deaths of her kits, she had killed the cats she felt was responsible for her life being ruined, and had died at the end by her ex-mate’s apprentice, who was driven to kill her by grief when his mentor was killed protecting his pregnant mate. 

But death does not hold her down. Instead of being accepted in StarClan, she was condemned to the Place of No Stars, and she since then dedicated herself to seeking out cats of both ThunderClan and RiverClan in their dreams, pulling them into her power with the offer to teach them to be better warriors.

Ravenpaw is also from ‘Warriors’, a timid ThunderClan apprentice who was to be mentored by the warrior known as Tigerclaw. He have had hope to impress his mentor and was quite serious in his training, but the day that he watched as his mentor killed the clan deputy in hopes of becoming the next deputy was the day that Ravenpaw was made scared for his life. Eventually, his friend Firepaw would convince him to leave ThunderClan after overhearing Tigerclaw talk of getting rid of Ravenpaw, and thus the clan would come to believe that the apprentice was killed by those of ShadowClan that ended up becoming rogues when they chose to follow Brokenstar.

Instead, he lived with a barn cat named Barley, whom would end up becoming one of his closest friends, and life as a barn cat had suited Ravenpaw well. But his heart would always belong to ThunderClan...

[phantomflower42]

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.

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.      

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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The Blue And The Broken Worldbuilding: The Guardians

Ok so I never quite enjoyed the whole “the ancient clans were ACTUALLY giant wildcats” thing going on in the books, so for my AU I’ve decided to change that. It’s also been alluded too several times that there is a higher power above Starclan that makes decisions and creates prophecies. Soooo to fill that void the clans are looked after by six Guardians/Gods. While each clan does know about and respect every Guardian, some clans prefer certain ones over the others as they exemplify the traits the clans hold closest. I also am among those who enjoy the idea of reincarnation in Warriors so I tied one Guardian in particular to that concept.

(Example: Windclan; The Cheetah and the Leopard)

This also ties into a headcanon that I partially took from @draikinator’s Spirit Suffix AU idea- being that kits and apprentices who die without a name are unable to find their way to Starclan. So oftentimes a dying kit or apprentice will be granted a name by their leader, in a kit’s case it is most often the name of their Clan, while in an apprentice’s it can be a trait the leader believes the apprentice shows most strongly it can also be the name of a Guardian. Kits that are born sickly are often named after the Leopard and Tiger in the hopes that these deities will watch over and give their strength to the kits.

Lion: Known as the fierce protector of the clans who watches over them by day as the sun. His mane burns like fire and his claws are said to have carved the earth for rivers and streams. Cats named after the so called “king” of the forest are said to be natural leaders and will achieve a lasting legacy.

Tiger: The lone wanderer of the night, his shadowy stripes hiding him from those he does not wish to see, it is said the Tiger watches over kits and apprentices who die young without names and are left to wander the forest. Those named after the Tiger are often named so out of desperation, in the hopes that the forest guardian will watch over them and give them the strength to push on.

Leopard: She observes the clans from the moon above and leads worthy warriors to Starclan when they die. She helps give prophecies and will occasionally walk in the dreams of cats she favors. Those named after the Leopard are said to be powerful and loyal, watching out for those around them. Some are considered more spiritual than others.

Cheetah: The fearless Cheetah is said to run wherever she pleases, needling her fellow guardians and bringing trouble wherever the wind blows. If you listen hard enough, you can hear the cat’s chirping laughter when the wind rushes through the forest and moors. Many consider the Cheetah to be the bringer of new beginnings, and rightfully so as she brings faded spirits to their new reincarnation. Those named after the Cheetah are said to be mischievous and have a lust for life.

Panther: This mass of shadowy darkness is the impartial judge of the Dark Forest, he keeps the damned cats away from the border until he believes they have served a proper sentence or until the Cheetah comes to guide them to their next life. When a cat dies (or a leader loses their last life) they see both the Leopard and Panther, who judge them accordingly and lead them to either Starclan or the Dark Forest. Cats named after the Panther are said to be opinionated cats who will do whatever they believe is right, even at the cost of the code.

Lynx: Guardian of the distant Mountains the Lynx is called the ancestor of all bobtailed cats and her warm breath protects cats from the harsh leafbare. It’s believed that the wise Lynx rarely leaves the mountains but will to do so to share knowledge with the other guardians, so cats granted with her name are meant to share that deep spirituality and wisdom.

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Other Superstitions

• Since the time after Mapleshade’s demise the names Apple, Raven, and Maple have been considered unlucky names among the clans, Riverclan and Thunderclan especially. Which is why we see so few cats with those names in between the time of “Mapleshade’s Vengeance”- “The Prophecies Begin”.