#voleclaw

[the-determined-sparks-au]

Chapter 1

Ao3. Previous part

She was surrounded by starlight, to the leaves that hung over her head, to the very ground that of the well trodden grass of a hollow she stood alone in. 

“No, I’m not alone,” she thought, raising her head up to the sky, but instead of seeing more stars, she saw different shades of eyes, all peering down at her.

“Eons agone, these lands were rife with gods and their adherents. What befell this pantheon? Alas, Tis the nature of beast to forget and Gods to be forgotten. Mayhap they left. Mayhap they slept. Mayhap they devour and were devour in turn. Those few who remain though, they spread their roots, spun their webs and molded the ways of how others live… but sometimes, things left best forgotten, can crack through, whisper in the ears of those who can give it power…what will you do little spark… what can you do?”

Ardere snaps her eyes open, panting as she sits up. She regretted that as she hisses, sunlight that shine through one of the many broken windows that were scatter across the Yowlplace that made the Liege’s Family Den. Her grandmother, Crystallo, before her passing, told her many stories about how years before, when the world was young, that the Others, who had ruled it with a cruel fist, would gather in the place and yowl to their heart’s content.

Arching her back as she stretches, Ardere frowns as she tries to remember her dream that was now slowly fading away. Shaking her head, she stood up, and began to run her tongue over her dark ginger fur, making sure she was presentable enough for her mother. “I do not need another scolding,” she chuckles to herself as she gave herself one more shake before leaving not only the comfort of her nest, but the Liege’s Family den itself.

Stepping through the hole in the wall, Ardere frowns as it rains lightly, feeling the weight of the raindrops falling on her ginger coat, making the black rosettes sparkle a bit. Sighing a bit, and glaring up at the sky, Ardere stalked through the clearing, strolling many cats who were going about there day. She nodded at them each on greeting, tail held up high. She smiles at the sight of a few kits tumbling about playfully, two of them hissing a bit as they bapped at each other’s face, even as a black and white tom with blue scales quickly walked over to pull the two apart.

She watches as another group of cats headed over to the fields, where they will switch places with the night group to take care of the chickens and rabbits that feed the coalition. Ardere couldn’t help but giggle as one trips clumsily over her paws when she tried to yawn. Shaking her head, Ardere smile drops off her face as she walked over to two other kits around her age. One was a light gray rosette molly with the same black scales crawling up her legs, who was watching as a group of Sentries were doing the morning warmup with blue eyes. Next to her, was a slightly large black tom with hard to see rosettes in his fur, white scales crawling up his face, making his blue eyes pop. He leans towards the molly whispering something, making her laugh. But her laughter died when she caught sight of Ardere, “Oh its you...finally decided to finally wake up I see,”

“Thought you decided to stay with Lady Nocta with how much you were squealing in your sleep,” the tom sneers at her and Ardere sighs.

“Morning Rubinus, Fortis,” Ardere greeted them without any heat. It was too early to get into an argument with them. “What’s on the agenda for today? Has father said anything?”

Fortis grumbles when Ardere didn’t react to their mocking, “I’m going to be joining the sentries in there training,” he shrugs, “If I don’t like it, I’ll be sent to the Farms or the Nursery, to work with them,” he shivers, “I rather work with kits than learn to fight and be under Solta’s eye all day in the field chasing after rabbits,”

“I’ll be talking with Overseer Apollo alongside father,” Rubinus said, drawing a paw over her face, “Then we will be talking to Commander Henricus about Thundergrowth,” her face scrunches up in a sneer, “it seems that they're getting aggressive lately and the elders are fearing that they’ll strike at us once more,”

Ardere frowns at this, “But the Deranged Bishop has been dead for seasons now. We have been in peace with Thundergrowth since Bishop Goosefeather took over,” she pointed out, a frown on her face.

Rubinus groans at this, rolling her eyes, “Just because the leader is dead doesn’t mean his followers are. Many of Thundergrowth agreeded with his beliefs, and I know for sure that they didn’t get truly punished for their actions against us,”

“Just because you were friends with Pineface, doesn’t make all of Thundergrowth your friend,” he glares at her, “And if you do, why don’t you follow Fuligo’s example and go find one?”

Ardere stood up, her green eyes widen, “What do you mean follow Fuligo’s example,” she hisses, tail lashing behind her.

“He went out to the forest that borders the camp,” Fortis mews, nodding his head towards the dense green forest, “Saying he was going to prove to us, how big and strong he was by making a friend with a Kingdom cat,”

“You two idiots!” Ardere snaps, heart beating in her chest as ran towards the woods, plunging through the bushes that marked the border. She couldn’t even stop to marvel in awe at what was on the other side, too worried about her brother. She didn’t stop when her paws hit every sharp rock, rough root and pointed stick, didn’t stop when her fur was pulled by a briar bush, nor when her lungs ache with a burning feeling in them. Especially when she heard a screech of pain that could only come from her little brother.

Bursting though some undergrowth, Ardere skitted to a halt in horror at the sight before her. Her brother, looking like a tinier version of Fortis, with the same black fur and faded rosettes, but with white scales covering his left paw. His tail was bushed in terror as he tries to scramble up, but the large brown tabby with white scales over his face and belly, and red scales across his neck pounced again, pinning Fuligo to the ground. His amber eyes gleam as he brought his paw up, claws unsheathed to swipe at Fuligo’s muzzle, making him squeal in agony.

A growl erupted from Ardere’s throat before it turns into an angry yowl as she sprung on him, throwing him sideways off her brother and into a clump of nettles. Sinking her teeth into his shoulders, the larger tom hisses in pain, twisting as he tries to throw her off of him. She gets off of him, before he could flipped onto his back and crush her, and then dodged as he swipes at her face, blood welling from the scracthes those long claws made along her cheek, but Ardere hisses aggressively, her fur rise to make herself look bigger than she was but the other, glares down at her. “Get out of here you Ruindwellers!” he orders, tail lashing behind him, “You don’t belong here,”

“That doesn’t mean you get to attack my brother!” Ardere snaps, glaring up at him with narrow green eyes. Her body thrum, from head to the tip of her tail, every part of her ready for battle.

The tabby opens his mouth, but a new voice cuts in, stopping him, “What is going on here?” Ears pinning to her head, Ardere watches as two adult cats strides into the clearing, the sunlight shining down on their fur through the trees, making Ardere and Fuligo see them clearly. The tallest one, was a molly with pale blue-gray fur with darker tabby marking. Patches of yellow scales grew along the back of her neck and shoulders, with a scar parting the scales across one shoulder. The scratches on her face to the nick of her ear showed the hard life she had, but her blue eyes glowed with inner strength. Ardere shivers a bit, as those blue eyes looked down at her in curiosity. A second cat followed him, this one making the brown tabby grimace. He too had gray fur, but was covered in teal scales on the neck and belly.

At the sight of this tom, the brown tabby who attacked Fuligo crouched down, grimacing at the narrow blue eyes aim at him, “Tigerpaw what were you thinking?” The gray tom growls, “are you trying to start a war with the Hearth Coalition?”

“I was just protecting our territory!” The now name Tigerpaw explains but keeping his head down, not looking up at them.

“Oh yes, you sure protected our territory,” the gray tom growls, “attacking a pair of kits. You know the code, don’t you Tigerpaw? No warrior can neglect a kit, even if the kit is in danger? That doesn’t just effect Kingdom cats,” he scolds.

Ardere drops onto her pads, loosening her muscles and unbending her spine as she turns to Fuligo who was standing up, shaking in place as he stares at Tigerpaw with terror in his blue eyes, “are you ok?”

He turns to her, shivering and nodding his head. Ardere frowns and presses to his side, brushing her tongue against his head in a soothing manner.

“I apologize for this whole mess,” the blue gray molly gently said, drawing the siblings attention to her, you have my word that Tigerpaw will be punished,” the gray tom nodded his head in agreement at this and Tigerpaw grimaces, “I am Bishop Blizzardstorm of the Thundergrowth Kingdom,” she dips her head, before gesturing to the gray and teal scale tom, “this is Voleclaw, one of my warriors and you have met his apprentice, Tigerpaw,”

Ardere stares at the Bishop, “I am Ardere, and this is my brother, Fuligo,” he brings his head up from Ardere’s side before he shyly nods it. Ardere frowns, “Bishop Goosefeather has pass?”

“Yes,” Bishop Blizzardstorm spoke sadly, “the last winter before this one,”

“That is sad to here,” Fuligo mutters, “he brought peace to our two groups for many years… Father will be sadden to hear he finally left to join one of the valleys guarded by Lady Nocta,”

“Agreed,” Bishop Blizzardstorm frowns, “you did not know then?”

“A few sentries had tried to get any news from you,” Ardere frowns, “but they are force to flee with a few whiskers missing. You lot have been getting so aggressive that it’s worried that you will start the raids again,”

The Bishop winces at this, while Voleclaw growls, “it seems we will have to keep a closer eye on our patrols,”

Nodding her head at this, Bishop Blizzardtounge sighs, “My apologies once more, the last two Season-cycles have been hard on us all. I promise to you that I will crack down on those who have been attacking you will be punished as well and they will be stop,”

Ardere nods her head at this, as they say in an awkward silence. Voleclaw coughs, “you fight well for someone from the Ruins,”

Ardere and Fuligo exchange looks, making Bishop Blizzardstorm chuckle, “we saw you throw yourself at Tigerpaw, right before we could interfere. Tigerpaw is stronger than you, but you didn’t even hesitate to charge in to protect your brother,”

Ardere’s ear flick at this and she ducks her head down. Fuligo chuckles beside her and nudges her with a smile on his face. She softly hisses at him, before turning her gaze back to the Bishop, kneading the ground underneath her. Finally she couldn’t hold in the questions that were burning in her throat, “I hope you don’t mind me asking but what is it like living in the Strath? How big is your Kingdom? What do you guys actually do?”

Blizzardstorm chuckles, good humor shining in her blue eyes, “Living in the Strath...may not be as comfortable as living in the Ruins as you two do, but to us Kingdoms, the rewards are great. Our territory is big enough to support us, which our warriors,” she flicked her tail towards Voleclaw, “feed, defend and care for the cats who cannot do it themselves. Of course we have other things that a cat can do if they do not wish to be a warrior. We have our Crafters, who help build the defenses of our home, to the caretakers who help with the raising of our kits alongside the Monarchs,”

“How many Kingdoms are there?” Fuligo speaks up, blinking with his wide blue eyes, “We know about Thundergrowth and Windmoor,”

“There are four,” Voleclaw spoke up, “Shadowmire and Riverglade. We have live in the Strath for many generations, and while usually we live in peace together, it hangs on the balace with how the Bishop at the time leads their Kingdom.”

“You seem very interested of the Kingdoms,” Bishop Blizzardstorm remarked, her blue eyes staring at Ardere in curiosity.

“Our father would tell us stories of the time when he travel with a Windmoor cat by the name of Kesterltail,” at this both Voleclaw and Bishop Blizzardstorm exchanged looks, Tigerpaw frowning at her while his amber eyes narrow. “But only of the days they had travel together, anything of actual Kingdom life is still a mystery to us,”

Bishop Blizzardstorm gazes at her for a bit, before nodding her head, “How about you find out for yourself,” at this, Tigerpaw’s head snaps to the Bishop, amber eyes wide, “What would you say if I ask you if you like to join Thundergrowth as an apprentice,”

“I would be very interested,” Ardere replies instinctavley, swallowing down the lump in her throat. Her heart was pounding against her chest, and she knew her eyes were widen in shock.

“But the Ruindwellers can’t live in the Strath!” Tigerpaw protested immediately, “They don’t have the blood that had been bless by Lady Nocta to live here,”

Fuligo frowns, “You do know that many years ago, the Strath was just a nursing place for Drifters long before you Kingdom cats came,” he pointed out, “And then you all got really prickly with borders and started attacking anyone who dare enter? The story of the Raging Sky and Mother Mist,” at this the two older cats wince, “It isn’t just a story, its a warning to all to be careful around you,”

Sighing Bishop Blizzardstorm shakes her head, “Too much of Nocta’s Blessed Blood has been spill lately. And I am only offering her training. There is no guarantee she would become a full member of Thundergrowth,”

Ardere felt stung by those words, and even more hurt when she realize the Bishop was only offering her a chance, not her brother. “Why offer me the chance then?”

“We need more help,” Voleclaw admits, “The last two winters brought by Lady Nixames’ wails were harsh. We’re short on paws, and now that we know that some of our patrols have been attacking others...we can’t afford to be choosy. Though make no mistake of this,” he looks at her in the eyes, with his dark blue, “Bishop Blizzardstorm is not making this offer lightly. If you wish to train with us, we will have to take you into our Kingdom. You must either live with us and respect our ways, or return to the Ruins and never come back. You cannot live with a paw in each world,”

Ardere frowns, “So...if I accept, that means I have to cut contact with my family,” she frowns, “I understand respecting your ways, but not being able to see my parents, to see my littermates…”

“Of course not,” Bishop Blizzardstorm gently responded, giving Voleclaw a glare, “All we ask that when you did visit them it will be on your own time,” at this, a cool breeze stirred the undergrowth, ruffling Ardere’s fur. She shivers, not with the cold, but with excitement at the possibility that was opening up. But she stills, frowning as she turns to Fuligo, “Are you wondering if its worth it? The price you may pay?” Ardere turns her gaze to Bishop Blizzardsstorm who was staring at her sadly, “Thundergrowth may not be able to offer you easy food or warmth. When Nixames comes and wails, nights in the Strath can be cruel. Thundergrowth will demand great loyalty and hard work. You will be expected to protect them with your life if necessary. While it is against our code to kill in battle, any fight poses the risk of death. Things are out of our control and if Lord Mourna calls you to walk with him to one of Lady Nocta’s Startrail,” she shakes her head, voice cracking at this, “Nothing can stop that. But...if you like to have at least a taste, a trial run to say,” Bishop Blizzardstorm looked at her for a long moment, “Two cats will be here tomorrow, at sunhigh,”

Ardere nodded her head, mouth dry as she watches Bishop Blizzardstorm give a a low signal- a flick of her tail- and in a single movement the three cats turned and disappeared into the undergrowth. Blinking, Ardere turns to Fuligo before she shakes her head and helps him up, allowing him to lean against her side, the two of them turning, heading back to the Coalition. But as she did so, she felt a strange sensation inside her, pulsing with each step she took, trying to tug her back into the depths of the Strath.

[eggfeather]

voleclaw

[random-art-stufffff]

The challenge sweeping the warriors fandom…just no Crowfeather. Not because I couldn’t decide on Crow’s design….but seriously though Voleclaw is technically a gray cat with blue eyes. The one who’s Hailstar and Echomist’s child from Crookedstar’s Promise. However everyone here is just AU designs 😌

Gave bgs since I spent four days on and off on this…life has been a messy whirlwind for me. Hopefully things will improve! Also starting the Voleclaw hashtag 👀

[skyscratch-wc]

DUCKWING [Voleclaw] - RiverClan Protector

They/Them

Name Significance: Their mother loved ducks and wanted to name a kit after them. And then “-wing” for the fact that their fur wicks water away almost like duck feathers do

Ranks: Protector

Mentor: Creekshine

Apprentice: none

Parents: Hailstep, Echomist

Siblings: Beetlenose, Petaldust

Mate: none

Kits: none

Other Kin: Vixenleap, Iceclaw, Branchsnap (all their nieces/nephews)

[junoswarriorcatsdesigns]

Voleclaw

[leafpoolstanblog]

Riverclan-Y1-NL

Leadership Leader: Crookedstar (25 seasons). Black tom.  Deputy: Oakheart (25 seasons). Blue tabby tom.  Medicine Cat: Mudfur (33 seasons). Cinnamon shaded tom.

Warriors Cedarpelt (37 seasons). Chocolate tabby tom with a short tail.  Lakeshine (37 seasons). Blue-and-white tabby molly.  Ottersplash (33 seasons). Cream molly with white patches. (Apprentice: Whitepaw) Timberfur (33 seasons). Chocolate tom.  Shimmerpelt (33 seasons). Black molly.  Piketooth (33 seasons). Brown tabby tom.  Beetlenose (25 seasons). Lilac tom.  Petaldust (25 seasons). Lilac molly.  Voleclaw (25 seasons). Lilac tom.  Graypool (22 seasons). Cinnamon molly. Frogleap (20 seasons). Chocolate tabby tom with white patches.  Sunfish (20 seasons). Chocolate tabby molly with white patches.  Blackclaw (20 seasons). Brown tabby tom.  Skyheart (20 seasons). Black molly. (Apprentice: Mosspaw) Loudbelly (19 seasons). Red tom with white patches.  Reedtail (19 seasons). Red tom with white patches.  Sedgecreek (19 seasons). Chocolate tortoiseshell molly.  Leopardfur (19 seasons). Calico molly.  Mistyfoot (13 seasons). Blue tabby molly.  Stonefur (13 seasons). Brown tabby tom.  Silverstream (6 seasons). Black molly.  Vixenleap (6 seasons). Chocolate tabby molly.  Grasswhisker (6 seasons). Lilac tabby molly. Greenflower (4 seasons). Brown tabby molly with white paws. 

Apprentices Mosspaw (2 seasons). Calico molly. (Mentor: Skyheart) Whitepaw (2 seasons). Lilac tom. (Mentor: Ottersplash)

Elders Echomist (57 seasons). Lilac molly. Fallowtail (45 seasons). Cinnamon molly.

[ailurocide]

A five truths on Vaironeclaw?? I realllyyyyyy like that name and am verrryyyyy interested in this kitty just from their name

Vaironeclaw: Five Truths

i.

He is the eldest of his littermates. He takes his role as unofficial protector of his two hot-headed, unpredictable siblings very seriously.

ii.

He looks the most like his father.

iii.

Romance had never interested him… Not in the way it had with others his own age.

When he saw Perchpad mooning over pretty mollies at the Gatherings, or when he was asked to cover for Bassnose as he snuck out at night only to return smelling of snow and wool, or when Bleakwhisker would lean into Rippleclaw and appear as though all her worries melt away… It confused him. Even troubled him, at one point.

Romance had never interested him… Until Shoebillbelly returned, with new skills and new determination that lit a fire of admiration under his quicker-beating heart.

Once the feelings passed and settled, though, he was happy to leave it there… He had gotten a taste of it, and he wasn’t impressed - and he was okay with that.

iv.

For a short time, Vaironeclaw was set to be the Outpour’s successor after the line’s latest generation’s firstborn disappeared.

When he returned, having grown so much, all he felt was relief to slink back into the shadows and stretch out merely to watch and provide support.

v.

Word, both written and spoken, was never his strong suit. He learned this very early-on in his life, and even picked up Gesture in an attempt to express himself more comfortably - and never dropped it.

[dawnfinchh]

i made full "canon" allegiances for the start of fire and ice: google doc link

this is a part of a series im doing where i've made the full allegiances for the first book of every arc in order. now i'm making allegiances for other main series books

here is the masterpost for all the allegiances

"canon" is in quotations because a lot of this is guesswork about who logically would be around at that point in time, but aren't listed in the allegiances or mentioned in the book

this is mainly meant to be a resource for fanworks

general stuff that's still the same as last time:

wiki pages are linked to character's names

med cat = cleric

characters are listed by age. where there are no concrete ages, i make my best guess

tc is the only clan without a "kit" rank as all kits born into or taken into the clan have known parents

this is where things start to get pretty messy due to the sheer number of prequel cats i need to make decisions about, pretty much entirely in rc and sc. i'll provide insight into why the ones i have listed are still around as these prequel cats do just tend to randomly fall off the timeline with no explanation or canonical deaths

thunderclan:

cinderkit and brackenkit are listed as kits instead of apprentices bc they are not apprenticed until like 100 pages in

swiftpaw is still listed as an apprentice bc he is apprenticed in like the first chapter

ashkit, fernkit, and tulipkit are listed. elderkit is already dead and tulipkit dies this book

shadowclan:

they lose a LOT of cats from the previous allegiances due to their last mentioned appearances being at the end of yellowfang's secret and not a lot of them reappearing in exile from shadowclan or tigerclaw's fury

whitepaw/whitethroat - not mentioned until rising storm, but needs to be a warrior by then. i made him a kit in the itw allegiances and thus now he's an apprentice

applepaw/applefur and ratpaw/ratscar - not mentioned until tigerclaw's fury but need to be warriors by then. i made them kits in the itw allegiances and thus they are now apprentices

brightflower, crowtail, archeye, featherstorm, hollyflower - alive and rejoined shadowclan's camps at the end of exile from shadowclan

volewhisper - alive and rejoined shadowclan's camp at the end of exile from shadowclan, but specifically needs to die before blackfoot returns due to continuity issues with blackfoot's reckoning

ashheart - not mentioned or listed in tpb, but alive bc she needs to make semi-canon kits with cinderfur in rising storm

scorchwind - not mentioned or listed in tpb, but alive bc he needs to make rowanstar and cedarheart with darkflower

rowanberry, deerfoot, flintfang, and fernshade - are in tigerclaw's fury

wolfstep - is mentioned to still be alive when tigerclaw first comes to shadowclan in blackfoot's reckoning

riverclan:

mistyfoot - reedwhisker is not listed because i've gone with the timeline given in tnp for him. mistyfoot's other kits are listed

mosspelt - listed as a warrior instead of an expecting queen as her and silverstream's kits need to be close enough in age for her to feed/foster them, and graystripe and silverstream haven't even met yet

mallowtail and birdsong - they are still around after shadepelt and heavystep receive their full names

frogleap - he dies later

grasswhisker, shimmerpelt, lakeshine, cedarpelt, piketooth, and timberfur - mentioned to be alive after the flood that kills frogleap

beetlenose, ottersplash, sedgecreek, voleclaw, and vixenleap - mentioned to join tigerclan and/or lionclan, so they are safe for the entirely of tpb

rippleclaw and emberdawn - are at nightpelt's first gathering as a leader

skyheart and reedtail - need to make kits together in mothwing's secret, so they are safe for the entirety of tpb

windclan:

thrushwing - again, the canonnity of her character is questionable, but windclan needs more she-cats. there's also an unnamed non-morningflower tortoiseshell mentioned a couple times and i think she works fine to fill in that vague role

morningflower - the way that she and gorsekit are described make it sound like she gave birth like the day before fireheart and graystripe showed up, so she is tagged with (expecting kits)

tawnykit/tawnyfur - an apprentice in rising storm and a warrior in a dangerous path, so she is likely a kit around this time

eaglekit (ashfoot's kit) - not listed bc i think they have died

elders - there are about 5 unnamed elders described while windclan is crossing the road. the only specific elders that have strong cases to be around are crowfur (he is in a forest of secrets) and cloudrunner (he is gorsepaw's father)

i have them listed under rogues and loners, but sometime during this book it's likely that stagleap and sorrelshine rejoin windclan after the clan returns to their territory

cats outside clans:

shadowclan exiles get their own group

stagleap (wc) and sorrelshine are listed here

princess is listed as (expecting kits) as cloudtail has not been born yet

[redux-iterum]

Charred Legacy Allegiances: RiverClan

Leader - Crookedstar - warm brown tabby and white tom with a twisted jaw and green eyes

Deputy - Oakclaw - reddish-brown tabby tom with amber eyes (Oakheart) Apprentice - Burdockpaw

Seer - Mudcloud - dark brown blotchy tabby and white tom with gold eyes (Mudfur)

Matriarch - Duckflower - brown tabby and white molly with green eyes (Greenflower)

Warriors Pikefang - brown tabby and white tom with orange eyes (Piketooth)

Lavenderflower - gray tabby and white molly with yellow-green eyes (Lilystem)

Swallowwing - dark brown tabby and white molly with odd eyes (Softwing)

Voleclaw - small gray-brown tom with white markings and bright green eyes

Pansyheart - pale gray tortoiseshell and white molly with sage green eyes (Petaldust)

Reedtail - golden-brown and white splotchy tabby tom with vibrant copper eyes

Leoparddawn - brown and ginger rosetted caliby with gold eyes (Leopardfur)

Dawnheart - warm gray and white molly with green eyes (Skyheart)

Blackclaw - black tom with a white chin and orange eyes

Mistfoot - blue-gray molly with amber eyes (Mistyfoot) Apprentice - Grasspaw

Stonefur - light blue-gray tom with gold eyes Apprentice - Rookpaw

Emberdawn - tortoiseshell and white molly with bright green eyes

Brightstream - ginger and white molly with light amber eyes (Dawnbright)

Mallowtail - cream and white molly with dark amber eyes

Privetclaw - black and white tom with green eyes (Whiteclaw)

Shadepelt - black molly with copper eyes

Apprentices Grasspaw - brown and white tabby jack with green eyes

Rookpaw - black tom with a white marking on his chest and copper eyes (Reedpaw)

Burdockpaw - blue-gray tom with amber eyes (Pikepaw)

Queens Mosspelt - pale brown tortoiseshell and white molly with mossy eyes

Kits Emberdawn and Reedtail’s kit Hawkerkit - dark blue-gray tabby tom with white markings (Ripplekit)

Mosspelt’s litter Plumkit - ginger and white tom (Pouncekit) Dapplekit - dappled gray tabby molly with white markings

Orphaned litter (fostered by Mosspelt) Stormkit - long-furred gray tom with white markings Mintkit - large silver tabby and white molly with gray stripes (Featherkit)

Elders Cypresspelt - brown tabby and white tom with a short tail and pale green eyes (Cedarpelt)

Graypath - dark gray molly with yellow eyes (Graypool)

Sleetstream - long-furred mottled gray and white molly with mossy eyes (Lakeshine)

[amber-tortoiseshell]

for the warriors genetics game, how about echomist and her descendants? the she's described as as "tipped with white, giving her a soft, cloudy appearance", which i always assumed was their attempt at describing some sort of silver/smoke.

Yeah, they were probably going for a silver cat, something like this:

(She's mentioned to be longhaired and "pale".)

And what the hell, let's give it to them, make Echomist a silver tabby - but tortoiseshell, because her daughter Petaldust is a tortie, and tortoiseshell on a longhaired silver is often hardly visible anyway. So:

Echomist is a black tortoiseshell silver spotted tabby

Her descendants (at the moment - i don't have most of early RiverClan figured out, so it's possible i'll change a few things when i properly set this part up):

Petaldust is blue tortoiseshell smoke,

Voleclaw is blue,

Beetlenose is black

Vixenleap is black

Grasswhisker is black mackerel tabby

Whiteclaw is black tabby with white

Echomist and Hailstar's kits: Petaldust, Voleclaw, Beetlenose. The whole family is longhaired in my head.

Beetlenose and Sunfish's kits: Vixenleap, Grasswhisker and Whiteclaw.

(warrior cats genetics ask game)

[the-determined-sparks-au]

I am really going with the allegiances this time. Voleclaw of Riverclan and Thistleclaw of thunderclan have switch places, now Voleclaw is the son of Swirlflight (Windflight) and Poppydawn, brother to Rosetail and Oakpaw while Thistleclaw is the son of Hailfall and brother to Petaldust and Beetlenose, mate to Snowgale who was formerly a Thundergrowth cat

And Haddockbounce. He now has a sister name Sweetlily, who is his Attendant

Like seriously people I’m taking inspiration from @twilights-800-cats

[wc-confessions]

I love background characters in Warriors infinitely more than any main character (barring Firestar, though that’s just the nostalgia talking). The sheer amount of shit the main cats go through, the mistakes they make, all of it is inconsequential. Nobody’s ever ‘in character’ for more than a book before they have a wild personality change, and it’s hard to really appreciate any one cat because of it. That’s why I latch onto cats like Mottlepaw and Beetlenose + Petaldust + Voleclaw. Enough of their personality is shown that I can headcanon my way to adoring them, but not so much that the Erins inevitably fuck them up.

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[bonefall]

Bonefall TNP: Allegiances

For @stickysodaz who asked about it and I'm still working on the main notes, so, a gift!

This is the rough draft list for the cats alive at the exact moment that TNP opens up. If I missed anyone, you guys lemmie know all right?

(And a gentle wink that I can be convinced into saving dead characters or going in interesting new directions for them if you've got a cool suggestion, ESPECIALLY in the Clans that aren't ThunderClan.)

Also as a side note; dividing up the warriors into 3 further ranks is super super helpful for making a large Clan look smaller.

Also also also this may change in the future when I really jam my paws into reworking the family tree for other Clans at this point; ESPECIALLY for Shadow and River. So just super-duper keep it in mind this is a roughie.

BONEFALL TNP: MIDNIGHT

ThunderClan

Leadership

Leader: Firestar Deputy: Graystripe Cleric: Cinderpelt + Leafstripe

Elders (Rank above warriors.)

Speckletail Dappletail Frostfur Longtail (Ex-Deputy)

Senior Warriors (At least 4 years AND has had or is training an apprentice.)

Mousefur + Shrewpaw Goldenflower + Squirrelpaw Dustpelt Sandstorm + Sorrelpaw (Training delayed due to injury) Cricketclaw

Warriors (not considered senior yet, either through young age or lack of mentorship experience)

Willowpelt Brackenfur + Whitepaw Thornclaw + Spiderpaw Brightheart Cloudtail Ferncloud (Kits: Birchkit, Hollykit, Larchkit.) Elderberry Young Warriors (Around 2 years or less; ineligible for mentorship due to age or inexperience)

Brambleclaw Ashfur Rainwhisker Sootfur

(Closing note jumble: Dustpelt was the mentor of Rainwhisker. Cloudtail was the mentor of Ashfur. Sootfur's training was completed by Cricketclaw after Longtail's blinding. Whitepaw is deaf. Sorrelpaw has epilepsy. Squirrelpaw has failed two assessments.)

RiverClan (click for family tree)

As you may know from how I've spoken about the thesis of Bonefall TNP, and the redux, The Tiger in RiverClan, RiverClan being politically divided is a massive plot point. I've decided to mark a cat's political leaning with T for Thistle Law, X for Traditionalism, and F for Fire Alone.

Leadership

Leader: Leopardstar T Deputy: Mistyfoot X Cleric: Mudfur F + Mothwing

Elders (Rank above warriors.)

Ivytuft T Loudbelly F Voleclaw T Dawnbright X

Senior Warriors (At least 4 years AND has had or is training an apprentice.)

Carpwhisker X (Kit save! Sister of Leopardstar) Blackclaw T + Pinepaw Skyheart T (Is pregnant right now) Reedtail T + Volepaw Sedgecreek F Duckfur X Warriors (not considered senior yet, either through young age or lack of mentorship experience) Frogleap F Mosspelt F (Kits: Stonekit and Willowkit) Dawnflower F Greenflower T + Duskpaw Shadepelt X (Kits: Pouncekit and Graykit, soon to be apprenticed) Heavystep T + Splashpaw Grasswhisker X Vixenleap T + Icepaw

Young Warriors (Around 2 years or less; ineligible for mentorship due to age or inexperience)

Feathertail F Stormfur F Hawkfrost T Beechfur X Swallowtail X Reedwhisker X (Training endlessly delayed because of the horrors, older than Feather and Storm)

(Closing note jumble: Note how Leopardstar is not assigning apprentices to Fire Alone cats. Loudbelly is diabetic.)

ShadowClan

Leadership

Leader: Blackstar Deputy: Russetfur Cleric: Littlecloud

Elders (Rank above warriors.)

Runningnose Wildfur Boulder

Senior Warriors (At least 4 years AND has had or is training an apprentice.)

Ratscar Tangleburr + Kinkpaw Wolfstep Fernshade Oakfur + Smokepaw Whitewater

Warriors (not considered senior yet, either through young age or lack of mentorship experience)

Stumptail Dawncloud Wetfoot Nightwhisper Tallpoppy (Kits: Marshkit, Toadkit, Applekit) Rowanclaw + Talonpaw Volewhisper Nightwing + Snakepaw

Young Warriors (Around 2 years or less; ineligible for mentorship due to age or inexperience)

Cedarheart Tawnypelt Snowbird

(Closing note jumble: This Clan skews young because of Runningnose's plague stunt back in TPB. Snake, Smoke, and Talon are all unrelated.)

WindClan

Leadership

Leader: Tallstar Deputy: Mudclaw Cleric: Barkface

Elders (Rank above warriors.)

Oatwhisker Stagleap Rushtail

Senior Warriors (At least 4 years AND has had or is training an apprentice.)

Ashfoot Darkfoot Torear + Owlpaw Morningflower + Brushpaw (Ex-BloodClan) Onewhisker Robinflight + Thistlepaw Whiskernose Thrushwing (Kits: Leafkit, Dewkit)

Warriors (not considered senior yet, either through young age or lack of mentorship experience)

Whitetail Flytail (Dragged down from another litter) Webfoot + Snappaw (Ex-BloodClan) Runningbrook Nightcloud + Weaselpaw

Young Warriors (Around 2 years or less; ineligible for mentorship due to age or inexperience)

Crowfoot Gorsetail Willowclaw

(Closing note jumble: Like ShadowClan, this Clan skews young. They're just now really starting to recover from the WindClan Massacre of TPB.)

BloodClan

Leadership

Leader: Claw Subordinate: Fury Head Solver: Bailey

Traders (Interact with Clan cats on a regular basis)

Scourge (Ex-leader, spends a lot of time in ThunderClan) Brushpaw (Formerly Leo, joining WindClan) Snappaw (Formerly Snapper, joining WindClan) Snipe Jag (Formerly Jaggedtooth) Cody

Problems (Similar to Warriors)

Melody Willie Minty (Kits: Snowflake, Cloudy, Sniff, Icicle) Tess Ice

Solvers (Cats who do intellectual work)

Brick (Formerly head solver) Gremlin (Kits: Honeysuckle) Pounce Snake (Loose retirement; injuries from battle) Coal

(Closing note jumble: BloodClan sending aid completely replaces Cody's time in ThunderClan; she has been reduced to a cameo. Brushpaw and Snappaw are adult apprentices; Snapper has been woman-beamed.)

Others

Barn Cats

Barley Junior (Barley Senior peacefully passed away just a month ago.) Ravenpaw Violet Junior

Cats living elsewhere

Smoke Darkkit Millie

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Voleclaw (2014)

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Echomistcharic [left] // Gender related to Echomist from Warriors

Echosnoutcharic [middle] // Gender related to Echosnout from Warriors

Echosongcharic [right] // Gender related to Echosong from Warriors

Art by @/cloudtail

Echomist is a long-haired pale grey she-cat. She currently resides in Starclan, previously being a Riverclan warrior. She was the mate of Hailstar and mother of Petaldust, Voleclaw, and Beetlenose, as well as the mentor of Mistystar.

Echosnout is a black-and-white she-cat. She currently resides in Starclan, formerly being a Riverclan medicine cat under Volestar and the former mentor of Cloudberry. She notably was against the idea of Goosefeather becoming a medicine cat apprentice at 4 moons old.

Echosong is a silver-grey tabby she-cat with a white chest, green eyes, and a nicked ear. She currently resides in Starclan, dying due to an infected wound, formerly being a Skyclan medicine cat under Firestar and Leafstar. She joined Skyclan after learning her odd dreams were messages from Starclan, learning herbs from Sandstorm before going on to train both Frecklewish and Fidgetflake.