This story contains (in lieu of ao3-style tags): original warriors characters, found family, fluff, canon-typical behavior, canon-typical violence, LGBT+ characters (like... a lot of them), polyamory, disabled characters, ableism, emotional/psychological abuse, emotional manipulation, religious crisis, happy ending
SHADOWCLAN:
Leader
Berrystar - heavyset black-and-white molly with a limp in one hind leg, resulting from a deep scar down her side.
Deputy
Briarstreak - aged, long-furred brown tabby molly with blind white eyes.
Medicine Cat
Ambereye - golden-brown tabby tom with thin fur and amber eyes.
Apprentice, Frogpaw
Warriors
Acorntuft - thickset, mottled, light brown tom.
Birdsong - neat tortoiseshell-and-white nonbinary cat.
Weedwhisker - gray tabby molly with silvery-green eyes.
Grasseyes - white tom with gray speckles and emerald green eyes.
Apprentice, Pricklepaw
Shortleg - gray (with darker flecks) nonbinary cat with unusually short legs and one club hind paw.
Apprentice, Mothpaw
Meadowstripe - light silver tabby tom with dark stripes; trans.
Apprentice, Troutpaw
Puddlespots - dark brown mottled tom.
Ratpelt - wiry, long-legged brown tabby tom with piercing yellow eyes.
Apprentice, Specklepaw
Rapidfoot - small, quick gray-and-white tom.
Beechtail - black molly.
Apprentice, Fernpaw
Bravefeather - brown tabby tom.
Heavysong - thickset, dark tabby tom.
Apprentice, Smokepaw
Seedshade - golden-brown tabby molly.
Beelight - brownish-gray tabby molly.
Apprentices
Frogpaw - large, sleek-furred black molly with green eyes; trans.
Pricklepaw - small tortoiseshell-and-white molly.
Troutpaw - skinny, dark tortoiseshell molly with brown flecks.
Specklepaw - dappled brown tom.
Fernpaw - muscular, dark red molly with green eyes.
Smokepaw - silvery tabby tom with long fur and big, soft paws.
Mothpaw - long-furred ginger molly with white muzzle and paws; green eyes.
Queens
Smallheart - mottled gray molly with piercing blue eyes; expecting Puddlespots's kits.
Elders
Newtfur - light gray tom with thick, dark stripes and blue eyes.
Russetnose - dark ginger molly with yellow eyes.
Willowgaze - silver tabby tom with a white belly and tail tip.
Shiningeyes - tortoiseshell-and-white nonbinary cat with silver eyes.
THUNDERCLAN
Leader
Sedgestar - brown tabby nonbinary cat with a stub tail.
Deputy
Snailear - silver tabby molly with small, floppy ears.
Medicine Cat
Starlingfoot - blue-gray tabby tom.
Thornstep - thickset tabby with ragged fur.
Warriors
Silverleaf - silver tabby molly.
SKYCLAN
Leader
Sneezestar - muscular black tom.
Deputy
Mossytooth - fluffy black molly with unusually large teeth.
Medicine Cat
Cloudeye - white tom with a scar running from the top of his head, over one eye, and down his throat.
Apprentice, Lyrapaw - siamese molly with yellow eyes.
Warriors
Martysplash - gray molly.
RIVERCLAN
Leader
Dewstar - small silver molly with white belly and paws.
Deputy
Petalgaze - dilute tortoiseshell molly.
Medicine Cat
Breezedapple - gray tabby non-binary cat.
Apprentice, Rainpaw - large, round blue molly with blue eyes.
Warriors
Dapplecall - large, round, dappled brown nonbinary cat.
Queens
Creekfur - white molly with silver stripes and blue eyes. Mother of Mousekit, small brown tabby tom with piercing yellow eyes.
WINDCLAN
Leader
Runningstar - small, wiry gray molly.
Deputy
Plumwhisker - large, lithe dark blue-gray tabby tom with violet eyes.
Medicine Cat
Honeynose - golden molly; trans.
Apprentices
Shortpaw - small stone-gray molly with pale eyes.
MEDIATORS
Foxdance - muscular black tom with broad shoulders and friendly orange eyes.
CATS OUTSIDE THE CLANS
Flash - black-and-white molly.
Freckle - pinkish-gray (with darker flecks) molly.
A few general world building notes:
In this story, LGBT+ and polyamory are accepted and expected parts of Clan life. Medicine cats are not allowed to have mates, and cross-Clan relationships are still not allowed. I've marked out the cats that I've decided are trans already, but you are more than welcome to have your own additional trans headcanons as you wish. Troutpaw is also a trans tom, but hasn't come out yet at this point of the story.
Their lifespans are a bit closer to real life than they are in canon; most cats that make it to adulthood live to be 10+ years. A cat is considered a senior warrior around 9-10 years, and retires to the elders' den at around 12. It's not unusual for a cat to live to be 15 or older in this story. Due to the nature of feral cats, many warriors die before reaching senior warrior status.
This story takes place years in the future from where the books currently are. So yes, SkyClan is here, and yes, they still have funny kittypet names. Why? No real reason, other than that it amuses me. Call it legacy naming, if you must.
