#hackberrykit

[warriors-but-cats-die]

shadowclan — year three — greenleaf

DING DONG THE WITCH IS DEAD, BLACKSTAR FINALLY REPLACES BROKENSTAR.

he makes russetfur deputy.

cinderfur dies, and after the death of her mate, ashheart retires.

snakebriar graduates.

willowpaw becomes an apprentice, and blackstar decides he'll train him. cariboukit and orangekit die. i am very distressed because i quite like the name caribou.

firkit, hackberrykit, and yellowkit also die.

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shadowclan — year three — newleaf

whew boy this is a big one.

rowanclaw becomes a warrior.

cottonkit, hemlockkit, and leopardkit die.

quietwillow has ten kits. yes. ten. i'm listing them out ffs.

antlerkit, brown she-cat

aspenkit, orange tom with red spots

birchkit, large tom with pale eyes

cypresskit, very pale brown she-cat with darker spots

firkit, dappled tom with hazel eyes

hackberrykit, red tom

juniperkit, tabby she-cat

snowkit

sprucekit, cat with dark stripes and gold eyes

yellowkit, ginger blotched tom with hazel eyes

and poolcloud dies.

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riverclan — year twelve — newleaf

a wasting sickness afflicts the clans, and for reasons that will be explained there, rosestorm goes to thunderclan.

owlnose and yellowpaw die, yellowpaw presumably catching it from him.

rimekit, hackberrykit, and echokit also die.

birchpaw and pricklypaw are apprenticed to blizzardstep and sandclaw.

before the sickness hits, the clans also are hit by a great storm. during it, larchstorm has four kits, maplekit (mottled black tortoiseshell she-cat), gustkit (tom with white patches), galekit (spotted tom), and showerkit (black silver mackerel tabby tom with long fur). the kits are named after the storm.

(i'm aware this is how stormkit and oakkit are named in canon; that scene was very influential to my thoughts on how and why riverclan names cats.)