a basic (beginning) idea of what WindClan AU is
I have an idea of what WC AU will become farther down the line, but those are all spoilers, so I won’t be talking about those here. This is just a basic idea of the first few changes within the AU.
1. Jake decided to live in WindClan with Tallstar.
Obviously, it took a while before he was a trusted member (and some cats are still less than happy about there being a kittypet in their midst), but he eventually earned his warrior name, Russetstep. He’s admitted to Tallstar that he misses his old twoleg sometimes, but he can’t imagine going back.
2. Deadfoot isn’t deputy.
In fact, Deadfoot is in StarClan. I have nothing against Deadfoot personally, I just really wanted Jake/Russet to become deputy, and I felt that Tallstar would choose Deadfoot first. So, Deadfoot did become deputy (for a short while, at least), but ended up catching greencough (a few months after Firepaw and his siblings came to the Clan) and passed away. The deputy position was passed on to Russetstep, and despite the initial grumblings from some Clan members, he’s done well so far.
3. Firepaw, Kindlepaw, and Coalpaw.
Firepaw (Firestar), Kindlepaw (Princess), and Coalpaw (I just like the number 3, okay???) were found along the border during the dead of winter. It was actually Jake/Russet who found them on patrol, and, noticing that they were nine-week-old kits, he brought them back to WindClan and convinced Tallstar to let him keep them. Russet and Tall actually ended up becoming their adopted dads.
4. Adoptive moms??
Fire, Kindle, and Coal don’t actually have any adoptive moms... sort of. See, since they were nine weeks upon being found, they no longer needed any milk, and could eat solid foods. This meant there was no need for a queen to nurse them or baby them. There was, however, a need for someone to keep an eye on them, so that duty was taken up by all the queens in the nursery (plus some warriors; Spottedhare probably came the closest to being called "mom"). Fire, Kindle, and Coal just sort of... hopped nests. They picked who they wanted to sleep next to that night, then curled up in the nest and slept.
5. A ThunderClan change!
I decided that instead of Bluefur giving her kits away to become deputy, she would tell Sunstar of her fears about Thistleclaw. He was a bit resistant to it at first, but trusted Bluefur, and so kept a close eye on Thistleclaw. He came to the same conclusion as her; Thistleclaw would not make a good deputy. Instead, he made Bluefur deputy in spite of the fact she had kits, and Mistykit, Stonekit, and Mosskit stayed ThunderClan and became warriors (Mistycloud, Stoneskip, and Mossflower). They still don’t know about their father, though ;)
That’s pretty much all I can share for now without spoiling a bunch of stuff! I’ll see when I can next update...
side note; it’s 2am, i’ve got school tomorrow, and i’m so ridiculously nauseous from eating swedish fish :/