was Steadystone somehow gonna be named Steadystone back when Clouded Moon was a Warriors story? or was he gonna end up with a different name?
His name used to be Stoneheart! Because despite everything he went through, his heart could not be broken.
We decided to change it to Steadystone. Gets a similar point across and gives him a more unique name. He is a rock that other can count on, even if he is young.
Did Peachblossom have the same name in the original story, or is it new, and if so, what other characters have had their names changed besides the getting rid of star, paw, and kit.
ooh! Great question!
Orginally, Peachblossom didn't get a full name. She died as Peachpaw.
There are a lot of Field Colony names that changed because...*cough* YA BOI WAS BAD at coming up with names on the spot while writing our rp. Lmao
Hazelfur’s trait of giving cats bland names is just a byproduct of my own pre-teen self hastily creating characters.
For example, Meadowleap's original name was Freshheart and Clayfur was Dirtpath. A couple of names I regretted as soon as wrote it down but didn't change until we started writing animation episode scripts. Lol
Steadystone was originally Stoneheart. (because his heart cannot be broken) This change was more to service the lore and Spottedshadow's naming tendencies than it was about saving Stone from a bad name.
Dawnfrost also used to be named Dawnmist, and was Snap's original rp character. When Snap changed it, around the same time we were doing a bunch of changes and writing the original animation scripts, it was just such a perfect change. I'm sure I don't need to belabor the point, but the harsh, frosty exterior to Dawn's inner termoil was much better served by the name 'frost' rather than 'mist'. It's hard to imagine her name ever being anything else.
Wolfthorn's father, Brightscale, was also originally Brightspirit. This change was made even several years before we started rewriting stuff, to make his name a little less on the nose and (at the time) make it more warriors sounding. (It was also before there was a warrior cat of the same name put into the books as a tribute to a fan. Just another good reason to switch the name up)
Pool's sister Osprey, and her whole storyline, is all book original stuff! There's just been tons and tons of fine tuning over the years.
Several other characters have gotten name changes or adjustments, some of which would be spoilers for me to talk about, so that's where I'll leave ya'll at :)
How old is Steadystone, as of the end of Shifting Roots? If he’d only just started his training at the beginning of the book, he has to still be pretty young…
He is just a year old! He and Peach hit a growth spurt while Spotty and Golden were away.
His age and the expectations being thrust at him is a plot point we are holding into, so if you're worried about the poor lad...you should be! ^^;
