Let’s play a game!
It’s called-- is it hard to be Flamepaw?
We’ll start by writing down all of the living kin to Firestar in Thunderclan. And let’s highlight all the characters that did something legendary!
--Sparkpelt (granddaughter to Firestar) --> helped in finding Twigbranch and Violetshine
--Alderheart (grandson to Firestar) --> found Twigbranch and Violetshine
--Squirrelflight (daughter to Firestar) --> found the lake territory
--Lionblaze (grandson to Firestar) --> part of the power of three
--Jayfeather (grandson to Firestar) --> part of the power of three
--Fernsong (great-grandson to Firestar)
--Finchwing (great-granddaughter to Firestar)
--Cloudtail (nephew to Firestar)
--Dewnose (grandnephew to Firestar)
--Whitewing (grandniece to Firestar)
--Ivypool (great-grandniece to Firestar) -- fought in the Dark Forest
--Thriftear (great-great-grandniece to Firestar)
--Flipclaw (great-great grandnephew to Firestar)
--Leafshade (great-grandniece to Firestar)
--Honeyfur (great-grandniece to Firestar)
--Hollytuft (great-granddaughter to Firestar)
--Sorrelstripe (great-granddaughter to Firestar)
--Spotfur (great-granddaughter to Firestar)
--Bayshine (great-great-grandson to Firestar)
--Myrtlebloom (great-great-granddaughter to Firestar)
--Stemkit (great-great-grandson to Firestar)
--Graykit (great-great-grandson to Firestar)
--Bristlekit (great-great-granddaughter to Firestar)
--Flamepaw (great-grandson to Firestar)
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Now let’s look at who remains!
--Bramblestar --> leader, found the lake territories
--Birchfall
--Mousewhisker
--Poppyfrost
--Daisy
--Bumblestripe
--Cherryfall --> helped in finding Twigbranch and Violetshine
--Molewhisker --> helped in finding Twigbranch and Violetshine
--Cinderheart
--Blossomfall --> trained in the Dark Forest
--Eaglewing
--Thornclaw
--Stormcloud
--Twigbranch --> Skyclan blood, believed to have been part of a prophecy
--Finleap
--Shellfur
--Plumstone
--Brightheart
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Well, that is still a lot! But let’s calculate that
Kin to Firestar = 24 / 42 --> 57%
Not kin / kin only through mate = 18 / 42 --> 43%
Of course there are still many kin to Firestar outside of Thunderclan or recently deceased.
Maybe cats are a bit hard on him, maybe it’s all in Flamepaw’s head. What can be taken from this, and what we all know,
is that they need so many more cats from outside to join their Clan because so many of these ‘kin’ are also mates with each other











