TADC AU - Warrior CatsĀ Part 1
7 Moons at time of death (7 months)
Ā Oddkit - Oddpaw - Chatterstar
Obsessed with bugs, especially bees
His father died when he was just a kit
When Oddpaw arrived in Starclan, his father was able grant him access to the Dream Realm. Oddpaw was able to create to his hearts content.Ā
Showclan was created by Oddpaw and he guided sleeping cats to Showclan so that they would be his friends.Ā
Oddpaw took over the Dream Realm and locked out the rest of Starclan.Ā
Many sleeping cats would pass through the Dream Realm and would come across Showclan, but theyād always leave when they woke up.Ā
He found his fatherās old friends. When they slept he brought them to Showclan. When they tried leaving, Oddpaw panicked and created a barrier so they're souls couldn't leave. This came with unintended consequences for their bodies.Ā
Without a soul, the bodies of these cats are left in a state of auto-pilot. They are more likely to be killed if they are warriors as theyāre unable to perform their duties to the best of their abilities.Ā
When a body dies while the soul is in the Dream Realm, the soul tries going to Starclan and when it finds its unable to, a process of corruption happens that leaves the soul as dead as the body. The dead souls still wander around but are aggressive to other souls, so Oddpaw not knowing what to do, created the Dark Place.Ā
The Dark Place is where these corrupted souls reside.Ā
There are currently 6 resident souls in Showclan.Ā
28 Moons (2 years 4 months)
Cleverkit - Cleverpaw - Cleverclaw
Born with exceptional intelligence and a knack for inventing using the natural elements
Was lined up to be deputy like his father. The role was ingrained into him since kithood.
His brothers birth derailed these plans. After all a deputy role needed a cats full attention and Cleverclaw was needed to care for Oddpaw, since Goldennose was becoming sicker.
Cleverclawās little brother was born blind. Having a substantial disability like blindness is pressure on the family to care for the afflicted cat. Clever claw being an older brother, was forced by his father, Goldennose, to care for Oddpaw. It didnāt help that his father was dying and his mother had left when Oddpaw was born.Ā
Cleverclaw blamed his little brother for their mother leaving. It was easier to blame Oddpaw than step up to the responsibility.Ā
Cleverclawās accomplishments were overshadowed by Oddpaw. He was expected to celebrate when Oddpaw performed normal cat behavior where as his large contributions to the clan went unnoticed.Ā
A two-leg group started a forest fire which was spreading to the clan boundary. Oddpaw wandered off. Cleverclaw out of necessity and the fact that he would be persecuted by the clan as Oddpawās only remaining family, went after him.Ā
Oddpaw was trapped under a tree and his mewing was growing quieter. He was alive but if Cleverclaw didnāt do something he would die.Ā
Cleverclaw halfheartedly tried lifting the tree, once his paws were scraped up and covered in ash, he rubbed them all over his body. And then he left.Ā
63 Moons at time of death (5 years 3 months)
Sweetkit - Sweetpaw - Sweetbug
Sweetbug always wanted to help people. Being a Medicine Cat was her dream. She became mates with Boldstroke during her apprenticeship. Sheād never had thoughts of kits until meeting Boldstroke and now her dream seemed more like a shackle. A shackle sheād worked so hard to obtain.
When her nephew was born, it was one of the best things to happen to her and Boldstroke. She was an auntie and she adored her nephew Cleverclaw. Her and Boldstroke would babysit Cleverclaw while Goldennose and his wife were out on patrol.Ā
Oddpaws birth and the departure of Goldennoseās wife left an aching hole in the family. Oddpaws disability was monumental and he needed constant care. When Goldennose could not care for him, her and Boldstroke took over.
Sweetbug was devastated when Cleverclaw came back with the news that Oddpaw was dead.Ā
Oddpawās death affected her husband Boldstroke deeply. Boldstroke started experiencing memory problems.Ā
Sweetbug promised to be there for both her husband and her nephew Cleverclaw. But one was internally suffering and one was drifting away. The little family she had was breaking before her eyes.Ā
Her dreams were normally prophetic or messages from Starclan being her clanās medicine cat. But the dreams she was experiencing now were crazy and nonsensical. Until one day she could make sense of what she was seeing and experiencing. Her husband and her friends Cloudpelt, Stealthsound Swiftpaw and Possumtail were all grouped in front of a large tent.Ā
76 Moons (6 years 4 months)
Boldkit - Boldpaw - Boldstroke
The loss of his nephew Oddpaw was tragically what started his memory problems. He tried so hard to be there for his wife Sweetbug. The pain of losing Oddpaw, of failing his brother was just too much to bear. To cope Boldstroke retreated into his mind.Ā
Boldstroke and Sweetbug were not alone in their grief. While Cleverclaw was pulling away, Goldennoseās old group of friends remained by their side. The two of them grew closer with the group, bonded over grief.Ā
The first few visits into the Dream Realm were confusing for him. And once he woke up, his adventures in the Dream Realm were unable to be remembered.Ā
Once his soul was trapped in Showclan, the Dream Realm became his life. Being an old cat whoād already lived his warrior life, going on Chatterstarās adventures was actually quite enjoyable. Not to mention that achy old bones didnāt exist in the Dream Realm.Ā
It was startling when Stealthsound succumbed to corruption after their body drowned. It was an instant change. Her Dream Realm counterpart became dark, almost black in colour. She tried to attack Possumtail and Chatterstar moved her somewhere where she couldnāt hurt anyone.Ā
The others followed soon after until it was just him and Sweetbug left. And then Sweetbug was gone too. Boldstroke was well and truly aloneĀ
And then she showed up. It had to be some kind of sick joke that her name was similar to hers. But Boldstroke couldnāt care less. He latched onto her companionship and Clung to her. If he closed his eyes, he could imagine she was a gift Sweetbug left for him.Ā