The Kin

The Kin was Darktail's group of rogues and Clan cats that plotted to take over the Clans.
==Description==
:The Kin was a band of rogues who did not believe in the warrior code and were not considered a Clan. They appeared to have no medicine cat but knew several herbs and their uses. They were ruthless and attempted to copy the Clans' ways of life. They lived near the ShadowClan border, and while they were close to the Clans, their way of life was vastly different. They lived off fear, and only the strongest cats could survive. Weakness was not tolerated in any way, and those they considered weak did not last long. The Kin later merged with ShadowClan.
===Camp===
:After driving SkyClan out of their territory, Darktail and his rogues lived in the gorge for several moons. When Alderpaw's patrol to find SkyClan returned to the lake territories, they were unknowingly followed by Darktail's group, who took up residence near the border. They later overran ShadowClan, taking over their camp, just as they did SkyClan's.
==History==
===In the A Vision of Shadows arc===
====The Apprentice's Quest====
:While Alderpaw, Molewhisker, Sparkpaw, Cherryfall, and Needlepaw are on a patrol in search of SkyClan when they discover Darktail's group residing in SkyClan's home. The patrol is brought back to camp, unaware that they are not SkyClan. After the arrival of the Clan cats, the hunters come back and let Darktail chose a plump pigeon from the line of prey. The rest of the group begins to fight for the prey, shoving the weaker cats away. The patrol watches, horrified, but Needlepaw joins in and fights for a mouse.
:Sparkpaw confronts Darktail over what they are doing and provokes him, causing him to growl at her. Molewhisker leads her away and Alderpaw is shocked that the SkyClan cats have become so ruthless and strayed so far from the warrior code. Cherryfall suspects that they are not the cats that Alderpaw thought they were and thinks they should just go back home. Alderpaw runs into a former SkyClan warrior named Mistfeather, and discovers the truth about the group. Darktail comes across Alderpaw during his conversation with Mistfeather, killing the gray loner. Alderpaw and his friends are taken as prisoners, but manage to sneak out of the camp during the night time, fleeing back to the Clans.
====Thunder and Shadow====
:Darktail and his rogues attack a WindClan patrol, causing Furzepelt to die, and Onestar to lose a life. Alderpaw considers the rogue group all traveling to the lake from the gorge. Later on, Needlepaw takes Violetkit to meet Darktail, with Sleekpaw, and there they scorn the Clans' way of life. After Needlepaw convinces Violetkit to go tell Rain she cannot meet him, the kit is saved from an owl by the rogues, who allow her to stay the night in their camp. Violetkit is watched closely, but notices how the younger cats take interest in her, even asking what the rogues were like. After Rowanstar turns down some of the rogues, Needlepaw takes most of the apprentices, including Violetkit, and joins the group. Needletail renames herself, along with Sleekwhisker, with the former being interested in Rain. However, Rain and Darktail have a fight over the group leadership, resulting in the gray tom losing an eye. Shocked, Violetpaw leaves the group and rejoins ShadowClan. Darktail takes his rogues to the pine forest Clan, fights Rowanstar, and takes over the camp, forcing Rowanstar, Tigerheart, and Tawnypelt out.
====Shattered Sky====
:The Clans have allied together in order to defeat Darktail and his Kin. The Clans launch an attack on the former ShadowClan camp, and at first it seems like they are winning, but Onestar abandons the battle after Darktail tells him something. It is revealed the Kin has been recruiting more rogues, and some ShadowClan cats begin to disappear. Rain tries to kill Darktail for leadership as he lies injured, but dies instead at Darktail's claws, making the rogue tom more unfriendly to others and suspicious. At ThunderClan's camp, Rowanstar wants to attack the Kin and reclaim his land, but Bramblestar disagrees, due to his Clan's wounds.
:When Twigpaw tries to find her kin, Ivypool reminds her of the growing threat from the rogues, which means ThunderClan cannot risk sending warriors away. Later on, Darktail has convinced three kittypets, Loki, Zelda, and Max, to join his rogues, wanting all the fun and adventure from being a member of the Kin. He makes them say an oath of loyalty to his group, and assign them mentors. Soon after, Darktail and his Kin attack RiverClan, driving the RiverClan warriors away. Max gets killed in the battle, causing the remaining kittypets to not want to be Kin members anymore.
:The RiverClan warriors are badly injured, and some are dead. Darktail convinces them to stay, telling them they can never return if they leave. The Kin also manages to capture four RiverClan warriors: Brackenpelt, Mintfur, Icewing, and the RiverClan deputy Reedwhisker. Mothwing reveals Mistystar tried to get the bodies of the dead warriors for burial, but Raven caught her and threatened to kill the prisoners if she tried it again. The RiverClan medicine cat goes to collect her herbs, and gets them back from Needletail. It is revealed Dawnpelt has also gone missing, like Birchbark, Lioneye, and Mistcloud.
:Violetpaw slips up to Darktail that Needletail gave away their herbs, so he keeps her as a prisoner. At a Clan meeting in ThunderClan, Rowanstar declares the Clans have to attack the Kin, and gets the support of Bramblestar, who tells him they need to form a plan. Later on, Violetpaw takes the two elders, Ratscar and Oakfur, helping them escape from the Kin, and they go to ThunderClan for shelter. Violetpaw tries to drug Darktail and his close Kin, but fails, yet she escapes, even though Needletail is killed.
:During a clash between the prisoners and some warriors after long torment and starvation, the captured cats break free, and the Kin flees the RiverClan camp. The rogues go to ShadowClan, and Mistystar reclaims her camp and the prisoners. The Kin attacks WindClan in the dead of night, but are chased away, while Darktail swears revenge. Onestar tells Darktail's backstory, and then agrees to help chase away the rogues for good. In a final attempt to drive out the Kin, the rogues are driven from ShadowClan's camp, and down to the lake, where Onestar and Darktail meet in battle, while the other rogues are chased off. The battle ends in the deaths of the WindClan leader and the rogue leader. ShadowClan reclaims their camp, and with the rogues gone and Darktail dead, RiverClan settles back into the lake Clans.
====Darkest Night====
:At a Gathering, Rowanstar tells the cats that after the battle, Sleekwhisker, Spikefur, and Yarrowleaf left with what remains of Darktail's rogues.
====River of Fire====
:Yarrowleaf and Sleekwhisker return from the Kin, and inform the Clans that since Darktail's death, the Kin had since disbanded and were only looking out for themselves.
===In the A Starless Clan arc===
====Star====
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===In the Super Editions===
====Onestar's Confession====
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====Hawkwing's Journey====
:Darktail first meets Hawkwing while the SkyClan warrior is out of camp. The two talk, and Hawkwing offers to bring Darktail back to camp, possibly to stay with SkyClan. Rogues start appearing more often in SkyClan's territory, causing fear. Later on, the white tom brings Rain, a member of his group, to the camp. Several cats are wary of the two cats but do not hesitate to welcome them both. Hawkwing wakes up to the rustling of branches and leaves the den to investigate. He smells the scent of foreign cats, and is shocked as rogues begin to attack the cats.
:During the battle, Darktail betrays SkyClan, revealing himself as the leader of the rogue groups who ambushed SkyClan. This vicious assault on SkyClan and its members results in the death of many cats, including Sharpclaw, SkyClan's deputy. SkyClan is driven from their camp, and Darktail's group of rogues take over.
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==See also==
*Darktail
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==Notes and references==
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