Lore

# ***PROLOGUE***

## **THE BEGINNING**

Before there was anything, there was nothing, and before there was nothing.. There were monsters. Beings made of feathers that had the capability of flight that terrorized what could be hope, shattered, helpless.

*Nothing.*

Then arose four voices, fighting for justice. These voices, connected to powerful beings were named the creators. They named the monsters 'Owls,' and banished them from their home. The creators named themselves as Sparrow, Jay, Raven, and Finch. The others loved them, it was then decided that those who wanted to follow one the creators, would become their family. A clan.

The creators argued, and finally settled on creating one big clan, which they named 'OwlClan' after their success in defeating those wretched creatures, and all was well for many seasons. The cats adapted to their territory by evolving to have flat faces like the owls, they leaped at their prey. Most cats of OwlClan would evolve to be just like the creatures they hated the most.

This made the creators angry, they banished those who wanted to follow the Owls, and a great war broke out. OwlClan had become corrupted, many cats died. Until, cats became sick. Kittens were becoming mutated with different physical features, those who looked the same as the other were classified into a group.

The **Sparrows**, **Crows**, and **Finches**.

It was then the four creatures split into three groups, taking those who fit the qualifications to become a clan. Sparrow took the Sparrows to become **SparrowClan**, Raven and Jay took the Crows to become **CrowClan** with split leadership between Raven and Jay. Finally, Finch took the Finches to become **FinchClan.** The four leaders traveled to find their clans a great home, and that's where they found the mountain. Atop the mountain, there was a cave. A cave full of crystals and a large lake, this was were they received nine lives to help lead their own clan.

There was peace, but it never lasts.
## **RAVEN AND JAY**

Seasons would pass, Ravenstar and Jaystar would stray further apart, moving their dens constantly away from each other, battles broke out with even the wittiest argument. One by one they lost their lives, seemingly abandoned by StarClan- their clanmates were afraid. They shunned them for fear that they would become the topic of their frequent arguments, the two leaders would no longer come out into the open. They sat in their dens and moped, not even taking a break to eat, sleep, or bathe themselves. It was then the cats of CrowClan wanted change, the deputy was too overwhelmed by stress so she confronted them both.

"If you cannot lead us, choose someone else. Or split CrowClan, for StarClan's sake."

So they split up, CrowClan- once a beautiful and thriving community turned into a sad swamp. Jaystar took the most beautiful cats, to become JayClan. As Ravenstar took the largest cats to become RavenClan. They split the territory, taking a seasons grace to make new camps. The old camp withered over time, and is no longer a happy home.

Even in present time, there is still bitterness between the two clans, take this as a lesson. Even though you enjoy each-others company, you need to split up for a while to reconnect with yourselves or you'll grow tired.

It was then FinchClan rose.
## **THE FINCHES PREY**

After the splitting of CrowClan, the FinchClan cats grew furious. They ignored the grace period and declared war upon the two clans, the growing numbers of FinchClan became a threat to JayClan and RavenClan as they fought, but the clans refused to merge. In a fit of rage, the FinchClanners broke into the heart of their territories, their camps. They began to murder and cannibalize the young, showing no mercy. No one was outraged in the FinchClan community by this, only their prey.

Moons later as the battle continued to rage on, SparrowClan grew distant from them. They refused to help, this angered the three clans but they didn't drag SparrowClan into the war. Finchstar decided that the only way to end it all was to light the forest aflame.

The mountain combust into beautiful, terrifying orange and yellow flames. Finchstar had endangered his clan, along with the other clans. He watched from StarClan's Grace with a grin on his face, as cats yowled in agony and had nowhere to run. When he grew tired of this entertainment he demanded that StarClan let it rain, but they did not listen. Realizing that his own clan was in danger, he screamed and cursed StarClan's name. The short tom-cat would cry out, but the cries of others did not follow. Thunder boomed across the sky, as the rain poured, taking Finchstar down with it.

The corrupted leader fell into the flames, and burned. New leadership arose, a leader that accepted Jaystar and Ravenstars choice of splitting CrowClan into two. Though Twigstar's clanmates are bitter towards JayClan and RavenClan, that doesn't mean he should be.

But FinchClan will always be brutal, no matter the leadership.
## **SPARROWS DISAPPOINTMENT**

The flames had almost burned the forest had it not been for StarClan's glorious rain. Sparrowstar would fight to collect his cats and bury the dead, it was unreasonable for Finchstar to do such a thing. The cats of SparrowClan wanted war, war on all the clans for letting the fire happen, but Sparrowstar denied. He cursed his clanmates for their bloodlust, marking his demise. This night, StarClan sent him a message.

"With the third sunrise, three lies they will offer you."

Sparrowstar was unsure of this, choosing to ignore this message. He decided to banish those who wanted war, but instead he was met with death. StarClan offered him another life, to try and stray his clanmates away from their bloodlust. So he accepted, he rose. Staring at his clanmates with disappointment, but instead of speaking, he left. He didn't dare look them in the eye as he exited camp.

The three remaining original leaders died off, and new ones took their place.

Milkstar lead JayClan, Snakestar lead RavenClan, and Bronzestar lead SparrowClan after Sparrowstars abandonment.

# ***OLD SMALLPAWS***

## **THE WEASELS CURSE**

Twigstar had worked hard for his clan to recover from Finchstar's reign. When the chaos was finally over, Finchstar's mate Weaselfang bore his kits. Terrified for what they might become, he murdered them, making sure no one else but the medicine cat who helped him knew. Grief had overtaken the FinchClan camp for this loss, the kitless queen Weaselfang grew bitter towards her leader. Receiving the deputy position after the previous died, not because of her honor, but pity.

Seasons would pass, and she would eventually find out. Using her fang she would stab cats in the neck, leaving her victims to bleed out. She used this to her advantage and took over FinchClan, any cats who would defile her to face her wrath. Her plans failed, and her motives died out. She raised herself to the peak, being spoken to the spirits of the founders before she decided to light the forest a flame like her lover once did. She took a stick to some glowy rock which sat upon the mountain and proceeded to run through every territory, watching the flames lick up everything in sight.

She would return to her camp and burn to a crisp, cursing FinchClan.