Four Clans Information

**Most information was written by Quill. Discord Restart canon was added by Shadow. The Crimson Guild War section was written by Jay Strun.**

This is all the information you need to know about Warriors: The Lost Stories. Use this information to further detail your roleplay and prevent any unnecessary mishaps.

You may ask questions if you are curious about something or do not understand a part.

## General information

The four Clans - TreeClan, FieldClan, MarshClan and CaveClan - are four warrior Clans living near the base of a mountain range and a medium-sized lake. They are named for the places they inhabit: trees, lakes, fields, and caves.

When these cats die, they become Wildwalkers, the spiritual guides of the clan cats. Powerful spirits can manipulate nature to form omens, and they can move between the spiritual realm and walking on the Earth.

TreeClan, FieldClan, MarshClan and CaveClan live far from most Twolegs and have little contact with them. The nearest Twolegplace is two days away from the TreeClan off-territory border, though there is a Twoleg Farm in the northernmost part of FieldClan's territory.

## Nightcough and Bitter Root

*Warriors: The Lost Stories* has the same herbs and diseases as the Warriors books. However, the roleplay has added a new disease and its antidote.

Nightcough is a violent disease that likely began in foxes. It causes a victim to feel intense pain and infamously cough up black blood for three days before killing the victim. The only cure is bitter root, the root of a plant with bright red petals. It must be eaten by the second day for it to be effective.

Navigate to the following page if you'd like to learn more about all of the herbs medicine cats use in our RP: Medicine.

## TreeClan

**TreeClan** is one of the four main Clans situated around Raven's Wing Lake. Its territory consists primarily of deciduous woodland. TreeClan cats are skillful trackers and stalkers.

### Attitudes towards the Other Clans

CaveClan - TreeClan doesn't have a border with CaveClan, so there aren't very many opportunities for fighting or much tension. As such, they're on okay terms.

MarshClan - TreeClan and MarshClan have a bloody history together. In the past, the two Clans fought a lot. MarshClan, many times, was the cause of many fights. Nowadays, they two Clans are at peace.

FieldClan - TreeClan are on usually friendly terms with their scrawny neighbors, most of the time. Since the Great Freeze, TreeClan and FieldClan have become closer to enemies than allies.

## FieldClan

**FieldClan** is one of the four main Clans situated around Raven's Wing Lake. Its territory consists primarily of moorland and large, empty fields. FieldClan cats are fast sprinters and generally lithe and slender.

### Attitudes towards the Other Clans

Generally, FieldClan is the nicest Clan. They don't go looking for trouble, or start fights they can't win. They have the same friendly attitude to all their neighbors; with a recent notable exception for TreeClan.

They are more likely to pick a fight with TreeClan than they are with CaveClan when food is scarce.

## MarshClan

**MarshClan** is one of the four main Clans situated around Raven's Wing Lake. MarshClan's territory consists primarily of the lake's shoreline. MarshClan cats are expert swimmers and adept fish-catchers.

### Attitudes towards the Other Clans

TreeClan - MarshClan and TreeClan have a scarred past. They often fought, and even raided each other's camps. They're at peace now but they don't like each other one bit. Ever since the fox battle, they've been especially suspicious that TreeClan and FieldClan forming an alliance.

CaveClan - MarshClan and CaveClan are on okay terms. MarshClan doesn't very much like the bigger, more intimidating cats that live in the rocks but there isn't any tension.

FieldClan - They don't share a border. They're perfectly fine with FieldClan and have had alliances with them in the past.

## CaveClan

**CaveClan** is one of the four main Clans situated around Raven's Wing Lake. CaveClan's territory consists primarily of coniferous forest and rocky foothills. CaveClan cats are closely-knit and generally larger than other Clan cats.

### Attitudes towards the Other Clans

TreeClan - They are at ease with each other. They have no border, so they don't really interact.

MarshClan - CaveClan thinks that the water-loving cats across the border are strange, and might be planning something. In the days when MarshClan was a war-mongering force, they weren't attacked much, but still, they aren't trusted.

FieldClan - They're on good terms with FieldClan, like every other Clan.

## Forum Canon

Warriors: The Lost Stories RP has a long history, which has been modified and organized into a canon by **Absent Answers**, **Quillfang**, **Shadow** and (recently) **Jay Strun**. Some of the actual roleplay has been changed, modified, or removed for many reasons, including the following:

* Clarity and cohesion.
* Things were stupid in 2014. Really, really, stupid.
* Unnecessary/unrealistic extra plots.
* Bad planning on the part of the roleplayers at the time, leading to poor story.
* We regret quite a bit of 2014.
* Have I mentioned 2014?

The new canon is one cohesive story that makes sense. The following is a summary of everything that happened.

### **Pre-Restart**

*The Pre-Restart is the original roleplay, from summer of 2013 to the early months of 2015. In those last months, Absent Answers and Leopard Spirits "restarted" the roleplay.*

### **The Shadowed Woods War**

[This event has been retconned with the change in Forestclan's lore (now Wildwalkers) and will be edited heavily to match the modern canon.]

*The Shadowed Woods War was the plot of 2013's summer, what older members of the forum occasionally allude to as "2013". Most of it occurred in TreeClan, although there was important roleplay in the other three Clans, the main plot was the fight against the Shadowed Woods and therefore only pertinent information will be included in this summary.*

In the middle of greenleaf, while out on a hunting patrol, Sagestar, Wildfire (the deputy), and Oakheart were out on a hunting patrol when they were ambushed by a group of twolegplace cats known as the Wolf-Pack, led by the fearsome rogue Shadow. TreeClan managed to fight them off when reinforcements from camp and a nearby hunting patrol joined the fight. Soon after, Darkstar of MarshClan, one of the most tyrannical leaders in Clan history, saw TreeClan's weakness and attacked. TreeClan fought back, but the Wildwalkers arrived suddenly to stop the fight. They demanded that the fighting stop so the Clans could focus on a larger threat that was coming.

Six moons later, two Twolegplace rogues named Dot and Fleck sneaked into TreeClan's territory and killed the warrior Oakheart, considered TreeClan's best warrior. After mourning Sagestar led her Clan to Twolegplace for revenge. Shadow was killed in the fight, and the Wolf-Pack disbanded. Shadow's spirit was sent to the Shadowed Woods.

One of the Wolf-Pack's rogues escaped and eventually joined MarshClan. This rogue, Dragon, found himself in a plot to depose Darkstar by some of MarshClan's own warriors. He helped the warriors, Heronsong, Firetree, and Darkstar's own son Brokenpaw, kill the war-mongering tyrant near the TreeClan border. Darkstar's spirit was sent to the Shadowed Woods.

A rogue named Monster came to TreeClan, and was forced to prove his loyalty. He killed the treacherous warrior Jaytalon who was planning to depose Sagestar and Wildfire with the help of the Shadowed Woods, and when the she-cat Astrid, Monster's former friend, came to TreeClan to try and use Monster for her own murderous intentions, he was forced to kill her as well. Astrid went to the Shadowed Woods.

Shadow, Darkstar, and Astrid found that all three of them had a similar hatred for the Clans, especially TreeClan, and decided to plan for vengeance. They began secretly recruiting Clan cats to fight for them. This would prove their undoing. They tried to recruit the TreeClan apprentices Brackenpaw and Applepaw. Applepaw had recently been badly injured, and Brackenpaw wanted her to heal. He agreed to train with the Shadowed Woods in return for their healing. When he discovered that they did not have the power to heal at all he defected, and was nearly killed by Darkstar. However he recovered and informed several TreeClan warriors - Wildfire, and his father Quillfang. A small group of TreeClan cats came together to combat the Shadowed Woods: Wildfire, Quillfang, Brackenpaw, Applepaw, Foxstrike, and Hawkstorm. Applepaw was training in the Shadowed Woods, and with her help they managed to thwart the Shadowed Woods on many occasions, and prepared for the coming war.

In one of the many Shadowed Woods attacks Flamestar was murdered and lost several lives at once. In a shocking moment of controversy, he revoked Rainsong's position as deputy and appointed Timberblaze, who then succeeded him as leader of CaveClan.

In the end, the Shadowed Woods felt that they were ready. They launched their invasion at the Four Stones, but the TreeClan warriors working against them had prepared the Clan, and managed to get the other three to send battle patrols to fight the Shadowed Woods. The battle was brutal, and the Wildwalkers themselves came down to help the fight. In the end Shadow, Astrid, and Darkstar were all destroyed. Wildfire and Foxstrike, among many others, fell in battle - but the Clans were saved, for now.

#### **Aftermath**

Shortly after the battle, Sagestar appointed the warrior Jayflight to be her deputy, much to the chagrin of some of her Clan, who wished for more experienced warriors such as Quillfang or Hawkstorm to be appointed. After several moons, Sagestar lost her ninth life in a bout of greenleaf, and Jaystar took over TreeClan. He made Quillfang his deputy.

A few moons after the battle, Cloverstar of MarshClan died and was succeeded by Spottedstar. She appointed Flameleaf to be her deputy.

Some time after the battle Flightstar of FieldClan died, and was succeeded by Cliffstar.

*Admin Note: The Shadowed Woods no longer exists as of the Discord Restart.*

### **The DarkClan War**

*The DarkClan war was the plot of Autumn/Winter of 2013, all of 2014, and very early 2015. This is the period that Absent and Quill have vastly re-imagined; it was a mess, and it's what Quill normally calls "2014". Much of it was redone or reexplained, as it was disorganized, disjointed, ill-planned, and just stupid. If you go back to the topics the 2014 roleplay took place in, little of that will actually be considered canon. (Pandakit, Brutalclaw, and Safarikit were all names that were used - and they were hardly the worst thing that happened).*

Many moons later, Darkstar's spirit emerged in secret to take one last shot at vengeance. He secretly possessed a young MarshClan kit, and his spirit lay in wait for moons until the tom was a warrior. The Clans were recovering well, until Darkfur recognized his father's spirit. He awoke it, and Darkstar had returned one last time. Now that he was back, he drew the bloodthirsty, battle-hungry, or the misguided who saw the Clans as weak and in need of changing. When he had amassed a following, he left MarshClan and established DarkClan in its own territory beyond the Clans.

Soon, rumor of DarkClan spread to the other Clans. Warriors from TreeClan, FieldClan, and CaveClan began to leave secretly to join it. The Clans were losing warriors, and no one but MarshClan knew exactly where they had gone.

A young TreeClan warrior named Pinefur was intrigued by the story of the missing warriors, and decided to investigate on his own. He discovered DarkClan territory and saw Darkstar himself. Then he returned to TreeClan, deathly scared of what could happen. When Jaystar refused to listen to him he went to Quillfang. The Clan deputy was convinced that Pinefur was right, and decided to reconvene the small group of warriors that had aided in the fight against the Shadowed Woods: Hawkstorm, Brackenheart, and Applesong. Also included were Pinefur, as well as Hawkstorm and Wildfire's son Fallingjay. They agreed that Pinefur should go to DarkClan and begin gathering information as a double agent. He went off during the night and reported to Quillfang's warriors regularly, warning about the steady rise of DarkClan. When he saw that DarkClan was almost ready to attack, and would start it's war with an assault on TreeClan, he reported it to his allies. Using Pinefur's information Quillfang and his warriors were able to mount a defense. Despite TreeClan's victory, the DarkClan War had begun.

The war was vicious and brutal. Darkstar no longer had the warrior code restraining him, and now had warriors who would follow him to any extreme. Pinefur continued to spy, but slowly his convictions began to die away.

Darkfur was serving as Darkstar's deputy, but by chance met a loner she-cat. He invited her to join the Clan, but she was against their brutality and wanted no part in war. In the end, Darkfur chose love over loyalty and escaped DarkClan with his mate. Now without a deputy, Darkstar reluctantly appointed a former MarshClan warrior named Troutsurge.

At the height of the fighting, Darkstar planned on taking victory by storm. He temporarily halted the fighting and lured patrols from all four Clans to twolegplace for negotiations. In reality, he was luring them into a trap. This was the turning point for Pinefur: he chose DarkClan over TreeClan, and did not relay information about the "negotiations" to Quillfang. The Clans arrived, and Darkstar started the battle by unleashing a horde of rats upon his enemies. When the rats were defeated DarkClan jumped in.

The Clans fought better than was expected, and the battle ended in a bloody stalemate. Many DarkClan cats were lost, and both sides had to nurse their wounds.

After the battle Pinefur revealed that he had been spying on DarkClan and relaying vital information to TreeClan in order to help the Clans fight. Darkstar was enraged, but to save himself Pinefur promised that he would destroy TreeClan's information gatherers once and for all. Darkstar let him do so.

Meanwhile, Darkstar was faced with the prospect of bringing new warriors into his ranks. Eventually he decided on the DarkClan Games, a gladiatorial survival match between various rogues, loners, and kittypets. In the end the Games were unsuccessful; the two victors managed to escape as did a few other "tributes", leaving him without any new warriors. Soon after he tried again. These Second DarkClan Games were much more brutal and controlled, and it was insisted that Darkstar get six to ten new warriors. He did, and trained them all in the ways of DarkClan.

Spottedstar of MarshClan died in this time. Flameleaf vanished around that time, leaving a power vacuum. In the end Smokethorn was elected by the medicine cat, and he became Smokestar.

The next phase of the plan was to rid TreeClan of it's only way of fighting DarkClan effectively. Pinefur came to Quillfang and told him that he needed to attack DarkClan territory before Darkstar could mount yet another final battle, and that he needed to see DarkClan territory for himself. Quillfang agreed to come and see DarkClan's camp, and he brought Hawkstorm along with him. They informed the other members of the group, and went to DarkClan's hunting grounds.

Pinefur led the two warriors straight into Darkstar's claws. They were ambushed by a DarkClan patrol. Quillfang managed to kill Pinefur, and both he and Hawkstorm fought valiantly, but they were both killed. When they did not return to camp Brackenheart went to investigate and found them dead. They figured out the truth of what had happened and reported it to Jaystar, who then appointed Leopardclaw to be his deputy.

Jaystar quickly worked out an alliance with Smokestar, Cliffstar, and CaveClan's new leader Wolfstar. They prepared for a battle, and when they were ready, attacked DarkClan territory. The battle was savage and brutal, but now the Clans were on the offensive, and had the upper hand. DarkClan was destroyed, leaving only a small remnant led by Troutsurge alive. They retreated to their camp, and the Clans were victorious. Cliffstar of FieldClan died in the fighting, leaving his deputy Fallenstream to become Fallenstar. Jaystar was also killed, and Leopardclaw became Leopardstar. Darkstar was finally destroyed, and the Clans would remain at peace for some time.

#### **Aftermath**

Leopardstar, Fallenstar, Smokestar, and Wolfstar were now leaders of their Clans. Stagflame, Stormheart (coincidentally sharing the same name as Stormheart the rogue who became part of TreeClan), Bloodfoot, and Jetwind were made deputies.

Troutsurge led the small remnant of DarkClan away to the northeast of the Clans beyond the mountains, where they reformed and became SeaClan.

Moons later Stagflame died, and Aspenbreeze was appointed deputy.

A while after that FieldClan was attacked by a group of foxes, the Red Fangs pack. TreeClan was called for aid. With their help the foxes were driven back, their leader Toxic badly wounded by Aspenbreeze.

### **The Crimson Guild War**

The Crimson Guild was a group of rogues, brought together by Grave, that were bound by one common idea: the destruction of the Clans. Most, if not all, Guild cats had some grudge against the four clans that they wanted to settle with blood. The Crimson Guild was willing to commit atrocities, such as the raid and massacre against TreeClan, to achieve their "justice". They felt that any action they took was justified because of this, and any action by the Clans against them went farther to prove their point.

They weren't evil among themselves. They were like any other cats besides their intense hatred for the Clans. They had many queens, kits, and apprentices. All were raised with the grudges their parents had.

The first true conflict between the Guild and the clans was the aforementioned Raid on TreeClan; a violent attack that drove TreeClan from not only their camp but their territory entirely. The Guild attacked during a violent thunderstorm, killing several warriors and wounding many others. Near the end of the battle lightning struck the trees and burned the forest around camp, forcing TreeClan to retreat off-territory. The survivors sought refuge in a cave near their borders. TreeClan would live in their makeshift cave camp until the end of the Crimson Guild War.

The second true conflict in the War was the Attack on MarshClan. The storm had flooded the many rivers and streams that cut through MarshClan territory, forcing them to move to higher ground. The Guild attacked when MarshClan was weak. The flood and the battle killed many MarshClan cats, including the then-leader Smokestar as well as MarshClan's deputy and medicine cat. In spite of this loss, MarshClan drove the Guild off and "won" the battle. Sapstar became the leader of MarshClan.

The third conflict in the Crimson Guild War was the Siege of FieldClan. The Crimson Guild first surrounded FieldClan's camp before breaking into two groups, one led by Grave, the Guild's leader and the other led by his second-in-command, Soul. The first group broke through the entrance and a short time later the second group broke through the camp barrier and began fighting from another side. FieldClan lost their medicine cat, Jayfern, in addition to several warriors.

FieldClan was able to beat back the first attack in spite of their losses. In retaliation, the Crimson Guild surrounded FieldClan's camp, guarding the perimeter at all times to keep the Clan starved and deprived of their herbs, which were destroyed after Jayfern's death. During the siege, several FieldClan cats were taken as prisoners, severely beaten and some were killed. A blizzard drove the Guild away after two sunrises, leaving FieldClan badly shaken.

Several moons after the Siege of FieldClan, Wolfstar, Leopardstar, Sapstar and Fallenstar agreed to unite the Clans against the Guild and annihilate them once and for all. They launched a siege of their own against the Guild soon after. Most cats, Grave included, were killed in the opening battle although some escaped. The rest were killed in a second strike that overwhelmed the Crimson Guild and ended their menace.

#### **Aftermath**

Several soldiers, kits, and queens escaped the ruinous battle with the Clans and vanished into off-territory. These cats were Sylvester, Soul (and her kits), Phantom, Hazel (and her kits), Rune, Blade, and Terror. These seven and their kits established their own territory and vowed revenge, once and for all. These cats became the Dark Realm.

*Admin Note: The Dark Realm no longer exists as of the Discord Restart.*

### **The Rise of Swipestar**

*In leaf-fall, the Red Fangs pack attacked once more. They struck at FieldClan territory, and the young apprentice Swipepaw was sent to get TreeClan's help. Wanting to destroy the foxes once and for all. During the battle Swipepaw managed to save Aspenstar's life from a fox, and he was praised for his courage. The rest of the foxes were killed as well.*

Soon after, the Clans began suffering from a plague, brought upon them by the foxes from the battle; MarshClan and CaveClan were infected at a Gathering. TreeClan and FieldClan worked together to find a cure, but to no avail. After the death of his father Cedarpelt and with FieldClan severely weakened, Swipepaw decided he needed to take matters into his own hands ... er, paws. He couldn't bear to watch his Clan suffer, already seen as weak; it was time to take action.

He was already friends with Goldenpaw of CaveClan. She was tormented by nightmares and shown visions and received dreams from the Wildwalkers, all warnings and omens about the future, and eventually she spilled everything to Swipepaw: the Wildwalkers wanted to give one cat from each Clan the duty of heading out on a journey to find the cure, a strange plant located on an island (;0). Swipepaw realized that this was a chance to make FieldClan seem powerful in the eyes of the other Clan, so he begged Goldenpaw to let him change the prophecy and instead send out all FieldClan cats. Being the pushover that she was, she agreed.

Swipepaw spent much time considering things, and in the end chose several cats to set out and find the cure. He faked several omens despite the conflict it put on his conscience: a fat vole in the midst of famine for Volepaw, a sprig of marigold in the shade of a small dip in the valley for Marigoldpaw and Shadeflower, a sudden early nightfall for Nightspring, finding one green and one distinctive brown pebble in a stream for Tigerpaw, a tuft of gray fur for Grayshine, and an unexpectedly clear sky for Skystrike.

They set out soon after, and then Swipepaw began working on the next phase of his plan to bring FieldClan to strength: gaining the trust of his Clanmates, and becoming Clan leader. He started becoming good friends with the other apprentices and young warriors, so by the time he was made a warrior, Swipeclaw, and his brother Flightstorm, he was well-liked. Eventually, he ended up taking on Quickpaw as his apprentice. Soon enough he was one of Fallenstar's most trusted warriors with a following of loyalists.

Meanwhile, the Wildwalkers decided that they had to work with what they'd got, and started guiding the patrol out searching for the cure in the right direction; they had already gotten lost without a clear sign to lead the way. Soon they found themselves journeying past the mountains into the northeast, where most Clan cats had never been before. They had a series of adventures on the way.

Over the course of the moons, as leaf-bare gave way to newleaf, Swipeclaw reluctantly realized that to become leader soon, he'd have to get rid of Stormheart, the deputy. Flightstorm agreed eagerly to carry it out, and on a patrol near the gorge he murdered the deputy. The clear choice to succeed him, Fallenstar made Swipeclaw her new deputy.

Around the same time, the Wildwalkers decide to contact the prophecy cats, and bring them together in order to combat the soon-to-be threat of Swipestar. They sent dreams to the chosen: Sageheart of TreeClan (Sagekit at the moment), Littlefur of MarshClan, Aspenfrost of FieldClan, and their failed messenger, Goldenpaw of CaveClan.

And soon after, the adventurers came across SeaClan's island. They traveled across the bridge and found the former DarkClan cats. After a cold beginning, the two groups began to re-connect, and the patrol revealed its purpose. Troutstar agreed to give the FieldClan cats the herb they needed: the strange red plant that grew on the island. They departed and began the return journey.

At this point, the sickly Fallenstar was on her last life, and Swipeclaw was on the verge of leadership. She finally died, and Swipeclaw ascended to the position he'd planned to take. He took his nine lives, appointed his close friend Fennelpelt to be deputy, and set about his work. He decided that the best way to give a show of strength was to fight the other Clans who had always looked down on FieldClan. He declared war on the other Clans, and told those who were opposed to the war to leave camp and set up their on out on the territory. Aspenfrost was one of the many that went, still perturbed by dreams from the Wildwalkers. But those who remained were eager and more than willing to go into battle to prove their worth.

Swipestar realized that his Clan didn't have the numbers to fight all three Clans. An answer showed itself: a rogue-turned-FieldClan cat called Crimson approached him and revealed that she was a spy for the remnants of the Crimson Guild, the Dark Realm, and that they might be willing to work with FieldClan to fight. Swipestar agreed eagerly, and Crimson organized negotiations between him and Phantom, leader of the Dark Realm. They discussed terms, and agreed to fight together. The Dark Realm would begin skirmishing and attacking on the off-territory borders, while Swipestar began launching attacks on the Clan-side borders. The Clans were fighting on two fronts, and they weren't united enough to effectively defeat the enemy.

Goldenpaw finally realized what she'd done, and in a dream it was revealed who the other three prophecy cats were. Sageheart, Littlefur, and Aspenfrost were compelled in their own dreams to meet together. At Four Stones they came together and spoke. Goldenpaw revealed everything about what she'd done, and what she had allowed Swipestar to do. They forgave her, and decided that it was time to unite the Clans against FieldClan and the Dark Realm. At an emergency Gathering, including the FieldClan resistors they agreed to ally in order to fight back.

In a great battle, the three united Clans and the FieldClan rebels joined forces to fight the Dark Realm and Swipestar's warriors. Just as the war picked up, Moonfur, Volepaw, Marigoldpaw, Shadeflower, Badgerfang, Nightspring, Tigerpaw, Grayshine, and Skystrike returned with the cure. There was a brief pause as both sides were allowed to recover from the plague, and despite the nature of how they were sent on the journey, the nine cats were heroes.

But then the war returned, and after a couple of moons growing closer and closer to victory despite the horrible costs, the united Clans decided to push against Swipestar; his loyalists had all followed him, and if they could kill him they would fall away. The four prophecy cats took it upon themselves to defeat Swipestar, who had stolen away their prophecy. The two clans met on CaveClan territory, and the battle was fierce. Goldenpaw was gravely injured in the fight, and told Sageheart, Littlefur, and Aspenfrost to go on without her.

They managed to separate Swipestar from his warriors and chased him up the mountains, past StarLake. They came to the edge of a precipice, and Swipestar looked upon the faces of the cats he'd wronged, and the weight of what he'd done came crashing down. How he'd twisted the words of the Wildwalkers itself, how he'd murdered Stormheart, and how he'd brought about the deaths of many, many cats just to prove a point. After a grief confrontation, wracked by guilt he threw himself over the edge of the cliff, and his rule came to an end.

The three prophecy cats returned with the news, and completely demoralized, FieldClan and the Dark Realm departed. Fennelpelt took over and became Fennelstar but he was unable to take nine lives, and he was faced with the prospect of fighting the war. The Dark Realm was forced to withdraw its support because of the losses it had suffered, and Fennelstar was killed without his lives. Soon enough, victory against FieldClan was secured. With the cure given out and Swipestar's rule over, peace returned. Some of Swipestar's followers managed to survive and escaped blame; they had followed their leader just as the warrior code said. Most notable among these was Flightstorm, Swipestar's own brother, who turned against him to spite him.

#### **Aftermath**

In the end, Swipestar and his more fanatic followers that had died were sent to the Abyss of Nomads, while the more bloodthirsty went to the Shadowed Woods, re-opened by the Wildwalkers to hold those cats.

FieldClan was in disarray, but eventually Volewhisker, the same Volepaw who had gone on the quest to find the cure, was able to unite FieldClan and repair it. The four Clans, after a brutal, costly war and the vicious plague, and began to heal.

### **Discord Restart**

*The Discord Restart was the third or fourth restart, and the most drastic, as it was moved to an entirely new website. Luna, Shadow, and Spyre watched their original home on fan fiction.net become inactive after the full mods left it, and thus decided to start it back up on a new platform where they could better control and keep track of everything.*

### The Great Freeze

This event happened prior to the restart to kill off unused and old characters and make way for new ones.

Prior to this winter, the clans were graced with warm weather and plentiful prey, which raised their hoped that it would continue that way. They were unprepared when the weather took a turn for the worse overnight and a blizzard rolled in, blanketing each clan in snow.

The winter brought harsh famine and even worse disease which killed almost everyone in some clans except those who were lucky as well as many kits or apprentices, whose lives were prioritized over those of the warriors.

With prey so scarce, clans were at war. Tensions were high within one clan, but even worse at the borders, where cats would often kill one another over hunting rights. Predators, such as coyotes, foxes, and even sometimes lynxes or bobcats, were occasionally seen hungry and looking for food within clean territory. Their prey included cats, many of which were too weak to properly fight or run.

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## Lineage of Leaders, Deputies, and Medicine Cats

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