NPCs

NPC also known as a non-played character is a character used to fill roles such as making up parts of a crowd, appearing in battles that need many characters, or filling the role of giving characters parents/siblings/etc. for their backstory. There are many instances of NPCs in the series.

## Description

The NPCs are used as a sort of filler for cats that are either unnecessary to be played or to make up a community for a group. Crowds such as Sunlit Prairies is an NPC clan for example, and many are used to fill in descriptions for the life and role of cat's, and how they have grown to become who they are today. Cats may have any kind of NPC listed in their story, such as parents, siblings, kits, mentors, or friends that are all considered "lost," "since passed," or "alive and currently unclaimed." Adoptables also count as NPCs until they are adopted. Wild animals also count as NPCs, as all roleplayers will use them during attacks against their cats in the roleplay.

NPCs may be claimed in any way, as a sort of make up for numbers in a crowd if not many are present to the roleplay at the time. They are described as

## Importance/Use

The use of an NPC is varied. They can be used in a variety of ways, but have usually been used for character development, or listed in backstories to not keep empty names. This helps cats develop personality traits or give an explanation to certain developed traits, including mental illnesses and traumas, that the cat may have.

## List of NPCs

### Meadowkit and Ivorypaw's NPCs

#### Lacechime

* Meadowkit and Ivorypaw's mother, a unknown molly who had become mentally ill after the loss of her two kits, who were stillborn, and the disappearance of her mate, Emberweb. She grieved and was no longer able to care for Meadowkit due to being deemed "unsafe to be around." The molly later was found dead after supposedly attempting to swim across the water to locate her missing mate.
* She is mentioned constantly by Meadowkit, who thinks about her deceased mother, longing to no longer be an orphan and not understanding exactly what had gone wrong. Ivorypaw thinks of her too, and the Queens feel empathy for Meadowkit.

#### Emberweb

* Meadowkit and Ivorypaw's father, an unknown tom who vanished after his two kits were stillborn. Not much is known about him.
* He is seemingly the cause for his mate's death after she swam across rapids to attempt to meet with him once more, though his whereabouts are unknown.

### Crescentdust's NPCs

#### Pearlvisual

* Crescentdust's Forager mother. She was a silky, lanky, large snow Bengal with spots that are barely visible on her pelt and very light grey facial markings. She was not very present in Crescentdust's life, and was neglectful. She later passed due to drowning, and was found by Crescentpaw, who was all alone at the time. This developed a severe anxiety in Crescentdust for harsh waters and strong waves, giving her severe PTSD to the death of her mother.
	+ She has the voice claim of Wendie Malick, the voice actor for Beatrice Sugarman. She has many of her traits, as well.

#### Blizzardgrasp

* Crescentdust's Sentinel father. He was a soft furred Bengal tom with dark Siamese and Bengal markings and deep blue eyes. He was slightly more present in Crescentdust's life than her mother, but when she was only an apprentice the tom was climbing a tree during a storm, which uprooted it. The tree had already begun to fall as Blizzardgrasp had begun climbing it, much to his dismay. The tree crushed him and his corpse was never able to be recovered due to the weight of the tree and how badly maimed he may be, causing Crescentdust severe anxiety and stress whenever in trees, and giving her a hard phobia of heights and falling.

#### Venomshatter

* Crescentdust's Sentinel mentor. He was harsh and cruel, and berated and slandered the name of his apprentice, causing her to be severely cruel, neglectful of her duties, and distant. She often acted out because of his treatment of her, and became increasingly violent due to his treatment. He was later exiled from The Clan of Hanging Canopies after Blizzardgrasp had told Widowstar about how Venomshatter was treating his daughter, who had broke down to tell him about how she was being abused by him. His current status is unknown.

### Icyveins' NPC

#### Dawnstar

* The leader of the former clan, Sunlit Prairies. Previously bordering Hanging Canopies, Dawnstar was a kittypet turned leader, and lived in the long meadows beyond Hanging Canopies' territory. She was a lanky brown purebred Bengal molly with two kits.
* She was relatively calm and down to Earth. Yet, she's described as cruel and ableist by Icyveins. She slanders her name and spits on her whenever she gets the chance.

### Moonpaw's NPCs

#### Gentlebreeze

* Moonpaw's mother, an unknown Prophet molly. She named her two kits Sunkit and Moonkit, and after a hard battle with an illness, the molly drifted away from her two kits before passing away.

#### Harrowedgaze

* Moonpaw's father, an unknown tom. Residence is currently unknown, and no information is known about him.

#### Sunpaw

* Moonpaw's brother, a dark tortoiseshell tom with short fur. He was outgoing and flamboyant, until his mother died. Out of grief, the tom stopped eating entirely and grew ill, dying. He was later seen in Starclan when visited by Moonpaw, he proclaimed his name was Sunpaw now, and he promised he'd never leave her again.

### Mellowpaw's NPCs

#### Gloamingwidow

* Mellowpaw's mother, an unknown molly. She is currently alive, though her allegiance is unknown. She is hinted at having a stuck up attitude, favoring her son above her two daughters and encouraging his bratty behavior.

#### Adderbract

* Mellowpaw's father, an unknown tom. He is currently alive, though his allegiance is unknown. He is hinted at having a no nonsense attitude, not interested in encouraging Mellowpaw's bratty, cruel behavior. A stark contrast to his mate, Gloamingwidow.

#### Lucentpaw

* Mellowpaw's sister, an unknown molly. She is currently alive, though her allegiance is unknown. No information is known about her.

#### Jadedpaw

* Mellowpaw's sister, an unknown molly. She is currently alive, though her allegiance is unknown. No information is known about her.

### Former Leaders

#### Olivestar

* The founder of The Clan of Hanging Canopies, and the final leader of The Clan of Falling Skies. She renamed her clan and claimed the territory in the swamp to be theirs. She was a tortoiseshell molly with green eyes.
* Her reign was the "Generation of Serenity."
* Olivestar’s reign can easily be considered as the golden age of the clan. Hunting was bountiful, there were plenty of young cats to carry on the clan’s legacy, and Starclan was perfectly in touch with the clan’s prophets. Olivestar mostly focused on improving the clan’s quality of life, and named most of the locations within the territory. She also discovered the islands which centered close to the clan, and discovered the Altar of Hope, which was later on used as a way to communicate with Starclan. Olivestar, after leading for around 15 moons at a relatively young age, fell head over heels for one of the clan’s council members, known as Jackalhunt. Her and Jackalhunt had kits as well, and she decided to name one of them after her mother, thus naming her Widowkit. Widowkit had two brothers, who were called Basilkit and Lynxkit. They all blossomed into warriors eventually, and all became known as Widownight, Basiltwist, and Lynxflame. After dying unexpectedly due to an assassination by an unknown cat, Widownight was forced to become Widowstar at a shockingly young age, only being 16 moons at the time that it happened.

#### Typhoonstar

* His reign was the "Generation of the Black Sun."

* Typhoonstar almost immediately found himself facing a wide variety of problems within the new territory. With his mother dying during leaf bare, leadership was harder than he first anticipated. Still, he was able to lead his clan through the cold seasons, and eventually, also decided to rename it to hanging canopies, mostly since he was ready for a new beginning. Their first border was a group of rogues, and they didn’t really behave all that well around the clan. One event lead after another, and Typhoonstar waged war against the rogues, killing their leader. The clan almost lost, but still miraculously prevailed through numbers, and Typhoonstar claimed the land for the rest of his clan. He later on met a rogue molly known as Widow, who he took in as his mate. She decided to keep her rogue name, and Typhoonstar didn’t mind. Widow eventually joined the clan’s ranks, and gave birth to two she-kits, who were called Olivekit and Sleetkit. Olivekit later on grew to become the direct heir to the clan’s throne. For many, many moons, Typhoonstar lived happily with his family, and sooner or later, both of his daughters had become warriors, who were then known as Olivedapple and Sleetfire. Typhoonstar tragically lost his last and final life in an avalanche, thus giving the rank and role of leader to Olivedapple.

### Other NPCs

#### Deceased Kits

* Various unnamed kittens from Queens. These can be a variety of colors, breeds, etc. Their deaths vary per Queen.
* Many deaths include; stillbirth, illness and death after birth, death with the mother, etc.

#### Jackalhunt

* Olivestar's mate and father of Widowstar, Basiltwist, and Lynxflame. His residence is currently unknown and no information is known about him.

#### Basiltwist

* Unknown brother of Widowstar, residence is currently unknown, and no information is known about him.

#### Lynxflame

* Unknown brother of Widowstar, residence is currently unknown, and no information is known about him.

#### Sleetfire

* Unknown sister of Olivestar, residence is currently unknown, and no information is known about her.