carnybytes

I like the fanon explanation for Starclan cats being so weird and out of character is that they are based off the memories of people who are alive. (Yellowfang= Grouchy, Tigerstar= cartoonishly evil)

If starclan cats fade as long as they are forgotten, who is still alive to remember Mosskit? Her siblings wouldn't remember her. Bluestar is dead, Spottedleaf is dead, and I'm almost positive that every cat that ever saw Mosskit when she was alive has passed on by now but she shows up as recent as Squirrelflight's hope.

In The Last Hope, Jayfeather sees her, but these cats would still be dead. Do they start fading as soon as the last person who remembers them dies? Does Jayfeather seeing a bunch of starclan cats and being alive to tell the tale prolong their afterlife? If you learn of a cat through a story, how does that influence their life span?

I like the idea that their features are based on how they are remembered. In my design for Mosskit, her design muddies to being reflective of Bluestar, Thrustpelt, Oakheart and Snowfur(as most cats are confused on her parentage). Though she grows, she is still smaller than most cats. Her design also gets incredibly unrealistic based on a first impression of her name. I made her face fox-like to reflect on how she was rumored (by Bluestar) to have been killed by a fox or a badger. Since she died to hypothermia, I tried to make her design feel winter-y with a misty tail/chest-fur and frosty eye lashes. Finally, she has juniper berries and dandelions in her fur because she plays with Dandelion and Juniper kit :]