Cinderclaw, ThunderClan warrior in the Boon AU. Aka AU Cinderpelt.
In canon, Tigerclaw sets a trap for Bluestar near the Thunderpath, hoping to kill her there. Cinderpaw falls into that trap and is hit by a car, leaving her without the use of her hind leg. She would go on to be the ThunderClan medicine cat Cinderpelt. Additionally, it is implied that Cinderkit and her siblings Thornkit, Brackenkit, and Brightkit were the ones taken by ShadowClan in the very first book, but there are a lot of continuity errors.
In the Boon AU, Cinderkit and Brackenkit are born as a litter to Frostfur, who then immediately gets pregnant again with Thornkit and Brightkit (as well as an unnamed gray kit I've been calling Emberkit.) Because Cinder and Bracken were still kits when their siblings were born, they were closer than most separated littermates, and many even considered all five littermates. Thornkit, Brightkit, and Emberkit were among the kits taken by ShadowClan, while Brackenkit and Cinderkit were older and left behind. They were overjoyed when their siblings were returned. (Emberkit likely died of illness the following winter. I am still doing continuity research.)
Tigerclaw's early exile meant Cinderpaw never ventured near the Thunderpath. Her mentor was Dustpelt, while her brother Brackenpaw was mentored by Goldenflower. She trained hard, but when it came time for her to earn her warrior name, Bluestar was in the midst of her distrust-arc - she trusted no one in the Clan, was mad at StarClan, and refused to give names to any of the apprentices. Cinderpaw and Brackenpaw took this in stride, but it was difficult. Eventually Redtail simply asked her and Brackenpaw to join the warrior's dens without their names, which is what prompted Swiftpaw and Brightpaw to try to prove themselves to Bluestar (which ended badly.)
When Bluestar was killed and Redstar became leader, he righted the wrong and gave Cinderpaw, Brackenpaw, Thornpaw and Brightpaw their warrior names - as well as giving Swiftpaw a posthumous name. Cinderpaw's warrior name was Cinderclaw.
Later in life, when elderly Goldenflower succeeded Redstar, Goldenstar named Cinderclaw her deputy. Cinderclaw would be a pillar of leadership until Goldenstar's death, when she succeeded her as the leader Cinderstar.
Note: Any events after The Prophecies Begin are subject to change as I tweak my Boon AU ideas, but I am quite attached to the idea of leader Cinderstar. <3
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