#rockshade

For context this is an au where Tigerstar kills Scourge, Firestar gets his ass beat by Tigerstar, is forced to flee with Whitestorm and Sandstorm, is told to rebuild skyclan in the meantime and is the temporary leader

Leader - Firestar - Since being told to flee he, Whitestorm and Sandstorm sheltered in Windclan for a moon before being told to go to rebuild Skyclan so they can have an army to take back Thunderclan, for the time being he’s leader with Whitestorm as deputy, but its already been decided between them that Leafdapple will be leader next. During this he and Sandstorm had Squirrelpaw and Leafpaw around the same time Whitepaw was born, Firestar is even more protective of his kits and wants them to stay behind when they do to take back Thunderclan. He was relieved to see Leafpaw wanting to be a medicine cat, thinking at least one of his kits would stay safe. When they run away Firestar is devastated and sends all of the clan to go to the forest and find them.

Deputy - Whitestorm - The oldest in the clan and the most respected. Was told to split off from the clan and go first so he can find them faster while Firestar prepares the clan for war. Recently has been sent back to the forest to look for Squirrelpaw and Leafpaw. Lowkey is really looking forward to seeing his kits and mate again.

-Squirrelpaw - Excitable troublemaker of her litter, was apprenticed late due to misbehavior. She was given to Whitestorm mainly so Firestar can keep her close, but also so she can learn from him. Leafpaw told her of a dream prophecy of the forest territories and Squirrelpaw urges her sister to go there. 

Med. Cat - Echosong - Calm and gentle yet stern. She was the sole medicine cat of Skyclan before she took Leafpaw as an apprentice.She has a deep connection with Starclan and uses this ability to basically give updates to Firestar on how the forest territory is going.

-Leafpaw - She’s very shy compared to her sister, she doesn’t have that deep of a connection to Starclan in comparison to her mentor but she does have spirit guides to help her. She is very talented in herbs and medicine and uses this to heal a Windclan cat who was lost in the woods and injured.

Warriors

Leafdapple - Knows she's first pick for when Firestar and Whitestorm leave, not ready to lead but is willing to do anything it takes for the clan, not a fan of Firestar’s idea of basically preparing them for war. 

-Mintpaw - Loyal cat, trusts Leafdapple’s judgment and is empathetic to her clanmates in not wanting to basically prepare for the worst case scenario with a whole forest of cats. Empath hippie who related to everyone no matter what.

Sparrowpelt - Brave warrior who knows his role in the clan and is ready to travel to the forest to fight, though not wanting his apprentice to join in for fear of her own safety.

-Tinypaw - Close to Leafpaw, they enjoyed working together, Leafpaw gathered herbs while Tinypaw hunted for her, when she learned Leafpaw and  her sister ran away she was devastated.

Sandstorm - Does what she thinks is best for the clan, even though she's the mate of the leader she’s trying to convince him to calm down, yes she’s concerned about her kits but at the same time she thinks he’s being rash about this decision.

Sharpclaw - Jealous of Leafdapple for being first pick for leader, encouraged Firestar to go to war so he can prove to them that he is a stronger warrior and more deserving of leadership.

Cherrytail - Very upbeat and enthusiastic about a lot of things. Very vocal on her opinions and thinks what the clan leader thinks is best is what they should do.

-Rockpaw - Hard working and strong to his warrior duties. Though despite this strong feeling of duty he is on the fence of Firestar’s idea of taking the whole clan to the forest, maybe fighting to the death in the worst case scenario, on one hand he respects his leader but on the other it puts him and his clan mates in danger.

Patchfoot - Cheerful and warm he is very kind to his clan and would rather find a peaceful solution to problems. 

-Bouncepaw - Troublesome and adventurous. He is excited to go out and explore the other territories, not knowing the full extent to this expedition.

Petalnose - Cares for her kits, doesn’t want to go back to her twolegs in fear the same treatment will happen to her but is hesitant to stay in Skyclan due Firestar’s plan on going to the forest prematurely, probably going to stay behind with Clovertail.

-Sagepaw - Close to his mother, concerned for her feelings and isn’t willing to leave her. Still loyal to his clan but is on the fence.

reworked Violetshine family tree! i was just gonna do the Sharpclaw line (the most plot important one), but it had so few changes I just extended the graph to include all sides of her tree.

as always, lots of inspiration taken from bonefall's tree

i use bone's 3 strict rules for fixing trees, with the tweak that characters must be more distant than second cousins to be compatible, rather than first. most important to know is the Queen's Rights.

See Also: AppleKin, BoneKin, FernKin, FireKin, GrayKin, LeopardKin, MudKin, SandKin, ScourgeKin, TallKin, TigerKin

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