#silverclan

Cats spirits can exist past death, if they want to continue. Cats who don't believe in an afterlife, or that choose to not continue as a ghost, will fade away shortly after they die.

Cats who follow the warrior code and believe that StarClan awaits them will remain until they decide to move on. They are drawn towards Focal Points, regardless if they knew where one was in life, and can make their way to StarClan's hunting grounds from there. It's rare, but sometimes a recently deceased member of a fledgling clan can guide their leader and medics to an undiscovered Focal Point.

Cats can also reject going through the Focal Point. If they choose to continue, they become like a normal non-StarClan spirit. Normal spirits are usually unable to move on until their unfinished business is concluded, they overcome a personal challenge, or they find peace.

Spirits can harm each other, but cannot die again from these sorts of injuries. They may dissipate for a short time, but will always reappear if they want to.

It is difficult for the living to reach out to StarClan on their own. Cats who have a strong tie to StarClan, or have previously contacted them through a focal point, have much more success reaching out without being at these places.

A focal point is any place where the stars can reach the living more easily. In canon this would be the Moonstone and the Moonpool. Clans keep the location of their focal point a secret and rarely share them with other clans. A clan cannot survive for long without one, as cats who can reach out to the stars without a focal point are few and far between. Rarely a cat may become a medic or be able to become a leader of a new clan because of that ability, but there is very little chance their successor can.