Post by Shadowstalker on Aug 6, 2015 12:56:07 GMT -5
As a good amount of you know, I run a game thread called "I can Relate Any Two Cats!" In it, players provide me with two cat names from anywhere in the book series and I must do my best to find if there is a way they are distantly related. I do not use any outside information (including Warrior's Wiki), going entirely off what memory I have of the book family trees.
This calls for me to know said trees well. Throughout my years of the game, I've figured out some fun facts or trivia which is obvious if one knows the families, but is never acknowledged by anyone. So here you are: a bunch of cool things I've connected during my time relating cats. Some of these you might have heard before, some maybe you haven't.
-- Rosepetal/Toadstep are Ivypool/Dovewing's first cousins
-- Yellowfang's father (Brackenfoot) saved Tigerstar from a fox when he was a kit.
-- Ferncloud is Dustpelt's niece, which means their kits are production of inbreeding (this was likely an error on Erins' part)
-- In the Original Arc, Dustpelt had a crush on Sandstorm for the longest time-- even though she was also his niece. (geez Dustpelt)
-- Tiger/Flame/Dawn ARE related to Jay/Holly/Lion, although distantly (T/F/D's grandmother is Goldenflower, whose brother is Lionheart, whose mate was Frostfur [their son was Thornclaw], whose sister was Brindleface, whose daughter is Sandstorm).
-- Tiger/Flame/Dawn are even closer related to Ivy/Dove (TFD's grandmother is Goldenflower, whose niece is Brightheart, whose daughter is Whitewing, whose daughters are Ivy/Dove)
-- Some of Firestar's kin have Whitestorm's (therefore Bluestar's) and Lionheart's blood in them. Brightheart's (whose father is Lionheart) had with Cloudtail (Firestar's nephew) to have Snowbush, who in turn had kits with Lilyheart, daughter of Sorreltail (and whose father was Whitestorm).
-- Fireheart had no idea at the time of befriending Onewhisker that one day their grandson and daughter would one day kindle a forbidden love (Lionblaze and Heathertail).
-- Likewise, Fireheart had no idea that one day, Deadfoot's son would kindle a forbidden relationship with his daughter (Crowfeather and Leafpool)
-- Stormfur and Featherwhisker have ThunderClan blood, RiverClan, SkyClan (as Graystripe's father Patchpelt was a descendant of Cloudstar), and WindClan (as their great-grandfather was WindClan).
-- If Dovewing and Bumblestripe had kits, they would have more kittypet blood than Clan blood (Through Cloudtail, Dovewing is 1/8th kittypet, and Bumblestripe through his mother Millie is 1/2, making their kits 5/8th)
-- Tigerstar is Graystripe's first cousin (as their mothers, Leopardfoot and Willowpelt, were sisters).
-- If Cinderheart, Poppyfrost, or Sorreltail fought Thistleclaw at any point in The Last Hope, that would mean they were fighting their own (great) grandfather.
-- Cinderpelt was in love with Firestar as well as his grandson Lionblaze (via Cinderheart) before she left for StarClan.
-- Cinderpelt died protecting her brother's kits, something not acknowledged in the books.
-- Russetfur is Brokenstar's aunt.
-- Due to learning in Yellowfang's Secret that Nightpelt had to retire early due to his cough, Nightstar probably wasn't actually elder age when he was made leader (his brother Clawface was described as a young warrior).
-- Tigerstar killed both of Sandstorm's parents.
-- This also means that Tigerstar killed his uncle (Redtail), Dustpelt's sister (Brindleface), inevitably got his cousin killed (Swiftpaw), and at the same time he had kits with Goldenflower he had her other TWO daughter grievously injured (Brightheart and Cinderpelt). What a family guy! (Bonus: Swiftpaw was Goldenflower's other son, too!)
-- In Into the Wild, while showing Firestar around camp, Graystripe remarks that Spottedleaf is good looking. He's speaking of his aunt.
-- Ashfur was another tom, like Dustpelt, who went after a she-cat he was related to. His half-sister is Sandstorm, making Squirrelflight his half-niece. (Bonus: Ashfur's brother-in-law is Dustpelt)
-- Stonefur and Mistyfoot not only trained fellow half-Thunderclan, half-RiverClan apprentices, but they were also cousins! (Stormfur and Featherwhisker's grandfather is Crookedstar, while Stone/Misty are his brother Oakheart's kits).
-- Dustpelt faced tremendous loss throughout his life, and just how much may surprise someone. He lost more than half of his kits (Larchkit, Hollykit, Shrewpaw, Foxleap), as well as his mate, his brother was "killed" (Ravenpaw, though later he found out he became a loner), his sister was slaughtered by Tigerstar (Brindleface), his mentor was also murdered by Tigerstar (Redtail), and his other sister chose to stay in the old forest and starve to death (Frostfur). That's a lot of family to lose.
-- Brackenfur was similarly another cat who suffered much loss, except his was never really acknowledged. His mother chose to die of starvation (Frostfur), his mentor was "dead" for quite awhile (Graystripe), his sister died protecting his mate and kits (Cinderpelt), and half of his kits died (Molepaw, Honeyfern, Seedpaw). His father was murdered by Tigerstar, too (Lionheart).
-- Brackenfur, Cinderpelt, Thornclaw, Brightheart, Cloudtail, Ashfur, and Ferncloud, also known as the main apprentices throughout the Original Arc, are all family (the first four are littermates, with Ash/Fern as their first cousins, and Cloudtail being Brightheart's mate as well as Ash/Fern's adopted brother).
-- Longtail, Graystripe, and Darkstripe are all closely related.
-- If Patchpelt is truly Swiftpaw's father as Vicky suggested, then that means: (1) Swiftpaw was trained by his half-brother, Longtail (2) Graystripe was his other half-brother
-- Sandstorm and Graystripe are cousins because their parents, Redtail and Patchpelt, were brothers.
-- Firestar's mother-in-law was also his nephew's foster-mother. He never met his father-in-law.
-- Tawnypelt is the mate of a leader (Rowanstar), as well as daughter of a leader (Tigerstar), who is son of a leader (Pinestar). (BONUS: Her brother is a leader too)
-- Goldenflower as Speckletail were in the nursery at the same time while being mother and daughter.
-- Firestar was in love with Spottedleaf first, then ended up with her niece Sandstorm.
That's all for now, I'll add more if I notice more things.
