History
From Beyond the Pale
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THUNDERCLAN
The Past
Moon -256: Nightingalewhisker becomes ThunderClan’s medicine cat.
Moon -215: Shrikestar arrives at the Gathering, declaring herself leader of RiverClan.
Moon -210: Mountainstar receives a dream from StarClan and stops attending the Gathering. They start laying traps throughout ThunderClan territory. The Clan thinks they’ve gone mad.
Moon -195: A negligent patrol ignores Mountainstar’s orders to lay traps at the edge of RiverClan territory. A RiverClan patrol takes advantage of this and pushes back the border, beginning a 20 moon long expansion campaign from the rival Clan. The negligent patrol members are exiled and Mountainstar establishes their first base in the cave system.
Moon -187: Nightingalewhisker dies of dehydration. Shalebone becomes ThunderClan’s medicine cat.
Moon -180: Mountainstar dies in a badger attack. Redstar becomes ThunderClan’s new leader. ThunderClan starts living underground full time.
Moon -175: The modern cave exploration system is developed.
Moon -141: Shalebone is mauled by a stray dog during an outing to the surface to collect herbs. Gopherpaw, who was along for the journey, becomes a medicine cat and gets his new name, Gopherjaw.
moon -138: Redstar retires from leadership and Specklestar becomes the new leader of ThunderClan.
moon -91: Specklestar is lost in a cave in. Stalactitestar becomes ThunderClan’s leader.
moon -77: Hemlockpaw becomes medicine cat apprentice to Gopherjaw.
moon -67: Hemlockpaw becomes Hemlockfrost.
moon -50: Gopherjaw dies of old age, leaving Hemlockfrost as ThunderClan’s medicine cat.
moon -25: Strange supernatural occurrences and natural disasters with no explanation begin occurring more frequently.
moon -17: Claywhisker retired due to joint pain. Yarrowheart is promoted to deputy.
moon -11: Stalactitestar dies during a violent cave tremor. Yarrowstar becomes leader of ThunderClan, promoting Millipedelegs as her deputy.
moon -4: Pebblepaw is apprenticed under Hemlockfrost.
moon -1: Nightflower is apprenticed under Hemlockfrost. ---
RECENT HISTORY
moon 01: Yarrowstar makes a decision to meet with Shadowclan's leader for alliance purposes. She and her patrol of three are stranded outside following the eruption of Shadowclan's volcano, and the rest of Thunderclan is sealed within.
Millipedelegs declares Yarrowstar and her patrol dead, and himself as de facto leader. Bluebellbite serves as his deputy.
moon 02: Yarrowstar and her stranded patrol make contact with Windclan in their city, and begin devising a plan to unearth Thunderclan and aid in the rescue of Windclan's Burrow Rat.
moon 03: Pebblepaw goes missing in Thunderclan's unwinding tunnels, and starvation begins to take hold on the clan.
RIVERCLAN
The Past
moon -220: Shrikestar leaves ShadowClan with roughly one third of the cats, citing the Clan’s growing pains and territory concerns. Laurelfur, one of ShadowClan’s medicine cats, comes with her. Shrikestar begins recruiting wildcats into the Clan.
moon -215: Shrikestar arrives at the Gathering, declaring herself leader of RiverClan.
moon -195: RiverClan takes over the traditional Gathering spot, chasing anyone who attempts to gather. Disgusted, Laurelfur returns to ShadowClan. Her half-trained apprentice, Boulderflower, becomes RiverClan’s sole medicine cat. RiverClan launches an expansion campaign that lasts 20 moons, cobbling together pieces of territory from all three Clans.
moon -184: RiverClan raids WindClan’s camp. They kill the weak and steal their young. Any WindClanner still alive flees with Molestar. The youngest captives are renamed and integrated into the Clan.
moon -178: (NAME) becomes RiverClan’s medicine cat.
moon -135: (NAME) has a heart attack and their condition quickly deteriorates. They die shortly afterwards, with Iceleaf becoming RiverClan’s medicine cat.
moon -120: Iceleaf takes on Carppaw as a medicine cat apprentice. They are unimpressed and demote them shortly after.
moon -117: Iceleaf takes on Quailpaw as a medicine cat apprentice.
moon -115: After a long and victorious life, Shrikestar loses her last life from old age. Dovestar, her child, becomes leader of RiverClan.
moon -110: Iceleaf demotes Quailpaw, who shortly after leaves the Clan.
moon -103: Iceleaf takes on Dusknose as a medicine cat apprentice.
moon -97: Dusknose returns to warrior life, citing Iceleaf’s attitude as the reason.
moon -68: Tigerpaw becomes a medicine cat apprentice under Iceleaf.
moon -63: Greencough rushes through RiverClan. Tigerpaw becomes Tigerfern.
moon -46: Iceleaf and Dovestar die from greencough. Skuastar becomes RiverClan’s leader.
moon -25: Strange supernatural occurrences and natural disasters with no explanation begin occurring more frequently.
moon -10: Blackbirdpaw is apprenticed to Tigerfern.
moon -4: Crabpaw becomes apprenticed to Tigerfern. Curlewclaw dies from a strange disease. Blackbirdpelt is pulled from her training, given her warrior name, and promoted as the new deputy of RiverClan simultaneously.
moon -2: Blackbirdstar becomes leader of RiverClan, appointing Vultureback as her deputy.
moon -1: Rhubarbpaw becomes a medicine cat apprentice under Tigerfern.
RECENT HISTORY
moon 00: Blackbirdstar leads an emergency patrol to Shadowclan's old territory following the volcanic eruption. Survivors are brought back to Riverclan and have their wounds tended to.
moon 01: Tensions have begun to rise in Riverclan, with many cats not wanting Shadowclan's refugees to linger longer than they need to. Riverclan's water supply is contaminated by something strange.
moon 03: Rhubarbpaw is found dead and mummified in the Peat Hags.
WINDCLAN
moon -245: Moleheart becomes Molestar.
moon -224: Orchidpaw becomes Orchidflower.
moon -215: Shrikestar arrives at the Gathering, declaring herself leader of RiverClan.
moon -195: RiverClan begins their expansion campaign, overtaking the Circle of Claws and ending Gatherings. They cobble together land from all three Clans.
'moon -184`: RiverClan raids WindClan’s camp. They kill the weak and steal their young. Anyone still alive flees with Molestar.
moon -178: Orchidflower takes two fresh apprentices, Snailpaw and Larkpaw, as medicine cat apprentices.
moon -165: Out of ideas, WindClan arrives in the city. They begin accepting kittypets and loners into the Clan and establish relationships with local groups.
moon -162: Enchanted by the idea of a new life, Snailtail leaves WindClan to become a kittypet.
moon -160: Molestar splits the Clan in half, creating a new outpost — Burrow Rat.
moon -158: Molestar dies from a strange infection. Frogfur becomes the new leader of WindClan.
moon -152: Larkwhisker takes Cactuspaw as an apprentice.
moon -147: Burrow Rat splits in half, creating Terminal Fox.
moon -120: Burrow Rat holds their first election for Outpost Manager to great success. This quickly becomes tradition.
moon -108: Cactuscloud takes Gypsumpaw as an apprentice.
moon -90: After losing her second to last life, Frogstar becomes a kittypet. Crowstar becomes leader of WindClan, promoting Pansypelt as her deputy.
moon -65: Cactuscloud dies in a motor vehicle accident. &Gypsumflame takes on Goldpaw as an apprentice.
moon -58: Goldgaze becomes a full medicine cat.
moon -50: Pansypelt retires to the elders’ den. Inksmoke is promoted to WindClan deputy.
moon -48: Goldgaze is accused of fraternizing with RiverClan and is ousted from WindClan.
moon -46: Gypsumflame takes on Harepaw as an apprentice.
moon -44: Harepaw dies from a venomous snake bite.
moon -34: Inksmoke becomes Inkstar, appointing Quiltedheart as his deputy.
moon -25: Strange supernatural occurrences and natural disasters with no explanation begin occurring more frequently.
moon -13: Gnocchipaw becomes medicine cat apprentice.
moon -8: Pearlypounce is appointed to Terminal Fox's manager. She strikes a deal up with a rogue named Sasha. In exchange for Windclan's assistance and the trading of prey/items, his gang will leave Terminal Fox be.
moon -2: Pearlypounce steps down from her position of manager early, appointing Onyxfeather in her place.
moon -1: Inkstar and Gypsumflame cast a curse on RiverClan. ShadowClan’s volcano erupts the next day. Quiltedheart is demoted and Rustclaw becomes deputy.
RECENT HISTORY
moon 01: Gypsumflame is killed on an expedition to Thunderclan's territory to communicate with Starclan. Inkstar returns to find Yarrowstar and her stranded patrol in the city.
Meanwhile, Burrow Rat has been ravaged by an earthquake, killing many and injuring others. Most harrowing is that the entire Outpost is locked below ground in the Ratways.
moon 02: Inkstar's meeting is interrupted by a distress signal about Burrow Rat's situation. Rescue efforts commence.
moon 03: Onyxfeather disappears and is presumed dead, prompting another election.
SHADOWCLAN
moon -254: Chickadeestar and Shrikestar become dual leaders of ShadowClan. Unknown to the Clan, only Shrikestar received her lives.
moon -239: (NAMEHERE) becomes a medicine cat in ShadowClan.
moon -220: Shrikestar leaves ShadowClan with roughly one third of the cats, citing the Clan’s growing pains and territory concerns. Laurelfur, one of ShadowClan’s medicine cats, comes with her.
moon -215: Shrikestar arrives at the Gathering, declaring herself leader of RiverClan.
moon -200: Pinestar becomes leader of ShadowClan.
moon -195: RiverClan begins an expansion campaign, ending Gatherings as they overtake the traditional spot. Laurelfur, disgusted, returns to her home Clan.
moon -174: Gullfur becomes a medicine cat in ShadowClan.
moon -120: Silvernose becomes a medicine cat in ShadowClan.
moon -116: Pikestar becomes leader of ShadowClan.
moon -110: Sheep-paw becomes a medicine cat in ShadowClan after his mentor’s sudden death.
moon -70: Willowstar becomes leader of ShadowClan, promoting Fogbelly as her deputy.
moon -47: Peepernose becomes a medicine cat in ShadowClan.
moon -25: Strange supernatural occurrences and natural disasters with no explanation begin occurring more frequently.
moon -11: Thunderclan's newest leader, Yarrowstar, begins to reach out to Willowstar in the interest of forging an alliance.
moon -01: Willowstar and Peepernose go missing, with Fogbelly almost certainly deceased.
RECENT HISTORY
moon 01: Peepernose's apprentice, Lichenmouse, survives the eruption. Shadowclan is otherwise scattered across the world following their Clan's destruction.
NON-CLANS
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