Almond

Class: Warrior
Gen: 4

Squirrel’s grandfather; he had an adventurous streak and used to get in trouble a lot as a kit.

His parents were Hillside and Deputy Wintersnow. With Mole, he had two children, Vole and Cantaloupe.

Amber

Class: Warrior
Gen: 4

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His parents were Robintail and Cinnamon. With Applebranch, he had six children - Autumnbranch and Goldfinch in one litter, and Shorebird, Stones, Sparks, and Embers in another.

original warrior name: Amberfur

Applebranch

Class: Warrior
Gen: 4

She's hard of hearing.

Her parents were Hillside and Deputy Wintersnow. With Amber, she had six children - Autumnbranch and Goldfinch in one litter, and Shorebird, Stones, Sparks, and Embers in another.

original warrior name: Autumnleaf

Ashes

Class: Warrior
Gen: 1.5

He can hardly stand King Snow.

His parents were Magpie and Dewdrop.

original warrior name: Ashcloud

Autumnbranch

Class: Warrior
Gen: 3

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His parents were Amber and Applebranch. With Sparrow, he had four children - Birchwood, Branchtail, Silty, and Nuthatch.

early name: Autumn Nose

Birchwood

Class: Apprentice
Gen: 1

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His parents were Sparrow and Autumnbranch.

original warrior name: Birchkit. early names: Wren, Marsh Wren

Branchtail

Class: Apprentice
Gen: 1

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His parents were Sparrow and Autumnbranch.

original warrior name: Branchkit. early names: Dove, Owl

Cacao

Class: Warrior
Gen: 1.5

He has big ambitions and makes lots of threats. Don't be fooled by his small stature.

His parents were Ewe and Sorrel.

Chocolate mackerel tabby tom

Cinnamon

Class: Warrior
Gen: 5; dead
Trans ftm, pan

He's a femboy.

With Robintail, he had four children - Leaftail, Soil, Amber, and Firtree.

Copper

Class: Warrior
Gen: 2.5 (younger end)

Many cats crushed on him hard in his youth. It was a surprise to some when he chose Shorebird as his mate.

His parents were Husky and Jungletree. With Shorebird, he had one child: Serval.

Ol’Sky King Creek

Class: Elder
Gen: 5; dead (old age or sickness etc)

He was a corrupt leader who got involved in conflicts to keep the peace around the Lake. His first action as leader was returning the Cats of Thunder’s old territory to them, reversing the conquest of his predecessor Queen Pepper. He also put his three children in eliteship positions to keep his power. While popular externally, he was unpopular within, and was pressured into resignation. He demoted his heir Sparrow as his last action as King to force his other heir Snow into surprise Kingship.

His parents were Granite and Marblestone. With Pinecone, he had three children - Medic Poppyseed, Ol’Deputy Jungletree, and Sparrow (an heir).

original warrior name: Creekstar

Cypress

Class: Warrior
Gen: 5

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With Shriketalon, he had three children - Pipit, Swan, and Waterthrush.

Dawn

Class: Warrior
Gen: 1.5

She was absolutely spoiled by Magpie.

Her parents were Magpie and Dewdrop.

original warrior name: Dawnbelly

Dewdrop

Class: King’s Heir
Gen: 2.5

A smug guy who knows how to one-up anything. He was placed into heirship by his brother, King Snow.

His parents were Swan and Ram. With Magpie, he had two children, Ashes and Dawn.

original warrior name: Creampelt. early names: Milk, Dew

Dustbunny

Class: Kit
Gen: 1.5; dead at 4-5 months
Level 2 autism

Was a bubbly kid. She wandered off one day and got run over by a car!

Her parents were Embers and Mudpuddle.

original warrior name: Dustkit. early name: Dusty Pelt

Embers

Class: Warrior
Gen: 2.5

Firetail’s mom

Her parents were Amber and Applebranch. With Mudpuddle, she had three children - Gingerstripes, Dustbunny, and Firetail.

original warrior name: Emberfang. early name: Ember Teeth, Ember Claws

Ewe

Class: Warrior
Gen: 2.5

Her family kinda hates her... Sometimes she fantasizes about leaving the group.

Her parents were Swan and Ram. With Sorrel, she had two children, Cacao and Tawny.

Lilac colorpoint she-cat

Firtree

Class: Warrior
Gen: 4; dead

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His parents were Robintail and Cinnamon.

early name: Fir

Fisherbeak

Class: Warrior
Gen: 4; dead (drowned)

She’d often climb trees overlooking the lake and take naps. This is how she died

Her parents were Quail and Trout.

early name: Fisher

Gingerstripes

Class: Deputy Heir
Gen: 1.5

He hates outsiders and is very impressionable. His uncle, Deputy Sparks, has been showing him the ropes, and he was made deputy heir when his brother Firetail was exiled.

His parents were Embers and Mudpuddle.

original warrior name: Gingerstreak. early names: Ginger Streaks, Ginger Stripes

Sky King Galestar

Class: King
Gen: ?

He preceded Sky Queen Pepper in a time where the old suffix system was intact but dying out.

Goldfinch

Class: Warrior
Gen: 3

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His parents were Amber and Applebranch.

original warrior name: Yellowsight. early name: Yellow Cry

Granite

Class: Warrior
Gen: 6

She’d often come to then-King Creek’s side to scold and mom him for his poor decisions. He secretly appreciated this.

With Marblestone, she had two children, Trout and Ol’King Creek.

Hillside

Class: Warrior
Gen: 5

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Her parents were Poplar and Yarrow. With Deputy Wintersnow, she had four children - Almond, Applebranch, Leopard, and Ram.

Hound

Class: Warrior
Gen: 5

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With Walnut, he had one child: Pecan.

Husky

Class: Warrior
Gen: 3

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Her parents were Pipit and Orca. With Jungletree, she had one child: Copper.

Black classic tabby she-cat with white spots

Jay

Class: Warrior
Gen: 2.5
Gay, polyam

While in a polycule with Sunny and Turtle, he isn't dating Turtle, as the two are cousins. However, he and Turtle are very close in a familial way, and he helps raise Speckle with them just like Turtle does with Jay and Sunny's kits.

His parents were Soot and Rocky. With Sunny (whom had Turtle as his surrogate), he had three children - Peach, Shellie, and Maple.

Ol’Deputy Jungletree

Class: Deputy Heir
Gen: 3

He became deputy under his father then-King Creek, though it was never for him. He ended up swapping positions with his heir and best friend Sparks once King Snow took power, as Creek never would’ve allowed it.

His parents were Pinecone and King Creek. With Husky, he had one child: Copper.

Chocolate mackerel tabby tom

original warrior name: Junglebranch. early name: Jungle

Kildeer

Class: Warrior
Gen: 5; dead

Her last few months were pretty lonely, as her sisters Hillside and Pinecone were dead by then, and she'd never mated with anyone. So yeah, she kinda did die alone.

Her parents were Poplar and Yarrow.

Medic Leaflitter

Class: Medic
Gen: 6; died before Medic Skunk did

She served alongside Medic Skunk, whom she personally trained!

Robintail is either her son or nephew.

original warrior name: Leafspots. early name: Scattered Leaves

Leaftail

Class: Warrior
Gen: 4; dead

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Her parents were Robintail and Cinnamon. With Pecan, she had three children - Monarch in one litter, and Sorrel and Sunny in another.

Leopard

Class: Elder
Gen: 4

He's particularly close to Applebranch's kits.

His parents were Hillside and Deputy Wintersnow.

original warrior name: Leopardclaw

Magpie

Class: Warrior
Gen: 2.5

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Her parents were Soot and Rocky. With Dewdrop, she had two children: Ashes and Dawn.

original warrior name: Cloudfoot

Maple

Class: Warrior
Gen: 1.5; dead

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His parents were Sunny, Jay, and Turtle.

Marblestone

Class: Warrior
Gen: 6

Unlike his wife, he was incredibly supportive of his son, then-King Creek.

With Granite, he had two children, Trout and Ol’King Creek.

early name: Marble

Mole

Class: Warrior
Gen: 4

She and Raven used to be pets (her birth name was "Sneaker"), but she was abandoned at some months old with her little adoptive brother. The Cats of Sky found and took the two in, renaming them as well (Mole was ecstatic about this)

With Almond, he had two children, Vole and Cantaloupe.

Monarch

Class: Warrior
Gen: 3

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His parents were Pecan and Leaftail. With Weasel, she had two children, Tigerlily and Redwood.

Chocolate calico she-cat

Mudpuddle

Class: Warrior
Gen: 2.5
Level 1 Autism

He insists to most cats on being called Mud. Embers prefers calling him variations of his full name like Muddy Puddy.

His parents were Woodchuck and Raven. With Embers, he had three children - Gingerstripes, Dustbunny, and Firetail.

original warrior name: Mudleg. early name: Dove

Nuthatch

Class: Apprentice
Gen: 1

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Her parents were Sparrow and Autumnbranch.

original warrior name: Owlkit

Orca

Class: Warrior
Gen: 4; dead

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His parents were Warbler and Medic Skunk. With Pipit, he had three children - Weasel, Possum, and Husky.

Black tom with white spots

Peach

Class: Warrior
Gen: 1.5

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Her parents were Sunny, Jay, and Turtle.

Pecan

Class: Warrior
Gen: 4

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His parents were Walnut and Hound. With Leaftail, he had three children - Monarch in one litter, and Sorrel and Sunny in another litter.

Sky Queen Pepper

Class: Sky Queen
Gen: 11

She was known for her expansionist conquests and was constantly at war with neighboring groups during her long reign. She's one of the main reasons the Cats of Thunder dissolved, actually, and she responded by annexing their old land. Only after her death could that group reform.

Pinecone

Class: Elder
Gen: 5

The privileged wife of Ol’King Creek!

Her parents were Poplar and Yarrow. With Ol’King Creek, she had three children - Ol’Deputy Jungle, Medic Poppyseed, and Sparrow.

original warrior names: Pinetree/Pinebark. early name: Pine

Pipit

Class: Warrior
Gen: 4; dead

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Her parents were Shriketalon and Cypress. With Orca, she had three children - Weasel, Possum, and Husky.

Lilac mackerel tabby she-cat

Poplar

Class: Warrior
Gen: 6; dead

He had anger issues...

With Yarrow, he had three children - Pinecone, Kildeer, and Hillside.

Medic Poppyseed

Class: Medic
Gen: 3

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Her parents were Pinecone and Ol'KIng Creek.

original warrior name: Poppyleaf. early name: Poppy

Possum

Class: Warrior
Gen: 3

He's moody and hard to get along with.

His parents were Pipit and Orca.

Quail

Class: Warrior
Gen: 5; dead

She was one of the fastest out there and took careful attention to staying lithe. She got stuck somewhere once and almost died, so staying healthy was a top priority.

With Trout, she had three children - Woodchuck, Fisherbeak, and Rocky.

Ram

Class: Warrior
Gen: 4

He was the favorite child of his father Deputy Wintersnow, so he named his son Snow after him. Little did he know Snow'd effectively be raised into eliteship by him.

His parents were Hillside and Deputy Wintersnow. With Swan, he had three children - Dewdrop, King Snow, and Ewe.

Raven

Class: Warrior
Gen: 4

He and Mole used to be pets, but when he was very little (not even having a name yet), the two were abandoned. The Cats of Sky found and took them in, naming him Raven and renaming his adopted sister Mole.

With Woodchuck, he had two children, Turtle and Mudpuddle.

original warrior names: Shadowpath/Shadowpelt/Ravenshade

Redwood

Class: Warrior
Gen: 1.5

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His parents were Monarch and Weasel.

Chocolate mackerel tabby tom with white

Robintail

Class: Warrior
Gen: 5; dead

He was gay.

With Cinnamon, he had four children - Leaftail, Soil, Amber, and Firtree.

early name: Robin

Rocky

Class: Warrior
Gen: 4

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His parents were Quail and Trout. With Soot, he had two children, Jay and Magpie.

Serval

Class: Apprentice
Gen: 1

She was a high-energy apprentice of Firetail, but was in the battle where he lost his leg. After getting so close to her mentor, she had to learn to be independent. She was torn for a time on whether she wanted to run away to him, but had too many ties to her homeland to do so.

His parents were Copper and Shorebird. Her mentor was Firetail.

original warrior name: Servalpaw

Shellie

Class: Warrior
Gen: 1.5

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Her parents were Sunny, Jay, and Turtle.

Shorebird

Class: Warrior
Gen: 2.5

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Her parents were Amber and Applebranch. With Copper, he had one child: Serval.

original warrior name: Sandstreak. early name: Sandy Streaks

Shriketalon

Class: Warrior
Gen: 5; dead

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With Cypress, she had three children - Pipit, Swan, and Waterthrush.

early name: Shrike

Silty

Class: Apprentice
Gen: 1

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His parents were Sparrow and Autumnbranch.

original warrior name: Siltkit. early name: Finch

Medic Skunk

Class: Medic
Gen: 5; dead

He couldn't hurt a flea, so he became a medic.

With Warbler, he had two children, Orca and Soot.

Sky King Snow

Class: King
Gen: 2.5

He was shocked to become a King at such a young age, but his predecessor, intervening-to-a-fault King Creek, resigned after demoting all heirs with blood relations to him. With this new power, he sought to bring the group to a new era of neutrality and uninvolvement. This was taken to the extent of exiling Firetail, a cat attacked by the Cats of Silver Birch, to set an example that they shouldn't pick sides on their neighbor's civil war. He is well liked by his group, and took power a few weeks before King Snake was murdered.

His parents were Swan and Ram.

original warrior name: Snowpelt. early name: Thick Snow

Soil

Class: Warrior
Gen: 4; dead

He was teased a lot.

His parents were Robintail and Cinnamon.

Soot

Class: Warrior
Gen: 4

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Her parents were Warbler and Skunk. With Rocky, he had two children, Jay and Magpie.

Sorrel

Class: King’s Heir
Gen: 2.5

He was made heir as a wedding present (as his wife is King Snow’s sister Ewe). He kinda does not like this and sees it as petty to give it to him and not Ewe. He keeps on, though, because if King Snow croaks, he hopes he might be able to turn things around.

His parents were Pecan and Leaftail With Ewe, he had two children, Cacao and Tawny.

Cinnamon mackerel tabby with white

Deputy Sparks

Class: Deputy
Gen: 2.5

Initially Jungletree’s best friend who knew a thing or two turned official deputy heir, he fills his role with loyalty, even if this loyalty trumps that to his kin. He’s been very close with his nephews Gingerstripes and Firetail, who saw him as a cool uncle and took interest in deputyship from him. After Firetail was exiled (later becoming Hare’s deputy), he officially took on Gingerstripes as another heir.

His parents were Amber and Applebranch.

original warrior name: Brightspark

Sparrow

Class: King’s Heir
Gen: 3

She was made heir by her father, then-King Creek, in an effort to establish some sort of dynasty. When this fell apart, he fired her before resigning. She’s since been restored to heirship under King Snow since he knows she is his most qualified replacement as of right now. She also took this brief demotion as an opportunity to have kits!

Her parents were Pinecone and Ol’King Creek. With Autumnbranch, she had four children - Birchwood, Branchtail, Silty, and Nuthatch.

original warrior name: Sparrowflight

Speckle

Class: Apprentice
Gen: 1
Level 1-2 autism

Nonverbal in kithood, she didn't talk much and hardly emoted, preferring to keep to herself. This is because she struggled with social cues. She had looked up to her older cousin Firetail throughout her life, so when he was exiled, she tried to follow him to convince him to come back. She was met with reluctance...

Her parents were Turtle and Sunny, though she was also raised by Jay.

Stones

Class: Warrior
Gen: 2.5
Nonbinary mtx, they/he

Might make him trans or just nonbinary :)

His parents were Amber and Applebranch.

original warrior name: Stonesong. early name: Stony Paws

Sunny

Class: Warrior
Gen: 2.5
Omnisexual (male pref), polyam

He was dating Jay and wanted to have kits, so he got help from his friend Turtle to surrogate them with him. Then he developed feelings for Turtle. Now they're in a Vee relationship, and while it's mostly Sunny and Jay raising their first litter, Turtle is still definitely involved. He later had another litter with Turtle, which they raise together with Jay's involvement.

His parents were Pecan and Leaftail. He is dating both Jay and Turtle polyamorously. With Jay and surrogate Turtle, he had three children - Peach, Shellie, and Maple. With Turtle, he had one more: Speckle.

original warrior name: Tawnypatch. early name: Tawny Patches

Swan

Class: Warrior
Gen: 4

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Her parents were Shriketalon and Cypress. With Ram, she had three children - Dewdrop, King Snow, and Ewe.

Tawny

Class: Warrior
Gen: 1.5
Autistic

As an apprentice, she preferred spending time with adults as she had a hard time socializing with her peers, so many deemed her "mature for her age".

Her parents were Ewe and Sorrel.

Cinnamon mackerel tabby with white spots

Tigerlily

Class: Warrior
Gen: 1.5 (just older than gingerstripes)

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Her parents were Monarch and Weasel.

Chocolate mackerel tabico she-cat

Trout

Class: King's Heir
Gen: 5; dead

While riddled with anxiety, he was an expert negotiator, and so served as a pseudo-mediator as his brother then-King Creek's first heir. He died before King Creek resigned.

His parents were Granite and Marblestone. With Quail, he had three children - Woodchuck, Fisherbeak, and Rocky.

Turtle

Class: Warrior
Gen: 2.5
Trans ftm, bi, polyam

He transitioned at a young age and has lived as a tom for a while (and is also bi). Happy to help, he beared Sunny and Jay’s kits, and grew incredibly close to them (to the point of dating Sunny and having another litter together, this time for themselves).

His parents were Woodchuck and Raven. He was a surrogate to Sunny and Jay’s children and is dating Sunny polyamorously. With Sunny, he had one child: Speckle.

original warrior name: Turtlespeck

Vole

Class: Warrior
Gen: 3

He really wanted to take custody of his niece Squirrel when she became an orphan, but King Snow would never allow her to join their group (even threatening exile should he try it), so he watched from afar and worried about her safety frequently.

His parents were Mole and Almond.

Walnut

Class: Warrior
Gen: 5; dead

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With Hound, she had one child; Pecan.

Warbler

Class: Warrior
Gen: 5; dead

As kittens, she, Mousey, and her brother Comet were owned by a lykoi breeder. They became strays when he died, and they travelled for a long time before settling down around the Lake. Her birth name was Hailey, though she was renamed by Queen Pepper to show that she was "free from humans forever more".

With Orca, she had two children, Soot and Orca.

Waterthrush

Class: Warrior
Gen: 4; dead

He is a nerd.

His parents were Shriketalon and Cypress.

Weasel

Class: Warrior
Gen: 3

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His parents were Pipit and Orca. With Monarch, he had two children, Tigerlily and Redwood.

Chocolate mackerel tabby with white spots

Deputy Wintersnow

Class: Deputy
Gen: 5; Died: early year 9 (killed in battle)

He was appointed by Queen Pepper as deputy and served long enough to train Jungletree to replace him. He took particular care of his favorite child Ram’s kits, one of them even being named after him, and was able to set up Snow to be King Creek’s heir. He died in battle and so never got to see Snow become King himself.

With Hillside, he had four children - Almond, Applebranch, Leopard, and Ram.

early name: Winter

Woodchuck

Class: Warrior
Gen: 4

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Her parents were Quail and Trout. With Raven, she had two children, Turtle and Mudpuddle.

original warrior name: Marmotfang

Yarrow

Class: Warrior
Gen: 6; dead

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With Poplar, she had three children - Pinecone, Kildeer, and Hillside.

early name: Pheobe (after the bird)