Renamings in the Bonefall Rewrite
So if you’re familiar with my rewrite, you’re probably aware that I try to avoid renaming warriors and creating OCs. This is because I tend to find it confusing, and I want to stick with either reworking existing characters or saving cats that unceremoniously died.
But I do have a few renamings! There tend to be four reasons why I’ll rename a warrior;
1. They had a duplicate name. I’m eliminating repeats, and the more important warrior keeps theirs. (Mudclaw WindClan > Mudclaw ShadowClan, ergo Mudclaw ShC = Mudfoot.)
2. They are being combined with another character. I want to preserve the ‘roles‘ of certain characters while eliminating redundancy, so the name will be combined so it’s easier to keep track of who was who. (Hollytuft + Larksong = Hollylark)
3. Their canon name is an ‘honor title’. Respected warriors can take new names (an “honor title”) after a great achievement, shedding their old one. Unless there’s a conflict, the FINAL name will match their CANON name. (Hoprunner = Deadfoot, Crowfoot = Crowfeather)
4. A previously dead apprentice/kit survives, OR they achieve a new title in StarClan. I’ve saved certain characters and allowed them to live long enough to get their warrior names (Marshkit = Marshwing), and additionally, I follow the Code of the Clans “Smallstar” logic and allow kits and apprentices to appear as adults in StarClan if they so choose (Petalkit, Patchkit, Larchkit = Petalstar, Patchpool, Larchface).
I’ll be updating this post as I decide on new names. I won’t be mentioning a rename in this post until it has become relevant in the rewrite though, to avoid bloat (and also so I don’t have to bang out every single CotC conflict yet, as a lot of stories are being overhauled)
Duplicate Names
Mudclaw (ShC) = Mudfoot.
Mate of Lizardstripe, father of Deerfoot, Tangleburr, and Runningnose.
Applefur (TF) = Appledapple
Mother of Ratscar, Snowbird. Renamed to avoid conflict with Applefur (OotS)
Flowerstem (AVoS) = Flowerscar
Child of Grassheart and Stonewing. Getting an honor title to avoid conflict with Flowerstem (CotC) though she will be named after her.
Cloudberry (TC) = Cloudbelly
Goosefeather’s mentor, and the medicine cat who joins ThunderClan after the death of Ravenwing during Mapleshade’s Vengeance. Renamed to avoid conflict with Cloudberry (CotC), now a Dark Forest spirit out of conscious objection to StarClan. Cloudbelly’s mentor Echosnout named both of her apprentices with the -belly suffix.
Frecklewish (SkC) = Frecklewing
SkyClan’s current medicine cat. Renamed to avoid conflict with Frecklewish (MV)
Ivytail (RC) = Ivytuft.
Renamed to avoid conflict with Ivytail (ShC)
The Three Milkfurs (MV, YS, WC)
Mother = Milkfur
Daughter = Milkbelly
Holy Ghost Ancient WindClan Deputy = Milktooth
The FOUR Robinwings (TC, RC, WC, SkC)
ThunderClan = Robinwing
RiverClan = Robinwish
WindClan = Robinflight
Code of the Clans = Robinspot/Robinstar
The Three Darkstars (MV, CotC, SkC) and their Codes
Mapleshade’s Vengeance = Darkstar. Being reduxed to have invented the Protecting Kittens law of the Code.
Code of the Clans = Eliminated. The story behind the 3rd law of the Code (feeding elders and kits before warriors) is being completely redone.
SkyClan = Dalestar. Creator of the 13th law, to never question your leader
Combined Characters
Larksong + Hollytuft = Hollylark
Plus a ton of family tree fixes; Hollylark becomes the mate of Sparkpelt and was the grandson of Firestar through Lionblaze.
Ashfur (ShC) + Ashheart = Ashheart
More of a fix than a combination. Ashfur is completely unconnected to any other cats (no parents, no children) and Ashheart is closer in age to be Yellowfang’s ‘old friend‘ anyway.
Scorchbreeze + Raggedstar = Raggedpelt is an honor title.
No need for Ragged to have a brother. Scorchbreeze was his name before Raggedpelt became deputy, named after the many well-earned scars on his pelt.
Thornclaw + Spiderleg = Spiderthorn
Frostfur’s kits are too prevalent and prevented other characters from developing. Spiderleg will be mentored by Thornclaw, and take on his role as an argumentative traditionalist after Thornclaw’s death in the Great Battle.
Honor Titles
Raggedstar, Darkstar, and Flowerstem (AVoS) were previously mentioned; see above.
Deadfoot = Hoprunner
Earns an honor title after inventing a battle move called “Deadfooting“ which involves clubbing an enemy with a raised paw.
Crookedjaw = Stormpaw, Stormkit
Spent months away from the clan at the barn, developing unique hunting and fighting techniques. His warrior name is an honor title to acknowledge this impressive feat, ergo he was never cruelly renamed as a child.
Crowfeather = Crowfoot
Was a warrior on the great journey, fixing the timeline discrepancy where Deadfoot would have been dead before he was conceived. He hated his old name because BOTH of his parents were -foot named; requesting the honor title in memorial for Feathertail.
Ratscar = Meltpelt
Literally buried in angry rats at the carrionplace, surviving the worst infection ShadowClan had ever seen.
Clawface = Daylight
Renamed by Brokenstar after a very bloody battle with WindClan. Clawface always thought his old name was too soft, reminding him of his weak brother Nightpelt.
Survival Names + StarClan names
Marshkit = Marshwing
The Tallpoppy kit saved by Brackenfur during the Great Journey, survives to adulthood, mentors Tigerheart.
Smokepaw = Smokefall
The ShadowClan apprentice who fell during the Great Journey, surviving because of the Tribecats being better guides. (This character is also being merged with Smokefoot, whose name was a writer oversight.)
Talonpaw = Talonclaw
Rowanclaw’s apprentice in TNP who died to the vicious kittypets, surviving because of Smokefall being around to save him.
Elderkit = Elderberry
Fixing some age gap problems by making Ashfur younger than Ferncloud, but preserving apprenticeship situations and giving myself more ‘bodies‘ to work with in TNP by saving one of Ferncloud’s other littermates.
Perchpaw = Perchshine
Leaves RiverClan for the barn following Mapleshade’s Vengeance, but Darkstar honorably bestows a warrior name on him before he departs.
Mapleshade’s Litter
Petalkit = Petalstar
Larchkit = Larchface
Patchkit = Patchpool
Mosskit = Mosslight
Shrewpaw = Shrewface
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i think the reason shellheart gets passed around as Best Warriors Parent a lot is primarily because of that scene where he told his son that him fighting with rainflower wasnt his fault. its something a lot of people with argumentative caretakers will latch on to, and it was a surprisingly thoughtful thing for them to write in when usually the writers are so… bad at it (which is also why it stuck out).
that being said, shellheart being put above cats like brambleberry and echosnout is weird to me, and definitely feels like the fandom and writer misogyny at work. ESPECIALLY when you compare it brightflower asking a directed question and being temporarily PUT IN HELL for it and crucified.p by the fandom for it. i literally saw somebody call YELLOWFANG a bad mom. yknow, the woman being abused and seperaed from her child against her will who felt like her heart was shattering fiving him up and tried to support him even when raggedstar was getting between her and her son. this fandom judges moms WAY harded than dads and if shellheart was a woman people would be calling him mid
Oh he definitely has his cute moments! But you know, you're meant to like Shellheart. He's likeable by design, he's got a few cute moments to be the Good Parent in comparison to Rainflower (not that that's like a difficult task. anyone showing Crooked some Basic Decency is gonna like a saint compared to Rain-let's-involve-the-entire-clan-in-my-abuse-flower). think bonefall said it best in this post. What does the book spend time on instead? when do these scenes happen? Why are they so rare? And so on and so on.
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Another. This time it’s RiverClan central. I split the tree into three different images so yall can see it better.
Check out my other family trees and ramblings for my AU here.
Notes on changes from canon are below.
Cloudberry, Perchpaw (now Perchsong), and Milkfur are littermates! At the time of Mapleshade’s Vengeance, Cloudpaw is Echosnout’s apprentice. When Ravenwing is killed, Cloudpaw agrees to become ThunderClan’s healer. To be closer to her sister, Milkpaw becomes RiverClan’s new healer apprentice. Milkfur later names her apprentice after her sister.
Troutclaw and Duskwater are siblings. Dusk has two kits: Piketooth and Lakeshine.
Lightningpaw (who gave Stormstar a life), Brambleberry, and Shimmerpelt are siblings.
Skyheart’s kits are Beechfur and Rippletail.
Duskstrike (Duskfur) is Reedwhisker’s daughter.
Larkwing has Brookkit and Stripekit with Slightfoot.
Crouchfoot is now one of the SedgeEmber kids.
Greenflower is more integrated into RiverClan genetics and is a littermate of Whiteclaw, Vixenleap, and Grasswhisker. Her kits are Voletooth, Stonestream and Splashpaw.
Minnowtail and Mousewhisker have a fling that results in Troutstream.
Otterheart and Voletooth have Robinfang (one of the many Robinwings), Copperpaw, and Nettlepaw.
And then Stonestream has a relationship with a WindClan tom, Weaselfur. They have Dapplenose and Pouncetail.
Mossyfoot and Troutstream have Heronwing and Lakeheart.
Robinfang has a relationship with Foxleap and has Shadedapple (Shadepelt) and Foxnose, both die to the Kin.
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Echomistcharic [left] // Gender related to Echomist from Warriors
Echosnoutcharic [middle] // Gender related to Echosnout from Warriors
Echosongcharic [right] // Gender related to Echosong from Warriors
Art by @/cloudtail
Echomist is a long-haired pale grey she-cat. She currently resides in Starclan, previously being a Riverclan warrior. She was the mate of Hailstar and mother of Petaldust, Voleclaw, and Beetlenose, as well as the mentor of Mistystar.
Echosnout is a black-and-white she-cat. She currently resides in Starclan, formerly being a Riverclan medicine cat under Volestar and the former mentor of Cloudberry. She notably was against the idea of Goosefeather becoming a medicine cat apprentice at 4 moons old.
Echosong is a silver-grey tabby she-cat with a white chest, green eyes, and a nicked ear. She currently resides in Starclan, dying due to an infected wound, formerly being a Skyclan medicine cat under Firestar and Leafstar. She joined Skyclan after learning her odd dreams were messages from Starclan, learning herbs from Sandstorm before going on to train both Frecklewish and Fidgetflake.
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