Sleetfoot's Wild Warriors Worlds

[Sleetfoot]

Hello! This is the thread in which I will be dumping my stuff for my different Warriors AUs! I hope you like them as I work on them!

1.) The Wild Woods
(Name still under works) Three FanClans, named CliffClan, CreekClan, and CavernClan. These Clans live in Allegheny National Forest in Pennsylvania. But, a prophecy has come through, and now every Clan wants whoever will fulfill it.

2.) Brothermore AU 
What if a little bit of kit curiosity sparked up inside Scourge when he heard Tigerstar's offer? Instead of deciding to fight the Clans and take over the forest, what if he chose to learn about the Clans that he had heard of when he was just a little kit?

3.) FantasyClans AU
(Name still under works, obviously) An AU that incorporates heavy amounts of magic (aka the most self-indulgent AU I've ever made). The cats who were sent out by StarClan to search for new territories never return. StarClan chooses to take action and tell the Medicine Cats of each Clan that they need to find a new territory. They end up leading the Clans astray. Instead of finding the lake, they find a new territory, one that's nothing like they've ever seen before.

[Sleetfoot]

.:The Wild Woods:.
-=Locations=-
The three Clans live in Allegheny National Forest in Pennsylvania. But, instead of taking advantage of how vast and diverse the forest is, they prefer to stick close, simply because it’s much easier to deliver messages if they aren’t incredibly far apart.
All three of the Clans live near Bent Run.
For the half-moon gatherings, the Clans travel to the Kinzua Bridge, known to them as the “Trugh Ah Puta” (Roughly translating to “Twisted Sky Legs”), or just “Ah Put” (“Sky Leg”). It’s called more formally by Seers as “Ferah eh Noput” (Roughly translating to “Ferah’s Shoulders”),
In order to communicate with the ancestors, cats must make a several day journey to the highest peak in the forest, which reaches up about 2,360-2,380 ft. (719-725 meters) in the air. This point is called “Ferah eh Noma” (Translates to “Ferah’s Forehead”). Due to how far away it is, it is usually only visited once every season or when a leader gets their lives. Full moon medicine cat gatherings are most often held at the Ferah eh Noput.

-=Ranks=-
While most ranks have remained relatively the same over time, such as warriors, apprentices, and kits, other ranks have changed. After all, many traditions have changed as well. We will go from highest rank to lowest.
Leaders have barely changed. The biggest difference is that lives are only perceived, and are a powerful form of the placebo effect.
Medicine cats have the largest changes of any rank. Now they are called seers, and are unable to heal cats with herbs. If anything, it’s someone else’s job to heal a cat while the seer prays they live. Instead, seers use herbs for ritualistic purposes, and do things such as burn them, use them for essences, or as sacrifices to the ancestors. Seers are still not allowed to have kits, however, as it will make them impure and they will lose their ability to speak with the ancestors.
Possibly one of the least changed ranks is the rank of deputy. There is no difference from the four Clans.
Warriors are one of the more changed ranks. They are no longer confined to fighting, hunting, patrolling, and training like they are in the four Clans. They can branch out a little and focus on certain things more. While they still have to do those basic things, a warrior may chose to focus a little more on learning a new language, or telling stories, helping sick/injured cats, etc.
When it comes to apprentices, the only things that have changed are that a big part of their education is learning about the ancestors and learning the basics of slowing down blood-loss.
Kits, queens, and elders haven’t changed.

-=Interspecies Diplomacy=-
One of the three languages the Clans can speak is something called Fang Tongue, also known as Claw Tongue and Talon Tongue. This is a language shared by all carnivores universally, even though all have their own languages. It is far more primitive than Catspeak, or any other animal language for that matter. It consists of grunts, growls, and clicking noises for communication.
Of the three Clans, CreekClan uses this the most. Due to the fact that they have more water in their territory means that more animals are attracted to it. In this case, Fang Tongue is very handy in preventing fights.
But this language can be used in other ways. In the cases of weasels and foxes it’s often used to strike deals. Sometimes, a carnivore, knowing how diligent and hard-working Clan cats are, will offer a service in exchange for something. However, bears, bobcats, and spotted skunks are treated differently.
To the Clans, seeing a bobcat during easy times is thought of as good luck. It means that things are peaceful enough that an ancestor is willing to visit the mortal realm. However, during something bad, like a long-lasting natural disaster (ex. A drought), it is a sign that things will get better soon. Finally, during a disaster such a fire, flood, or a fight with a predator, bobcats are thought to be ancestors guiding and/or protecting you. Bobcats that know of the fact that the Clans revere them as powerful beings tend to soak up the attention.
Spotted skunks are seen as the opposite of bobcats, minions emerging from the shiny black pelt of Ferah with the task to wreak havoc. Seeing one means that disaster is soon to come.
Out of all the predators, bears have the best relationship with the Clans when it comes to mutual respect. While the Clans see bears as guardians sent by the ancestors to watch over the Clans and the forest back when the bobcats separated, bears see the Clans the other way around. They have been believed to be guardians for so long that, through communication with the Clans, see themselves as such.
The friendship between the Clans and bears is very strong. As such, many daring, curious, and creative apprentices and warriors who pursue diplomacy interact with bears more than others, actively seeking out to learn their language and customs. This is why the suffix -bear is the most associated with diplomacy.
Nowadays, cats who are overly anxious are called fox beggars (“Femah Guhmo”). The idea is that the cat is so anxious that they would go to anyone, or anything, for help.

-=The Ancestors=-
Many, many generations ago there were four groups of cats; lions, tigers, leopards, and bobcats. They often fought over the forest that their ancestors had created for them due to overlapping territories. The only group that didn’t start fights were the bobcats. The ancestors were angry about it, but could never do anything to stop the fights.
But eventually they were pushed too far. All groups but the bobcats declared war on eachother. The bobcats stayed out of the frey, knowing that the larger cats would slaughter them if they wanted.
The three warring groups come to one place for the battle to decide who would get the forest. However, the ancestors had other plans. They cast down a bolt of lightning, which hit a dead tree beside the battle location and set it ablaze. All but one black leopard, who didn’t let their pride get the better of them, died. Their name was Ferah (Pronounced “Fear-ah”). It wasn’t long before they were caught by the ancestors and tossed into the sky as punishment for the actions of the groups. Their eyes became the sun and the moon, and their shiny pelt became the night sky.
The ancestors came to the bobcats, and said to them: “You will learn from the mistakes of your opponents. Divide yourselves and discover the meaning of peace.” And in order to keep ravoc from being wreaked, they shrunk the cats to their current size. The cats separated into three groups, CliffClan, CavernClan, and Creekclan, and claimed their own territories.

Rocks are said to hold the spirits of dead cats until they are ready to become one with the Eyes of Ferah. This is the time when the life of the cat is judged by Ferah herself. As such, leaders are given the suffix -stone (Ex. Cliffstone, Creekstone, Cavernstone, etc.). There is no set name for the passed spirits, so they are simply called the ancestors (They are not called StoneClan).
The spirits of good cats go to the Winter Eye of Ferah, or the Moon, while the spirits of bad cats go to the Summer Eye, or the Sun, to burn for eternity. As such, Summer is seen as a bad time while Winter is seen as a good one. Winter is revered as the time when spirits are the most active and walk the earth atop ice and snow, and swim in the frozen streams. However, they cannot go beyond those. It’s said that seeing a large shadow move under the ice means that the ancestors bless you with good hunting though the cold months.
But, at the same time, it’s very hard for cats to get to the main communicating point for the ancestors, due to it being a several day journey that takes much preparation. As a result, full moon medicine cat meetings are often rituals held at the Ah Put. Rituals at the Fera eh Noma only happen once a season and when a leader receives their lives.
A more recently started tradition is a rather unusual one. When a leader is inaugurated, their seer at the time will etch a caricature of the leader’s face into the stone wall of their den (All leaders live somewhere around a rock structure so as to sleep with the spirits of their predecessors). It’s often something simple, but it depends on the skill of the seer. With each life that is lost, something new will be added into the image. It’s usually a marking or a small detail like whiskers or pupils, but sometimes a seer may chose to draw something to represent how the leader lost that life.

[Sleetfoot]

Reserved for Brothermore AU
.:The Story:.
The story starts out quite close to canon. Scourge is overcome with the lust for revenge, although there’s still a part of him that holds onto how he felt as a kitten. Nobody knows that he’s secretly a little curious about the forest and what it’s like.

When he follows Tigerstar into the forest and meets the Clans he is struck with something. Suddenly, these groups of well-organized cats catch his interest. The scene plays out as normal. Tigerstar commands BloodClan to attack, and Scourge kills him. This sensation of getting rid of somebody that’s been plaguing his life for so long, it fills him with… hope?

Scourge looks up at the shocked cats. “I want to learn about the Clans.” This is an almost as great shock. Everyone whispers, deliberating amongst themselves for a while while Scourge cleans himself off. At the same time he dismisses BloodClan, telling them that he’d like to do this alone and that Bone is in charge while he’s gone. With that, they leave, not realizing that they’d only ever see him once after that.

Eventually the leaders, deputies, and medicine cats come to an agreement. Firestar comes to stand in front of Scourge. “If you really want to learn about the Clans, then you must stay with us. We have agreed that you will stay with ThunderClan, but in return, you cannot wear those claws or your collar.” “I’ll remove them when we get there,” he grunts in reply. Firestar begrudgingly agrees. As the Clans disperse, everyone chats about what this could mean. While they walk to camp, Firestar walks beside Scourge and makes a little conversation. “If it’d make you more comfortable, you can call me Fire.” “... I’d like that.”

When they get to the camp Scourge removes his claws and collar, and what they see prompts Cypresspelt to demand that he stay in her den while he recovers. Crusty scars, infected ears, skin clinging to his bones, dull claws and incredibly sore paws.. the worst things are the deep, bloody, infected wounds on his neck left by his collar. Everyone agrees with this when he passes out in front of them.

When Scourge wakes up he finds Cypresspelt standing above him. He freaks out before he’s calmed down by soothing words and remembers what happened the day before. Cypresspelt says that he can call her Cypress if is makes him more comfortable, which he agrees with. She then explains that she tended to his wound and that he should move as little as possible. When he says that he can move if he wants to, she gives him a harsh glare and he agrees. Moments later Fire walks in carrying the biggest mouse Scourge had ever seen. When he’s told that it’s for him he practically swallows it whole while Cypress gives the leader a report on their visitor’s heath.

Scourge stays in the medicine cat’s den for a while he recovers. He gets to know Cypress well and is introduced to many of the Clan members, some more eager to meet him than others. He likes it when the elders come and tell him stories, as it’s both interesting to hear and gives him chances to ask about what certain things mean. Fire visits the most, though. He visits Scourge whenever he has free time and teaches him things that he learned over time.


At one point, Scourge looks up at Fire with narrowed eyes. “Why should I trust you? Why are you helping me?” “Because… because I believe that you can become a better cat. And, you remind me of myself.” This statement shocks Scourge and he asks how that would be possible. Fire tells him to wait and leaves.


Soon he returns with his old collar, covered in dirt but not really damaged. “I was a kittypet once too, you know. My name was Rusty.” He hesitates, but trusts Fire enough to tell him his old name “... My name was Tiny.” This surprises Fire a little bit. “I remember my father Jake told me about a cat named Tiny once…” This causes Scourge to go into a stunned silence. “Jake.. Jake was my father.” They have a moment of realization. “You’re my brother,” they say in unison, much to the surprise of Cypress who’s soaking moss for one of the elders.

This fact causes them to get a little closer. Of course, Scourge is wary of this fact at first, as the only siblings he’s ever known were assholes, but he warms up to the idea of having a kind brother.

Soon Scourge is let out of the medicine cat’s den. This prompts Firestar to give him a tour of the camp. The BloodClan leader’s fascination starts to grow, and the cold cat he once was starts to melt away into the persona of a curious kit. As he’s given a tour, he forgets about the things that Tigerstar did... that he did. He’s.. actually happy. He finally gets a proper introduction to everyone in the Clan via. Meeting, where he also lets it slip that Scourge is his brother. “Now, If anyone hurts or bullies my brother they will get a proper scolding.” This surprises the Clan, not because this supposed killer was his brother, no, but because a ginger cat with no white on him was somehow the brother of an all-white cat.

It takes a while, but the Clan is soon used to this once-cold-now-spunky cat living with them. Whenever Tigerstar or BloodClan are mentioned, he becomes cold again and defends his honor, saying that he’s changed, and he has. He now goes by Tiny.

After a while, Fire finally pops the question. “Tiny, would you you like to join ThunderClan?” He starts to freak out and says yes, but is forced to become Firestar’s apprentice. His name is changed to Sloepaw. While he’s an apprentice to his younger brother, Firestar officially gets into a happy, poly relationship with Graystripe and Ravenwing.


.:Major Character Appearances:.
Firestar:
A ginger ticked tabby tom-cat with brilliant green eyes, large ears, a lean body, and an odd crest of fur on the back of his neck.
Scourge/Tiny/Sloestep:
An all-white, tiny and lanky tom with eerily blue eyes, scars across his face, a scar on his shoulder, scarring on his neck, and battered ears. He can sometimes be seen wearing a yellow collar with a silver tag and strange holes. His features are triangular and thin. He has a rather feminine walk.
Graystripe:
A large, grey tom with yellow eyes and long, shaggy fur. He has a dark grey stripe running down his back and overall broad features. He is rumored to be the fluffiest cat in the Clans.
Ravenwing:
A slightly small black tom with gold eyes and a white tail-tip and chest spot. He has slender, ovular features and large eyes.
Tigerstar:
A large, muscular, black classic tabby tom with amber eyes, long fur, tufts on his ears, and tiger-like features. There’s a deep nick in his left ear, a scar going across the bridge of his muzzle, and various other scars.
Cypresspelt (Formerly known as Cinderpelt):
A tortoiseshell she-cat with fluffy fur and golden eyes. Her back-left leg is scarred and practically useless.


.:Notable Changes:.
-Scourge isn’t just white, he’s albino. It’s why he preferred to stay in the shadowy alleyways.
-Scourge is a lot younger than he is in canon. He’s only a few months older than Firestar.
-Sandstorm never became mates with Firestar. She only sees him as a very close friend.
-Because of this, Leafpool and Squirrelflight are the results of surrogate motherhood on Sandstorm’s part. They are considered the kits of Firestar, Graystripe, and Ravenwing.
-Silverstream became mates with an unknown tom in RiverClan, and only views Graystripe as a good friend.
-Ravenwing was never made Tigerstar’s apprentice, as it was an obvious poor choice.
-When Scourge doesn’t come back after a while, Bone decided to disband BloodClan.
-Different sexuality, trans, non-binary, and surrogate mothers/fathers are more widely accepted.

[Sleetfoot]

Reserved for FantasyClans AU

[shrikefur]

I also have a FanClan named CreekClan, haha I really like the Scourge AU, though, especially the poly Fire/Gray/Raven Keep it up!