#like tiger and leopard have obvious downfalls which everyone likes to blame on the Name. but lionblaze lionheart etc dont. Leopardfoot

[harriertail]

very interested in your hc about cats named after the big clans having bad luck 👀

so-! the HC is that some ThunderClan warriors believe that a cats name will influence something about their life- Swiftkit will be fast, Tanglekit will always have a messy pelt, Snowkit will never feel the cold, but some say Snowkit will always be cold, there's a lot of debate and interpretation to it. The 'Ancient names' are Leopard- Lion- and Tiger-, and these names carry great significance and, some say, mystical powers. If a kit is on it's deathbed, in the first few days of life, the mother may use one of these names in the believe the name carries the spirits of the ancient Clans, who will revive her kit. However, these names come with a great risk. Whether it's the ancient spirits coming back to collect, or the ancient power being too much for a small wildcat to handle, driving them mad, each Ancient named kit will have a costly downfall.

Does the name actually cause it? Who knows. Elders will shake their head and say that Tigerstar went mad with 'too much power inside him', it was the Ancient curse that got him, but other cats will argue that the curse is bullshit- Lionheart was only killed by ShadowClan warriors, he had no 'grand downfall', even if he wasn't able to become ThunderClan leader. It depends on whether you believe.

#its a bit of meta. the curse isnt real. or iS it???? #warrior cats #tigerstar #leopardstar #like tiger and leopard have obvious downfalls which everyone likes to blame on the Name. but lionblaze lionheart etc dont. Leopardfoot #doesnt have a downfallbut her life does suck. so it depends on who u ask #this is only believed in ThunderClan adn sometimes in RiverClan but only for Leopard- #this is also why bluestar calls firepaw firepaw because she hopes to invoke the prophecy on him (not knowing if he is the prophecy cat or #not at first) #asks