DP Trivia & Fun Facts

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If you've reached this far, clearly you've read up to all of the current chapters and know what has happened. If you have not finished the story, fair warning of something magical called SPOILERS

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Alright, so there probably isn't going to be a legitimate format for this. Most likely, it's just a slew of answers, trivia, facts that apply to the DP universe that weren't answered in the storyline.

So why don't we just start with the unanswered, most controversial conversation ever yeah?

Featherpaw and Nutfur were purposely written to have a romantic bloom.

Upon first glance, yeah it's all mostly subtext. There was no explicit confirmation that these two are together. However, it's fun to see how many references you can sneak in under people's noses.

Chapter 19, Precipitation, is the first noteworthy one. Do us a favor and check the last few paragraphs. Nutfur and Featherpaw are literally just staring at one another, internally describing the other.

Chapter 21, Realization, can be glossed over unless you're really looking for the text evidence. At least, you can gloss over the first part. Featherpaw's meeting with Nutfur the day after Daisybird kitted. Featherpaw is crouched, overall depicted as submissive, as he apologizes to sleeping through the day that cost the mentor and 'paw a training session day. The small black cat is leaking fear scent pheromones, something this stubborn cat almost never does. Not to former mentor Clearwater, not to his siblings, and certainly not his parents. But he bows to Nutfur.

Things get a little more complex once Nutfur falls asleep. During Nutfur's dream sequence, Russetburr is the first to blatantly say it. "I know that Shallowstar's second litter are half-Clan in the same way that I know that Featherpaw loves you." Wow, if that ain't up front, I dunno what is.

"Haven't you ever actually looked at him? The way he acts around you? Just earlier you saw him. You saw how submissive he was to you - the way that delicious fear scent of his wafted from his frail body. Tell me, when's the last time you've ever seen that cat go belly up for anyone? Hmm? Surely not his parents, he rebelled against them. He tolerated Clearwater but she never bossed him around and he was sure to not let that happen regardless. He never lets his siblings walk all over him - positively snapped at Reedrush only yesterday when those kits were born. He's snapped at you too, I've seen, but progressively, that cat has gotten more soft, haven't you noticed? That poor scrap was so terrified of whatever punishment you were going to give him for skipping training, that he was ready and willing to turn over and show you his pudge of a belly."

"His belly isn't pudgy," Nutfur says quickly without a filter and instantly regrets it.

Russetburr lights up in glee, her smile downright predatory. "And how would you know?"

Nutfur glances away. No way was he going to tell her that when they were training sometime in the past few sunsets, the warrior had knocked the smaller cat on his back several times, revealing the albeit fluffy, but still slender stomach area of the young tom.

Chapter 24, Admiration, is shown from Brownpelt's eyes. He's taking his break from Tansyspot and spends the afternoon with Nutfur and Featherpaw. In the later half, he starts to actually observe his brother and apprentice, softly gauging a few transitioning moments.

As an onlooker, Brownpelt can't hear anything over the bellowing laugh of Nutfur's. He's yet to hear a laugh come from Featherpaw, but the chestnut tom can see the younger cat's upturned grin.

When did the little guy start smiling?

Last time he had really seen the black scrap, young Featherpaw kept a tight lipped frown. Or at least an emotionless face that resembled Duskbelly's.

What had happened in the past moon?

Nutfur.

Nutfur, his brother, became the mentor of Featherpaw less than a moon ago. Nutfur, his brother, who struggled in the beginning. Nutfur, his brother, who overcame his issues and magnificently aided in the blossoming of a stubborn, frowning flower. Nutfur, his brother, who dutifully spent many hours on training an apprentice, not only for traits of fighting and hunting, but for social cues and a place in society.

Nutfur, his brother.

Be it fate or destiny, something sought to pair these two together in a bond.

Trainer and trainee.

Guide and follower.

Mentor and apprentice.

And it couldn't have made Brownpelt more happy to witness such a bond.

Words later, he decides that he wants a bond like that with someone. Someone like Tansyspot - ie, a potential mate.

Chapter 26, Expiration, is quite a fun one. I personally don't know if anyone caught it, but there are some almost obvious sexual undertones in this first half.

Nutfur shakes out his fur, water flying off his pelt in frantic drops. The sunlight glistens against his pale brown pelt as he tosses his head to the wind and over his shoulder to meet those hooded blue eyes. He shoots his apprentice a charismatic smirk, a flash of white teeth and a glint in his emeralds. He doesn't speak and instead makes a huge, graceful bound to land poised and perfect atop the rocks where the sun beats down.

Featherpaw's body tenses, readying himself for the tomcat to leap off and tackle him but the action never comes. He frowns after a few seconds and observes in confusion.

Nutfur slumps to a languid sitting position and pats the sun-bathed rock next to him with his left paw. The direction is clear: come here. But there isn't a way to tell what's expected of the 'paw if he approaches. He's anticipating an ambush. . . he's waiting for Nutfur to think he's dropped his guard before pouncing.

"Just get your rear up here," Nutfur rolls his eyes, patting the stone again for emphasis.

Tentatively, Featherpaw complies, pattering up the set of stones until he reaches the spot next to the slightly bigger tomcat. When Nutfur's paw moves, the black cat sits down, shifting with discomfort as his wet behind plasters against the dry rock.

"Now lay down," Nutfur orders in an oddly soft, sentimental tone. This isn't the voice he takes when ordering around his apprentice. It's not the voice he uses when he's telling Featherpaw to 'suck it up and go again - it can't hurt that much'.

Featherpaw stares at him with skepticism glowing radiantly in his stormy eyes, but he slowly follows the order and slithers to his flank, laying tense bodied on his side. He swallows a little lump in his throat, still staring up at the hovering warrior. His breathing is noticeably more shallow, his visible flank rising and falling at a quicker pace than normal. "N-now what?" he tries to keep the squeak out of his voice, clearing his throat to lower his timbre.

"Close your eyes," Nutfur lilts, warm and silken.

Featherpaw's wet pelt shivers, a rush of suspense running down his spine but he can't find it in himself to disobey. His eyes close behind a gentle shut of his lids. "And now?" he whispers, voice unable to be spoken any louder as he expects the next set of instructions to be spoken next to his ear.

"And soak up the sunlight," Nutfur's voice sighs in relaxed relief, vocals pulling away from such close quarters and now settling a good tail length away.

Yeah... I actually wrote that...

Also emotional death! Expiration, as I'm sure you can call from the title, is in fact an allude to someone's untimely expiration from the living. Featherpaw drew the short end of the stick here, but don't worry, I didn't do it for shock effects. Featherpaw, from the very beginning, was destined to die. Following my outline pretty meticulously with this, I knew from the start of this story that Featherpaw was going to die. The 'how' was up to my creative interpretation when I got there, which just so happens to be a sickening death in the close comfort of Nutfur.

The next few chapters are Nutfur in grief as he heavily mourns Featherpaw and soon, Brownpelt. Nutfur dwindles into insanity until he can no longer endure the pain and takes the easy way out.

And thus, we're left with Chapter 33, Resolution. There's an idea in this one. The idea that your "life flashes before your eyes" as you die. Well, the first portion are a collection of memories that Nutfur is reliving as he dies on the cold floor of Clearwater's den. I've added on to this previous idea, implying that you relive the moments that are most important to you - often seeing people who are the most important. For example. Nutfur relived memories of Brownpelt. Obvious, it's his brother. But, he also lived through memories of Featherpaw.

Next you're left with Featherpaw meeting Nutfur in what I headcanon "The Void", a place of neither living nor death. Their interactions here are hidden flirting and happy fluffy hugs.

Also, fun fact. Nutfur's favorite color is expressed throughout the story. It's a certain shade of blue that the sky is after a storm.

Guess whose eyes are a specific shade of blue and also alluded to crackle like a lightning storm whenever he's angry?

Just keep that in mind.

Romance aside though -

Nutfur and Brownpelt were written specifically to have "bland" names. Suffixes like -fur and -pelt are hardly used except for background characters. So my idea? Take the plain, boring names and turn them into legends. I think I succeeded.

Nutfur is a sleaze. I only got to show it once, but he doesn't stick to committed relationships. The only connection we saw mate wise was with Splashtail and all of that was just a quick lay to tide off some sexual frustration. He sleeps around and Brownpelt keeps notes about it.

Despite all of your theories and accusations, Russetburr is a StarClan cat. She did good in her life - being a noteworthy medicine cat. She just grew really bitter about half-Clan cats. It inflicts with the code and she was a stickler for the rules. She thought she could influence Featherpaw to be like her and change Clan future because she couldn't. When Featherpaw turned his back on StarClan, she grew even worse and was almost tempted to tell him he was half-Clan. She didn't because she waited until his death, planning on revealing it to him and then while he was shocked, she planned to banish him to The Void.

The battle between ThunderClan and RiverClan is referred to as the Blood Feather Battle or just Blood Feathers by later generations - an homage to the blood of Featherpaw that was spilled that started the whole thing.

Shallowstar was supposed to be written as a coldass jerk. She was supposed to be despised and bring RiverClan into shambles with her way of leadership. Yeah, that didn't happen. Apparently, she saved RiverClan from Pikestar's lazy rule and made changes that would help RiverClan succeed in the future. And then of course she just had to become one of the greatest leaders ever. Better than Pikestar for crying out loud.

While Featherpaw was destined to die, his full warrior name would have been Featherheart. In my eyes, -heart is another lackluster suffix that's hardly used to a proper meaning. Paired with a -pelt and -fur, it seems like a natural combination. Heart also refers to Featherpaw's own. At first he was this cold uncaring robot, but it took a family to open his eyes and more importantly, his heart.

Nutfur and Brownpelt died without knowing their fathers. Both kits barely got to know their mother but Nutfur has more recollection considering he got to spend more time with her before she died after Brownpelt's birth. Their actual names however, were Hollowstem and Graywhisker.

Featherpaw also didn't know his birth father. He was never told though I assume it will come in conversation up in StarClan. As of his encounter with Russetburr and Icethroat, he knows he's half-Clan between River and Thunder but he does not know by means of which cat.

Cedarstripe is a horrible cat. One, he jumped Shallowstar when she was but a naive warrior and forced her to bear kits. Two, those kits? He didn't even care about them! Shallow was just a one-night stand to prove some power over a defenseless intruder. During the Blood Feathers battle, Shallowstar, off screen, is the one to kill him and remind him of his actions, yelling at him that she bore his kits and that Featherpaw, his son specifically, is the death that spurred this whole Thunder-River war.

Frogjaw and Redbriar aren't really good cats either. Moral wise. During the Blood Feathers battle, they succumb to Shallowstar's words of "kits and elders" and they dive straight for the nursery. When the battle ends, they emerge with red muzzles and the sound of a sobbing queen echoes from behind them. Yup. Precious babs are kit killers.

Tansyspot had two kits. Brownkit, whom she named after her mate, and Cherrykit - a frail little, tortoiseshell who got very sick midway through leaf-bare and didn't survive the cold.

Death. Obviously, Brownpelt died of blood loss. Featherpaw died of a mixture of blood loss and insufficient breathing. But Nutfur's is interesting because he didn't die in battle. He planned on drifting into a forever sleep of poppy seeds but he managed to eat something extra that really drove the nail in. Nutfur died as he ingested water hemlock.

Sexuality. If you want specifics, Nutfur is a classic bisexual with a high preference for females but does find males aesthetically pleasing, even if he doesn't articulate. Featherpaw is mostly asexual, bordering on demi-sexual due to his need for forming a close relationship before trying anything. Brownpelt is loosely polysexual; an attraction to multiple, but not all genders.

Redbriar is actually an aromantic-asexual, without a need for romance or anything of a sexual nature. Whitewater of WindClan is also a high-key homosexual with a fancy for a certain soot black female.

Left to the Unsaid. Heh, "I love you," obviously. Pffft.

Nah, but seriously there were some lines and scenes that I had originally planned to be canon in the story but as it progressed, some changes were made. Nutfur and Featherpaw had the water training, but there was an idea in which the story would canonically show Nutfur and Featherpaw training on land. Nutfur tries to explain it verbally but Featherpaw struggles to understand and simply repeats over and over, "I don't understand." Nutfur doesn't stay patient for long and thus, a physical demonstration ensues. While unlike the near drowning that happens in Precipitation, Nutfur still similarly slips into a rage haze and forgets the sheathed claws rule. He accidentally scars Featherpaw's cheek with a clean swipe, a blow that knocks the smaller cat backward until he flops unmoving on his side. Nutfur snaps out of it and spirals into a panic, thinking he's majorly injured his 'paw and that Shallowstar would murder him personally. However, Featherpaw turns out okay, using this tactic to his advantage and manages a surprise attack in order to pin his mentor. Shallowstar later throws a fit over her permanently cheek-scarred son but Nutfur survives the ordeal.

Another set of things that were supposed to happen was a line spoken by Featherpaw on his deathbed. Somewhere in midst his whining and laughing and crying, he was going to say, "That's what family means . . .isn't it? They're supposed to have your back, stab it once in awhile, break your heart . . .thank you for teaching me. . .when my own family couldn't. . ."

StarClan. More specifically, StarClan residents. A good friend of mine mentioned that we didn't get to see Brownpelt in StarClan and you are correct. Brownpelt was not shown much at all sans his single comment in the last chapter. After Brownpelt bled to death, he was not greeted by a usual family member. Surprisingly, Oakfrost was not well enough in a mental state to come and collect her son. Brownpelt's biological father did not guide him either. Nutfur was still living and Lashtail was too at the time. So? Who was it? Featherpaw. While Featherpaw and Brownpelt were not as close as Featherpaw and Nutfur, there was enough substance there to call them family. The two stuck together, Featherpaw introducing StarClan to Brownpelt until it was Nutfur's time to join them. Brownpelt marveled at the starry skies but longed to return, feeling homesick without the rest of his family. He tried to seek out Oakfrost but she was elusive until Nutfur made his entrance and reunited them all.

Aftermath. Nutfur's dead. Brownpelt's dead. Featherpaw's dead. Lashtail's dead. The epilogue provides information as to what takes place after the main story, but what about beyond the epilogue? Well, Shallowstar remains leader for moons to come. She's suffered a lot throughout her life and she's got the rest of her family to help. Frogjaw is supportive husband to the end, as well as Reedrush who begins to really appreciate and understand his role as deputy. Smoothfur resents him a bit, but they're still a rather tight nit group. Duskbelly has his kits with Minnowrunner, an unlikely pairing but nonetheless, Shellkit and Shallowkit are new nursery additions. Sunpath matures a little more, but not by much now that he has an equally childish apprentice.

Brownpaw II fancies adventure and danger. Early on in his apprenticeship, his leg is broken from a particularly nasty fall and spends a lot of time in Clearwater's den. RiverClan's medicine cat is just about through with that family in her den. Brownpaw II is unable to train for a long period of time and he's kept in good company by Clearwater. Eventually, the little 'paw takes an interest in medicinal work. Perhaps with some convincing and approval from Shallowstar, RiverClan will once again have a medicine cat apprentice.

And many moons later, a white kitten anomaly is born in the heart of ShadowClan.

UPDATED ALLEGIANCES

RiverClan

Leader: Shallowstar - dark gray she-cat with a white underbelly; green eyes

Deputy: Reedrush - thin, pale black tom; green eyes

Medicine Cat: Clearwater - blue-gray tabby she-cat; bluish eyes

Warriors:

Frogjaw - large black tom with a white jaw; paled yellow-green eyes

Smoothfur - sleek, grayish tom; amber eyes

APPRENTICE: Rushpaw - cinnamon and white tom; blue eyes

Duskbelly - dark brown tom with paler underbelly; amber eyes

Sunpath - golden tom; hazel eyes

APPRENTICE: Fadepaw - dilute, black she-cat; amber eyes

Shybee - pale spotted, red-brown tabby tom; grayish eyes

Rainsong - blue-gray she-cat with white markings; soothing pale blue eyes

Mistbloom - gray and white she-cat; sharp green eyes

Splashtail - orangish she-cat with a feathery tail; green eyes

APPRENTICE: Spiderpaw - black she-cat; green eyes

Cloudyhaze - half-deaf, fluffy white she-cat; bright blue eyes

APPRENTICE: Nightpaw - black she-cat; blue eyes

Redbriar - reddish-brown she-cat; pale green eyes

Queens:

Daisybird - yellow-cream she-cat; bright blue eyes

Minnowrunner - pale gray and white she-cat; dark blue eyes ( Shellkit - silver and white tabby, Shallowkit - silver tabby )

Tansyspot - calico she-cat; one blue eye, one amber eye ( Brownkit - dark chestnut tom )

Elders:

Thornswipe - prickly furred, dark brown tom with graying features; wise golden eyes

Ripplemask - thick furred, dark gray she-cat with a darker 'mask' over her nurturing golden eyes

...

WindClan

Leader: Flystar - light, golden dappled tom

Deputy: Haybristle - long haired, stark golden she-cat

Medicine Cat: Yelloweye - grumpy cinder colored she-cat; yellow-amber eyes

Warriors:

Haretuft - brown and white tom with tufted ears; bright green eyes

Cloudsprint - sleek white tom; golden eyes

Breezechaser - black-gray tom with a windblown pelt; amber-orange eyes

Bigtail - tailless, large, poofy tabby tom; dark amber eyes

Shrewnose - tiny, dark brown tom

Pouncefoot - dusky gray tom; dark blue eyes

Heatherheart - pale, creamy brown she-cat; blue eyes with a hint of lavender

Swallowflight - black and white she-cat

Deerspot - fawn dappled she-cat; big blue eyes

APPRENTICE: Larkpaw - pale brown she-cat

Whitewater - white she-cat; amber eyes

Sootpounce - sooty, black she-cat; ashen gray eyes

Elders:

Ashface - battle scarred gray tom; amber eyes

Sparrowcall - tawny tom with black spots; yellow eyes

Gorsetail - fluffy pale gray and white tom; soft green eyes

...

ThunderClan

Leader: Birdstar - white and gray tortoiseshell; blue eyes

Deputy: Bramblenose - thick furred, dark brown tabby tom with a pink nose; pale amber eyes

Medicine Cat: Wrentail - pale creamy brown tom; bright yellow eyes

APPRENTICE: Motheyes - dusty gray-brown tom; blind green eyes

Warriors:

Silverhawk - silver tabby tom; sage eyes

Ebonyfoot - thick furred white tom with black paws; amber eyes

Sunstrike - ginger and black tom; dark amber eyes

Stingheart - pale brown tabby with darker markings; hazel eyes

Volewhisker - scrawny brown and white tom with long whiskers; blue eyes

Pineberry - nimble black she-cat; dark green eyes

Cloudspot - grayish she-cat with white 'spots'; blue eyes

Flowerhaze - silver tabby she-cat; sage eyes

Berryclaw - pale golden she-cat with broad paws; hazel eyes

APPRENTICE: Leafpaw - tortoiseshell she-cat; bright green eyes

Amberclaw - fully dull golden she-cat; amber eyes

Queens:

Copperfur - coppery colored she-cat; green eyes

Icewhisper - short haired white she-cat; pale blue eyes ( Pigeonkit - silver patched tabby, Dovekit - pale gray tabby )

Elders:

Embershade - ginger and black tom

...

ShadowClan

Leader: Pantherstar - tawny she-cat with sharp claws; sharp amber eyes

Deputy: Adderstrike - mottled brown tom; green-amber eyes

Medicine Cat: Twigpelt - thin built, black brown and white tomcat; hazel green eyes

APPRENTICE: Needlethorn - spiky furred black tom; dark green eyes

Warriors:

Barkpelt - black, brown and white tom; amber eyes

Walnutnose - pale brown tom; bright green eyes

Elkspring - dark, shaggy furred brown tom; amber eyes

APPRENTICE: Irispaw - white and black bicolor she-cat; golden eyes

Hollowslip - large, thick furred almost black tom; yellow eyes

Smokerunner - short-haired gray-silver tabby tom; yellow eyes

Stoatwhisker - dilute brown tom with white underbelly; amber eyes

Redsky - tortoiseshell tom

Toadleap - pale brown tabby with mostly white jaw, underbelly and legs; greenish eyes

APPRENTICE: Mulberrypaw - black and white bicolor she-cat; green eyes

Hollyhock - white cat with black splotches and black tail; yellow eyes

Gooseberry - frizzy gray dappled she-cat; golden eyes

Mudpool - dark brown tabby she-cat with white underbelly; blue eyes

Salamandertail - small bodied, dark orange she-cat with a coiling tail; green eyes

Hawklight - chocolate and white tabby she-cat; bright blue eyes

Foxear - russet she-cat with large ears; amber eyes

Ravendusk - slender pitch black she-cat with white toes; dark blue eyes

APPRENTICE: Thicketpaw - thorny gray tabby tom; yellow eyes

Queens:

Sootflower - dusky black she-cat; amber eyes ( Spiderkit - spindly black tom with amber eyes; Beetlekit - slim black she-cat with white markings and yellow eyes )

Mossjaw - chocolate tabby; green eyes ( Hickorykit - pale brown mackerel tabby tom, Hazelkit - white marked, dark brown tabby she-cat, Mumblekit - stark white tom )

Fun fact number whatever, I made myself a playlist on my phone of just songs that helped me get into story-mode whenever I was writing. A lot of the lyrics apply to characters and relationships and themes. Much of it is symbolic. Feel free to give the songs a listen and see if you can gauge what it applies to.

DENIED PROPHET PLAYLIST

Of the Night - Bastille

How to Save a Life - The Fray

You and Me - Lifehouse

Fall for You - Secondhand Serenade

Brother - Kodaline

Hey Brother - Avicii

One More Light - Linkin Park

Angel with a Shotgun - The Cab

Angels Fall - Breaking Benjamin

I Will Not Bow - Breaking Benjamin

The Good, the Bad, and the Dirty - PANIC at the Disco

HIGH - SIVIK

La Da Dee - Cody Simpson

Iris - The Goo Goo Dolls

A/N:

Did I miss anything?

- Snarky