Erin Hunter Chat 4

On January 19, 2008, the three "Erin Hunters" — Kate Cary, Cherith Baldry, and Vicky Holmes—visited Wands and Worlds for our fourth author chat with the creators of the Warriors series.

ThunderClan

 * Brambleclaw was named in honor of his father, Tigerclaw.
 * Millie is a silver tabby with blue eyes, as described in the books.
 * Tallpoppy's kits will reappear.
 * Thunder was named after the Thunderpath.
 * Daisy will have another litter with Spiderleg as their father.
 * Millie is pregnant at the end of Outcast and the kits will be born in Eclipse.
 * Millie and Daisy will go to StarClan if they believe in it.
 * Firestar never had feelings for Cinderpelt.
 * Cinderpaw is identical to Cinderpelt in appearance.
 * Fasle: Cinderpaw is a tabby and Cinderpelt wasn't.
 * Cinderpaw has a broad head.
 * Cinderpelt is a pale gray tabby
 * False: Cinderpelt is dark gray
 * Cloudtail didn't love Daisy.
 * The Three will get their new names at the end of Eclipse.
 * False: Jaypaw gets his new name in Long Shadows.
 * In early drafts of Warriors, Bluestar was named Moonstar.
 * Jaypaw's medicine cat name will be Jayfeather.

RiverClan

 * Sneezepaw either got a cold after he was born or has an allergy to moss.
 * Heavystep retired almost immediately after becoming a warrior due to kidney disease.

WindClan

 * Nightcloud is not Crowfeather's true love.
 * Crowfeather's eyes are blue, not green or amber.
 * Heatherpaw is on the cover of Dark River.
 * Crowfeather is on the cover of Twilight.

ShadowClan

 * Tawnypelt hopes Tigerstar's strength will live on in Tigerkit.
 * Tigerkit is male.
 * Tigerstar would like to visit Tigerkit in his dreams.
 * Tawnypelt's kits will play a role in future books.
 * Tigerstar will appear in Bluestar's story.

SkyClan

 * A special edition about SkyClan will come out in 2010
 * SkyClan territory is north of the Forest.
 * SkyClan doesn't appear in Secrets of the Clans because it was released before Firestar's Quest.
 * When Modern SkyClan cats die, they go to their own ancestors.
 * SkyClan's symbol has a mountain peak with a crescent moon in the sky.
 * False: SkyClan's symbol has a tree.

StarClan

 * A leader's image in StarClan gets fuller as they lose more lives.

Cats Outside Clans

 * Fallen Leaves is one of the cats who lived by the Lake before the Clans.
 * Princess is still alive and growing fatter.
 * Fallen Leaves will reappear.

The Books

 * Outcast will be released April 22, 2008.
 * A special edition about Bluestar's life will be released in August 2009.
 * False: Bluestar's Prophecy was released in July 2009.
 * The Rise of Scourge will follow Scourge's early life.
 * Cherith wrote Outcast.
 * Tui Sutherland wrote the first book of Seekers, and Cherith the second.
 * One of the editors writes the allegiances.
 * Fan names for warriors will appear in the allegiances of Eclipse.
 * Tui wrote Secrets of the Clans.
 * The fifth book of The Power of Three is titled Long Shadows.
 * There will be a manga trilogy about Tigerstar and Sasha.
 * The special edition about the first Clans will have the perspectives of a cat from each of the five Clans.
 * The main characters of the fourth series will be related to Firestar.
 * After Sunset: We Need to Talk is canon.
 * A special edition about the first Clan cats may be released in 2011.
 * On the cover of The Sight, Lionpaw is looking towards WindClan territory.

Clan Life

 * Medicine cats go to the Moonstone/Moonpool twice a moon.
 * False: Medicine cats attend gatherings.
 * A Clan cat usually retires when they are six or seven years old.
 * The yew bush that makes ThunderClan's apprentices' den is sterile, meaning it doesn't produce fruit.
 * The Stick will make more appearances.
 * The Moonstone is made of quartz.
 * We will learn more about the cats who once lived around the Lake.
 * The uses of the herbs medicine cats use are from Culpeper's Herbal written by a man named Nicholas Culpeper.
 * When a leader retires, they go to the Moonstone/Moonpool and lose all of their lives but one.
 * The Shining Cave is underground.
 * If a medicine cat died without an apprentice, StarClan would decide the new medicine cat, who would be trained by the other Clans' medicine cats.
 * There are more cats in the other Clans, RiverClan, WindClan and ShadowClan, although they are not listed for special reasons.
 * A female leader can have kits, but it would make leading the Clan difficult.

Warriors

 * There are no plans for a Warriors movie.
 * The family trees on the official site are non-canon.

The Authors

 * Vicky's favorite character is Brambleclaw and her most admired character is Cinderpelt. Cherith's are Brambleclaw and Leafpool. Kate's are Yellowfang and Sandstorm.
 * Kate's favorite character to design is Jaypaw.
 * Jaypaw is Cherith's favorite of the Three to write, though her favorite overall is Hollypaw.
 * Vicky's favorite Warriors book is The Darkest Hour, Kate's is A Dangerous Path, Cherith's are Forest of Secrets, The Darkest Hour, Moonrise, and Firestar's Quest.
 * Kate and Cherith haven't met each other.
 * Vicky has met both Kate and Cherith.
 * Kate would have a hard time killing off Birchfall and Graystripe, and Cherith would Leafpool
 * Cherith's favorite name parts are -heart, Silver-, and Thorn-.