Erin Hunter Chat 7

The seventh Erin Hunter chat was held on August 14, 2010.

Information Revealed

 * Warriors was one of the first projects Vicky worked on.
 * Rock is dead and transcends any of the groups of other dead cats.
 * Thunder was named after the Thunderpath.
 * HarperCollins didn't feel there was enough material for Allegiances of the Clans.
 * Stormtail and Dappletail didn't have kits together.
 * Kate's favorite death scene was Mosskit's, Cherith and Vicky's was Feathertail's.
 * Vicky has yet to find a place for an albino cat.
 * Mapleshade is a is big, tortoiseshell and white she-cat with amber eyes. She's ambitious, cold and dedicated to revenge.
 * Book four of Omen of the Stars is titled Sign of the Moon and book five is titled The Forgotten Warrior.
 * Smokefoot is not the same cat as Smokepaw.
 * Leafpool probably won't take another mate.
 * Vicky's favorite villain is Scourge, Kate's Mapleshade.
 * Cinderheart will find out about her past life as Cinderpelt.
 * If a kit dies before their eyes and/or ears are open, they will be open in StarClan.
 * We will find out Ashfur's residence soon.
 * Sagepaw is a warrior, but Vicky couldn't remember his name at the time of the chat.
 * A medicine cat apprentice with their full name cannot take on their own apprentice.
 * Firestar should have lost a life in Ravenpaw's Path, but it was edited out.
 * Heathertail no longer loves Lionblaze.
 * Tigerheart likes Dovepaw.
 * Ivypaw will play a central role in the second half of Omen of the Stars.
 * The daylight warriors kept their kittypet names as prefixes because they didn't want completely new names.
 * There are new kits in Sign of the Moon.
 * Raggedstar and Thistleclaw, other ShadowClan cats, and some Dark Forest cats gave Tigerstar his nine lives.
 * The Ancients will appear in Sign of the Moon.
 * Deadfoot is possibly Crowfeather's father.
 * Pinestar and Poppydawn could be related, but, besides Moonflower and Goosefeather, Vicky didn't figure out family trees past cats born in or around Bluestar's Prophecy.
 * Squirrelflight didn't intentionally use Ashfur to make Brambleclaw jealous.
 * Cats find out about the Dark Forest once they go to StarClan.
 * Hawkheart probably went to the Dark Forest.
 * Unless something happens to Brambleclaw, Graystripe won't be deputy again.
 * Marshkit must have died.
 * Dovepaw and Ivypaw may get their warrior names in Sign of the Moon.
 * Ivypaw is named after one of Vicky's friends' daughter, Ivy Poole
 * Tigerstar and Spottedleaf are confirmed to be Cloudstar's descendants.
 * Briarlight will live for a little while longer.
 * Rowanclaw is ShadowClan's deputy.
 * Crowfeather wants to be more involved in his and Leafpool's kits' lives.
 * The fifth series does not have a name yet.
 * StarClan has no leader.
 * Princess is still alive and well.
 * Blackstar and Russetfur were around the same age.
 * HarperCollins asked Vicky to give Firestar's housefolk a new cat so [his housefolk] wouldn't be sad.
 * Firestar probably showed his kits to Princess.
 * We will see more of Dawnpelt in Night Whispers.
 * Flametail is confirmed to have a POV in Night Whispers.
 * Vicky's favorite leader is Tigerstar, Cherith's Cloudstar.
 * We may see a forbidden relationship between two medicine cats.
 * Tigerstar possibly did not mentor Hollyleaf because he knew she wasn't one of the three.
 * Scourge will not make a reappearance.
 * Rosepetal and Foxleap's relationship in Fading Echoes will come to an end, since they are uncle and niece.
 * Mapleshade will feature in Crookedstar's Promise and Night Whispers.
 * Hollyleaf knew she didn't have a power before her announcement at the Gathering.
 * The Erins do not know Cherrykit and Molekit's warrior names yet.
 * Stickkit is a name hinted to be used soon.