Erin Hunter Chat 7

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

ThunderClan

 * Thunder was named after the Thunderpath.
 * Stormtail and Dappletail didn't have kits together.
 * Leafpool probably won't take another mate.
 * Cinderheart will find out about her past life as Cinderpelt.
 * True: Jayfeather tells Cinderheart in The Forgotten Warrior.
 * Ashfur's residence will be revealed soon.
 * Ivypaw will play a central role in the second half of the Omen of the Stars series.
 * 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.
 * Squirrelflight is probably unable to have kits.
 * Unless something happens to Brambleclaw, Graystripe won't be deputy again.
 * 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, since her warrior name is Ivypool.
 * Briarlight will live for a little while longer.
 * Tigerstar possibly did not mentor Hollyleaf because he knew she wasn't one of the Three.
 * Hollyleaf knew she didn't have a power before her announcement at the Gathering.
 * Rosepetal and Foxleap's relationship in Fading Echoes will come to an end, since they are uncle and niece.

WindClan

 * Heathertail no longer loves Lionblaze.
 * Deadfoot is possibly Crowfeather's father.
 * Hawkheart probably went to the Dark Forest.
 * Crowfeather wants to be more involved in his and Leafpool's kits' lives.

ShadowClan

 * Smokefoot is not the same cat as Smokepaw.
 * Tigerheart likes Dovepaw.
 * Raggedstar and Thistleclaw, other ShadowClan cats, and some Dark Forest cats gave Tigerstar his nine lives.
 * Marshkit must have died.
 * Rowanclaw is ShadowClan's new deputy.
 * Blackstar and Russetfur were around the same age.
 * We will see more of Dawnpelt in Night Whispers.
 * Flametail is confirmed to have a POV in Night Whispers.

SkyClan

 * Sagepaw is a warrior, but Vicky couldn't remember his name at the time of the chat.
 * The daylight warriors kept their kittypet names as prefixes because they didn't want completely new names.
 * Tigerstar and Spottedleaf are confirmed to be Cloudstar's descendants.

Cats Outside Clans

 * Mapleshade is a big, tortoiseshell and white she-cat with amber eyes. She's ambitious, cold and dedicated to revenge. (though in Crookedstar's Promise she is decribed as ginger and white by Crookedstar)
 * Mapleshade will feature in Crookedstar's Promise and Night Whispers.
 * Rock is dead and transcends any of the groups of other dead cats.
 * Princess is still alive and well.
 * Firestar probably showed his kits to Princess.
 * Scourge will not make a reappearance.
 * Stickkit is a name hinted to be used soon.

The Books

 * HarperCollins didn't feel there was enough material for Allegiances of the Clans.
 * HarperCollins asked Vicky to give Firestar's housefolk a new cat so his housefolk wouldn't be sad.
 * Book four of Omen of the Stars is titled Sign of the Moon and book five is titled The Forgotten Warrior.
 * Firestar should have lost a life in Ravenpaw's Path, but it was edited out.
 * There are new kits in Sign of the Moon.
 * The Ancients will appear in Sign of the Moon.
 * The fifth series does not have a name yet.
 * We may see a forbidden relationship between two medicine cats.
 * Kate is quite fond of the inconsistencies in the books.
 * The Erins are working on a new manga trilogy that involves SkyClan, and will reveal how Sol came to know the Clans.

Clan Life

 * A medicine cat apprentice, even with their full name, cannot take on their own apprentice while their mentor is still living.

Warriors

 * If a kit dies before their eyes and/or ears are open, they will be open in StarClan.
 * Cats find out about the Dark Forest once they go to StarClan.
 * StarClan has no leader.

The Authors

 * Warriors was one of the first projects Vicky worked on.
 * Kate's favorite death scene was Mosskit's, Cherith and Vicky's Feathertail's.
 * Vicky's favorite villain is Scourge, Kate's Mapleshade.
 * Vicky's favorite leader is Tigerstar, Cherith's Cloudstar.
 * Vicky has yet to find a place for an albino cat.
 * The Erins do not know Cherrykit and Molekit's warrior names yet.
 * The Erins are active in a number of different charities, but they prefer not to broadcast it.