Canon Divergence

Please note: I am quite a forgetful person so some details may be missing. Others may be changed over time.

Spoiler warning for Inherited Love and Behind the Clouds

Pre-Dawn of the Clans

  • ✦ Jay's Wing has two siblings, Starling's Caw and Finch's Flight
  • ✦ Starling's Caw and Fallen Leaves had two kits together, Tall Shadow and Moon Shadow
  • ✦ Half Moon and Jay's Wing are the parents of Clear Sky, Quiet Rain, and Gray Wing
  • ✦ Jay's Wing, Starling's Caw, and Finch's Flight disappear before the Ancients make it to the mountains

Dawn of the Clans & Founding Era

  • ✦ Bright Stream is Thunder's mother
  • ✦ Bumble does not die, rather going back home after Tom is dealt with
  • ✦ Slate's children are not with Gray Wing, though he does act as adoptive father for a time
  • ✦ Acorn Fur was expecting kits when the rule was enacted; Red Claw claims them as the children of a kittypet. Their names are Vole Burrow and Russet Snow
  • ✦ Black Ear joins RiverClan
  • ✦ Shadowstar's life occurs differently; it takes place the year after Thunderstar's Echo
  • ✦ Fern Leaf and Sun Shadow are amicable coparents to Holly Bark (Hollystar) and Owl Song before his death
  • ✦ Star Flower's second litter of kits either dies young, or never happened at all
  • ✦ Owl Song's kits are Hawk Fur (Hawkfur) and Raven's Cry (Ravencry)
  • ✦ Blue Whisker's three kits are Rose Bush (Rosebush), Tiny Claw (Tinyclaw), and Stone Flower (Stoneflower)

New Ways Era

  • ✦ Sparrowstar is the one to enact the change to warrior names; with it, the ranks of Elder, Apprentice, and Kit are officially recognised
  • ✦ StormClan's Folly occurs here in the timeline; appropriately, all characters are now born in this era
  • ✦ Shineflower was born in StormClan to Flowerfoot (Flower Foot)
  • ✦ Dapplepelt (Dappled Pelt) retires due to her worstening dementia. She did not train an apprentice. Shineflower moved to RiverClan to take her place
  • ✦ Stripestar and Fogdrift are the parents of an apprentice, Stonepaw, who takes the age of Owlpaw
  • ✦ Pigeonkit (Pigeonpaw) is the sibling of Quailkit (Quailpaw) and Waspkit (Wasppaw)
  • ✦ Spotnose's unnamed kits are Dawnkit and Slatekit (Slatepelt)
  • ✦ Ryepaw (Ryewhisker) replaces Harepaw in the allegiances
  • ✦ Dustflower is a member of SkyClan to avoid confusion with Dustmuzzle (Dust Muzzle)
  • ✦ Owlpaw and Thornpaw are aged down and are not born in this era
  • ✦ The inciting incident is Stonepaw's death, not Fogdrift. She decides to join SkyClan instead
  • ✦ Kestrelwing is replaced by Shiver-rose (Shivering Rose)
  • ✦ Tumbletail is replaced by Vinetail
  • ✦ Mudsplash is replaced by Mudpuddle
  • ✦ StarClan does not take the lives of Stripestar and Galestar
  • ✦ Whitebreeze leaves the clan instead of Petalstep
  • ✦ The first StormClan litter is technically Berryfall's kits with Rosebush; however, due to Whitestep's vehemenent denial of that claim, they are not offically the first inter-clan kits
  • ✦ Palepaw and Songkit receive their full names, Palestep and Songleaf
  • ✦ Songleaf is taken as Stoneflower's apprentice
  • ✦ Swiftwing dies to the mink
  • ✦ Peaktail dies to the eagle instead of Rainkit
  • ✦ Crowflight does not become Crowstar. Instead, Dustmuzzle becomes Duststar. Duststar is now merged with Dustmuzzle
  • ✦ Whitestep and Whitestar (COTC) have been merged
  • ✦ The first code is officially written here, rather than later in the spring

Isolationist Era

  • ✦ Ryewhisker's death and his affair with Cloudberry are not what cause the creation of Code 1
  • ✦ Owlpaw is born as Owlkit in this era
  • ✦ Thornpaw is born as Thornkit in this era
  • ✦ Aspentail has been changed from "kin of [Splashheart's] elders and your elder's elders" to "kin of [Splashheart's] kin". She dies in this era
  • ✦ Emberstar has been merged with Emberstar (ASC) and Dusk Smoke
  • ✦ The queen who calls out for Emberstar is Flowerstream (Flower Stream), the kit is Reedkit (Reedshine COTC), and the tom is Floatweed
  • ✦ The leader who succeeds Whitestar is Thistlestar (Thistletail)
  • ✦ Owlpaw is merged with Owlstar (COTC) and Owlflight
  • ✦ An original character (Petalstar) is the leader after Birchstar
  • ✦ Splashheart's code is made before he becomes leader
  • ✦ Reedshine survives her injuries at Sunningrocks
  • ✦ Dewstar is the leader before Beechstar and after Petalstar
  • ✦ Oakleaf's kit is Brightkit (Brightwhisker)
  • ✦ Hawkfoot's three kits are Gorsekit (Gorseclaw), Cloverkit (Cloversplash), and Pebblekit (Pebblefur)

Alliance Era

  • ✦ An original character, Briarstar, succeeds Owlstar as Thunderclan's leader
  • ✦ Beechstar succeeds Dewstar instead
  • ✦ Splashstar allies with the young Briarstar for most of her leadership

Leadership Era

  • ✦ Sunspots kits are Reedkit (Reedstar) and Wildkit
  • ✦ Maplewhisker and Maplestar are merged
  • ✦ Nettlepad is Emberdawn and Silverhawk's son
  • ✦ Acorntail becomes leader after Featherstar
  • ✦ Reedstar, Hawkstar, Robinstar and Dovestar (WC) never receive lives. They stay as warriors.
  • ✦ Ripplestar was never able to receive any lives
  • ✦ Reedstrike (Reedstar) has issues with Houndleap rather than Hawkwhisker (Hawkstar)
  • ✦ Mothpelt is on the leader's rock rather than Hawkwhisker
  • ✦ Reedstrike is the one to confront Ripplestar, not Finchstar
  • ✦ Ivystar directly succeeds Troutstar
  • ✦ Fallowstar directly suceeds Acornstar
  • ✦ Robinwing (Skc) is merged with Robinstar
  • ✦ Rowanstar (Skc) succeeds Maplestar
  • ✦ Morningmist's kits are Streamkit and Quailkit (Quailfeather)