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“Gracious friend, you have been chosen to visit our lovely city… come to Wondrous Elsternwick, near the nexus point of the multiverse!”

No matter who, what, where, or when you are in the multiverse, you have received a fine, written letter, inviting you to take a vacation to Elsternwick, a beautiful riverside town!

In this amazing place, Magic and technology have come together to make all sorts of fantastic inventions, and its proximity to the “Nexus Point” has caused all sorts of strange things to pop up in the nearby forest… you can choose to help with the research of these anomalies, go on adventures unrelated to them, go on your own journey to understand the strange things, seek your fortune, or simply unwind in the beautiful town of Elsternwick as a place to relax! You’re free to leave and return home at any time as well, no strings attached!

Not only that, but the town will grow and change depending on your actions, and how you choose to act! Given their pride, they have invited everyone, even rough types and villains are allowed in town!

Elsternwick is a Discord RP server, we allow all sorts of fun plots & events to happen, and there are many interesting places to visit and explore!  All the while you’ll be having your own kind of unique happenings with your character, be they an original character, a fan character for something already else set up, or a canon character!

We’re a group that focuses on the lighter aspects of roleplaying (as well as crossovers), the fun and adventure that can come about from unique interactions in a wondrous setting, while also allowing for the potential of some more serious plots, and allowing you take your own pace in both reply speed and plot progression! We are also very laid back, chill, and friendly to practically everyone!

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Events ran by both players and mods/admins,  can feature original settings and stories, as well as visits or takes on canon plots & locations!

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“Expeditions” that take you beyond Elsternwick, to other towns, and even worlds beyond your own, and other places beyond your wildest dreams!

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New areas and locations being added constantly, some depending on characters coming in, and some being “unlocked” for completing events!

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Laid back environment with friendly people, while also allowing a wide variety of developments and changes!

Meet tons of new, friendly, and creative people!

Plenty of options for OoC chatter and bonding!

(New Promo post with slight updates!)

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this is a fantastic au anyway, but as a nightcloud stan, my crops are watered and my skin is clear because she's immune and also stepping up as leader ;; i also have a question, why did shadowpaw kill bramblestar in this au if there's no impostor? did an actual starclan cat tell him to do it, knowing bramble had rabies? was it to get him away from the camp?

We don't currently have confirmation that Canonverse Starclan knew about the Imposter.

Basically my idea was that Bramblestar became infected and started losing it so Starclan told Shadowpaw a way that could fix it (kill him) since their traditional methods weren't working and a leader losing a life traditionally fixed everything currently wrong with them unless your Tigerstar and pissed off the wrong cat.

Starclan doesnt know what Rabies is either, just that Bramblestar is acting super weird and give this as an option and then IMMEDIATELY go into "Oh FU-" mode when Bramblestar wakes up and the problem doesnt just magically go away.

This is also why Starclan isn't really helping the clans right now because they came to the chilling realization that if death and revival didnt cure a leader than any cat that dies risks bringing whatever is wrong with them to Starclan, so Starclan in a fit of panic refuses to let any cat in or out of Starclan until things figure themselves out or they can get confirmation the newly dead cats arent bringing this to them.

A couple of the more level headed cats realize the clans need some sort of guidance and that new medicine cats need to be trained if the clans have any hope of survival and do temporarily 'defect' to the Dark Forest and then come as Ghosts to help as best they can.

But yeah, Starclan made an Oopsie and their solution was basically that meme of "Fuck this shit I'm out"

Also I'm happy that you are happy that Nightcloud becomes leader XD I wonder if you'd still be happy if you knew who she ends up naming as her Deputy when she becomes Nightstar

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I can't do tabby markings with any level of consistency....

First snapshot of an event that happens during Part 1.

The context is that this is set after Lionblaze has been accepted as Thunderclan's leader so he is overworking himself to protect his clan but isnt taking the time to mourn the fact that he has lost most of his family by this point. Ivypool walks with him and gives him some words of encouragement.

I'll probably tweak Lionblaze's design again.

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Minnowtail took a mate outside Riverclan? What book did that happen in?

Nothing canon XD I did mention I would pack a bunch of my own headcanons into this didn't I?

I happen to ship Minnowtail/Mousewhisker, and I headcanon that they became a secret couple thanks to both training in the Dark Forest. It's just a crack ship tbh, but I like it personally.

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mosspelt and beechfur

As a whole, Riverclan is in a very bad spot after Mistystar and her deputy die off. They had such stable leadership that this caused a LOT of civil strife in this power vacuum (though it doesnt compare to Skyclan's issues)

Mosspelt uses the fact she is an Elder to try and keep some semblance of unity among the clan, and is the first to suggest banding together with another clan for aid until a solution can be found. She cites how often Thunderclan came to their aid in the past, but this does nothing to help the situation. She is the first to step up and stand by Minnowtail when she makes a bid for power and she is outed for having been mates with a cat from outside the clan.

Beechfur initially tried to reach out to Gorsetail and Sedgewhisker in Windclan when the clans started receding into their territories, offering both shelter in the much better fed Riverclan. Both cats turned him down, but this is part of the reason he sides with Minnowtail when she makes a bid for power and suggests uniting the clans against whatever is currently happening.

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for the funfact/event thing, ivypool? :0

Ivypool is one of the first focal characters in a short comic that will be coming out in the next few days!

But aside from that: When Shadowclan receeded into it's territory and the news that other leaders and deputies were dying got to Thunderclan, Ivypool immediately took off to find out if Dovewing was alright.

She was chased out of Shadowclan territory by some warriors that thought she might be like the infected cats, thinking she was possessed and there to harm them.

Because of this she wasn't there when one of her kits died and she ended up breaking down thinking she had lost a good chunk of her family in rapid succession.

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Working on some background things for this AU before I really hunker down on it and came to the realization that outside of Clan Leadership no one in Riverclan really has any importance or personality out of the first two arcs.

Imma change that.

Also send me the name of a character and I'll tell you a funfact/event about them in this AU (If I havent already confirmed their death then I wont tell you if they die)

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One of the blogs I follow just followed this AU and I'm just internally screaming right now

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WHERE DID YOU ALL CONE FROM??????

(I'm working on some more plot details, promise. Got sidetracked by Pokemon, Work, and being sick the last while)

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i love the random element of the dice, excited to see where this goes!!

Very very tragically, but in glad you like it!

I honestly did it because I couldnt decide who should live and who should die and I just didnt want my personal bias effecting the choices XD

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Hi! Quick question, how are you handling the incubation period? Rabies isn't a zombie virus and doesn't reach its symptomatic stage that fast- more like roughly two months in most cats, with two weeks being a very fast development - which is all the more insidious, hiding the source more easily unless they connect the dots. You could easily pull some divine intervention, idk mix in a Dark Forest curse to speed things along, or losing a life also furthering progression?

Short answer is I'm not really writing this out in terms of an actual fanfic or comic so the time gap between when the cat gets infected and when symptoms show is entirely up to the person reading the short comics I make showing specific scenes.

Other short answer is that we are talking about cats with human like intelligence, a confirmable afterlife with dead cats that apparently can see the future, and at certain points certain cats basically had magic (The Three, Yellowfang, Squirrelflight and Leafpool, ect)

Also just because I say a cat is Infected doesnt mean they've entirely Turned yet (I have a specific event later dealing with Stormcloud, Nightcloud, and this very idea plotted out in comic form which is also what gives the first new Medicine Cat the realization this isn't some sort of Mystical Element but perhaps something more mundane that can be treated or prevented)

But yeah, this isnt a long comic or fanfic I'm working on, just bits and pieces to tell the larger narrative so others can add their two cents/adapt it as they please

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Pray to the RN Dice Gods my friend, only character off the table initially is Stormcloud due to having a logical Rabies Vaccine and that only protects him so far.

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Patient Zero and Initial Casualties

So, thing about Pandemics is that there is always a Patient Zero, aka the first individual infected, in any pandemic. 

For this AU, this individual is Bramblestar, Leader of Thunderclan, as you have already seen.

Now, before I continue on with the initial ‘How did the Rabies infection spread to each Clan’ aspect I do need to discuss how I choose who got infected when and how they died.

Now, as I mentioned in my previous post, the AU has three parts. I already know who dies when due to pre-planning and due to a specific mechanic inorder to ensure I didn’t keep a character alive simply because they were a favorite of mine or that a character died because I hated them. 

I made it randomized like this in order to keep an un-biased and fair view of how this kind of thing would play out.

Now on the the method:

Dice.

I am being quite literal here. 

I used a 1D8 Dice with Bramblestar, Harestar, Leafstar, and Tigerstar. Why Bramblestar and not Mistystar? I’ll get to that in the Starting Point section of this. 

Now, each number represents a Life of the Leader. For each skirmish the leader is in that they could get infected or killed I rolled the Dice. If the number was higher or equal to the Lives they had at the Start of The Silent Thaw then they lost a life or were infected based on the situation (more on this below, as I said).

However, if the Number was 1, they died immediately. 

For everyone else I roled a 1D20. I would have used a 1D4 until I kept rolling a specific number which made things kind of BS to me, so a higher number it was. 

Now, 1-6 meant the character was killed immediately, 7-12  meant they were infected but didn’t die immediately, 13-18 meant they were killed by something outside the Rabies Virus (as outside threats still exist), and 19-20 is the Trigger for the Twoleg Factor, which I will get to further down.

I rolled the 1D20 for every character that wasn’t a Leader at the start when the infection spread. If it hit 1-6 and 13-29 they were fine in the initial spread of the infection. 

Now, for how Rabies spread out of Thunderclan:

The easiest way actually presented itself to me immediately: Jayfeather and Squirrelflight rolled a 10 and 7 respectively, meaning they were immediately infected by Bramblestar, which also makes sense since they would naturally be the cats closest to him upon revival (being his Medicine Cat and Deputy/Mate respectively). 

From there, I rolled for the Medicine Cats of Shadowclan, Skyclan, Riverclan, and Windclan. More specifically I rolled a 1D10. Even numbers and they went to Thunderclan to help Alderheart with this strange new illness, Odd numbers they stayed in their own clans. 

Pebbleshine, Kestrelflight, and Mothwing all rolled Even, and thus went to Thunderclan.

Now, for each ‘Arc’ in each ‘Part’ I rolled for each character to see who died and lived. This included Leaders, as being Infected does not mean they would immediately Die. 

Now, On to the actual Story Portion, as I’m sure you are curious as to how it spread and got every, including Skyclan since it didn’t go to Ground Zero:

How the Virus Spread:

The Events of Lost Stars still happen, but instead of Bramblestar being possessed he would wake up confused, feverish, drooling, and aggitated. By this point the cats with him would be Squirrelflight, Jayfeather, and Alderheart. When Jayfeather would attempt to examine him, Bramblestar would attack and immediately kill him while he woudl bite and harm Squirrelflight when she tried to intervene. Alderheart would call for the warriors to help pin Bramblestar down where they would then barracade him into the Leader’s Den while Alderheart tended to Squirrelflight’s bite wound. She would be sent to the Medicine Cat’s Den to rest for the night while Alderheart called for a meeting with the Senior Warriors to figure out what to do. No one was bit while subduing Bramblestar.

The next morning Cinderheart would go to visit Squirrelflight while Alderheart is checking on Bramblestar. Cinderheart would be bit by Squirrelflight, who is killed accidentally by Mousewhisker. Mousewhisker is bit during the fight and Alderheart would realize he is out of his depth and would send warriors to each clan asking for help for this strange behavior while tending to Cinderheart and Mousewhisker. 

Of the cats, Mothwing, Kestrelflight, and Pebbleshine go. Willowshine, Shadowsight, Frecklewish, and Fidgetflake stay in their clans for various reasons. The medicine cats attempt to examine Bramblestar with the help of Thunderclan Warriors, during which all three are bit. Unable to help, they basically tell Thunderclan they are on their own and go home. 

By the next day Cinderheart and Mousewhisker are turned and Mousewhisker bites Daisy when she visits him. Alderheart has begun to realize something seems to be spreading though he isn’t sure exactly how yet. He expressed his thinking that something about the cats is spreading to each one, making them lose their minds, and thinks their injuries may be part of the cause. Because of this, Thunderclan begins using methods to cage up infected cats at the Abandon Twoleg nest and keeping watch. 

At this point Cinderheart, Mousewhisker, and Bramblestar are fully infected and Daisy, Cherryfall, Finleap, Alderheart, Spotfur, and Thriftpaw are all infected. Bramblestar also escapes and takes off into the Forest. 

The cats put it to a temporary vote that Lionblaze and Thornclaw lead Thunderclan as Temporary Leader/Deputy until they can actually dedicate time to the issue.

In Shadowclan, Pebbleshine bites and infects Tigerstar and Cloverfoot after Pebbleshine killed Stonewing. By day 2, Tigerstar and Cloverfoot are fully gone and infect Scorchfur, Grassheart, Pouncestep, Hollowstream, and Oakfur. Tawnypelt is elected temporary Leader after they subdue and quarantine Tigerstar and Cloverfoot, owing to her having been Deputy Before, and she immediately elects to have many of the senior warriors help her with decisions. Shadowsight works to treat some of the injured cats and gets infected by Grassheart that night. Shadowclan refused to leave the area around it’s camp unless it is to get food. 

In Riverclan, Mothwing infects Willowshine and Mistystar. Mistystar is almost immediately killed by the virus and Willowshine manages to infect Lizardtail, Breezeheart, Havenpelt, and Podlight. 

With so many injured cats and no medicine cat, Reedwhisker sends Warriors to their neighboring Shadowclan and Skyclan for help. Shadowclan refused to answer, but Frecklewish goes to Riverclan where they are bit by Havenpelt. Fogkit is then infected. 

Frecklewish flees Riverclan back to Skyclan where they are treated by Fidgetflake. They infect Leafstar the next day and Hawkwing. By the next day Hawkwing is dead, and the infected count rises to include Palesky, Nettlesplash, Turtlepaw, Plumwillow, Violetshine, and Needlekit. 

Harrybrook steps up as temporary Leader to keep his clan from despair. 

In Windclan Kestralflight infects Harestar. Crowfeather gets Warriors to help him subdue Kestrelflight leading to Brindlewing, Sedgewhisker, and Crowfeather himself getting infected. By Day 2 the amount of times Harestar has acted up results in Harestar’s permament death, the death of Fernstripe and Whistlekit, and the infection of Woodkit and Gorsetail. By Day 3 all the infected cats but Woodkit is dead, and Woodkit is fully infected and has infected Featherpelt.

With the clan ready to bolt, Nightcloud steps up as temporary leader.

After Patient Zero, Leaders, and the Twoleg Factor

 Now, after this comes the real hard part for the clans. As you can tell by Day 4 at the lasted no clan has an official Leader, Deputy, or Medicine Cat to help guide them and only Thunderclan has any ideas on what might be happening.

From here the clans would be focusing on how to stop the spread in their own ways with the little information they have until they start reaching out again. Leadership will also change as various cats learn various things and tensions start to run high. 

Now, on to the other parts of this. First will be Leaders.

As you can tell, Brambestar and Tigerstar still live after the first 4 days of infection. After this, I roll dice and depending on the number they get into an altercation with their clanmates that can result in the loss of a life, more infection, and potential final death for each leader. Mistystar I had decided to just kill off immediately due to her advanced age and the fact we never learn how many lives she has. Harestar (who I keep mistyping as Hootstar for some reason), just got really, really, really shitty roles. This goes into Act 2, which also introduces a new Element:

The Twoleg Factor. 

Now, I have actually volunteered in a Shelter, so I can tell you a few minor things from that time. Wild, Feral cats are actually very rarely rehomed unless they are still tiny kittens. The reason is because Feral Cats are near impossible to accept Home Life. Most places will treat the cat, Neuter/Spay them, then release the cat back to wherever it was taken from (or put them down). Same with all cats capable of being adopted (except they go to humans instead of the wild).

Cats infected with Rabies are immediately put down. Immediately. Then Animal Control is often called to investigate the nearby areas to find any other potential infected animals.

Also, almost every cat owned by a human, but especially all cats from a shelter, get a Rabies Vaccine that can last 1-3 years before needing a booster depending on the cat’s age. (The younger the cat, the longer you can wait).

Now, Humans don’t like Rabies. It is fatal, even for them, so when a Rabies outbreak happens they quickly get in and get rid of it. The clan territories lie on a large lake that gets a LOT of Human Activity in the Spring/Summer. 

The Twoleg Factor has two parts:

First, I roll a dice for an infected character or one that could be injured as I mentioned above. If it goes on that 19-20 number at this point the cat is found and taken by a Twoleg. If the cat is infected, this means Twolegs become involved in finding and getting rid of all the infected cats. Hence why I made this particular roll such a small margin since depending on when it happens it is an instant Game Over for the Clans. 

The Second part of this has to due with the Vaccine. More specifically, the amount of former Kittypets in the clans, and some cats that had been in shelters. 

Specifically, Stormcloud of Thunderclan and Nightcloud of Windclan would, theoretically, be completely immune to Rabies at this time. 

By Part 1, Act 3 Stormcloud would no longer be Immune due to age and not getting a Booster, but thanks to the events of Crowfeather’s Trial it is reasonable to assume that Nightcloud could still go another full year or two before needing a booster so she wouldn’t be at risk of infection at any point in this AU. 

That will be important later. 

This is just my ideas on how it would start, my next posts will detail more in depth of the full Part 1 in each Clan, followed by how they realize to beat the Spread leading into Part 2. 

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Hello! Welcome to my Warrior Cats AU Blog! I hope you enjoy your stay and let me get into an overview of what you can expect to see uploaded in the next few days combined with other things further down the road.

First off:

What is the Infected AU?

The Infected AU is an alternate story of The Broken Code kicking off immediately after Shadowpaw kills Bramblestar at the end of Lost Stars.

However, instead of Bramblestar being possessed it instead reveals that his previous behavior were the first signs of Rabies and that killed and reviving him did not cure the Rabies Infection.

Things basically go downhill from here.

While I've had the basis of the idea with the rest of the fandom, I didnt actually start getting ideas and fleshing it out until I interacted with a post from @berrym00n

How did you decide which cats to kill?

I'll go more in depth on this in my next post later this afternoon but the short answer is a few different dice.

How do the clans bounce back from this?

Short answer: Over a LONG period of time. This AU kills off a major amount of the characters to the point that the clans have maybe a few less then Thunderclan did in Into the Wild. By rough math estimation this AU kills off a good 60-75% of the entire Clan Cast.

Does Warriorclan make an appearance?

Possibly, I've considered it for Part 3. I havent read Graystripe's Vow yet so it isnt set in stone.

How long is the AU?

First thing: I'm not writing out the full AU. I'm detailing what I think would happen, who would die, who would step up in leadership, how the clans would change, and how they would overcome this. It has 3 major Parts to the story which are The Infection, The Aftermath, and Going Forward.

Each part has their own risks to the cast and issues and has multiple 'arcs' within that I will detail in other posts.

Did you really kill off the entire leadership of the clans right away?

Short answer is, actually, no. While all the Leaders get infected pretty quickly, a few deputies and medicine cats actually manage to survive the initial spread but still dont made it to the end of the first 'Arc' in Part 1.

Yes, this means even Shadowpaw dies.

How long will this AU take you?

However long I want, but more specifically I'm just going to make a few comics of specific scenes, write the outlines of what I think would happen, and go from there.

Who become the new leaders, deputies, and medicine cats?

Spoilers!

You'll see in the Part 3 Posts.

Sorry for the basic blog layout. It'll get updated once I've made some art.