Post by drheiter on Aug 27, 2012 23:37:37 GMT -6
Hi, this is my first thread outside of my introduction, so I apologize if it's categorized incorrectly or anything.
(Just a warning, there are a few spoilers ahead)
Ever since the Dark Forest was introduced, I'd wondered who decides where the deceased cats end up and why. As the series progressed, we were able to see a little more into the cats of StarClan, and it's given me an idea as to why.
The third series is where I stopped thinking of StarClan like a god and more a group of dead warriors and nothing more. Yes, they have power over the living cats, but they're not one collective being. They're separate cats with their own thoughts and ideas, and sometimes these thoughts and ideas among the deceased bring conflict just as they do among the living.
I'm led to believe that StarClan have a sort of vote to determine whether the deceased join their ranks or not. From my point of view, the StarClan cats seem to dislike the overly ambitious. Tigerstar, Brokenstar, and Hawkfrost are prime examples of this.
A voting system such as this would be a bit of an explanation as to why there seem to be heavy bias towards a select few. Ashfur and Mapleshade could be considered examples here; both attempted to ruin the lives of relatives to whom they had unrequited love.
The difference between the two appears to be that Mapleshade was indeed clever but also harsh and generally dislike-able, while Ashfur was charismatic and easier to feel empathy towards. Personal beliefs on StarClan's part may have led Ashfur to be accepted into StarClan while Mapleshade was put in the Dark Forest.
This is just my idea as to why StarClan don't accept everyone and I'm sure others have their own ideas, and I'd be very happy to hear them c:
(Just a warning, there are a few spoilers ahead)
Ever since the Dark Forest was introduced, I'd wondered who decides where the deceased cats end up and why. As the series progressed, we were able to see a little more into the cats of StarClan, and it's given me an idea as to why.
The third series is where I stopped thinking of StarClan like a god and more a group of dead warriors and nothing more. Yes, they have power over the living cats, but they're not one collective being. They're separate cats with their own thoughts and ideas, and sometimes these thoughts and ideas among the deceased bring conflict just as they do among the living.
I'm led to believe that StarClan have a sort of vote to determine whether the deceased join their ranks or not. From my point of view, the StarClan cats seem to dislike the overly ambitious. Tigerstar, Brokenstar, and Hawkfrost are prime examples of this.
A voting system such as this would be a bit of an explanation as to why there seem to be heavy bias towards a select few. Ashfur and Mapleshade could be considered examples here; both attempted to ruin the lives of relatives to whom they had unrequited love.
The difference between the two appears to be that Mapleshade was indeed clever but also harsh and generally dislike-able, while Ashfur was charismatic and easier to feel empathy towards. Personal beliefs on StarClan's part may have led Ashfur to be accepted into StarClan while Mapleshade was put in the Dark Forest.
This is just my idea as to why StarClan don't accept everyone and I'm sure others have their own ideas, and I'd be very happy to hear them c: