Watches mentor be tortured (note: Bonus: the mentor was tortured in the place of them) Is terrified of the dark after an ambush as a young kit (note: Bonus: can't be sent on ambushes) None 😞 (note: Bonus: you ignore this and spin again) Apprentice who's forced to do a brutal amputation on their mentor (note: Bonus: they did it when there was no need to) Gave their identity to be who their parents wanted (note: Bonus: Always feels empty inside, like a husk of who they were) Redeemed villain who becomes more cruel after losing someone (note: Bonus: they were just about to be redeemed) Believes that every time they're happy, StarClan will do something to 'balance' it out (note: Bonus: they become afraid of being happy) Has to kill Half-Clan relative to prove loyalty (note: Bonus: their sibling attacks without even thinking about it) Has to put a kit down (note: Bonus: its a loved one's kit) Living in fear that their kits will be like their murderous grandparent (note: Bonus: one of the kit's dreams start being invaded by the grandparent) Becomes scared of their own reflection 🪞 (note: Bonus: close their eyes when they go near Stillwater) Mate lied about loving them for years (note: Bonus: they did it only because they wanted to use them) StarClan welcomes their family's murderer (note: Bonus: everyone but them forgave the killer) Ordered to kill exiled family member(s) (note: Bonus: the family member was the only one who cared for them) Felt powerless to help someone (note: Bonus: they had fought their hardest to try and help) Has their kits stolen by a rival (note: Bonus: they aren't saved in time, the kit(s) believe they're from the other Clan) Mate leaves Clan to be with someone else (note: Bonus: it's to be with their sibling/friend from another Clan) Accidentally poisons Clanmate (note: Bonus: the Clanmate dies and that fact haunts the OC) Survives since friend took the blow (note: Bonus: the two were just in an argument) Has to patrol against exiled loved one(s) (note: Bonus: they secretly think that the loved ones were unfairly kicked) Born during an eclipse, making everyone think they're cursed (note: Bonus: they're actually a prophecy cat) Is physically scarred by a loved one (note: Bonus: it was from the one cat they trusted) Watches a kit take their final breath (note: Bonus: they reach the kit just as they take their final breath) Has their deepest secret exposed at a Gathering (note: Bonus: they run away and don't come back for moons) Knows they brought a predator to the camp (note: Bonus: they were an apprentice who only realized after) Constantly wakes up screaming from night terrors (note: Bonus: its because of training in the Dark Forest) Was told their family died but they ran away without them (note: Bonus: the family ran away BECAUSE of them) Omen where they need to sacrifice a loved one for a greater good (note: Bonus: they do it only to find the prophecy was a fake) Total emotional numbness after someone dies (note: Bonus: they can't grieve for anyone else) Has a parent publicly disown them (note: Bonus: it's at a Gathering) Finds their beloved mentor dead (note: Bonus: they were like the parent they never had) Medicine cat has to treat their forbidden mate (note: Bonus: they fail to save them) Best friend joins the enemy (note: Bonus: the BFF truly believes they're doing the right thing) Their 2nd litter of kits look exactly like the rouge that killed their 1st (note: Bonus: one of the kits are actually a reincarnation of that rouge) Has to heal a cat who killed their family/friends (note: Bonus: the cat killed them on purpose) Forgets their identity after trauma (note: Bonus: they become someone completely different) History rewrite their heroic actions negatively (note: Bonus: they become the villain they're being portrayed as) Their loved one used them (note: Bonus: they still can't hate them) Clan celebrates a victory where innocent kits were slaughtered (note: Bonus: they love kits and didn't know about it until later) Broke the warrior code BADLY, causing their mentor to be exiled/killed for them (note: Bonus: the mentor unwillingly was sacrificed) Declawed by Two-Legs (note: Bonus: they had impressive claws) Abandoned during battle (note: Bonus: they wouldn't have been scarred if they weren't abandoned) Taken from their Clan as a kit (note: Bonus: grows up hating their birth Clan) Sacrificed loved one for something (note: Bonus: they regret it) Medicine cat misinterprets a sign, making Clan believe they're 'cursed' (note: Bonus: it was a sign about the medicine cat themselves) Thinks if they say a dead sibling's name enough, they'll come back (note: Bonus: treats the dead sibling as if they're alive) Was thrown to war too young (note: Bonus: if this causes them more trauma) Finds that their idol is a cruel murderer (note: Bonus: they become the idol's protoge) Anxiety 🫪 (note: Bonus: it happens due to another trauma and occurs during battles) Has internal injuries that no one believes (note: Bonus: the medicine cat apprentice tries to save them) Their parents adopted them as an emotional shield against a leader (note: Bonus: that was the only the parent choose to have kits) Loss of faith in medicine cat after nearly being poisoned (note: Bonus: they're badly wounded but don't let the medicine cat heal them, only the apprentice) Kittypet who's tortured by a patrol as a warning (note: Bonus: they wanted to join that Clan) The Dark Forest sends an omen that makes them abandon their morals to save their kits (note: Bonus: their kits eventually become a bit scared of them) Their kits adopt the cruel ideas of a leader (note: Bonus: they themselves start to believe in them) Forgets family after trauma (note: Bonus: their family uses it to manipulate them) Forced to change their name to honor someone (note: Bonus: that cat was cruel to them) Watches a friend suffering silently (note: Bonus: their efforts to help are useless) Learns their parents only loved their sibling (note: Bonus: the sibling tried to defend them) Has a sign that their birth will destroy the forest (note: Bonus: they don't believe until it comes true) Knows a prophecy dooms them to die (note: Bonus: they don't want to live their life knowing it'll be in vain) Survives a sickness but loses sense of smell (note: Bonus: they were a medicine cat) Believes they're cursed by the Dark Forest (note: Bonus: they're just unlucky 😔 (Crookedstar)) Becoming paralyzed (note: Bonus: they were one of the fastest cats) StarClan refuses to give leader 9 lives (note: Bonus: the deputy reveals them) Constantly checking their paws for blood after killing someone (note: Bonus: their paws become damp after constantly grooming them and washing them) Gave up their kits to protect their Clan (note: Bonus: They never move on, mourning their kits) Couldn't move on after being rejected (note: Bonus: They become obsessed with the cat (ASHFUR THIS U?)) Exiled by their birth parent (note: Bonus: the parent blames them for what they did) A reincarnation of a villain (note: Bonus: they start feeling random urges of cruel acts) Survives a battle that killed all their loved ones (note: Bonus: they have to bury them alone) Too overprotective (note: Bonus: it drives loved ones away) Has someone die for them (note: Bonus: they regret it just as the cat dies) Treated like an untrusted rouge (note: Bonus: they gave up their loved one's life(s) for the Clan) Their first apprentice dies because of them (note: Bonus: they knew they weren't ready for an apprentice yet) Being the unwanted half-Clan (note: Bonus: neither parent wants them) Fails to find a life saving herb (note: Bonus: finds it after it's too late) Burdened with a prophecy they must face alone (note: Bonus: if anyone tries to help, they die) Unable to have an afterlife (note: Bonus: they ABSOLUTELY deserve peace) Hears a Clanmate scream their name one final time (note: Bonus: they never got to confess their love to each other) Emotional disconnection (note: Bonus: it's a coping mechanism after war trauma) Forced into an arranged hateful deputy partnership (note: Bonus: they try to activately sabotage the leader) Realized their mentor sabotaged them (note: Bonus: they could've been a deputy) Mate treats them like a replacement of their first love (note: Bonus: they start to change themselves to be like their first mate (GreyMillie...?)) Forgets the faces and voices of their loved ones (note: Bonus: they've died so they can't refresh their memory) Believes their kits are reincarnated evil leaders (note: Bonus: starts fearing their own kits) Forced to be a medicine cat (note: Bonus: they purposely change signs to get them out of being a medicine cat) Their dead kit's spirit blames them for their death (note: Bonus: they constantly sneak to the scared place to try and seek forgiveness) Leader counts them as expendable (note: Bonus: they realize it as they slowly limp back to camp) Forgets their own name due to trauma (note: Bonus: they had their name honoring someone and were proud of it) Intrusive thoughts start screaming in your head (note: Bonus: they sleepwalk and listen to their thoughts without realizing it) Total loss of faith in StarClan's mercy (note: Bonus: they only survived in the past since StarClan themselves saved them) Accidentally feeds their loved one deathberries (note: Bonus: they don't get juniper berries in time) Accidentally kills an enemy apprentice (note: Bonus: they were both secretly friends (or in love)) Losing memory of dead mate (note: Bonus: they keep on desperately trying to remember them) Has nightmares of their parent's spirits being killed by Dark Forest cats (note: Bonus: their parent's spirits had been killed moons ago) Haunted by a battle that happened moons ago (note: Bonus: they get PTSD flashbacks) Unable to save a dying mate (note: Bonus: they refuse to leave the body for days) Forgives an enemy who isn't regretful (note: Bonus: the enemy does it again, but worse 😔) Accidentally caused the death of a Clanmate (note: Bonus: they didn't know what they did until it was too late) Feels like a monster after killing someone (note: Bonus: the one they killed deserved it) Watches loved one lose their mind (note: Bonus: if the loved one blames them) Believes that saying their dead sibling's name will curse them (note: Bonus: eventually starts forgetting their sibling out of fear of remembering them) Has to execute an intruder, breaking their moral code (note: Bonus: it sends them down a rabbit hole) Forgets loved ones after trauma (note: Bonus: they remember one person dear to them) Watches leader die (note: Bonus: they were just about to save them) Was never enough for their parent(s) (note: Bonus: doesn't understand the bond a parent has with their kit(s)) Takes the worst possible cat as a mate (note: Bonus: there's better options) Had to kill someone as a apprentice (note: Bonus: they have difficulty not killing during battles) Cats are only nice to them due to their rank (or power) (note: Bonus: Can't tell what relationship is real or fake) Sends someone to their death (note: Bonus: it was on purpose) Parent disappears completely (note: Bonus if they blame themselves) Everyone moves on while they can't (note: Bonus: they feel like everyone betrayed the fallen one's memory) Loved one gaslights the Clan that they're too unstable to be deputy (note: Bonus: the loved one is a horrible leader but they aren't) Having their kits taken after being seen 'unfit' to raise them (note: Bonus: they actually are unfit but don't believe it) Being falsely accused of treason (note: Bonus: their mate accidentally blamed them without meaning to) Their abuser is rewarded since they feel guilty (note: Bonus: the abuser actually wasn't sorry) Has to tell a proud warrior they must retire early due to wounds (note: Bonus: they ARE the proud warrior 🪖) Manipulated against their Clan (note: Bonus: they leave their Clan when they're needed the most) Watches sibling sink beneath ice too late (note: Bonus: they dive in after them, but is pulled out by a Clanmate, leaving the sibling.) Forgets a remedy, causing an avoidable death of Clanmate (note: Bonus: they remember it too late) Chosen as deputy since the leader knows they won't ever disobey (note: Bonus: they are in love with the leader) Believes they're cursed from StarClan (note: Bonus: it was actually the Dark Forest cats manipulating them) Is mistaken to be a prophecy cat & fails horribly (note: Bonus: they're blamed for the deaths unfairly) Finds out about their mate's secret 2nd family (note: Bonus: they are the mate's second life and the other female was their first) Ignored after their parents have a 2nd better litter (note: Bonus: the new siblings try to help them) Is emotionally unable to love (note: Bonus: there's a cat who's in love with them) Fears reflection due to scars (note: Bonus: they avoid drinking from still water) Forgets their happiest memories (note: Bonus: their painful memories become more vivid) Auditory hallucinations that makes them hear scratching claws (note: Bonus: always expecting an ambush) Gets blinded by toxic sap while looking for a rare herb (note: Bonus: they fail) Survived a brutal dog attack (note: Bonus: refuses to leave camp for moons) Has to fight their sibling to the death (note: Bonus: the sibling genuinely tries to kill them with all their strength) Learns that their rival was only horrible because of their parents (note: Bonus: they could've been best friends with the rival (Ur OC's parents made them)) Emotional shutdown where they do nothing but stare at a wall for days (note: Bonus: they keep believing they're in their worst memory) Has to stand vigil for a Clanmate who they cowardly abandoned in battle (note: Bonus: they have nightmares of their death) Loses confidence of hunting skills (note: Bonus:they starve since they don't think they're worthy of taking prey if they can't hunt) Watches their favorite elder starve (note: Bonus: the elder starves to feed them) Finds a secret life of their loved one (note: Bonus: they were a feared cat who ruled a group of cats) Forgets their Clan after trauma (note: Bonus: they join another Clan by accident) Killed a loner who was their biological parent(s) (note: Bonus: they spent moons searching for their parent(s)) Ignored completely by Clan (note: Bonus: they did something that they didn't know the Clan found out) Forced to poison innocent cat (note: Bonus: the cat could've saved the Clan from the dictator) Forgets how to speak after being isolated in a dark place for moons (note: Bonus: they remember they used to be a talkative cat) Mocked for being half-Clan (note: Bonus: they refuse to have kits to try to 'redeem' themselves) Forbidden to mourn a friend (note: Bonus: the friend was a monster) Knows a secret that could destroy someone's life (note: Bonus: they accidentally (or purpose) spill it) Finding that their family celebrated their 'death' (note: Bonus: their family is upset when they return alive) Becomes addicted to poppy seeds to cope with mental (or physical) pain (note: Bonus: there's a herb shortage) Blindly defending a tyrant (note: Bonus: they truly believe it's for the greater good) Having valid trauma that's mocked (note: Bonus: it's from the person they'd thought would understand) StarClan gives them a vision of their own death (note: Bonus: they try to stop it only to cause it) Forced to grow up too young (note: Bonus: doesn't know how to give their kits a good childhood) Watches leader dying 9 times (note: Bonus: they're powerless to help) Always was told they were useless (note: Bonus: they somewhat believe it but are confused about it) Feels an urge to run away and abandon their warrior name (note: Bonus: they have the perfect life) Mate only partnered with them due to a prophecy (note: Bonus: they truly loved their mate with everything) Parents leave Clan to be loners (note: Bonus: they purposely leave them behind since they were unwanted) Getting their name changed to mock them (note: (Like CrookedKit and DeadKit)) Numbness to feel all emotions (note: Bonus: they have faint memories of loving with all their heart) Having to use all herbs on an enemy cat instead of a friend (note: Bonus: the friend begs to be saved) Dependent on cats who hate them (note: Bonus: they're expecting to be killed any moment) Loss their children too young (note: Bonus: they lose their mate right after) Is branded as a traitor with a physical scar (note: Bonus: they try growing more fur to hide the scar) Having their name chosen by an omen that means something horrifying (note: Bonus: everyone knows the meaning but them) Has to hunt down their loved one (note: Bonus: truly believes that their loved one deserves it) Believes they don't deserve love or safety (note: Bonus: they slowly become scared of being loved and safe) Becomes leader but thinks StarClan hates them (note: Bonus: doesn't ask StarClan for guidance) Hearing voices of dead cats (note: Bonus: they're Dark Forest, StarClan spirits, & spirits who haven't reached the afterlife) Has their family history wiped from memory (note: Bonus: their family were great heroes) StarClan cat 'friend' is a vengeful rouge (note: Bonus: it's because their mate did something to them) When they lose a life, becomes completely different (note: Bonus: they change in both good n bad ways) Attacks and scars a Clanmate in heavy fog (note: Bonus: they had gave it their all) Was too weak to protect their kits (note: Bonus: if they have nightmares of their kits crying out for them) Forced to be emotionless (note: Bonus: they used to be a sweet cat) Mistakes Dark Forest cats as StarClan guiding them for moons (note: Bonus: they're in a high-ranking power) Watches medicine cat kill leader to take over (note: Bonus: they were a kit when they saw it) Survivor's guilt when they know they could've saved someone (note: Bonus: they start recklessly throwing themselves in danger to save others) A deputy who has to cover up actions of an insane leader (note: Bonus: they have to since the leader would bring them down with them) Catches their mate plotting with an enemy Clan (note: Bonus: the mate still loves them and think they're doing what's best) Gave up their identity (note: Bonus: they forget who they used to be) Being a daylight warrior who's considered 'inferior' (note: Bonus: they're a devoted Clan member) Paranoia of Clanmates after accidently breaking the warrior code (note: Bonus: believes they'll be exiled any moment) Was hated for being a descendent of someone (note: Bonus: Find comfort in talking to their spirit, slowly becoming like them) Having their ceremony in complete silence (note: Bonus: no one thinks they deserve the name) Left behind & captured by an enemy Clan (note: Bonus: they are treated better in the enemy Clan) Forced to praise a leader who harmed them (note: Bonus: the leader believed they did the right thing) Has to nurse rival's kits (note: Bonus: a few kits act exactly like the rival) Cruel leader strips away their warrior name (note: Bonus: they chose their suffix in honor of someone) Knows they caused someone to be evil (note: Bonus: Blames themselves for all the deaths) Constantly believes everything is an omen (note: Bonus: they start isolating themselves) Disassociates completely during battles (note: Bonus: they don't remember cats they've attacked or the injuries they got & gave) Feels guilty for being alive (note: Bonus: they hate their life but doesn't want to waste it) Framed by loved one for murder (note: Bonus: the sibling had murdered the cat to protect them) Has a secret that could destroy their life (note: Bonus: it's exposed at a Gathering) Lives in constant fear of their past (note: Bonus: their past is exposed) Leader blames them for a flood for not praying enough (note: Bonus: they stay awake constantly praying) Going blind and forced to retire (note: Bonus: they were young (Longtail)) Betrayed by their idol 💔 (note: Bonus: they ignored the signs) Believes they don't deserve to be in the Clan (note: Bonus: they overwork themselves) Neglected and always starved (note: Bonus: everyone else ate well) Was born in a hateful environment (note: Bonus: if they don't let it control them) Is swept away from their Clan by a flood (note: Bonus: it takes them moons to return but everyone has moved on) Saw an enemy execution as a kit (note: Bonus: they don't understand how devastating a death is) Only spares because of a loved one (note: Bonus: When loved one dies, they become more violent than ever) Learns they are the descendent of a villain (note: Bonus: they start to get to know the villain better) Watches loved one forget them due to dementia (note: Bonus: they try to remind them but they always forget in the morning) Is traded away to keep the peace (note: Bonus: they have to leave their mate and kits) A genetic mutation makes them an outcast (note: Bonus: the mutation is actually good) Finds a missing friend dead and decayed (note: Bonus: they exhausted themselves searching for them for moons) Has kits taken away due to rules (note: Bonus: they steal their kits and run away to a different Clan) Being the only survivor of a greencough outbreak of their family (note: Bonus: their family gave them the catnip given to them since they knew they weren't making it) Kit dies because of them after they froze in panic (note: Bonus: they snap out of it too late) Feels invisible to their Clanmates (note: Bonus: they've been dead and haven't let go of life) Sacrificed everything for power (note: Bonus: if they eventually lose the power) Thinks StarClan was replaced by the Dark Forest (note: Bonus: treats Dark Forest cats as Clanmates, attacks StarClan spirits) Fell in love with a wrong cat (note: Bonus: there was someone who used to want to be with them) Sees a 'StarClan' sign but it's actually fake (note: Bonus: the sign makes them do horrible things) Buries their entire litter alone (note: Bonus: the mate died of grief) Lost all belief in StarClan after a tragedy (note: Bonus: they are someone who's a powerful figure) Was manipulated into worshipping someone (note: Bonus: they die truly believing in the cat) Believes a normal illness is StarClan's punishment (note: Bonus: they refuse to let the medicine cat treat them) Clan celebrates a tyrant (note: Bonus: they ARE the tyrant) Is disowned after a injury deforms them (note: Bonus: they try everything to get their parent to love them) Is decendant of a horrible cat (note: Bonus: they villain was recent so everyone knows who they're related to) Was the reason why a loved one died (note: Bonus: The Clan accuses them of doing it on purpose) Mentor would hurt them anytime they made a mistake (note: Bonus: they believe that it's normal) Started to purposely fail at stuff as a comfort (note: Bonus: it backfires and ruins their life) Volunteered to test a herb during leaf-bare but get permanent stomach issues (note: Bonus: they were forced to take it) Took a burning log out of the nursery, burning their vocal cords (note: Bonus: they loved talking and/or had a lovely voice) Hides in a herb bush from a enemy patrol, ruining their ability to smell (note: Bonus: they were a great hunter or tracker) Making a false omen, causing the sacrifice of a kit (note: Bonus: it's a loved one's kit) Burns an enemy Clan camp for revenge, but also get burnt (note: Bonus: they fail to kill the Clan) Is told that their kits will destroy their Clan (note: Bonus: they always wanted to be a parent) Being the reincarnation of a vengeful cat (note: Bonus: they are manipulated into thinking that the cat was misunderstood) Born with a birthmark that makes them treated like a Spirit, not a living being (note: Bonus: they are physically neglected since the Clan forgets they're a living cat) All good deeds will directly cause a tragedy for their BFF (note: Bonus: they become rude and cold to try to protect their BFF) Having to do heavy labor while expecting kits (note: Bonus: they cat is senior so it permanently harms their body) Almost being buried after the Clan believed they died (note: Bonus: they're forever scared of falling asleep and being buried alive) Unable to warn a patrol of a fox attack due to loss of voice (note: Bonus: also can't scream in mourning as the patrol is slaughtered) Overworks themselves practicing hunting due to failed hunting attempts (note: Bonus: they stay awake for days trying to perfect their technique) Losing an ear, now unable to hear where sounds are coming from (note: Bonus: they're constantly moving their body to pinpoint a sound) Being praised by their mentor while having their ceremony delayed by their mentor (note: Bonus:the mentor makes them believe that it's the leader who delayed their ceremony) The only kit who saw a murder but is in shock (note: Bonus: anytime they're asked about what happened, they go into shock) Sees an omen but the medicine cat refuses to believe it (note: Bonus: a tragedy happens that would've been stopped if the omen was taken seriously) Making a tunnel to sneak out but it makes a den collapse (note: Bonus: a loved one was in that den) Yelling 'fox' so much as a prank that no one believes them when a fox is attacking them (note: Bonus: they're scarred and maimed) Poisons an enemy Clan drinking spot, but it leaks into their own Clan (note: Bonus: they realize too late) Tells an apprentice that their name was changed to smt embarrassing, so they run into a blizzard (note: Bonus: the apprentice dies) Daring a loved one to leap across the gorge, only for them to miss (note: Bonus: they were pressured into leaping)

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