Precestors

History
The Precestors were the immortal ancestors of the seaside Clans. Not much is known about them, except that they were each gifted with special abilities. Their gifts helped them to combat the evils which roamed the area, in a time where the land and sea were enemies. The ocean held a darkness that would continually invade the earth, and it was the Precestors’ job to keep the tides at bay. There would be hordes of undead who rose from the depths and set destruction on the land.

In the final war, the Precestors defeated the sea and purged the evil from the waters, uniting land and sea in peace. They did so by killing Yu, the Precestor who caused the darkness.

Yu’s gift was the ability to heal with water, and she was the most talented Precestor in history. However, when she lost her kin in an accident, she harnessed her powers to bring them back by placing their bodies in the ocean and using the water’s pure energy to heal them. Consequently, they dyed the sea with the essence of death and polluted the water, bringing the darkness. The darkness latched onto Yu because she raised it, and it resurrected her family, who became mindless corpses. Unable to bear killing them again, Yu kept this a secret until Seas found out. The Precestors who conspired against Yu were Seas, Ela, Pyyr, and Woo. In the end, all Precestors had to give up their immortality to eradicate the death poisoning the water and restore the balance of life, and the one who finally killed Yu was Seas.
 * It is hinted that her family was purposely killed by a cat who foresaw what she would do, although their reason for wanting to raise the darkness is unknown.

Known Precestors
Yu — Gift of Healing (Water element) Seas — Gift of Battle (Water element) Ora — Gift of Sight (Earth element) Pyrr — Gift of Healing (Fire element) Woo — Gift of Stealth (Wind element)
 * Bringer of the White Darkness
 * Reviled as selfish and destructive
 * Vanquished the White Darkness
 * Founder of SeaClan
 * Foresaw the White Darkness
 * Founder of EchoClan
 * Healed those touched by the White Darkness
 * Founder of CinderClan
 * Strategized against the White Darkness
 * Known for boundless wisdom
 * Founder of MistClan

Trivia

 * The Precestors have strange names because they spoke a different language in ancient times.
 * Revealed when Poolgaze asks Woo about his name when he visits her in a dream.
 * Their names tend to be short, with two syllables maximum.
 * The darkness was named the White Darkness after Yu, who had pure white fur.
 * Name meanings:
 * Yu is the Chinese word for jade, a pure and virtuous symbol.
 * Seas was named for his supposed rough personality.
 * Ela is a variant of Ellen, meaning light.
 * Pyrr derives from the Ancient Greek “pûr (πῦρ)", meaning flame-coloured, red fire.
 * Woo comes from the Chinese word "Wù", meaning fog, mist, haze.