I wanted to create a character that was dark, mysterious and based on superstition, hence the magical black cat. Since a black cat crossing your path is supposedly bad luck, I named him Hex Pathcrosser as "One who delivers misfortune via spells and incantations"

Stormfur comes from the original character name I had here. No reference to the Warriors books but rather a reference to my IRL kitty. When he passed away, I changed the name.