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Thank you very much, this is so cool <3

The reason I thought that mocha causes blue eyes was one of the sample cats listed on the MessyBeast article (http://messybeast.com/mocha-genetics.htm).

Her name is Judy Ruth and she is very gorgeous (and looked like how I imagined Briarlight to look like). I wonder if some unrelated mutations caused to her having blue eyes ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Anyway, thank you so much – it's always great to learn something new from you =)

Hi, love your newest family tree video – watched it for like the third time already.

Just for funsies, I tried to come up with the genetic makeup of Graystripe and Millie's kits. Would this realistically work or have I made a mistake somewhere? I'm ready for any corrections =)

For example, I have no idea how Graystripe’s single gray stripe would work exactly. Is it just ticked or something completely different? I have no clue either way currently.

Another thing, I recently came across the Mocha gene (cm) on Messybeast and I think it might work for Briarlight as it seems to be able to give those cats blueish eyes – though I don’t really know if that’s for certain or some other unrelated gene. I might be misunderstanding something there :(

Also, I had to make Millie a silver torbie – I didn’t know how to make it work otherwise.

Anyway, I am interested in your opinion =)

Thank u!! Looking good! :D

Oh fuck yeah, mocha! I need to get around to covering that LOL. I'm no expert on it yet, but I think it causes greenish eyes...?

Which you could do w/out colorpoint, so I think the S/W white muzzle option you have there works better for that :3 which is sad bc mocha rules LOL

I wish I had a cool trick up my sleeve for Millie, but I don't :( I think silver torbie is the best way to tackle her, sadly.

And yes - Graystripe is almost certainly blue ticked :3 Or at least, I can't imagine him as anything else. Ticked cats don't really get like, a clean stripe of nonagouti down the back like you drew it in photoshop, but there's sometimes a gradient from the spine where the top is darker. It's not always even either - I usually see it leaning more towards the hindquarters.

(this is a Somali - ignore the red, pretend it's lighter blue! ...wait hold on I have photoshop.)

Here's one I didn't have to photoshop:

But like...we're stylizing them for art 99% of the time, so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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Hi hi uhm is it alright if someone in the DRDT fandom emails the DRDT Dev if making things of their characters with the site character ai?

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Love the Owl House Tarot cards, nice!

Thanks, that means so much to me! <3

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Here are some sketches for future cards of my 'The Owl House - Tarot Cards' project. They are not finalized and are open to change in the future (given that season 2B won't be released until few months form now).

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Let’s Analyze the Hexes Hold’em Cards and Vee/Luz’s reading

I know this may seem like a bit of a weird topic to analyze, but please hear me out. I think it’s safe to say that the Hexes Hold’em cards in The Owl House are essentially this show’s equivalent of Tarot cards. And this is only given more confirmation when we see the girl in the recent episode use the cards left over in the Human Realm from Eda to tell fortunes. 

And as someone who actually does Tarot cards myself, I began to wonder; how accurate was the reading this girl gave to Vee/Luz? And I say Vee/Luz because, while it was Vee getting her reading done, she went to them looking like Luz, and even had Luz present on her compact mirror. 

It’s important to note that this girl had just very recently gotten those cards, and even stated that she was practicing with them. So this would tell us that she is still very inexperienced, and may not entirely know what it is she‘s doing. Different cards have different meanings, and it’s important to not take them so literally. So I took it upon myself to examine the cards in the episode itself and try to see just how accurate this reading was. And since there are no names written on the cards, the actual identity of some of them are a little up in the air. Let’s start off by reviewing what the girl said in her reading:

“You’re running from your past, from a previous life that was not kind to you. However, the guilt and fear you carry will catch you in a self-fulfilling prophecy, that you cannot escape.” 

Now, from the way she’s speaking here, referring to the past at the start and then going on through explaining what is to come, I think it’s safe to say she’s doing the classic “past-present-future” reading, one of the most basic readings you can do. So that is how I’m going to approach this.

To start off this analysis, let’s take a look at the first card, referring to the past. Now, to me this is obviously The Moon card. The Moon card refers to the unconscious mind, and even illusions. It even refers to the instincts and emotions we have buried deep down. This could indeed be accurate to the characters pasts, with both Luz and Vee running to another world. In their unconscious minds, they wanted so much more than what their current life could offer them. A life that, indeed, was not too kind to either of them. I feel like this part of the reading was fairly accurate.

The second card, referring to the present, can be one of two that I came up with. This specific card looks like it can either be the Death card judging by the skeleton, or the Ace of Cups, because of the single prominent cup. The Death card actually isn’t as negative as most people may think, and it seldom ever means a literal death. The Death card refers to the ending of a cycle, undergoing a metamorphosis, and new beginnings. The Ace of Cups card, however, refers to finding new love, and experiencing and overflowing amount of emotion and/or creativity. 

Personally, I feel like both of these can be applicable. (And, if I’m being honest, it was kinda hard for me to tell where the girl doing the reading was talking about the present). Now, because of the heavily prominent skeleton, I’m going to say it’s the Death card. Currently in the present, both Luz and Vee have been going through massive changes in both their lives where they’ve been able to have a “new beginning” so to speak. Vee is having her new beginning living as a normal girl in the Human Realm, and Luz is having a new beginning training to be a witch in the Demon Realm. And the Ace of Cups card can possibly refer to Luz finding new love in the from of her now girlfriend, Amity. But I’m still going to say that the card here is the Death card.

And lastly, we have this card. And again, I have two ideas of what this card could be, and they both have very different meanings. And while I fully believe it’s possible that the girl likely read some of cards wrong, this one she could possibly be correct.

The first card I have in mind is the Three of Wands, and the second being the Three of Swords. The Three of Wands card refers to looking forward to your future, a time of expansion and rapid growth for either you as an individual or in some other aspect of your life. The Three of Swords, however, refers to heartbreak, suffering, and an immense amount of grief. Now, Luz wants to look ahead and expand her horizons, but with how things have been going as of late, she may not be able to do so. It seems hardship and suffering in inevitable, with Luz promising to come back home to her mother despite having made a life for herself in the Demon Realm. The thought of leaving behind Eda, King, Amity, and everyone else on the Boiling Isles is heartbreaking for her, but not seeing her mother ever again is incredibly heartbreaking as well. And we don’t even know exactly what’s going to happen to Vee. She’s only been around for one episode, so for all we know something absolutely horrible can happen to her. I feel like her fate is very much up in the air.

But yeah, there you go. Did I spend too much time on this post? Probably. But it was something kind of eating at the back of my mind and I wanted to do a little bit of digging. I feel like the reading was somewhat accurate, but the present seemed a little iffy to me, and like I said, different cards can have different meanings. 

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Well, here is the post clarifying my thought process for the next few cards and the characters I'm unsure on. (Hope you'll enjoy it and that you may can help me with the decisions.)

Here are the remaining cards I still need to do (four of the cards I've already decided on a character/event with 99% certainty, regarding the rest I'm quite torn on which character/event/object I want to depict):

• The Magician (Card 1)

• The Hermit (Card 9)

• Justice (Card 11)

• The Hanged Man (Card 12)

• Death (Card 13) -> The Titan (probably)

• The Devil (Card 15)

• The Star (Card 17)

• The Moon (Card 18) -> Amity Blight

• The Sun (Card 19) -> Luz Noceda (I am waiting for the reveal of her palisman)

• Judgement (Card 20) -> The Day of Unity (probably)

• The World (Card 21)

[Note: Firstly, I'm not an expert in Tarot, so not everything will be 100% correct (especially due to the fact that Tarot is highly symbolic). Secondly, I'm using the Rider Waite deck, so the characters I chose are mostly fitting the description of that deck.]

Now, let's get to the potential candidates and my reasoning behind them.

Card 1 — The Magician

Keywords of "The Magician":

• UPRIGHT: Manifestation, resourcefulness, power, inspired action, willpower, desire, creation, skill, ability, concentration

• REVERSED: Manipulation, poor planning, untapped talents, wasted talent, cunning, trickery, illusions, deception, out of touch

First of all, I need to explain some symbolism regarding this card. In this card the four suits of tarot are shown (wands, pentacles, cups, sword). Each one stands for one of the classical four elements (wands = fire , pentacles = earth, cups = water, sword = air) and represents how the Magician is a master of the elements ("he has all the tools (and elements) he needs to manifest his intentions into being"). This of course would translate to (elemental) glyph magic and a master of glyphs.

Candidates for "The Magician":

• Luz Noceda — Luz wants to be a witch aka a magic user. She rediscovered glyph magic and is very skilled in using glyph magic. Also, a snake is usally depicted in this card (which might be Luz's palisman).

• Eda Clawthorne — Eda is (or at least was) one of the most powerful magic users on the Boiling Isles. She was a master of all kinds of magic and currently learns glyph magic. Eda can also be deceptive and manipulative. Her plans aren't always the best, but she's still very cunning and skilled.

• Augustus "Gus" Porter — Despite his young age, Gus is a very skilled witch (especially or rather mainly in illusion magic). In "Through the Looking-Glass Ruins" he felt down and how he felt like he was useless and wasted his talent. Also in this episode, Gus started to use glyph magic which he could still used later down the line.

• Hunter — Hunter is a very skilled person, both physically and in regards to his magical abilities. He also can be manipulative and deceptive (as shown in his appearances so far). He is also interested in wild magic and knows about 'elemental magic used in the Savage Ages'. Not to mention the potential of him learning glyph magic.

• Philip Wittebane — Mostly for his potential as a character and the fact given that he must have learned some sort of magic (probably glyph magic) during his life on the Boiling Isles.

Card 9 — The Hermit

Keywords of "The Hermit":

• UPRIGHT: Self-reflection, introspection, contemplation, withdrawal, solitude, search for self, search for truth, inner guidance, being alone

• REVERSED: Loneliness, isolation, withdrawal, recluse, being anti-social, rejection, lost your way, returning to society

Candidates for "The Hermit":

• Eda Clawthorne — Eda lived a long period of her life in solitude and isolation. She had to do a lot of introspection in order to get where she is now. This card also sometimes represents a mentor figure and is sometimes considered the mature and wiser version of "The Magician".

• Hunter — Hunter is quite a lonely character that needs to do a lot of introspection. Also, he has potential to fit this card quite well.

• Philip Wittebane — Mostly for his potential as a character.

• "King's Father" — He seems to travel alone in a chariot, so the descriptive term 'hermit' does seem to fit. This card often depicts a star which fits the astronomical symbolism found in King's orginal home. There is also a lot of potential for him as a character. (We really don't know much about this guy, so he's kinda a wild card.)

Card 11 — Justice

Keywords of "Justice":

• UPRIGHT: Justice, fairness, truth, cause and effect, law, clarity, karma, consequence, honesty, integrity

• REVERSED: Unfairness, lack of accountability, unaccountability, dishonesty, injustice, retribution, corruption

Candidates for "Justice":

• Augustus "Gus" Porter — Gus is a very juste and morally good character as we see in "Through the Looking-Glass Ruins". He has a very explicit moral compass in that episode, though he isn't flawless in that regard as shown in "Something Ventured, Someone Framed".

• Warden Wrath — He works as an enforcer for the Emperor's Coven.

• The Coven Heads — Mostly for their potential as a characters.

• The Emperor's Coven — They are basically the police system of the Boiling Isles, just extremely corrupt and founded/controlled by Emperor Belos.

• "Statue of Hekate" (S1E19)

Card 12 — The Hanged Man

Keywords of "The Hanged Man":

• UPRIGHT: Pause, surrender, letting go, new perspectives, sacrifice, release, martyrdom, waiting, uncertainty, lack of direction, contemplation

• REVERSED: Delays, resistance, stalling, indecision, needless sacrifice, fear of sacrifice, avoiding sacrifice, disinterest, stagnation, standstill, apathy

Candidates for "The Hanged Man":

• Augustus "Gus" Porter — Gus did sacrifice quite a bit during his episodes like "Something Ventured, Someone Framed" and "Through the Looking-Glass Ruins". In the latter episode, he expressed the desire to learn new kinds of magic.

• Raine Whispers — Raine sacrificed themself for Eda in "Eda's Requiem" and created the BATS, a resistance movement against the Emperor. So, they fit quite well.

• King — Mostly for his potential as a character.

• Hunter — Mostly for his potential as a character (e.g. Titan Sacrifice Theory).

• The Bat Queen — Mostly for her potential as a character.

• "King's Father" — Mostly for his potential as a character.

Card 15 — The Devil

Keywords of "The Devil":

• UPRIGHT: Shadow self, attachment, oppression, addiction, obsession, dependency, excess, powerlessness, limitations, restriction, sexuality

• REVERSED: Independence, freedom, revelation, release, releasing limiting beliefs, reclaiming power, reclaiming control, exploring dark thoughts, detachment

For people who do not have much knowledge of tarot and this card, I should explain something. This card does NOT stand for a literal devil or an evil person. The most common and basic description for the card is about an unhealthy bond with someone or something that's (usually) not for the greater good like an addiction, an obession or a toxic relationship. This card also symbolizes instant gratification, even if it is at the expense of your long-term well-being.

Candidates for "The Devil":

• Hunter — Hunter has clearly a very unhealthy bond with Emperor Belos. This is especially shown in "Eclipse Lake" and how badly the relationship to Belos affects him (Hunter literally dug his own grave due to the negative influence Belos had on his sense of worth). Also, both the upright and reversed keywords of this card do fit him quite well. He is a powerless witch that works for the restrictive and opressive Emperor's Coven and is dependent on Emperor Belos in regards to his own self-worth. And we know from "Hunting Palismen" that Hunter wishes some personal freedom and independence for himself (especially regarding his future). There is also the potential of Hunter's possible redemption arc in S2B and his breakaway from Belos.

• Emperor Belos — Emperor Belos is a dictator that causes a lot of opression and limitations on the Boiling Isles. His relationships with characters like Lilith, Kikimora and Hunter and his treatment towards them is quite unhealthy and even abusive. He himself is also very dependent on the essence found within palismen for his well-being. (So, most of the upright keywords fit him quite well.)

• Alador & Odalia Blight — Like Emperor Belos, Amity's parents are quite unhealthy people to be around (especially Odalia). This was shown in regards to their treatment of Amity. They also seem to be quite materialistic which this card can symbolize.

• The Titan — Mostly for his potential as a character and his design.

• "King's Father" — Mostly for his potential as a character and his design (a horned demon with wings).

Card 17 — The Star

Keywords of "The Star":

• UPRIGHT: Hope, faith, purpose, renewal, spirituality, rejuvenation, inspiration, positivity, healing

• REVERSED: Lack of faith, faithlessness, discouragement, despair, hopelessness, self-trust, disconnection, insecurity, negativity, despondent

Candidates for "The Star":

• King — King is quite interesting character. We know his hopes in regards of meeting his father. He also felt a lot despair and distress due to absence of his father. In his original home, there is also a lot of astronomical symbolism like stars.

• Augustus "Gus" Porter — Gus is a very positive character. And he has insecurities and he felt discouraged in "Through the Looking-Glass Ruins".

• Hunter — In "Eclipse Lake" Hunter is shown in his most despaired state so far, as well as his mindset in regards to one's purpose. He has also a lot of potential as a character.

Card 21 — The World

Keywords of "The World":

• UPRIGHT: Completion, fulfilment, wholeness, integration, achievement, accomplishment, travel, sense of belonging, harmony

• REVERSED: Incompletion, feeling incomplete, seeking personal closure, lack of closure, lack of achievement, short-cuts, delays, emptiness

Candidates for "The World":

• The Boiling Isles — The main setting of the series.

• The Titan — The Titan makes up the Boiling Isles which is the main setting of the series.

• The Bat Queen — Mostly for her potential as a character and her design.

• "The Collector" — Mostly for her potential as a character and her design.

If any of you have other suggestions regarding the remaining cards and the placement of the characters, please let me know. I would love to hear your ideas. :)

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Here is Card 7, also known as "The Chariot" depicting Kikimora.

Keywords of "The Chariot":

• UPRIGHT: Control, direction, willpower, action, success, ambition, determination, self-discipline, focus

• REVERSED: Self-discipline, opposition, forcefulness, lack of direction, powerlessness, aggression, obstacles, paranoia

I am now through half of the Major Arcana cards. I think I should also take a break, especially as I am unsure on which characters I want to depict in the remaining cards (at least, the majority of the remaining cards). I may write a post later to clarify my thought process for the next few cards (if you want to see that).

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Here Card 6, also known as "The Lovers" depicting Luz Noceda and Amity Blight (aka Lumity).

Keywords of "The Lovers":

• UPRIGHT: Love, harmony, unions, partnerships, relationships, values alignment, choices, romance, balance, unity

• REVERSED: Self-love, disharmony, imbalance, conflict, detachment, bad choices, indecision, misalignment of values

The next card will probably be Card 7, also known as "The Chariot".

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Here is Card 5, also known as "The Hierophant" depicting Principal Hieronymus Bump.

Keywords of "The Hierophant":

• UPRIGHT: Spiritual wisdom, knowledge, education, (religious) beliefs, conventionality, conformity, tradition, social groups, institutions

• REVERSED: Personal beliefs, freedom, challenging the status quo, rebellion, unconventionality, non-conformity, new methods, ignorance

The next card will be No. 6 aka "The Lovers".

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Here is Card 3, also known as "The Empress" depicting our favorite witch Eda Clawthorne.

Keywords of "The Empress":

• UPRIGHT: Femininity, divine feminine, sensuality, fertility, nurturing, creativity, beauty, abundance, nature, motherhood

• REVERSED: Creative block, dependence on others, insecurity, overbearing, negligence, smothering, lack of growth, lack of progress

The next card I'll do is either "The Hierophant" (depicting Principal Hieronymus Bump) or "The Lovers" (depicting Luz Noceda and Amity Blight).

If I'll do "The Lovers" next, what design of Amity should I use? Season 1 (green hair) or Season 2 (purple hair)?

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Here is Card 0, also known as "The Fool", depicting our favorite house demon Hooty.

Keywords of "The Fool":

• UPRIGHT: Beginnings, innocence, spontaneity, freedom, a free spirit, originality, adventure, idealism

• REVERSED: Holding back, recklessness, risk-taking, carelessness, distraction, naiveté, foolishness, gullible, stale, dull

I hope I did him justice. (Originally, I also wanted to depict Luz and King in the card, but a fitting pose for them didn't occur to me or was way to complicated.)

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Here is Card 2, also known as "The High Priestess", depicting Lilith Clawthorne.

Keywords of "The High Priestess":

• UPRIGHT: Intuition, sacred knowledge, divine feminine, the subconscious mind, mystery, spirituality, higher power, inner voice

• REVERSED: Secrets, hidden motives, disconnected from intuition, repressed intuition, withdrawal and silence, superficiality, confusion, cognitive dissonance

Here are the next cards I'll do next with the following characters (more or less in that order):

• The Fool (Card 0) --> Hooty

• The Empress (Card 3) --> Eda Clawthorne

• The Hierophant (Card 5) --> Principal Hieronymus Bump

• The Lovers (Card 6) --> Luz Noceda and Amity Blight

• The Chariot (Card 7) --> Kikimora

• The Moon (Card 18) --> Amity Blight

• The Sun (Card 19) --> Luz Noceda

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Ok, so I did a bit more research, and I have these for the remaining ones:

The Magician is Philip

The Hermit is King's Dad

Justice is the Coven Heads or Kikimora

The Hanged Man is Gus

The Devil is Odalia Blight

The Star is Hunter

Judgement is Kikimora or the Day of Unity

Good suggestions! I'll look into them <3

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So, some TOH tarot suggestions:

Amity for The Moon

Luz for The Sun

Lumity or Raeda for The Lovers

Hooty for The Fool

Thanks! I love those! <3

I'll add them to my list.

Here's my current list (btw):

• The Fool (Card 0) -> Hooty (maybe with Luz and King)

• The Magician (Card 1) -> ?

• The High Priestess (Card 2) -> Lilith Clawthorne

• The Empress (Card 3) -> Eda Clawthorne

• The Emperor (Card 4) -> Emperor Belos [✅]

• The Hierophant, The Pope or The Teacher (Card 5) -> Principal Hieronymus Bump

• The Lovers (Card 6) -> Luz Noceda and Amity Blight

• The Chariot (Card 7) -> Boscha or Kikimora

• Strength or Fortitude (Card 8) -> Willow Park [✅]

• The Hermit (Card 9) -> ?

• Wheel of Fortune (Card 10) -> The Four Glyphs [✅]

• Justice (Card 11) -> ?

• The Hanged Man (Card 12) -> ?

• Death (Card 13) -> The Titan

• Temperance or Art (Card 14) -> Raine Whispers [✅]

• The Devil (Card 15) -> ?

• The Tower (Card 16) -> Jean-Luc [✅]

• The Star (Card 17) -> ?

• The Moon (Card 18) -> Amity Blight

• The Sun (Card 19) -> Luz Noceda

• Judgement (Card 20) -> ?

• The World (Card 21) -> The Boiling Isles

Characters I want to depict, but I'm unsure about the placement:

• King

• Augustus "Gus" Porter

• Hunter

• Philip Wittebane

• "King's Father"

• The Coven Heads

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Here is Card 4, also known as "The Emperor", depicting Emperor Belos (Surprising!? Who could've guessed!).

Keywords of "The Emperor":

• UPRIGHT: Authority, establishment, stability, structure, protection, control, practicality, focus, discipline, fatherhood, a father figure

• REVERSED: Domination, excessive control, lack of discipline, inflexibility, tyranny, rigidity, coldness, recklessness, rigid, stubborn

Again, not quite sure which card I'm going to tackle next, so if you have any suggestions, let me know. :)

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Here is Card 8, also known as "Strength", depicting Willow Park.

Keywords of "Strength":

• UPRIGHT: Strength, courage, bravery, confidence, persuasion, influence, compassion, self-confidence, inner power

• REVERSED: Inner strength, self-doubt, weakness, low confidence, low energy, inadequacy, cowardice, forcefulness, raw emotion

I really hope we're getting a Willow episode at some point this season.

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Here is Card 16, also known as "The Tower". I am quite satisfied on how it turned out.

Keywords of "The Tower":

• UPRIGHT: Sudden change, upheaval, chaos, revelation, awakening, disaster, destruction, trauma, broken pride

• REVERSED: Personal transformation, fear of change, averting disaster, delaying the inevitable, resisting change, fear of suffering

Not quite sure which card I am going to draw next, so if you have any suggestions let me know.