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Was gonna draw them but I felt lazy.

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Quick character dump!!!

Figured I’d post some of the character designs I have so it’s all on the blog.

WARNING CONTAINS MINOR SPOILERS TOWARDS THE END HERE. NOTHING CRAZY BUT ITS GREYCLAWS KIT REVEALED

Mallowstripe, Wrenflight, and Brackenpurr’s parents!

A t4t couple, we love to see it. Longspark is their mom, she was a shameless molly and enjoyed fighting and training. She was very competitive and often flirted through combat at the beginning of their relationship. She’s also Sparkclaw’s aunt and was the inspo for her prefix Spark. Rustclaw was the calming yin to Longspark’s energetic yang. It was only when he became pregnant did he begin to transition, the pregnancy was hard on him both physically and emotionally, he had a lot of dysphoria about it. He loved his kits tho and would be proud of all of them, though he chose to have Longspark be the primary parent as his dysphoria was worse in the nursery and during suckling. He even dried his milk up with herbs after another Queen offered to feed the kits. Longspark died from greencough, the same wave that killed Dappleseed (Darkfold’s sister). After that Rustclaw’s post partum depression and dysphoria worsened, he went on reckless patrols and even goaded other cats into fights. As a result, he often went patrolling alone. On a solo patrol he cronfronted a rogue that crossed the border and the ensuing fight was how he died, another rogue cat sneaking up behind him and biting his neck. They were both warriors and died about two moons apart.

Ferncall! I realized I never posted her design. Greyclaw’s mate, she was a care taker in Honeyclan who caught his eye, she was stoic and dignified, even when Thornstrike was trying to pick a fight with her over something trivial like the last of the tea after the gathering idk. Anyways Greyclaw went over to get his sire to calm down and afterwards apologized for the incident, saying that it was unbecoming of a deputy and as the leader’s eldest he took responsibility. Normally he wouldn’t be so apologetic, beyond the standard, but he kinda lost his train of thought when looking at her. After she accepted his apology, he blurted out how her eyes looked like brighteye flowers, she didn’t really respond just said ‘ok’. Then to his horror, he kept talking, he tried to explain that he pointed this out bc her pretty eyes reminded him that his amber eyes were so boring in comparison. Ferncall didn’t say anything just left, the next after gathering theyre both at was a few moons later and he’d almost forgotten his stupid word vomit. She approached him with a bundle of flowers in twine. It wasn’t brighteye, those were too precious, but instead it had blue toadflax dotted along large amber and yellow daybreaks. She thought it was flattering how nervous he had been around her, and how she actually liked his eye color. He still has the dried bouquet she’d given him. After a few moons of courting, she decided to join Duskclan to be with him. The clan is split on how they feel about her, quite a few cats are kinda mad that Duskclan’s No. 1 Bachelor was now taken. Some cats distrust her, thinking she’ll try to influence Jaggedstar to favor Honeyclan via Greyclaw or that she’s not pulling her weight enough as a care taker. But many cats, who actually talk with her, enjoy her stoic disposition, she’s levelheaded and dedicated to the clan. She’s also like Greyclaw and Jaggedstar, no job is too little for her, she’ll help anyone who asks and she’ll do it without complaint. Ashenstep immediately loved her and they’re now weird, silent besties. Jaggedstar was suspicious, but after watching the couple interact, she likes her a lot now. She’s cold, faithful and a good climber.

Thornkit! This is her at 3 moons old bc rn she’s a newborn, but she’s Ferncall and Greyclaw’s daughter! She was born with a fading kit who passed the evening of the birth. She takes after her mother coat and color wise, but she has her dad’s amber eyes and, surprisingly, a single white toe. In the exact same spot as his missing toe. Because of this, Greyclaw began thinking about legacy and his father, who’d been exiled for a few moons now. He decided he wanted to name his kit Thorn, not as a fond reminder or homage, but because he wanted the name to be free. He didn’t want to flinch when he hears the word thorn anymore, he wanted to remember his father from the eyes of his kit. Ferncall had no issues with the prefix and even mentioned she liked how it as a fierce name, but also a caretaker name as it was a plant part. So Thornkit got her name, she’s a sweet and inquisitive kit, and when she’s older she’ll play with her prey-much to Greyclaw’s horror. She’s also very close with her Auncle (or whatever gender neutral term fits here?) Ashenstep and Grammastar. I’ll post her name later on but it’s already been decided :}

Inkypelt! She briefly appeared in Moon 7 pt 2, she’s Shadowdive’s eldest sister. She’s a code keeper in Oakclan, she’s very cold and stoic compared to her family, but she keeps Shadow updated on how everyone is doing. She’s also mentored Paleshade, Shadow’s kithood friend. She doesn’t feature too heavily in the story, but I figured it was time to post everyone’s designs. She and Silverleaf were littermates and she’s the second eldest of all the siblings. She was actually in charge of defending Snowspeckle in the trial to decide if she could leave Oakclan to join Honeyclan or if she’d violated the warrior code.

Palefeather is the eldest kit of Tanglefur and Smallstep, he’s a cantankerous artisan and loyal Oakclan warrior. He was the sole survivor of his litter after the other kits fell ill from greencough. He and Shadow are very similar, though Palefeather prefers to stay alone and doesn’t want mates. He has no plans to start a family or have kits, but isn’t apprised to siring if someone really needed him too. He works specifically with leather and fur, making high quality items. He talks to Shadow the least amongst the siblings, more so out of disinterest than actual dislike.

Silverleaf, he was the third eldest and second tom of the bunch. He was Inkypelt’s littermate and recently died in a border skirmish. He was a care taker and had been named after Oakclan’s previous leader, Silverstar, who also gave him his suffix. He was a quiet, thoughtful cat who struggled to find connection. He would have liked to have started a family and had a mate, but it wasn’t in the stars.

Previously I’d said that Shadowdive had 4 brothers and 1 sister, but I changed Inkypelt from a tom to a molly. Ivytwist is the youngest girl, but the second oldest of her litter. She and Shadowdive are littermates as well as Skypoppy. Born with a twisted leg, she spent a lot of her kithood and apprenticeship in camp or the clerics den in a splint/brace to straighten it out. This was torture for an adventurous molly and she struggled with the constraint. When her leg failed to straightened properly she decided enough was enough and dove into her warrior training with gusto. Some cats believed she should pick a role that keeps her in camp due to her disability, but she hated the thought of that and committed to being a warrior. She’s a very fast runner and hunter, she’s confident and proud of her abilities. Archstar named her Ivytwist, a weird decision that some cats thought inappropriate but Ivy thought it was funny. She believes that it connects her with her father more given his name is Tangle, though she is certainly more like her mother, she’s really a daddy’s girl at heart. She refuses to speak with her brother, she’s still hurt he never bothered to come back and confirm he was alive after his dog attack.

Skypoppy is the youngest of the bunch (shadow being the oldest of the trio), he’s an artisan like his father and eldest brother, though his personality is more like Smallstep. He’s bold and opinionated, tells everyone how he feels. He was set to be Snowspeckle’s first apprentice but around the time he was 6 moons old she had asked to leave the clan so he went to another artisan instead.

Moonfleck is a Honeyclan historian, she’ll appear in the next moon so I figured I’d post her design now. I realized I don’t have many Honeyclan cats designed so I had to make hers real quick. She joined Honeyclan a few seasons ago, she was previously a kittypet but her owners moved one day and left her behind so she wondered for a bit. She eventually met Rosedrift while accidentally trespassing into the moon spring and they got along really well, so well that Moonfleck joined the clan. The clan welcomed her quickly and she eventually became mates with Rosedrift. She’s a trans molly and Rosedrift is currently pregnant, it was an accident and the clan is kinda pissed. Because pregnancy is so risky and it can leave a cat nest ridden for several moons (before and after birth), clerics aren’t supposed to carry kits. They can still be parents but it’s either through adoption or their mate carries the litter or a third cat is a surrogate if their mate can’t carry. So because of this Moonfleck and Rosedrift are kinda on the clan’s bad side. This hasn’t really bothered either of them though. Her kittypet name was Oliver.

Joltfoot and Breezeheart, you may vaguely remember these apprentices from moon 5. I actually redesigned them, idk what I was thinking with their originals. Breezeheart will appear in the next moon, but I figured I’d put both here since they’re joined at the hip. They’re very close siblings and warriors of Honeyclan, they’re around Wolfstar’s age and in general are pretty reliable. Breezeheart is the outgoing, headstrong one while Joltfoot is more reserved and nervous. They really bring out the best in each other and are usually paired up for patrols or missions.

I still have a few more designs but I’m out of space so I guess I’ll make another post later.

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Can we learn more about Tall Water’s group?

Fair warning, this is long.

Before I begin let’s go over why his name went from Talltail (a modern warrior name) to Tall Water (an ancient/founding clan name in canon which I don’t use). That’s because Oakclan loooooooves posthumously changing a ‘villains’ name. After Tallstar was defeated, Oakclan leaders started calling Talltail/star and his group Tall Waters, after a part of the prophecy he claimed to have received. That’s bc prior to that everyone called the group Tallclan, even clan leaders, and oakclan cats thought it was validating the group too much even in death.

Names are a huuuuuge deal in the clans, it’s why dishonor titles are such a devastating punishment.

This name was also used interchangeably with Talltail himself to further the separation between him and the clans. This idea was accepted very quickly by Duskclan, who pressured Honeyclan with it. Reminding them that Talltail had come from their clan originally.

Of course the clans don’t have a written language so this name change is heard as a greater pause between the words and a duller affectation. Clan names are spoken quickly, though still very enunciated, by contrast slowing down the words and extending that pause is quite the message. It drives home that distinction and was fully adopted as the name within moons of proposal despite it happening very recently.

This is down with other historical cats to some degree, sometimes positively.

So Tall Water and his rogue group were first mentioned Moon 7 2/2 with Darkfold describing the group.

“Some of you may be too young, but I remember being a kit during Tall Water’s raids. A vicious tom cat named Talltail who believed he deserved to be leader and when rejected by his clan for his extremist views, took up with a group of rouges and exiles. He took the name Tall Water’s and hid amongst the rocks at the shore. He attacked without mercy and stole prey from our clans. His most heinous crime was kit stealing”

She goes on to say how she herself, along with many other kits from other clans, was stolen as a kit. It’s only after Jaggedstar, Mousefoot (cleric of Oakclan), and Moltenfeather (deceased gib from Honeyclan). This was when Darkfold was maybe a moon old, showing how traumatized she was by this to have remembered it.

The group began with Talltail, an orphaned kit left with Honeyclan who became a talented and strong warrior. He was a clever cat who never got connected to his clan or adoptive family, he was a little neglected emotionally, it was very clear that his adoptive mom was pressured into taking him in. He was always left out and othered, even his litter mates did so. Eventually he grew into a lonesome, troubled tom and cats of the dark forest were able to influence him.

Spirits were able to lie and fake prophecies to him, making him believe, until his last breath, that he was the founder of a new clan. He tried to bring his revelations to the other clans, for a few moons his antics tolerated in Honeyclan, the leader then believing he was harmless and unwell mentally.

But once he began trying to recruit from other clans, sneaking into gatherings, trying to boss around other patrols, trespassed to visit the moon spring etc. the other clans put pressure on Honeyclan to deal with him. Oakclan was especially forceful and threatened war several times.

Honeyclan attempted to put him on trial, but Talltail had disappeared the day before. He returns in 1 moon with a group of loners and kittypets. Talltail declares themselves Tallclan and himself Tallstar and they raid Honeyclan’s camp, taking two litters of newborns.

The group claimed to have dozens of clan members, but in reality it was only 8 cats. Tallstar had given each cat a new warrior name after the raid.

Serving as his deputy, there was Foxflare, a large golden tabby tom. He was brash and proud, a loud counterpart to Tallstar. He was an abandoned kittypet that’d joined a group of loners, his old name was Nacho. He and Tallstar were also mates.

Next was Rosestrike, a lean, silky furred molly formerly named Sadie. She was second in command in her previous group but Tallstar’s display of power drew her to him. She’s temperamental and an unusually strong fighter. She’s also very fast and cunning. She’s not happy that she’s now 3rd in command, but she’s devoted to Tallstar.

Shyblush serves as the cleric, though she closer to just a healer than a cleric as she’s not at all spiritual. Formerly named Hickory, she was a loner who offered healing and help to any that needed it, she was recruited by Foxflare and Tallstar. They’d promised she be able to help many more cats and she’d be able to commune with Starclan. Since joining she hasn’t been able to speak with Starclan, fearing that she’d be cast out, she’s been lying and reaffirming everything the dark forest tells Tallstar.

Bloodclaw is a quiet gib who craves violence and bloodshed. They’re very similar to Tallstar, but they’re not as clever, they can fly off the handle at just the scent of blood. A sadistic cat that is surprisingly protective of their clan mates, one of which is their sister. It’s hard to know what they’re thinking at any given moment. They’re kinda like a livestock guardian dog, once they’re introduced to a new cat as a clan mate, they accepts them and won’t attack them. They rarely speaks but when they do it’s unsettling. Their loner name was Garf, not fitting but their mother gave it to them and they’ve kept it until now.

Thundersong is Bloodclaw’s sister, same litter and parents, her loner name was Tammy. She’s a confident molly who’s a very good fighter. She keeps her sibling in line pretty well and helps avoid any meltdowns that might end in a fight. She’s very close with Rosestrike as well. She joined mostly to stay with her kin, but she fully believes Tallstar is a true leader and that they walk with Starclan. She also enjoyed fiddling with tools, she would’ve made a good toolsmith if she was in a normal clan.

Finally there’s Lavendershine the only true kittypet of the bunch, she’s never lived as a loner and is very spoilt. But she joined Tallstar as she, like the others, was enamored with his power and stony personality. She’s also a former fling of Rosestrike and likes teasing and pestering her. She’s very fast, a good hunter, and is surprisingly good with the kits they steal. Her kittypet name was Itsy Bitsy and she regularly went back to her owners to take food back for the clan.

Tallclan lasted less than a full season (1 yr) but they caused a lot of damage. They were infamous for striking at night, seemingly out of the shadows to attack. They could easily get past camp guards and steal kits from a queen’s belly without making a sound.

This is because they prayed, held rituals, and gave offerings to the dark forest (believing it was Starclan). Tallstar specifically spent every waking moment that wasn’t raiding, plotting, or eating, at an alter designed for the dark spirits. He believed that it was dark bc he was going past the stars in silver pelt, past the souls of the ancestors and to the aether (known as the Dark Shine or Still Waters amongst clerics and loners). In the clans this is believed to be the nothingness that lays beyond Starclan, it separates the clan’s ancestors from other afterlives such as the dark forest or the afterlife of loners and kittypets. This is unconfirmed bc no cleric or leader has ever done it, but it’s not a new concept.

Tallstar believed he could walk between afterlives and bridge them together. In reality dark spirits were manipulating him, the Dark Shine is real he just hasn’t been there. No the dark forest was attempting to use the spiritual energy (or wisps) provided by the near constant prayers and rituals to actually gain the strength to leave the dark forest enter the dark shine and attack Starclan.

The clans were completely unaware, and still are, to the real forces behind Tallstar. Most leaders believed he was delusional and lucky, that he had no spiritual backing. No one had considered it’d be the dark forest behind it, he didn’t seem possessed and in reality he wasn’t. Until his last moment he believed he was doing what Starclan asked.

Tallstar was defeated when Jaggedstar, then a deputy to an old, dying leader, went on the offensive. The clan leaders were all blaming each other and chasing their own tails. She tracked down the clan’s hiding place after they’d raided a third time successfully, taking a newborn Darkfold with him. From there she met with Mousefoot and Moltenfeather in secret, they each gathered a few warriors they could trust and raided the camp.

Jaggedstar killed Tallstar herself and the rest of the group was slaughtered as well. It was a bloody fight and many warriors of the clan’s died, including Moltenfeather.

Somehow each kit stolen had survived. While returning the kits to their proper clans, they noticed an extra kit that was unaccounted for. Eventually they learned that Tallstar had gotten a Honeyclan queen pregnant before he left and later came back to steal it. The queen hadn’t told anyone about her pregnancy or kitting bc she was ashamed, but finally she confessed and took the kit back.

That kit? Was Nightleap, she was a single litter and already a few moons old -almost apprentice age- when she was returned to Honeyclan. Her mother, windsong, had already had another litter with Moltenfeather. She raised them together and just changed Night’s age to match her second litter, she got apprenticed late as a result. There’s a lot of animosity towards her from Honeyclan. Less of a ‘oh you’re gonna be just like your dad and evil blah’ and more of a ‘we were obligated to take you back bc no one else would, so be grateful and don’t embarrass the family/clan’.

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Interlude: Droplets

This is scene wasnt really canon, but let’s pretend it takes place between moon 19 and 20. I had a really bad few days and an even worse visit with my mom. I’m a little better now, not normal but back to stable I guess. I don’t really say that for pity but more so no one worries, I just really really really needed to write out my feelings.

I did give this a happy ending bc we deserve it right?

Trigger warning: talks of depression, mental health in general, paranoia and paranoid thoughts, isolation etc

It was just before sunhigh, the camp quiet—most cats were out on patrol or dozing in the early warmth of the day. Dropletpaw sat curled in the cleric den, watching Lynxdawn grind dried lavender against a flat stone, smoke from her sage incense mixing with the soft light.

She’d been quiet a while before finally asking, “Do you think there’s something wrong with me?”

Lynxdawn’s paw froze mid-motion. Her hackles twitched slightly before she turned her head. “No… did someone say something was?”

Her voice was calm, but Dropletpaw could read her like downwind prey scent.

“No. No one has to,” she muttered. “I’m not dumb. I can tell.”

“I never said you were dumb,” Lynxdawn replied gently, setting the stone down and turning to face her fully. “And I doubt anyone in the clan thinks that either.”

Dropletpaw’s eyes stayed on the floor. “Then why am I so different? From my sisters. From everyone.”

“Oh, honey—” Lynxdawn stepped forward, but Dropletpaw flinched back, shrinking like her fur was being tugged tight over her bones.

“I’m sorry!” she blurted. “I just—I don’t know why! I know you’d never, but my brain still thinks you will. It’s like…it’s like my thoughts short-circuit, and I just assume the worst thing possible.”

Lynxdawn felt her heart sink into her paws.

“I think a lot of cats feel like that sometimes,” she said gently. “Maybe not exactly like you do, but you’re not as alone in that as you think. Bigger clans have all kinds of cats who feel every which way. SaltClan’s small, but that doesn’t mean you’re the only one who feels… off.”

Dropletpaw squirmed like her pelt was too tight. Her eyes welled up and she didn’t bother blinking the tears away.

“Do you wanna try some calming teas or honeys?” Lynxdawn asked, voice soft, uncertain. “We can try a few different ones, see if something helps settle you.”

Dropletpaw shook her head. “But what if they don’t work?”

“Then we try something else,” Lynxdawn reassured. “There’s lots of herbs and remedies. You’re not stuck with just one thing.”

“But what if nothing works?” she whispered. “What if this is just…me? And I spend my whole life feeling like I’m crawling out of my skin around my own clanmates?”

Lynxdawn opened her mouth to answer, but Dropletpaw cut her off.

“You don’t get it!” she snapped suddenly, her voice cracking. “I’m scared all the time! It’s like—I don’t know—like everyone else is just living their lives, and I’m stuck watching shadows waiting for something to go wrong. Like something will go wrong, and I’ll mess everything up or get someone hurt. Being around cats makes my skin itch. Like I’ve got flies crawling under my fur!”

She shuddered again, crying fat tears now. “Good cat don’t think like this! Good cats don’t spend their lives distrusting their family.”

She took a shaky breath, her claws flexing into the moss.

“I’m not meant for this. I shouldn’t even be in a clan.”

The silence that followed was thick and aching. Lynxdawn stared, her eyes wide and wet.

“Dropletpaw… what are you saying?” she asked, voice trembling. “Do you want to leave? Become a loner?”

Dropletpaw let out a sob and stumbled into her mother’s chest. “I don’t want to,” she cried, “but I feel like I don’t belong! Like everyone’s going to realize I’m faking it—that I don’t trust them, that I’m broken. And when they find out, they’ll hate me. You’ll hate me.”

Lynxdawn sucked in a breath, barely holding in her sob. She pulled away just enough to meet her daughter’s eyes.

“Okay,” she said hoarsely. “Then tell me.”

Dropletpaw blinked, confused. “W-What?”

“Tell me all the evil things you’ve done,” Lynxdawn said, voice shaking but firm. “Show me all the proof that you’re this ‘bad cat’ you think you are. And I promise—I won’t flinch.”

Dropletpaw stammered, but nothing came out.

“See?” Lynxdawn whispered, her eyes searching. “There’s nothing. Because you’re not bad. You’re just hurting. You’re my kit. You’re a good cat who’s scared and overwhelmed and needs help. And love. And you have both. You have me.”

Dropletpaw whimpered, her face crumpling as she pressed into Lynxdawn again. “I feel like my mind is… is a wound. Like everything’s raw and bleeding and exposed.”

Lynxdawn began grooming her gently, licking away the tears and snot on her daughter’s face with steady, soothing strokes. Her purr was shaky but strong, loud enough to rumble against Dropletpaw’s sobs.

“You’re my kit,” she murmured. “You’re a blessing and a gift. I’m so sorry I didn’t see how much you were hurting sooner. But I’m here now. I’ve got you. And we are making calming tea. And I’m telling Wolfstar you’re off training for the day.”

Dropletpaw sniffled, her voice finally quieting. “I’m still scared.”

“I know, darling. But we don’t give up before we even try.” Lynxdawn kissed the top of her head, already reaching for a jar of chamomile blossoms. “That’s not what warriors do.”

Dropletpaw hesitated, then said again, softer this time, “What if nothing works?”

Lynxdawn met her eyes, warm and steady. “Then we’ll cross that river when we get to it. Together.”

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Be prepared. Over the next few hours I will be posting a bunch of random lore shit plus a scene about Dropletpaw that is essentially my diary entry 🫡🫡🫡

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Cats who can taste sweets:

Wolfstar

Mallowstripe

Snowspeckle

Shadowdive

Rippleclaw

Nightleap

Coralpaw

Kelppaw

Briarkit

Cats who can’t taste sweets:

Lynxdawn

Nighthowl

Thistle

Ottersplash

Dropletpaw

Sandpaw

Sweet tolerance is VERY high in Honeyclan, moderately in Oakclan, and low in Duskclan.

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I mean Nightleap DOES also have a crush on Wolf, and wolf has four paws….. lol /j

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Imagine the DRAMA at gatherings! Wolfstar announces literally anything and Sparkclaw and Clearstorm are bitching under their breath about ‘oh wolfstar’s harem is considered a clan now?’

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Anyway hints you'll be willing to share regarding Wolf kits? I was wondering if she ever had any with her two boys ❤️

Wolfstar isn’t against having kit per se, but she’s definitely not planning to anytime soon. If she did have kits she’d like them to look like her mates more than her and she’d probably spend her entire pregnancy trying to think of good names. Like shes the clans leader and founder, these kits would need like really meaningful names and such. Also I think she’d hate nest rest, it’d remind her of when she got her neck cut open by a dog. She’d be the wooooorrst patient too, Lynx would fucking hate having to tear her bc she’s so stubborn and refuses to rest.

I think she’d low key have her kits full warrior names already planned even though you’re supposed to wait until their assessment lol

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I don't recall if this has been answered yet but has the first bloom litter met Capri yet? I feel like ,even though she's not a part of the clan, shes sort of the clan grandma

I actually haven’t thought I’m about this, i would say that trips to Capri and Jade wouldnt be appropriate for kits given the distance and risks buuuuuut now that everyone is apprenticed I could see Lynx taking her daughters to see them.

Kelp and coral probably sees them the most since their training as an artisan and mediator so that involves a lot of trading.

Droplet would see them slightly more often than sand, since she’s a historian it’d be important to learn about the history of local kittypets and various trade agreements.

Sandpaw is a warrior so she really doesn’t have a lot of reason to go aside from visiting. Shadow probably lets her go if they have nothing else to complete.

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you know, thinking about the first bloom litter, would the average non-Saltclan cat even know what Kelp or Coral was? I’m imagining a scene where Wolf is announcing their names at a gathering and everyone is like ??? You can just makes up words??? And Wolf goes L + Ratio + All words are made up + The ocean is based lolol

Also thinking about Wolf and Lynx looking over the litter when they’re younger and realizing/swearing that these kits will never have to go through what they did. They’ll never go cold or hungry or be SO very lonely

idk having both funny and angsts thoughts

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So this was something a friend of mine and I discussed at length and we came to the conclusion that….idk maybe? It was one of those things that I was like really hung up on and she went ‘well how do they know about x or y’ so I decided that yes the clans at large would know kelp and coral and specific types of fish bc it works for the story. Realistically kelp does show up on the shore and can be used for cooking, while coral is less common but it’s generally considered to be a rock (it’s not but they don’t know that) bc only dead coral would wash up anyways. Also it’s kinda like orange how it’s both an object and a color.

I’m gonna say kelp and coral are pre-Saltclan knowledge just for the story’s sake.

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The first bloom litter canonically has big noses, Kelppaw is the only one whose self conscious but Rippleclaw likes to tease all of them about it

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Alright looks like silver won! Red had the lead for a few hours but man the people wanted silver. I’ll make the lil kit silver based cat it’ll be so cute!

If it helps this will be an artisan who loves singing, is shy, and has yellow eyes.

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I like to think that each clan prefers a certain type of term of endearment.

Like Duskclan cats say darling, love, and dear a lot. My shadow or my tail is a common one for kits from their parents.

Wile HoneyClan cat say sweetie, sunshine, and ofc honey. They probably say flowery shit like my petal or lover to their mates.

Oakclan cats probably say love, sweetheart, and dove. They 100% say turtle dove or pussy willow to companions and close friends.

Local kittypets and loners probably say baby, doll, sugar etc. there’s also the occasional hot stuff or sexy (you’d be disturbed by how many pet owner call their pets sexy or hot 🤢)

Saltclan is, as usual, a mish mash, but in the future I think the clan would favor names like my moon, my sun, love, darling, and little berry.

Like of course there’s cross over, but it just kinda fits the vibe of each group.

(I’m AOBSOLUTELY going to have a cat say ‘I’ll be your huckleberry’ one day bc I love tombstone)

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If it helps this will be an artisan who loves singing, is shy, and has yellow eyes.

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Characters I designed listening to old Lana Del Ray:

Lynxdawn

Snowspeckle

Nighthowl

Fennelheart

Rosedrift

Archstar

The First Bloom Litter

Ottersplash

Crowflight

Most of Oakclan tbh

Characters I designed listening to Kendrick Lamar (mostly euphoria and xxx):

Wolfstar

Jaggedstar

Mallowstripe

Rippleclaw

Mousefoot

Frostwhisper

Greyclaw

Ashenstep

Characters I designed listening to sleep token:

Shadowdive

Shadowdive

Thistle

SHADOWDIVE

Redmoon

Did I mention Shadowdive?? Bc him

Characters I designed listening to the audiobook of ‘I have no mouth and I must scream’:

Lostclaw

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I mean tbh if Nightleap wasn’t around Snow and Wolf would make a really cute couple in my opinion. They don’t have too bad of an age gap if I remember correctly?

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Wolf wouldn’t be a stepmom she’d be the mom who stepped up 🤣🤣🤣

Tragically, I was so tunnel visioned on shadwolf that I didn’t even see the potential in snowolf. A loss for sure 😔

As for age gaps, I might be a bit controversial buuuuuuut I don’t really care about a big age gap. We’ve got some couples in the future with nearly 50 moons between them. Since both the game and real life cats don’t have a concept of age gaps in a negative sense.

Realistically and canonically speaking there’s not much difference between a 20 moon cat and a 60 moon cat physically, and very literal difference mentally. But that doesn’t mean it’s a free for all like irl colonies, power imbalances in relationships are frowned upon but there’s a lot of nuance. That’s why I left past mentor/apprentice relationships banned.

It would be considered weird (and gross) for a warrior to be flirting or courting an apprentice (think a 50 moon courting a 11 moon) like that’s off limits and the clan would step in. If there’s only a moon or two difference it’s not really weird. But a senior warrior (100+ moons) who’s about to retire trying to court a brand new, freshly graduated warrior would raise some red flags.

Age isn’t necessarily an indicator of imbalance in a relationship, but roles are. A cleric pressuring a warrior to be with them, vaguely threatening that if the warrior refuses they’ll suffer a consequence bc they’re a cleric. Yeah no go tell the leader or any other trusted cat. Senior camp keeper trying to court a new addition to the keeper group, they have to be very careful they don’t stray into pressuring territory or else other cats might think they’re trying to strong arm a relationship.

I do this mostly bc I try to see culture and the world through the eyes of cats, then I parse it down to cats with access to fire and tools. Then I try to get even more specific and think about how clan cats (specifically mine) that have tools, fire, history, salt, and the ocean would see a concept. Sometimes I break it down even more to each specific clan. And I think a colony of cats with tools and long lives, who glorify their ancestors, combat, and legacies (in that order lol) would care more about having kits and a strong cohesive clan than age. But again I think their emphasis on equal power between mates would still stem from that combat culture, an unchecked figure head manipulating cats into being their mate and threatening them is a risk to the entire hierarchy and power structure of the clans.

This got long lol but it’s something me and my old coworker talked about a lot when we worked together

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Wolf star harem anime when /j

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Oh lord I don’t think I can give her more mates without losing the plot 😂😂😂

It is shocking how many cats have higher than normal romantic stats for her, Nighthowl’s was especially funny since she got high romance stats after only 1 moon

I’m tempted (once we have a few more contenders) to make one of those “___ and their suitors” drawings with her. I forget who drew those but I’ve seen one forever Firestar, one for hollyleaf, and one for Jayfeather and I just think they’re so cute.

Right now in order of least to most romance stats it goes Thistle, Ottersplash, Nightleap, Lynxdawn, Snowspeckle, Nighthowl, Mallowstripe, and Shadowdive. From the start I banned romance between former mentors and apprentices, but I suspect if I hadn’t Rippleclaw probably would have some romance for her too. Obviously I’m gonna not gonna explore a lot of these relationships (I mean Wolf and Lynx together? Yuck that’s her baby), but I think it’s fine that younger cats have a little crush on her I mean she’s the leader and founder and tbh super pretty.

I do think it’s funny Otter has a little crush meanwhile Ripple is like lowkey grossed out, but don’t worry Otter gets a new crush before the year ends 🥰🥰🥰🥰

Also nearly every unrelated cat that joins Saltclan has at least a little crush on Wolf and I’m at moon fifty something (there’s like two notable exceptions)