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Long time no see guys! Surf clan is still on indefinite hiatus, But I just graduated community college and not only have some free time, but more experience with server managing and roleplay game mastering. Due to this and a reignited love for warriors fan content, I'm starting a rp server!

This server will follow the Four Fangs Alliance, four coalitions of cats who live in the southern United States as they cope with a horrible curse that threatens to destroy life as they know it.

For all intensive purposes, this is a realistic zombie story in a warriors cats based universe, though the roles and lore are unique.

It's a big project and I only have so much time, so right now, I'm looking for co-game masters and mods to help me set stuff up! These folks will have first dibs on important roles, so if you're at all interested, please shoot me a message! I will update again soon. Thanks!

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Enjoy my work and have some extra change? I'm opening my design commissions (: I only have seven slots available right now, but I'll keep it updated as I get through my work load.

Slots Available: 7

Art trades: Open

Opening these because I just designed a fursona for my buddy and had a blast (: Please shoot me a message if you're interested! I have more examples of my artwork just below the cut.

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Whoa, cameo! When I start hiatus I'll go back and start linking all the comic pages instead of just tagging them.

Heronstar by @juniper-clan

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Good and Bad news

Howdy guys! I don't talk to y'all one on one too much, but I want to keep you in the loop.

To start off, I am so super thankful for the support this comic has received!! This is my first real venture into comic making, I am so incredibly grateful to have such a positive reception.

Onto the bad news, y'all may have noticed my posting speed has slowed. I'm very busy in college (graduating with my AA this summer!) between a radio show, being president of the creative writing club, and keeping up with homework, which means I don't have a ton of time to work on personal projects, and when I do, I try to chase what gives me the most dopamine. This isn't super relevant, however, just a peek into my creative process.

The Bad News

Surfclan is going to go onto hiatus after the next two posts so I can work on the overarching story I want to portray. These two posts will finish Arc 1 of Surfclan, which I am happy with and have ironed out, but the draft I have for the rest of the series is kind of cobbled together and not satisfying, certainly not work I'm proud of. If I'm going to dedicate so much time to something, I want it to be work that I am proud of. As a writing student too, it's not right to put so little effort into the writing.

I went into Surfclan without a plan. I wanted a coastal set of clans to worldbuild with, but I had no idea for plot. I let the generator decide what that plot would be, which is fine! But I wasn't given much besides a clan that grew at a decently steady rate and got into occasional shenanigans. I need to put those pieces together properly and figure out how to best portray the themes I want in a respectful manner (right now, there's a heavy theme of colonialism that I just don't think I'm quite ready to handle tactfully.)

If you aren't using Surfclan, can I?

Absolutely! Please feel free to use Surfclan as background characters or cats to fill out gatherings. I am always happy to organize plots in DMs and weave it into Surfclan's eventual finalized script. As long as my babies are kept relatively in character, I have no issues with making it canon. If they aren't, no worries! It just won't be canon to Surfclan. Think of it like an AU!

When will you be back?

I'm not sure, but I'm always happy to answer DMs if you want to chit chat, and I will make a post announcing Surfclan's return when I am ready.

What's the good news then?

Surfclan was always designed to be a "for fun" project that I didn't put too much effort into, hence the scattered upload schedule and art styles, but now that I've experimented a bit, I'm ready to get into comic making more seriously. While I brainstorm ideas for Surfclan I will be shifting focus towards a new Clangen blog loosely based on marshmallow_cat3's Dark Forest challenge and @gray-thistleclan .

Cottonmouth Clan has distinct win and lose conditions and a solidified plot with mysteries to discover. I'm currently working on world building and character design that will be posted to my main blog, @antlermoss. I will have a post up there when I have my details organized with the rules for the challenge, of which you are welcome to use in your own games and comics!

I will reblog Cottonmouth's starter post here when I am ready.

I appreciate your patience and understanding, and hope you guys enjoy the new project (:

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Surfclan stands with Palestine and won't be updating until post strike!

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Remind me to never do a full leader ceremony again. Even this rushed short version has so many cats and so much text. I plan on making a family tree next, these guys being introduced also introduces a lot of familial connections!

Paws crossed this is legible! TLDR:

Dovesmoke gave Ospreystar a life for Empathy

Spindlepaw gave Ospreystar a life for Fun

Mudfeather gave Ospreystar a life for Familial Love

Mudsplash gave Ospreystar a life for Foresightedness

Egretkit gave Ospreystar a life for Longevity

Talonfang gave Ospreystar a life for Strength

Riftgash gave Ospreystar a life for Perseverance

Sandstrike gave Ospreystar a life for Wariness.

Otterwisp gave Ospreystar a life for

The Tree That Cracks The Stone Will Still The Surf.

Dig Up The Twisted Roots ,

Or Be Lost In The Flood.

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New page will be up soon! Sorry it's taking so long, this one is massive!

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Look at these beautiful backgrounds and shading!! Can't wait to see more of this clan :)

MOON 2

As it goes on, Sunpaw has it truly set in within his mind that his clan is gone, never to return. He doesn't know how to feel, or word it to really set it in to Firkit that they will never be back, dead forever.

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I love this clan with my whole heart, where'd they get all them kids? I guess you'll have to check out the rest of the comic to find out!!

better name for Darkfoot would be Darkbeans

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It's time I confess something to you all.

Darkpaw is a rosette she-cat. When I was designing her I forgot and thought she was a tabby, and now it's too late to fix it.

She also had purple eyes the whole time, I made it a Starclan connection thing to cover my tracks.

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What's each cats favorite food to eat? They probably eat a lot of seafood yeah?

Ough the line art hits different. I also changed my brushes to make them a little noisier.

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Sorry to leave it on such a cliff hanger! This is a very long moon. Also, not totally happy with the art style anymore, I'll be experimenting with some new things!

If you have any questions, remember you can always ask the cats >:] I would be super psyched to try out art styles with the kitties answering asks!

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I absolutely love love love your art!!! It inspired me to make my own clangen blog :] //

Oh man thank you!! Please send it my way once you've got it started!!

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We inspired this clan, but this clan inspires me!! Check out these beautiful backgrounds!! Plus, storms are a great conflict started B) give them some love!

moon 0: the storm.

First page of the cinder clan comic! Inspired by:

@almaraclan

@surfclangen

@frostclan-is-lost

@moons-of-dewclan

@rookclan

@sporeclan

@bug-clan

@castaway-clan

@juniper-clan

and @dawn-clan

Please go look at their blogs! Everyone puts so much effort into their art. GO LOOK AT IT. NOW.

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I was asked to post this blog right when I saw this page!! I love this art style, and I love crows. This panelling is also beautiful, go check them out!

Moon 5 [1/2]

MOON 5 [1/2]

A raven with stars in it's eyes.

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Finishing off this first shout out with my favorite panel from my favorite clan! If you haven't check out Juniper clan yet, I don't know what you're still doing here. Get going!

Especially if you are invested in Surfclan lore, hee hee hee

VISION (3/3) (April 1701)

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I'm going to start promoting other Clangen blogs on here on Saturdays! Keep an eye out! (And if you have a Clangen blog, shoot me a message! I'd love to give you a shout-out!)