#mintshade

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Mintshade

Mintshade is the StarClan Guide of SplashClan. She was once a solitary rogue named Mint who later in her life adopted an orphaned kit named Gannet who she trained and cared for as if they were her own. Together the two joined SplashClan, aiming to gain power over the clan and Mintshade helped Gannettalon take the position of deputy. Sadly, Mintshade was killed in the battle against the BloodClan-affiliated rogues and became the first SplashClan cat to join StarClan. She became the main StarClan Guide of SplashClan and later went onto give Gannetstar one of her nine lives.

more info below, potential spoiler warning! I use these character bios as a way to keep track of my SplashClan game which means that all the information is up to date with the current in-game events, not where I left off with the youtube series

General Information

Name(s): Mintshade (clan name), Mint (birth name)

Current Affiliation: StarClan, formerly belonging to SplashClan

Past Affilation: None, former rogue

Gender: Female (she/her)

Sexuality: Unknown

Age: 123 months at death (10 years; born 123 months before SplashClan's founding)

Cause of Death: Killed by a rogue in battle (month 0)

Description-

golden and dark gray tortoiseshell mackerel tabby she-cat with short fur, and pale green eyes

Traits: Bloodthirsty and valuable insight (elder)

Role: Elder, formerly a warrior

Relationships

non familal relationships will only be listed if the in-game relationship bar is more than half-way full (when it turns green or red), the only exception is with romantic feelings which will always be written down regardless of how big they are

Adopted Kit and Apprentice: Gannetstar

Grandkits: Tornrun, Icywhisker, Jellyfishspeckle, and Patchouliprickle (through Gannetstar)

Detailed Biography

Mintshade is the main StarClan guide of SplashClan. Earlier in her life she was a solitary rogue until she found and adopted an orphaned kit she had found. She named the kit Gannet and trained her. Soon enough Gannet was fully grown and the two spent a good portion of their lives as companions. Though Gannet never viewed her as such, Mint saw Gannet as her own kit. Throughout their lives, Mint trained Gannet, teaching and raising her under the philosophy that "no other cats matter, protect yourself and only yourself."

Later, the two joined SplashClan and took the names Mintshade and Gannettalon. The two of them wanted power over the group of cats and thought SplashClan was the best option as they were lacking in a confident cat to step up as leader. Initially, Mintshade was the one who wanted to be leader but as she realized how old she really was she decided to allow her adoptive kit to take that role instead. She advised Gannettalon through everything and soon enough she was elected as SplashClan's future leader.

When the reformed clans went to drive out the BloodClan-affiliated rogues who had been occupying the old clan's lake territories, Mintshade was killed. As the first SplashClan cat to die, she was chosen to be the StarClan guide and she was able to give Gannetstar one of her nine lives. In death, she realized the error of her ways and came to the conclusion that she had always loved Gannetstar. Her philosophy was wrong and it had not only resulted in her permanantly harming her daughter, but all the clans as Gannetstar's terrible leadership continued.

Game Events

There may be some minor adjustments/changes made from the game events/in-game timeline in order to make the story more interesting or make more sense

Month 0 - Mintshade is the StarClan of SplashClan

Fun Facts

She was the first cat to die and join SplashClan

Her character song is "Poor George" by James Supercave

Mintshade's voice claim is Samantha from Infinity Train (voiced by Kate Mulgrew)

[oakbruh]

Whew look I drew something

They're a traveling healer who's kind of a cryptid, like, that type of healer who places you inside a pentagram and starts chanting some shit while whacking you on the head with dried medicinal plants that keep crumbling into your eyes, but for some reason it works most of the time

Their name is Mintshade, and they smell strongly like mint. The thing on their face isn't a mask, but part of their face. Yes their teeth are real.

[clownhara]

What flavor of cake would go well with a coffee cream?

Hm... Chocolate could be good!

[pondclan]

new moon rahhh!!

Mintshade is Grayspirit’s guide cat <3

BABIES!!!: Sycamorekit (tortie), Pikekit (gray), and Splinterkit (light ginger)

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Thanks for tagging @nowonderi-nc!

Last song I Listened to:

Currently watching: The Originals

Spicy/sweet/savory: Savoury nine times out of ten, occasionally sucker punched by the need for sweet

Current Obsessions: in terms of a full media title or fandom I'm gonna be real the depression and paralyzing endeavour of having deadlines have not been allowing much to occupy my mind but in my procrastinating I've been watching Smosh Board AF Legacy. Otherwise the only thing that managed to take over my brain even a precentage is kolvina (kol/davina) from the originals

Relationship Status: single since the day I was born

Fav color: yellow or white

Tagging: @hikari-yumi @gophergal @wings-of-angels @sunflowergraves @mintshade-springtime @wwwwyamd and anyone who feels like it (just lie and say I tagged you - no one will know)

(For copy/pasting)

Last song I Listened to:

Currently watching:

Spicy/sweet/savory:

Current Obsessions:

Relationship Status:

Fav color:

[its-clan-time-baby]

Allegiances:

ThunderClan

Leader:

Oakstar

Deputy:

Scarletshade

Medicine Cat(s):

Moonfur

Mosspaw

Warriors:

Sunclaw

Blizzardpelt

Honeyflower

Flowerfall

Smokeheart

Beespots

Firestripe

Sparrowtail

Russetfur

Burnface

Foggyfur

Sunnypatch

Mixedheart

Palemoon

Coalstep

Patchtail

Hollyblossom

Sheeplight

Fleckfoot

Pineflight

Eveningfall

Lynxtail

Ravenlight

Queens/kits:

Silvermist (Stormkit, Sparkkit, and Drizzlekit)

Cloudspots (still expecting)

Apprentices:

Lightpaw

Ebonypaw

Sprucepaw

Dapplepaw

Elders: Thrushcall

Halfear

RiverClan

Leader:

Glimmerstar

Deputy:

Whisperclaw

Medicine Cat(s)

Specklenight

Warriors:

Spiderheart

Duskfur

Mintshade

Echoflight

Amberspots

Cherryshine

Mossyflower

Berrywing

Lionpelt

Brambletooth

Whitefeather

Quailspots

Blacktail

Foxflower

Lightstorm

Shadefern

Lichenthorn

Swifttail

Embersong

Glowheart

Larksong

Daisyfur

Flamespots

Owlclaw

Minnowsplash

Queens/kits:

Honeytail (Morningkit, Stripekit)

Apprentices:

Poolpaw

Frecklepaw

Ashpaw

Elders:

Lostpad

Flamepatch

Fuzzytuft

ShadowClan

Leader:

Jaystar

Deputy:

Briarfawn

Medicine Cat(s):

Shiveringpool

Birchpaw

Warriors:

Curlbounce

Pheasantstep

Pooldawn

Sparrowflight

Tortoisepatch

Rainlily

Twistedfire

Shadesky

Starlingwatcher

Brindleberry

Icefur

Eagleblaze

Snakefang

Sandbelly

Pebblenose

Hummingsky

Mudfoot

Brindlefrost

Whistlepelt

Hazeldust

Marigoldtail

Acornshell

Gooseeyes

Swallowmask

Littlerain

Deerheart

Grasshopper

Mothtail

Rosespring

Smokyflicker

Cobrashade

Queens/Kits:

Sandypelt (expecting)

Apprentices:

Velvetpaw

Blackpaw

Webpaw

Elders:

Baywisp

WindClan

Leader:

Waspstar

Deputy:

Thrushspring

Medicine Cat(s):

Elmleg

Hailpaw

Warriors:

Whiteheart 

Vallypounce

Flysnap

Thymewhisker

Gladeswoop

Dappleclaw

Plumbird

Petalwillow

Mossypelt

Adderscar

Breezefaith

Springsong

Rabbitpelt

Wolftail

Mistyheart

Dandeliontuft

Gorsethorn

Lostheart

Violeteyes

Featherstripe

Slateclaw

Raspberrynose

Rainspot

Logfur

Poppystem

Pufftail

Stonefall

Maplebreeze

Queens/Kits:

Fernleaf (Burrowkit)

Brightfleck (Buzzardkit and Applekit)

Apprentices:

Cricketpaw

Cherrypaw

Mudpaw

Cloverpaw

Elders:

Barkfur

Trembletail

Sneezetooth

Marshstep

Cats Outside of Clans:

Murphie (Kittypet)

Swan (kittypet)

Bumble (loner)

Frost (loner)

Flash (loner)

Maple (loner)

[absolutedaisy]

warrior name for the wee one, if you please

Such a small baby..............the kitter's name I think would be Mintkit, but Mintshade as a warrior name :3

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Gannetstar

more info below, potential spoiler warning! I use these character bios as a way to keep track of my SplashClan game which means that all the information is up to date with the current in-game events, not where I left off with the youtube series

Gannet was a rogue who was taken in and raised by an older cat named Mint after the death of her mother. They both decided to join the clans and Gannettalon was later chosen to become the leader of SplashClan, thanks to Mintshade’s guidance and teachings of self-preservation above all else. Leadership proved to be a challenging task for Gannetstar which led them into feeling lost.

To prove themselves, she became involved with a long-lasting conflict with HazeClan. The loss of her children, strained relationships with their clanmates, and pursuit of power took a toll on not just Gannetstar’s leadership, but their mind. Gannetstar’s time as leader was marked by war, the deaths of her family, the mistreatment of their own apprentices, and their own transformation into a ruthless and manipulative leader. Gannetstar ultimately died and joined the dark forest to scheme against the clans.

Names: Gannetstar (leader name), Gannettalon (warrior name), Gannet (birth name)

Current Affiliation: The Dark Forest, formerly belonging to SplashClan

Past Affiliation: None, former rogue

Gender: Demigirl (she/they)

Sexuality: Pansexual

Age: 172 months at death (14 years; born 79 months before SplashClan's founding)

Nine Lives: Whorlnip (protection), Jaggedpath (clear judgement), Shrewkit (adventure), Snaptangle (sympathy), Leafpaw (mentoring), Unnamed elder (persitence), Speckletoe (unity), Vixenswoop (devotion), Mintshade (leadership through the darkest times)

Deputies: Brackenshade (months 0-91; retired), Lightspots (months 91-93; succeeded as leader)

Cause of Death(s):

Life One - died from a broken bone + various injuries recieved from a dog attack (month 84)

Life Two - bitten by a venomous snake (month 92)

Remaining Lives - succumbed to old age (month 93)

Description-

brown ticked tabby-and-white cat with long fur and eyes of sunlit ice; has a scarred tail from when Lightspots challenged her and a bite wound from a fight with a gray fox

Traits: Bloodthirsty and a good speaker (leader)

Role: Leader (formerly a warrior)

Relationships

Adoptive Mother and Mentor: Mintshade

Former Mates: Striker and Snapfern (broken up with both; became mates with Snapfern in month 47)

Kits: Tornrun, Icywhisker, and Jellyfishspeckle (with Striker; born in month 13) + Patchouliprickle (with Snapfern; born in month 67)

Apprentices: Sagepeak (months 0-6), Quietpaw (months 65-68), and Patchouliprickle (months 73-78)

Romantic Feelings: Snapfern and Lightstar

Platonic Love: Snapfern, Lightgale, Thunderisle, Brackenshade, Lightstar, Tornrun, Jellyfishspeckle

Admiration: Lightgale

Security: Snapfern, Brackenshade

Reliance: Brackenshade

Detailed Biography

Gannet was born as a rogue but doesn’t remember much from her early life, though they’re unsure if that’s because of how young she was of if she had unknowingly blocked the traumatic memories out. When Gannet was only a few months old, her mother died, leaving her all alone. She nearly died of starvation before she was found and rescued by an older rogue named Mint. Mint took her in and from then on raised them as if she was her own kit. Throughout Gannet’s life, Mint trained them to survive just as she had under the philosophy that “no other cats matter, protect yourself and only yourself.” 

Years later, after Gannet had already grown up, the two continued to live together for protection. Though they were better off together, things still weren’t perfect and winters were always harsh. During one winter they discovered the clan cats and decided to stick around for protection and easier food. As time passed they relalized that there was a clear leader for each of the four clans except for one, SplashClan. Mint and Gannet decided to step up, deciding to permanently join the clans as Mintshade and Gannettalon in hopes that they could take leadership of SplashClan themselves. Eventually, Mintshade’s age got the better of her and she stepped down to become an elder, advising Gannettalon from the side in order to have the best chance to become leader.

Eventually, the BloodClan-affiliated rogues were chased out and with Rootmask’s dying words he chose the new leaders of the four clans; Tawnystar of DeadClan, Curlstar of HeatherClan, Amberstar of HazeClan, and Gannetstar of SplashClan. Gannetstar went on to receive her nine lives, one of which being from Mintshade herself for “leadership through the darkest times.” They later elected Brackenshade as their deputy as he was a young but fierce and abrasive cat who would grant her the approval of her clanmates. He was also picked with a darker motive in mind, at the time he was the youngest warrior in the clan and clearly respected Gannetstar's judgement and authority as leader, meaning he wouldn't oppose her. Desperate for more approval from their clanmates, Gannetstar gave themselves an apprentice so she could appear as a responsible, rule-following leader. Sagepaw was the apprentice she chose but they didn’t do much work in training him aside from what was required of her due to her lack of care and how overwhelmed they were as leader initially. 

Gannetstar had only gotten where she was because of Mintshade’s guidance and without her, they felt as though they had no idea what they were doing. Many times they tried to reach out to StarClan to talk to Mintshade but she was cut off from StarClan due to them disaproving of her as leader. Gannetstar questioned her ability to lead the clan and needed something to prove her worth not only to her clanmates, but to herself. This eventually came in the long-running conflict between SplashClan and HazeClan. It started out small, as nothing more than a prey and border dispute but Amberstar’s anger towards the situation frustrated Gannetstar. She couldn’t understand the HazeClan leader’s anger and she felt the urge to take the situation into their own paws, killing Amberstar herself. Of course, this never ended up happening as she was too desperate to prove herself and gain the approval of her clan.

Thunderisle and her own apprentice, Sagepeak were made warriors however later this same month he died while out on patrol and ultimately Gannetstar never realized how much he wanted her to notice him. It was during this time when they met Striker, a rogue who had belonged to one of the BloodClan-affiliated rogue groups that had been occupying the clan territories before. She fell in love with Striker and the two began to secretly meet at SplashClan’s border. As time passed between them however, Gannetstar grew continuously bored of Striker as she found something more entertaining. In their dreams, Gannetstar began to visit the dark forest and would continue to train there throughout her life. 

In the end, Gannetstar found out they were expecting kits and cut off her relationship with Striker, abandoning him and telling him to never come back. Though she was excited to have kits, they didn’t like the idea of having to care for them for very long, hoping she could apprentice them at four months instead of six. Thankfully though, Brackenshade told her not to do that. Eventually, Gannetstar’s three kits were born, Tornkit, Icykit, and Jellyfishkit. She loved her kits but it was clear from the beginning that they were going to pick favorites. She spent more time with Jellyfishkit than the others and this did not go unnoticed by Tornkit and Icykit. 

Eventually, Gannetstar’s kits are apprenticed and she was able to leave the nursery but they were back to feeling terrible about leadership. She had been trained her entire life to only care about herself, to only put effort into making sure that she survives, and now she was alone in leading an entire clan of cats. She made her kits warriors way earlier than she should have and only two months later she learned terrible news. One day, her daughter, Jellyfishspeckle went on patrol but didn’t return. Jellyfishspeckle had been taken away by twolegs. Gannetstar, after having already been under a lot of stress, broke down as a result of their daughter being taken away. They encouraged fights on border patrols and even began picking fights with cats from her own clan. Lightspots at one point stepped up to confront her about this and she took to physically punishing him with the help of Snapfern, a cat who’s allegiance to not only SplashClan, but herself, she was questioning. The three cats were left injured by the fight but in the end Gannetstar felt as though they could trust Snapfern more. 

Gannetstar began to feel as if they were going crazy and she began to feel numb with pain, both from the loss of Jellyfishspeckle and her tail injury. Over the next few months she failed to recover, struggling to fight off the infection in their wound and this only worstened when her other daughter, Icywhisker, died as well. Though she recovered from her injury shortly afterward, she could harldy react to her daughter’s death due to her numbness. Months later, Gannetstar even repeated what she had done to Lightspots to Clovefreckle after he similarly spoke out against them, though thankfully it wasn’t as harsh. Gannetstar’s trust in their clanmates began to dwindle and she soon sought out Snapfern to spy on the cats of SplashClan for her. Eventually, her trust in Snapfern became so great that she confessed to Snapfern about their own romantic feelings towards her. Snapfern agreed, sharing Gannetstar’s feelings and the two became mates. 

Over the next few months, things between SplashClan and HazeClan became worse and worse and Gannetstar even began to ask the other clans to form an alliance but in the end, neither HeatherClan or DeadClan were willing to help. As tensions rose things only became worse for Gannetstar with the death of her son, Tornrun. Though she didn’t play favorites with Tornrun, preferring Jellyfishspeckle, Tornrun had been the only one of her kits that still remained in SplashClan. It was only a few months after this when finally, Jellyfishspeckle returned to SplashClan. Though Gannetstar should’ve been happy, they weren’t the same cat they were when Jellyfishspeckle had been taken away and apart of them began to blame their daughter for abandoning their clan in a time of need and felt as though she was cursed, somehow causing the deaths of Icywhisker and Tornrun just as she left the clan and returned. The pain of Tornrun’s death and Jellyfishspeckle’s return finally caused Gannetstar to break and officially declare war on HazeClan. The war lasted seven months and four cats died however SplashClan was the clear loser of the war. Ever since Gannetstar had been leader, they had been searching for the perfect opportunity to prove her worth as leader and in the end they failed, they failed terribly. 

During the war, Gannetstar decided to distract themselves by taking on their second apprentice, choosing the kit, Quietpaw for that position. Gannetstar was a bit more involved with Quietpaw’s training than she was with Sagepeak's since this time she had willingly taken him as an apprentice, but things ended up just as badly. Under Gannetstar’s training, Quietpaw was trained to exhaustion every single day and was hardly recognizable as his former self not long after becoming an apprentice. Similarly to Sagepeak, Quietpaw wanted to make Gannetstar proud of him and he would do anything to make that happen. At one point after the war had ended, a bunch of HazeClan apprentices began to bully Quietpaw from across the border. She encouraged Quietpaw to fight back, even if he was clearly outnumbered. Quietpaw made it out of this encounter, but was mildly hurt and Gannetstar praised him for this. Quietpaw’s apprenticeship came to a sudden end in leafbare. He was so painfully hungry from there being a lack of prey that he attemted to calm his hunger by eating some red berries he found, these ended up being death berries. Though Quietpaw died, Gannetstar didn’t seem to care much. 

Before Quietpaw had died, her and Snapfern’s son, Patchoulitkit was born. When Gannetstar wasn’t too busy training Quietpaw, they would spend time with Snapfern as she was the only one who they felt could bring them comfort. As a result, Patchoulikit didn’t get to spend a lot of time with his parents and began to look up to and chase after Gannetstar for their attention. Gannetstar decided to mentor their son herself. Though the clan spoke out against this, Gannetstar didn’t care. They spent the most time and care training Patchoulipaw compared to Sagepeak and Quietpaw, influencing him to use violence over words and to make impulsive decisions. Just like she did with her previous kits, she made him a warrior early, granting him the name Patchouliprickle. He took after Gannetstar’s bloodthirsty nature but died too quick to acomplish anything. 

Patchouliprickle, Snapfern, and many other SplashClan cats disappeared into the night and wound up in StarClan, their cause of death unknown. Gannetstar was left devistated and broken by their loss. Only three months after this, Gannetstar lost her very first life to an injury they had recieved months prior from a dog attack. Shortly after, she decided to move on from Snapfern but in the end they never took another mate. Throughout the rest of their life, Gannetstar seemed to become more and more lost in their own mind and their previously shown agitation and aggression towards others, even in their own clan, grew and grew. She later lost her second life to a venomous snake bite before slowly beginning to lose her remaining seven lives to old age throughout the 93rd month of SplashClan’s existence. As they lay dying, Gannetstar laughed in her deputy, Lightspot’s face and told him-

“Hah! I’m glad you of all cats are becoming the next leader. There isn’t another fool alive who i’d be more willing to see cursed with the role of leader.”

Gannetstar, having already entered the Dark Forest in their life, was brought there in death and realized that she would’ve been able to influence the cats below. She began to scheme and soon figured out her plan. If they turned the young cats against the clans, she could turn them to her side, destroying SplashClan in the process and proving that all along the idea of ‘clans’ were cursed to fail. Ever since their death, they’ve reached out to many of SplashClan’s younger cats and brought them to train in the Dark Forest, some even becoming loyal to her already.

Fun Facts

Gannetflight was named after Gannetstar by her mother, Emberfreckle who's one of the most involved and loyal dark forest trainees.

Gannetstar's original in-game warrior name was Gannethorse but this was changed to Gannettalon later on since it made more sense and wasn't as goofy

Their favorite food is frog but they also liked rabbit and shrews

Their character song is Ain’t It Fun by Paramore

Gannetstar’s voice claim is Lady Dimitrescu from Resident Evil: Village (voiced by Maggie Robertson)

Dark Forest Events

The first cat Gannetstar influenced to begin training in the dark forest as Sparkstep. They contacted him in his dream only a month after she had died.

Gannetstar feels regret for some of their actions, though it's unclear which ones

Gannetstar considered walking in Old Deuteronomyplume's dreams but decided against it, realizing they wouldn't have accepted her proposal to train

From the dark forest, Gannetstar never contacted Lightstar but always kept an eye on him, smiling slyly how much he likely hated being leader at such an old age and how it was herself who put him there

They considered bringing Brackenshade's son, Brightsnap into the dark forest but decided against it, knowing Brackenshade had likely taught him too many negative things about Gannetstar to want to accept

Gannetstar indirectly killed Brightsnap, Rippletuft, Littlebat, and Sardinefuzz. She had instructed some of the HeatherClan dark forest trainnes to attack them on patrol in order to specifically kill Sardinefuzz, the current deputy of SplashClan so Emberfreckle, a prominent dark forest trainee could potentially be chosen as his replacement.

Gannetstar feels distain and malice towards Hailtorrent, a high ranking dark forest trainee from SplashClan becuase they believes that he has the capability to turn against her and completely destroy her plans

Throughout Snailshell's apprenticeship, Gannetstar continued to whisper in his ear as they couldn't fully walk in his dreams due to his connection to StarClan. In the end thankfully, he was able to block Gannetstar out.

Mudember, Emberfreckle's son was one of the cats Gannetstar had an eye on birth but in the end it's likely she was never able to contact him due to his stronger than average connection to StarClan.

Gannetstar had their eyes on Brackenshade's son, Laurelstep from kithood but it's unclear if he was ever reached out to

[oakbruh]

I drew something again

This is Sunwing, he's a warrior, and he accompanies Mintshade on their travels. Again, his mask is part of his face and he can in fact move it despite looking not quite organic. Those shiny things on the sides of his face are big earrings.

[pondclan]

froststar and lighthowl beefing once again, no surprise there

aaand it’s a two-pager! i could’ve just had Mintshade get their name and then leave, but i felt like making it into a whole mini-comic would really help the tension in his decision to leave his own warrior ceremony early. the Froststar hate club is strong, even the young cats are in on it now

on a lighter note, Brackenpaw real!!

[artyfartyliz]

another name generator babby c:

[helpimstuckinafandom]

15 Questions 15 Mutuals 😁

Thank you for the tag @sunflowergraves! I did not expect this and was super excited by being tagged by you!!!!

1. Are you named after anyone?

Specifically no! My parents wanted to specifically not name me or my sisters after any relatives so people wouldn't get bitter if they or a dead relative weren't used as the name (which my dad fucked up with the first kid by accidentally naming my older sister after his grandmother, because she always used a nickname and he deadass forgot that it was her name lmaoo)

2. When was the last time you cried?

Definitely within the month but I have a bad memory (except for when I don't). I think it might've been earlier in this month watching the scene of Riley breakdown in Inside Out????

3. Do you have kids?

Nope! Don't think I'll ever want em either

4. Do you use sarcasm a lot?

I think so yeah but usually the other person's in on the bit, if that makes sense

5. What sports do you play/have played?

I did curling and cross country but did not want to

6. What's the first thing you notice about people?

Hair and outfit. It just the first thing to register before getting into smaller features

7. What's your eye color?

I go with Hazel just because people have tried to figure it out for years lmao (it's not that deep, but I will never forget my friends all trying to figure it out, calling another person over to ask them what my eye colour is, and them replying "oh that's easy! They're-....... *looks very deeply into my eyes* .....huh.....")

8. Scary movies or happy endings?

Happy endings but I'm not against scary movies. But if this shit isn't tied up nice I'll feel ill for weeks

9. Any special talents?

Not that I'm aware of! (I don't mean this self-deprecatingly, I just genuinely don't know and that's a-okay)

10. Where were you born?

Canada

11. What are your hobbies?

Writing and reading and I guess gaming. I wanna get into sewing though!

12. Do you have pets?

Nope! But my grandma has a cat that I named (Tybalt, because he do be acting like he's the prince of cats haha)

13. How tall are you?

5'8

14. Favorite subject in school?

I assume we're going high school so English and Writer's Craft

15. Dream job?

I honestly don't know

Tagging: @hikari-yumi @wwwwyamd @mintshade-springtime @bucketofcowboys @sillyguyhotline @didnt-want-to-be-a-halfblood @thatgaymoth

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Weedspeckle

more info below, potential spoiler warning! I use these character bios as a way to keep track of my SplashClan game which means that all the information is up to date with the current in-game events, not where I left off with the youtube series

Weedspeckle is one of SplashClan's founding members. She was born as Winnie, a former rogue, who joined SplashClan seeking companionship. She later became a warrior after being trained by Lightspots but was taken away by twolegs not long after. Thankfully, she was able to escape a month later thanks to the help of the StarClan Guide, Mintshade who guided her back to SplashClan and upon her return her faith and connection with StarClan grew.

Though she developed a close bond and some small romantic feelings towards Thunderisle she became mates with Brackenshade. She felt overlooked by Gannetstar as she had yet to have an apprentice but Brackenshade helped her get one, that being Whitepaw. Brackenshade left briefly after they got together which caused Weedspeckle to question their relationship but she later forgave him. She later recieved her second apprentice, Sparkpaw and had a litter of kits with Brackenshade; Nutkit, Brokenkit, and Icekit. Later, Weedspeckle disappeared alongside many SplashClan cats but she ended up in StarClan.

General Information

Names: Weedspeckle (granted upon becoming a warrior), Weedpaw (apprentice name), Winnie (birth name)

Current Affiliation: StarClan, formerly belonging to SplashClan

Past Affiliation: None, former rogue

Gender: Female (she/her)

Sexuality: Pansexual

Age: 89 months at death (7 years; born 8 months before SplashClan's founding)

Cause of Death: Unknown, mysteriously disappeared (month 81)

Description-

white she-cat with a patch of light brown rosetted fur on her chest, long fur, and bronze eyes

Traits: Patient, heart of gold, strong connection to StarClan, compassionate (warrior) + altruistic (apprentice)

Role: Warrior (formerly a queen and a warrior apprentice)

Relationships

Mate: Brackenshade (became mates in month 39)

Kits: Nutpaw, Brokenpaw, and Icestripe (with Brackenshade; born in month 72)

Mentor: Lightspots (months 0-3)

Apprentices: Whitestar (months 40-47) and Sparkstep (month 65-71)

Romantic Feelings: Longpool (crush), Thunderisle (crush), and Brackenshade

Platonic Love: Snapfern, Lightgale, Brackenshade, Lightspots, Nutpaw, Brokenpaw, and Icestripe

Admiration: Lightgale

Security: Snapfern and Brackenshade

Detailed Biography

Winnie was born as a rogue but when she became six months old she was sent off on her own alongside her littermates however none of them stuck together. Thankfully for Winnie, shortly after she stumbled across the clans and decided to stick around as she hoped she would make friends. She was granted the name Weedpaw and was apprenticed to the warrior Lightspots. Initially, Weedpaw felt very underappreciated and insecure and felt as though she had no real companions even though she decided to become a clan cat in the first place for a sense of companionship. Three months into her training she was made a warrior by Gannetstar who named her Weedspeckle and honored her for her heart of gold.

As a warrior, she was compitent at her jobs, going out on patrol, guarding the camp, and helping reinforce the nursery with brambles. One day she went out on patrol with Brackenshade, Snapfern, and Thunderpaw and was caught in a twoleg trap that lay hidden in the sand of the beach. Frantically, she tried to escape but was taken away by twolegs before she was able to. Her time being in possession of the twolegs was terrifying but thankfully she was able to escape, running as far away as she could. Though she was able to get away from the twolegs she was left with a new problem, she was all alone and had no idea how to get home. It was then in her dreams when Mintshade came to her and gave her a message, "To find home you must follow the setting sun.'' Upon following the message, Weedspeckle stumbled across the ocean meaning that if she walked north she would eventually find SplashClan's camp! Weedspeckle returned to SplashClan a month after her capture, safe and sound.

Upon returning home, she reflected on her time away from SplashClan and realized what she really joined SplashClan for. She didn't care if she had friends, she joined SplashClan because she didn't want to be alone and here in the clans she would never be. Additionally, Weedspeckle's faith in StarClan grew a lot after she recieved a message from Mintshade and she became one of the more faithful cats in the clan. She grew closer to her former denmate, Thunderisle during this time and the two became very close friends and even developed some romantic feelings towards each other, though neither would act on this. At one point during winter, the two even started a snowball fight while guarding the camp entrance and by the end of it the entirety of SplashClan had joined in. It was times like these where she felt extra thankful to StarClan for helping her return home.

Weedspeckle was one of the many SplashClan cats who disliked Gannetstar. She hated her leadership but there was one decision she made that she agreed with, Brackenshade being elected deputy. Weedspeckle greatly appreciated Brackenshade and she found him to be a very kind and responsible guy. Not only that, but like many cats in the clan Weedspeckle had romantic feelings for him. While most cats who were crushing on Brackenshade did so becuase he was the attractive, strong deputy of the clan, Weedspeckle did so because she appreciated him for who he truly was. Brackenshade on the surface was a serious, tough tom-cat but on the inside he was soft and kind. He enjoyed telling terrible jokes and Weedspeckle seemed to always be the only one laughing at them and it got to the point that he would specifically tell jokes aimed at her. The two grew closer and he opened up about his own insecurities as deputy and she wished she could take all his burdens away. Eventually, Weedspeckle and Brackenshade told each other how they felt and became mates.

It was during this time when Weedspeckle had realized she hadn't recieved a single apprentice in her entire time as a warrior. Many cats in the clan had even gotten multiple at this point and yet Gannetstar continued to pass over her. She confronted Gannetstar about this and Brackenshade stepped in to deescilate the situation and promised her that she would get an apprentice the next possible chance they could. Brackenshade of course kept his promise and Weedspeckle became the mentor to Whitepaw, Thunderisle's adopted son, shortly after. She felt incredibly thankful to Brackenshade for what he had done for her Weedspeckle and Brackenshade spent the next few months getting to know each other until suddenly... he dissappeared. Thankfully he wasn't gone forever but he returned with another cat alongside him, a former kittypet he had found named Jumble who became a SplashClan warrior named Jumbledapple. Brackenshade explained to Weedspeckle that he was under so much pressure as deputy that he needed some time away and happened to come across Jumbledapple. Weedspeckle believed him but she was hurt, why hadn't he even told her he was leaving before he left?

She began to rethink her life. Were her and Brackenshade really meant to be? Her concerns grew and grew until one day she was swept out to sea by a tide. She was thankfully rescued by the patrol she was on but was stuck in the medicine den recovering for multiple months. Brackenshade came to visit her every single day and this made her realize how much he really cared for her. He apologized profusely for leaving and promised he'd do anything to make things better. Weedspeckle loved Brackenshade too much to refuse his apology and the two continued their relationship, just as happy as they had been before. Weedspeckle throughout it all was still jealous of Jumbledapple but she knew that she hadn't done anything wrong and kept her feelings to herself. Even though Weedspeckle had spent a good chunk of Whitepaw's training in the medicine den, he appreciated her as a mentor and had somehow picked up on her strong connection to StarClan. Whitestrike recieved his warrior name the same month that Weedspeckle had fully recovered from the water in her lungs. Though the two weren't very close, the two liked and respected aech other.

A while after this, Weedspeckle caught whitecough during an outbreak and as the months progressed her sickness only got worse. First becoming greencough, then becoming yellowcough. Thankfully though, she was able to fully recover. It wasn't long after her recovery when she recieved her second apprentice, Sparkpaw. Unlike her relationship with Whitestrike, she and Sparkpaw grew very fond of each other through his apprenticeship. Towards the end of Sparkpaw's apprenticeship she learned news that she couldn't have been more excited to hear. She and Brackenshade were expecing kits. She had decided fairly recently that she had wanted to have kittens and she could hardly believe that this was going to be a reality.

Sparkstep recieved his warrior name which allowed for Weedspeckle to head to the nursery to prepare for her litter. She felt so incredibly happy and Brackenshade of course shared this feeling. It was when Weedspeckle was 71 months old that her three kits were born and together with Brackenshade they named them Nutkit, Brokenkit, and Icekit. Raising her kits with Brackenshade allowed for Weedspeckle to feel a way she had never felt before, she felt so delighted by every little thing in life. Eventually Nutpaw, Brokenpaw, and Icepaw were apprenticed however it was only three months after that when something bizarre happened. Weedspeckle alongside a large portion of the cats of SplashClan disappeared one night without a trace. Weedspeckle ended up in StarClan afterward but to this day it's a mystery as to what happened.

Game Events

There may be some minor adjustments/changes made from the game events/in-game timeline in order to make the story more interesting or make more sense

Month 0: Weedpaw is an eight month old SplashClan apprentice, currently being trained by Lightspots.

Fun Facts

Weedspeckle's favorite food are frogs

Timberspeckle, one of Brackenshade's daughters with Lightstar, is named after her

She was the 25th SplashClan cat to die and join StarClan

Weedspeckle's character song is "Pure As The Driven Snow" from The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes

Her voice claim is Cotton Cookie from Cookie Run: Kingdom (voiced by Cherami Leigh)

Originally Weedspeckle was planned to have been the one to take down Gannetstar or succeed her as leader due to her thinking she was part of a prophecy. In the end however, I interpreted this as her being given a prophecy by Mintshade that allowed her to return back to SplashClan after she had been taken away by twolegs

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In my excitement in being able to get it to work I forgot to tag people on the last one lmaoo

so thanks @hikari-yumi and I will be tagging @mintshade-autumn-enjoyer @bucketofcowboys @gophergal @wwwwyamd

HI GUYS I MADE A PICREW!!!!!!!!!!!!

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If you make something, please share! I'd love to see it!!!! Preferably via a reblog, but you can also send it in an ask or make your own post and tag me (Just know that i won't be reblogging or replying to those, sorry)

This was a huge project that took a lot of time and energy, and there's still so much stuff i want to add and change and perfect. I'm posting it now though, because otherwise i will never call it done. But! Expect future updates at some point!! (Not soon tho) And if i add something, i will absolutely post it here 👍

The picrew is also not beta tested! I tried my best to check for everything, but im sure there's still plenty of mistakes i missed. If you see any, please do let me know!

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mintshaders replied:

Well, I mean, not necessarily. RWBY carries a lot of important themes and morals, so having a bad thing happen to a good character doesn't mean they did that simply out of spite. There may be a message they want to convey about the casualties / veterans of war, or PTSD, or the consequences of letting your emotions overwhelm you, or recovery / adaptation from life-changing events... much like people, characters evolve, and are not stagnant.

I just saw this reply and I know I’m a little late on this but I think you misunderstood what I was saying. The issue I have is that RWBY is not a show where bad things just happen to good people and life sucks, which is how Volume 3 went. This is a show were the main character is a 15 year old girl based on little red riding hood who uses a huge scythe to fight monsters with super speed. Bad things happen but the show never really took itself so seriously that it maimed a character just to rob them of their fun personality and force a poorly written and entirely unneeded plot about PTSD. Shoot the Volume 2 finale is a good example where a dog fights off Grimm and upperclassmen at Beacon easily cut through the Grimm horde like a hot knife through butter while rock music blares. While what happened was serious, the show didn’t take itself too seriously.

And really RWBY doesn’t have anything other then some generic morals and messages. Don’t be racist, don’t make assumptions about someone, some people are just mean. And when it attempts to be deeper it ends up falling flat on its face. Yang’s plotline in Volume 4 is a good example. They forced Yang into this depression/PTSD plotline....then barely did anything with it and she pretty much instantly got better. It was Legend of Korra style of dealing with it. Sure they’ll play lip service to the idea that Yang hasn’t fully healed but functionally it doesn’t really affect her character, so why even start it? If they were gonna make it so rushed they should have just had Yang put the robot arm immediately and start kicking butt instead of dragging it out.

And they really did just do this to fulfill some pretentious need to be *~auteurs~*. Only they’re really not good with it so it came off as just amateur. This isn’t about giving the characters an obstacle to overcome because they don’t really grow from it. In fact Blake has entirely lost all the character development she got in Volume 2. And Yang never really had a problem with emotions overwhelming her until she saw Adam almost kill Blake...which is literally the only time she’s ever hardcore raged like that and it wasn’t played as a joke. Despite what Volume 4 tries to tell us despite being hotheaded Yang didn’t just use her Semblance as a “temper tantrum”. In fact she always used it at the end of a fight when she needed the power. Actually the only other times I can recall her losing it was in Volume 1 when that Ursa slashed a bit of her hair off in the Emerald Forest, and in Volume 3 when Neon was provoking her. That had more to do with her hair than anything and it was played initially as a joke. The “I’ll never forgive you!!” as literally one strand of hair falls in front of her wasn’t meant to be serious. There’s nothing about Yang’s plotline that couldn’t have been accomplished with her being hospitalized for a while due to an injury. And there are many ways they could have taught the lesson of not relying on her Semblance to win fights by simply introducing limitations that don’t make it an instant win button.

The characters have ironically grown more stagnant now than they were back in Volume 1 and 2. The events of 3 and 4 don’t really affect or shape them in any way. Heck Ruby witnessed several deaths and doesn’t really act much different because of it. And since the show barely develops any of the characters anymore none of them really get to change much. Volume 4 was particularly bad since the split narrative only allowed each character to have a couple episodes.

And honestly I adamantly hate the idea that “casualties of war” has any place in a goofy wacky over the top action show like RWBY. It’s simply not that kind of show. And since the writers can’t handle serious plot these deep moral lessons come off as annoying and preachy. If they wanted to make the show more serious they should have been a more slow transition with a good story behind it.