#tanglestar

[residents-of-the-darkforest]

All ShadowClan leaders according to canon and this blog

[....] -> Indicates unspecified gap

Some leaders are stand-alone, such as the ones seen in books with short stories. Many come from Code of The Clans, and will be placed in order of the code introduced (because obviously)

Also links will be provided for canon characters to their wikis!

This currently only includes some OCs, the main arcs, and cats from Code of The Clans. If you know a ShadowClan leader that I missed (canon or otherwise) feel free to let me know!

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FOREST TERRITORY, FIVE CLANS:

Shadowstar (formerly Tall Shadow)

Ravenstar (formerly Raven Pelt)

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Hollystar

Brindlestar

Lakestorm (Brindle's deputy and likely succeeding leader)

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Lilystar

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Blizzardstar

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Cuckoostar

Stormfleck/star

Aldereyes/star

Rainbur/star

Snowpad/star

Flowerstem/star

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Ripplestar

Marshscar/star (safe to assume he becomes leader, as he was deputy when Ripple died)

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Yellowstar

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Silvermask (deputy and likely future leader)

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Dawnstar

FOREST TERRITORY, FOUR CLANS:

(Ds)

Snaketail (Dawn's deputy and likely successor)

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Cedarpelt/star

Raggedpelt/star

Brokentail/star

Nightpelt/star (unofficially)

Tigerclaw/star

Blackfoot/star

LAKE TERRITORY:

(Bf/s)

Rowanclaw/star

Tigerheart/star

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Blacknettle/star

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Tanglewhisker/star

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Holly and Brindle are both alive alongside the same leaders, so it's safe to assume they lived together. Hollystar agreed to the proposition of the first code: loyalty to the Clan above all other things.

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Brindlestar was one of those that agreed on the second law of the warrior code: that borders were not to be crossed.

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Lilystar introduced the fourth law of the warrior code: prey is killed only to be eaten, and cats must send thanks to StarClan.

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Blizzardstar was alive when the fifth law was made: kits must be at least six moons before beginning their training. He, along with the leader of WindClan, Hazelstar, agreed to the code due to the fierce argument for it from the queens on both sides.

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After the death of Snowstar and her deputy, Brightwhisker, Redscar (the medicine cat) faked a sign that Flowerstar should be chosen as the next deputy. He proposed the ninth law of the warrior code: the deputy must be chosen before moonhigh.

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Ripplestar attacked the other Clans at a gathering, prompting the creation of the tenth code: the gathering is a time of peace.

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Yellowstar agreed to code thirteen: the word of the Clan leader is the warrior code. (Though her eyes look troubled when the law is introduced).

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Silvermask was alive when the fourteenth law was introduced: that warriors do not need to kill to win their battles.

[inventors-fair]

Leaps and Bounds: Animated Adaptation Winners

Our winners this week are @milfannihilator, @mudthing, and @nine-effing-hells!

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@milfannihilator — Whisperwood Ceremony

I'm glad the addition of face-down cards to the contest purview got picked up and run with by so many people, truly. I think there's a lot of interesting design space there waiting to be explored, and this card serves as an excellent proof-of-concept. In a lot of ways it's brilliant in its simplicity, with the end result always being a handful of face down cards and a few cards dumped graveyardways. I feel like that description is doing it a disservice, though, because in practice there's a lot going on here. We've seen plenty of instants and sorceries that get value from the graveyard, but it's generally in the way of a second hurrah and then it's gone for good, or occasionally a hurdle to get it back to hand. This one falls squarely into the hurdle camp, but ending up on the battlefield is a delightfully unusual take. I also want to praise how this design did specifically need to be a sorcery: going straight to the graveyard means that the card it manifests can be immediately used to bring it back for double the value.

@mudthing — Through the Deep Ways//Deep-Lurker Tanglestar

Art is, as always, completely and utterly optional in these contests. That said, it is always good for a reminder every so often as to how much a piece of art can elevate a design. There's not a whole lot of mechanical cohesion going on here, but the flavorful picture you've painted is absolutely phenomenal. First of, instants and sorceries with disturb is just a genuinely good idea, full stop. Putting the body on the "backup" mode creates a lot of interesting decisions because of how many more hoops you need to jump through to get the field presence. Plus, the use of disturb here really resonates with the aforementioned excellent flavor. What better way to get a dreadful sea monster (or Starfish Kraken, in this case, which by the way I adore) to action is to, well, disturb it unwittingly in your travel Through the Deep Ways. I'm instantly fascinated to learn about both the set and the world that this card is hypothetically taken from, and I can't say much better than that for a card.

@nine-effing-hells — Prismari Thesis Defense//Octavia, the Magnum OctOpus

First of all, a thousand apologies for completely overlooking the excellent pun in the name in the entries post. But anyway, speaking of excellent flavor pictures, this fits the bill nicely as well. First off, the idea of casting a thesis defense as a literal Siege is at once hilarious and also makes complete sense. After all, who says a battle card has to be two armies clashing when we fight battles in our every day lives? Adding an alternate method for removing loyalty is both cool from a design perspective and eminently sensible. After all, Arcavios being a plane largely focused on its instants and sorceries naturally leads to an on-average lower board presence, so ensuring that plays into battles too is smart. If this were expanded to an entire hypothetical set, I could easily see that magecraft ability as a recurring feature on battles. And naturally for a battle, the back side makes all the effort you put into it very much worth it. Octavia certainly does a lot, and while it's not quite as adept at increasing power as its previous version, the card draw is a tempting carrot on the end of a tempting stick. Plus, I love the gameplay of Octavia being a less-than-ideal target of its own ability, but offering the certainty that it can always hit the magic number of 8 if you're otherwise unable.

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We're not done yet, so don't go anywhere! Runners up are hot on your heels. —@spooky-bard

[wispurrpines]

💜 Tanglestar

[dragondark54]

Honeystar

The young halfclan cat, Honeypelt be choose by Tanglestar for become the new deputy of Birdclan. Some moon after he become leader with the name Honeystar. ( I LOVE MY BOY * ^ * )

[thefouraboveall]

chaos gods warrior cat names

Tornface (Tornstar) - Khorne ( Blood Clan )

Tanglepelt (Tanglestar) - Nurgle ( Rot Clan )

Sleekstep (Sleekstar) - Slaanesh ( Water Clan )

Stormsight (Stormstar) - Tzeentch ( Lightning Clan )

[leafpool-loves-ashfur]

Tanglekit > Tanglepaw > N/A* > Tanglestar Kit > Apprentice > Warrior > Deputy > Leader SkyClan - Non-binary tom (they/them) Mates: Mumblefoot, Mothstorm *Warrior name unknown

Tanglestar is a fairly chill and humorous cat, who knows when to be serious. They don't mind a little rulebreaking, and often search for solutions 'outside the box,' so to speak. They are in a loving poly relationship with their deputy, Mumblefoot, and medicine cat, Mothstorm, which the clan is aware of and mostly supports. Cats outside SkyClan generally only know Tanglestar and Mumblefoot are mates, since medicine cats are still viewed not to be able to have mates.

They were good friends with the ShadowClan leader before Echostar, and continue to be allies towards ShadowClan during the ShadowClan-RiverClan war. They are sympathetic towards Echostar, sensing the young ShadowClan leader is hiding many secrets.

Tanglestar does not like Sorrelstar of WindClan when she rises to leadership, and believes she should 'chill out.' They get along excellently with Branchstar of ThunderClan as they share similar senses of humor, and are wary towards Berrystar of RiverClan, since they are allied with RiverClan's enemy.

“Light brown tabby cat.”

Fun Fact: They are a non-binary tom, born male at birth, and uses they/them pronouns, as well as polyamorous panromantic/sexual.

Wiki Link.

[rosebeees]

another redraw

[mud-castle]

Finally tried out clangen. My favorite cats have been the first to die 3 times in a row. Tf.

[tanglestripe]

New Warriors Blog

Hi everyone! This is a new warriors sideblog I made to show off the awesome art the fandom has to offer but also as a place to share my new fanfic. It's my project for this years national novel writing month, where I'll atempt to write 50,000 words in 30 days. The story will follow Tanglestar as she becomes leader and leads her clan against the dogs invading the island. I'll post the link to my AO3 when I've got the first chapter up, but I would appreciate it if you gave my blog a follow ^-^

[lunalechuza]

wow wow wow! I remember making this for a certain @xtanglestarx for her birthday!! ...except I only showed it on twitter. here it is now!

[birdcanart]

been getting into clangen lol, meet Gorgeclan on moon 0! don’t know if I’ll do much w em but i miss drawing kitty cats, more info under the cut!

Tanglestar - 117 moons - leader charismatic & great teacher formerly tangletrip, named for her unruly coat, and the tangling patterns of her fur oldest of the clan and determined to keep everyone together&keep them all safe sees Sunnywhisker & spottedpaw as family, Spottedpaw’s mentor before she became leader

Thornfern - 100 moons - deputy careful & very smart named for his spiky coat very caring guy, has followed tanglestar for a long time. Cared for pantherpaw for a long time

Sootcry - 49 moons - medicine cat shameless & (ironically) great hunter named for the tear-track like marks on her face Tries very hard to prove herself, respects tanglestar immensely, almost like a parental figure, jealous of sunnwhisker’s relationship with her

Sunnywhisker - 72 moons - Warrior playful & strong connection to starclan named for his upbeat attitude forming a clan was his idea in the first place, after receiving a message from starclan known tanglestar his whole life very content with his place in life, often doesn’t seem like he takes things seriously

Sparrowdawn - 61 moons - warrior thoughtful & good speaker named for idk her tail colours look like a sparrow ok this clan stuff seemed like a good idea, followed thornfern along not real happy with tanglestar atm

Spottedpaw - 7 moons - apprentice bold named for his spotty coat raised by tanglestar, greatly admires sunnywhisker from stories told to him by her

Pantherpaw - 6 moons - apprentice altruistic named for her quiet pawsteps raised by thornfern, very excited to be around a cat her own age in spottedpaw, annoyed by how he clings to sunnywhisker

[residents-of-the-darkforest]

Myrtle and kits!

Just wanted to see them together~

Pipitfeather and Ashwing was born to Nightfly, Myrtle's ftm victim that he didn't realize had gotten pregnant. They have sister littermates as well. Both their designs are by @ambitiousauthor

Falleniris came next, with Tanglestar (ftm) being a surrogate to her and Waspbeak, Alder's bio son.

Lastly came Hemlockpine, the only kit that Myrtle's gay ass would ever have with a she-cat, only because he and Hoot were close enough to cover up a lot of the discomfort.

Base: CAT BASES 3 by ariamisu on DeviantArt

[inventors-fair]

Animated Adaptation Entries 17-31

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@maypletreeway — Frostburn Cavern @melancholia-ennui — Nexus of the Roil @milfannihilator — Whisperwood Ceremony @misterstingyjack — Tropical Torrents @mudthing — Through the Deep Ways//Deep-Lurker Tanglestar @nine-effing-hells — Prismari Thesis Defense//Octavia, the Magnum Opus @reaperfromtheabyss — Soulbinding Blade//Shambling Soulseeker @sparkyyoungupstart — Metamorphic Dragonstorm @stareyedesper — Shifting Dune @tanknspank — Lifespark Kiln @teaxch — Frost-Sculpted Companion @wildcardgamez — Rooftop Espionage @xenobladexfan — The Grand Wedding//Essence of Togetherness @yd12k — Simic Stockpile//Self-Sustaining Sludge @yourrightfulking — Crushing Lodestone

Thank you for all your entries!

[wills-woodland-warriors]

DarkForest Kits - an updating list 

Where are these kits from?: the community where we’re all most active on @residences-of-the-darkforest

How are there kits in the dark forest?

Who owns what parents? chaaracter profiles

bold = death

italics = born outside of the dark forest

FishDrop (bio FungiChomp, adoptive FadingFlea)

TawnyTrot (bio HornetLeg, adoptive fadingflea) 

AmaranthTuft, PoppyPerch, RosewoodSpring, RaspberryThorn, HarlequinCress, WeepingWobble, SpiceBushTumble, FoxgloveChirp, LavenderMottle, SweetpeaSnaggle, OysterGlow, FennelBones (fadingflea bio babies) 

CypressKit, BadgerKit, PebbleKit (adopted by Doesong and SparkTail) 

FrostKit, MoleKit, BrokenKit, AshKit (adopted by EmberDawn and GorseHeart)

FressiaKit, DoeKit, JayKit, ProteaFang (EmberDawn and GorseHeart bio) 

OwlGaze, LizardTalon, BreezeWhisper (bio WebStripe and DahliaBreeze)

WebFang, LilyClaw, SilkTangle, PetalStripe (bio WebStripe and LilyWater) 

MyrtleKit, AlderKit (bio SwanTail and LupineFrost) 

BlackKit, MudKit (adoptive FernDoe and JackDawFoot

JackDawKit (bio SwanTail and DahliaBreeze)

BeechBlaze, RowanShade, GooseStep (bio WebStripe and LupineFrost) 

CherryKit (possibly kidnapped by Gramps) 

RosyKit (bio PeanutFur) 

CandyKit (bio CrunchSnow)

JellyMoss, PineNutPounce, GlitterKit, StrawberryKit (bio SmokeFleck)

PaleShine, SilverCloud, ThistleTooth (TansyFang x WebStripe bio)

SlugWing, SpiderSpots, HawthornFrost, TansyKit, CarnationLeaf, HawthornKit, FawnHeart (BegoniaLeaf and WebStripe bio)

WaspKit, NightKit (Adopted by FennelBur and SableFleck)

MellowTooth (adopted by Wordweaver and DasiySong, bio WebStripe and WaxFeather)

WormKit (adopted by LoonFur, FallenFire, RoseFrost)

TreeSpall, DrizzleStare (bio AlderStar and HootPetal)

BlazeStrike, HoneyFlower, HawkFlight, StoneFrost (bio AspenRoot, KiteBurn, RookStorm, surrogate ShiverRose)

MoonTail, DaisyPelt, ThrushRun, RedSnail, AntPounce (bio BrownMouse and WebStripe) 

JumpPool, SnipNight, CrabNeedle, MinnowBlink, PranceKit/Ears (bio BrownMouse and NightStar) 

TigerKit (adopted by RoomStorm, KiteBurn, AspenRoot)

SmokeyFlame, BarkTail, SandKit/Spark, DeerTongue, WoollySpark, LeafCurl, YellowEar, EarWigKit, AphidHeart, ClaridaeGoose, bio SmallJump and BasilTooth, SparkTail as the surrogate)

KestralStorm, GoldenDusk, RookLight, CrowPine, RavenCall (bio Jackdawfoot and Ferndoe)

HareTuft, AdderClaw, LarkSnow (bio BirchFlight and GorseHeart)

SootShade, CloudStep (bio EmberDawn and foxfire)

Chukarvole, Pasquelull, Tritoniafinch, Choughwolf (bio EmberDawn and GorseHeart)

StarlingKit, BuzzardKit, AspenKit, DuskKit (GrouseMane and MyrtleWing, BrownMouse as surrogate)

DoeSnap, DaisyHeart (bio Hiverose and SandFoot)

MouseHollow (bio SandFoot and FrostWish)

ThistleHollow (bio SandFoot and Shademask)

OtterBounce, TurtleBreeze (adopted by PoppyHill)

OppossumKit, RaccoonKit (bio SkunkSpots and TangleStar)

LionKit, BirdKit (bio FlickerPine and TangleStar)

CreekKit (bio GhostWatcher and TangleStar)

WaspRib, FallenIris, (Bio MyrtleWing and AlderStar, surrogate TangleStar)

ShrikePaw (adopted by MyrtleWing, AlderStar, GrouseMane, HootPetal)

LightKit, LittleKit, RoseKit, SweetKit, BubbleKit (bio MellowTooth and WillowRuffle)

CardinalKit (bio TawnyTrot, ProteaFang, and doner webfang)

ToothwortLeaf, LilacLight, OrchidSnap, ButtercupBloom (bio FoxgloveTrot and MellowTooth)

AppleKit (bio sandfoot and cherrystar)

AntKit, CinderKit (adopted by AspenRoot, KiteBurn, RookStorm)

LavenderKit (adopted by HillMinnow and BlackDawn)

HootKit, FlareKit (adopted by CricketClaw)

TrillKit, CardinalKit (bio ProteaFang and doner WebFang, adopted by TawnyTrot and ProteaFang)

WoolCarderStripes, AshyToes (bio TawnyTrot and doner WebFang, adopted by ProteaFang and TawnyTrot)

SprinkleToes, SyrupSplash, SkrunklyBelly (bio CreatureFall and SnakeWhisker, surrogate CrunchSnow)

OspreyKit, CoyoteKit, ScorpionKit, IbexKit (bio DoeFire and LilyClaw)

GlasswortSnap, IndigoCloud, SassafrasKit, CeladineSniffle, LoquatKit (bio RosewoodSpring and HawthornFrost)

OakKit, SkyKit, BloodKit, DustKit (bio Motheyes and SnowWing)

ScabKit/Drip, BlightKit/Train (bio BlackFinch and FallenIris)

VultureKit, PoplarKit (bio HoneyFlame and SpiderSpots, doners are SmokeyFlame and AdderClaw)

RhubarbKit, AlmondKit (bio SpiderSpots and HoneyFlame, surrogate HawkFlight)

MallowBlight, JayFrost, LightFern (adopted by EmberDawn and GorseHeart)

GlassRiver, PagrusRose (bio Shallowfig and Banshee)

CoalFlower, PebbleHare, CricketFreckle (bio WebStripe and CloudFang)

AngelFishTooth, FidgetGills, TetraTail, BlueSpore (bio GoldfishFur and CreatureFall, with BrownMouse as surrogate)

RedRuffle, SandKit, IvyPurr, AntlerPaddle (bio TetraTail and FennelBones)

MeowyRibs, SeaNymph, MouseNectar, RosemaryWarble, BullFrogThistle, GingerKit, AmbrosiaWater, CinnamonKit (bio SkrunklyBelly and FennelBones)

EmberPoppy, ParsleyKit (bio FennelBones and CrunchSnow)

Dullahan (bio AlderStar, MyrtleWing, and HootPetal)

KITS UP FOR ADOPTION:

PalePaw

Mates - an updating list 

GrouseMane X MyrtleWing X AlderStar X HootPetal 

EmberDawn X GorseHeart X Foxfire X BirchFlight

JackDawFoot X FernDoe

FadingStar X FleaThistle 

FidgetGuts X MottleCry

AspenRoot X RookStorm X KiteBurn

Avery x BristleBlaze

BasilTooth x SmallJump

FallenFire X LoonFur X RoseFrost

FoxFlake X ShiverRose

HawkWhistle X Lola 

GustTalon X AshFlower

GremlinPaw X LaughingMoss

LighteningSpring X RedBloom

FungiChomp X SmokeFleck X BrownMouse X NightStar

SwanTail X LupineFrost X DahliaBreeze

FennelBur X SableFleck

WordWeaver X DaisySong

TawnTrot X ProteaFang

FoxgloveChirp X MellowTooth X WillowRuffle

BlackDawn X HillMinnow

SkunkSpots X TangleStar X FlickerPine X GhostWatcher

BlazeStrike X DrizzleStare X KestrelStorm

WeepingWobble X DoeFire X LilyClaw

RosewoodSpring x HawthornFrost

SnakeWhisker X CreatureFall X GoldFishFur X WolfStar

FallenIris X BlackFinch

SpiderSpots X HoneyFlame

ShallowFig X Banshee X FennelBones

SkrunkyBelly X FennelBones

RosemaryWarble x LarkspurFrost

LeopardShade x Batlight x Dewfall

Ex-Mates

FungiChomp X BrownMouse

GoblinSnap x GremlinPaw/Frost

SnakeFern x SparrowFall

HiveRose x SandFoot

CoyoteTuft X RoseClaw

FleaThistle X BrownMouse

Let me know if I missed anything!

[murkshade]

Finished commission for @tanglestar

My commissions are open here!

[wcstarless]

Did Foxtail-- Firefall's victim-- do anything besides being made deputy to piss Firefall off enough to murder them?

Foxtail wasn't made deputy, Thornheart was. Foxtail teased Firefall a few times and turned him into Thornheart & Tanglestar for being reckless.