#they grey warriors

[lumendelmari]

“They are not for eating!” Gartokkar chided. The priest then switched back to Common as he begrudgingly introduced the dragon. “Mercenaries, meet the Father of Flame, the Everburning, and the Foundry’s Heart. Themberchaud, the Great Wyrmsmith of Gracklstugh!”

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Chapter Twenty-Four

Order and Chaos

1485 DR / Day 33

The Flowstone District, Gracklstugh

Gartokkar’s entourage led the adventurers through Laduguer’s Furrow and deep into the heart of Gracklstugh. And though they were battered, bruised, and quite frankly winded from fighting the crazed stone giant, the companions had little choice but to follow. Within minutes, it became apparent that Laduguer’s Furrow was the duergar’s housing district. The group passed by the tight-knit and well-fortified iron dwellings of Clan Hammercane, the construction engineers. Next came the sprawling shacks of Clan Anvilthew, the toolmakers. Gartokkar even led the adventurers by the intimidating Hold of the Deepking. The priest did not expressly point it out by name, but one could only assume it was a place of prominence, given the structure was far grander than any other in the city—by duergar standards, anyway.

But the group did not stop at the Hold. Instead, Gartokkar marched them further south to yet another heavily guarded gate. As they passed under it, the priest made a point to snidely tell the adventurers that this invitation was a ‘great honor.’ Few duergar, not even high-ranking members of society, were permitted to enter the Flowstone District. Erected buildings were sparse here. Instead, the natural terrain was utilized. Gaping holes in the cavern walls led to offshoot chambers that could be used for many purposes—meeting spaces, private dwellings, or business. The list was endless.

At last, Gartokkar halted the group at the very southwestern edge of the city. They stood before a darkened tunnel where two Keepers of the Flame priests, marked by their crimson robes or red-tinged armor, flanked the entrance. Only now did Gartokkar’s entourage fall back as the two priests waiting at the cave’s entrance came to meet them.

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Continue on the website :D

https://archiveofourown.org/works/35100307/chapters/107366046

or

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13962836/24/The-Grey-Warriors

[saturncoyote]

nobody: people with blue eyes:

[claw-moon]

cinderpelt, crowfeather, ashfur and bluestar for fun for an art challenge on wc twitter

[exocynraku]

what's up with there being no more cats described as blue in the series by the way . they did bluestar mistystar stonefur and dappletail's one kit and just ? no more ? Okay

[catfindr]

[extraordinary-heroes]

Artist Showcase: Mike Mignola

[murdermitties]

Whitestorm

[chaobunnyarts]

Tank… teas…? 🛡️🫖

[rainystressed247]

Migration of old art: Somnitrio!

An old time favourite of mine where the rivals duo has to parent in the worst parent way 🤣

[harriertail]

for suggesting warrior cat characters to draw, what about graypool? ty if you get around to this ^^

I know what it's like to lose kits, Oakheart. I wouldn't wish that kind of grief on any cat

[thewisestdino]

clear sky; 26

Can't keep up a conversation Can't nobody reach you Why your eyes well up? Did you call me from a seance? You are from my past life

[lumendelmari]

AI test portraits of NPC characters from ‘The Grey Warriors,’ based on the Dungeons and Dragons module, ‘Out of the Abyss’. These were created using Midjourney on Discord. Featured are:

Prince Derendil, cursed elf prince trapped in quaggoth form (barbarian)

Eldeth Feldrun, shield dwarf fighter (her cartoon portraits crack me up!)

Fargas Rumblefoot, halfling explorer/rogue

Sarith Kzekarit, drow warrior (his close up is awesome!)

Broot, warforged juggernaut

Varan Fenhirel, half-elf ranger (the AI couldn’t figure out what to do with his hawk companion, lol)

Lucian Erenaeth, wood elf druid/ranger (I really like how the last portrait turned out, though it still needs work).

You can read the story here: https://archiveofourown.org/works/35100307/chapters/87436915

or

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13962836/1/The-Grey-Warriors

[beetnik-jay]

Lyassandra Cousland

[saturncoyote]

thinking about how both GreyWind and ChasingWind are valid warrior cat names

[cloverplover]

the fellowship of the ring (family: felinae) :3

"lore" below the cut

so much thought went into this and i couldnt tell ya why!

all the cats shown are members of the subfamily felinae of felidae, which basically excludes big cats like lions and tigers (that can roar). since in lotr canon the fellowship takes place time-wise sort of after all the big players have come and gone, i think that all the remaining races would be smaller cats in comparison, to emulate that vibe of the end of an era. each character of a different race has a different genus- including boromir and aragorn, because a lynx is basically a fancier caracal and i thought that was funny.

felis, the housecat genus that the hobbits are in, actually has quite a few species, so i imagine that in this universe the more housecat you are, the more respectable a hobbit. however some cats (tooks!) are a bit more related to wild cats, hence why pippin looks like a sandcat.

gandalf, true to the books, is just sort of doing his own thing- everyone probably has a theory on what kind of cat he is but he won't confirm or deny any of them. aragorn knows but won't admit it. saruman, on the other hand, i imagine as a cheetah :3

the dwarf family also includes leopardus, which is small spotted cats. i chose a pallas cat for gimli (and then regretted it when coloring) because i thought it fit his vibe too well to pass up, but maybe thats just his family tree, who knows. i imagine them all with geometric spot patterns, better than how i drew gimli's, and very broad shoulders.

caracals are the only living member of their genus, so i also give cougars to men. maybe the house of rohan gets them. up to interpretation!

anyway. on to your regularly scheduled programming

[t4twnyclaw]

'genetically accurate' robinwing x fuzzypelt family tree. the father of ferncloud and ashfur LOOK exactly like elderkit (a spotted grey tom)