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well i recently realized that i'm spending most of my free time working on (and thinking about) Saltburn's Clan. i'm also spending a loooot of time on each individual page. so i figured now might be a good time to make an actual patreon ad.

i have a PATREON!!!!

it's new, there;s not a whole lot of stuff on there but if you like SBC or my warriors stuff in general, please consider becoming a Patron! and for those curious, the mini comic ideas i have so far are about how Hollowspur got her scars, and some stuff about Webwhisker's backstory

if you join now you can still get in this month's monthly doodle request thread :3

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Quick Pouncetail Watercolour for funsies, I'd like to think he's one of the faster RiverClan cats.

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Futzing around with my Jayf design, making him scruffier to suit his personality, and removing his dilution for fun.

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Featherheartwarriors -> Fallowheart

I was starting to get bothered by the fact that my user wasn't just a cool name like other fun blogs, thus I decided to change my prefix to a different one. Plus, this also lets me use the Feather prefix for OCs without feeling like I'm making a self-insert lmao

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Ravenpaw and eclipse!

I'm mostly scared, I am mostly unprepared, I'm a mess...

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Ooo maybe yellow fang in glitz for the color pallet meme? Love that old grumpy lady (at least before her character got ruined in some of the later books T-T) also love your art!! It's very very pretty and satisfying to look at :D

Babushka...

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send a character + color palette :]

don't send to op

transparent for easy access

oh and here's where i got the palette base <3

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Fucking around with my Jay design, thinking it would be funny if WindClan thought he could be Hawkfrost's illegitimate kit.

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I think a character I actually hate in the broader WC canon is Ravenwing from Mapleshade's Vengeance. Fucker actually broke his healer vow to protect all cats equally for a situation that didn't involve him, not to mention whomever decided to send an omen to him and ended up getting those kits exiled. Like, everyone in that story sucks except for Reedshine, they can all go to Cat Hell in my AU, but Ravenwing specifically has my ire.

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Fan…art? Pmv? For @barrenclan ! I wrote out most of my thoughts already in the video’s description, but to TLDR some:

Go read barrenclan- it is a journal styled Warriors webcomic with cool real world aspects, it’s so epic swag. Tried to capture various things Pinepaw is (/has been) dealing with so far, bc this boy is definitely going to crack from pressure some day. Big fan of how the story is going so far and I cannot wait to see what’s next :)

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I decided to make the entirety of my Stars Divided family tree in Family Echo and I'm having a time.

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Onestar is also getting a new prefix, inspired by Warriors: Rewritten on Ao3. Thus, the asshole man is now known as Wrenwhisker, named after his mom Wrenflight. He was actually originally named Harekit after his mom's mentor Hareflight and a little bit after his aunt Rabbitear, but asked for a prefix change after his mother died during his apprenticeship due to an early ShadowClan raid by Brokenstar.

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I have decided to give Stars Divided Breeze a foot-adjacent suffix, to reference back to Ash and Dead. I think this also works to reference Breeze's desire to fit into his clan and to live up to his family's legacy but also his struggles to define himself as being separate from his parents, plus it works with some plans I have for him >:3c

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Herb Guide to HRT for Warrior Cats

Have a warrior OC you would like to show being on hormone replacement medication? I’ve gone through herbs historically associated with femininity/masculinity, as well as those with effects on sex hormones, that a wild cat could hypothetically find and use.

Of course, this would still require a bit of a leap as there’s no herb in nature that can replace our friend Spironolactone… but if you’d like some herbs with a grain of truth or history to them that wouldn’t poison a semi-realistic cat? Here you go!

(DO NOT USE THESE HERBS ON YOURSELF OR A REAL ANIMAL.)

Let’s identify what we’re looking for;

Hormone suppressing herbs = antigonadotropins Prevents production and recognition of present hormones. This is going to be big for an agender transition; but even in a binary one, they’re often taken with- 

Hormone producing herbs = estrogen/estradiol & testosterone/androgens Make sure your warrior doesn’t start on huge amounts! Smaller, controlled doses are more effective. Too much can cause the opposite effects and slow down transition.

Historical precedent = Just Cool If I find a cool story I’m just going to include it, but note that it doesn’t hold pharmacological basis.

I considered also including some thoughts on surgical treatments as well, but I’ve decided I’ll save that for a follow-up. This guide is purely focused on medication to stay SFW!

Hormone Suppressants

Lycopus (also known as Wolf’s Foot, Water Horehound, Bugleweed) is such a widespread species and has several other medical uses. Not only is it THE most well documented antigonadotropin I came across, but its different species have a wide variety of medical use, including treating anxiety, heart palpitations, stopping bleeding, and respiratory illness. This is also a mint that is not toxic to cats. Also it can be used as a dye.

THERE IS A CAVEAT; if Lycopus supplements suddenly stop or overdosed, it can cause thyroid enlargement. Keep this in mind if your trans warrior ever gave up their medication to a sick clanmate in leafbare!

Lithospermum ruderale (Aka western Stoneseed or Lemonweed) has similar suppression properties, but only in American fanclans, and not as many secondary uses.

Comfrey ROOT can also be used for this purpose, in addition to its canonical uses (funfact this plant is also called knitbone). But can cause liver failure in high doses.

Rosemary suppresses feminine hormones in the uterus, for warriors going from Female to Male. Additionally, it’s an excellent antifungal, smells great, and can be used as a cooking spice.

Molly to Tom (Female to Male)

Pine Pollen (particularly from the Scots Pine), can be added to water or foods and increase testosterone.

Stinging Nettle ROOT could also be taken for a transmasc warrior. The above ground plant can be processed for use with allergies, but the relevant part here is the root underground, which has no stinging hairs.

Sarsparilla ROOT is historically associated with testosterone, though modern studies haven’t held up the claims… but, it is a plant an American clan would have access to, and is also used to make root beer.

Tom to Molly (Male to Female) 

FENNEL?? AGAIN??? It’s true.

Through Fennel, all things are possible

It has estrogenic properties in all sexes and has been explored for the creation of synthetic estrogen since the 1930s. This can be used for a transgender warrior, as well as for a cisgender queen with a hormone issue. It must be remarked though; it looks alarmingly similar to poison hemlock, and should not be collected by untrained cats.

Hops (Humulus lupulus) is up next, but first I think this education is worthwhile; phytoestrogens aren’t exactly like true estrogens, but in high enough quantities (as in, much, much more than a plate of soybeans or a mug of beer) they can have estrogen-like affects.

Hops are the uncontested queen of these, and they grow wild in several continents. Hops can sometimes be toxic to cats, based on a genetic predisposition, and mostly to the ‘cone’ (female flower). For the best hormonal effect, the ‘flower‘ (male flower) would be dried and eaten.

Flax flowers don’t contain nearly as much phytoestrogen, but are safer for cats. Additionally, flax is extremely useful in construction, and can be used to make fabric or twine if your Clan is advanced enough.

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...huh, I completely forgot that Cloudsnap was a thing that happened earlier this year.

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Procrastinated on some deadlines by making a 50 questions uquiz about the family tree.

I tried to only include canon informations (or at least informations that appeared in books, even if the books are no longer canon) so there's no mention of Runningwind and Dappletail's kits for example.