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The rightful king.

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Guardians of ga’hoole

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starting very simply with Soren!

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what do you think would have happened if Ygryk had managed to turn Hoole into a hagsfiend?

honestly? this is a BANGER idea for an au i love it so much!!! there’s a lot of potential for this to change EVERYTHING. my thoughts got pretty long so i’m putting them under the cut:

young hoole not knowing what’s happening to him or what it means, but knowing it’s not good by the reactions of the owls around him- thus having to grapple with the changes to himself as he learns he became the very thing responsible for the loss and turbulence throughout his early life. i think it’s likely grank and theo (and siv, from a distance) would immediately set to finding some way to reverse the transformation, while also having to defend hoole from ygryk and pleek trying to take him and claim him as their son. hoole becomes more and more confused and torn as powerful nachtmagen begins to manifest within him, causing his companions and family to view him with fear. feeling rejected for reasons outside his control and desperate for answers, he could flee and seek out ygryk himself, begging her to change him back- and in my hagsfiend-loving brain this is where i would want him to discover a positive side to hagsfiends and begin to feel sympathy for them >:) like he’s angry at her for doing this, he knows ygryk isn’t his mother and doesn’t want her to be, but nonetheless she could be important to teaching him about what he’s become, how to control his magic, and cause a growing appreciation for his new form as he observes the genuine (even if misdirected) feelings of hagsfiends and struggles they face.

hoole’s retrieval of the ember could occur under the context of grank (who has become a bit obsessed with “fixing” hoole, inadvertently driving hoole away from him as a result) thinking it will be able to transform him back and pushing him to do so, thus coinciding with the reveal that hoole has begun to ally with hagsfiends and doesn’t necessarily WANT to change back. as a reflection of his feelings and the meaning he has discovered for himself thanks to his new form, the ember does nothing but strengthen his nachtmagen, and to grank’s horror many hagsfiends begin to flock (heh. bird words) behind him as a result, heralding him as king. while some owls do view the ember as proof that he is the king and lay aside their doubts to establish the guardians alongside the hagsfiends, consorting with hagsfiends and a hagsfiend king would certainly be a point of contention among others. i think for grank especially, accepting the change and the fact that hoole /doesn’t/ want to turn back would be a long and tough road, but he would eventually come around because he realizes hoole is still his foster son and he loves him no matter what. other owls, not so much- i can definitely see some forces in the n’yrthghar questioning HF!hoole’s validity as king and trying to overthrow the great tree, maybe causing the final battle to take on a different context……. .. . and of course there would be a divide between hoole and owls that ally with hagsfiends but aren’t necessarily “good”, like lord arrin. this would definitely create quite the nuanced conflict for sure!

ultimately with this idea in mind hoole would become a bridge between owls and hagsfiends, and it’s exciting to think about the implications and changes that could make to the plot of book 11 especially! lutta… i can definitely see her still existing in this au, a second attempt by ygryk/pleek for a child after it becomes clear hoole may be an ally to them, but will never consider them family. perhaps as they get to know him and observe the struggles they’ve caused, they even begin to feel guilt over their decision to transform him, realizing they must find a way to create their own child rather than take another’s.

when lutta comes into the story, it would likely be a result of kreeth observing the sheer power in nachtmagen the ember has granted hoole, and wanting it for herself (she’s too fiercely independent to follow anyone as king, even if said king is a powerful hagsfiend LOL). buuut it backfires when HF!hoole is able to see through the disguise and discern what lutta is right away, extend her sympathy, and perhaps fully accept her as a companion and allow her to live at the tree in peace 👀 ESPECIALLY with their shared experiences with ygryk, and her role in turning them both into something unnatural to fulfill her own desires being a factor towards hoole and lutta truly connecting and bonding! (i think a lot about lutta’s feelings towards the fact she could have hatched as a normal great horned owl if it weren’t for ygryk and pleek having kreeth create them a child…….that they then abandoned anyway……man)

being the hagsfiend fan that i am i would personally take an au like this in the above direction of hoole embracing his hagsfiend form and spurring acceptance between hagsfiends and owls as a result, but i think there’s definitely multiple ways to go about it and one where hoole views the form as a curse and willingly seeks a way to reverse it alongside his companions could be just as compelling- but ultimately i feel as if it’s just not in his nature to fully despise hagsfiends, and despite the associated troubles i believe a transformation like this would amount to some level of positive understanding whether he embraces being a hagsfiend or not! much to consider 🤔

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more elvan and bubo, but ...furry

and skench...

owl in full armor YES

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"Everybody wants to rule the world"

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more owl

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bottom left is my first attempt at unreferenced owls, the rest are studies

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Wings of Fire x Guardians of Gahoole

Thoughts so far

- Sooty owls are immune to moon blinking. They may be able to gain preternatural powers from the moon.

- Flecks are known to lessen moon blinking effects. So they could be an alternative to Skyfire?

- Rainwings dye their feathers like the Kralls

- Skywings are prominent battle claw forgers

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Boue the western barn owl

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barn owl practice

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how do wings work

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This is my first fanfic I’ve written for years, it’s safe to say that my writing skills have improved and it’s nice to return to my roots regardless of how cringy it is.

Before Otulissa became the bright and often annoying owl that we came to know and love, what if she was a bashful fledgling who didn’t know how to socialise when she first came to the Great Tree? A heartwarming tale about a fledgling’s first meeting with her mentor, the distinguished Strix Struma. I present to you ‘Something Familiar’:

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incomplete thingy i thought i might as well post

Clay, Starflight and Sunny as owls

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hey owl pals! if you’re looking for a chill place to chat about guardians of ga’hoole + share art, writing, headcanons, resources and more, join the great tree server on discord! mainly focused on the book series, but movie fans are welcome too. we also occasionally discuss kathryn lasky’s other works, as well as animal xenofiction as a whole since many of us are huge fans of the genre! the server is pretty active nowadays and a great place to connect with other ga’hoole fans, join usssss :D

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more old art, he looks so much like eglantine

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bubo and elvan