#AND THERES FIELD GUIDES!?!?!?

[ace-frog]

I love Warriors, but uh, I look at the fact that there are like 48 main books + the super editions + the manga + the novellas and uhhhhhh

Yeah I'm not reading all that. I'm taking my little orange furball and thats it

[ruporas]

hotter than hell

[ID: Digital art of Vash and Wolfwood from Trigun Maximum in their alternative universe form based off an angel Vash and Devil Wolfwood illustration Nightow did. The both of them are sitting side by side, exhausted from the heat, Vash has his arms crossed, leaned against his knees and his head against his arms, eyes closed as sweat drips from his face. His wings spreads over the both of them to shield them from the sun. Wolfwood is sitting with his right leg extended and his left leg with the knee slightly up. His eyes are also closed with a clear grimacing expression. He uses one of his small devil wings to fan Vash, the text effect reads “flap flap”. Being in the shadows, the palette is cool, blues and purples. A sliver of light shines on the parts not covered by wings in a bright orange/yellow. END ID]

[rxttenfish]

god im going to have to do so much editing to this but im already kind of amused by how much im kinda. so the assumption is whenever anyone travels into a magical undersea kingdom they constantly see cool shit as they travel right. like theres stuff passing outside the windows and its cool.

and then as i write chapter 4 of caecilian its just. so much nothing. aaravi sees darkness and she sees blue. absolutely no other features. the merfolk are not commenting on this its fine to them, but theres just absolutely fucking nothing out there for aaravi to comment on. at this point she thinks the textures must have glitched out or something because its so entirely nothing that she doesnt know how to process this.

[meltorights]

religious habits are fun to look at and think abt imo. i like seeing religious and trying to figure out what order they belong to it's kind of like birdwatching.

[collarofguns]

my writing is so . passable i wish i wrote in any sort of order that made sense so i could post chapters. for the instant gratification

[vampmira]

loved you then, loved you now!

parenting hcs w/ hank five !

paring(s): dad!five x mother!reader, familial!hanks & mother!reader

warning(s): slight realization spoilers (?) kinda

request: here !

a/n: I HAVEN'T GOTTEN TO THE REALIZATION STUFF YET BUT I HAVE SEEN /SOME/ SPOILERS so take all of this lightly !

arguably more emotional about the pregnancy than you are

he's the type to absolutely sob . all the time

cries when you tell him, cries when he tells the hanks, cries when the bump starts showing

lucky that you and two make sure he stays hydrated

that afternoon, your beloved had invited you out on a bike ride in the morning, but to be safe, you had decided to take another pregnancy test before bed... who knew this would be the one? the one that would send five into a bundle of tears, calling the boys and twirling you around with the biggest smile. even now, the wind outside almost sounded like gentle applause for the two of you. five laid beside you in bed as the moon climbed higher in the sky, hand on your stomach as he nuzzled his cheek against your shoulder.

"you're gonna be a mom." he whispered, as if being any louder would startle you. waterworks came fast, the both of you excitedly spooning each other as his voice cracked. "..and i'm gonna be a dad!"

he is so cautious over you

because oh my god what if something happens to you ?? or the baby ?? under his watch ????? ABSOLUTELY not

he'd carry in groceries with 4 bags in his left hand and 7 in his right just so that you wouldn't have to carry anything

"extreme grocery lifting" he calls it

need something from another room? he's looking for it already

you can't even process if you dropped something because he's already picked it up for you

hank's taking care of you all the way to the birth – a real gentleman (bare minimum.. but a gentleman still)

if you think he cried a lot before? he'd sob his eyes out the most then

HE'S THAT TIKTOK OF THAT FATHER WHO SAT BEHIND HIS WIFE DURING LABOR INSTEAD OF USING THE YOGA BALL 😭😭

if you haven't seen it: you rlly should

he's holding your hand through the whole thing and YES HE'S DEFINITELY FREAKED OUT BY THE BLOOD but he would distract himself and you by guiding your breathing

he's hugging you immediately when the doctors safely have the baby, blood and sweat and tears and all

in my (as the author) very correct opinion, he is a boy & girl dad

LISTEN.

your son was born first – little hank zero !

he inherited that tanned skin from his dad like your genes weren't even in the playing field

nine months carrying this baby, making you suffer, and he looks like his himbo dad /ref

this baby is very much his son like theres no denying it

you and the hanks were all sat on the floor of the living room, telly playing some currently ignored baby sensory video in the background. after 7 months of tummy time, hank zero – or junior, legally .. or roro if you ask his uncle, hank four – had finally, finally rolled over! all by himself!! the older hanks' eyes were watery, sparkling with pride as they looked on at the little guy. five held him up to the room with unbridled joy like baby simba.

"gnarlyy!!" they all cheered, fists pumping the air, and it almost sounded like he cheered with them, clapping in his father's embrace.

your daughter would be born next – 2 years after junior

they couldn't hold back the hankette and -1 hank jokes even if they tried (they tried) ((they lasted an hour))

but you chose a name closer to yours, helping that individuality shine from an early age

he would be the one to want a family disney trip when that baby wouldn't remember a second of it 😭

a family trip anywhere really,, he loves the photos he gets to take

the family trip to the waterpark when junior's first words came out on the kiddie slides

(the sound of that little "whee!!" from the video that hank one took still makes him cry)

the four of you in the hospital bed with junior holding his sister was his lockscreen for years and no one could make him change it

the summer trip in front of the grand canyon would be tacked up on the fridge next to your daughter's recent fingerpainting of what he tells you is a zipline

junior is constantly surrounded by loving uncles playing games with him, especially when little league baseball came into his life

"let's go, junior!!" you cheered from the bleachers, your daughter's legs bouncing off your stressed knee. the game was so close – your 9y/o's team trying their hardest to keep up with their competition. junior, his dark brown curls barely visible underneath his helmet, confidently pitched the ball down the field, you and the hanks alike watching with baited breaths. the crowd slowly stood in sync, watching the game unfold in front of you. the children ran, some parents cheered, a child tripped and then ... that was it!

your daughter was lifted into the air by her father as the crowd cheered for the team's win. YOUR son threw the winning pitch!! you couldn't be prouder!! he couldn't help but run to the fense, grabbing your hand through the wiring.

"i did it, mama! i did it! didja see me!?" his chipped tooth accented his smile. "i was totally gnarly, right!?" five came to crouch beside you, hand up against the fense. "dad, that was gnarly, right!?"

"gnarly? buddy, you were the SICKEST kid out there!! hey, go catch up with your bros!! you TOTALLY deserve some ice cream after this!" junior cheered wildly, jumping and hitting the fence, before running to celebrate with his teammates and coach. five stood up with you, teary eyed with your daughter still cheering on his shoulders. "babe.. he was so.. so sick." (a/n: sobbing.)

he's just as excited with your baby girl's activities

when baseball took up half your lives, softball took up the other half

but, sporty or not, he'd support her wholeheartedly

it was a fun couple of years, but it wasn't the end of the world when the 5y/o started to show interest in piano

the little keyboard she got for her birthday would cause a bunch of ruckus whenever she got her hands on it

but you've definitely seen hank asleep next to her as she pressed at the keys

she'd slowly start to play actual pieces once she turned 9 and got actual lessons

every little rehearsal, every recital, he and you would always be front row – ready with his go-pro and a rose

he'd. always. bring a rose.

debussy's "clair de lune" echoed through the auditorium, as it has in your home as she's practiced for the last month. she's spent weeks preparing for this winter recital and you and your family watched excitedly as she carefully carried out her part of the preformance. her ponytail of dark brown curls rested against her back, a bright green bow, hand selected by her father, contrasting her concert black dress. you'd catch a glimpse of hank's camers here and there, the quality bound to be nostalgic in a couple years from now, when you hear a tiny sniffle. it takes a lot in your to hold back your fond giggle when you realize the tear rolling down his cheek.

"you okay, honey?" you whispered, tucking a collection of curls behind his ear. he sutbly chuckles, holding your hand against his chest.

"couldn't be better, babe." a sigh left his lips, the fondest smile upon them as your daughter sparkled in your eyes. "our little girl.. is so radical." you only hoped that was heard in the recording .. maybe something sweet to show to her when she gets older.

parenting, and parenting with you especially, has to be the most extreme sport he's ever done

he wakes up everyday ready to bring his a-game

there are .. hard days, of course

like the days your baby girl comes home from school with, not just math homework, but math homework with LETTERS.

or the days junior sits quietly in the backseat after a losing baseball game

or the mornings they just. can't. seem. to stop fighting with each other

but those, in his heart, are nothing compared to your surfing-filled beach trips

or the holidays when the hanks pull out all the stops and spoil the two in gifts – even when they grow into teenagers

or those weekends when he gets to see the three of you asleep and cuddled up on the couch – a sight he hasn't seen since his little hankette was a newborn

that? he wouldn't trade for the world.

[yuriartillery]

field gun or mortar battery?

hold on let me save right here and check the guide to see if theres a dating everyone ending because ive been keeping my affection between those two equal and if one of them tells me to kill myself in game ill be at risk

[chaaistained]

what’s your internship like? (in your better cr)

page turners

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you can’t blame me for wanting to live in a world where society doesn’t reserve value and recognition to only be rewarded if you follow the standard, left brained, logical mindset of stem and maths and science and technology — and this is coming from someone who loves those very subjects and excels in them — i’m very much a maths lover, i enjoy solving logical problems, it brings a satisfaction that cannot be described, and yet . i don’t feel as alive as when i’m writing, when i’m reading, when i’m analysing, pulling apart, breaking down the intricate threads of thought that make up a story, or an essay, or a poem

my mind may find satisfaction in solving page after page of algebra, but my soul will only find its spark when i give in to emotion and empathetic analysis, and for that very reason, i scripted a different degree for my dr-self, and with that came a different internship in a publishing company that does not exist in this reality — Page Turners

in my dr at the midpoint of my first year in uni, i had gotten into a year long internship at a government office, hired because of my degree in entertainment law majoring in copywriting

but i have a double degree, my second being a degree in arts majoring in literature and creative writing, and i always knew i wanted a more creative job, rather than the technical, legal side of the publishing industry (no matter how well it pays)

so at the end of my first internship, i started exploring different avenues, and Page Turners was brought to my attention (ironically, by my english tutor from high school)

they advertise mainly to young writers, they have an open submission for a monthly online magazine, curated by a theme (think dakota warren’s nowhere girl collective but only focused on writing — whereas dakota includes submissions for art and music too)

Page Turners wasn’t hiring anyone who hadn’t gotten a full degree but with the help of my ex-tutor (and ex-boss bcs i used to mark papers for her every now and then) i was able to make a case for an internship position

it took a while, a whole year in fact, but Page Turners thought that a way to reach the youth would be to start as early as possible and the best way to do so is by implementing internship programs into their business plan — essentially, my drive to work in the creative field (and mostly due to my connections bcs networking sucks but it is everything) i was able to convince an up and coming publishing house to start hiring students, who may be exactly like me, just waiting for the opportunity to do something creative

i haven’t scripted much on the actual internship program and what it entails but i get accepted and start working at the beginning of my third year (honestly year 3 of uni has a lot of firsts for me — first longterm internship, first boyfriend who i can actually see a future with, first new car, first youtube play button for my anonymous cover channel w two of my high school friends — theres probably more but i don’t wanna sound cocky T^T)

anyway, back to the point — my internship essentially allows me to explore the workings of a publishing house, and with my background in copy write law and creative writing, i’m able to dabble in many different divisions and subdivisions, getting a chance to see how the writers, lawyers, agents and editors work — it’s where i find my passion for developmental editing : the profession of assisting with the creative process of a book, primarily a novel, where you go through a synopsis, a story board, and the overall themes and acts of the story, it’s less about the in-debt typo-prevention of editing and more about the overall narrative — stuff like helping to pivot the story or guide the plot in a certain direction to achieve everything the writer hopes for, or, my personal favourite and my special skill if i do say so myself which is patching up plot holes to be seamless and make sense

finally, this internship, the people i worked with, they are the reason i felt confident enough to go back to uni and do a postgrad degree for a masters in creative writing and a specialisation in editing, so i could officially work full time as a developmental editor

meaning i could read and write and help create stories for a living

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if i ever script more or after i’ve properly experienced this internship, i will definitely update this post, or just make another one!! but for now, this is all i’ve got <333

cuppa queries; order in — ask responses

2025 © chaaistained

[prof-peach]

Hello prof Peach, I have a question. My students heard about your island and what you do to help care for and heal pokemons back ti health, and were wondering if you do field trips. They love reading your stories and a few are in love with the 3 pronged caterpie you got a long time ago. If you could reach back that would be wonderful. Have a great day!

We certainly do, I encourage you to get in touch with the front desk via phone or email to grab a booking. We can handle classes of 60 strong (more can be catered to but we need to know headcount for health and saftey reasons), have disability access throughout the park, guided tours that both inform and entertain, and chances to see pokemon both in their natrual habitat, and also partaking in a wide selection of jobs and activities across the island. Theres also a fun fair, shops, food vendors, and camping facilities, so staying overnight to catch some of the nocternal species is an option. We advise kids bring some spending money for the gift shops, activities like the arcade, and various pop up stalls that come and go seasonally. They'll have to take forms home to get parents to sign, and if they like, we have additional options such as battle practice areas, play parks for them and their partners should they have any, and plenty of places to safely explore and interact with very safe, well trained pokemon, overseen by park keepers.

The island is about education and rehabilitation, so we have plenty of open days for exactly this purpose. We look forward to your visit!

[silentstaresfanficandfanart]

a reminder to all translators: YOU ARE AN ARTIST!

Translation work *is* art, and it's truly incredible what you do and you touch so many more lives than you realize- and often, those who's lives you touch with your translation work never realize just how much thanks they owe you, but from the bottom of my heart I want you all to know how grateful I am for all people in fandom and outside of it who translate things, those who do it professionally, those who do it for fun, what you do cannot be replaced by a machine, yes maybe it can give a literal translation but it cant really offer any of the human experience or creative choices that actual translators put into things! TO ALL MY BELOVED ANIME AND MANGA LOVING FANS ESPECIALLY i want to remind you to show some love to translators who make it possible for us to enjoy our favorite shows, as well as a special thanks to those who make fan translations of anime openings or things that never recieved an english translation! Pokemon fans you guys should get this especially, remember those guide books that answered so many questions we've had in the west that only got translated thanks to fan efforts and translators who were paid to translate some of the earliest guide books? Naruto fans! If you dont know, but you might, theres also a naruto radio show that theres translations for online that we ONLY have acess to because of fans efforts!

Don't get me started on all the people who make translations and EVEN SING THEM! remember how amazing some of those anime song translations and make them *actually singable?* Don't forget that doing that is a very creative act too! and people who translate fan comics!!!! or fanfictions!!!! please! appreciate them! It takes so much skill to translate the experiences of one culture into another, to make it understandable and meaningful across cultural and language barriers and to make it sound good on top of it all.

Tonight I cried reading an old translation of harmonia, one of my favorite naruto endings, it's 15 years old now, and i used to listen to it and sing it (with the help of that translation) with one of my little sisters, and its one of the only happy memories I have from that time in my childhood.

and so many other magnificent translators filled my childhood with wonder and joy, giving me the meanings of songs that changed my view of the world and helped me cope with hardship, and grow into a person i'm very proud of being.

Thank you, you'll never know just how many lives and hearts you touch. You are loved, you are appreciated, and anyone who thinks your art form can be replaced by a machine doesn't understand language well enough or culture well enough to know just how difficult it really is to capture the essence of someone elses art and I think in many ways, translation is a field where that which we call the soul of an art piece is most tangible, and can be most clearly seen, as it takes human experience and conscious choices based on an actual understanding of the real world and life itself to express that which is human in art. thank you, so so much for all you do.

i could go on for hours, but this is all to say, thank you

and if you THINK you can be replaced by machine translation please just go through an ensemble stars fan comic through google translate its utterly incomprehensible-

[writingquestionsanswered]

I’ve been reading some craft books and online posts about the world building because my story is an urban fantasy set in present day US, in a fictional town, and theres not a secondary world where the fantasy happens, it’s all in the real world, except the magic is a secret that only certain people know about, but all of the resources I find about world building only talk about fantastical worlds that exist by themselves and not the kind of more subtle world building that I’d have to do. Do you have any tips?

Guide: Creating a Fictional Town in the Real World

Step 1 - Choose Your Location - There are two ways to go about choosing a location for your fictional town. One is to go the "Springfield U.S.A." route, ala The Simpsons, and be vague about the specific location (borough, parish, district, county, region, state, or province) and instead give a broader geographic region... "the East Coast," "the Pacific Northwest," "Central Canada," Northern Scotland," etc. The other option is to go ahead and put your fictional town in a specific location. Just figure out where (for example, somewhere outside of Des Moines, Iowa) and go to Google Maps, click on satellite view, then start zooming in on big empty areas. Choose a place big enough to fit a town. Yes, in reality it's probably farm fields, pasture, or someone's property, but that doesn't matter. You don't have to actually show it on a map. It's just a plausible spot to build your town. Now you can measure how far it is to other places, you know what highways to take to get to it. You can even do street view to get the lay of the land, see what the landscape looks like and try to envision the buildings there. You can also use what's there to create parks, popular recreational areas, and anything else your town needs.

Step 2 - Choose Your Inspiration - Even when you're creating a fictional town, it's still a good idea to use a real town (or two, or three) from that general area as inspiration for your town. For a fictional town in Des Moines, I would zoom in on the map to find a nearby town of similar size... like Elkhart, then I can take a look around to see what it's like. Just looking at the map, I can see they have a couple of churches, a couple baseball fields, a very small main street/downtown area with a couple shops and restaurants, a post office, a few different neighborhoods, and a cemetery. This would be a great model for a small fictional town outside of Des Moines. And, as I said, you could look at a couple other sand combine them. Once you have your inspiration town/s, you can walk around on Google Maps street view, go to the town's web site, watch a tour on YouTube (if one exists), or look up pictures in Google Image search.

Step 3 - Start Planning - This is the really fun part! First, you might want to draw a basic map of your fictional town using your inspiration town/s as a guide. This doesn't have to be a pretty map... just a basic line drawing to help you envision where everything is. Think about some of the basic things this town might have, like the ones I listed in step two, and any other things you might want your town to have, like maybe a library, a hospital, a city hall, school, and maybe a movie theater. It might even be helpful and fun to put together a collage of pictures to represent your town so you've got something in mind as you write about it. You can even choose representatives for specific locations in your story, like your MC's house, school, and their favorite hangout.

Step 4 - Naming Your Town - Start by looking at the kinds of town names that surround your town. Look for common naming conventions... suffixes like -ton, -ville, -dale, -burg, -wood, -field, etc. Words in a particular language, like a lot of French-inspired town names, or towns with geographical terms (lake, hill, valley, river, canyon, gap, etc.) My guide to Naming Locations has additional tips.

Step 5 - Populate Your Town and Give it a History - Last but not least, make up a little history for your town, again, using surrounding towns as inspiration. Who founded it? When was it founded? What's the town's main industry? What are the people like in this town? What jobs do they have? What do they do for fun?

Here are some other posts that might help:

Five Things to Help You Describe Fictional Locations Setting Your Story in an Unfamiliar Place WQA’s Guide to Internet Research Happy writing!

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[sibmakesart]

hello! i really love your art & animations! i'm not sure if someone has asked this already but: what do you use to animate? & how long have you been animating for? do u know of any tutorials/classes? (i'm a beginner learning on my own atm!)

hi ! thanks a lot :D

Software wise it depends, procreate for the little sketchy animations, toon boom story board and harmony for bigger projects, sometimes blender even ^^ and unity for work, but its special for video games, i even animated a lot on photoshop when i started !!! never again !!!

i composite in after effect or premiere, depending on what needs to be done, sometimes both for big stuff, but if youre learning animation, focus on the basics before the aesthetics (you can fumble your way into compositing way more easily than anim)

ive been animating on and off for 5 years, 3 of wich were in animation school (during which we surprisingly did not animate much lmao) i got this film out of it tho lol

as for tutos....

i cannot recomend enough The Animator's survival guide, you ccan find the free pdf on the internet, and a bunch of people explaining and showcasing it on yt, its basically the bible for 2d animation

this vid is also very good to get a feel of animation, and the basics, the guy also has v good classes on his channel

but basically the best way to learn is to animate ! a lot ! and look at animations you like, download them and look at them frame by frame : how does the timing work, how doess that character moves, etc

ACT IT OUT ! FILM YOURSELF IN YOUR ROOM DOING STUPID SHIT ! ANIMATE IT ! (believe me, im as sad as you that this is the answer to good anim... but it is...)

and what kind of anim do you like to make ! fights ? chara acting ? sfx ? theres a LOT in which you can specialize (if making a living out of it is your goal) so play around in a cheap/free/cracked software and see what you like and what works for you !

animation is a very complete field : you gotta know perspective, anatomy, acting, composition, exercising any of these skills ultimately makes your animations better !

3d anim is a whole other can of worm, but (IMO) still requires 2d basics,

TO CONCLUDE :

just go ham on doing weird shit and consume, consume,consume animation : short gobelin/carlarts films, all of richard williams filmography, obscure russian animated movies from the 70's, youll ALWAYS learn something, thats how you learn best

Happy creating !! animation is AMAZING the way i felt the first time i made something that MOVES ? unparralleled

[luxudus]

    They we were one of the first civilizations to walk the universe.

    They began their existence 10 billion years before our kind ever evolved. In a time where space itself was warm.

    The cosmos were barren and silent. Despite their curiosity there was nobody to talk to

    They didn't weep however. They realized the importance they held and they could make history.

    So they did, They did it by playing god.

    Their love for life had no limit, and so they seeded the stars with countless biospheres.    Through this cosmic garden, they raised sapience. They uplifted millions of species across the universe one at a time.

    They looked over every sophont they created and occasionally found. And took great care to keep them safe from any chance of extinction.

    They taught them how to build a utopia, and how to use their organic technology.

    They guided every younger civilization every step of the way throughout history.

In a way they thought of the younger civilizations as their children.

    They are the technological pinnacle of the universe.

    They bent reality to create floating architecture and multi-dimensional superstructures that defied the very laws of physics.

    They created the Understars, an entire parallel universe just to ease travel in our own reality.

    They even went as far as being able to temporarily reverse to flow of time in portions of space to undo mistakes to grave to make.

    And even learned how to convert thermal energy back into mechanical energy. Delaying the heat death of the universe.

    Look at the night sky the same way the hubble telescope looked at it through the deep field image.

    Millions of galaxies in every square centimeter of your vision.

    Every single one holding tens to hundreds of billions of stars and countless planets.

    Theres so many galaxies in total that it'd turn the night sky a deep gold if you could see the full scale

And almost every single one of them used to be under their rule.

    In their folly to find giants in the stars, they took the mantle and became the very giants.

    They managed to foster one of the biggest and most diverse empires to ever exist.

    And they did all this so they would no longer be alone. And ultimately decided that no one else should either.     They were self-made gods.

    They were the Factorem.

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    Got the urge to paint this out of nowhere, and proceeded to completely struggle to write anything abt this for the rest of the day. This is the same project as the vraun guy but are technically "good guys". In this project's story they and one other species set everything in motion

[gothamghostwhispers]

Magic anon ✨✨you’re now split into whatever your five main personality facets are for one week! Good luck :D

“Wait what..?”

Theres a big poof of blue smoke and five Artems stand where once there was only one.

Anxiety quivers “what… how? “

Weekend- the culmination of their goonion training and street smarts- smiles and slings an arm around them. “Hey hey it’s just anon magic, this was in one of the goonion field guides remember?”

“Do get ahold of yourself Anxiety dear… this display is… a bit much don’t you think..?” Old Money asks before Obsession covers their mouth and replies.

“Negative self talk could be bad for the kids. So let’s not do that.” They release Old Money as soon as they nod in agreement.

Old money straightens their tailored suit.

Standing a little away from the rest is Dramatic, framing the scene unfolding with their fingers “my oh my.… this will be a very interesting week indeed”

[bonefall]

Are there any changes to Smokepaw (ShadowClan Apprentice in TNP) in BB? He is my all time favourite Warriors character for literally no reason, he existed twice, the second time to fall off a cliff and die, but I love him. I feel like he was a huge waste of potential, in that first time he appeared I thought of Blackstar as a sort of parental figure to him. Think like Firepaw and Bluestar, maybe? Or maybe more like Firepaw and Yellowfang? I'm sure that was just me serious projecting onto like less than a page of screen time, but I am so attached to him. I even made an AU where there was a conveniently placed river that swept him away to the Sundrown Place where he was taken in by Midnight.

Does BB have anything for my little guy?

Smokefall! Given an obligatory Sardonic ShadowClan name after he fell off a cliff and forced the entire journey to halt in its tracks for almost a month!

because shadowclan is like, ridiculously small and the family tree is a brick, Smokepaw (TNP), Smokepaw (Field Guides), and Smokefoot (Po3) are reworked. SmokeFALL survives, Smokepaw is now BILLOWCLOUD, and Smokefoot is SMOGFOOT.

Smog and Smoke are siblings. Billowcloud is not related to them.

Anyway, Smokepaw got REALLY hurt in that fall, but did survive

A (currently unpicked) Tribe cat actually climbed all the way down to get him. He had to be carried the rest of the way.

But once safe, he really couldn't move or else jeopardize his recovery. That, paired with a lack of travelling rations and a few pregnant cats close to delivery halted the Journey.

But Smokepaw still got ribbed relentlessly for "holding everyone up." Poor guy. ShadowClan humor.

Talonpaw got really close to him in that time. In fact, a LOT of cats developed close bonds in this "intermission," including many of the cats who would ultimately support Mudclaw's claim in WindClan.

Brambleclaw and Hawkfrost, as well.

In general, this is a really important hiatus because it's adding some PIVOTAL breathing room for cats to bond free of Clan divisions.

Clan Culture is never really the same after this. It's a change a long time coming.

He is also one of Birchfall's friends. This entire apprentice/kit generation has a very odd view on Clan divisions, because the Destruction of White Hart and the subsequent journey were so formative.

It was actually Smokepaw's "idea" to make Paw Soup. It came from a suggestion towards some WindClan apprentices, that they should try to make an ancient gumbo recipe that hadn't been seen since the start of Heatherstar's campaign.

Birchkit and his big bro Spiderpaw butted in, RiverClan apprentices didn't want to be left out, and the rest is history.

They never did make that gumbo but they made something new.

At the Lake, he also prevents Talonpaw from dying to Jacques and The Dreaded Susan. By also getting his ass beat.

(But that's probably gonna be offscreen because im not dedicating several chapters to it like canon when theres a civil war that should be in focus)

Smokefall becomes the next Educator of ShadowClan, and the mate of Talonclaw. Eventually Smogfoot surrogates a kit for them-- probably Pinenose.

The couple shows up at various points throughout Po3 and OotS as very important friends of Birchfall, and general friendly faces in ShadowClan which is a major ally through the arcs.

Sadly, though, they meet a gruesome and tragic end in AVoS. The Kin is a cult, and once it takes power, it immediately targets the one who teaches history. Smokefall. Talonclaw refuses to abandon his mate.

His position is taken by the infamous Berryheart, who is the educator through TBC. He is survived by several grandkits through Pinenose-- Slatefur, Puddleshine, and Happyface.

[kheprriverse]

So Ko'jin is worshipped as a moon god, right?

What kind of stories do people come up with? Like do they say the craters are his beds? Do they say his power is weaker on the new moon? That he can't protect you on cloudy night (because he can't see you)?

My brain is craving mythology and the blorbos. I must know!

(if this makes no sense, please be aware I'm half asleep typing this)

Ty for the ask! I will do my best to answer this but it’ll probably only be like… half answering your questions here and mostly me yapping about Ko’jin’s overall role.

Ko’jin’s whole gist as a deity is protection of spirits and Termina as a whole more than anything. Often times if you hear stories of Ko’jin, you’re only really hearing about the Moon Serpent. It’s the most common form the people of Termina ever see of him. Rarely do they ever see the actual deity.

Most people who tend to openly talk about the serpent and spread stories are soldiers (in and out of Termina). While he protects Termina, its widely believed he primarily protects spirits or is at least a guide for them. So many soldiers often give him offerings when/after they’re drafted in hopes that, if they do die on the field, then the serpent will guide them to a good afterlife.

(His deal with spirits is one half of his “judgement” title, the other being his role of a bounty hunter of sorts.)

Stories that are usually given to children or general public are usually legends of his grand battles with other deities done in the protection of Termina. Or stories to explain meteor showers. This also relates to Moon’s Tears which is often believed to be from the serpent falling. So the stone itself is highly sought after because its often thought it would protect them. (It wouldn’t be completely wrong to assume this either since he does technically have an odd effect on those rocks and they have a strong magic.)

Also I wanted to poke the “power is weaker on new moons” thing because its mostly true. His followers mostly give him offerings/pray to him at shrines and whatnot during full moons (the festival dedicated to his return is usually on a super moon, which happens over termina yearly). The fuller the moon the more he’s able to channel his powers and the faster he can regenerate magic, which is why the Moon Serpent primarily appears on full moons (and why it’s a common belief that he’s weaker on new moons).

Also his “job” that he has regarding spirits and protecting or guiding them. After his return he has a lot of catching up to do, like a lot. He travels the world in the form of the Moon Serpent to collect spirits (and poes) and bring safely them to an “afterlife”. I really want to get into this bit more eventually as it plays into the rest of the au a lot and how it works. But I’m unsure if I should atm. Ig that’d depend if anyone wants to hear me yap about that too.

^ basically theres no way any of his followers would even know whats actually happening outside of speculation. They take what they do see (the serpent guiding spirits, the serpent protecting termina, the serpent descending from the full moon) and base their stories and faith off that (as well as any historical records and artifacts, which I think a lot of legends would have come from).