#Antstar

[sodaclanandco]

The Hunt

[leporellian]

what if my warrior cats oc story from a couple years ago was now about pigeons

[druckkugelschreiber]

Not sure if this is a bug or not but my new leader didn't get her last life from her predecessor (which was Clearstar) instead Rabbitstar got her last life from Quietstar (who was Clearstar's predecessor) and I'm absolutely screaming about the story implications of that.

So see Clearstar was a bit of an ass and kind of loosing it towards the end of her life, Rabbitstar was always calm and really chilled and both of them were senior cats only like 20-30 moons apart.

I kind of like feel that Clearstar got to StarClan and saw Rabbitstar still alive now having her job just chilling and vibing and went 'no fuck that shit, I don't want to give her a life' and slunk off.

Now it gets even better because Quietstar didn't trust Clearstar would do a good job leading the clan, so they coming in to give Rabbitstar her last life feels like a giant middlefinger back to Clearstar and I just love it.

For reference Quietstar was a terrible leader as well, Clearstar was objectively better, if a bit tyrannical.

[razmerry]

Sorry if this has already been answered, but what did Seedstar do during her reign?

Excerpt from my notes document:

"Seedstar was a deluded, slithering manipulator with a powerful righteousness complex and wormed her way into power by spreading lies and seeding doubt throughout SnowClan of the deputy at the time, Spidershadow. Seedwhisker began to slowly increase the pressure on Spidershadow by constantly undermining him, secretly causing trouble, luring foxes and dogs into the territory, and generally causing mayhem behind the scenes. 

Over time, SnowClan began to worry more and more about Spidershadow’s stress and paranoia, until Seedwhisker finally attacked him in a thunderstorm where he couldn't recognize her. Convinced he would die if he stayed there and not feeling like he could trust anyone, Spidershadow fled towards RainClan territory. There, the elderly Antstar and his deputy Newtfoot took him in, but he was a wreck for a long time. Seedwhisker, then being a young and strong cat but still having lots of experience, became the next obvious deputy. 

But Seedwhisker wasn’t satisfied, of course. She knew she had divine right from StarClan to be a leader, that she had been born for the role. All these pretenders were only getting in her way and keeping SnowClan from being its best. So with little effort, she led Pikestar out to a nearby mud quarry, and one little push was all it took. SnowClan found his body four days later at the bottom of a ravine, and all assumed he had slipped and fallen in the slick, rainy weather. And finally, Seedstar ascended to leadership. Quickly, though, it was made obvious that Seedstar had never been cut out for a leader. She focused on no one but herself - when the Clan was going hungry, Seedstar’s belly was always full. If another leader insulted her at a Gathering or on a patrol, she would send immediate attacks that resulted in bloody losses for SnowClan. Her deputy was a spineless she-cat named Graystorm that did anything and everything Seedstar ever asked without any pushback, desperate to hold onto the position. Slowly and steadily all the Clans around the lake began to suffer, with Seedstar happy and powerful. This all went on for moons and moons, ending up to be a brutal regime.

Until finally, Newtfoot of RainClan had enough. She had spoken with Spidershadow before, in one of his rare calmer states, and started connecting the dots. Putting two and two together, Newtfoot told Antstar everything she knew. Outraged, Antstar and Newtfoot finally confronted Seedstar while she was out in the woods. She had many of her warriors with her, but as she snapped at them to attack, none of them moved. Even Graystorm just squirmed and backed away. Seedstar was silent for a second, then threw back her head and roared with laughter. Through it, she hissed that StarClan would come and protect her divine right as leader. Digging her claws into the ground, she waited. And waited. And as Antstar and Newtfoot fell upon Seedstar, nothing had ever come. Seedstar’s reign ended in SnowClan, and Graystorm and several other of Seedstar’s supporters were exiled from the Clans. A precocious and brave cat named Owlcreek was made into Owlstar, naming a young warrior called Dawnmist as deputy. Newtfoot, seeing Seedstar’s violent and aggressive reign up close and personal, vowed to lead RainClan into a more peaceful future than Seedstar would have ever brought. 

Know this; Seedstar was not manipulated by the Dark Forest, or evil cats in her life. Nor was she swayed by some wicked StarClan cat. Seedwhisker, and then Seedstar, was simply an egocentric, entitled cat that felt she deserved power and deluded herself into seeing StarClan’s signs in natural life where there were none, and basing her actions upon that."

[blimbo-buddy]

Unfortunately my advisors have informed me that bugs just aren't marketable for xenofiction, so we've decided to aim for a more marketable audience and turn Bug World No Mercy into a story based in the Warrior Cats universe! Meet the cast:

MulchStar of Timberclan, a worried leader who questions and doubts her leadership skills

AntStar of Fireclan, a hardened warrior who quickly climbed the ranks of her Clan to fulfill her hopes of leading Fireclan towards a successful future

Tomato of Garthclan, a pampered Kittypet/Daylight Warrior who loves to use his status as SpudStar and ChickpeaFern's son (though he is SpudStar's biological son) as a way to get what he wants

[thistlefur]

How many clans are there and who are the leaders?

answered for each story since i plan on posting characters for something else so im not bored trying to get thru BBD alone

bound by devotion

4 clans, 2 clanless colonies. at the start of the story:

ValleyClan - Viperstar - brown tabby tom with pale blue eyes and a white muzzle.

HootClan - Dandelionstar - a gray and white tuxedo tom with brown eyes.

LeveeClan - Riverstar - silver tortoiseshell molly with blue eyes.

QuarryClan - Hogstar - dark gray tom with amber eyes and a wide face.

Barn Cats - Harvester Jonesy (brown tom with gray eyes) and Flockmaster Ermine (tall ginger tom with a ruddy-brown face, brown eyes, and white paws)

Trailer Park Cats - (unofficial leader) Ghostcatcher - silvery gray tom with one golden eye and one green eye.

skyclan's return

5 clans, 1 1/2 other. for the bulk of the story;

ThunderClan - Sparkstar - flame colored tom with green eyes and a torn ear

RiverClan - Stormstar - dusty brown and white tabby molly with blue eyes.

WindClan - Hazestar - smoky gray molly with long fur and blue eyes.

ShadowClan - Antstar - small dark tortoiseshell molly with amber eyes.

SkyClan - Rainstar - large blue-gray tabby tom with dark blue eyes, one of which is scarred.

Neo-ShadowClan - Mudfang - large mottled ginger tom with dark amber eyes.

The Caulfields - Glacier Caulfield (formerly Snowstorm) - battle scarred white molly with piercing dark blue eyes

coward's calling

4 clans 1 1/2 other. for the bulk of the story:

RubbleClan (Division 1) - Wolfstar - large, young gray tom with green eyes

RubbleClan (Division 2) - Ashbelly - large, fat gray tabby tom with hazel eyes

ShiverClan - Blizzardstar - humongous white tom with battle scars, a short tail, and brown eyes

RidgeClan - Rosestar - gorgeous gray and cream calico tom with blue eyes.

DeltaClan - Rapidwhisker - grayish-tan tabby tom with green eyes

Hell's Island Commune - Oleander - reddish-ginger tabby tom with one blue eye

[wolvebonez]

DrizzleClan pt. 1  Doing a generated clan thing, using https://perchance.org/chinchallegiance2 ! Antstar was taken in as apprentice with the former name Swift.  Her genes are as follows: ll, Bb, OY, Dd, ww, CC, ii, wbwb, AA, McMc, spsp, tata

[redspiderandco]

Just letting you guys know this.

Just because Antstar kills Redspider in the future does not mean Antpaw needs to get random anons insulting him. Antpaw and Antstar are different characters at this point 😔.

[sodaclanandco]

My Name is Brutus

And My Name Means Heavy

[residents-of-the-darkforest]

Dark Forest Resident: Butterflywing

Aliases / Nicknames: Flicker, Bug, Bad Omen

Gender: bigender (he/she)

Sexuality: pansexual

Family: unnamed mother, Fuzz, (biological father), Rookpelt (mate), Pearlybramble, Fidgetpelt, Hopgoose, Antstar (daughters), Myrtleshell, Patchpelt, Stonespots, Goosesting (sons),

Other Relations: Beaverseeker, Pooldapple (mentors)

Clan: Brookclan

Rank: medicine cat

Characteristics: responsible, doesn’t forgive nor forget, cheerful, good storyteller, very dedicated to those she cares about, good actor, Goes into “dazes” when enraged

Murder Motive: wanting to be rid of everyone

Number of Victims: 17

Number of Murders: 17

Murder Method: varied, primarily herb-related kills

Known Victims: Fluffstar, Pooldapple, Frisk, Lupinehusk, Trembleclover, Shimmerfur, Beaverseeker, Heatherpaw, Sharkpaw, Sofritobeetle, Grizzlybeetle, Primrosepaw, Chiveswipe, Honeytooth, Brokenstar, Clovesplash, Goosesting

Victim Profile: Clanmates that gave her grief about her origins, anyone she blamed for her mate’s death

Cause of Death: bitten by venomous snake

Cautionary Tale: a kit not welcomed by the clan will burn it down to feel it’s warmth, grief will consume you if you let it

Story:

They found them next to their deceased father. It was just a moral obligation to bring them to the Clan--the warrior code said to help any kits in need, and who were they to break the code?

But ever since they opened their eyes, they felt unwelcomed.

An argument broke out in camp about keeping them, Fluffstar insisting they don’t need more mouths to feed while they sat in the nursery alone. Maybe if they proved themself, everyone would get off their case.

They had the other kit in the nursery, Rookkit, keep it secret while they snuck out. They had killed a mouse, and stuffed it full of things that looked tasty. Like those red berries they noticed! Returning back to camp, they eagerly presented her gift to Fluffstar, who, while upset they snuck out, did compliment the fact they were able to catch something for their age.

She never got up again.

But Butterflykit realized they really liked herbs more than hunting! So they managed to convince Pooldapple to let them become a medicine cat apprentice. They were getting old and needed an apprentice one day anyway!

So, as their friend Rookpaw became apprenticed to Chiveswipe, Butterflypaw was apprenticed to Pooldapple. But they didn’t realize how much of a drag Pooldapple was!

Constantly criticizing them, complaining about every little thing they did....It irritated them so much, they ended up just quieting her down forever with some nightshade squeezed into her water.

But.. they ended up being the only medicine cat after that. It was so stressful, they ended up having to have another mentor! Beaverseeker was able to help out with certain herbs, and he even encouraged their violent trends once he realized how many poisonous herbs the apprentice liked to collect.

That barn cat Frisk got let in with no complaints while you had to fight for your worth? Yeah, that’s so unfair, why not offer them a mouse with foxglove seeds inside?

While he taught them plenty of stories, he didn’t teach them much about actual healing. So once they became a full-fledged medic, they decided that he outlived his use. As they offered him some traveling herbs on their way to the Star Tree, he collapsed writhing in pain as they just kept walking, not willing to look him in the eyes.

Butterflywing went through their ceremony alone, choosing their name themself, as Starclan refused to name them.

They had become a full medicine cat at sixteen moons, waiting long enough, they figured. And once they got back, they silently got rid of the meditator.

They were actively trying to ruin their friendship with Rookpelt! Come on, he was the one cat they liked in this Clan.. Well, maybe a bit more than liked, considering how the two leaned upon one another like they only had two legs.

As their life continued, so did their murders. Albeit much slower now, as they had a mate who they loved dearly. The thought of him hating them for what they did made their stomach drop--and they even had a litter of kits!

They didn’t really want to raise kits while killing their Clanmates, so they decided to stop harming others, at least for the time being. Life was good, happy and comfortable; they had their mate and both of their litters were beautiful, what more could they ask for?

Then, a patrol Rookpelt was on suddenly reappeared early, explaining that Rookpelt slipped while traveling across a flooded river and drowned.

They couldn’t get his body back.

And something inside Butterflywing snapped.

Day by day, one Clanmate after another disappeared.

Honeytooth.

Shimmerfur.

Grizzlyplume.

Each kept showing up dead, even apprentices were disappearing suddenly.

Butterflywing cursed the Clan for taking the one thing they loved more than anything away from them, and wanted to make them all suffer in return. It didn’t matter if they were almost a friend to them like Brokenstar or Trembleclover.

They all had to go.

Then, they heard an agonized sob. “Mom..?” Cried out a voice.

They looked down at their paws to see Goosesting, writhing in pain. Deathberry seeds scattered across the medicine den. Their own son was killed by their paws in their blind rage. Starclan, what were they doing?

They had killed her own son, once a kit that they lulled to sleep with stories, now a dead warrior. They didn’t know why he made such a difference compared to all the others they watched grow up only to be killed by their paws, but they broke.

Days went by slowly, Butterflywing not even caring to take on an apprentice. Their surroundings felt like nothing but fuzz. Even when their daughter became leader, they struggled to cheer louder than the crowd.

They had hoped they would go out in a blaze of glory, perhaps fighting against an executioner. But instead, they laid in Brookclan territory, a copperhead’s fangs sinking into their leg as the poison took hold.

‘How ironic,’ was their last thought as they slipped away.

Additional Information:

--Submission by @umbranoxs

--Lifegen kitty! (Clangen mod).

Umbran: "I somehow managed to kill the leader as a kit and it remains my proudest achievement."

--They loved Rookpelt more than anything. Dude went “I can fix him” and it somehow worked.

--Rookpelt is considering trying to sneak into the Dark Forest just to be with them--He was a loner himself in life, and just wanted to befriend Butterfly for the longest time.

--Their birth name was ‘Flicker’, but they were renamed to Butterflykit for their four ears. I DIDN'T EVEN NOTICE.

--Embodiment of the “Looks like a Cinnamon Roll, Will Kill You” meme.

--Only cats they regret killing are Goosesting and kind of Beaverseeker. Beaverseeker was an impulse kill that made them go “why did I do that” while Goosesting was completely unintentional, they were just blinded by rage and wanted everyone else to go.

--Probably has caused Brookclan to nearly get wiped out for seasons before being able to recover. No they do not regret it.

--Umbran: "I normally hate making characters with airbrushed markings in their designs, so she's a bit of a step out of the norm for me." She looks great!

[hydesghoststhing]

i think if i were a ghost in the ghosts universe i'd just talk about my ocs

like i'd go 'did i ever tell you about AntStar!!!' and theyd all groan at me

[primrosepaw]

Okay so my experiment with FernClan was overwhelming, so I'm going to do the same thing, but every generation (aka every ~150 moons) I will manually randomize a deadly event to keep the numbers low. I'm also trying playing on Classic mode to see if it makes a difference.

Starting conditions:

Leaders over the generations:

Icestar

Lilystar:

Brownstar:

Cinderstar:

Valleystar:

Fogstar:

Larchstar:

Lilacstar:

Birchstar:

Antstar:

And then... starting conditions by moon 720 (actually moon 722 because I had some leaderless Clan drama I wanted to get finished up before doing this):

[finchclan-and-locustclan]

The Flood: Chapter 1

Ridgecreek was barely wading in a stream, water rushing forward and it getting deeper and deeper. She was carrying her kit, Burningkit, with her mouth. "When can we go home?" Burningkit asked. "I don't know, sweetie." Ridgecreek answered sadly. Midgestar was leading the rest of the cats out. "COME ON! EVERYBODY EVACUATE THE CAMP! LEAVE NO ONE BEHIND!" He shouted, as a few more cats came out. Rain was drizzling down, drenching the cat's pelts. "Come on! Keep going!" Midgestar meowed, having the cats swim upward. There was a loud thunderclap that shook the sky. Then another. LocustClan was near them, the only time they'd work together during their ongoing war. "Our camp's flooded too," Antstar (the LocustClan leader) mewed. "Flooded to the top, I tell you! It's like a pond now!" "Same here," Midgestar replied. Every cat was swimming now, just barely not drowning. Ridgecreek, however, was sinking, but was trying to keep her head up. "Give Burningkit to Fadedbranch!" The tortoiseshell tabby cried. She held up the kit and passed it to warrior to warrior until giving it to Fadedbranch. Fadedbranch was keeping the kit up high. Ridgecreek was still sinking, but trying to stay up, writhing and calling out for help. Then she sunk to the bottom. "We need to save Ridgecreek!" Fadedbranch said to Midgestar, who was looking at the drowning she-cat. "We must keep going! We can't save her! We need t-" Midgestar got cut off, looking at Sandspirit, who was carrying Ridgecreek on her back. Sandspirit didn't say a word. But she thought to herself: I saved her! She should be fine. The tan cat was barely keeping Ridgecreek up. She was unconscious. Burningkit wondered aloud, "Will mama be fine? "Of course!" Mewed Heatherkit. "She might wake up soon!"

[official-darkforest]

antstar's exile - from my white winter hymnal map part

[away-from-anthills]

i’m not sure if i’ll ever get back to writing afa (and if i will it’ll probably be in a different form and no longer affiliated with warrior cats, as i’ve been sorta moving away from the series given (gestures) Everything) so. would you like the rest of how this would have gone to be spoiled for you? if so read on

remember: where we last left off, antstar has killed stoatslink to cover up sparkthistle's murder, shadowclan is going insane bc their leader is an adulterer (and worse a code violator), and thunderclan riverclan and skyclan are spinning in the corner.

- eventually, shadowclan's situation culminates in a full-on revolt led by the older shadowclan cats against currantstar and his philosophies of rejecting traditional shadowclan culture in favor of facades and mass appeal. it's left unclear what happens to currantstar; antstar thinks he sees him in the window of a twoleg house, but it could be his mind playing tricks on him. when asked, currantstar's sister simply says she 'never had a brother'. sleekstar, currantstar's former mate, is the one who becomes the next leader. antstar is terrified of the implication, especially as he had previously thought of currantstar as hope for his situation

- so naturally when talonscar, an elder of windclan, starts to idolize the revolution of shadowclan, whitetooth and antstar scheme to starve talonscar to death, subtly, in such a way that nobody notices the elder slip out from underneath them. this is really the moment where antstar's killings turn from reactive to proactive- no longer is he killing those that clue into his crimes, but those who -could-. 

- some time later and antstar and his deputy/former friend, russetfoot, begin more and more to disagree on things, eventually culminating with a long argument in the rain in which russet accuses ant of being a horrible leader. ant thinks he sees whitetooth lunge in to kill the cat, and so antstar follows through, and after a long close fight antstar manages to kill his deputy... only to realize that whitetooth never jumped in and simply watched the whole thing from the sidelines, and that for the first time antstar has committed murder completely on his own accord.

- the two return to camp with russet's body, swearing an attacker got to all three and killed russetfoot. and it's fine, the clan believes antstar once again even though some of them do find it strange. antstar takes all of this completely fine (Lie. He has 97 mental illnesses)

- time passes, and antstar’s paranoia begins to die down a bit. whitetooth never refers to the murders, and antstar wonders if they even really happened. he begins to really grow into a leader, leading his clan in a defense against shadowclan and establishing further trade routes et al with riverclan. toadpool is appointed in russetfoot’s place, and toad is fine, if passive and lacking real leadership

- pigeonstar however is still PISSED antstar, yknow, gave the order to kill pigeon’s son (even if it was not completely intentional). so are pigeon’s other two children, the volatile nettlebark and the detached birchtail. nettlebark sets out on a revenge quest to get antstar back in revenge, but his attempts are unsuccessful, and he ends up being killed by a windclan patrol in retaliation. pigeonstar is taking the ‘btw your son was killed by the same clan that killed your other son when he tried to get revenge for your other son’ thing as well as you’d think

- riverclan, in addition, is also becoming more demanding. they continue to fare poorly and windclan is being driven a little up the wall by how they’re treating them. antstar wants to help riverclan and keep his allies there, but his own clan is unwilling, and the threat of public opinion is enough for antstar to revoke all help to riverclan and leave them alone. 

- naturally, at the next gathering tulipstar does not come, instead replaced by squirrelstar. thunderclan finally got their chance to claim sunningrocks from riverclan, in the process killing off the last of tulipstar’s lives. she died alone on the battlefield. squirrelstar is naturally sorta pissed at antstar; it was a battle antstar amplified that cost squirrelstar’s mother her life and now tulipstar has been killed because antstar didn’t offer support. (confusing? yes, as clan politics are). windclan and riverclan relations cool and eventually freeze over; neither are outright hostile but they are no longer friends.

- terrified now that he has no ‘real’ allies, antstar starts becoming genuinely frightening in public and not just Some Wimp That Is Scary After Dark. he becomes a cold leader, not harsh on his clan but harsh on others, becoming the very image of the stoic clan leader he initially feared so much at his first gathering. the other original leaders bow out also. tatteredstar passes away in her sleep after so many years. pigeonstar’s daughter and last remaining kin, birchtail, disowns her father and moves to shadowclan. lost, tired, and alone in all the world, pigeonstar escapes his clan in the night, and it’s mentioned his pawsteps led to nowhere and no cat knew what became of him. with fear- and a coil of pride- antstar realizes he’s the last of the leaders he once knew, and the one who’s been leader the longest. - windclan changes as well. toadpool passes and antstar makes spiderfoot, his old apprentice, his deputy. some cats become more and more close to antstar, others seem simply passive towards him. whitetooth remains windclan’s medic, although marblepaw- marbleface, now- is becoming the more physically capable of the medics as she is now an adult in her prime. she still, however, is terrified of her mentor for the murders she witnessed all those seasons ago.

- antstar himself has come to want children, and he and houndnose have them together. there is no romance between the two, he seems to see it as a kindness because she has never had a surviving litter before. (this is not presented as a good view of things.) there are four kits, antstar names two of them mudkit and tulipkit while houndnose names the other two acornkit… and talonkit, after talonscar, unaware the father of her litter murdered them. 

- antstar is as scared about this as you’d think. while he is very close with his sole daughter tulippaw, he is very neglectful of his son talonpaw out of the fear of what that name means to him. whitetooth suggests antstar show his neglected son affection- and, more importantly, keep his paws on windclan leadership- by making talonpaw marbleface’s apprentice, but antstar has to think about it. - windclan meanwhile is like ‘hey we never did catch the murderer of sparkthistle, stoatslink, and russetfoot’. antstar panics and blames it on birchshine, some random Guy in the clan, who is then exiled and killed by his own former friends under the assumption birch is a windclan threat.

- whitetooth is like ‘hey thats a dumb decision LOL do better you idiot’ and someone walks in on antstar and whitetooth discussing this. antstar panics, says he found whitetooth confessing to being an accomplice, and whitetooth is similarly exiled. whitetooth refuses to answer why they did anything that they did, and when they’re exiled, they just seem to disappear- not even their scent remains on the territory a day later.

- antstar is like. Ok. Thank fuck that’s done. but he gets signs from starclan- signs to beware spiderfoot, and that she will be the one to ultimately kill him. naturally he panics and exiles spiderfoot for no clear reason, and becomes even more authoritarian- now any cat who speaks out against him may be exiled, too. some cats leave with spiderfoot, and antstar continues to panic. spiderfoot is, after all, one of the few cats he couldn’t bring himself to kill.

- spiderfoot and co. nestle in riverclan, and squirrelstar is sympathetic to their plight. antstar, feeling as though he has no other options, chooses to attack riverclan for no reason in the witching hours, hoping his forces- and not him- will drive off spiderfoot. it has to be done, hasn’t it? but riverclan has thrived under squirrelstar’s leadership, and they- and spiderfoot and co.- fight windclan back. windclan’s warriors, who fail to understand why antstar has chosen to attack riverclan, quickly turn on their leader; antstar’s loyalists are killed or driven out and antstar himself is chased away. some cats finally put two and two together and think antstar is exiling all these cats because he himself has murders to hide. marbleface, in her sole line of dialogue in the entire story, confirms this

- some suggest to spiderfoot she leave antstar alone, now that he’s on his own and has fled windclan. spiderfoot however responds she’s not done- she needs some sort of closure. and so, she follows antstar’s scent trail, along the gorge, until she finds him there- broken, wounded, alone.

- antstar is on his last life. the old tom can sense that even now spiderfoot doesn’t want to kill her old mentor, despite everything; and he doesn’t want to kill her. he could, of course- he’s injured but still capable enough, and they’re right by the gorge so he could throw her in easily. but… but for once he declines. he knows he’s on his way out anyway. at least now… at least now he should stop trying to outrun the world, and face the inevitable punishment lying after his death with dignity

- antstar backs from spiderfoot, offers his apologies that he couldn’t resolve everything neatly for her and wishes her luck, and leaps backwards, into the gorge, following all his victims before him. as he falls he thinks of his entire life, all the mistakes he made. and yet… he feels more peaceful, more peaceful than he’s felt in years, more peaceful than he was ever since the story began. he looks out at the sunrise. it’s the most beautiful thing he ever sees- and then, as he hits the rocks below- everything goes black.

- spiderfoot watches the waves carry antstar’s body away. he didn’t appoint another deputy after her, and as windclan has let her back in, she has now inherited leadership. the story ends on her, alone, walking through the grass back to camp, preparing herself to become windclan’s next leader- and, perhaps, in spite of everything- stop the cycle once and for all.

(will she, though? the narrative does not seem confident.)

[spottyissleepwalking]

Rip, uhhh last one was:

90 MOONS DOWN

Ratmask and Beetlejump are expecting another litter! Their first are all warriors now, so at least they’re being responsible ^^

Antstar was bit by a venomous snake and loses a life.

Crowclaw comes out as non-binary!

Ratmask and Beetlejump have a litter of four: Storkkit, Hedgekit, Frondkit and Primrosekit!

Toasteeheart and Buckfreckle become mates! ^^

Finchwhistle comes out as a trans woman!! Pink lady 🥰

Tansyheart and Antstar become mates.

Squirrelface is hit by a monster and dies.

A kittypet wants to exchange their healing skills for safety, and Mottledeater joins the Clan as a healer!

AridClan now has.. four healers…..

Antlerblotch contracts whitecough.

Buckfreckle comes out as non-binary!

Prowlthroat and Storkkit contract yellowcough, and Mousenoise contracts greencough.

Storkkit passes away from yellowcough. The others all recover.

Tansyheart is bitten by a snake and dies.

ANTLERBLOTCH WAS FOUND DEAD NEAR THE FALLINGCLAN BORDER!!! FINALLY

Hedgepaw is apprenticed to Soottooth, Frondpaw is apprenticed to Cootfoot, and Primrosepaw is apprenticed to Toasteeheart.

I… kind of love Toasteeheart..

100 MOONS DOWN!!

All of the Clan founders are now dead…. Should I continue with AridClan, or should I start something new?

Introducing: AridClan

Separating themselves from the reign of a corrupt leader, AridClan retreated into the deserts surrounding the oasis that the other Clans resident within, AridClan is filled with a prominent contrast of eager young cats who are optimistic and excited for their future, and significantly more jaded, older cats who are just doing their best where they can.

LEADER: CICADASTAR - A short-furred gray speckled-and-white tom with hazel eyes.

The youthful, charismatic cause of AridClan’s eventual separation from a crumbling Clan, Cicadastar has only just settled in with his nine lives and is still a relatively new warrior. Easily swayed by the promise of sleep (I’ve dubbed he: narcoleptic) and quick to jump to the defense of his Clan and any of his Clanmates, he was the natural first choice amongst those who defected for his willingness to do what is right for others no matter the cost.

DEPUTY: TALLCLAW - A (tall), long-furred ghost point tom with amber eyes.

The true “founder” of AridClan. Spending countless hours searching for the perfect spot to start a home and a life within the waste that encircles the oasis, reporting loyally back to Cicadastar and Dogheart for their opinions. While significantly more jaded than most of his Clan, even at a decently young age, Tallclaw is incredibly loyal to his newfound Clanmates, doing his best to offer his care and kindness wherever he can; if he can be of use, he’s happy.

HEALER: ANTLERBLOTCH - A long-furred ghost torbie-and-white molly with blue-and-yellow eyes.

Physically older than most of AridClan’s members, Antlerblotch is young at heart, easily able to keep up with the younger warriors and more. She’s oftentimes found rambling endlessly to herself, pacing in odd, deliberate patterns, or fidgeting with various objects - or sometimes even her own paws, ears, and tail. Antlerblotch’s energy should never be underestimated, however; while she could physically run circles around near anyone else both inside of the oasis and out, she could also mentally beat down anyone should she put in the effort to do so.

WARRIORS:

SPOTTEDBLAZE - A medium-furred brown torbie-and-white molly with blue eyes (and black claws).

Cautious, prudent, and judicious, with a tendency towards jumping to conclusions, Spottedblaze had full expectations of being appointed leader should she follow AridClan into the desert. She was disappointed to be beaten back by Cricketstar, and almost enraged to be looked over in favor of Tallclaw, especially when her own skill in combat far surpassed his own, Spottedblaze now is simply trying to hold her tongue. If she suppresses these feelings, surely they’ll fade… Just keep your eyes forward, Spottedblaze, and be sure-footed… you’ll receive your due diligence soon enough.

JAYTHROAT - A long-furred rosetted dark brown-and-white tom with blue eyes (and a distinctive white marking on his forehead).

The cousin of Cricketstar, one who grew up right alongside him, Jaythroat was always in quiet awe of him. Naturally more reserved than his kin, Jaythroat was always shadowing Cricketstar, growing up as his best friend and forging a strong, mutual support between the two. Jaythroat was the first that Cricketstar informed of his ideals of forming a new Clan, away from the tyranny of the oasis Clans, and while Jaythroat hesitated, he eventually steeled himself, having assessed all his options and knowing his kin to be in the right, and settled himself right at Cricketstar’s side - like always.

ELDERS:

DOGHEART - A medium-furred, rosetted (primarily white) light brown-and-white tom with dark blue eyes (and a sleek, striped tail.)

The eldest of AridClan, Dogheart watched his former Clan wither under the rule of his own corrupt niece and was eager to wriggle out from under her hooked claws. A peaceful historian at heart, Dogheart watched Cricketstar’s rebellion mount slowly in the shadows, and offered his full support, wisdom and advice as it grew, until finally, he was standing right at Cricketstar’s side as they were “driven” from the oasis, eager to continue to share his knowledge in a place where it would be valued, and not silenced.

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Downloading the new (old?) Clangen version (thank you again @cryptidclaw) has sparked my hyperfixation in this game all over again. Plus, with my specific art program being down for the count for a while (I don’t know how long), the drafts of OFND’s first book slowly being crafted into coherency, and college courses finally slowing somewhat to be more manageable, this is my life now.

I’ve grown?? Way too attached to AridClan just from writing up these little character profiles, so hopefully y’all will bear with me as I spam these little guys’ progress throughout the moons! ^^