#Dark Forest Trainee

[velo-cats]

Sunstrike

[cicadapaw]

[celestralferretdesigns]

Ivypool

[lemonstars-cat-blog]

quick birchfall design because AAUAUGHRHRHRRRRGHRHRHRHRHHGAGGEGWGATTFGHRGRGRR sorry. i like him a lot

[gougarpaw]

“But if I've learned anything from my time away from the Clans, it's that being a true warrior is something that happens in your heart. It can't be learned through rules. It can't be taught through training. It must be felt first.”

Icestar is a lightly-built, snowy white she-cat with blue eyes.

notes:

- Spouse of Mintfur, mother of Beetlewhisker, Grasspelt, Pricklekit, Petalfur, Nightsky, and Breezeheart

- more of a tank than a swimmer

- according to Su Susann, Icewing and her sisters (Pinefur and Duskfur) were the children of Skyheart and Reedtail

[hazelwhisker-designs]

Antpelt

[lux1fer]

this guy

[bonefall]

BB!Hallowflight

Dang, little dude was a breakout star of the Great Battle outline. Here he is!

[ID: Hollowflight from Warrior Cats, slightly renamed into a cat called 'Hallowflight.' He is a brown tabby with a soft, creamy belly that has gentle ginger gradients and amber eyes.]

Clanmew Name: Shahafyiooaw (Shahaf = Holy, Yiooaw = Flew like a swift or swallow. His official nickname is Shaw. SHahafyiooAW.)

Alignment: RiverClan

Relations: Rainstorm (father), Reedwhisker (mentor), Rushfish & Tanglepaw (siblings), Troutstream (bullied by), Lakeheart (mate), Harelight & Softpelt & Dappletuft (children)

See: Official BB!RiverClan Family Tree And: Dragonkin Family

Previously named Lizardtail, Hallowflight was a Dark Forest trainee who defected at the very end of the battle. He broke ranks when Tigerstar's plan pivoted to the slaughter of innocents, tearing across the territory at record speed, and swimming across the lake itself.

Though he collapsed when he finally fetched help, Mistystar was moved by his incredible display of heroism. While Wind and Thunder were punishing their trainees, regardless of if they had willingly defected or not, she was so awed that she felt it appropriate to bestow an Honor Title.

After OotS, he becomes a respected warrior of RiverClan, taking a place under his great-grandmother Sedgecreek and deceased uncle Rippletail. His honorable renaming solidifies his family as being quite renowned, but also, for having a fair amount of scandal.

More trivia below!

His parent Rainstorm and uncle Rippletail were the products of a HalfClan relationship between Swallowtail and Rainwhisker!

This situation was the breaking point between his great-grandmothers, Sedgecreek and Greenflower, and lead to Mistystar choosing Sedge as her deputy.

Rainstorm was part of the Po3 Apprentice Generation, and a casual friend of the Three. Particularly Lionblaze.

Rainstorm does not share where they got the kits from, invoking Queen's Rights adamantly.

Growing up, Lizardpaw had trouble with Troutpaw and Mossypaw because he was a 'meek minnow'. Always pushed around and had to rely on Rushpaw to save his butt.

The Dark Forest offered to show him how to be stronger than his bullies and he accepted, he was a naiive kid.

But he always had a good heart. Following Tigerstar through most of the battle was cowardice, he was afraid of what they'd do to him

When Hawkfrost attacked Tigerstar to stop him, Lizardtail took the chance to slip away unnoticed and run for help

After the Great Battle, he became close with Lakeheart, and eventually they had three kits together.

Dappletuft died in an attempt on the impostor's life, and was buried like a rogue. Softpelt died in the tyrant's defense. Harefur was exiled for supporting the rebels but returned when Ashfur's identity was revealed, and went into the Dark Forest to avenge his siblings.

Hallowflight is proud of his son and cheers the loudest at his Honor Title ceremony, but ever since then, Harelight has had his parents at paw's length.

He hasn't forgiven them for how they didn't fight for him to attend the funerals of either of his siblings, and just let Dappletuft get buried like a rogue.

IN TERMS OF DESIGN AND DECISIONS:

It's interesting that he's actually a direct descendant of Willowpelt through Rainwhisker. I'm planning to give her some funky teeth and Harelight was also getting a little overbite, so I decided to bridge the two with Hallowflight getting some odd fangs too.

I love his wiki sprite with that little orange gradient, so it's official in this design. I'm not sure where it comes from, maybe his secret mother.

His stripes are in 3s, one thin in the middle, bordered by two thicks.

I merged Lizardtail and Hollowflight, because I was committed to making Hollow survive the battle and Lizard is a convenient living background nobody with a canonical family I can use.

So all canonical roles Lizardtail is getting will be taken over by Hallowflight!

His Clanmew name is pretty interesting. It's straightforward as a translation, but Clanmew doesn't make a distinction between 'Healing' and 'Holiness.' So 'Shahaf' has a bit of a vibe of redemption in the original language, like he's healing from his mistakes.

The form of 'flight' that's being used is the one for the hurried, dashing movements of birds like martins, swallows, and swifts. They're birds that rarely stop flying, and swifts even drink while airborne! They do this by skimming the top of lakes and taking a big gulp of water. VERY cool animals.

So the 'flew like a swift' invokes the idea of him skimming the top of the lake and making a direct beeline to get redemption.

[strawberryfrostedkitties]

[jayfrost-designs]

I was in the mood to design a calico the other day, and I haven't been satisfied with my Blossomfall design for a while now, so I figured it was finally time to give her an upgrade.

You can find the reverse side of her design here.

For her physical description, Blossomfall is described as a long and thick-furred she-cat. As before, I gave her her father's floof and size, she's a big girl, she and her brother kind of dwarf their sister even when she stood at her full height, though it doesn't help that she's a shorthair and they're both poofballs, the fur adds size. XD

For her pattern, Blossomfall is described as a tortoiseshell-and-white she-cat with petal-like white patches. I went back to a design closer to Old Bthis older one I had for her, I don't know why but I've always preferred that mostly-black face for her with the white muzzle and nose and just a bit of orange along the edge of the cheek fur leading into the white chest. I think I saw a photo of a cat who looked like that once and that's just been how Blossomfall looks in my head ever since (despite my attempts to design her away from that), but I can't find the photo anymore.

As always, I make her petal-like white patches bigger, since her patches were described as looking like petals when she was a newborn, and if they were super small markings on a newborn kitten they'd look more like little spots than like petals.

Overall, I'm really happy with how she turned out.

[voiddesigns-wc]

I would love to see your design of Ivypool if you haven’t done her already!

The dark forest girl fail herself! I’m a green eyes Ivypool truther, because 1. It matches her name 2. It matches Dovewing and Hollyleaf.

[velo-cats]

Bramblestar

[cicadapaw]

i've love to see any of these babies:

furzepelt, toadfoot, or icewing :)

here's a furzepelt!

[spottedstorm26]

Decided to draw my favorite Warriors character for every letter of the alphabet (excluding U and X since they don't exist lol!)

I is for Ivypool! The best of the sisters! The most relatable for me 100%! I completely understand the feeling of being in a more skilled sibling's shadow and the jealousy that comes with it. But she managed to push her jealousy away to become the greatest spy the clans have known! I still headcanon her to be the true 4th. I'm my headcanon, she had the power of persuasion. That's how she got most of the dark forest trainees to come back and fight. And MUCH later on we get my absolute most favorite pair with her and Fernsong. Their friendship was so wholesome and led to the most wholesome pair of mates, I swear! And she didn't let being a queen stop her from going out and doing things theme to him. UHG! SO GOOD! And after the loss of Bristlefrost... I won't go into Ivypool's Heart spoilers but, GO READ IT DANG IT! The grief and the anger she has is so real! I love seeing Warriors tackling and actually doing well with mental health... FINALLY! And yes, I'm EXTREMELY happy that she's deputy. She more than earned that promotion!

[eastcoast-envy]

"Run, because if you stay, I will kill you." - Ivypool, The Last Hope

I liked Ivypool a bit when I was younger (definitely more than Dove) but recently I've fallen in love with her again! This is my own design of her!

[shallowbreeze]

Birchfall

Birchfall is a light brown tabby tom with amber eyes and glossy fur.