#Free frostpaw

[spiremassk]

hi warrior cats ppl I just got spayed irl so I drew frostpaw last night in anticipation pls srnd love im kinda bleh

[smewduck]

Brackenfur, Brightheart or Birchfall for the warrior cats requests?

KITTY <3

[marshclaws]

Frostpaw design!

[sorreltail]

How did erin hunter get away with making gregory house one of the main characters in warrior cats

[clanborn]

star climax that i would personally enjoy: splashtail's got frostpaw pinned in their final confrontation, he's this close to finally killing her, and all of frostpaw's fears culminate and leave her frozen, unable to struggle free. curlfeather, through sheer willpower ignited by this immediate threat to her daughter's life, summons all the energy she can muster to project her image into the physical world, visible to both splash and frost. her sheer fury, her mangled corpse--here, present, clawing her way out of splashtail's dreams and into a waking nightmare, here to drag him down to hell with her--spooks splashtail to the core. this either frightens him so bad he suffers cardiac arrest, or he instantly bolts and abandons the clans forever (for the case where he could be brought back as a villain who is ideally no longer lame). once more, curlfeather saves frostpaw's life, this time from beyond the grave, so great is her love for her daughter. with the image of her bloodied mother burned in her mind, frostpaw's conflicted feelings bubble to the surface, feelings she's desperately forced underneath a layer of anger and resentment. frostpaw faces the truth: that her mother manipulated her for her own gain, but also that her mother loved her, and ultimately cared for frostpaw more than her own life. curlfeather was not entirely good or bad, she was simply just a cat, a flawed one, one capable of both good and bad things. hidden in all of her misdeeds was a cat that could be forgiven--and in turn, frostpaw too could be forgiven, and no longer needs to blame herself for every misfortune that had befallen her and her clan. frostpaw is also just a cat, a child under incredible duress, forced to make decisions that no child should have to make. she thinks of every cat that pushed that responsibility onto her--yes, her mother, but also splashtail, her older clanmates, every clan cat around the lake that turned a blind eye to her desperation. even starclan--her all knowing, benevolent ancestors--had stood by while she suffered, had caused her suffering, had used her not unlike the way curlfeather had. what made them different? why was curlfeather punished by cats who were no better? why was frostpaw punished for doing everything right? what distinction did starclan make between "good" and "bad" when all cats were capable of both, including starclan, in all its alleged, unerring kindness?

frostpaw once again does starclan's bidding, touches her nose to the moonpool and receives her nine lives. with each life, cats flash before her vision--harelight, riverstar, jayclaw--but they aren't the cats she sees. in her mind she sees curlfeather, blood on her paws and love in her eyes, and newly named froststar decides what sort of leader she will be. this is the last time she will follow starclan's path, no more will riverclan be subject to their will and their hypocrisies. relying on starclan is what destroyed them, their ancestors standing idle as riverclan tore itself apart for their favor. no more will riverclan force warriors and apprentices in certain roles, no more will it allow complacency, letting desperate voices go unheard. splashtail rejected starclan, but that is not what drove his bloodthirst and desire for power. under froststar's leadership, power would not solely lie in the paws of her and starclan, but shared among her clanmates, unable to be ripped away by a lone instigator, shattered by a single break in the chain.

maybe she'll be the kind of leader curlfeather wanted to be. maybe she'll be better. either way, froststar will lead riverclan into a golden dawn.

[wc-confessions]

i hope frostpaw getting spayed is shown in a positive light for the rest of the series, it sucks how warriors consistently villainizes good cat ownership like keeping your cats inside or spraying and neutering them. i get that these are anthropomorphized cats and humans are meant to be the bad guy but it's still a series for little kids and could easily influence them. i hope frostpaw is the next mistystar and lives a long calm happy life. they probably gave her a shot or two as well so she'll be illness free for a while like millie

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[bonefall]

The new arc’s first blurb came, and seems to be about Tawnypelt, Leafstar, and some random apprentice molly named Moonpaw btw. Can’t wait to see how awful that turns out.

I'm going to go in with low expectations this time around. Admittedly, I'm not fond of the idea of following cats who I feel have massively overstayed their welcome. Leafstar should have been dead a long time ago, and Tawnypelt has been active for 20 years of arcs plus a novella.

When I say "I'd like characters from previous arcs to continue their stories" I don't mean that I want popular old cats to get forced into the spotlight constantly. I mean that I want interesting background characters like Icewing, Fringewhisker, or Breezepelt to get expanded upon with full POVs. It's a bummer that the Erins seem so bad at building up new characters that they're still relying on cats from Arc 1.

But, hey, maybe this will surprise me.

Moonpaw though... Moonpaw I've got my eye on. I'm listening. I'm paying attention. TBC and ASC had a "formula" for the three POV characters; Boy/Girl/The Horrors. It's not lost on me that Changing Skies seems to have dropped the Boy and the Girl, but kept The Horrors. I hope this signals that they listened to the positive feedback on Shadowsight and Frostpaw.

Other assorted thoughts;

I'm not even going to pretend to be kind to this; ANOTHER construction plot is just bad.

They're boring. I do not want another whingefest about how it's wrong and bad and mean to hurt humans for some reason.

Bone "Speckletail's Bulldozer" Fall: these darn cats better attack a bulldozer or I'm out

And goddddd why are we having ANOTHER "StarClan's really gonna be gone this time!" Plot. This is the third in a row.

I was already on board with it the first time. Burn the heavens down or shut up at this point.

Plus... it seems like a lot of this arc is going to be based around Tawnypelt trying to argue with people to get the plot to happen, Moonpaw warning everyone the plot is going to happen while they don't listen to her, and Leafstar acting in whatever way will be most annoying for the plot to not happen.

I cannot stress enough how much I dread this. I am so sick of buying books to hear about characters doing everything in their power to accomplish as little as possible. I can call my congressman for FREE.

Moonpaw though. I love her name. I hope that she has a strong personality to help her stand out from Frost and Shadow.

I'm hoping that she's more on the rough side than the sensitive side, tbh. Something I enjoy about Nightheart is that he CAUSES shit to happen because he's impulsive.

My ideal scenario for this arc is Leafstar trying to keep Tawnypelt and Moonpaw on two leashes and absolutely failing. PLEASE let my girls break stuff.

I hope that Leafstar dies in this arc. I'll be kinda sad if she's the first leader voted out, but she NEEDS to stop leading. So I hope it's a good death.

And God please I hope they keep the stupidity pills away from her. She has been at her worst in ASC.

IN A NUTSHELL; On paper, this seems like a middling idea for an arc at best. My expectations are low, but I'm hoping they surprise me.

[dawn-sunlight]

How come Podlight gets to get away scot free for being a fake medicine cat on purpose and being fully aware of Splashtail being a fake leader from day one and deliberately discrediting Frostpaw to help Splashtail AND potentially even knowing about Reedwhisker's murder but Fognose and Breezeheart get banished because they were mad about the other clans interfering to kill their evil leader? Something Podlight was ranting about not 2 chapters before the two are kicked out??

Also it really rubs me the wrong way how Nightheart is like "Wow she's so terrible because she's a kit-stealer; I can't believe I was so desperate I tried convincing her to help" about Fognose and then is far less hostile and accusatory towards Sneezecloud, who was just as guilty of kit-stealing as Fognose. He's not even mad at Sneezecloud for the kit stealing, Nightheart's mad about the way Sneezecloud treated him last encounter.

[kiwianacat]

Aaaahhhh this was really fun but took ages, lol. Pretty happy with how these guys all look, quick explanation of my choices if you want them, although you’re free to disagree lol.

- A lot of my enjoyment of Mistystar comes from personal interpretation or even AUs of the character but that doesn’t negate the fact that’s she’s my favourite.

- I like Berrynose for the same reason he’s commonly disliked; he’s an asshole.

- Ngl when I started reading TBC I wasn’t big on Shadowpaw initially because I was worried he was going to be Alderheart 2.0 and I was happy to be wrong.

- Needleclaw is one of the many victims of being the sister of a male protagonist, I want to see more of her with more consistent characterisation.

- If you’ve read Yellowfang’s Secret you probably already know that Raggedstar is just an awful guy in ways that aren’t really directly addressed.

- I like my Rainflower design a lot even though it differs from canon (why are Crooked and Oaks parents both grey, it irritates me)

- Frostpaw’s cool, but she’s the 20th blue eyed, plain grey, she-cat protagonist, can we please get some torties thanks?

- Flipclaw’s struggles are deeply relatable and he’s just a funny, mellow background character idk.

- CrookedBlue = fun, good chemistry, angst

- StarSky = gross, weird power imbalance, she dated your son, Clear Sky’s the worst, whyyyyy

- I like Spotfur, I think she’s neat, grounded and would have a good although dry sense of humour.

- Idk it’s Bramblestar, what else do I even need to say here.

[clangen-soap-operas]

Hear me out: alternate ending to Star.

Splashtail, Berryheart, and their close followers get kicked out, and then in some form of a last laugh/revenge, they send the dogs to the gathering island.

These dogs aren’t trained. Splashtail just runs them down to the island by pissing off several large, presumably starving and agitated dogs, and berry and the henchmen block off the tree bridge exit so no one can go out that way

Splashtail is completely unhinged, and has nothing to lose at this point. I imagine Riverclan got fed up with him and kicked him and his posse out, and Curlfeather is laughing at his failures (as she should)

The dogs wreck havoc on the gathering, but since they’re not trained and Splashtail made them mad, they attack and kill him as well. He tries to do tigerstars plan, tries to mimic past dictators and it goes wrong, his luck ran out.

Sunbeam and Berryheart have a confrontation, Berryheart is still a jerk, and Sunbeam is forced to kill her to save her new family and free the bridge towards freedom. She runs across with Sparkpelt and Finchlight

Frostpaws arc would probably be sort of the same, except this time all the people who loved her just as she was throughout the series sing her back from starclan. She picks Icewing because she’d always cared, and Icewing is like a mother figure

Nightheart is there too. Idk what to do with him. I like @bonefall ‘s idea of him going to Riverclan, though.

[interstellarchaosss]

Systember 3: Animal!

Figured that drawing one of our in-sys animal friend groups would be good for this prompt. Just some vaguely grumpy cats and some silly birds.

Please do not use our art without our permission. Feel free to ask to use for icons and similar things, but we have the right to say no.

Program: Firealpaca Approx. Time: 2h Original Date: 04.09.24 Commission/Trade/Collab status in bio/pinned! Art Of:

Jayfeather [Headmate]

Flap [Headmate]

Frostpaw [Headmate]

Jack [Headmate]

(System Member Artist: Merlin)

[spiremassk]

splashtail design inspired by @saffronscales’s splashtail!!

[booksofstars]

the standard bases for this post (free to use with credit, including if you edit these), colored examples and hypothetical sets below the cut! next post will contain alternative poses for bases and a few bonus series concepts. do not pass the art or bases off as your own.

leaders and former leaders have a white keychain! please dont yell at me if your favorite character isnt either drawn or listed. they may be named in the bonus batches, or you may make them yourself using the bases provided. all designs are heavily based on their official website appearances; please do not harass me about how much you hate a design.

SERIES ONE—THE PROPHECIES BEGIN:

firestar

graystripe

ravenpaw

bluestar

yellowfang

tigerstar

scourge

brightheart

SERIES TWO—THE NEW PROPHECY:

squirrelflight

brambleclaw

stormfur

feathertail

crowfeather

tawnypelt

leafpool

hawkfrost

SERIES THREE—THE POWER OF THREE:

jayfeather

lionblaze

hollyleaf

ashfur

sol

breezepelt

heathertail

rock

SERIES FOUR—OMEN OF THE STARS:

ivypool

dovewing

flametail

fallen leaves

dawnpelt

tigerheart

half moon

bumblestripe

SERIES FIVE—DAWN OF THE CLANS:

gray wing

clear sky

tall shadow

wind runner

river ripple

thunder

one eye

star flower

SERIES SIX—A VISION OF SHADOWS:

needletail

alderheart

sparkpelt

violetshine

twigbranch

tree

darktail

briarlight

SERIES SEVEN—THE BROKEN CODE:

shadowsight

bristlefrost

rootspring

fake bramblestar

spotfur

stemleaf

snowtuft

juniperclaw

SERIES EIGHT—A STARLESS CLAN:

frostpaw

nightheart

sunbeam

curlfeather

berryheart

lightleap

splashtail

whistlepaw

[himboblaze]

the idea of curlfeather becoming a guardian ‘angel’ of sorts to frostpaw after she dies lives in my head rent free.

curlfeather who never leaves her daughter’s side, who lays with her when she’s grief stricken and mourning, who beams with pride at her warrior apprentice ceremony, who’s heart swells with joy finally seeing frostpaw able to live a normal, happy life without overwhelming responsibility…

curlfeather, who’s hatred for splashtail is so intense she could start forest fires wherever she walks from the rage and disgust burning through her veins, as she can do nothing but watch in horror as he almost murders her beloved kit. who cries and begs and yowls for anyone to save her little one, knowing no one can hear her.

who reluctantly leaves frostpaw’s side, knowing she won’t survive without immediate care, and races across the moorland, desperately searching for anyone who could help.

who finally finds whistlepaw, and uses all of her strength to send a strong gust of wind carrying several small, curled feathers rushing by the apprentice, urging her in the direction of where her baby lays bleeding out.

it is in that moment, where curlfeather lay exhausted and terrified beside her dying kit, that she wishes most intensely she could actually be there for her daughter. in that moment, curlfeather’s deepest desire is realized, if only for a few precious seconds, and frostpaw inhales a comforting scent she hasn’t in so long, before drifting uneasily into unconsciousness.

[kyrauii]

I would ABSOLUTELY love if you drew frostpaw in your style !! your art is so gorgeous btww ☺️💞

Thank you so much! I drew up this lil icon of her :D! Feel free to use it anywhere u want, hope u like it ^^ !

[everybody-loves-purdy]

What’s this about Splashtail threatening kits? What happened?

Splashtail in Star basically keeps kits hostage to keep the cats under him in line. RiverClan follows him because he keeps Mosspelt, Havenpelt (his own mother!) and her kits hostage and threatens repeatedly to kill them if anyone steps out of line. Later once he takes over ShadowClan he does the same thing with Cinnamontail’s kits. He even tries to kidnap SkyClan kits but Nightheart saves them.

Later Splashtail starts keeping the RiverClan kits in his den with him to make sure he can deal with them at a moments notice. Before he dies as things are starting to close in on him he grabs Troutkit and presses him under his paw to stop anyone turning against him, Owlnose manages to catch Splashtail by surprise and free Troutkit, and then Splashtail manages to swipe Floatkit and swim off with her as a hostage, Frostpaw saves Floatkit just before she kills Splashtail.