#Rootfall

[talonpaw]

how do you all think the bumbleflight timeline is doing right now

[jayfrost-designs]

Well, I know I already made a design for this guy. But with the new poll released on the official Warriors website for fans to decide on Rootpaw's warrior name (which you can find HERE) came the revelation that Rootpaw has blue eyes. Just slapping some blue eyes on the broken mackeral tabby design I had for him didn't look right, so I decided to totally revamp his design instead. So here is Rootpaw's new design. ^^

More under the cut:

The only description we have of Rootpaw so far is that he's a yellow tom (now with blue eyes). That's the same description as his dad, so I decided to try and make his phyiscal build more like his mom's to add some variety. He's a shorthair like Violetshine, rather than having long fur like his dad, and he's on the lither side like her, though of course all of this is subject to change if more of Rootpaw's description is given in the text, this is just what I'm going with for now based on what we have to work with. Before, I designed him as a broken mackeral tabby like his dad. Now, however, with his canon blue eyes, I decided a lynx point tabby pattern would help make those blue eyes look a little less out of place. He's still got the same stripe markings as before, but now with different colors, similar to Tree's but with more of them, to fit the pointed tabby pattern. Overall, I'm really happy with how this turned out.  He doesn't look almost identical to his dad anymore, and while I liked the other design I came up with for him, I honestly love how the point pattern looks together with those blue eyes, and I love his new colors and how his pattern looks overall.

[everybody-loves-purdy]

yknow i think itd be really cool if we got more community vote things like the rootpaw suffix vote. like the super edition votes are pretty cool but the other ones could always be made later, choosing a name feels so cool like we’re making an impact on the whole series. team rootfall 4 life though

I was also team Rootfall

But yeah I wish we got more naming polls like that

Even if it’s not a main protagonist just having a vote to decide any character’s name is cool

[canon-notcanon-warriorcats]

If I am correct, the options were Rootspring, Rootfall, Rootspirit, and then a fourth option that I guess my brain didn't find interesting enough to remember???

I'll see if I can look it up

yeah, in retrospect i think rootfall would’ve been a really good name for him

[riverc1an]

I voted for Rootfall, but Rootspring is a great name too! Love that name as well! I can’t wait to hear about Needlepaw’s warrior name!

[kingpyn]

if you voted for rootspring yall fake rootfall is where its at

[smokeclan-oc]

Goldenflame - long haired vibrant orange tabby tom with white undercoat

Family: Rootfall (father), Lionpurr (mother, deceased), Firestride (brother) Gender / Sexuality:  Tom / pansexual  Personality: everyones favorite dad friend, super helpful, protective, wants you to stay safe, stand behind me type Backstory: Goldenflame was recruited by his mother to become a response warrior, becoming one of the front line fighters for the clan. When there’s a fox, or badger, Goldenflame is on the scene. He’s got big paws, and thick claws, with a thick pelt too. Goldenflame is a beast of a warrior, and few would want to go up against him. Even his own clanmates can look dwarved compared to him.  When Goldenflame’s mother died, he really stepped up, taking over some of her response duties, like encouraging young warriors to continue their education, and helping train apprentices.  Goldenflame is everyones favorite dad friend. He’s always happy to help out, and is willing to spar with anyone who wants to spar with him. He’s a big sweetheart too, still getting flustered when people thank him or compliment him. He’s not the best with kits, but he’s working on it because he wants his own someday soon. Ideal Partner: someone who can give him kits, a single parent looking for help, the head mentor, the head hunter, a queen looking for her next litter Position | Clan: Response Warrior | Whisperclan

Berryhunter - fluffy calico tabby tom

Family: Pineclaw (father, deceased), Ochreleaf (mother), Blossomfall (brother) Gender / Sexuality: Tom / bisexual  Personality: hopeful, awkward, newbie on the block, young warrior surrounded by senior warriors  Backstory: Berryhunter was trained by his great uncle to take his position as a response warrior so Burnetbranch could retire. Burnetbranch was an incredible mentor and it’s no surprise Berry’s assessment assured he was perfect for the task.  Young Berryhunter is the forests best hunter. Able to track from one side of the forest to the other, he’s often asked for help tracking down missing cats. He is a young Tom surrounded by a lot of older warriors, since most response warriors are in that position until they retire. Berryhunter loves spending free time hunting, always having fruitful trips. He will often offer to take apprentices out if they aren’t busy, wanting to give tips where he can. He’s often asked to assist the medicine cat, as he is a very skillful forager too.  Ideal Partner: a young warrior who admires the response team, the child of a senior response warrior hoping to take their parents position, and work along side Berry, a young cat who had been taken that Berry tracked down and saved, the medicine cat apprentice who has a crush on him  Position | Clan: Response Warrior | Whisperclan

Furzeskip - long haired brown tabby tom

Family: Streakpelt (father), Vinethorn (mother [sister of Pineclaw, Berry’s father]), Gorsepad (sister) Gender / Sexuality: tom / bisexual  Personality: straight passing, the good brother, strong, confident, well liked, baby  Backstory: Brand new warrior, Furze was offered to become a response warrior at his ceremony. He’s just finished his Virgil last night and he’s excited! A good hunter and climber, Furzeskip was known for catching birds by chasing them out of their nest and grabbing them in the air. Known for his ability to plan hunting parties, he’s been told that’s going to be his job as a response warrior. He can plan out the best attacks for the most reward. When he would go out with his apprentice buddies, he always brought back the most prey.  Furzeskip is a natural born leader type, and the other response warriors tend to baby him a bit, seeming to believe he might have that it takes to make it big. Ideal Partner: a fellow hunter, an apprentice he was denmates with and plans on being mates with, the pretty queen who found a new daddy  Position | Clan: Response Warrior | Whisperclan

[punchingmudcrabs]

Meet Glen:

Glen's adventures will continue!

Glen-Puncher-Of-Mudcrabs

Glen-Puncher-of-Mudcrabs is not a 🍼 milk-drinker 🍼

I write my journal because I find myself far from my small village in Black Marsh. I don’t know if I will make it back. If harm befalls me please return this journal and my mudcrab amulet to my mother, Sings-to-the-blossoms in Rootfalls.

My amulet is a symbol that I am full member in good standing of the Black…

[alpenglw]

rootspring & rootfall are both rlly cute.... i voted for rootfall bc it reminds me of autumn !! but rootspring def could fit him as well

[grafomaniaco]

[talonpaw]

none of this would have happened in the rootfall timeline

[canon-notcanon-warriorcats]

Just looked it up the last choice was Rootwing

oh yeah no rootfall is better

[canon-notcanon-warriorcats]

The whole Rootpaw name thing is just a bad idea. First of all they gave us a bunch of bad names like Rootfall, Rootspring- wtf? We want Rootclaw or Rootbranch (okay maybe it's just me on this one). Also, the fact they included Rootspirit is just bad. The suffix spirit was created as a tribute to a little girl who DIED. They shouldn't just start randomly handing it out. Then there's the whole idea of letting the fandom pick anyways, we are just gonna be upset when we don't get what we want. Ugh

rootwing is too generic and doesn’t make sense to me, i like rootfall and rootspring though

[punchingmudcrabs]

Black Marsh: Rootfalls