#cryptidclaw's warriors au

[cryptidclaw]

Here’s all 6 of the Tigerspawn sketches from my ask requests together <3

[cryptidclaw]

Downnose vibez

I cherish the creature

[cryptid-wc-designs]

Blog Info!

This blog is for all of my semi-canon accurate Warriors Designs!!

You may know me from my Warriors blog @cryptidclaw ! I have posted lots of designs there as well, however they are mostly for AUs! These designs are not for any AU!

All of these designs are free to use for NON-PROFIT projects with CREDIT!

I will be making all designs from this blog available on my Redbubble!

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I go by Cryptid or Sam! and I use they/he/she pronouns!

My Carrd (Abt Me + Socials)

My Ko-fi!

My main blog is @clowncryptids!

[skyscratch-wc]

The Skyfall AU Masterpost

This post will be an archive of sorts for the information posts for the Skyfall AU.

The goal of this AU is to hammer out a solid timeline for warrior cats, emphasize the downfall of Skyclan and the aftermath as key drivers in the plot, and better flesh out the characters and clan culture(s)! Additionally, I hope to address some of the more problematic elements of the canon text to make a narrative that is more satisfying and lives up to the potential the warriors world has. I also want to pin down a setting (at the moment I am leaning towards SW Scotland) for the books in order to make the names and environment consistent and accurate.

This AU will focus primarily on the the time frame from the fall of Skyclan to the end of OotS, since those are the books I read as a kid/teenager and are the books I have the best grasp of. I stopped reading the series consistently several years ago, but have re-read TPB recently. As such, I probably won't do much work on anything post-The Last Hope. Perhaps later, but certainly not anytime soon.

I hope to tackle DotC at some point, since I got about halfway through that arc before stopping reading the books.

This project is roughly broken into a few categories that are subject to change:

History of the Clans and Timeline Work:

Timeline from The Skyfall to Modern Day [DRAFT]

Clan Culture:

Skyclan's Cultural Evolution

Clan Ranks and Structure

How to Become Deputy by Clan

Plot:

Skyclan's Downfall

Thunderclan Civil War (aka The Skyblood Conflict)

Disbanding of Skyclan

Characters:

ThunderClan Cats

ShadowClan Cats

RiverClan Cats

WindClan Cats

Ancient SkyClan Cats

Modern SkyClan Cats

Rogues, Loners, and Housecats

Family Trees:

Power of Five

Skykin Foundations

ThunderClan

WindClan

RiverClan

ShadowClan

Modern SkyClan

Clanmew Posts:

SkyClan Ranks in Clanmew

Geography and Ecosystems:

Flora and Fauna of SW Scotland

The Forest Territories

Allegiances:

Into the Wild: ThunderClan

Into the Wild: ShadowClan

Into the Wild: WindClan

Into the Wild: RiverClan

Skyfall Asks + Responses:

Can Clerics have mates/kits

Will I write this?

Goal of the rewrite

This AU is inspired not only by the canonical warriors books that I read as a kid/teen but also by the work of @bonefall and @cryptidclaw, both blogs I absolutely love reading through because the ideas in their respective AUs/rewrites are superb and get the creative juices flowing. In particular, I plan on using the clanmew language system developed by bonefall and @troutfur and drawing from the clan culture bonefall has numerous posts about. This is also inspired by other animal fantasy books I read in my childhood, including Tailchaser's Song, Guardians of Ga'hoole, and Wings of Fire.

[cryptidclaw]

OUGH WAIT I LOVE THIS .... don't make me rework the tree againn😭😭😭

No reason but when I was younger I really liked the idea of Whitestorm being Graystripe's father.

I just think it would be silly if his goofy cocky personality early on comes from his father being a respected warrior and his great-aunt being leader. He brags to Rusty but he always gets scolded for being a clown anyways.

And idk... Bluestar watching her grand-nephew have a halfclan relationship... leave the clan to be with his kits like she never could...

Stonefur, Featherpaw and Stormpaw being related... Stonefur hadn't wanted to accept his relation to Bluestar at first but he spends his last breath fighting for his family's right to live.

[theanoninyourinbox]

hhhhmmmmm

If I redo the Longstar AU I will be taking a page from @ailurocide @fallingstarsau @fatal-rewrites-warriors @wildfire-rewrite @kittypetkingdom @bonefall @cryptidclaw and others and Add Stuff…

[cryptidclaw]

How about Goldenflower and Mapleshade? The dead wives 😔

NO BECAUSE IM OBSESSED WITH THEM

(old ghost woman yuri my beloved)

[wcflameflowersau]

Blog Introduction - Welcome to FF:TPoS AU!

-Personal Intro-

My name is Cony, but you can call me Conifer, Coniferous or Sage! I go by she/her but I’m fine with any pronouns!

Main blog: @conyferoustree

-Blog explanation: What is the Flame Flowers: The Prophecy of Stars AU?-

The Flame Flowers AU is an alternate universe of the book series Warriors.

There will be a LOT of differences from the canon.

Also, the AU is still in the works and many things are up to change.

-Tagging-

#FF:TPoSAU - General tags for the AU

#TPoSChar - Character refs and info

#TPoSLore - Lore regarding the AU

-Other-

Asks are open for anyone and everyone!

-Credits/Inspo-

Erin Hunter for creating the og Warriors

Cheeteh Z (no longer support :() and Sappletoast on YT for the idea of creating a large AU

Cryptidclaw on Tumblr for the naming ideas

-:)-

That’s all for now, will update if necessary!

[reallydifferentcaptain]

Since they're Thunderclan it would be cool if they had the ability to fight in storms/bad weather or even perhaps like a thing before battle where they beat the ground/yowel and it sounds like thunder, that sort of thing

Im really happy to report that in the latest arc, i the very last book published, Tawnyspots stays in Mistystar's den and the warriors get angry because they think she is moving around the trinkets/shells/feathers that Mistystar decorated with

Does anyone ever think about how the clans used to actually have differences in culture and lifestyle and how all of that got erased in the newer books?

Imagine how cool it would have been if the Erins had explored these cultural differences between the clans even FURTHER because that would have given the series so much potential.

Here are some examples of just how cool cultural differences can be:

RiverClan

I want to see RiverClan using their skills in swimming way more than they do currently, let them swim to the gathering island every full moon, let them attack other clans from the depths of the lake and drag cats down into the water to drown them. Let them still have their easygoing and relaxed attitude but show how formidable they can be in a fight and make it clear that they are not to be messed with.

Give them their own traditions too, let them celebrate the coming of spring each year because of ice melting and the river thawing so that they can fish again. Let them collect pretty flower petals on this day to decorate their dens and have them celebrate it by all going down to the river to fish.

Show their clan’s love for pretty trinkets and have them gather pretty shells and pebbles from the river. Let the apprentices play games this way by seeing who can find the prettiest shell for their den and boasting about it later. I imagine the other clans would view them as relaxed and easygoing, always having a ready source of food thanks to the river but at the same time they know to fear them for their almost unnatural fighting skills in the water.

WindClan

Imagine WindClan still keeping their old tradition of tunnelling even at the lake territory, imagine WindClan tunnellers accidentally discovering the old forgotten tunnels that run under the forest and finding out pieces of their history this way, possibly even before Jayfeather does. I wish they had kept the tunnelling tradition alive because that was what made WindClan so unique.

Show just how fast WindClan can be, let them use the tunnels to invade other territories and let them be almost impossible for the others to catch up to. They might be considered scrawny but show that they have an advantage in battle because of their uncanny speed.

In general let them have a closed off and cold approach to the other clans. Show that they think they are closer to StarClan than the others because they live and sleep under open skies. They might seem almost mysterious to the other clans and deeply rooted in their traditions. Let them have oral storytelling nights and let them chart constellations in the night sky, keeping alive the tales of their ancestors.

The could even believe that the wind which blows over the moors is holy, the echo of the voices of their ancestors. I picture them as a religious clan, even more than the others. Perhaps they pray by listening to the wind and leaving offerings to be blown away in the breeze (usually the feathers of birds of prey)

ShadowClan

Next up is ShadowClan, the stereotypical bad guys. I would have loved if ShadowClan had been shown to follow a more nocturnal lifestyle, being active mostly at night. They would be masters of stealth, blending into the shadows and coating themselves with mud and leaves for camouflage due to their territories limited undergrowth. This might be what gives them their stereotypical bad smell, that ThunderClan always complains about.

Their territory is very marshy and due to little undergrowth it would be harder for them to stalk prey. This has caused them to be the stealthiest out of all the clans and the best hunters. But they are also able to use this stealth to their advantage in a fight. They attack without warning from the shadows and rely on surprise, always striking at night when it’s hardest to see them.

Their tradition could be the celebration of the winter solstice, the longest night of the year.

ThunderClan

And finally we have the main protagonists ThunderClan. This clan has always felt bland to me in terms of tradition because they don’t seem to have anything that really makes them stand out. I imagine they are probably the best trackers due to having to hunt and track prey in thick bushy undergrowth.

But honestly I would have loved if they had been given something to make them special and unique. Any ideas?

[blazingstarrewrite]

welcome to the tumblr blog for my warrior cats rewrite, tentatively titled a blazing star! I will be rewriting at least the first series and maybe more to rewrite some of the issues with the series. this au is heavily inspired by @cryptidclaw’s rise of change au and @thistledown-au-warriors and my own ideas. I will be mainly using this blog to post family trees and my designs, the chapters are posted on ao3. im currently finishing up into the wild

[janadog]

could u draw nightkit and mistkit if tigerkit was the one who died and they both grow up and play that villian role that tiger did? I just imagine them as the creepy ass twins and its so funny lmao

I call this “night in the mist” au! (Thank you for the request!)

I’ll explain the story under the cut! Redtail,Dustpelt,and Brindleface designs are by @cat-cemetery @cryptidclaw and @voiddesigns-wc

Leopardfoot has her kits as normal,but sadly one by the name of Tigerkit dies.His sisters Mistkit and Nightkit are determined to become great warriors of Thuderclan in his honor.Moons and moons later they get their warrior names Nightshade,and Mistheart,but they also get new apprentices Ravenpaw and Dustpaw! The sisters believe they are chosen to lead thuderclan one day but some think otherwise.During the battle for sunningrocks Nightshade seizes to secure her chance and kills redtail,but she doesn’t know someone else saw her. Nightshade and Mistheart eventually find out that ravenpaw knows what she did,but they decide to spare him in exchange for promising not to tell anyone. Ravenpaw decides to become a medicine cat instead of a warrior (he receives his name Ravenflight).During all of this a kittypet named Rusty joins the clan. (All stays the name for him except that Longtail trains him,not Bluestar.) Nightshde and Mistheart team up and mange to kill bluestar,but Longtail and Fireheart kick them out of thuderclan. That’s when they join shadowclan and Nightshade becomes Nightstar. Then they advance their plans by Mistheart luring dogs near the camp and killing brindleface. Soon shadowclan teams up with bloodclan to defeat thuderclan once and for all. But Scourge decides he doesn’t want to fight now and in lack of patience ,Nightstar attacks scourge and dies the same way Tigerstar would have.Mistheart runs away as the clans engage in battle and becomes a kittypet. Eventually she meets a kittypet named Sasha and tells her about her life. This sparks Sasha’s interest and one day she decides to go find the clan for herself.

Hope you enjoyed reading this!

[cryptidclaw]

This summary specifically is why I really love Mapleshade's character

She is very evil but has such a good plot...

[wildfire-rewrite]

Introduction to the Wildfire Rewrite

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The Wildfire Rewrite aims to improve upon the issues within Warriors series of books. The series has plenty of issues, from ableism to incest to xenophobia, I plan to fix and adjust these issues.

This will also be one of those "cats but more advanced" rewrites, inspired by @bonefall's Better Bones AU, @cryptidclaw's Rise of Change AU, and @ailurocide's Xenomoggy.

Below the cut is more information, links, tags, and more.

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First things first...

✦ -> History Masterpost

✦ -> Culture Masterpost

✦ -> Family Masterpost

✦ -> Language Masterpost

✦ -> Writing Masterpost

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Important Tags...

#wildfire rewrite - The tag used to differentiate the posts. I also use this tag to find fanart if the blog is not pinged.

#october updates - When the author, October, provides non-rewrite updates.

#WF!____ - The blank is where a character will go when they are in a post.

#wildfire: ___ - The blank is where a topic can go. The topics are listed below.

#wildfire: masterpost // link #wildfire: culture // link #wildfire: environment #wildfire: history #wildfire: fanart #wildfire: spirituality #wildfire: language // link #wildfire: fall thunderbringer #wildfire: deep nightfall #wildfire: cold creekbay #wildfire: sky breezemoor #wildfire: band of blood // link

#WF: ___ - The blank is where a written or planned-to-be-written novella or series will go. For example, Rise of the Sects would be WF: Rise of the Sects, and Pineheart's Wish would be WF: Pineheart's Wish

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Other...

✦ -> Trigger Warnings

✦ -> Outsider Groups Information

✦ -> Fanart Masterpost

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[ryleebujno]

@cryptidclaw @thistledown-au-warriors @the-owl-tree

Tagged my couple favorite artist in this so

hello y'all I did it. I made my first reference sheet of my main character is my Au.i hope you guys like it. Brumblepaw(pelt) is my main character mother willowheart and father brambleclaw(my warrior AU pls don't judge 😭) she has a brother beeflight (I changed it) and she had a sister but it didn't make it her name was darkkit(rose) should I do the other characters reference sheet? Let me know and I can add some people's ocs as background characters in some parts and there will be maybe a map idk I gotta find people to join

She's the sleep queen fr

[squirrelflight67]

𝐒𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐥'𝐬 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐭 — 𝐖𝐞𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐲 𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐠!

Hello, and welcome all to Squirrelflight67 (she/they)! While my main inspiration for this blog came with the idea of rewriting Warrior Cats series, it eventually developed into a fully independent xenofiction story, which i expect to be fully developing the next weeks. Drawing heavy inspiration from other accounts such as @ailurocide (Xenomoggy), @cats-of-eden-valley, and @cryptidclaw (Rise of Change AU) i've ended up developing my own story!

This Introductory post will also help to store all the ideas i've posted.

Stay tuned for the upcoming posts! My Asks are currently OPEN.

SIDE NOTE: This blog also hosts all my reblogs, and is not only home to my AU - Something to keep in mind when scrolling!

[cryptidclaw]

Can u draw Dovewing? I really wanna see how you do her

I drew my RoC design and a more canon accurate design <3