#mistyfoot's kits

[cacw]

can we talk about sashamisty too... i think it's so much more interesting than leopardsasha. mistyfoot is deputy now and she's respected again but she still gets looks thrown at her, whether they're guilty or spiteful. her brother is dead and she has two halfclan kits to look after and keep safe because they're all the family she has now and she knows what they went through. but she went through it too, she gets nightmares too, and she has no one to lean on. until one day a rogue walks into camp with two scared kits and suddenly she's the one attracting angry and unwanted attention. and they start talking and spending time with each other and sasha reveals things about herself and mistyfoot thinks, finally, because someone can finally understand her in a way no one else has in a long time

then sasha has to leave and mistyfoot is stuck with two more halfclan rogue kits to look after. and she protects them with everything she has

[unauthorized-author]

I sob internally whenever I think about this.

[doritopaw101]

~A Moonlight Affair~

[mist-dancing]

The old woman Bluestar, her boyfriend Chadheart. Her stoner son and her perfectly average daughter.

I’m kinda obsessed with Bluestar’s design, she looks like an Aussie mum.

Snowfur

[demigirlvioletshine]

[shrimplicitly]

dont talk to me i just read the first three warrior cats book in a day and a half. yes im ok. dont touch me

[simbasomba]

How IS mistyStar still alive?

[kinda-daily-warriorcat]

[bonefall]

To follow the saga!

The end of BB!TNP; Tigerstar Amber, Dark Forest Red

The Challenge; Leopardstar's Dark Forest obsession with this moment

The Killing of Leopardstar; The Lake Will Run Red

New year, new Mistystar appreciation post, three cheers for violence!

This is fanart for @bonefall ‘s warriors au in which Mistystar kills Leopardstar to end the increasing xenophobia that she’s helped grow in RiverClan.

Felt hugely inspired by this post which details how the event happens in the au and really enjoyed playing with the composition and palette here!

[kivira]

Draw you favorite Warriors _____

Yep, that's me with a new warriors challenge

So, here I'll post the reasons why

Mother & kit

So, Ivypool and Bristlefrost are not the most important and well written relationships, but I like to headcanon them, and just preying for writers not to make Bristle come back in her mother's novel

Siblings

I adore how Stonefur and Mistyfoot had their own calm River Clan live, before the big drama of first series. Also a great idea is their similar design. Just not so popular but rather iconic duo

GAY ship

Okay, okay. I know that here is usually Tall×Jake or Raven×Barley, but I really like relationships of Talltail and Barkface. I mean a brown medicine cat was earlier to see beauty in Tall and they are so cute

Father & kit

Just Tree and Rootspring. Those relationships exist, they are not toxic and work so well in first 3 books of the Broken Code. And just the way they acted together is so nice

Friendship

So neat. Jayfeather and Briarlight are awesome. They are really happy and funny. Just they remind me of something from past. Something from childhood.

HETERO ship

At this point I don't know who likes Oakheart more, or Bluestar. OK just kidding. Although I still think that it's the best forbidden romance in WC. Cause it was one of first ant rather plot relevant.

Grandparent & grandkit

There is no that much of those relationships, but I think Tawnypelt and Shadowsight are just adorable together.

Mentor & apprentice

Ohhh, here they are! A nightmare of Thunder Clan. I like how Tigerpaw and Thistleclaw had their dark and cruel story together. And even though they are really not positive characters they were happy to make some shenanigans

LESBIAN ship

Alright. Before Whistlepaw and Frostpaw I didn't have any favorite girl gay pair, bit now I truly adore those girls. Just, I think, most creative ships are all about medicine cats. But I prefer for Mothwing to be AroAce so no Moth×Pool for me.

[mothdapple]

Tigerstar's Legacy in RiverClan

The aftermath of Tigerstar and TigerClan is one of the topics I enjoy exploring the most in Warriors, especially TigerClan's impact on RiverClan. That is certainly reflected in my TNP rewrite Shaken Roots (and everything I say here can be considered "canon" to my rewrite,) but I also find this an interesting and relevant lens to examine the canon books through as well. And that is sort of my goal with Shaken Roots anyway— I'm not reinventing the wheel with my rewrite, just expanding upon the design canon has provided.

Now on to TigerClan. TigerClan feels like a quite momentous era— Tigerstar and Leopardstar unite ShadowClan and RiverClan into one, and four RiverClan cats are imprisoned for being half-Clan, one being their loyal deputy, who is then executed.

It should be a watershed moment in RiverClan's, and Leopardstar's, history. But one of the things that makes this so fascinating to me is that it's not. This is my main thesis on the post-TigerClan era— RiverClan as whole is still dealing with the same attitude/ideological problems that led to TigerClan in the first place. They have not truly changed.

I see TigerClan as something which RiverClan tries not to think or talk about in general. However you slice it, it's a shamefully moment for RiverClan, and RiverClan, like all the Clans, are proud. They would prefer to sweep it under the rug. But if pressed to discuss TigerClan, RiverClan cats will explain it using the framework of ShadowClan— and Tigerstar specifically— conquering and occupying RiverClan, and imprisoning their Clanmates. This framework firmly shifts the blame away from any RiverClan cat and onto Tigerstar— a palatable scapegoat given all his crimes.

That's not to say, of course, that Tigerstar is blameless for TigerClan (quite the opposite,) but regardless, this framework downplays the actions of other culpable cats. Still though, it's understandable why some cats, especially cats who were very young during the TigerClan time, might see it this way.

Take someone like Dawnflower for example. She is the same age as Stormfur and Feathertail, and they grew up alongside her, all cared for by Mosspelt. Like them, Dawnpaw was a newly made apprentice during TigerClan. When Stormpaw and Featherpaw were imprisoned, she likely understood less than the warriors about what was going on. All that she knew was that her two best friends— the cats who were fostered with her— were taken away from her. Even if she protested, as a powerless young apprentice, there was nothing she could do about it. She’d likely just have been told that she would understand why this was happening when she was older.

Knowing her experiences with TigerClan, it makes sense that when Dawnflower grew up, she would almost solely blame Tigerstar for what happened. So when Hawkfrost's and Mothwing's true parentage was revealed to the Clans, Dawnflower had a knee-jerk reaction to be wary of them. Why wouldn't she be worried when she knew how much devastation their father had caused to the half-Clan apprentices she once was so close to— especially when Dawnflower herself had just recently given birth (to kits with an unknown-to-the-Clan father no less) and has their safety to worry about now too?

But by assuming that Mothwing and Hawkfrost were dangerous just because Tigerstar was their father, Dawnflower is falling into the same prejudiced mindset that Tigerstar had used himself to justify imprisoning the half-Clan cats. Fundamentally, her reasoning is just as prejudiced even though Dawnflower sees herself as being on the "correct" (pro-halfClan/Mistyfoot/Stormfur etc) side.

Let's take a different RiverClan cat example now to explore the other side of the Clan— the more conservative cats who are more distrustful of half-Clan cats.

Heavystep by all accounts was one of TigerClan's supporters within RiverClan— he is one of the few RiverClan cats noted to be sitting by the Bonehill during Stonefur's execution, while the majority of RiverClan is absent. Heavystep also happened to be Dawnpaw's mentor. (I imagine he was probably the one telling Dawnpaw that she is just too young to understand why this is happening when Stormpaw and Featherpaw were imprisoned.) I see Heavystep as someone who didn't like Tigerstar taking power in RiverClan, but ideologically, he agreed with him. Heavystep of course wouldn’t have killed Mistyfoot, Stonefur, Stormpaw, or Featherpaw himself without reason, but he was content to be complacent in their imprisonment. Even after TigerClan, Heavystep probably still thinks that Tigerstar had some decent ideas, but he just went too far with them. And there are certainly several other RiverClan cats who think similarly (Blackclaw for an easy example.)

In Shaken Roots: Dawn, when Hawkfrost's and Mothwing's father is revealed to be Tigerstar, I have Heavystep argue against them staying in RiverClan. But Heavystep’s reaction to Hawkfrost and Mothwing doesn’t come from a rejection of Tigerstar’s ideals, but rather a continuation of them— he thinks that they are untrustworthy half-Clanners, and while their father had some good ideas he “usurped” power from Leopardstar and unfairly “conquered” RiverClan, so Hawkfrost and Mothwing also shouldn’t be trusted.

Finally we have Leopardstar, who sits in a bit of a unique place at the heart of this. She clearly carries a lot of guilt for her actions during TigerClan, and in her mind, I think she genuinely wants to change for the better (and believes she has.)

But she didn't actually put in the work, and like the rest of her Clan, she never truly learned her lesson. We can see this in that fact that every choice Leopardstar makes after TigerClan that seems accepting towards half-Clan cats is only performative. Firstly, there is her naming Mistyfoot her deputy, which seems like a responsible move on her part, until after Mistyfoot goes missing, Leopardstar's first response is to appoint Hawkfrost (who shares Tigerstar's/Leopardstar's values) in Mistyfoot's place.

Leopardstar's acceptance of Feathertail and Stormfur in RiverClan is also obviously surface-level— as soon as they go missing in Midnight, Leopardstar's assumption is that they were disloyal and left for ThunderClan. In Shaken Roots, I expand on both of these examples to fully highlight Leopardstar's hypocrisy, but the foundation is present in canon.

Then there is Leopardstar's reaction to the reveal about Hawkfrost's and Mothwing's father. Interestingly, she is one of their few defenders within RiverClan. Is this proof then that she has changed, learned to accept half-Clan cats and not judge them for the actions of their parents? No. Leopardstar clearly sees Hawkfrost and Mothwing as exceptions, not the rule. 

I think Leopardstar has a lot riding on Hawkfrost and Mothwing. Knowing that Tigerstar is their father, I think she has wrapped the two of them up in her own personal path to “redemption.” Leopardstar sees herself undoing some of the harm she caused with TigerClan by training Tigerstar’s kits to be powerful, loyal members of RiverClan— maybe even her successor in regard to Hawkfrost. There is also a lot of pride for Leopardstar tied up in the two of them. Hawkfrost was her former apprentice, and Mothwing was trained by her deputy and her medicine cat/father. Them being successful cases reflects well on her.

But Leopardstar's behavior towards other cats shows, fundamentally, that her views on half-Clan cats being untrustworthy are unchanged. Hawkfrost, Mothwing, (and to some extent, Mistyfoot) are just examples that Leopardstar can put on a pedestal and use as a shield to say “See??? I’m different now.”

This is why RiverClan is still as vulnerable to Hawkfrost's influence in TNP as they were to Tigerstar's in TPB. At a fundamental level, their ideology carries the same prejudice, so it's easy for Hawkfrost to sway them. In Shaken Roots some cats like Heavystep will even come to be one of Hawkfrost's staunchest supporters, since all Hawkfrost has to do is gain his trust— Heavystep already agrees with his ideals.

TL;DR TigerClan didn't end in RiverClan with Tigerstar. Tigerstar just provided an outlet for the prejudiced beliefs that festered in RiverClan long before him, and continued for long after him.

[cacw]

alright i'm thinking

[theanoninyourinbox]

weird hypokit request lol uh xd Scourge ,socks and ruby as Snowfur and thistleclaw kits?

SO

Snowfur has her litter of four, and the parents plan to raise them is…suspicious at best. Thistleclaw is showing his just weaned kits fighting moves, and praising them for unsheathed claws in their play - at least when alone. Snowfur makes them walk and wean as soon as she can, and often leaves them to go “hunting”. There are suspicions, but no real evidence of wrongdoing. But it takes little Coldkit talking to Featherwhisker to set things in motion.

Coldkit hides in the medicine den one night, when Whitekit is bedded down with a sniffly nose. Coldkit proceeds to scare the fur off of Featherwhisker, and then stun the healer when the small kit asks if he can see the funny old looking cat too. From the description it’s Goosefeather, and Featherwhisker gently gets more information from the fearful kit. Papa said it’s bad to see the starry cats, that the dirty smelly ones are stronger. Mama says the starry cats won’t let us train in the stinky dark place, but I don’t like it…you promise I won’t be in trouble for telling? Mama said I would get put in the river…did I do a bad thing?

Of course not, Featherwhisker purrs, but your mom and dad might be in trouble. But that’s not your fault, or any of your siblings faults either. Promise.

As soon as Coldkit falls asleep, Featherwhisker wakes Sunstar, and tells him everything. The next day, they confirm everything with Coldkit and Whitekit. Sunstar asks Bluefur and Thrushpelt (proud parents of three kits) to keep an eye on Snowfur and Thistleclaw, and goes to the Moonstone. He never says what he sees there, but he has the parents watched carefully. Shortly after Snowfur and Thistleclaw are found to be attacking kittypets for no reason, and after Thistleclaw literally tries to kill Sunstar, in full view of the clan, the pair are banished. Coldkit, Whitekit, Silverkit, and Cardinalkit are raised by Bluefur and Thrushpelt alongside Stonekit, Mistykit, and Mosskit.

It takes time for the siblings to relearn how to be normal kits, but Silver and Cardinal never completely forgive their brother for their parents leaving. The pair understand what happened to them was wrong, but it still hurt to lose mom and dad. Cold and White miss the good times, but see Bluefur and Thrushpelt as their parents.

Coldherb is a wonderful medicine cat, and good friend with warriors Willowpelt, Spottedleaf, and Redtail. Whitestorm settled down with Tigerstripe and Brindleface. Silvertooth is a great mentor, and Cardinalstone a fierce warrior. They are close with Stonefur, Mistyfoot, and Mosspelt.

[canon-notcanon-warriorcats]

Starting Allegiances

these are what the allegiances look like for the day rusty meets graypaw, bluestar, and lionheart for the first time!

i stayed up until 5am finishing this last night, because not only did i do research looking for every single cat that was or could have been alive at the time, but i also wanted to put them in age order (the only exception for this is boulder, who he and russetfur joined shadowclan while wolfstep and foxheart were apprentices, and while russetfur is younger than wolfstep, boulder is actually more about ashheart, newtspeck, and frogtail's age)

i'm not doing "books" exactly, they'll be more in like "parts" or "acts," so every time a major point in the story ends will be when i update the allegiances! the next allegiance update will be after brokenstar and his followers are ran out of shadowclan and windclan returns

text version under the cut for anyone that would be easier to read for!

ThunderClan

Leader: Bluestar

Deputy: Redtail

  Apprentice: Ravenpaw

Medicine Cat: Spottedleaf

Warriors:

Patchpelt

Rosetail

Lionheart

Apprentice: Graypaw

Goldenflower

Tigerclaw

Apprentice: Dustpaw

Whitestorm

Apprentice: Sandpaw

Willowpelt 

Mousefur

Runningwind

Darkstripe

Longtail 

Queens:

Speckletail

Frostfur

Kits: Cinderkit, Brightkit, Brackenkit, and Thornkit (father: Lionheart)

Brindleface

Apprentices: 

Sandpaw

Dustpaw

Ravenpaw

Graypaw

Elders:

Smallear 

Halftail

One-eye

Dappletail

RiverClan

Leader: Crookedstar

Deputy: Oakheart

Medicine Cat: Mudfur 

Warriors:

Rippleclaw

Owlfur

Softwing

Voleclaw

Beetlenose

Petaldust

Graypool

Reedtail

Sedgecreek

Loudbelly

Frogleap

Blackclaw

Skyheart

Apprentice: Mosspaw

Leopardfur

Apprentice: Silverpaw

Mistyfoot

Apprentice: Emberpaw

Stonefur

Apprentice: Vixenpaw

Mallowtail

Apprentice: Grasspaw

Dawnbright

Whiteclaw

Greenflower

Queens:

Lilystem

Kits: Heavykit and Shadekit (father: Rippleclaw)

Apprentices:

Mosspaw

Emberpaw

Vixenpaw

Grasspaw

Silverpaw

Elders:

Cedarpelt

Fallowtail

Piketooth

Shimmerpelt

Timberfur

Ottersplash

ShadowClan

Leader: Brokenstar

Apprentice: Volepaw

Deputy: Blackfoot

Apprentice: Dawnpaw

Medicine Cats: Yellowfang                           Runningnose

Warriors: 

Brackenfoot

Brightflower

Blizzardwing

Featherstorm

Newtspeck

Frogtail

Scorchwind

Nutwhisker

Rowanberry

Wolfstep

Boulder

Russetfur

Darkflower

Clawface

Apprentice: Littlepaw

Flintfang

Apprentice: Badgerpaw

Fernshade

Deerfoot

Apprentice: Oakpaw

Tangleburr

Apprentice: Whitepaw

Whitewater

Apprentice: Wetpaw

Stumpytail

Apprentice: Brownpaw

Cinderfur

Snaketail

Sparrowfeather

Tallpoppy

Applefall

Queens: 

Ashheart

Kits: Swampkit and Blossomkit (father: Boulder)

Brightflower

Kits: Mintkit and Marigoldkit (father: Brackenfoot)

Apprentices: 

Oakpaw

Volepaw

Dawnpaw

Littlepaw

Wetpaw

Brownpaw

Badgerpaw

Whitepaw

Elders:

Poolcloud

Crowtail

Archeye

Hollyflower

Nightpelt

WindClan

Leader: Tallstar

Deputy: Deadfoot

Medicine Cat: Barkface

Warriors:

Plumclaw

Crowfur

Cloudrunner

Aspenfall

Larksplash

Appledawn

Oatwhisker

Stagleap

Ryestalk

Doespring

Pigeonflight

Sorrelshine

Wrenflight

Apprentice: Runningpaw

Rabbitear

Flytail

Apprentice: Thrushpaw

Bristlebark

Apprentice: Stonepaw

Mudclaw

Apprentice: Onepaw

Tornear

Apprentice: Webpaw

Rushtail

Darkfoot

Queens:

Larksplash

Kits: Whitekit and Icekit (father: Aspenfall)

Ashfoot 

Kits: Eaglekit (father: Deadfoot)

Morningflower (pregnant with Rushtail’s kits)

Apprentices: 

Thrushpaw

Stonepaw

Onepaw

Webpaw

Runningpaw

Elders:

Mistmouse

Hickorynose

Meadowslip

Cats Outside The Clans:

Rusty

Princess

Smudge

[redux-iterum]

Since Mistyfoot and Stonefur aren't Bluestar and Oakheart's kits in this universe, can we have the names of Mosskit's siblings, if you know them? I'm working on fanart and I wanna include their names in it. If you don't have any names picked for them, then I'll just make some up! Just thought I'd ask

Sure thing! Their names were Mosskit, Duskkit and Slatekit.

[t4twnyclaw]

i was thinking about this but i do not care for leopardstar, truly. her actions and compliance to the murder and ethnocide of her own clan is baffling enough (tigerstar specifically wanted 'half-clan' cats dead.)

but while thinking about her, i thought how to further make her actions horrifying. what if she were friends or more specifically a mentor to silverstream (or mistyfoot, stonefur, even feathertail) imagine the person who helped make you who you are today- a teacher, an older sibling, a parent, because mentors are kinda all those things.

now imagine leopardstar fighting tooth and nail to bring her dead apprentice's kits back to her clan, feathertail and stormfur, to only within like 6 months, disregard them to an ethnocide brought on by some bozo named tigerstar. what.