#ofnd: cypresspool

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What’s Swanstep’s relationship like with Crookedstorm?

They don’t really have one outside of professional?

Swanstep and Drizzle have more of a relationship than Crookedstorm and Swanstep.

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From Bones post, what cats in OFND do you view as neurodivergent?

Please keep in mind throughout this list: When aiming to write about a community in which no listed name is a blank slate, in which everyone is a person with their own drives, passions, and history, it isn’t uncommon to find that some of said characters are neurodivergent. After all, if you look into a crowd of randomly selected peoples, you are more than likely to find someone who is as such, diagnosed or otherwise.

I fully understand and respect the controversy that comes with writing such characters, especially neurodivergent characters, and even more especially neurodivergent characters who have disabilities or other influences that have been demonized to the general public via one way or another.

I, myself, am neurodivergent in many different flavors. However, many of the characters that I will include within OFND do not fall under the same umbrellas in which I shelter under. For these characters, I still wish to portray them not solely as their neurodivergency, but as people, as the broad range of traits and experiences that they are and should be. For that, I turn to friends, helpful internet strangers, and detailed archived sources to best and fully portray their disabilities as accurately as possible in a way that affects their lives, but not their character.

I’m not sure that fully makes sense, but let me also note that I am fully accepting of criticism, advice, and any other helpful tips or sources to be turned towards when it comes to best representing these characters.

That being said, OFND is not a story about neurodivergency or mental illness; it heavily involves it, yes, but it is not a story specifically about such topics. It is a story about community, and within any and every community, things such as this are bound to crop up and make themselves known.

Also note that the below is a list exclusively of neurodivergence. I’m happy to make a list later on of physically disabled characters as well!!

NOTABLE NON-FEALTY CHARACTERS (aDoD, Ignite)

Rust: Chronic Anxiety Disorder, Autism

Scourge: Chronic Insomnia, Hyperacusis

Pine: PTSD, Social Anxiety Disorder, Prolonged Grief Disorder

FENLANDERS (aDoD, Ignite)

Aroges Foxheart: Narcissistic Personality Disorder

Sors Dreamtongue: Cynophobia, OCD

Slugpelt: Autistic, Generalized Anxiety Disorder

Chanterellefang: OCD, Chronic Insomnia

Otterbelly: Narcolepsy, Psychosis, and Auditory Processing Disorder

Fernshade: Depression

Moccasinheart: OCD, Narcolepsy

Lichen: Epileptic

Hornwort: Alogia

MOORSWEEPERS (aDoD, Ignite)

Rhema Magpietail: Autism, PTSD, Hyperactive ADHD

Aroges Hopfoot: Tourette’s Syndrome

Purrheale Voleface: Agoraphobic, Aphantasia

Darkfoot: Prosopagnosia

Onewhisker: Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Seasonal Affective Disorder

Scorchstep: Kleptomania, Dysgraphia

Morningwhistle: Psychosis

Cotton: OCD, Hyperacusis

RIVERWARDENS (aDoD, Ignite)

Rhema Crookedstorm: PTSD, Depression

Purrheale Cressfur: Bipolar Disorder

Cypresspool: Dementia

Mistfoot: Autism

Breambelly: Social Anxiety, Hyperactive ADHD

Avocet: Depression, Social-Emotional Agnosia

Warble: Prosopagnosia

Drizzle: Epilepsy

WOODRUFFIANS (aDoD, Ignite)

Rhema Rainfall: Bipolar Disorder, PTSD

Sors Spottedleaf: Seasonal Affective Disorder

Minktail: Synesthesia

Patchedpelt: Amnesia

Yewstripe: Emotional Dysregulation Disorder

Laurelstorm: Chronic Anxiety Disorder

Brindleface: Apperceptive Agnosia

Monarchmask: Autism, Dysthymia

Sand: Sensory Processing Disorder

Raven: Panic Disorder, Dissociative Amnesia

Bear: Hyperactive-Impulsive ADHD, Histrionic Personality Disorder