#ofnd: monarchmask

[x-critter2022]

Monarchmask - Inspired by the autism creature

@spottyissleepy @oldfacesnewdawnoffical

[oldfacesnewdawnoffical]

Marigold / Monarch / Monarchmask

Temporary guardian (primarily a convoy) of the Woodruff Faction (as of: the start of A Dream of Destiny)

A massive, thick-furred, fluffy golden classic tortoiseshell tabby molly with distinctive, small black patches, drooping, tufted ears and yellow eyes. Has a torn left ear and a scarred right eye. Also has scars along her throat, legs, and belly.

Wears boar hide-and-sheep’s wool shoulder guards pierced with porcupine quills, otter teeth, and beaded with small, purplish river stones. Braids parts of her mane with porcupine quills. Pierces her ears: left with two otter teeth, and right with three porcupine quills.

•─────⋅ᓚᘏᗢ⋅─────•

Daughter of Rhema Songfall†. Niece of Purrheale Featherwhisker. Littermate of Fritillaryheart. Mother of Pansy and Petunia. Courting Laurelstorm.

Trained by Elmheart. Trained Minktail.

57 moons old (equivalent to a 33 year old)

Reserved, Blunt, Dutiful | INTJ-A

Cis Female // Demiromantic // (She/Her/Hers)

Ursa - Avatar: The Last Airbender - Jen Cohn

Name implies a golden-furred cat who is stealthy and secretive, and with a distinctive mask-marking.

[oldfacesnewdawnoffical]

How does Monarchmask and Sloefrost compare to their canon counterparts?

Physically, they’re both now tortoiseshells! ^^ That’s a major difference to be found between them lol

Monarchmask and Goldenflower are… super different. For one, Monarchmask has a vastly heavier presence within the plot; no more “simply a pretty, nice, generic nursery queen who shacks up with Tigerclaw just for the sake of having his babies, who are characters that receive far more screen time than she ever had”. NO!

Monarchmask is somewhat stoic, a little awkward when it comes to expressing her feelings or dealing with the feelings of others, but she is infinitely protective and caring, willing to smack down even at the slightest hint of a tear in the eyes of her loved ones. She’s buff and bold and a little brash, but at the end of the day, she’s a warm mama bear type who just wants the best for those around her, whether it be her family, her friends, or her overall community, and she’s willing to get her paws dirty to make it happen.

NO MORE ORNAMENTAL SIDEPIECE GOLDENFLOWER!!!

Sloefrost and Frostfur, on the other hand, are actually decently similar! They’re both sweet, sharp-tongued, mildly sassy ladies, though Sloefrost definitely kicks the “mildly sassy” into overdrive. I’ve always really, unreasonably liked Frostfur, and felt that she and her family deserved so much… which led to one of my favorite guilty pleasure rare-pairs, which will be incorporated into OFND!

Sloefrost gets to be happy in the end, even with so much loss piled into her life. Sue me.

[oldfacesnewdawnoffical]

Does Monarchmask get to do anything to Laurelstorm?

Laurelstorm gets slashed across the face via Monarchmask.

[oldfacesnewdawnoffical]

Did Yewstripe sire Pansy? My only other guess would be Laurelstorm but idk since their still just courting (makes the most sense that it’s her for the dark markings and white)

Ooh, the idea of Darkstripe siring Swiftpaw is also really good…. Couldn’t be Yewstripe specifically because that dude is more red than a ginger root, and it wouldn’t work out genetically, but that’s still a really interesting au idea to toy with…

And yeah!!! Laurelstorm ^^ She’s just the sire, though; she’s not their mom by any means. That’s left to Monarchmask and Monarchmask alone.

[oldfacesnewdawnoffical]

Fun facts about Monarchmask?

Whenever I write her, I think “lioness”. Powerful and massive and sleek (she’s not sleek).

Very good at hiding her personal thoughts and feelings. She really only ever confides in Fritillaryheart, but even that’s an incredibly rare occurrence.

Found a porcupine archfiend once and slaughtered it all on her own. It landed her several days under Featherwhisker’s care, but when she came out of the allay’s quarters, her ears were pierced and her fur braided with porcupine quills to display her victory.

[oldfacesnewdawnoffical]

watch pansy's sire be scourge, barley or bone. monarch got the wildcards lol

Bone and Monarchmask wouldn’t be able to make babies for… reasons. Neither would she and Barley for the same reasons.

Scourge is aro-ace, as well; dude is agender, aromantic, asexual. Power is far more easily wrought than the likes of romance… and if he did have a blood heir, there’s no way he’d allow Monarchmask to keep it, especially not within the fealty…

[oldfacesnewdawnoffical]

Did Monarchmask give Minktail the porcupine quills?

She did! ^^

She earned the quills herself as a relatively young cat, somehow managing to best a porcupine all on her own. She kept many of its quills to string up on various points of her body, though primarily through her ears.

When Minktail graduated early, she gave him two of her quills!

[oldfacesnewdawnoffical]

I mean cmon it’s Monarchmask and Fritillaryheart. I can’t not love them both and how clearly different they are

!! I love making semi-twins be as different as possible, just because it’s realistic + and Gravity Falls is like. My favorite.

The Golden Twins are as different as day and night and I adore them for it <3

[oldfacesnewdawnoffical]

Spoiler for Monarchmask my dear beloved tough tragic lady?

Gets WAAAYYYYY more recognition (and power) than in canon

[oldfacesnewdawnoffical]

Spotty spotty… does anyone have a happy ending… do they at least have a good vibe in their life… (since I’m upset that fire won’t)

Who says that Fire doesn’t get a good ending?

Hm… Monarchmask will! Relatively speaking… Jackdawclaw as well; he gets a lil family and settles down. Speckledclaw too, and her bouncing baby boy.

I,, I think that’s it-

[oldfacesnewdawnoffical]

Any insight into Songfall’s family?

Songfall and Featherwhisker were foundlings, and they were named after avian elements :D “birdsong” and “feather”, ofc… Featherwhisker’s feathers also contributed into their naming quite a bit lol. They were raised by the sovereign of their time, and were very close throughout their lives, growing even closer when Songfall became an orator after… less than adequate conditions, and Featherwhisker found that he had to keep his brother’s secret to prevent mass hysteria.

Although he harbored something of a crush on Dovecloud, she was the only cat who ever caught his eye; he was grayromantic. Despite his potential to have a love life swiftly going up in smoke, Songfall was a family man at heart; he always wanted a family of his own. He acted as a father-figure to Rainfall, and was overjoyed and deeply flattered when she requested to be named after him (she would have been named Rainclaw, otherwise), and considered himself to be more of a parent to her than anyone else. However, he still desperately wanted kittens of his own.

So when the opportunity arose, he would go out and have multiple various flings. Just doing his best to get pregnant to have a litter of his own. Finally, he did so! With a Riverwarden, in fact, who expressed that they didn’t want a family and thus wouldn’t claim them at all; Songfall was overjoyed. He moved into the nursery immediately, and when his litter of two was born, he became a very hands-on parent; he adored his children, and cared for them fiercely, and was overwhelmed with pride as they grew into fine members of his faction.

Songfall has a rare case of: “actually happy, healthy family” lol

Good thing he died long before his family was caught up in so much drama…

[oldfacesnewdawnoffical]

Monarchmask and Laurelstorm for the bingo?

Laurel’s already been done, so here’s Monarchmask’s!!

[oldfacesnewdawnoffical]

this might be spoilers but how receptive is Monarchmask to Laurelstorm's courting?

Pretty receptive! Their courting is a mutual affair, and although it was pretty awkward at first, they’ve settled into something a bit more comfortable.

[oldfacesnewdawnoffical]

Laurelstorm? Maybe… or maybe this version of blackfoot?

DING DING DING! It’s Laurelstorm :D

The litter was an accident, the result of a fling between the two. There’s no real romance between them at the moment, just platonic, mutual admiration and respect, but. Babies happened, so, they’ve got a family to tend to now!

Laurelstorm isn’t involved publicly, but she’s been noted to specifically be hunting for Monarchmask, and snapped at Minktail when he started talking about catching her kit’s first taste of prey.

[oldfacesnewdawnoffical]

Why did Monarchmask rip the quills out of her left ear? Seems too significant of a detail from her card (love her design btw it’s mega amazing obsessed with her more than I already was)

To give to Minktail!!

He graduated early, so she was a little strapped for the traditional gifts. So she just. Stepped up to him, expressed her pride, reached up and ripped the quills out of her ear to offer to him.

Mink went:

(Featherwhisker was… less than impressed lmao, considering the wound later got infected due to Monarchmask’s impulse ^^’)