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[yawningclan]

YawngClan is a Clan built from scratch, using the myths and legends of wild cats passed to help guide their way, by a small group of surviving loners (free-roamers) and pets (kittypets) after surviving a monster crash. Far away from home and having no knowledge of their current location, these cats are determined to survive where their companions who had died in the crash could not. With Amber as their leader, Koi at his side, and eight other cats backing them, the story of YawningClan begins.

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Some notes about the founders:

Amber goes by Amber/Amberstar for the first several moons as a courtesy to the stories they're using to help guide the building of their Clan; however, after Amber gains official leader status, he earns the name Amberfather and 8 lives, hence the information on his card

Mumblemeadow swaps between being a warrior and medicine cat for the first few moons, hence the combination title on his card

Skippaw becomes a warrior only a moon after the Clan's founding, so I felt like it was worth putting her warrior name on her card

Snowkit doesn't realize they're trans until early into their apprenticeship but it makes me uncomfortable referring to them by their dead pronouns, so I'll be referring to them using they/them or he/him from the jump; similarly, Fogpaw doesn't realize they're trans until a little bit into their apprenticeship, but I will be referring to her as she/her from the jump

Fogpaw was made a medicine cat apprentice a moon early at the Clan's founding (Moon 00) due to necessity

While being referred to YawningClan from the jump to keep from future confusion, the group does not settle on a name or Clan status until several moons after their founding; similarly, the Clan’s leader Amberstar/Amberfather does not gain true leadership status or their lives until several moons into leading, nor do the cats settle into proper Clan naming rituals and roles for a while. It’s also worth noting that while this is a Clangen blog, I’m mostly using Clangen for cat generation and relationship-building purposes, while the overall plot of YawningClan’s founding will veer quite a ways away from Clangen and canon Clan norms as moons progress. A new starpath (religion), new roles, new naming rituals, etc. This blog is to tell the founding story of modern-day YawningClan, a Clan that I’m developing using Clan canons as starting points and guidelines but not much else, lol. YawningClan is also inspired by and inspiration for a Warriors-themed D&D homebrew that I’m working on building (while learning D&D in the process lol), so there may be some references to that on occasion and even art of the Yawning cats drawn as humans, anthros, tabaxis, etc. I’m just here to have fun and vibe tbh, but I hope y’all have a good time vibing with me!

[doyouknowthemossinman]

I accidentally manufactured a royal family in HollowClan. so. here's them <3 elaboration below the cut

so here we start with the woman, the myth, the legend, Gorgespeck! she's not a founding member of the clan, but joined on Moon 11 so i often mistake her for a Clan Founder. A medicine cat with ambitions for family, she just kept. finding. kittens. She only kept 5 of them herself tho. She found Mossymouse, Shardsplash, and Yewdapple abandoned by their twoleg within the same moon of joining the Clan, and then had half-Clan kits Rainbowjay and Sprucekit. She died of old age after many moons of service to HollowClan.

Jumping ahead a little because her bloodline is shorter, we have Rainbowjay! Sprucekit is here too. (She died from being carried off by a hawk at 6 moons old.) Rainbowjay was a loyal HollowClan warrior, if a bit average. She died giving birth to her only son, Rootpelt, who she had with Spiderstrike. (I didn't want to draw mates because holy hell that would be a lot.)

Rootpelt's only personality trait is having a million cousins thanks to both his parents' littermates: Mossymouse on his mother's side and both of Spiderstrike's siblings. The man has a total of 0 siblings and 17 cousins.

Speaking of which.... THE MAIN EVENT. THE ADOPTER EXTRAORDINAIRE.

Mossymouse!... and her siblings Yewdapple and Shardsplash. Taken in as 5-moon-old kits, these guys really made names for themselves in the Clan. Well, Mossymouse did, anyway. Yewdapple was carried away by a hawk at age 23 and Shadsplash suffered the same fate at age 48. Mossymouse herself died on patrol at age 89.

In the meantime, Mossymouse was finding children left, right, and center! She was very involved in her kits' lives, even mentoring her daughter Hazyfeather. Being mentored by kin was something that tended to carry through the rest of the bloodline as well, as aunts and uncles mentored their nieces and nephews.

Shardsplash did mentor Coniferwhisker during her warrior apprenticeship, before she was forced to retire due to her paralyzation. After spending a moon feeling quite useless, Coniferwhisker took up the mantle as one of HollowClan's mediators. She is still able to do her work with help and exercise from the medicine cats, and she trains her apprentices well.

Hazyfeather was very close with her family, going on to give lives to her stepfather Ripplestar and her brother Mousestar. Icyseeker did much the same, being mentored by Ripplestar and then giving him a life. Kitehowl was mentored by the previous leader, Ibisstar, and went on to be a fierce warrior. The three sisters died to poison and yellowcough, respectively.

Oh, Mousemask. He never felt like he deserved the title of leader at all, and the guilt was doubled when he received lives from all three of his dead sisters. When pressed to choose a new deputy, he panicked, and chose his younger adopted sister, Patchrumble. He later stepped down from leader due to the stress and his age, wishing to spend the rest of his life with his mate, medicine cat Driftshade. He has one kit, an experienced warrior named Flickerfox.

Mossymouse became mates with Ripplesnow, later Ripplestar, and decided that he was allowed to share custody of the second litter that she found.

This litter was found by Mossymouse as newborns, and as such, they've never known any world outside the Clans as their older siblings might have.

Claypaw and Patchpaw were close during their apprenticeship, and Patchpaw went into deep grieving when Claypaw was killed on patrol. The grief hardened her, and she honestly swore off being as openly close with her brothers after that. Luckily, lesbians exist, and she now has a small family as leader of HollowClan, with her mate Honeyheart and adopted daughter Cinderpaw.

Pebbledapple's boldness mixed with Smokechaser's arrogance make for a dangerous combination. They get along by causing trouble, as brothers do. They're honestly lucky that they have the respect of their Clanmates to fall back on.

Mossymouse's third and fourth litters were small and short-lived, unfortunately. Cragstripe was a newborn found by the Clan, like his older siblings. He had a long apprenticeship due to the death of his first mentor, so Mousemask finished his training. He was a serious, no-nonsense warrior. He drowned alongside a Clanmate while on patrol.

Highfeather and Kestrelstripe were abandoned by another Clan, and their scent was well-disguised enough that HollowClan couldn't tell who had left them on their border. Kestrelstripe was mentored by Patchrumble, and the two grew close both as sisters and as teacher and student. She was honored for her kindness as her graduation ceremony, and went on to be a masterful teacher and lorekeeper in the Clan. She was found dead on the PythonClan border at age 41.

Highfeather was trained by one of the Clan's founders, Pantherfeather, in the ways of a mediator. She was distraught at her sister's death, and the next moon, set out to find answers. She presumably went in PythonClan's direction, but HollowClan never found her body, nor heard a peep about her from any PythonClan warrior.

This family could be so much bigger if I also wanted to include cats that Ripplestar adopted but Mossymouse did not. (because he did that. he had 3 kits with a cat from another clan before he became mates with mossymouse) not to mention, Spiderstrike has an entire side of her family that could be royalty as well, with her siblings having half-Clan kits of their own.

as a bonus for making it all the way through this post, you get.... a screenshot of rootpelt's 17 cousins!

[strelles-universe]

The Cats of ThunderClan (BP) - Pollenpaw

Name: Pollenpaw

Other Name(s): N/A

Meaning: Fluffy Coated

Identity: Femflux Molly - She/Her and Alternating

Orientation: Asexual

Rank: Apprentice - Crafter

Former Rank(s):

A long furred cream molly with feathery ears, a plumed tail and a lighter underbelly. She has a white locket on her chest and no matter how much her mother drags her tongue across her back, she remains slightly spiky in appearance. Pollenpaw takes a lot of gleeful amusement in watching Sitters and Elders alike try to tame the mess of her back fer. They can frequently be caught with marigolds weaved into her fur behind her ears during the warm seasons.

Pollenpaw became a crafter on a bit of a whim - she enjoyed learning how to weave flowers into her fur and figured that she could put the skill to use as an actual crafter. Some cats have remarked that she seems surprisingly lax about her dedication to the clan and the importance of her job but Pollenpaw thinks those same cats take life too seriously. She doesn’t look at crafting as the greatest thing she could ever do to please her clan but at the same time, she can’t see herself serving her clan mates any other way. Being a hunter or a guard just doesn’t appeal to her the way she thinks it appeals to other cats and she’s admittedly fine with coasting through life this way. She’s relieved that rather than get on her for her more relaxed demanor, Robinwing seems content to work with her and rarely comments on her dedication. So long as she finishes her tasks correctly and in a certain timeframe, her mentor is satisfied. 

Mentor(s): Robinwing

Apprentice(s): N/A

Parent(s): Cherrysweep (mother) and Pebbledapple (sire/deceased)

Auncle(s): Kindlefoot (aunt)

Cousin(s): N/A

Sibling(s): Garterpaw (sister/adoptive)

Mate(s): N/A

Crush(es): N/A

Kit(s): N/A

[slugswarriorsclans]

Pebblepaw

He/Him

Medicine cat apprentice of Treeclan

Pebblekit - Pebblepaw - Pebbledapple

Parents: Willowpelt and Sundapple

Mentor: Kestrelfeather

Mate: N/A

Siblings: Emberpaw

Former residence: N/A

Current residence: Treeclan

[yawningclan]

Unfortunately, YawningClan lost its first medicine cat not long after its founding (exactly a moon after, actually), leaving a quite young Fogpaw to go it alone. v-v

Pebbledapple didn't leave without making an impact, though. He spent his final moon helping build up the Clan to the best of his ability, and spent a lot of time engaging with the Clan's youth! Also helping Fogpaw develop systems for herb foraging and storage, building nests, and using stories to entertain educate the younger cats. The sweet boy will be missed. <3

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I had a written thing I was working on to go with this but I haven't written such a big piece in a long time and at this point, I'm not sure if I'll ever get it done. :'D It was going to be a bit of a deep dive into Pebbledapple's past, how he ended up in the crash, his relationship with Fogpaw, and give some more insight into how the Clan's founding went and dip into the lore of YawningClan's future starpath. Not sure if anyone would be interested in that anyway but if you are, let me know!

[strelles-universe]

The Cats of ThunderClan (BP) - Cherrysweep

Name: Cherrysweep

Meaning: Russet Furred and Intense

Identity: Nonbinary - Pronoun Positive

Orientation: Pansexual

Rank: Hunter

Former Rank(s): N/A

A thick furred, deep ruddy almost black molly with a lighter underbelly and darker limbs. Cherrysweep has brilliant orange-eyes with a sliced right ear. Cherrysweep has a woven charm wrapped around her left front shoulder of wooden beads from her best friend and kite-sire in Pebbledapple. She was devastated when he succumbed to illness the previous dahiim and is petrified that the dodahiim to come will continue to get worse and worse.

Cherrysweep is incredibly protective of his only kit, Pollenkit and cherishes that he looks so much like his old friend. With her sister nursing and looking out for her, she’s trying to find the balance between protecting her kit and allowing Pollenkit to grow up and learn about the world on her own. Though Cherrysweep loves hunting and isn’t all that keen on spending time in the nursery, they think time is passing by too fast and wishes they had more time with their daughter.

They’re well-known for putting their heart into everything they do and train their apprentice Thurshpaw with the same fierce dedication. Thrushpaw is steadily shaping up to being the clan’s best hunter under Cherrysweep’s guidance and it’s something they’re fiercely proud of already.

Mentor(s): Shivertail (deceased)

Apprentice(s): Thrushpaw

Parent(s): Flashwhisker (mother/deceased), Grasstide (father/deceased)

Auncle(s): N/A

Cousin(s): N/A

Sibling(s): Kindlefoot (sister), Rowanstep (brother/deceased)

Mate(s): Pebbledapple (kit-sire/deceased)

Crush(es): N/A

Kit(s): Pollenkit (daughter)