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look at my sonic ocs pretty please ok ty

[scorch-clan]

ScorchClan: Prologue (Part 1)

| Next> Welcome to ScorchClan! ... er... or what's left of it, at least... In any case, meet Fernsplash, Skypaw, and Fleetkit! and also a pack of howlers

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Enchanted Forest

[its-a-beautful-day]

To celebrate the season, this blog will be hosting its first drawtober featuring Beanie Babies!! Create with what you feel comfortable with or play with new mediums!!!

Below the cut has each weeks graphic complete with photos of each Beanie Baby. I'll also create a post for that weeks prompts. Tag your art with #beaniebabytober as I'll follow it to see all the amazing art that is created with this event!!

[scorchedpawswcrp]

The Wayfinders

Resilience, Community, Adaptability

Quite the hardy colony of cats, the Wayfinders have mastered the art of travelling around the desert using the stars and constellations in the night sky to guide their path and survive the harsh environment they live in. Because of this, the colony is incredibly tight-knit and community focused, striving to work together as one to make it through their hardships.

Their information was quite a lot to fit into a single post, so more about them will be expanded upon in our website!

Resourceful to their core, this colony has long thrived with their skills to make the best use out of absolutely everything they ever need, leaving nothing to waste. Through generations they’ve travelled between 3 water wells in the desert to provide for themselves, journeying between treacherous routes to reach their lifeline. The most important one is called the Polaris Well, named by their founder, and the biggest of the trio. When moving, the Wayfinders make their way to the Little Sprout Well, notably the greenest of the three. The journey after that leads them to the Sharp Point Well, named because of the tall, pointy rock that serves as a landmark to find its location, as well as a warning to what lies ahead - the most dangerous travel, back to their main well.

Because of their highly dangerous way of life, the Wayfinders have their ranks organized and well defined to make sure everything is in order and that they can pull themselves together through thick and thin no matter the situation.

Northern Star: The colony’s Leader, the one responsible for guiding the group in their journeys and keeping the cats safe during their travels. They’re responsible for holding ceremonies, giving cats their names as they age in life and being a pillar of stability and security.

Navigators: The two cats serve as the Northern Star’s left and right paw. They work to help make sure the leader can handle all their duties, becoming a figure of secondary authority under the leader. The next Northern Star is picked from one of them.

Elders: A small part of the group, if any at all. It’s not a secret that living the way they do is full of dangers and living to old age is a great feat. They’re seen as part of leadership, even if that’s somewhat unofficial. Cats who have lived the longest know the most, and knowledge is power.

Scouts: Cats with amazing navigation skills, working to look out for any danger the group might stumble into when travelling. They’re tasked with going ahead of the group and bringing back news of anything important. Despite being their own role, they’re also responsible for hunting for the group.

Hunters: The majority of the colony. Cats are trained to hunt and fight for the safety of the group as well as their own. All Wayfinder cats are taught how to navigate, since getting lost and separating from the group is a very real and likely danger.

Tenders: The healers and monarchs of the colony, Tenders are responsible for caring for the health and well-being of other cats. They’re fully trained in all the ways of healing and all sorts of illnesses and issues, especially when it comes to herbs as they won’t always be available.

Trainees: The younger cats, having reached the age of 6 moons and starting their training officially.

Kits: Cats under 6 moons old.

An unofficial sub-role in the colony are the Weavers - Hunters who dedicate most of their time practicing the weaving skills the group has perfected over generations. Cats who are skilled weavers are very valuable to the Wayfinders, as most of their resources are stored in woven bags when travelling as well as making their settlement camps.

Because of their semi-nomadic lifestyle, the Wayfinders have developed many customs and routines they follow to optimize their life and general survival. One example of this is how careful and well planned they are when it comes to cats expanding their families - pregnancies are no joke, therefore being taken extremely seriously. It’s become a tradition to time one’s pregnancy to make sure the kits will be born when the Wayfinders are settled in one of the wells, as moving newborn kits would certainly spell doom.

Another custom they have stems from making the best of their time when settling down in their wells, having little celebrations known as the Welcoming, as well as send-offs to wish for a good journey when leaving, known as the Farewell. Nothing is forever, and Wayfinders know this better than most. From the happiest of occasions to the most grim, they still find time to show their respect to the desert that sustains them.

As such, these desert dwelling cats value caution and strategy over any show of bravery. They believe that slow and steady wins the race, any and all progress being valued no matter the speed, considering one overconfident step may mean the death of one or more cats.

Their faith is firmly placed upon the stars, the guiding force of their livelihood and survival, believing that those who’ve died become Starwalkers, spirits free to wander the sky. Their funerals vary depending on where they might be when a cat passes away but they generally do their best to put some form of marker or reminder in the location, both as a grave to visit or a warning to remember.

Standard / Common Appearance:

Wayfinders are almost always red or cinnamon, most of them having the dilute or caramel dilute gene, helping their colors blend into the desert landscape to give them the camouflage they need when hunting. Chocolate and its variants can also be found, but not as much as the red and cinnamon counterparts. Black cats are rarely seen in their ranks.

Tabby patterns like agouti, ticked, spotted and classic/broken mackerel are quite prominent, though other tabbies like classic are also present to a degree. Not many Wayfinder cats are solid, due to most of them being some form of red, but still possible due to the presence of cinnamon and chocolate pelts.

Because of the disadvantage it gives them in the desert, white spotting is always some level of little to no white at all. Still, markings like mitts/socks, tail tips and chest spots are common. It’d be impossible for a fully white cat to be born of the Wayfidners, meaning the only way for the colony to have a fully white cat is by taking in an outsider.

Their fur is short and well adapted to keep them cool while also protecting them from the beating sun, with the fur between their toes and under their paws being considerably longer to provide protection from searing hot ground.

[promisesbutnevertokeep]

Good morning @zer0brainc3lls ! By the time you read this I’ll probably be fast asleep bc time zones. but I made a promise and intend to keep it.

so as I promised earlier, since you’ve slept, you get some bubbles facts!

but before we get to them, I must make sure you have followed the other conditions.

-Have you eaten yet? If no, go eat some damn breakfast. it’s the most important meal of your day. gotta get that brain working. coffee doesn’t count. you need to eat actual food. Have some cereal, toast, eggs, a croissant. I don’t care as long as you eat.

-Have you drank some water? hydrate yourself! It’s important and it’ll help wake you up!

If its a yes to both of them, have some bubbles facts!

Bubbles, when Thomas went into the maze to help Minho and Alby, stayed and watched the doors all. night. long. she sat and stared at them. and even when the others lost hope, in the pouring rain, she stayed. she did get a little downcast when there wasn’t a sign of them for a while. she saw how stressed Newt was and instantly became #1 Emotional support kitten. then obviously they got back and she greeted Thomas and Minho with a bunch of nuzzles and licks.

In the scorch, bubbles was in Frypan’s backpack most of the time so she wouldn’t get burnt by the heat. He kept a chew toy in there, and a couple things for her to eat. On a night, she’d crawl out and go to newt, laying down on his chest so she could feel his heartbeat. It was a little comforting gesture for her so she always knew her friend was safe.

When Minho is taken by WICKED in the midst of all the chaos she takes a CHOMP out of Janson’s hand. I’m talking bones broken, chunk of flesh missing. Newt had never been prouder.

when newt is infected, she’s the first to realise it. And she desperately tries to alert the others. She’d constantly be trying to get attention and help, licking, scratching and pawing his arm.

I strongly believe she tried to fight the disease off. she’d be nipping at his skin and hissing at it in an attempt to scare it away. She didn’t realise it was actually hurting him until Thomas saw it happening and told her not to.

in the last city. bubbles clings to Newt. she refuses to leave his side for a second incase something happened to him and she wasn’t there to take care of him.

When Thomas shoots him, she watches. She never really forgives him for it internally. But she stays with him since he’s all he has of Newt left.

In the safe haven, she wears Newt’s scarf as a collar to carry him with her forever.

SIKE

NEWT DOESN’T DIE REMEMBER?!

newt stops being dramatic and Thomas gives him a snickers and everything is better. they live happily ever after in the safe haven. They make bubbles a cat tree and get her as many treats and toys as she desires. she likes walking on the beach with her two favourite people (much to newt’s dismay as he has to pick the sand out of her paws)

bubbles also on occasion joins Minho and Thomas on runs in the haven as it means she gets daily adoration by all the people in the haven.

[maplewood126]

Squirrelflight au where her parents are scourge and brick (always imagined brick being female or trans male.) Her name would be scorch in this au!!

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[ PROMOTIONAL RP POSTER ; REDRAW OF SHIN GODZILLA POSTER ]

Character pictured is Breaker, an Antagonist currently in the roleplay! If it interests you, dm me for the joining link!

Scorched Earth my beloved

[8irdies]

new beanie babies from the thrift store! i was so excited to see scorch hanging in one of those bags. plus a giant worm that i have since finished

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Moon 2:

another moon! Ignore the badly drawn fox lol.

[birdsong-warriors]

Tallstar and Jake's little family! From left to right:

Scourge/Scorch, Firestar, Princess, Jake, Tallstar, Socks, and Ruby! No collars or other accessories as the markings are more the focus here.

[crittertalez]

day 19 of oc-tober: palette challenge! cheesed it a little by using a gradient map :P furst time ever using them! definitely learned a lot. this kitty is a relatively new oc of mine, clay puddles swirling with gold (or just clay or puddles fur short). she was supposedly "chosen" by her god but has some complicated feelings about how this isolates her from sier peers (and others in general, really)

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ScorchClan: Prologue (Part 2)

<Prev | Next> AND IN COMES LAURELSTAR WITH THE STEEL CHAIR-

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ARC 1 - OUT OF THE ASHES

Nearly four years ago, Scorching Rays was named the Voice of the Kith of the Whispering Grove. He had held a reputation as a proud and strong cat, and it was initially believed that he would lead the Kith into an age of success and honor. However, as the moons passed and Scorching Rays' reign carried on, his true intentions began to be revealed. Power-hungry and remorseless, Scorching Rays slowly transformed into a cruel tyrant before the eyes of his kithmates. With the remainder of the Council finding themselves near-powerless after the appointment of Billowing Bane, Scorching Rays' staunchest supporter, as Head Fighter and Successor, it seemed there was little anyone could do to stop him. Scorching Rays held little regard for the laws and traditions of the Kith, openly defying the Code and going against the Kith's previous commitments to remaining a peaceful presence in the area. With a disdain for Outsiders, he severed many of the positive relationships and alliances the Kith had formed with their neighbors over generations. He also began increasing the militarization of the Kith, ordering members of several Trades to cease their usual duties in favor of increasing patrols, tightening borders, and preparing for battle. Cut off from their former trade partners, and with fewer cats focusing on maintaining the Gardens, Aviaries, Library, and other vital structures, members of the Kith began to experience supply shortages and undue stress. However, any who were brave enough to speak up in opposition of Scorching Rays would be dealt harsh punishments, culminating in the brutal execution of the Head Spiritualist, Devout Tempest, for daring to question his leadership. As the Kith deteriorated under Scorching Rays’ grip, and especially after watching as one of her fellow Council members was struck down, Striking Talon, the Kith's Head Crafter, knew she could not sit idly by. Though she could do little in an official capacity, she began gathering loyal kithmates in secret with plans to rise up and remove Rays from leadership. When it became apparent that Scorching Rays was ready to launch a needless full-scale war against the neighboring Pride of Panthera, she made her move. As she suddenly struck Scorching Rays, her forces rallied behind her and battle broke out in camp, the rebels rising up against the tyrant and his supporters. In the ensuing conflict, Billowing Bane was killed by the vengeful Whistling Shrike, one of Talon's most trusted followers in the rebellion. Scorching Rays was left wounded but alive, and Striking Talon's rebels chased him and his surviving followers from Kith territory, with the promise that they would be met without mercy if they were ever to return. With no Successor remaining, Striking Talon claimed the role of Voice, vowing to restore her Kith to the security and peace they had once known. In an unprecedented move, she appointed Whistling Shrike as her Head Fighter without holding the customary election, citing the need for the support of the Fighters if Scorching Rays were to attempt to return. Now, the cats of the Kith have begun to rebuild their home in the wake of the tumult. And though the dust seems to have begun to settle, a lingering current of anxiety runs through many of them still - their former tyrant still alive, threatening to lunge from the shadows and return to claim his place once more. Still others may find themselves doubtful of their new leader - can a cat who seized power by force truly lead with a pure heart? Or is the true threat something far older and deeper than anyone could have imagined?

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