#the forgotten colony

[storm-of-silver]

Character Card - Commander of Ash

[Image ID: Commander of Ash, a grey colored cat with patches of dark grey on his body. He has silver blue eyes and feathers decorating his tail. Art by Pigeon_Leader on Twitter. End ID]

Name(s): Commander of Ash

Born: Pre-Final Light

Gender / Pronouns: Non-Binary, They/Him

Faction / Role: Colony of Mist / Forgotten Colony, Commander

Older than most, Ash was a respected member of their colony through age alone. Retirement was unheard of in the Colony of Mist, so when Commander of Feather completed their seasonal trials, they wisely chose Ash to help them. Feather's reign didn't last long however, as two months later they would be found impaled on a goat's horn, having grown overconfident with their title and blessings.

Ash took their place, completing their own trials just a week before the festival of rulings- the same festival Call of Dreams warned the colonies of the Final Light. As the broken ones attacked, Ash had gone from retirement, to having the fate of his whole colony in his paws in just a few short months. Faced with an impossible choice, they decided to protect their colony at any cost- even if that meant banishing them to solitude for the rest of their lives.

Relationships:

Talon of Hawk [ Deep respect and grief, thoroughly believes he died either in the rockslide, or soon after by broken ones. Would have made him advisor if he had stayed ]

Voice of Dove [ Trusted ally, Ash chose Dove as advisor because they were born after the Final Light, and Ash values that perspective ]

Background:

Born in the Colony of Mist, Ash had a normal childhood and adult life. As they grew older though, their peers took notice. Death by falling or during hunts was extremely common, making old age a rarity in the colony. By merely surviving, Ash slowly became a deeply respected member of their society.

Commander of Feather was young and naive, chosen as heir entirely because of blood- a controversial choice, especially because of their youth. Feather was smart though, and decided to announce Cloud of Ash as their advisor, intentionally choosing someone older than them. This soothed tensions and appeased the colony.

Feather, despite the public acknowledgement of their inexperience, enjoyed the power they had gained. This quickly grew into a god complex, as they began testing their limits and acting more and more recklessly. It all came to a sudden end when they tried hunting alone, and found themselves gored by a goat's horns.

Ash became commander after Feather's death, and completed his seasonal trials just before the festival of rulings. The other colonies welcomed him with warm smiles and grieved for Feather alongside him, encouraging Ash that he was fit to lead, no matter what he thought of himself. The festival was cut short as Call of Dreams interrupted, and began warning about monsters and darkness. She was quickly sent away, and the Colony of Bone apologized for the inconvenience. The festival went on.

Ash returned home, only to wake the next day to chaos. Guards woke him and said the colonies were under attack, and when Ash left to see for himself, their stomach sank. They watched as the Colony of Storm was torn to pieces, and felt the weight of the world on his shoulders as his colony asked him what to do. Would they run and abandon their home, or fight and die?

Ash refused to choose between the two, and a new idea came; Collapse the caves and live beneath the ground, imprisoned within the place they called home. It seemed like the only solution, and when he asked for volunteers, four cats volunteered. He felt extreme sorrow as Wing of Hawk and Eyes of Storm were two of these cats, but they would never stop them from protecting their home. With the plan made, Commander of Ash gathered everyone and told them of the news.

Reactions were mixed- some didn't believe there were monsters destroying the other colonies, while others blindly trusted their commander. Things just began to get violent, guards pinning down cats trying to run away and fights breaking out, as the entrance collapsed. For better or for worse, they were stuck now.

Cats grew hostile to Commander of Ash afterwards, but he led the colony to self-sufficiency. He assigned cats to learn how to breed and harvest food such as shellfish, bugs, and fish, while carefully managing their supplies. Soon, they had enough food to feed everyone without fear of going hungry later.

As a new generation of cats was born, those who had only lived underneath the surface, they took into account the new views and opinions going forward, knowing the needs of those who had seen the sun and those who had never seen the sky were different. Opinions constantly shift around Ash, but none can deny that he had done everything to keep the colony alive, regardless of the cost.

[cheerclaw]

if you still want ocs..... pinkyeye and wisplight :33

pinkeye is trying

[brighter-star]

Pirate duo! The first one of which I'll be playing in a homestuck dnd oneshot my friend Lia is hosting ^^ his name is Luciol Aicynn the second one is designed and going to be played by my friend Kai, her name is as of yet undecided but she's the captain and its ironically Luciol's job to get them out of trouble most of the time

[rebelthorn]

anywayyyyy i joined forgotten elegy in the ongoing colony event and got to make a butch character named butcher because i think i’m hilarious >:3c

[mumblelard]

sight rhymes or mishmash menagerie

finn and fall came over after work yesterday and we sat at my kitchen table for hours eating unsurprisingly precise german pizzas, drinking faux claws, and talking about porch rot, pool khakis, paternal incarceration, and boxed wine

while the summer sun was setting, we were still living in a lost time talking about basement trolls, and widowed stag beetles, skimmer bunnies, eponymous hotels, chlorine antagonists, rage kandi, and all other kinds of nonsense. it was a really nice night

somehow this photo captures the head size curve breaking size of my head

i really don't like 'mishmash menagerie' but it's too fun to say and they wouldn't let me change it

yesterday was clean towel day and every time it's boba's favorite day of all time

i have three and a half gallons of cubed watermelon in my refrigerator this morning

my girlfriend is coming over tonight and we are going to swim at the river pool and cook hamburgers and watch perfect days on the couch and i can't wait

[catvampire]

something something parallels on how both t*rfs and jewish zi*nists do not believe in true liberation so they aim for segregation for as long as it means getting a turn on being the boot

[forgotten-elegy]

Meet the Colony, our opening group bound for TimberClan!

(Thanks to Courtney for the art and opening pitch!)

The Colony is a group of cats who live amidst a junkyard and aim to raise kittens into healthy adults who are able to hold their own against the world. Led by the Keepers- those who were responsible for the rearing of kits- the Colony reigned over their harsh domain for seasons... until the Keepers began to abuse their power and the cats beneath them revolted. Now, a group of former Colony cats have banded together and left their home in search of a new one, on the trail of former exiles Stinger and Rigs and whispers of a pair of clans that were strong enough to fight against a ruthless Gang...

Click here to read our lore document and learn more about the Colony!

[stinkerbee]

I wanna taste love and pain Wanna feel pride and shame I don't wanna take my time Don't wanna waste one line

Very very excited about the @forgotten-elegy 's opening! It's been a joy to work with the FE moderators on setting up the Timberclan half of the opening and it'll be a joy to share my own colony kitty with all of you <3

Read about the opening here!

[thebusylilbee]

"A very unbalanced death toll", by Cécile Marin, for Le Monde, 23 October 2023.

[Number of killed : [yellow] palestinians - [blue] israelians

From 2000 to 2005 : Second Intifada

From 2008 to 2009 : War in Gaza (israeli operation called "Cast Lead")

2014 : third war in Gaza (israeli operation called "Protective edge")

2023 : Hamas attack and israelian retaliation called "Iron Sword" ]

[bearsplash]

commission for @boulderstep <33 i love velvet

[intertexts]

etched map of then-syria and palestine, printed + published in 1807. don't know enough about west asian and levantine history to comment on its accuracy or changes, but it's a plate from the memoirs of jean de joinville's vie de saint louis ix, trans. thomas johnes, & was most likely commissioned or loaned from longman & co publishing. the memoirs were originally written around the mid-13th century, so it's unclear to me which century it was current to. <3

[storm-of-silver]

Final Light Allegiances

LONG POST AHEAD!!!

This is all characters thus far! Everyone here has a design, and majority have backgrounds or personalities. Feel free to reference this post whenever someone gets mentioned to learn a bit more about them, I will update this as needed. ???s are characters who exist but have no design, name, or personality yet.

All images and art of these characters can be found here, with short bios.

Colony of Clickers

A group of cats who, under their commander's guidance, were able to 'tame' the clicking ones and control them. They are the only colony to be successful post-Final Light, and are even allowed to roam during the day within their settlement thanks to the protection of the clicking ones.

Commander

Voice of Snow - Black tom with white speckles and blue eyes. The first cat to successfully rebuild a colony, but failed the Seasonal Trials. Ex-Colony of Fireflies.

Advisor

N/A - Voice of Snow, oddly, has refused to appoint an advisor. While nothing enforces this, many are unhappy about this decision.

Hunter Denning

Diesel - Ashen-colored tom with pale blue eyes. Shade of Maple’s partner. Huge flirt, openly poly, loves his boyfriend.

Shade of Maple - Calico tom with several scars. Diesel’s partner, ex-Colony of Bones.

Guard Denning

Wing of Hawk - Tortie tom with a short tail and large brown eyes. His epithet is “Talon of Hawk”. Ex-Colony of Mist, last known surviving member.

Winnie - White and orange molly with green eyes. Ex-Colony of Storm, Winter Paw.

Healer Denning

Arrow - Calico molly with blue and orange eyes. Stressed over the lack of healers in the colony, often works alongside the Dreamers. Ex-Colony of Storm.

Trainee Denning

Cypress - Silver molly with spotted tabby markings. Excitable and curious.

Student of Maple - Brown tabby tom with amber eyes and a red marking on his chest.

Followers of the Lynx

A remnant of the colonies of old, the Followers were and still are the protectors of the Lynx's artifact- one of the four artifacts a cat needs to become a colony's commander. They still accept challengers even now, the whole colony voting to determine if a cat is worthy of leadership. Ever since the Final Light, no cat has gotten a majority vote.

Leaders

Polarbear - Large white tom with tan spots and green/blue eyes. Leader by election, Slate’s partner. Secretly manipulating the Followers to prevent the Lynx’s artifact from ‘getting into the wrong hands’. Unfortunately, by his definition, any hands are the wrong hands. Killed Maia, an orange tabby who was a member of the Followers, in order to keep this secret. 

Slate - Calico tom with green eyes and missing tail. Leader by blood, Polarbear’s partner. Aware of Polarbear’s crimes but chooses to stay silent in order to keep his only friend alive.

Members

Pumpkin - Brown and white molly with copper eyes. Has a collar with a pumpkin name tag. Previously a house pet, found and trained by Polarbear.

Heart of Ember - Tortie molly with green eyes. Ex-Colony of Bones, Call of Dream’s kit.

Ruin/City Cats

Less of a 'faction' and more of a vague group, the City Cats (or as they're more recently known as, the Ruin Cats) survived through sheer numbers alone, and continued on with life as if nothing had changed. Hundreds of cats still roam the streets, gather at the abandoned mall in massive groups, and trade and sell their goods. The only change seems to be the camaraderie many cats now feel for their neighbors- the sudden deaths of so many uncovering something lost buried in many.

Leader

Audrey - Black long-furred molly with blue eyes. Longest lived leader of the City Cats, famous for her honesty and honor.

Merchants

Cade - Hairless cat with pale yellow eyes. Mall merchant, sells herbs.

Members

Cross - Brown tom with grey-green eyes. Claws-for-hire, good friends with Audrey.

Isaiah - Brown and white tom with blue eyes.

The Dreamers

Ashamed in the part they played in Call of Dreams' ostracization, three cats agreed to atone for their actions by dedicating their lives to helping those who needed it. Over time they made a name for themselves for their selfless and virtuous actions, and others joined to help. The group named themselves after the cat who brought them all together, in her honor.

Founders

Song of Marigold - Beige and brown mackerel molly with violet eyes. The first and most vocal of Call of Dreams’ persecutors. Has been going after Dreams for months prior, and when she first spoke against her, the others began dog-piling. Feels no sympathy, but pretends anyways. Ex-Colony of Bones.

Ripple of Bramble - Torbie molly with green eyes. Openly accused Call of Dreams of falsifying prophecies for her own benefit. Ex-Colony of Fireflies. 

Valley of Apricot - Orange tom with bright green eyes. Openly reminded everyone of Call of Dreams’ past as a lawbreaker. Ex-Colony of Storm.

Members

Breeze of Dawn - Orange mackerel tom with dull green eyes. Ex-Colony of Bones, Call of Dream’s kit. Hides his association with Call of Dreams despite loving her deeply, and fears everyone will look at him differently if they found out.

Ruby - Silver molly with dark grey markings and blue eyes. Extremely optimistic and bubbly, and passionate to learn about healing. Unfortunately for everyone (especially Dawn, who she likes), she sucks at medicine.

The Forgotten Colony

The Colony of Mist had two choices- flee, and lose their home they fought for so long for and lost so many to, or defend it and lose it all anyways. So, a third option was chosen: collapse the entrance to the caves, and live within the tunnels until the danger passed. As the tunnels collapsed, the Colony of Mist began their wait. With three years having gone by, hope dwindled, and the colony accepted that the world above was lost.

Commander

Commander of Ash - White and grey cat with pale yellow eyes.

Advisor

Voice of Dove - Grey tabby with green eyes.

Hunter Dennings

Blossom of Peach - White and orange molly with orange eyes.

Frost of Heather - Fluffy cream tabby tom with lilac eyes. Distant and cold, but friendly.

Echo of Sparrow - Cream and brown molly with brown eyes and white speckles.

Healer Dennings

Blur of Fennel - Brown tabby tom with a cream underbelly and green eyes. Short tempered and closed off, but extremely empathetic.

Stream Of Amber - White and orange mackerel molly with amber eyes. Selectively mute. Curious and reserved, likes to let Fennel talk for her.

Trainee Dennings

Outsiders

Call of Dreams - Tan and black molly with amber eyes. Also known as ‘the Shining One’, she was suddenly contacted by the gods who warned her of the Final Light. When she tried to relay the message, she was shunned. She stole three kits and ran away right before the Final Light, saving their lives and raising them as her own. Ex-Colony of Bones.

Creek - Grey tom with a black collar and green eyes. Bailey’s partner. He takes in and cares for whoever he finds, likely good friends with the Dreamers.

Bailey - Heavily scarred brown tabby molly with green eyes. Creek’s partner. Has a rough past as a city cat, which she isn't particularly ashamed of. 

River - Short-haired blue molly with green eyes. Guards the river and helps cats across, especially when the river gets violent. Real name unknown.

Riddle of Raven - Long-haired black tom with white points and chest and orange eyes. Wears a necklace with fangs and claws as protection. Ex-Colony of Bones, Call of Dream’s kit. Left to find out what happened to his parents.

[cheerclaw]

A story for Tawnykit and Cowkit (1/?)

[grimbiliah]

I don’t remember if it was NADDPOD or some other piece of media that put the idea in my mind that the circles of hell represented the deadly sins, but I was thinking about it recently for a dnd campaign I’m running and realized it dnd make sense because there are 7 sins and 9 circles.

The main reason I was thinking about this was because in said campaign the players have a necklace with a big gemstone on it in which lived an evil wizard who can’t leave. He’s been in there for a while, and some things have changed while he’s been trapped.

So after I had this realization about the circles and the sins I thought it would be really funny if the wizard remembers their being 7 circles for the 7 sins and is baffled by the fact that their are 9 circles now.

“What, did they add 2 sins? Is murder and larceny bad now?”

I don’t actually know what the two extra sins would be, so lmk if you have a funny idea.

[fangirlisalanguage]

Is anyone else playing "find the anarchist" with trice forgotten? Like, I found the monarchists, now where are my peeps.

[mumblelard]

bull sluice or unlikely friends

finnie came over after work yesterday and we ate pizza and drank a couple of those hard mountain dews that you can't even get in georgia yet. we sat on the porch for almost five hours listening to boba's towhee buddy out sing every bird in the neighborhood and we talked about masquerades, vulture babies, after parties, james island growhouses, graffiti based identity theft,and other shenanigans. it was a good day

i spent more time than usual telling her stories about the ancestors, including several she had somehow never heard before. this morning she is on her way up to the birth place of mountain dew. she is going to eat a chili dog at pal's. then she is going to say goodbye to her sweet auntie whose pancreatic cancer has passed the point of no return. i don't know what else to say about that