#the sward

[residences-of-the-darkforest]

The Sward RPG -- 4

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Sandhowl pushed the thoughts and memories away and took in the cats around her. Did it really matter all that much if they weren't real? What harm does indulging do? Then, as she looked, she noticed something strange in most of their eyes.

"Are my eyes pink like yours?"

[Note- no water exists in The Sward, so no one was able to see their reflection and pink/yellow pupils until they saw them in the other cats]

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@wills-woodland-warriors @ambitiousauthor @indigo-flightly-falls

@elementaldeityoffood

[residences-of-the-darkforest]

This is such a cool idea!

Can I propose something: fungi begins to grow on them, which is why they are considered 'giants'

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I don't know if this will show up in the rpg (just because I don't know how anything will happen in the rpg), but if it does....ooh. I'm sure some cats will see them as just monsters, while others will want to help them. Maybe it causes a group conflict?

I imagine that if there is any way to help these poor souls, it's to feed them the minnows that come down from StarClan, because it's 'pure' food or something like that (would have to take a long-ass time though). But the group doesn't even know that there's food somewhere, so they would have to make it out to even find out first.

skeletal sward cats (GhostPipes): a sward concept

more dark forest worldbuilding go brrr!

I imagine the stories of the first dark forest cats would come from some of the skeletal Sward cats being Norwegian forest cats, so very, very big. These cats are likely from very early days before the tribe of rushing water, or even a group that existed not long before it. The group that started all clans, if you will. 

But yeah, I like the idea of there being cats that are barely cats anymore, all memories and thoughts almost completely wiped from them, with only a taste for blood left. They wander the sward, maybe even In groups, and keep their distance until they see a reason to prey on cats lost in the sward. Maybe that’s why most of our characters ever spawn in the sward: all the ones that do are picked off by skeletal cats. 

Instead of the permanent wounds that the dark forest cats we know and love have, these cats have rotted away: not forgotten, as they are remembered in legends and myths, or even condemned by starclans themselves to forever haunt the sward as they lose all sense of reality, all feelings and emotions except a bloodlust for anyone they set their teeth on.  they appear as giant creatures, held together with exposed flesh, bloody bones and a sunken in, furless skull with bright red eyes. Maybe tufts of fur litter their spine, casting spike-like shadows. They can’t speak well, and when they open their mouths cackles and screams come out, maybe even mimicking and taunting like a mockingjay. That’s how they got their name: Ghostpipes. (Also named after one of my favourite fungis, but shh ignore that)

@residences-of-the-darkforest @elementaldeityoffood @ambitiousauthor @indigo-flightly-falls

[fuckyeahgoodomens]

[allunatory]

An updated design for my Sward! Mumbo! :D

A lot of this design is based off of this incredible art of Mumbo which lives in my head rent free forever.

[kseniayahz]

season 1 vs season 3

[kestrel-ten]

fiiiiinally threw together a mona reference!!

[levi501ackerman]

screaming, crying, punching a wall because no matter how many times I have read, re-read, and re-read, and re-read. I find editing mistakes. LIKE ITS EMBARRASSING. But I guess I'm a writer not an editor?? but UGHPAZMOIXHHEFI. I have grammarly installed and I use multiple ways to edit and I'll miss shit like UGHHH

[arieswizard]

BROOOOO it is so fucking MISERABLE sometimes!!!!!! [puts grim portents of destruction in the sea and sky]

[rjhpandapaws]

Bubble gum goth Skyward Sword Zelda

[aemperatrix]

Robert Sward

[residences-of-the-darkforest]

The Sward RPG--3

The group was discouraged when no one knew of a way out of this place--or even if there was a place out at all--but the fact that they were now surrounded by other cats sparked hope none of them had held in a long time.

When no one could answer her question, Sandhowl went on. "I'm clearly dead." She glanced at the foam curling over her bottom lip. "Would I be wrong to assume that this is the Dark Forest?"

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Responses (thus far, to make understanding easier):

Flashcry -> Flashcry sighed, letting his shoulders fall. He tried not to think about the scars carved into his belly and legs, and how they had been bleeding a trail behind him as long as he had been there. He was well and truly dead

"That is where we appear to be." He muttered. "Thought it'd be a bit more of a forest."

Raisel -> ”Well, there’s a considerable lack of a forest..[possibly said at the same time]. I should bring that up with someone when we get out here.” Raisel tilted his head, licking his bloodied paw. “Eh, it’s better than StarClan. I could do without the sand though, but sacrifices have to be made I assume.” Raisel plopped down in front of the white cat, rolling onto his back with his paws in the air, the drying wet-red sand falling off of them in clumps. What a day… or was it a week?

Bouncefur -> "The Dark Forest!? But I didn't do nothing wrong!" Bouncefur cried out, tail swishing in a panic. "This has to be a mistake. A bad dream right? Though it'd be an awful long dream..." They eventually sank down, putting their chin on their paws as they thought. The ginger cat eventually looked up, furrowing their brow. "Why are you guys here then? I thought we were sposta wander around the Dark Forest alone forever or somethin like that."

Laureldawn -> Laureldawn carefully resisted the urge to smack Bouncefur. “I did what I had to do.”

Bouncefur (2) -> Bouncefur was completely oblivious to the she-cat's urge, and shook their head. "I mean like. Why are we all together if we're sposta be wandering alone n stuff." They rested their head back down, humming in thought. "Unless this really Is just a really, really long dream and I'm gonna wake back up to see my family again. I mean one time I had a really long dream where I was a kit again and grew up to be an elder all in one dream! It felt really real too

Sandhowl -> Sandhowl couldn't stop herself from staring at the ginger she-cat, a slithering horror crawling up her skin. The cat's words, her mannerisms, it was reminiscent of someone she had known in life--someone she would rather forget, but who had haunted her dreams since the beginning. She considered her words. Maybe she really was trapped in a dream. Or nightmare, surrounded by cats that resembled her victims but different enough to give her false hope

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Characeters:

Flashcry belongs to @indigo-flightly-falls

Laureldawn belongs to @ambitiousauthor

Raisel belongs to @wills-woodland-warriors

Bouncefur belongs to @elementaldeityoffood

Sandhowl (me)

[More are welcome!]

[residences-of-the-darkforest]

PRETTY BOY

Raisel’s character sheet for the Sward RPG! @residences-of-the-darkforest

I’m also very happy with how my drawing turned out, I’m definitely getting better at drawing cats :D

[fuckyeahgoodomens]

[allunatory]

You are in great danger.

More stuff from that minecraft server! Ft. Grian (?) and Mumbo

[ofcowardiceandkings]

need to collect some sketch ideas for totk character revisits