#wc dark kits

[residents-of-the-darkforest]

They are born!

Jackdawfoot and Ferndoe’s litter, from left to right: Ratkit, Goldenkit, Kestralkit!

All are girls!

like her papa, one of Ratkit’s eyes never develop, and so it remains shut

names and designs by @starfalcon555

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Good eye if you recognize this! I retraced old artwork of mine for this. It was too perfect to just completely redo.

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EDIT:

since it’s kind of hard to see, Goldenkit’s spots:

[voiddesigns-wc]

I drew these a few months back and forgot to post them! Only remembered them when the shyheart ask popped up.

[artaintfartwarriors]

“ahaha no it’s not raining why would it be raining. Let me go drown old man”

[warriors-ideas]

While Starclan cats appear as their happiest point in life, cats in the Place of No Stars appear as their worst point in life.

[cheesiedrawwarriors]

Brokenstar

Will draw a elder version and dark forest version later

[jayfrost-designs]

I was in the mood to design a calico the other day, and I haven't been satisfied with my Blossomfall design for a while now, so I figured it was finally time to give her an upgrade.

You can find the reverse side of her design here.

For her physical description, Blossomfall is described as a long and thick-furred she-cat. As before, I gave her her father's floof and size, she's a big girl, she and her brother kind of dwarf their sister even when she stood at her full height, though it doesn't help that she's a shorthair and they're both poofballs, the fur adds size. XD

For her pattern, Blossomfall is described as a tortoiseshell-and-white she-cat with petal-like white patches. I went back to a design closer to Old Bthis older one I had for her, I don't know why but I've always preferred that mostly-black face for her with the white muzzle and nose and just a bit of orange along the edge of the cheek fur leading into the white chest. I think I saw a photo of a cat who looked like that once and that's just been how Blossomfall looks in my head ever since (despite my attempts to design her away from that), but I can't find the photo anymore.

As always, I make her petal-like white patches bigger, since her patches were described as looking like petals when she was a newborn, and if they were super small markings on a newborn kitten they'd look more like little spots than like petals.

Overall, I'm really happy with how she turned out.

[gougarpaw]

"The warrior code forbade this for a reason. Maybe the Clan just needs a reminder."

Berryheart is a black-and-white she-cat with amber eyes.

notes:

- oh sure yeah give HER the redemption arc...

- Daughter of Snowbird + Scorchfur, sister of Cloverfoot, Buster, Beenose, Yarrowleaf, Bluebellkit, Conefoot, Gullswoop, and Frondwhisker, spouse of Sparrowtail, mother of Sunbeam, Needletail, Spireclaw, and Hollowspring

[residents-of-the-darkforest]

!!

I imagine the older Dark Kits would help out the younger ones deal with their issues / help them learn to use their strengths

Fadingflea dark kit traits

AmaranthKit, PoppyKit, RosewoodKit, RaspberryKit - blessed by LilyDawn, no health issues 

SpicebushKit - larger nasal cavity and large ears, tail broken, permanent sniffle and cough 

HarlequinKit - small cleft pallet deformity, she has a small stutter 

WeepingKit - polydactyl, has one paw bent awkwardly, watery eyes and cataracts. Can only see in his left eye and often uses harlequin as a guide. Seems to always have an eye infection. 

FoxgloveKit - gets dizzy easily, often assumed to be the healthiest sibling, they have a lung condition accompanied with asthma and their lungs don’t inflate properly. Polydactyl on one front paw 

@liberhoe any thoughts/ideas?

@residents-of-the-darkforest I made one for the fadingflea babies!

[nickelbag610-blog]

Foam Mapleshade

I made Mapleshade for a couple different reasons. I wanted to play around with how Dark Forest cats look. The before Mapleshade is before she had her kits the after is her in the DarkForest around the time Crookedstar's Promise takes place. For her DF counter part I took more inspiration from her plush that got memed on. I also wanted to practice with spotting and more complex markings. When they die in my Cannon they get red pupils, have huge scaring relating to how they died. But their appearance I.E. Mapleshade's curled in ears and Messer coat just depends on their personality, how they died, etc.

[residences-of-the-darkforest]

Safe With Me (short story)

Batlight spread his paws to steady himself, trembling as he fought against the tears pricking at his eyes. He couldn’t cry right now. He had to comfort his kit.

The day had been long. Despite trying to stay awake, Rainkit and Rosekit fell asleep on their paws–much like their adoptive parent–and were currently being placed into their nest by Dewfall.

But Lionkit remained above.

The little tom had gotten a speck of mud on his shoulder, and instinctively Batlight had reached over to lick it. It was not a split second later before Lionkit screeched with the agony of a cat being torn in two by coyotes. The little kit now crouched in the shelter of an overhanging fern, his breath rapid, and his eyes wide and terrified.

Dewfall poked his head out of the den, alarmed by the cry. Batlight looked at him and gestured for him to return to the other kits. Dewfall hesitated, eyes narrowed, then disappeared below.

Batlight wanted nothing more than to curl around his son and hold him close and tell him everything was going to be okay.

Batlight  took a step forward–

Lionkit flinched.

Batlight steadied his breathing, fighting against the sob that was threatening to tear its way through his throat. He took a step back, then crouched so that his belly was to the ground, and his paws tucked beneath it–out of sight. 

He opened his jaws to speak, then closed it again, unsure what to say. “I know you’re scared,” he spoke at last, his chin as close to the ground as it could be and his ears flat against his head so that he appeared as small as possible. “And I wish I could take that away from you. I wish I could take away all the pain and all the bad thoughts and memories and everything that makes you feel sad and scared. You met a bad cat–” Lionkit whimpered at the mention of Woodstar– “and I’m so sorry about that. All I can do is promise you that I am not like her, I will never be like her. I promise you you are safe with me. Okay? That means I’ll never, ever, ever hurt you, or Rainkit or Rosekit. I’m here for you.” 

Batlight swallowed, heart pounding. Lionkit remained where he was.

Batlight went on, taking a deep breath. “In fact, I’ll protect you from anyone who tries to hurt you, in the rare and unlikely chance that that’ll happen,” he put in quickly in case Lionkit got scared again. “I will take care of you. I love you. Night-night,” he finished dumbly, and wasn’t all too sure why he said that.

That is, not until a faint, almost inaudible voice whispered back, “night-night.” And it was all worth it.

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@ambitiousauthor

@starfalcon555

--Batlight tries to be strong for the kits but he's also very sensitive so he often tries not to cry while also trying not to make them cry.

--Hope it makes sense I am so tired

--Still writing Batlight's name as light and not flight because I like it better that way.

[bigender-cowboy]

I had only one thought before the slaughter

This man will not make an orphan of my daughter

[residents-of-the-darkforest]

Possible defect of Dark Kits: aniridia (or something similar)

because they’re born in darkness and don’t need to constrict in light, I imagine their pupils are either non-existent or messed up, which would result in issues like blindness / partial blindness in one or both eyes (via cataracts or something else), seeing flashing lights, having eye pain, and blurred vision. Also possibly glaucoma 

(google more about it if you’re curious ig. It also says optic nerves are underdeveloped, but that’s not in the case of being born in a cat-Hell afterlife, so not everything has to match that)

[warriorcatsunveiled]

Lives cut too short

[saffronscales]

22 Toadfoot?

I won’t burn long

And evidence of your done wrong will be gone

In seconds I swear

[gourdlycatgen]

The lonesome kittypet named Ramen is a dark grey afab genderless cat with a rosette tabby coat and low white spotting. The pronouns this cat uses are he/she. This cat has medium, matted fur and odd-eyed eyes. This cat hates dogs, and loves kits. The cat is brave and compulsive. The cat is a sloppy fighter. This cat has light scarring and a worn body.

[jayfrost-designs]

Now for the last of the ref sheets I had done before I started playing Echoes of Wisdom (though I do have one more ref sheet left to post tonight), it's the obnoxious furball himself, Berrynose! :D

He and his littermates and half-brother Toadstep have been needing new ref sheets for a while, I'll get to the rest of them once I finish this game.

You can find the reverse side of his design here.

For his phyiscal description, Berrynose is described as a long-furred, sturdy tom with a thick stumpy tail, a wide head, broad shoulders, and a shredded ear-tip. Looking back at Berrykit being described trying to spin around to see his stumpy tail, I'm kinda feeling like I should have made it shorter, but oh well. The shredded ear-tip on his right (our left, his right) ear is from the battle in Eclipse, and the tear in his other ear is from his and Birchfall's border scuffle with ShadowClan.

For his pattern, Berrynose is described as a cream-colored tom. He's very similar in color and pattern to his mother, with some differences. Since he has no canon eye color and I wanted them to differentiate him a bit from his mom, I gave him a paler shade of his dad's eyes. Kinda funny how all of Smoky's (known) kits ended up with his green eyes. XD Guess those green-eye genes are strong!

Overall, I'm really happy with how he turned out. :D