#wc stripestar

[askittishsalamander]

StormClan’s Folly redraw because I really really hate the cover…

Between this book being “StarClan is good, all other options suck” and Changing Skies fumbling Moonpaw so badly I give up on reading this series

also if you don’t know what StormClan is, either read Ivypool’s Heart or look it up on the wiki

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Official SE Title and Cover Reveal - StormClan's Folly

Stripestar has always imagined a life beyond the forest, but, as leader of ThunderClan, he knows that his duty to his clanmates comes first. When tragedy strikes and WindClan’s leader, Galestar, approaches with an offer of allyship, he swiftly accepts. But he and Galestar have history, a connection that only deepens as they continue to work together.

Galestar loves being a WindClan cat, but her relationship with Stripestar makes her question the strict Warrior code. Determined to build a family together, she and Stripestar decide to combine their Clans into one. However, StarClan refuses to approve, and vows to punish them for breaking with Clan tradition.

Stripestar and Galestar decide to leave the forest and seek new land for their Clan. But they are soon faced with the reality of life without StarClan’s guidance, sending them down a path of peril, loss, and despair. Can these cats find the way forward without StarClan, or are they doomed to a grim fate that will echo for generations to come?

Coming August 8th, 2025.

[jayfrost-designs]

Now for the last of the Ivypool's Heart related ref sheets, and the last of the ref sheets for now, it's Galestar's former mate, Stripestar of StormClan!

Stripestar has no physical description given other than his pattern, so I came up with my own for him. He's decently-sized, but not huge, and with nice long, thick, soft fur. I tried to keep him looking fairly distinct from my Tiger family designs. ^^ No scars for the same reason as Galestar, don't want to contradict anything that might come out later.

For his pattern, Stripestar is described as a brown tabby tom with amber eyes. I tried to make his stripes very thick and dark and distinct as a nod to his name. I love how warm his colors turned out.

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

[norsevvy]

A QUICK GALESTAR AND STRIPESTAR WARM UP!!! I LOOOVEEE THESE TWO AND STORMCLAN SM OMG

[rosemist50]

Part one of Ivypool's Heart cats! Spoilers under the cut:

First up is Galestar of Stormclan, formerly of Windclan. She might be one of my new favorite leaders y'all... I put her and Stripestar's unnamed kits here, bc I figured any content made of Galestar would at least include her first litter as well. The hair and tail are supposed to be curled at the ends there, it was difficult for me to draw it so hopefully it translates lol. Next is Stripestar of Stormclan, formerly of Thunderclan, and Rosebush who might be named Shadebush? Idk, I went with Rosebush since that's what the wiki has. Rosebush was Thunderclan before Stormclan. Then Whitebreeze and Swiftwing, who were both Windclan before Stormclan. All of them with living eyes even though we only see them in Starclan. Next up is Slate and Beach, sons of Flurry from the Sisters. Beach has a scar on his flank from the infected wound. Y'all don't even know how disappointed I was to read that he was a dark tabby, I was so sad, I had a sand-colored design drawn up before I had even gotten the book :( At least I could bring over the fluffy hair tuft and freckles. After them is hostile kittypet gang No. 200; Pumpernickel, Zeke, and Curry. And finally is Jake the Other One, and Sweetums, whom Tempest was said to take a liking to. Jake wasn't described with a fish hook earring, but I wanted to give him a little something extra to help differentiate him more from the expansive list of black and white cats. It was going to be a crab claw at first, but I changed it.

[afalconfromalcyoneus]

Galestar 🌸✨

Added a scar for cool factor

[coastalraccoon]

Redrew the StormClan's Folly cover to get back into painting cats.

[shallowbreeze]

Stripestar

Stripestar is a brown tabby tom with amber eyes.

[t4twnyclaw]

'Perfect' Timeline

I have come up with the 'perfect' timeline of events- where the clans exist roughly 30 years before firestar joins. Spoilers for Ivypool's Heart.

**KEEP IN MIND. Especially in eras before Firestar's time, the average life expectancy was about 5-6 years old with many cats dying rather young.

(This is 'canon' as most of the first ARC warriors actually die before the time they're 7 years old, Whitestorm, Willowpelt, Brindleface, Redtail, Spottedleaf, even Bluestar died before she was 8 years old, I think.)**

"Dawn of a New Era" (1978-1983)

First five years : The DOTC Arc take place, For REDUX purposes, i'd switch around some events and family trees but timeline-wise, things are the same.

'Great Migration' -> Mountain cats, Who are hybrids between bobcats and lynx's (Like the cats seen in Ivypool's Heart.) Leave the mountains to 'discover' the Forest.

'Gorse and Forest cats Vs. Settlers' -> The typical nonsense with Clear Sky and Tall Shadow fighting the cats that already live there.

'The first Blood Bath' -> The battle at the Five trees take place and first 'Leadership' and 'Clans' are officially formed.

Mothwing discovers the religion known as 'Starclan'. However, this is not the only spiritual belief. The mountain cats early religion is a mesh of the Sister's belief and the Wildcats belief from Ivypool's Heart.*

"Discovery Era" (1983-1988)

The next five years: The OG founders die, Shadowstar dies, Skystar dies etc. Leadership is 'passed down' to deputies.

Official 'Code of the Clans' is formed. This is where the rules are created by individual cats come in. Noticeably, the Queens Rule is absent/just the bare bones.

Mentorship and Naming conventions created

Individualism within the Clans are utilised. (Windclan are spiritual and pray, Shadowclan are 'nocturnal' etc.)

"The Rotting of the Fifth Tree" (1988-1993)

Skyclan is driven out, with their territory becoming a dog park/ new homes for humans and kitty pets.

Stripestar and Galestar are born around this time, and grow up alongside Cloudstar's offspring. They merge their Clans together and decide to leave the forest like in canon--however they make their previous deputies leaders of the forest with a very small amount of both WC and TC choosing to follow the young leaders away from the forest.

Both Stormclan and Skyclan are erased from history- since the events happened very close to each other and alot of cats families and loyalties were severed.

Mapleshade is born near the end of this era.

"Modern Era" (1993-2003)

Mapleshades Death -> As a result the Queens Code is solidified and built upon. No cat is required to reveal a kitten's parentage. No cat can ignore a kitten in pain or in need. Kittens from half-Clan unions 'belong' to the clan they are born in.

Willowbreeze + Graypool -> When they're taken from RC, the Queens Code is changed again and solidified.

Era ends when Firepaw joins TC as an apprentice.

[mosskits-frostbite]

Ignore that I forgot Molly QAQ

Archiving all the cute Christmas warriors wiki sprite edits because I’m actually insane 💖

Each cats name will be tagged in the order they appear in 💪

[everybody-loves-purdy]

my theory for the future of wc-

Ivypools group won’t return in time to help get rid of Splashtail and Frostpaw will be become leader, maybe she will wait to make Icewing deputy or she will choose Duskfur.

Mothwing will die, Wasp will return with Bee and Rook. Bee will replace Mothwing.

Frostpaw is gonna adopt some children and she’s gonna be told that the reason she should adopt them is because she will never be able to have babies of her own (they’ll Squirrelflight her but they won’t be lying this time)

Super Edition 18 will be in Stripestars PoV

StormClan will somehow tie into Changing Skies. Maybe the voice in Moonpaws head is an ex-StormClan cat wanting to destroy the clans because of how they forgot StormClan or smth and StormClan will help the clans navigate the territory.

With the prophecy talking about blood in the river and the fact that Moonpaw was stated to be the ‘first’ new protagonist, I think we are going to get. RiverClan pov. Maybe the child Frostpaw adopted.

All very good predictions I would love these to be true!

Imagine if the kits Frostpaw adopts are Splashtail’s baby siblings, if somehow their real parents become out of the picture

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