#firesight

[cryptidclaw]

Star Firesight!

Bonus! Healer/Second Firesight:

And Outsider/Apprentice Rusty/Fire:

Design Notes:

I redesigned him again despite saying I would stop doing that... Prev design and old bio here.

He still has a lot of the same features as my previous design, i mostly just changed his pattern and coloring! I wanted him to be a rustier color!

I also changed his cheek fluff to be round, mostly just for an interesting face shape! his cheek fluff hangs a little more flat when he's older just to give him a more matured look (hes been thru some shit, his cheeks hath deflated)

Character Bio:

Star Firesight

(Fireheart/star)

Bisexual & Polyamorous; Trans Tom; he/him

Age as of 1st arc's beginning: 7 moons; 11 Hyrs

Age as of 1st arc's end: 2 cycles, 5 moons; ~26 Hyrs

Title meaning: -sight = this cat can spot things that others cannot; a cat with a close connection to the Stars; this healer receives many signs from the Stars; the healer may also be very good at spotting illnesses or injuries.

Outsider -> Healer -> Second -> Leader of Thunder Order

Mentor: Redtail (died) -> Spottedleaf

Mother: Nutmeg

Father: Jake

Sibling: Sapheart (Princess)

Half Siblings: Socks; Ruby: Tinyclaw

Mates: Sandstorm; Shriketail

Kits: Squirrelflight (sire: Sand); Leafpool (sire: Shrike); Foxleap (sire: Sand); Icecloud (sire: Shrike)

Grandkits: Star Hollyleaf; Falconstrike; Jaywing; Alderheart; Sparkfire

Other notable kin: Cloudtail (nephew); Snowshoe (nephew); Mistletoe (niece); Spiderleg (nephew); Shrew (nephew)

Notes:

Firesight has chronic pain (and mobility issues later in life):

Fire has the Scottish Fold breed's mutation which effects cartilage in the body, this causes his ears to fold, but it also causes chronic joint pain and can progress into swollen and inflexible joints.

For Fire, he is has the heterozygous version of this mutation, which means that his disability progresses more slowly, as a young cat he does experience some joint pain, with some days being worse than others. He is able to medicate with his own chronic pain herbal mix he created as a Healer. However as Fire grows older his joints will worsen, and by the time of his old age he will be unable to jump and some days is unable to walk.

He is able to still use his medication to aid him and is able to lead a happy life, but he is disabled and I didnt want to leave that out of his character! It's important to have disability rep (and spread awareness of the issues with the Scottish Fold breed) and I hope I serve him justice!

Character Summary:

In Progress (to be added later)

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[Image 1 ID: a digital drawing of Star Firesight, an AU version of Firestar from Warrior Cats. He is standing with his left side showing and has a proud and happy expression with a smile. He is a short, chubby and round shaped rusty orange and red tabby tom with small folded ears and green eyes. his chest, underbelly and paws are all a lighter shade of orange, and he has a red stripe down his back as well as a single red swoop shaped stripe on his side. He has red to orange striping on his face and red freckles on his cheeks. His right ear is brownish-black, he also has a small black spot above his nose and a black stripe on his back. He has a white flame shaped spot on his chest, a white muzzle, white paws and a white tail tip. He wears yellow flowers and green leaves in his pelt and a simple crown rests on his forehead made up of a diamond shaped red stone and a small teardrop shaped white stone below it./End ID]

[Image 2 ID: a digital drawing of Firesight, an AU version of Fireheart from Warrior Cats. this drawing is almost the exact same as the first image, but in this he has no crown./End ID]

[Image 3 ID: a digital drawing of Fire, an AU version of Firepaw from Warrior Cats. this drawing is almost the exact same as the first image, but in this he has no crown, or flowers and leaves adorning his pelt. his face also seems younger and he has a brighter happy expression on his face with his mouth open in a smile like he is talking./End ID]

#millionth redesign lol #cryptidclaw's warriors au #rise of change #firesight #firestar #fireheart #firepaw #firestar design #fireheart design #firepaw design #firestar au #warrior cats au #warrior cats design #warrior cats #warriors

[tortoiseshellcatfan]

oh nar darkstripe oh nar

bonus comic ⬇️

Characters belong to @cryptidclaw

#warrior cats #art #my art #warrior cats art #cryptidclaw's warriors au #shriketail #firesight #star firesight #sandstorm #drakstripe #cinderspark #funny

[pastelhills]

Firestar AU idea where he's a Medecine cat and Starclan just goes "Wouldn't it be funny if we gave this kid the power to see other cats terrible futures?" So now firepaw can see how everyone around him will die or get injured. After a while of helplessly watching cats around him die (Spottedleaf, Lionheart, Rosetail) he gets so desperate that he ends up pushing Cinderpaw out of the way and get hits by the car. Fireheart gets his tail injured but figures out that he can change others future if he steps in. So after that he just tries everything to prevent those futures from happening, but the more he fails (Yellowfang & Silverstream) the more desperate he gets. It gets so bad that he eventually ends up killing Darkstripe and Tigerstar in a desperate attempt to stop other futures from happening. I'll keep expanding on this AU as time goes on and I get more ideas👍

#he's basically Goosefeather but instead of hearing prophecy he can see rhe injuries on someone and tries to connect the dots #like Spottedleaf has a whit deadly wound on her throat #I'll draw that someday to show what I mean #warrior cats #warriors #firestar #firestar au #warrior cats au #warrior cats firestar #firepaw #fireheart #au idea #might call this AU Fireheart's foresight #fireheart foresight #firesight #firesight au

[xxlordalexanderxx]

"HANNAH!!!"

#|| 🔥Firesight: dash commentary🔥 || #|🥩IC🥩|

[vastveridian]

Got my pain med today finally I've been so fucking enjoying sleeping oh Gods

#im thankful i had the firesight ti wean myself off them #instead of going cold turkey when i ran out early which sometimes happens (humans are unreliable with counting large amounts of the same)

[ezri-is-real]

My hyper was fixating today so i did a bit of revamp on the first crisis suits i ever build!

Oh yeah i also finished this firesight marksman yesterday :3

#40k #miniatures #warhammer 40000 #warhammer 40k #tau empire #warhammer #warhammercommunity #farsight enclaves #for the greater good #can you tell im hyperfixating

[boilingrain]

Today I bring you minimum effort Fire-eye lore

Tomorrow... probably nothing because I'll be busy with family stuff

In case you can't read my handwriting, Fire-eye (who is a new warrior at the time that the 1st drawing takes place) is saying "haha I wonder why [REDACTED]star named me Fire-eye and not Fire-eyes or Firesight or something. It's not like I only have 1 eye lol"

And then the next drawing is supposed to be right around the time that it lost its eye

So yeah the Fire-eye lore is that it actually wasn't named after its missing eye, the whole thing was just a really unfortunate coincidence

I still haven't decided what exactly were the circumstances around it losing its eye, though.

for anyone unaware, Fire-eye is my OC in @mommyclan

#warrior cats #warrior cats oc #mommyclan #rain's ocs #rain's art corner #tw blood

[plushii-gutz]

Alright, part 3 of Thorns OC INDULGING TIME WOOHOOOOO - also, a certain little 'monsterling' here is owned by @bear-cubs-art-things

꒷꒦˚︶︶꒦꒷︶꒷꒦˚꒷꒦˚︶︶꒦꒷︶꒷꒦˚꒷꒦˚︶︶꒦꒷︶

Amber Island had only grown colder by the hour. Pereskia pulled down her hat to keep the wind from taking it away, Viola tying her scarf a bit tighter. When had the clouds come in? The sun had been blazing just mere minutes ago! Now, the sky was a darkened canvas, voided of colors. Whatever storm was brewing in the distance was coming in fast.

The front of the island was blocked completely by monsters, rows upon rows lined up for their chance to get aboard one of the many ships in an attempt to escape the cooling land. A Candelavra could be seen given an escort to the front of the crowd, much time the anger of her fellow monsters.

"Wait!" A familiar voice called, flying past the two who stood before the shop. "Cecilia, you forgot me!"

It was a Kayna, bearing an orange bandana and dragging behind luggage that didn'tseem to be her own. She was desprate to catch up, unable to see the crooked path along the sidewalk and soon tripping onto her face. Cecilia looked back to the fire monster before turning her attention to the ship. She was soon lost in the crowd, which now thinned as the boat left.

"You.. you didn't forget me."

Viola leaned over to Perry, nudging her shoulder.

"Isn't Cecilia supposed to be like the queen of the island?"

"A leader," Perry answered, crossing her arms. "I never liked her. Something always seemed off 'bout that gal. Guess I know now."

Enya's presence became very clear. Monsters near the back of the line left, surrounding her and throwing questions. Why hadn't Cecilia warned them sooner? Had firesight given her any new information? Why had everyone been left in the shadows about this? What will become of the island?

It was overwhelming. She couldn't answer any of them - there was no answer. They were growing hostile, becoming animals. Enya could only hide her face as the violence began.

It started with a pebble. Then a stone. Then whatever wreckage the revolting beings could find. The Kayna was beaten, smothered, and torn by the very monsters she was to lead in her future. Pereskia could only look on in horror as the monsters she grew up alongside had become savage, wild beasts, throwing their fists in the air. She pushed her way into the crowd, leaving Viola behind. Something has to happen.

"What has happened to you?" The Barrb began, turning the monsters' attention from Enya to herself. "All of you! You're all no different than the ones you hate most! Takin' everything out on innocent monsters and leavin' them for dead - just like her!"

Pereskia pointed to the distant ocean where Cecilia had fled. With a signal from her yellow and purple eyes, Viola moved in while everyone was distracted, pulling Enya out from the center of the gathering and back into the shop. Thank god that barrb had a horrible hiding spot for the keys!

"There's a storm coming, and who knows when the next ship will arrive? If we plan on surviving, we need to work together and fix the community that Cecilia left behind. She may have been weak, but we aren't her! This flame will not be smothered!"

Almost on command, the sky lit up with jagged streaks of lightning. Piercing thunder rolled alongside of it.

"We gotta be fast. Check the nursery for any remaining eggs. Bring them to your homes and take cover! Don't be afraid to take what you need from stands and shops - it won't matter once this is over! Keep one another updated on the next ships arrival!"

The crowd of fire monsters disbanded, following the guidance they had been given from their temporary leader. The nursery was emptied of the unhatched eggs, booths cleaned of any available goods. They blocked their windows and sealed the doors, being sure to keep warm from the increasing winds. Perry reopened her shop to offer planks of wood, as well as a few spare tools she had left from the buildings construction. Once she felt she had done all she could, the doors closed for good.

"Alright," Pereskia walked back into the living room, "How's Enya holdin' up?"

"She's holding," Viola answered. "Hope you don't mind, but I helped myself to the first aid kit in your break room. Lovely broom collection you have in there, by the way."

Enya was rested on the couch, still in a state of shock after the attack. The kayna's body was riddled with cracks and chips of missing earth, a bright orange magma flowing visibly within the wounds. Viola had gotten to work, cleaning any dirt that had gotten into these injuries and bandaging them up. Even with all the damage Enya's body had endured, her pain came from her mind.

"Cecilia left me," She'd whisper. "She really left me.."

"I'm so sorry, hun," Perry offered her support. "I knew somethin' was wrong about her, but I never would've thought she'd leave her whole island behind."

All those years were wasted, acting as the student of a heartless Candelavra who only cared for their own well-being. No monster could ever trust Enya now; They viewed her the same way. Or perhaps they had changed their minds? She wouldn't know for a long while. Maybe the barrbs words got to them. Maybe they didn't.

"Thank you," She said softly.

"Don't mention it," Viola nodded, closing the kit. "You want a sticker for behaving yourself?"

"Huh?"

"Here, it's a stogg with sunglasses. I have, like, 50."

Viola pulled a roll of stickers from the folds of her scarf, sticking one onto Enya's head. As confused as she was, she couldn't help but smile.

"Eh, you can have the whole pack. Not like I'll need it anymore."

The lights flickered as the storm began to reach the island fully. Heavy rains beat against the windows and roof, winds howling and thunder growling. Perry wondered if the windows within the shop would be able to hold up against it.

"I sure hope my words came across to everyone," Pereskia worried. She knew it wasn't supposed to be her responsibility, but that wouldn't exactly help the guilt she would feel if someone were to be hurt.

"If those monsters were to listen to anyone, it'd be you. If they didn't, that's their own fault. Sure, it's annoying as all hell, but it's their own choice."

"You'd know a lot about that, wouldn't you Viola?"

"Boy, would I," the bowgart rolled her eyes. "Seriously, the amount of patients I've had that chose to destroy their livers during a night out with 'the boys' instead of taking a few minutes to be sober explains why plant island's population is declining."

"Oh? Y-you're a doctor?" Enya asked.

"Well, not anymore," Perry answered. Viola gave an agitated huff. Enya chose not to comment.

The lights flickered once more and soon blacked out.

"Your lights? Also not anymore."

"Oh shut up, you lavender punk."

The Kayna's firey body emitted a low light, keeping the bickering monsters from total darkness. They went back and forth, arguing over small annoyances that hardly affect anything. They were shut up easily by the shattering of glass, luckily not within the house part of the building. Pereskia stood up

"That didn't sound like the whole front."

"What does that mean?"

"The windows at the front of my shop - it's all one glass pane. It should've been louder, don'cha think?"

"Alright," Viola stretched her arms, resting against a cushion that had wedged itself between the floor and couch, "but I wouldn't go out there either way. Pitch black, broken glass. Not exactly safe."

"What if someone broke in to stay away from th' storm? Wouldn't be real safe for them, either."

With Viola falling silent, Perry left for the store.

As expected, the shattered glass wasn't from any windows - it was from the door. Lightning illuminated a large stone, likely what had been used to break in. Shards were tossed across the concrete floor, alongside something Pereskia had to look at twice to uncover what it was: blood. Speckled across the doorframe, droplets leaving a trail that carried into a dark corner, it wasn't a good sight.

"Hello?" She called out. "I see you're hurt - I can help you!"

Perry followed the path. A second strike of lightning lit up the shop, giving the barrb a better look as to who had been hurt. At least, just for a second. Whoever hid within the shadows jolted onto their feet, holding a blade to Pereskia's face. She stumbled back with a sharp gasp, holding her hands up to keep the other monster back.

Thunder rolled. The lights came back on.

It wasn't a monster at all. Not physically. Perry realized her attacker was far smaller than her, clearly very young as well. She wore a torn pink hoodie, an entire sleeve holding on by a few threads. The hood seemed to be decorated with two blue ears, both in the same ragged condition. Her skin was scarred and bruised, torn up by the entrance they had made, and her hair hanged in low, tangled messes that covered her right eye. The backpack she carried seemed to be ever so slightly newer, though that didn't say much. How she was able to keep standing was astonishing - everything looks horribly painful.

"Are you.. are you ok?" Pereskia asked, lowering her arms.

The girl kept her gaurd up, moving away slowly but keeping the knife to the monsters face. The door was a busted mess, but an attempt to open it was made nonetheless.

"I don' think it's safe to go outside.. are you ok?" Perry repeated. Her words seem to finally be heard.

"I know you're scared," She spoke with a cool but still shaky tone, "and I know you're not from here. But please, just drop the knife. I'm not going to hurt you - I'm not like them. You're safe. I promise."

The kid lowered her arms, her one visible eye already pouring with tears. The blade rang as it hit the floor, Pereskia having to catch the kid with open arms. Has she never had a caring hand reach out to her? The barrb felt herself filling with the same sorrow that poor girl held. She lifted her from the ground, being sure to kick the knife away.

"Let's get'cha patched up, honey - i can tell you've been through a lot. Oh sweet Glaishur, I hope the others don't freak out."

Enya had moved from the couch to the floor, talking to Viola of her life. She spent almost ten years working alongside Cecilia, learning of the islands origins and the many secrets kept within the castle. She likely had been chosen due to having firesight - an extremely rare trait only certain kaynas obtained. Unfortunately for her, it seemed defective.

She had seen many worrying things in the future, yet some of them hadn't come true. Enya began to question if her powers were real, if the power itself had been lying to her.

"But some of them did come true, right?" Viola questioned.

"A few, yeah. It's impossible to know which is true and which is false. We just took precautions every time."

"Well, it's better safe than sorry. A lot of crazy shit had happened in my time, and I think I've seen pretty much everything there is to see."

Pereskia pushed herself through the door, facing the two monsters who resided on the floor. She gave an awkward "hey."

"Except for that!" Viola jumped from her spot at the sight of a human, Enya following behind. "Perry, what the fuck? Get rid of it!"

"Look, I know this seems bad, but she's just a monsterling! Or.. well, a kid. It doesn't matter - she's hurt, and she needs help. Please, Viola. Just help her out."

Pereskias plea was met with an immediate answer, the bowgart asking her to set the new patient down on the couch as she began to dig through the kit once more. As terrified as the child was, she accepted the help Viola offered. So long as she was under the kinder monster's watchful eye, that us. Enya kept their distance, as any other monster would.

"Y-you know what humans are, right? They're more animals than we are!"

"This one is different, Enya. She's harmless. Well, now she is."

"Now? What do you mean now?!"

"Don't worry 'bout it."

Viola worked slowly, well aware of the reputation people had in the monster world. She learned rather quickly that, other than her unkept nails, the kid was relatively harmless. In fact, human skin seemed to be far more fragile than a monster's. Viola plucked out the glass, carefully cleaning the wounds and covering most of the girls' arms with bandages. Despite how beaten up she seemed, the kid was surprisingly healthy.

"You're.. very calm about this," She spoke, keeping her eyes on her work. "How long have you been on Amber Island, exactly?"

"She isn't a talker," Perry commented, "but I wouldn't be either. We've never been this friendly to their species."

"How are you just ok with this?" Enya yelled, tugging on her bandana. "It's going to kill us!"

Viola compared her hand size to the kids.

"Hah. Look how tiny she is."

"Eyna honey, I promise you're safe," Pereskia assured the Kayna. "If anything happens, which I highly doubt, I'll take whatever measures are needed."

Viola finished surprisingly quickly, letting the kid have the sake sticker she had given out earlier. Enya settled, though keeping herself away from the group.

"Hey, Perry, your specimen is cleaned."

"Lily," the kid spoke with a small smile. Six pairs of eyes rested on her. She didn't speak again, fearful of the many looks.

"Lily," Pereskia echoed. "Such a sweet name. I know you're real scared, but I'll tell you what - you can stay with me. This is a harsh world, and being all on your own ain't the safest thing right now. So long as you don't hurt anyone-"

"What?!" Viola yelled, cutting Perry off. "No way! I'm not keeping a human in my house, I'll get arrested! Look, Lily is harmless and cute and all that, but you just met her! I'm already neck deep in other bullshit I have to deal with, I can't risk having this on top of it!

Lightning hit the island, the castle its target. The lights flickered. Silence fell as tension grew.

"Then I'll leave you," Pereskia stated. "I'll find somewhere to stay with this kid without you. You can take away this home, but you will not take away this child."

The two held one another's gaze for a long while. Enya just wanted it to be over - what had she walked into? Who were the monsters, and why did they hate one another so much?

Viola grunted, pulling the fur on the sides of her head.

"Fine. You can stay. But only under the condition that you will leave. I'll help you find a job, I'll help you earn some cash, but I can't help you hide such a huge threat in my house. You're a good monster, but I can't be as good as you are."

Viola clearly didn't want to be any more of an asshole to Perry than she already had been, but this was a step too far. The risks were immeasurable. Lives were at stake, and the barrb was very aware of that.

"Well.. I thank you for your mercy. I planned to leave anyway."

Perry took Lily by the hand, offering to provide her fresh clothing while her current outfit got a good wash. She seemed to appreciate the offer, happily following along. It had been so long since she was able to trust anyone. Was she trusting too much? Luckily, no.

Viola cleaned her glasses, worrying of what the future held. Enya moved back to the bowgarts side.

"I know I can't kick her out," she sighed, putting her glasses back on. "I'm so fucking confused, Enya. I don't know what to do anymore. I thought I wasn't afraid of death, but I am."

"You're bound to make a lot of monsters mad or hurt by doing what's right for yourself," the Kayna took a seat.

"I've already hurt her. I can't hurt the kid as well."

"Well.. I don't know how to help you."

"Don't worry. I'll just have to help myself. Days are long, years are short."

Viola stared up at the ceiling. The lights blinked, the rain fell. She made her decision, leaving to tell Pereskia. Enya watched her leave, looking out the window once she passed. Had they truly helped? Perhaps so. Perhaps not. She wouldn't know for a long while. She knew one thing for sure, though. The storm will pass as it always does - for her and for everyone.

#msm #my singing monsters #fanfiction #Thorns msm #msm ocs

[clovercoin]

Kitty Cat Rumble

So many kitties... here we go? Lavendersky

Female Young adult Gentle warrior, prefers to talk things out rather than fight. Lovesick most of the time, a new cat every moon it seems.

Bumblefang

Male Warrior Strong elder Friends keep encouraging him to retire to the elders. But he wants to train at least two more warriors before he takes his place in the elders.

Ratcry

Male Young Adult Warrior Has always been a chatty thing. Warriors have complained about his squeaking since he could suckle.

Deersong

Female Warrior Beautiful and strong, but her tail got snapped clean off by a badger as an apprentice. Ever since her balance while climbing, running, and jumping has been affected. Still she doesn't give up. One of the fastest warriors even if she crashes occasionally.

Treefall

Male Warrior Three legs but very healthy! Was born without a front leg. Little bit of struggle to climb trees but can do it. A bit shy and reserved in nature, but with good friends he opens up.

Firesight

Female Medicine Cat Can see visions in fire while awake. Loves kits more than anything.

AJD . ART

#CloverCoin #cat #cats #feline #felines #warrior #warriors #warriorcats #warrior cats

[bear-cubs-art-things]

Some more monsters for msm au :D

Wistle: a tweedle. To no one's surprise, she's chatty. Also cemilas friend on cold island. She can be a bit of a klutz sometimes.

Ember: a kayna with the gift of firesight. She was encased in amber [and found on amber island] and brought back to fire haven, to prophetic and to protect the monsters who lived there. She more or less sees herself equal to the other monsters, but because of her gift and knowledge of/living back during the DoF, the other monsters give her a little more respect. Sometimes she not quite "here"

Sunny and Agave: the ones who found ember, and best friends to ember. They are a flowah and barrb respectfully. Sunny is tough guy physique, doesn't talk much. Agave is sweet as honey, and talks on behalf of Sunny sometimes. They tend to help ember around, etc.

#bear rambles #msm au #oh heyyyy more monsters :D #and the kayna design I gave ember is just 👌🏻

[cryptidclaw]

Happy New Years here’s some Fire concepts I drew instead of paying attention to the NY ball drop…

I decided to draw him apprentice age this time. Bonus: older fire and rusted black fire in sunlight coloring!

Notes: I gave him fat chipmunk cheeks bec I thought it was cute :3 .

I wanted to make my red fire design at least a bit more rusty in color, he is still prett bright tho lol.

I also wanted to try a rusted black fire design! I gave him a fire red tail tho hehe, also he has orange eyes bec I thought it fit the pallets better! Plus if I use it for RoC orange eyes work well for his name (Firesight)! Nightheart can’t throw a fit about his name now LOL

Feel free to share what u think/ which u like better!

#cryptidclaw's warriors au #rise of change #rusty #Firestar #fireheart #firesight #warrior cats #warriors #warrior cats design

[myriad-of-things]

Okay, so, the hagsfiend headcanons >:D

First, I am a simple person: I see dragons, I have to at least check out the idea, so when Lasky introduced Penryck "the Sky Dragon" and then did so little with him, I was very disappointed and made up a few headcanons about him:

- in the First Collier it is mentioned that Arryn had a son; my headcanon is that Penryck met Arryn's son first and he, in turn, convinced Arryn to hire Penryck (because I doubt Arryn would've considered hiring hagsfiends all on his own, he would've tried to get an owl warlord on his side instead)

- Penryck is actually better at diplomacy than Arryn, and he was trying to recruit some of Arryn's generals during the second half of The coming of Hoole; that's one of the reasons there are rumours about them going separate ways at the beginning of To be a King (also, his POV in the Coming of Hoole is him mentally rolling eyes at both Arryn's racist shit and his incompetence as a strategist, and I wish there was more of villainous flashbacks because trying to reverse engineer Sklardrog's personality off one pov and a handful of lines is painful)

- A bit more speculative one: Penryck crossed paths with Theo's father and uncle(possibly killed or ordered to kill the latter). Theo asks Grank if he's sure that Penryck killed the high king ‐ why specifically him and not any other warlord? Either Sklardrog's reputation is that scary or Theo had a personal reason to fear him. (This bit never came up again in the books, though, so it stays a speculation)

- Hoole's first time using firesight was a big missed opportunity. Imagine if he saw hagsfiends just living their lives and started doubting what Grank had told him?

- A rather sad one: I thought a lot about Ygreek and Pleek. A lot. (Mostly ranging between "Who hurt you, Grank?" and "Who hurt you, Kathryn?") Because the more I thought about it, the more it felt(at least the translation) like a part of Ygreek's desire to have a child comes from wanting to fit a "proper family" mold; we don't get a similar in-depth introspection about kids from Pleek's point of view, but since Grank picks him out instantly when he looks into the Ember, I headcanon that Pleek comes from a noble family (probably not as rich as Arryn, Siv or Grank himself), and he probably heard plenty of that "your purpose is to have an heir and pass on the family name one day" nonsense before he met Ygreek. So they both have their share of internalised issues about having kids.

(Oof, that got wordy)

I LOVE DRAGONS. I agree, I wish Penryck's character had been explored more. He does seem to be better at diplomacy from his short conversation with Lord Arrin. Lord Arrin's character pretty much boils down to "I want the throne" and "I want a wife," so it makes sense that Penryck was pulling all the strings behind the scenes. In terms of appearance I'd like to think Penryck had claws on his wings, perhaps scaled talons and very long ear-tufts to the point where they looked like horns.

I just think it's funny that owls are convinced hagsfiends are evil when all the hagsfiends in the legends books were hired by owl lords to overthrow King H'rath. The hagsfiends were definitely taking advantage of the situation there, but it's strange that they're considered more villainous than the owl lords who 1) have a gizzard so they know right from wrong, and 2) still chose to do wrong.

I believe it was confirmed that Pleek was a noble lord, which makes me respect his character more because like you pointed out, he probably faced a ton of pressure from his family to have an heir, and also backlash for falling in love with the enemy. When the war starts he would most likely have lost all his noble titles for consorting with a hagsfiend. He gave up so much for Ygryk, and it feels like a further punishment that they can't have a normal family together. Ygryk would probably also feel a lot of guilt for causing her mate to be cut off and shunned by his kind. Pleek and Ygryk may have been horrible parents to Lutta, but they also didn't have the best situation.

#cool headcanons! #random sidenote but for some reason I'm inclined to ship Penryck and Lord Arrin #hagsfiends #Penryck #Lord Arrin #Pleek #Ygryk #Lutta #guardians of ga'hoole #maai asks

[pastelhills]

Blessing or Curse? 💫

finally drew Firesight again! This scene is when he's granted his powers (future sight) by starclan

#warrior cats #warriors #warrior cats au #au #firestar au #fireheart au #firesight au #alternate universe #fanart #art #digital art #warrior cats fanart #ibispaint x #ibispaint #my art

[xxlordalexanderxx]

"Let me make this abundantly clear, you will cease asking my mate about proposal. I just got over a horrible break up, left alone at the alter even. Fuck off.

Secondly, do not speak to my child, or any child like that. Overcoming a fear even in small steps is a GREAT feat. What are you doing, tosser? Nothing, but bullying a child. Only useless wastes of life bully children. Leave my daughter alone before a rip a hole in your neck and make you shit out of it."

#|| 🔥Firesight: dash commentary🔥 || #|🥩IC🥩|

[arthurian-owls]

Good to know (and thank you for complimenting my brain) ^_^ I kind of slipped off listening things in order around season 4, I think? Anyway, I'll also use the fan extrapolation of levels of involvement with fears (from least to most, touched -> marked -> aligned -> avatarised) in these headcanons for clarity; so, here we go, in no particular order:

Bess and Hortense/Mist are both marked by The Lonely, but in different ways (Hortense's mark is more metaphorical - the growing divide between Hortense, the folk hero and Hortense, the actual person).

Soren is certainly marked by The End - he almost dies a lot in these books; the reason he's only marked is because he wouldn't knowingly serve a fear entity. I'd also argue that he is marked by The Vast and touched by The Desolation because of how much he's willingly flying in all kinds of weather and his natural affinity for the colliering(also losing his parents; tapping into Desolation's aspect as fear of pain and loss).

Eglantine is touched by The Distortion(Michael's entity) and The Lonely: she has problems consistently keeping up friendships and her longing for parental(specifically maternal) affection leads to her being taken advantage of; also, during the Shattering she's effectively drugged for months and convinced she flies back to Tyto forest and meets her (dead)mother; pretty in line with an idea of Distortion and Lonely team-up. Wouldn't knowingly serve a fear entity, but could get tricked into getting aligned or avatarised around Shattering, though not much later.

Kludd would totally get avatarised without truly realising. He'd probably think he just gotten good until some reckless pure one officer had pointed out that manifestations of Slaughter around him are, in fact, very much not normal. Marked by The Corruption(Worm Lady's entity) (in its "fucked up and deeply unhealthy attraction, co-dependency" aspect)because Nyra, aligned with The Slaughter and The Desolation. Most likely to be avatarised by The Slaughter (possibly in the tragic "I don't know who I am outside of serving the fear and I don't think there's much of the real me left anymore" way)

Nyra would jump into serving a fear entity faster than one could finish explaining the concept to her; as far as she is concerned, power is power, the source doesn't really matter. Aligned with The Slaughter, The Desolation, arguably touched by The Hunt(because she held a grudge against the Guardians and Soren's family specifically for years and tracked Coryn down in the Middle Kingdom, but doesn't seem to enjoy the chase the same way Hunt avatars/aligned people do), marked by The Corruption.

If Skench and Spoorn were any more Web-aligned, they would've started sprouting spider legs. St Aegolius as a whole also has very strong The Buried manifestation vibes(in both its literal and metaphorical aspects: Soren and Gylfie describe the place as claustrophobic, and the whole place about straight up erasing or deeply repressing your actual identity).

Ruby is touched by The Hunt(because of whatever scared her and her family off their nest) and The Vast, but otherwise fine.

Otulissa would've made one hell of an Archivist; I think she could've been tricked/convinced into serving a fear entity(like Jon was), but would never do it on her own. Very lightly touched by The Web, The Eye(because she genuinely enjoys learning new things, writing them down and analysing them) and The Slaughter(particularly when she lost an eye), but otherwise fairly resistant to the fears.

Now, the characters/things who actually inspired this ask:

The Ember of Hoole is an Eye/Web team-up manifestation, but in a different way than the Archive is. Grank is aligned with The Eye and marked by The Web, but not fully avatarised (his pursuit of knowledge and how he most often uses firesight to learn what is happening somewhere else sounds very Eye aligned to me. Also, his apathetic state when he looked into the Ember sounds a lot like the statement of the guy who escaped the Web-aligned boarding house).

It could've been a neat thematic twist if Hoole was touched by The Dark(in its "willing ignorance" aspect); alas, he's only aligned with The Eye and The Web. Would've sworn to find a way to sever a connection with the fear entity/seal them away entirely once he learned that avatars have to feed off people in some capacity.

Lord Arrin is touched by The Vast(in its "so rich money start to lose meaning" aspect). Would totally start feeding people to The Vast and would've gotten himself eaten in the long run because he absolutely would've gotten too arrogant for his own good. Also possibly touched by the Desolation after losing his son.

Penryck is Slaughter- and Hunt-aligned (because I'm convinced he intentionally let Siv go at least twice)Was touched and marked by both pretty early, but at different times(think four different incidents instead of just one) and started noticeably losing himself to them around the beginning of "To be King". He would've become a full Slaughter avatar if he lived a little longer. He is also touched by The Web because(at least in my hc) he's really good at networking and genuinely prefers to try and solve things with words first - one can always escalate to violence if talking failed👌

Ullryck(based mostly on my headcanon for her) is touched by The End and The Slaughter. She's an assasin, she's in it for the money, and if she can do her job and be a nuisance for the high king of Nyrthgar? Sign her up. But she isn't really interested in being an avatar.

DUDE I AM IN LOVE WITH ALL OF THIS!!! Why in the WORLD are you leaving these gems in my ask box when I log in once every ten years instead of just posting em yourself?? /lh

Your character interpretations are so spot-on and I seriously dig all of these headcanons!!!!

#asked and answered #part one of a two part ask #guardians of gahoole #guardians of ga'hoole #gahoole #ga'hoole #tma #duuuuuuude I am seriously wowed this is AWESOME

[hooliganpaints]

So I've had some time to decomp from my games today, and after having about 3 hours of reacting Extremely Normally to my friends (read: growing increasingly more incandescent as I really read through all the other indexes), I think I realized finally why I don't like t'au specifically in 10th:

They are so boring

My GOD. Sitting at the tourney watching everyone play was INCREDIBLE. Jimmy Space Marine is over there deleting two things every turn with Oath. Gerry Gray Knights is rapidly flickering across the battlefield. Eric Eldar is bending fate to their will. Wally World Eaters is playing Yahtzee! with himself.

Tau? My cool army trait is essentially "you effectively have a 3+ ballistics and ignore cover".

The datasheets are Worse. Everyone has super cool guns with several abilities that do fun things. Tau basically just have sustained hits 1/2 from their detachment, with a handful of guns having twin linked (...yay...) or devastating wounds (mostly isolated to guns with one or two shots, so Cool When It Happens but not at all reliable).

Is that to say "I think tau are bad"? No, not at all. I think they're incredibly CONSISTENT. I think clever people are going to be able to know exactly what they can do and reliably achieve that, because you can game the margin of error so well.

But at the end of the day, I wanna do cool stuff too. Bleh.

What would I do to fix it? Tau have one unit that interacts with For The Greater Good in a cool way: when stealth suits are Observers, they give their guided unit reroll 1 to wound.

It would be so cool if more units, especially support units like ghostkeels, devilfish, Tactical drones, firesight teams, etc. gave buffs when observing, or if some units got more buffs when being guided. Things like "give this unit precision" or "lethal hits" or "critical wounds on a 5+ instead of a 6".

Balanced? Not really, but no first pass is. But it would be really evocative of the flavor tau are supposed to have as a combined arms faction in a way the current army rule only glancingly touches on.

#warhammer 40k #wh40k #tau empire #hooliganramblings