#puddlepelt

[hinterland-clans]

huevember day 23: puddlepelt! we're getting into shades of green, which is what i struggle with the most i think, so the last few drawings should be fun haha

#warriors #warrior cats #warrior cats oc #puddlepelt #riftclan #scout #huevember 2023

[cavernouscat]

A Bitter Reunion

     Fern sat down and yelled. Not any words, just vowel sounds in a very exasperated tone. The swirly furred cat simply screamed his ire at the few stars peeking through gaps in the snow-spewing clouds overhead.

     It was the middle of leafbare, and all the prey were too damn stubborn to show up. He hadn’t eaten more than a couple of shrews in a week. He had set out from his cozy and warm little dirt-filled cave in search of something, anything, to soothe his aching hunger, only a few hours after the sun had risen, and now the sun had just slipped below the horizon and he still hadn’t caught so much as a hint of a scent of something to eat. Fern had even strayed far from his own territory in his desperation.      These thoughts and others ran through his head as his shout tapered off into silence. Fern continued to stare upward, his head lost in clouds much like the ones he gazed at. He thought he vaguely recalled those stars once holding all the hope he had had. The faith that he now unburied from deep underground. But that didn’t matter now. Neither earth nor sky seemed to hold any food. He heaved a sigh. He had to find his way home. He’d spend the night hungry, sure, but at least at home he’d be dry and warm. But he was in unfamiliar territory now, and in his hunger had failed to pay attention to where he was going. It would be a long night. He stood, then froze.

     In the fresh silence, he noticed the sound of several other cats breathing. As cathartic as a good scream could be, he realized in hindsight that maybe he should’ve waited until he was home and safe before announcing his presence at the top of his lungs. Oh well. Too late for that now. “Show yourselves. I don’t feel like fighting anyway,” he shouted as he took a defensive stance. Two cats, one amber and yellow in front of him, one grayish brown from off to his right, stepped into view. He heard a third, off to the other side and a bit behind, he thought, but when he turned to look there was nothing. Wait, no, there was a third cat, shades of white and blending in with the snow. All female, judging by their scents. All angry, judging their faces. The yellow one looked angriest of all.      “What do you think you’re doing on our territory?” The yellow cat asked, her voice as rough as her mood. “And which clan are you from?” Meowed the white one, whose voice sounded much more inviting. But her eyes, Fern noticed, felt colder than the snow they all stood in. Fern hesitated, suddenly very aware of the danger he was in. “W-well, uh,” he stuttered, uncertain where to begin, “Y’see... I was, um... hunting, apologies about that. I uh... I would’ve stayed off your turf, if I had bothered to... to notice... that I was trespassing. I-I didn’t actually... catch anything, so uh... hopefully not as big a deal it could’ve been?” He added. The amber cat scoffed, “Not a big deal,” she put on a mocking voice, “‘Oh don’t worry I was just trying to steal your prey—IN THE MIDDLE OF LEAFBARE MIND YOU—but it’s ok ‘cause I didn’t actually manage to do it’. How stupid do you think we are!?” Fern wanted to laugh at that. He didn’t, ‘cause she had her claws out and he wanted to keep his fur thank you very much. “Do you think I’m stupid enough to underestimate a new enemy? Nah... I prefer to be honest about stuff... even if that honesty might get me in more trouble... Although.. I don’t know what lie could get me out of trouble here, so... why even bother with it?” He trailed off, turning his gaze away from the glares of the brighter two cats. His eyes rested on the grayish cat, instead. He was taken aback by the look in her eyes; the anger was gone, replaced by an emotion he wasn’t sure he could place. “Wistful or longing” was his best guess.      “Who are you?” The question came in the form of a soft mew. Before Fern could respond, the amber cat cut in, “Yes, who exactly are you and which clan are you from?” He hummed, unsure of how to answer, but the gray cat spoke up and made it easy for him. “I don’t think he’s from another clan, Amberthorn. No cats in any clan have fur like that,” she said. “Like what?” Amberthorn replied sharply. “A couple of facial stripes? What’s so special about that?”      The white cat started to speak, but Fern cut in. “‘Scuse me, my turn to interrupt,” he said with a smile. Fern didn’t give her the opportunity to speak. Quickly he turned in place, aiming his left flank at the yellow cat. Suddenly feeling relaxed and confident, as if in his own territory, he continued. “I’m the only cat I’ve ever met with spirals like mine. I’m quite proud of my appearance, I must admit. And I know I’ll know my family if I ever meet them, because they’ll have spirals just like me,” he mused.      “No they don’t,” the gray cat stated. Fern hmmed at her, his head tilted. “Ya sure ‘bout that? Didja happen to meet them, ‘cause I’d love to,” he purred. “Fern- ... Fernbranch, it’s me, it’s Heatherbrook—Heatherpaw when you knew me—your sister. Don’t you remember?”      No, in fact, Fern did not remember. Or did he? Hard to say, really. He sifted through his memories, they were so jumbled. Memories never really mattered when there was no one but the dragons lurking in his dreams to speak to, and those were more interested in sharing their own memories than in looking into his. He ummed and hmmed and huhhed, ‘til suddenly he came across a memory from his early days.

     In the elders’ den, Fernkit laid near the entrace, looking over his shoulder for his sister. A cranky old white and brown cat, Snowpatch, had complained about being hungry, and Heatherkit had run off to find him freshkill, leaving Fernkit alone with the elders. It had been long enough she should be back by now. “Where’d my sister go?” he asked. Snowpatch snorted at him. “I don’t know about any sister of yours,” Fernkit winced, but the old tom meowed on, “but Heatherkit probably went off to find a warrior. There wasn’t any freshkill when we woke, or else I wouldn’t be hungry now.”      Another elder, this one an pale gray, scolded Snowpatch, “What do you mean, ‘any sister of his’? Heatherkit is his sister, Snow, whether you like it or not.” He groaned, “Not this argument again. Look Ash, I think just because her mother took the boy in doesn’t make them siblings, and you know you won’t change my mind about it.” Fernkit buried his head in his paws. “Don’t go starting with that nonsense again, Snow,” Ashtail got to her paws, furious. “I don’t know why you feel the need to insist that this kitten is an outsider or that his mother is a liar. And right in front of him no less! You realize you’re bullying an innocent kitten for something, if it’s true, is completely beyond his control.” She glowered at Snowpatch, daring him to respond. He stared at her for a moment. “Find me another clan cat with swirls like his, and I’ll believe he’s a clan cat himself. Even then I won’t believe he’s Puddlepelt’s kit. Just smell ‘im. Nothing like her or Heatherkit. Now, I think it’s best we change the subject already, or else we’ll end up clawing each other,” he said with a huff, and turned away. In a moment, the sourness in his face melted away. “Looks like Heatherkit’s back,” he purred. As she entered, Fernkit jumped up and ran away. He wanted to cry, to hide. He thought he heard someone shout after him, but he didn’t bother to listen.

     Fern swallowed hard. He hadn’t thought about that moment in years. He hadn’t cared about any of that in years. But the memory of the pain was enough to hurt him now. Heatherbrook stepped to him. “Are you alright? What’s wrong?” He shook his head. “I don’t have a sister, Heather. Not in any clan, at least. Just ask Snowpatch that.” Heatherbrook tried to argue. So did Amberthorn. Fern didn’t listen. He walked away. When they followed, he ran. He wasn’t worried; he had always prided himself on his quick stride. He could lose them. He could find his way home, just as soon as he was alone. He just wanted to be alone.

#Cavernous Cat #Fern #Heatherbrook #this takes place much later than the dream #the dream was when he was newly apprenticed #he ran away about a month after that #this is when he's about 2ish years old #so about a year and a half after he runs away #he doesn't have many memories from that time #except the ones that made him want to run in the first place #and even those are kinda repressed #he has to think hard about it before they come up again #woop I'm finally posting something after a MONTH

[vulturepaws-plight]

Twistedbriar’s family tree; transcription under the cut

Bracken x Finch x Firemist = Frostbelly, Frogleg, Nightblaze, Maplerose

Owl x Red = Buckwheat, Dandelion

(ex mates) Dragonflywing x Perchclaw = Lizardpaw, Puddlepelt

Perchclaw x Splashripple = Bitternsong

Frostbelly = see Partridgestar family tree

Maplerose x Buckwheat = Mouse, Shrewnose, Flameface

Bearthroat x Puddlepelt = Howlsong, Sagefrost, Needletuft

Bitternsong x Iceclaw = Lakeshine

Pine x Robin x Mouse

Shrewnose x Littlefoot = Gingersnow, Jaggedfur, Raincloud

Shadowpelt x Gingersnow = Waspwing, Echobreeze, Longwhisker

Jaggedfur x Wish-heart

(ex mates) Raincloud x Riley = Spikekit

(ex mates) Sagefrost x Breeze = Blackwing, Shimmer

Echobreeze x Blueberry = Mistletail, Whitebelly, Mudfoot

Snakepelt x Blackwing = Teaheart, Sedgeclaw

(ex mates) Whitebelly x Scorchfang = Hummingsong

Mudfoot x Gullwing = Dragonflyflake

Dragonflyflake x Teaheart = Moosestep, Pigeonstorm, Porcupinestripe

Porcupinestripe x Opossumtail = Cloudnose, Stormyspot

Willowheart x Cloudnose = Thornbranch

Snowtooth x Cloudnose

Thornbranch x ??? = Twistedbriar

#warriors #warrior cats #warriors oc #warrior cats oc #wc #MountainClan #Twistedbriar #family tree #pretty certain I didn't need as many generations as I added dfghfghj

[turdoodles]

puddlepelt 

#warrior cat ocs #my art

[hinterland-clans]

fernsplash puddlepelt and flamewisp are the grass water and fire starters of riftclan

#just noticed this really silly coincidence haha #riftclan #fernsplash #flamewisp #puddlepelt

[hinterland-clans]

well i accidentally left the usb with all of my art stuff on it at work, which means i can't do any huevember tonight, but i CAN finally make a ref for breezefeather (renamed to breezewhistle!) he's a rogueish, competitive guy who knows exactly how pretty he is. also where fernsplash and puddlepelt got their looks from!

Name: Breezewhistle Former names: Breezekit, Breezepaw Gender: tom (he/him) Alignment: bisexual Age: 45 moons at death

Rank: deputy (before death) Former ranks: kit, apprentice, warrior (hunter) Allegiance: StarClan Former Allegiances: RiftClan

Parents: Spirestar, Yellowfoot Siblings: Darkeyes (littermate), Batswoop (older sibling) Mate: Slatepatch Kits: Fernsplash, Puddlepelt, Flamewisp Mentor: Kestreltail Apprentices: Flintclaw

#warriors #warrior cats #warrior cats oc #riftclan #starclan #breezewhistle #breezefeather #hunter #deputy #character ref sheet

[hinterland-clans]

it's Brightnose and Puddlepelt's kids!! the sizing is a little weird, i had trouble getting across conifer's shortness and blue's obscene height while fitting them well on the page.

Name: Conifertuft Former names: Coniferkit, Coniferpaw Gender: tom (he/him) Alignment: bi Age: pictured at 24 moons

Rank: warrior (hunter) Former ranks: kit, apprentice Allegiance: RiftClan Former Allegiances: N/A

Parents: Brightnose, Puddlepelt Siblings: Bluemeadow (littermate) Mate: Whiskertail Kits: N/A Mentor: Flintclaw Apprentices: N/A

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Name: Bluemeadow Former names: Bluekit, Bluepaw Gender: she-cat (she/her) Alignment: aroace Age: pictured at 24 moons

Rank: healer Former ranks: kit, apprentice Allegiance: RiftClan Former Allegiances: N/A

Parents: Brightnose, Puddlepelt Siblings: Conifertuft (littermate) Mate: N/A Kits: N/A Mentor: Fernsplash Apprentices: N/A

#so happy with these designs haha #warriors #warrior cats #warrior cats ocs #riftclan #conifertuft #bluemeadow #healer #hunter #character ref sheet

[hinterland-clans]

Redesigned and renamed Flamefoot! Her name is now Flamewisp, i really like her new design :D

top left is for when she was a warrior, bottom right is for when she joined a group of loners and took the name Flame.

Name: Flamewisp (later Flame) Former names: Flamekit, Flamepaw Gender: cis she-cat (she/her) Alignment: lesbian Age: 29 moons

Rank: warrior (hunter) (later becomes a loner) Former ranks: kit, apprentice Allegiance: RiftClan (later Wildland loner band) Former Allegiances: N/A

Parents: Slatestar (mother), Breezefeather (father) Siblings: Fernsplash, Puddlepelt (littermates) Mate: Skyler Kits: N/A Mentor: Batswoop Apprentices: N/A

#warriors #warrior cats #warrior cats oc #character ref sheet #flamewisp #riftclan #hunter #loner #wildland loners

[hinterland-clans]

this is a mess but here's the new age list woot woot

Mintmoth (160 moons) †Vinestar (160 moons) Tuftear (152 moons) Halfskip (140 moons) †Snapleaf (140 moons) Longear (138 moons) Screestar (134 moons) Thor (129 moons) Thrushsong (125 moons) Sparrowscreech (120 moons) †Hickorystar (120 moons) Badgerface (112 moons) Icewhisper (115 moons) †Dovesky (115 moons) Snowspiral (115 moons) Blizzardfur (115 moons) Katria (109 moons) Applepatch (107 moons) Coppershade (105 moons) †Cloudbreeze (105 moons) Batswoop (105 moons) †Timbertail (100 moons) Oakfire (100 moons) Batswoop (100 moons) Shimmertail (98 moons) Ruepetal (98 moons) Beamer (97 moons) Sandstar (96 moons) Goldenglow (96 moons) Sheen (95 moons) Hollyfrost (92 moons) †Volebelly (92 moons) Smokestorm (90 moons) Meadowmoth (90 moons) †Starlingfur (90 moons) Wolfshadow (89 moons) Elmleaf (89 moons) †Crowpebble (89 moons) Rosestar (87 moons) Ryeberry (87 moons) Flurryfeather (86 moons) Icegaze (86 moons) Dusty (83 moons) Nitfeather (82 moons) Slatepatch (80 moons) †Blackreed (78 moons) Thicketburr (78 moons) Heronstalk (78 moons) †Mistybush (78 moons) Thorn (77 moons) Fox (77 moons) Russetmoon (76 moons) Darkeyes (75 moons) †Breezefeather (75 moons) Perry (72 moons) Brackenroot (70 moons) †Magpiepaw (68 moons) Rainmist (66 moons) Berrysplash (66 moons) Night (64 moons) Bee (60 moons) Flintclaw (55 moons) Aspenfleck (55 moons) Fawnstreak (50 moons) Bouncefoot (50 moons) Foxtuft (48 moons) Cavernpool (45 moons) Pheasantruff (45 moons) Sunblaze (44 moons) Birdpounce (44 moons) Lakeripple (42 moons) Silverbird (42 moons) Dexter (41 moons) Snufkin (40 moons) Blazeflower (38 moons) Cloverlight (36 moons) Jadewing (35 moons) Brightnose (34 moons) Dustplume (34 moons) Greenshade (32 moons) Duskfur (32 moons) Cindershock (31 moons) Quickwhisper (31 moons) Puddlepelt (30 moons) Fernsplash (30 moons) Flamewisp (30 moons) Jaystorm (29 moons) Hazel (29 moons) Larkslip (28 moons) Lilystream (28 moons) Tangleswirl (27 moons) Bobtail (25 moons) Echocall (25 moons) Tacker (23 moons) Grassripple (22 moons) Splinterfang (20 moons) Robindown (20 moons) Oceanroar (19 moons) Blitz (19 moons) Harepaw (16 moons) Acornpaw (16 moons) Minkpaw (14 moons) Whiskerpaw (10 moons) Tumblepaw (9 moons) Fleetpaw (9 moons) Littlepaw (9 moons) Cloudpaw (7 moons) Swiftpaw (7 moons) Hawkpaw (6 moons)

#aaaaa #warriors #warrior cats #warrior cats ocs #glenclan #pineclan #riftclan #north face loners #rogues #the tempest rogues #loners #kittypets #reference

[hinterland-clans]

Redid the theme songs post because the other one got so mixed up and i can't fix it and it bothers me a LOT lmao. anyways yeah some of them have been updated, list is under the cut because it's pretty long

GlenClan

Sandstar: Rio Grande- The Oh Hellos Wolfshadow: Oliver James- Fleet Foxes Flurryfeather: Zephyrus- The Oh Hellos Larkslip: Gypsy- Fleetwood Mac/Wait By The River- Lord Huron Applepatch: Lost- Amanda Palmer Oakfire: Elmleaf: To Be Alone- Hozier Russetmoon: I Think Your Nose Is Bleeding- The Front Bottoms Berrysplash: Blindsided- Bon Iver Foxtuft: Summertime- My Chemical Romance Sunblaze: Lakeripple: Silverbird: Laments of a Mattress- Hop Along, Queen Ansleis Greenshade: When You Grow Up, Your Heart Dies- Gunship/ Soldier, Poet, King- The Oh Hellos Duskfur: Wrecking Ball- Mother Mother/Poor George- James Supercave Jaystorm: Sirens- Hop Along, Queen Ansleis/Home- Gabrielle Aplin Lilystream: Anemone- Slenderbodies Bobtail: Kids Again- Artist vs. Poet Harepelt: Everything Is Alright- Motion City Soundtrack Acornshine: Girls Like Girls- Hayley Kiyoko Cloudfall: Hawktalon: Eat You Alive- The Oh Hellos Goldenglow: Oliver James- Fleet Foxes Icegaze: Fourth of July- Sufjan Stevens/Boreas- The Oh Hellos Rainmist: Maybe We’re Meant To Be Alone- Bad Suns Echocall: Georgia- Phoebe Bridgers Tuftear: Old Now- Rosemary & Garlic Sparrowscreech: Indica- Foxing Badgerface: Thrushsong: All I Want- Kodaline

Hickorystar: Cold- Novo Amor

PineClan

Rosestar: Passerine- The Oh Hellos / American Money- BORNS Hollyfrost: Sunlight- Hozier Fawnstreak: Breakers- Local Natives Coppershade: Phantom- Of Monsters And Men Ryeberry: Me And My Husband- Mitski Thicketburr: All Things Devour- aeseases Heronstalk: Brackenroot: Blazeflower: Heather- Conan Gray/Strawberry Blonde- Mitski Cloverlight: Could This Be Another Change?- The Samples Cindershock: No Children- The Mountain Goats/Cops and Robbers- The Hoosiers Tangleswirl: Holy The Sea- Forgive Durden/Arsonist’s Lullaby- Hozier Splinterfang: Be Nice To Me- The Front Bottoms/Settle Down- The 1975 Robindown: Tumbleflight: Fleetfox: Famous Last Words- My Chemical Romance/Stray Italian Greyhound- Vienna Teng Littlehawk: Swiftclaw: Wish You Were Here- Florence + The Machine/Nests- Keaton Henson Shimmertail: Son Of A Gun- Lord Huron Nitfeather: All of Me Wants All of You- Sufjan Stevens Bouncefoot: Between Days- Far Caspian Quickwhisper: Mintmoth: Cleopatra- the Lumineers Longear: On A Good Day- Robin Pecknold Ruepetal: Holy Branches- Radical Face

Strikenose: Dear Wormwood- The Oh Hellos/Candles- Daughter Galerush: The Love Club- Lorde Driftrunner: Devil Town- Cavetown Dawnsong: Bloomheart:

RiftClan

Screestar: Rut- The Killers Slatesun: For Sebastian From A Friend- Hop Along, Queen Ansleis Halfskip: Healer’s Dilemma- Mercedes Lackey Fernsplash: Kiss Goodnight- IDKHOW Snowspiral: Slow and Steady- Of Monsters And Men Smokestorm: Torches- The Oh Hellos Darkeyes: Street Fight- Adam Jensen Flintclaw: Any Emotion- Mini Mansions Aspenfleck: Bugbear- Chloe Moriondo Birdpounce: Pheasantruff: Looking Like This- Lyre Le Temps Brightnose: Rounds- The Oh Hellos Puddlepelt: Rose- The Oh Hellos Flamewisp: Community Gardens- The Scary Jokes / Sin Triangle- Sidney Gish Grassripple: No Light, No Light- Florence + The Machine Oceanroar: Fine, Great- Modern Baseball Minksnap: Eugene- Sufjan Stevens Whiskertail: Running With The Wolves (Wolfwalkers version)- AURORA Meadowmoth: Wild Roses- Of Monsters And Men Cavernpool: Any Emotion- Mini Mansions Dustplume: Blizzardfur: Batswoop:

Dovesky: Tilikum- Benjamin Francis Leftwich/Repeat Until Death- Novo Amor

Rubblecloud: Kitehop: Peakstream: Hailfur: Conifertuft: Bluemeadow:

Tempest Rogues

Sheen: Everything Moves- Bronze Radio Return / Land Of All- Woodkid Dusty: Perry: Bee: Snicker: Rudy: Clover: Honeyglow: Honeypie- Jawny

North Face Loners

Night: Sirens- Hop Along, Queen Ansleis Thorn: Time To Run- Lord Huron Fox: Hazel: Trees- The Oh Hellos Tacker:

Icewhisper: Curses- The Crane Wives/Kin- Radical Face

Wildland Loners

Whiskey: Skittles: Dolly: Weasel: Woodruff: Bushy: Skyler: This Must Be The Place- dad sports

Kittypets

Thor: Dexter: Snufkin: Jade (Jadewing): Strawberry Blonde- Mitski Beamer: Blitz: Katria:

Founders

Sorrelstar: Thus Always To Tyrants- The Oh Hellos/North- Sleeping At Last Asterheart: Sunflower/Thunder Mashup Oriole: Aspenstar: King- Florence + The Machine Chatterstone: Soap- The Oh Hellos Crowmask: The Moon Will Sing- The Crane Wives Shardstar: From Finner, Mountain Sound- Of Monsters And Men Spiderleap: Constellations- The Oh Hellos

Dark Forest Cats

Dawnshatter: Choke- IDKHOW Barkfang: Along Came A Spider- Tesco Value Sparkflame: Chillyfur: Mama Hates You- Ck9c Silverpine: Heart Of Glass- Mini Mansions/ Setting Sun- Lord Huron Bramblewasp: Sunshine- the Phantoms/Bad Bad Things- AJJ Tawnyfoot: Vinestar: Absinthe- IDKHOW Quietstar: Catabolic Seed- The Scary Jokes / Twenty Long Years- Lord Huron Twilightpaw: Cain- Cousin Marnie/Evelyn Evelyn- Evelyn Evelyn Blackflame: Przeklenstwo Milleheaven- Katarzyna Groniec / Honey, I'm Home- Ghost & Pals Starklight: Oleander- Mother Mother

#warriors #warrior cats #warrior cats ocs #lore #glenclan #pineclan #riftclan #the tempest rogues #north face loners #wildland loners #clan founders #dark forest #kittypet #loners

[hinterland-clans]

Two-faced bitches never lie, and therefore I never lie

Diagram this sin triangle but the biblical kind and not sine

Because I don't know what to say, a sickness by another name

Wouldn't be sweet either but with luck it would at least, like, not suck

I've had this song stuck in my head for two days and it gives me endless Flamefoot vibes so I HAD to draw her,, this ended up getting slightly out of hand but it's my favorite drama family so it was bound to happen.

#digital art #warriors #warrior cats #warrior cats ocs #riftclan #flamefoot #slatesun #slatestar #puddlepelt #fernsplash #sin triangle #sidney gish

[hinterland-clans]

RiftClan warriors part 2/2! 

- Brightnose, a shy and sweet hunter with a hidden snarkier side that takes no bullshit.

- Puddlepelt, a chill and fun-loving scout with a fierce protectiveness and scorching temper hidden under her cool exterior.

- Flamefoot, a code-obsessed-hunter who just wants to be as successful as her parents and make her mother proud, hopefully by becoming deputy one day. Her heart’s in the right place, but she doesn’t realize how badly she hurts the cats in her way until she accidentally causes her brother’s banishment.

- Grassripple, a very reserved (and some would say quite boring) scout who is actually an irredeemable gossip and seems to have trouble fitting in with anyone but her mate Oceaneyes and her cousin Flamefoot.

- Oceaneyes, a very jaded, snarky, tempermental fighter. Being half-kittypet didn’t make life easy for her, and her brother leaving to join their father made it even less so (even though Meadowmoth never revealed their father to the clan, most saw her taking trips to twolegplace and put two and two together). She spent her entire apprenticeship working to prove herself to her Clan, and never became close to anyone but Grassripple, the only cat who can calm her fury.

#warriors #warrior cats #warrior cats ocs #riftclan #character busts #brightnose #puddlepelt #flamefoot #grassripple #oceaneyes

[hinterland-clans]

Heyyy sorry for inactivity, here's a boy :3 I wanted to refine his design because it's been bothering me lately and I needed to draw him with his updated healer's herbs anyways.

Also I've been getting a bunch of new followers out of nowhere for the last month or so? Wherever you guys are coming from, welcome to the blog! Enjoy your stay :D

Name: Fernsplash

Former names: Fernkit, Fernpaw

Gender: trans tom (he/him)

Alignment: gay asexual

Age: 29 moons

Rank: healer

Former ranks: kit, healer apprentice, loner

Allegiance: RiftClan

Former Allegiances: GlenClan

Parents: Slatestar (mother), Breezefeather (father)

Siblings: Puddlepelt, Flamefoot (littermates)

Mate: Larkslip

Kits: N/A

Mentor: Halfskip

Apprentices: Bluemeadow

Healer's herbs: lilacs, which fell out during his exile, then rain flowers after his reinstatement as RiftClan healer.

#warriors #warrior cats #warrior cats oc #riftclan #glenclan #healer #fernsplash #character ref sheet #it's the best boi!! here he is!!

[hinterland-clans]

Changing some of the healer herbs! While I was looking for replacements for Flurryfeather and Tumblefeather I found some stuff I really liked for other characters too so hERE WE GO (warning: some truly garbage quality sketches ahead)

Flurryfeather: still deciding on hers, I think I'm going to go with either rosemary or columbine? frankly I want more herbs than general flowers so I'll probably end up with rosemary. Idk how I want to position it on her though. Here are a few sketches:

Tumblefeather: 1. I'm really still not sure about him, I'm thinking yellow maple leaves or maybe catmint to compliment his silly nature? He grows up a lot after getting his healer name but he's still a sweet, playful guy so maybe! 2. I need opinions on whether to change his name (thinking maybe Tumblewing or Tumblepath) or not because he was named after his herb

Fernsplash: his first herb is still lilacs, second has been changed from violets and rosemary to rain flowers. I found out they're representative of (according to Wikipedia) "I love you back, I must atone for my sins, I will never forget you," which I think represents his feelings post-reinstatement pretty well. I can't find any actual sources for this so truth be told this symbolism probably isn't actually real but idk it's good enough for me. Also the family it comes from is named for the Greek god Zephyrus and several songs off of the Zephyrus EP by The Oh Hellos helped inspire his character, so that's a fun coincidence too.

Bluemeadow: at some point I decided her herbs were holly leaves and snowdrops, and then I never actually designed her? I'm simplifying it down to just snowdrops, I really want to design her as basically Puddlepelt but with long, droopy fur and the snowdrops are kinda droopy too. Also snowdrops apparently represent consolation and/or hope, and I think having a niece/apprentice to deal with helped Fernsplash heal somewhat

#anyways to cut that ramble short: #flurryfeather will probably have rosemary #tumblefeather either catmint or maple #fernsplash will have rain flowers his second go around #and bluemeadow will have snowdrops #warriors #warrior cats #warrior cats ocs #healer #healer herbs #glenclan #pineclan #riftclan #flurryfeather #tumblefeather #fernsplash #bluemeadow

[hinterland-clans]

which cat's backstory you like the most?

least?

took the longest to write?

took the shortest to write?

which was the most interesting to write but when you completed it you didn't like it?

Most: I like most of my character stories I put together quite a lot, but Icewhisper, Strikenose and Fernsplash all have backstories that truly live in my brain 24/7

Least: This probably goes to some of the Dark Forest cats, especially Tawnyfoot, Starklight, and Chillyfur (the cats I haven't the first clue about). Other contenders include the whole Crowpebble/Russetmoon situation, which is neat but doesn't sit quite right in my head yet, and Ruepetal, whose whole life just Sucked Severely.

Took the longest to write: Fernsplash and Larkslip's whole Situation has taken me a long time, with changes in details causing whole cascades in characterization changes over the last few years. Originally, Fernsplash was banished because Screestar was going senile and made a poorly-judged decision when he somehow found out about his and Larkslip's relationship. Fernsplash was brought back after a greencough epidemic killed both Screestar and Halfskip. But changes to the story caused changes in the characters of Screestar, then Fernsplash and Flamefoot, then Slatesun and Puddlepelt, and it just kept having all of these ripples that have taken a long time to smooth out. I like where it's at right now tho!

Took the shortest: ...her abilities have changed over time, but Icewhisper didn't take very long at all once I changed her from being "weird prophetess who left RiftClan and became a revered cat among all of the Clans" to "former healer who was tortured by visions, left the Clan, and promptly disappeared and became a weird ghost story".

Most interesting to write but I didn't like once complete: ooo, tough question! I guess Russetmoon and Crowpebble? Originally I had it down that Silverbird and Swiftripple were Russetmoon's kits from a relationship before Rainwhisker, and that was really about it. I'd never delved into what had happened there, I think I just wrote it off as "former love who died, Russetmoon loved her but has moved on." Then I was listening to Laments of a Mattress by Hop Along, Queen Ansleis at some point and the story just CLICKED. Crowpebble wanted a mate and kits and felt she was being left behind by her brothers. She went into a really fast-moving relationship with Russetmoon, who was hesitant and wanted to love her but was realizing he was in love with Rainwhisker. By the time they decided it wasn't working and to split up (which Crow was pretty bitter about, mostly because she just couldn't make the relationship work like she wanted to), Crow was already pregnant with their kits. They agreed that Crow would raise the kits by herself, and never name the father, and Russet would keep his distance. Moons later, when Swift and Silver were apprentices, Crow died to the same fox that blinded Berrysplash. Russet wanted to be there for his grieving kits, and revealed himself to be their father. They didn't take it very well, especially Silver, but they've been growing to care for each other over time. Now, Russet's in a happy relationship with Rain, with five kits total, and Silver and Swift love their half-siblings despite their awkwardness towards their father. I wrote this, and I liked it, and two years later... it's alright I guess? I don't like Crow's characterization that much tho, and want to return to this someday and work on it more. It's the kind of interpersonal relationship stuff that I tend to struggle with if I haven't experienced it, so I just need to do more research I think.

Thanks for the questions, anon! <3

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[hinterland-clans]

Since there's a couple queens in each clan, will we potentially be seing some kittens?

idk what i plan on doing with these characters?? like idk if i’m just going to make pmvs and stuff or maybe a comic. but from the point in which my allegiances are set onward, yes!

in GlenClan, Goldenlight has Brambletail, I’m thinking about giving Rainwhisker another litter of Plumfall, Appleshine and Chestnutheart, and Echorain has another two litters after Cloudfall. Sunblaze, Jaystorm, and Lilystream also have kits eventually.

in PineClan, Shimmertail has Galerush and Driftrunner, Tangleflower has Strikenose, and Rosestar, Ryeberry, Robindown, and Quickwhisper all have kits

in RiftClan, Pikapelt has Peakstream, Rubblecloud and Kitehop, Dustplume has Hailfur, and Puddlepelt has kits (i don’t have many planned for this clan bc most to all of the younger warriors are gay disasters)

#warriors #warrior cats #warrior cats ocs #basically i need to do kit designs haha #because i have a lot of ideas and i never do anything with them #answered ask #coalmine301