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cryptidclaw · 2 years

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The final three cats from for the Clan Generator Challenge! the Elders, Elderclaw, Beebriar, and Appleleg! I have discovered that I love drawing old cats, Appleleg is so skrunkly.

Beebriar is going to find a way to protect all her grandkits and daughter in law if its the last thing she does! I think she might hold some self blame for the fact that she was not able to protect her own kits from Spiderstar.

These may be the last cats from the actual generator but I’m already planning on drawing some designs for the deceased cats from this clan!

Image IDs below v

[Image 1 ID: Screenshot from the Clan Generator website which reads “HAWTHORNCLAN; The Demonic and Unstable”./End ID]

[Image 2 ID: A digital drawing of Elderclaw over a black background. She is laying down on her side with a sinister expression on her face, with squinted eyes and a small grin. She is a long spikey furred solid reddish brown (chocolate) molly, her fur fluffs up around the upper parts of her legs, and the rest of her legs are more slender and are a darker shade of brown, her neck, ears and tail are also this darker brown color. She has red slash mark scars on her body and face and she has grey fur around her nose and lip from old age. her eyes have wrinkles from old age and they are a pale blue color with red eyelashes and pupils. To her left is a screenshot of her description from the clan genorator which says, “ELDERCLAW- a chocolate she-cat, with long fur, and hazel eyes.” also to her left is white handwriting which says, “-Spiderstar and Swanheart’s mother; -very proud of her daughter; “Be more like your sister Swan”; evil old lady; this is where Spider got it from”./End ID]

[Image 3 ID: A digital drawing of Beebriar over a black background. She is standing and has a stern/ angry expression on her face. She is a short furred, round, orange and cinnamon tortoiseshell molly, she is mostly orange with solid reddish brown (cinnamon) colored patches, there is a patch of cinnamon over her eyes like a mask, over her shoulders, lower back, in rings down her tail and on her lower legs, she also has a heart shaped cinnamon patch on her chest. she is missing her left front leg and she has scars on the stump as well as on her left hind leg, her inner ears, nose and scars are all pink, and her eyes are yellow. To the left of her is a screenshot of her description from the clan genorator which says “BEEBRIAR- a cinnamon and red, mackerel tortoiseshell-tabby she-cat, with short fur, and yellow eyes.” Next to this is white hand writing which says “-About the same age as Plumfur; -Fennel & Hornetpaw’s maternal grandmother; -Retired early to the elder’s den claiming worsening pain due to her old injuries; -she actually did so bec. she knows she’s on Spider’s hit list and want’s to seem as unassuming & harmless as possible so she isn't killed; -wants to be there for & protect her grandkits and Rookleg; -an absolute badass & very smart; -super loving towards those she cares about, will end whoever hurts them if its the last thing she does!”./End ID]

[Image 4 ID: A digital drawing of Appleleg over a black background. He is sitting up though he is obviously very weak and boney and is having trouble holding himself up. He has a tired practically asleep expression on his face with his eye closed. He is a pale orange mackerel tabby tom with short scruffy fur, he has grey around his muzzle and he has long wispy s around his face. He is missing his right eye and has a scared droopy empty socket where it used to be, he also has a scar on his nose and back. His scars inner ears and nose are all pink. to the left of him is a screenshot of his description from the clan generator which says “APPLELEG- a red mackerel tabby tom, with short fur, and green eyes.” To the right of him is white handwriting which says “-extremally old; -how is he still alive??; -doesn't know what's going on; -Beebriars great- uncle, ya he’s that old.”/End ID]

#Cryptidclaw's Clan Gen #clan gen challenge #clan gen #warrior cats #warrior cats design #warriors oc

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scarabies-real · 1 year

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the jamlets?

OH IM SO EXCITED TO SHARE THIS WITH YALL

I’m working on a fic where Jellie has kittens and the experiencing of co-parenting brings Scar and Grian together. I have called Jellie’s kittens “the Jamlets” and I will not be taking criticism thank you. I did actual genetics to come up with these kittens. There are seven in total! Here they are!

Apricot:

Coat length: short

Coat color: red

Pattern: spotted tabby

Eye color: green (like ref)

Gender: tom

Other: Same white pattern as Jellie (couldn’t find a good ref)

Personality: extremely adventurous, constantly getting into sticky situations. He has orange cat syndrome and is dumb as bricks. Once ate a bee that made his whole face swell up when he was a kitten and Scar had several consecutive panic attacks. Grian is his favorite person and he makes it everybody else’s problem (destroys things when he’s not around to play.)

Peach:

Coat length: long

Coat color: cream bi-color

Pattern: classic tabby, ( tabby markings faint from dilution)

Eye color: green (like ref)

Gender: tom

Personality: Extremely shy around new people, one very anxious little boy. He picked one person to like (Scar) and is terrified of all others. If a cat could be the personification of anxiety that’s him. Is very agile and graceful but you hardly see him show off.

Strawberry:

Coat length: long

Coat color: red

Pattern: classic tabby (tabby markings are faint, genetically solid)

Eye color: gold

Gender: tom

Personality: Orange cat syndrome like his brother but he’s extremely mad about it at all times. Would fight god and win. Is rarely called by his actual name but rather by various nicknames such as “Grumpus, “Sourpuss,” “Crabbypants,” “Hot Pepper,” “Spicy,” “Mr. Murder Mittens,” “Lord Murderberry,” and “NO NOT MY ANKLES LEAVE ME ALONE!!!”

Blueberry:

Coat length: short

Coat color: blue silver (tuxedo white markings)

Pattern: classic tabby

Eye color: copper

Gender: mollie

Personality: Off the walls 24/7. She came out looking pretty much like a fainter Jellie clone and they thought she would be calm but no, she’s very much like her father (affectionately called “batshit insane”) god help you if you come within spotting distance with her favorite toy (bread twist ties) or if you need to go the bathroom (not alone you won’t!)

Basil:

Coat length: short

Coat color: black

Pattern: mackerel tabby

Eye color: amber

Gender: tom

Personality: LOUD. HE SCREAM. Dramatic little boy he will throw himself in front of your feet and yowl as if you have stepped on him, then gaslight you into giving him a treat even if you did not step on him. Scar calls him his little insurance fraudster. Grian calls him a menace. He is constantly on the brink of starvation and he CANNOT believe you are such a cruel and horrible owner to not feed him, really, do you WANT him to die!? Feathers are evil and must be defeated. It is 4am so he must sing the song of his people and do zoomies around the house.

Mixed Berry “Miss Berry”:

Coat length: long

Coat color: tortoiseshell (dilute, low-white)

Pattern: genetically solid, faint mackerel tabby markings in red fur

Eye color: Green

Gender: mollie

Personality: Constantly judging you. She’s better than you and she knows it. The tortitude is REAL. She’s fairly aloof but food motivated and tolerates everyone to some extent. Only really gets excited about Pearl visiting. Secretly likes her siblings and Grian and Scar but don’t you dare point it out. Never called by her actual name, she’s either “Miss” “Miss Berry” or “Missy.” Treated like a queen. Thinks she’s the favorite. Don’t tell her she’s not.

Kiwi:

Coat length: short

Coat color: black (tuxedo markings and socks, face markings—mustache)

Pattern: solid

Eye color: green

Gender: mollie

Personality: The actual favorite. A very adventurous cuddle bug! If she’s not hunting dust bunnies she’s always in someone’s lap. LOVES to greet strangers and loves being held like a baby. Has a weird fixation with water that cost Scar thousands of dollars (turned on the gap and flooded the entire bathroom.) She has to drink out of a water fountain or tap or she doesn’t drink at all. She gave Scar and Grian a scare when she was born and Scar has Never Gotten Over It. She likes Mumbo to a disturbing degree. They have matching mustaches. He would die for her.

The father: Peanut Butter

coat length: short

coat color: chocolate

pattern: spotted tabby

eye color: amber

Gender: tom (obviously)

Personality: Was originally skittish but has since become a menace to society. He likes to eat trash and start fights. He was supposed to be an indoor cat after Grian found him, but he’s an escape artist and likes to cause panic on purpose. He’s where Blueberry and Apricot get their 0 chill personality. There’s something wrong with him probably. Has street smarts but is horrible at putting them into practice. Constantly getting stuck in things. Called PB for short or “little mans”

The mother: Jellie

coat length: short

coat color: black tortoiseshell silver (mask and mantle white pattern)

pattern: classic tabby

Eye color: green

Gender: mollie (obviously)

Personality: the one true Queen we all know and love. Is a little more of a sneaky girl in this but still so so sweet and a major cuddle bug. What Jellie Wants Jellie Gets. Scar’s instincts to maim and kill for her only get worse when he realizes he’s a grandpa.

Yes I did literal actual genetics research to figure out her coat color and what her kittens could look like no I’m not okay. I had no idea she was a tortoiseshell and not just a black silver until I looked at close up pics and saw she has red (diluted to cream by the silver gene, so it just looks like rufousing) fur interspersed throughout her flank and belly and on her face. I’m so insane about this she’s such a pretty girl.

Anyways PLEASE ask me about the Jamlets or PB&J or Scar and Grian and how the fic goes I have so much knowledge rattling around up here and I want to share it with the world NOW!!!!!

#there is no sign of land #burdened with knowledge #they’re in the walls th #jamlets au #hermitcraft fanfic #jellie and the jamlets #jellie the cat #jellie gtws #hermitshipping #scarian #thwop boop #long post #images

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feliniakattus · 9 months

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Allegiances drop (finally)

im happy to answer any questions about anything!!

Bound by the alliance, five groups of different species come together for mutual protection and the benefits of living together. The other kattii are unwilling to join, and free of the rules imposed by the Leagues, although they miss out on food and companionship on their journeys.

The Grasslands

Savannah Coalition

Emperor: Crane Song-Glide, a slender, long-furred mostly white molly with thin horns and grey patches

Consuls:

Dark Song, a black and white tom with unusually long horns and green eyes

Mangosteen, (acting consul: Thunder)

Senators:

Jackal Creek, a ginger tabby jack with yellow eyes and brown horns

Baobab Root-Soar-Claw, a thick-furred warm grey tabby tom with thick horns

Medlar Root-Soar-Claw, a grey and gold tortoiseshell jack with green eyes and curled horns

Mowana Creek, a pinkish grey mackerel tabby molly with blue eyes and short horns

Thunder Root, an unusually muscular grey tabby tom with amber eyes and thick horns.

Clover Bud-Creek, a pretty fair brown speckled tabby tom with dark blue eyes and black hooves

Cleric, Marrah Glide, an albino molly with pink eyes

Apothecary: Fern Antler-Claw, a pale ginger mackerel tabby molly with light orange hooves

Legionaries:

Salvinia Bud-Bones, speckled ginger jack with a significant scar on their belly

Sumac Claw-Bud reddish brown mackerel tabby molly with long legs and green eyes

Syringa Bud-Fang, a brown tabby tom with a jagged white marking on his belly

Senna Bones, speckled cream tom with one missing leg and yellow eyes

Acacia Bud-Fang, swift mottled brown jack with short, sleek fur and streamlined horns

Vera Fang, a beautiful light brown tabby tom with patches of darker fur and black hooves

Lantana Glide, dawn-coloured molly with lighter chest and paws and pinkish eyes

Nutmeg Claw-Bud, a slim brown mackerel tabby molly with green eyes and long legs.

Cinnamon Claw, a tall, slim ginger mackerel tabby molly with green eyes and a long tail.

Pagoda Stem-Bud, spotted cream molly, partially paralysed with a broken horn.

Cassia Antler, a black and white jack with a large scar on their back and broken horns

Tirones:

Oak Song, a dark gold spotted molly cub with amber eyes, tutored by Thunder, Cassia, and Cinnamon

Pigeon Song, a grey-gold spotted molly cub with green eyes, tutored by Baobab, Lantana, and Syringa

Marula Creek, a dark grey-gold spotted tom cub with yellow eyes, tutored by Jackal, Sumac, and Vera

Motopi Creek, a light grey-gold spotted jack cub with blue eyes, tutored by Clover, Acacia, and Senna

Caregivers: Mangosteen Root-Soar-Claw, dark ginger mackerel tabby jack with blue eyes and white belly.

Cubs:

Combretum Root, big light gold spotted tom cub with a white belly and green eyes

Paspalum Soar, small dark gold spotted molly cub with a white belly.

Retirees: Kunai Stem, thin dark, pinkish-gold jack with long horns and a missing eye.

The Inland Sea

Broad Pod

Monarch: Sterlet, long-tailed sandy-red tom with white side stripes and a long muzzle.

Successor: Sprat, slim, sleek cinnamon tom with white side stripes and a short muzzle

Courtskats:

Anemone, a dishevelled ginger classic tabby molly with long fur and green eyes

Coral, a huge orange tom with thick tail fins and blue eyes

Jellyfish, a massive dark ginger classic tabby molly with a cool grey underbelly

Bryozoa, a small, sleek pale red mackerel tabby jack with a grey belly.

Algae, a sleek pale ginger mackerel tabby molly with green eyes

Dulse, a big dark red classic tabby demimolly with green eyes and white spots

Cleric: Inri’rrp, a melanistic tom with blue eyes and cream paws

Apothecary: Crab, a sleek red classic tom with yellow eyes

Knights:

Kelp, a dark red classic tabby jack with dense fur and green eyes.

Trout, a cinnamon ticked tabby molly with a thick, bushy tail.

Rockweed, a small mostly grey tom with pale ginger tipping and yellow eyes

Abyss, a large red classic tabby jack with yellow eyes

Urchin, a messy furred dark ginger jack with a grey belly

Laver, a small dark red mackerel tabby molly with white spots and yellow eyes

Nika, a blue-grey tortoiseshell-tabby jack with red patches and green eyes

Shrimp, a red and white spotted tabby molly with blue eyes

Aurelia, a longhaired, slim spotted tabby molly with blue eyes and light red fur

Squires:

Lamprey, a sleek, nimble cinnamon point molly cub with green eyes, tutored by Dulse and Laver

Porpoise, a swift warm mink point molly cub with green eyes, tutored by Anemone and Aurelia

Red, a bright red classic tabby tom cub with a thick, bushy tail, thick fur and green eyes, tutored by Jellyfish and Rockweed

Grey, a mostly grey and white classic tabby tom cub with thick fur and green eyes, tutored by Coral and Nika

Caregivers:

Rapid, a warm grey ticked tabby tom with blue eyes and a silver underbelly.

Scale, a heavily pregnant ginger tabby jack with green eyes. (Ginger, Rapana)

Cubs:

Storm, a grey ticked tabby and white tom cub with blue eyes

Splash, a massive grey mackerel tabby tom cub with amber eyes

Retirees:

Scorpene, a sleek cinnamon tom with white side stripes and a long muzzle

Katran, a big red ticked tabby molly with a silver underbelly and blue eyes

Wave, a grey classic tabby point molly with green eyes and cream

The Desert

Sand Skulk

Water guide: Papyrus, an agile, warm grey molly with faint stripes and golden scales

Guardian: Lotus, a sand-coloured molly with dark scales lined with gold

Dune Council:

Cornflower, a beautiful grey and cream molly with golden eyes and scales

Palm, a brown and gold trans-tom with bristly fur and hazel scales

Hollyhock, an elegant golden tom with a silver scar along his back and silver scales

Delphinium, a blue-eyed silver jack with warm undertones and silver scales

Henna, a ginger classic tabby trans-molly with green eyes and dark scales

Safflower, a cream-coloured jack with dark gold scales and white freckles

Lychnis, a warm silver molly with amber eyes and silver scales

Cleric: Tohor, an albinistic tom with pink eyes and soft scales

Apothecary: Dill, a warm-toned grey molly with black speckles around her eyes and black scales

Wanderers:

Poppy, a cream molly with black freckles and scales

Doum, a tall cream classic tabby jack with green eyes and dark scales

Jujube, a nimble grey and cream molly with gold scales

Persea, a warm grey mackerel tabby tom with black scales

Mimosa, a cream mackerel tabby tom with white speckles and scales

Tamarix, a grey spotted tabby jack with green eyes and black scales

Cotula, an agile warm grey molly with spotted fur and pale scales

Pimpernel, a sun-faded white tom with a grey tail and gold scales

Lovache, a cream mackerel tabby jack with dark cream scales and orange eyes

Nacazcul, a grey classic tabby tom with gold scales and spots

Sycamore, a brown mackerel tabby trans-molly with dark brown scales and green eyes

Pupils:

Poinciana, an orange jack with green eyes and grey overtones, tutored by Lychnis and Poppy

Sunflower, a cream tom with thin grey stripes and dark grey scales, tutored by Safflower and Pimpernel

Samwa, a cream and grey classic tabby molly with green eyes and gold scales, tutored by Henna and Cotula

Balsam, a sturdy golden trans-tom with green eyes and soft black speckles on both fur and scales, tutored by Palm and Nacazcul

Caregivers:

Carob, a black mackerel tabby molly with burn scars and a broken scale

Nitre, a sturdy golden jack with an old thick scar on their paw and cream scales

Cubs:

Cattail, a small ginger mackerel tabby molly with a fluffy tail and black scales

Amaranth, a small pale brown tom with gold scales

Rush, a grey and gold molly with gold scales

Alhagi, a pale gold molly with black scales

Retirees:

Sawgrass, a grey tom with an old scar on the back of his neck and speckled gold scales

Cressa, a pale brown tom with a fading short tear on his chest and pale black scales

The City

Relevant Creatures

Thyra, muscular black smoke Court Kattus molly cub with lilac eyes.

Oak, enormous golden striped Court Kattus and Yeenix hybrid tom with protruding fangs.

Tojo, slim brown spotted Yeenix molly cub with amber eyes and a nose and earring piercing.

#felinia: the city #felinia: cordillera #felinia: cactus #felinia: court #felinia: claws #felinia: canopy #allegiances #original characters #ocs #xenofiction #original work #worldbuilding #fantasy world #fantasy writing #writing #important felinia lore

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amber-tortoiseshell · 2 months

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Amber with white - nt 09

Genotype: aa D_ E_ ii __ oo/o- __ __ ww

Black tortoiseshell mackerel tabby with white - f 09 23

Genotype: A_ D_ E_ ii Mc_ Oo spsp titi wsw

(What do these letters mean?)

#this is the hardest match for me in this round whatever shall i vote #in the one hand - amber; in the other hand - tortoiseshell #polls #tournament poll #round 1 #nfo color tournament #amber with white #black tortoiseshell mackerel tabby with white

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felinefractious · 25 days

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Helga Volga Dawn's

🐱 Scottish Fold [Osteochondrodysplasia]

📸 Kotostudio [Volga Dawn’s]

🎨 Black Silver Mackerel Tortoiseshell Tabby Bicolor

#photo #scottish #scottish fold #SFS #black tortoiseshell #silver #bicolor white #torbie #mackerel tabby #fs 03 23 #folded ears #heterozygous fold #p: fotostudio #b: volga dawn’s

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identifying-cat-phenotypes · 16 days

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my girls for your consideration.....

Such a lovely duo! They both are black tabby tortoiseshells with high white, but the first one seems to be a mackerel tabby!

DISCLAIMER! This is a hobbyist's identification, please send an ask or reply with any corrections or thoughts on these cats!

#identifiCATion #black mackerel tabby #black tabby #tortoiseshell #high white #tabbies #ask

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catfindr · 1 year

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rough list of cat color patterns for my own reference that ill work my way through tagging

gonna end up just combining the dilute tricolors with the tricolors to lessen the load

Colors:

Calico

Tortoiseshell

Tricolor Tabby

Tricolor Point

Solid White

Solid Black

Black Tabby

Black Tuxedo

Black and White

Solid Grey / Solid Gray

Grey Tuxedo / Gray Tuxedo

Grey and White / Gray and White

Grey Tabby / Gray Tabby

Grey Tuxedo Tabby / Gray Tuxedo Tabby

Grey and White Tabby / Gray and White Tabby

Silver Tabby

Silver Tuxedo Tabby

Silver and White Tabby

Lynx Point

Solid Brown

Brown Tabby

Brown Tuxedo Tabby

Brown and White Tabby

Chocolate Point

Chocolate Tuxedo Point

Chocolate and White Point

Orange Tabby

Orange Tuxedo Tabby

Orange and White Tabby

Cream Tabby

Cream Tuxedo Tabby

Cream and White Tabby

Flame Point

Markings:

Classic Tabby

Mackerel Tabby

Spotted Tabby

Rosette Tabby

Ticked Tabby

#not a cat

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strelles-universe · 6 months

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Greenwood Faction Cards - The Stormborn

The Stormborn have always been regarded as the most unusual and strangest looking creatures of the forest with their long, plush tails and short but feathery ears. Compared to the other factions, it wouldn’t be hard to mistake them for being near completely defenseless with their fluffy tails and thick coats without horns or fins. The enemy who makes this mistake however will come to immensely regret it - for mixed within their long coats, sukeme of the Stormborn have long barbed quills that lay calmly against their skin. When feeling threatened, it’s not just their hackles that raise but these pointy, painful defenses.

These long quills start just before their hindlegs forming a sort of cloak over their rump, blanketing the top of their tails. Speaking of their tails, though plush and fluff; the underside of around half-way down is also laced in sharp quills and woe-betide any attacker who makes the mistake of trying to grab them by it. It’s recommended that if you are speared by their quills that you wait until a trained mender can attend to you and the subsequent bleeding.

Quills aside, the Stormborn tend to be various kinds of tabbies that hide them well in their dense forest homes. Tortoiseshells are equally common, finding their best luck when the leaves drop from the trees - their dappled pelts matching the fallen leaves sprinkling the forest floor. They sport powerful, muscular builds, large paws and broad faces - there are often whispers that due their founder showing the most repentance for The Spilling, the Souls were kinder to the Stormborn and left some of their Ancient power within them giving them more lion-like features.

Common Patterns - Mackerel/Ticked Tabbies, Tortoiseshells

Common Colors - Red, Brown, Black, Gold

Uncommon Patterns - Spotted/Classic Tabby, Torbie

Uncommon Colors - White, Silver, Ruddy

Rare Patterns - Colorpoint

Rare Colors - Cream, Blue (Cool Gray)

OVERALL TERRITORY

The Stormborn are settled in the primarily deciduous part of the Greenwood Canopy - while there are evergreen trees scattered throughout the forest, they are primarily found further north-west than the others. They are unanimously agreed to have the most frustrating territory for a newcomer to navigate - the ground level is completely covered with brackens and bushes, thick layers of moss coating the barks of trees and the twisting roots of their oaks. The branches are mostly interlocking, ensuring the ground is dappled with sunlight throughout the day; enhancing the camouflage provided by tortoiseshell pelts.

Though visitors complain about the confusion turning them in circles, the Stormborn themselves can easily navigate their territory. From early training, cadets are brought through a series of routes to different important locations in their territory that escalates into leaving the cadet in specific locations with orders to get as quickly to a different location as possible. By the time a legionary earns their true name, they’ve mastered and memorized every leaf and bramble in their forest.

They proudly boast that their territory always looks gorgeous - in makiim (summer), the branches are a vibrant green with beautiful blossoming flowers and juicy fruits; in ahaliim (autumn) the ground is dappled in leaves of many colors - gold, red, orange and brown; in ilkiim (spring) the buds wave in the wind as freshly born animals scamper about their territory, little puddles of water twinkling in the sunlight. Even dahiim is beautiful - the ground sparking with white snow, icicles dangling from branches and frozen bonds providing windows into the waters.

Notable Landmarks:

The Old Basin - An old hollow full of soft, warm pink-ish red sand that used to be filled with water once upon a time when the river was wider. Eventually the water drained away leaving the smoothed sand and silt from the river. The Stormborn have many theories about the Old Basin - some say that Sunsoul dried up half of the river and Treesoul took what remained and used it to nurture the surrounding trees given how rich and tall the trees around the Basin are. Others say Riversoul reached down and rerouted the river like he did with the part around the Suncairn.

The Neutral Stretch - A large stretch of fertile territory popular with prey of all kind. Politically the land belongs to the Shining Sun - lost during The Raids started by The Mad Storm - and is frequently used to train squires and as a dumping ground for excess seed. The scarred trees mark the divide between the Stretch and solid Shining Sun Territory. This little bit of land has saved the Stormborn many times over during hard times as the dumping of seeds keeps prey animals coming back even during the snow-season.

The Suncairn - A massive collecting of rock outcroppings that are surrounded by a well-drained patch of land on the edge of the deciduous forest that led out to the main river. It seems like the rocks were once large buried deep beneath the river and for whatever reason, were pushed to the surface before being smoothed down by the river’s current. For a long time, the river flowed around the Suncairn preventing anyone but the swimming Shorerisen from accessing it but then slowly, over-time the river-rerouted. The Suncairn has been a place of bloodshed, outrage and conflict ever since as the Stormborn and the Shorerisen fight over the valuable land.

The Boa’s Sarsen - A large collection of somewhat jagged rocks slated together in a way that resembles a coiled snake, creating a series of nooks and hidey-holes that are inhabited by largest collection of blackwhips. The Sarsen is religously significant to the Fennyield, though because it was a Storm cat that was their goddess Hakassebera’s friend; the Storms retain the territory on their own land. Occasionally there have been conversations about officially handing the location over but it remains a popular spot for Fenns and Storms to speak with each other peacefully, especially as cadets.

The Deer Trail - A long since trotted down section of territory that marks the border between the Fennyield and the Stormborn. Deer and wild-boar and even wild horses have long-since trampled the grasses down into a firm trail of dirt, pressing the pebbles and stones deeper into the earth. Almost nothing grows on the trail anymore both because of how long it’s been used but also because the Storms and the Fenns both made dedicated efforts to maintain the easily seen border. The Deer Trail is a dangerous place in ilkiim (when the wild boar return and hae their piglets, becoming hostile to everything with a pulse) and in ahaliim (when stags are in rut and begin fighting each other).

Temekur’s Oak - The tallest stretching oak-tree in the Storm’s territory that hosts a permanent owl’s nest. Generation after generation of owl has been raised in and buried around that tree all stemming from the first, very intelligent owl to scamper from its branches. Said to be the home of Temekur, the owl who saved the Stormborn from a truly terrible famine and the place where the fallen owl was buried and made a god. The Stormborn occasionally leave offerings of prey at the base of the tree that the owls have come to accept, and the hunters are all taught a special tune to use in dahiim that signals to the owls that their cat friends need their help once more.

The Prisoner’s Barracks - An open clearing in Stormborn territory that brushes against firmly packed and dense soil guarded very heavily by the thickest thorns and brambles the forest has to offer. It’s a well-defended and hard to access place - which of course is exactly why the Storms have turned it into a prison. Proponents of mercy and firmly against executions, the Stormborn are the only faction to regularly keep prisoners enclosed within their territory and are the only faction period to have a set of regulations dedicated to managing them. Even those who’ve been imprisoned in the barracks don’t know where it is in Stormborn territory as they are usually blindfolded in some way when they’re led out. To the outside, it appears to be the average tangle of plants, brackens and vines.

Treesoul’s Ravine - A sloped valley sort of area surrounded by some of the strongest, healthiest looking trees in the forest that opens out into a little meadow type area. The largest stream in Stormborn territory runs through the Ravine, creating a little pond against a hilly-edge; the area littered with brilliant green brush and a variety of berries. Treesoul’s Ravine is the most popular burial location for the Stormborn, a vast majority of the faction have requests to specifically be buried in special locations of the Ravine. A series of totems line the Ravine - one made to honor each of the Souls where Storms can leave offerings of flowers, prey-bones and even trophies for the Souls to judge.

PREY, PREDATORS AND HERBS

Common Prey - Gray squirrel, cottontails, deer mouse, red squirrel, chipmunk, woodrats, mourning dove, chickadee, bluejay, robin, sparrow, wrens, waxwings

Uncommon - wild turkey, opossums, porcupine, pine vole, common garter, cormorant, tern, sandpipers, wood frog, minnow

Rare - White-Tail yearlings, trout, carp

Forbidden - Cardinals

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Minor Dangers - Striped skunk

Medium Dangers - Short-Tailed Weasel, copperheads

Severe Dangers - Black bears, wild boar, White-Tailed Stag, Blackwhips, Timber Rattlesnake

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BATTLE TACTICS

Contrary to what many will say, they don’t love battle nor are they battle-hungry, their warnings and cautions are just that - warnings though the other factions have been known to take them as challenges.

The Stormborn prefer to end battles as quickly as possible, minimizing the amount of suffering either side goes through and as such, typically target who they deem to be battle-leaders and second in commands. Demoralizing the enemy is plays along well with this trait of theirs - a signature tactic of theirs are Brush Rushes. The thick, dense brush of their territory can safely hide even the largest of their legionaries well enough that a patrol of Stormborn cats can follow invaders for hours without the invaders themselves noticing.

Naturally this has been worked into a battle advantage. When the Stormborn feel that a patrol has overstayed their welcome, they rush from the bushes and attack hard and fast with the goal of disorienting their enemy before retreating as quickly as they arrived. The break in attack is an offering - telling the enemy to return to where they came from. If this offerring is not respected, they will be rushed again - this time with the intent of dealing painful, lasting injuries. The rushes will continue until the enemy retreats or until the Storms declare an outright battle and summon reinforcements.

Recognizable Tactics:

Tail Tucking - The Stormborn have sharp, painful barbed quills lining their hindquarters and tails. When an enemy attempts to attack them from behind, they tuck the soft underside of their tails to their bellies and bristle their spines; impaling those who would attempt an ambush

Land Grapple - It’s rare that someone wants to keep their enemy close-by hence this being a very recognizable Stormborn tactic. Grasping the opponent by their shoulders either from above or below, hold tight; forcing them to either rip their fur free or stay for a pummeling. They will snap at their enemy’s face and ears while using their hindlegs to shred them. The enemy is only released when they express surrender.

CULTURAL VALUES

> The Maternal Bond should always be respected and harshly punished if ever abused

> There is incredible bravery in honesty - a legionary should always be confident in their actions; regardless of the consequences

> Though there are four factions, there is only one Empire and when one is in need; the other three should be honor-bound to assist

HOLIDAYS

The Last Snow -

QUIRKS

A legionary having relations within another faction will say they’re ‘patrolling’ as a way of being discreet about their relationship. It’s more noticeable if the reasoning is claimed after high-sun, when the Storms are mostly at rest

Though barracks tasks are common punishments for misbehaving cubs, any of them can be picked up by anyone. Cubs who take a liking to a specific task are encouraged to keep at it.

Temekur’s Oak has a series of increasingly higher notches from cadets challenging each other to climb. Legionaries will brag moons after promotions about taking the highest marks

The Stormborn tend to come out during rainstorms to let a few drops of water hit them. It’s said that you can receive omens from the blurry vision granted when rain hits your face

The Storms are the closest to omnivorous as you get in the Empire, it’s not uncommon to catch them snacking on berries of all sorts throughout the day; preserving prey for actual meals

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