#elmfoot

[signs-of-the-moon]

Moon High: Chapter 4

"Why do we have to go play outside?" Skunkkit whined as Sweetclaw herded the kittens out of the nursery the next day.

"Grown-up business, little chipmunk. It does not concern you," the cream colored queen responded. "Now you all behave yourselves. Elmfoot and Silverhawk will be keeping an eye on you."

"Yes, Sweetclaw," murmured some of the kits in reply, Moonkit included. The Den Mother gave one satisfied nod, turning tail and padding over to Tigerkit. She touched her nose to the little tabby's shoulder, prompting her to follow. Then Sweetclaw did the same with Rainkit. What could the queen need with Moonkit's best friend and sister? Moonkit watched the three she-cats curiously as they padded back under the familiar tree roots that made up their den. Were they in trouble? Moonkit's thoughts drifted back to the day before when they'd all gone into the forest to hunt. I can't let them get into trouble for that! She thought. Moonkit's head swung around to search the clearing.

By the entrance to the elder's den, she saw Elmfoot sunbathing. The old tom laid with his legs tucked beneath him, head raised slightly to soak in the warm golden rays. Many moons ago the tabby had been Treeclan's Den Mother. When he was in charge, he'd been notorious for keeping a close eye on the kit-resistance of his den. But now in his retirement, the tom was more inclined to let curious kits wander than to worry about keeping them all in line. Sneaking out of his sight would be easy. Getting away from the other kitsitter however, might not be as simple.

In a dry spot by the base of the Great Stump, Moonkit noticed Silverhawk. The silver and black striped tabby was sharing tongues with Violetshade, her eldest kit. Though she looked around to watch the kits as they played, the queen seemed distracted enough. If she was careful, Moonkit would be able to creep away without raising any alarms.

Stealthily, the little silver and white kitten stalked over to the nursery. She crawled between two intertwining roots where she could easily listen in to any conversations, yet stay out of sight. Every now and then she glanced over her shoulder, checking to make sure her sitters would not find out what she was doing. Otherwise, a majority of her focus remained on the inside of the nursery.

It seemed a meeting had been called. Moonkit strained her ears to listen to all the voices she could pick up on. She racked her brain to figure out who they all belonged to. It was easy to recognize the voice of her mother, Brightsky, when she spoke. Her sweet mew was distinguishable from any other in the whole clan. She sounded concerned, probably speaking between licks given to Rainkit.

"Must we really punish them?" The queen fretted.

"Yes, Brightsky." That was Thornberry's mew. Thornberry was the clan's deputy. He was a nice enough tom, really sweet and very goofy at times, but he knew when to get serious. He sure sounded like he was right now, his tone deepened with fatherly sterness. "Kits who go unpunished are bound to repeat their mistakes again. They need to be reprimanded. They've broken the Warrior Code."

"'Broken the Warrior Code,' my tail," mocked Speckleface, Tigerkit's mother. "The Warrior Code says nothing about kits wandering from camp."

"It does say prey must be hunted only to be eaten. Those kits were out there hunting to better hone their skills."

"Not to mention," chimed in the voice of Cardinaltail, the Code Keeper, "there is an unofficial rule that says kits are not to leave camp, unless with a warrior."

"That's all a bunch of fox dung," Speckleface cursed.

"Yeah!" Tigerkit jumped in. "We weren't going out to hone our skills. We went hunting to bring food home for the clan. We're not mouse-brains!"

"Hush," hissed Speckleface. "Regardless," Moonkit heard Blazestar's voice join the conversation now, "these kits should face the consequences of their actions. They could have died yesterday. A majority of our kits could have. That isn't something that can be excused with an apology."

"Blazestar is right, I'm afraid," Sweetclaw sighed. Her defeated tone made Moonkit bristle with ire. She couldn't let her loved ones be punished for trying to do the right thing. Bravely, the little silver and white kit charged into the nursery, determined to vouch for Rainkit and Tigerkit's innocence.

"Wait!" She called, skidding to a halt in the center of the den. The adult cats all looked at her, varying degree of quizzical and annoyed expressions on their faces. "You can't punish Rainkit and Tigerkit! They didn't do anything wrong!"

"Moonkit," Brightsky began to scold, "you know better than to stick your nose into matters that don't concern you. You shouldn't even be here. Go back outside and play with the others."

"No! I'm not going until you all listen to me," Moonkit protested defiantly. "Rainkit and Tigerkit were thinking about the clan when they led us all out of camp. The fresh-kill pile was barren. Rainkit thought that if we went out and looked in the places the warriors couldn't, we could bring home enough prey for every cat. She's the one who tracked most of the animals we found. And Tigerkit helped to organize everyone. She kept us all together, gave us orders, and reassured us when we wandered to far. She was bravest kit of all of us!"

"Is that bravery?" Blazestar challenged, anger burning in his orange eyes. The temper he tried to hide within betrayed him. "Or ignorance?"

Moonkit shrank under the leader's gaze. No wonder why the tom had been named Blazefang in his warriorhood. The tom had a bite that seemed to sting like fire. And an attitude that blazed bright within him. Moonkit was certainly intimidated, but at the same time could not help feeling a great amount of respect for the ginger tom.

"Since you are so eager to defend such a foolish plan, perhaps you should be punished alongside your little friends. We don't want you following in their pawsteps after all," the leader threatened.

"Now hang on a heartbeat, Blazestar. That decision isn't yours to make," Sweetclaw interrupted. She stepped in front of Moonkit defensively, wrapping her fluffy tail around her. "I am the Den Mother here. Kit punishments are mine to handle. You're simply here to bare witness to my decisions. I say Moonkit has done nothing wrong. We are to send her on her way and finish our business with the other kits."

Blazestar glared at the Den Mother for another tense few heartbeats. "...Fine. Get her out of here, now," he growled, pointing his muzzle towards the exit. Brightsky gave Moonkit a lick on the head before Sweetclaw grabbed her by the scruff, carrying her back outside. She dropped the little kit off with Elmfoot, instructing her predecessor to keep a very close eye on the kit. Elmfoot agreed, wrapping his paws around Moonkit as Sweetclaw turned and retreated back into the nursery. Moonkit let out a deep sigh. Well, I did my best. At least Rainkit and Tigerkit can't say that I didn't do anything to help them.

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Brightsky came to collect Moonkit when the sun had finally set. By then, the little silver and white kitten was too tired to walk on her own. She'd spent the rest of the day entertaining the elders while Rainkit, Tigerkit, and the others spent most of their time playing. After thanking the old warriors for their hospitality, Brightsky gently picked her kit up, taking her to back to their den.

Moonkit wiggled, bringing herself closer to Brightsky's belly as they got settled into their nest. She breathed in her mother's milky scent, feeling her body relax. The comfort of her family surrounding her was enough to coax the fluffy kitten into a gentle slumber.

But by the middle of the night, Moonkit became restless. A sense of foreboding had settled upon her and she couldn't understand why. Out of habit, she sat up and looked at the dozing cats which neighbored her. To her left, Rainkit slept clumsily half outside and half inside the nest. A strange panting sound could be heard hovering just above her head. The white and gray patched kit lazily opened her eyes to see what was causing the ruckus. Moonkit followed her sister's gaze, silently gasping as she noticed the huge shape lingering in the dark over them. The she-kits were met with freakish amber eyes. Red and white fur glowed in the light of the moon, entering through a hole the creature must have slipped through. A set of sharp teeth flashed them as the intruder licked its lips, warning the littermates of the danger they were in. A fox!

Rainkit let out a terrified shriek. She tried to scramble to her paws, which sent the creature into a frenzy. It yowled and sank its razor sharp teeth into her flesh, dragging her from her nest. It shook Rainkit wildly, splattering kit blood everywhere. Moonkit jumped out of the way; but not before being painted with the crimson remains of her sister. She pressed herself against Brightsky's belly protectively, fluffing up her fur. Instinctively her claws slid out, preparing for a fight.

The yowl had woken every kit and queen in the nursery. They all jumped back to stare in horror at the giant fox with blood dripping from its jaw. It dropped the shredded corpse of Rainkit instantly, its gaze sweeping over the startled residence of the nursery. For a heartbeat it looked frightened. Had it not realized how many grown cats lived within this tree?

"Rainkit!" wailed a tiny voice. Sparrowkit, one of Tigerkit's brothers, bolted out of his nest and straight towards the torn up carcass of the little gray patched kitten.

"No!" Smokekit yowled, rushing away from Magpiekit to stop the other tom. But it was too late. In a flash, the fox whipped around with a hungry howl, lunging for Sparrowkit  and pinning the fluffy tabby to the floor. Its reeled back a paw and smacked Smokekit aside, tearing one of his ears in the process. Smokekit scrambled out of striking range, avoiding another blow from the dastardly creature as it swung again; this time tearing open Sparrowkit's belly. It only took a few heartbeats for it all to happen, yet the disaster felt like it lasted seasons to one as young as Moonkit.

"Our kits! It's going to kill all of our kits!" Brightsky cried out, reaching for Smokekit to herd him back to her belly.

Speckleface, Silverhawk, Leafheart, and Sweetclaw let out vicious yowls, launching themselves at the intruding fox. Mapleshine picked up the badly injured Sparrowkit delicately, bringing him to the medicine den when given chance. Meanwhile, Brightsky gathered the remaining kits and led them to the outside of the dirtplace; the farthest point from the nursery they could get without leaving camp. She counted everyone, making sure no other kits had been lost to the vile red creature. Then she allowed herself to break down, collapsing to the floor in a fit of sobs. She grabbed Smokekit and held him close to herself, licking his injured ear between her cries.

Moonkit sat amongst her peers staring back at the den from once they'd fled. She was just as shaken as the rest. She felt overwhelmed. She could hardly process what was going on. But she wasn't afraid; just curious to know what was happening in the nursery now. Tigerkit had settled by her side at this point, giving her a few licks on the cheek to help her settle. Moonkit was grateful for her best friend's presence but she was too preoccupation to return the gesture. Out of the corner of her eye, Moonkit swore she spotted a cat sneaking away from the blackthorns to climb up into the warriors den. It was as if whoever it was did not want to be detected. Or perhaps they were rushing to the den to warn the other warriors of what was going on.

Curiosity got the better of the little silver and white kitten, bringing her to sneak away from Tigerkit's side and back to the nursery. The moonlight behind Moonkit illuminated the inside of the den from this angle. Inside, she watched as the four remaining queens fought off the unruly creature.

"How dare you intrude on a clan of warriors!" Sweetclaw yowled, jumping onto the fox's back. With her powerful limbs she was able to force it onto the ground. Leafheart joined in to push the creature onto its side, clawing at its flank furiously. The fox shrieked and twisted in response, trying to avoid her blows. Speckleface was striking the fox's head, aiming to slit its throat. But the fox managed to shake the attacking queens off, jumping back onto its feet as if it hadn't been injured at all. Speckleface hissed, launching herself at it from the front once more, meeting its open jaws with her unsheathed claws. She scratched at its face and eyes wildly, receiving hard, skin breaking bites in return to her limbs, neck, and head. She yowled, backing away as it drove its teeth deep into her shoulder close to her neck. In retaliation, Sweetclaw threw herself onto the beast once more, and was easily tossed aside because of her growing exhaustion. Though she was the Den Mother, Sweetclaw was getting up there in the years. Her bones were more brittle now and she was very close to retiring. Despite her age, she was never one to back down, though it wasn't often she had to deal with serious threats like predators attacking the nursery. The fox lunged, landing on top of her, tearing at her delicate belly. Sweetclaw cried out in pain as she tried to fight off the demon creature without luck, before eventually falling silent. Just then, warriors: Wolfheart, Greytuft, Spruceleap, Robinspots, and Blazestar all came barreling towards the nursery to help. Moonkit jumped aside, allowing them entrance before returning to her post.

Blazestar was the first warrior to strike, swearing vengeance on the fox for the murder of his dear friend, Sweetclaw. The fox snarled, turning on the leader and slicing open his neck with ease. Then it whipped back around, placing its focus onto the other cats. Moonkit gasped, watching the mighty tom fall. He was gurgling on his own blood, going limp only heartbeats after. He's dead! Moonkit's mind screamed in woe. But a moment later, she saw thn ginger tom twitch. He took one heavy gasp for air as he sat up, looking from the den entrance to his warriors, who'd taken over the battle in his temporary absence. Oh, he lost a life! Thank Starclan he still has some to spare, Moonkit breathed a sigh of relief. With the leader returned, the eight grown cats finally managed to defeat the dastardly fox once and for all.

By this point, the whole clan had been woken up by the noise. They all stared at the nursery, their eyes glowing green and yellow in the darkness. Their fear scent clouded the air around camp as the conquering heroes emerged.

Each cat was exhausted; drenched in the blood of the fox and their fellow warriors. Leafheart leaned against Blazestar, limping, her one leg bleeding badly. Speckleface had to have the help of Spruceleap and Robinspots just to stand up, yet alone walk. She was very weak and the damage on her was probably the most severe out of the survivors. Tigerkit ran over to be with her mother, picking up her tail tip in her jaws to keep it from dragging in the dust. Silverhawk carried Sweetclaw's limp body out slowly, sadness welling in her soft yellow eyes. A blood trail was left behind her as the dead queen's body was dragged across the leaf-litter hollow of camp. Finally, Greytuft and Wolfheart pulled the body of the intruding fox out, throwing it unceremoniously out into the clearing. The witnessing clanmates let out gasps of surprise and shock, hissing at the fox's carcass. Brightsky tried her best to block the kits' view, but most of them saw everything. Magpiekit let out a shrill cry, laying down to cover her face with her paws. Flamekit and Blackkit crowded around her, shielding one another from the horrific sight while Tigerkit sat by her mother's side.

Mothsong, the clan medicine cat, charged out of her den with a bundle of herbs in her jaws. She immediately began to work on the injured, trying her best to help them all. Berrykit, Tigerkit's youngest brother, padded over to watch the calico she-cat work. Mothsong worked especially hard on Speckleface who was now laying on the ground. Her eyes were closed and her breathing was shallow and rapid. The wound on her shoulder which was so close to her neck continued to gush blood, even through the moss-cobweb mixture that dressed it. Her other injuries didn't look any better.

Berrykit did his best to assist the medicine cat, cleaning Speckleface's less bloody wounds. Tigerkit sat by his side to help, head bent as if praying silently to Starclan for their mother's recovery. Moonkit raced over to provide her friend comfort.

"She's lost far too much blood and is fading fast," Mothsong announced with grief. "There's nothing to be done that can save her. She's bound for the Twilight Passage now. But the least I can do is try to make her comfortable as she moves on to the next relm." The pretty calico pushed a couple poppy seeds into Speckleface's mouth to help ease her pain. Speckleface barely opened one of her eyes to look at her medicine cat with pain, but gratitude, then turned her weak gaze onto her kits.

"What about Sparrowkit? How is he?" asked Robinspots as he walked up to lay next to his dying mate, worry seeping in his sorrowful voice. Mothsong shook her head slowly and Robinspots lowered his ears.

"I will bring him to Speckleface so they can travel to Starclan together," she offered, fetching the dying kit to put him at his mother's side. The clan gathered around the bodies of their fallen clanmates, placed lovingly in the center of camp, while some went to discard the fox out in the dirtplace. Together, they watched the lives of Speckleface and Sparrowkit slip away into the night, their spirits becoming one with the stars.

#warrior cats #wcs #warrior cats ocs #wcs ocs #signs of the moon: moon high #signs of the moon #moon high #chapter 4 #moon pov

[wc-outbreak-au]

Owldawn, Warrior of ThunderClan

A fawn and white tabby molly with amber eyes.

Owlkit > Owlpaw > Owldawn

Age: 70 moons

Kin:

Mate - Elmfoot

Kits - Slatewhisker, Petalshade

Brother - Nightspots

Background

Owldawn is a popular queen among her Clanmates and is always seen as a mother hen. She’s very caring, and everyone also loves her mate Elmfoot. They are a perfect family, but Owldawn has always yearned for more. She secretly thinks about running away from her responsibilities, away from camp with nothing but her paws to guide her into a world with no rules. She sees her chance to do something exciting and daring when one day she stumbles upon something she isn’t supposed to see. On one of her midnight strolls, she sees three cats by the WindClan border speaking in hushed tongues. One of the cats has strange, glowing eyes and they look directly at Owldawn. Now that she is seen, she is dragged into a new, chaotic world full of secrecy regarding what happened to the cats that had gone missing. With a band of unlikely warriors, she will play a key role in uncovering and exposing the truth to the rest of the Clans, and she has found a new purpose in her life that she finally feels is worth it!

#owldawn #thunderclan #warrior cat ocs #yay a post

[spacecadetcity]

season change belongs to @roseface. warning below for past abuse.

otterkit had dreaded the day he was to become an apprentice. despite his desires to be a caretakers apprentice, his father- elmfoot- had made it clear to every cat that otterkit couldn’t wait to be a warrior apprentice, and otterkit had been too scared to correct him. not after the way elmfoot had stared at him the first time, and when plumstar assigned him his warrior mentor, otterpaw was frightened by the way elmfoot’s face had a sort of smug satisfaction.

 every day, elmfoot would take him out for extra training, no matter what otterpaw and his mentor had practiced. at first, otterpaw held a flicker of hope that perhaps a tiny bit of bonding time would close the chasm between them, but that flicker faded with the breath from otterpaws’ lungs each time elmfoot forced his head below the water and held it there. when elmfoot sunk his teeth into otterpaws soft ear, and otterpaw told cuckoochirp with chattering teeth that he had slipped on slick rocks and fallen into the river and that’s how his ear had torn, otterpaw could feel elmfoot staring as if to make certain he wasn’t sharing details.

when even the dripping of rain would send tears into otterpaws eyes, and yet elmfoot still made him fight for his breath in the river, otterpaw had begun to fear it. he cried in fear when his mentor tried to convice him to cross the river on patrol, and that night elmfoot held him down until otterpaw was certain he could taste stars.

and yet even after riverclan chased elmfoot out, otterpaw still feared the horrible tom. every burble of the river was another terrifying reminder- when shrewpaw and harrierpaw would go too far in their sibling fights, otterpaw was filled with horror that maybe he hadn’t truly escaped elmfoot. harrierpaw would get frustrated and stare at otterpaw, and it was as if he was being held under the rushing water again. otterpaw took cuckoochirp up on the poppy seeds for sleep after the fourth night with nothing but wet, suffocating nightmares.

and as otterpaw sat trembling, the fresh cut on his nose stinging in the leafbare air, he felt that same suffocating fear. would he ever be safe? would there ever be a day that didn’t revolve around how horrible his life had started? 

scarier yet- would there be a day when he was no different?

#season change #taylor made this #warrior cats #past abuse #past physical abuse #abuse #physical abuse #using the same tags as on the season change page.

[warrior-cats-two-moons]

About the leaders

I am working on family trees and the timeline for the prequel, and how everything adds up, so now I wanna talk about the leaders

Batstar’s mother (Lilypetal) was a purebred munchkin kittypet who fell in love with a WindClan warrior (Elmfoot) unfortunatly, Elmfoot passed away whilst she was pregnant. Batstar never knew his father, and his mother was already really old when she had him, so she moved to the elders den when he became an apprentice.

Lilypetal was super close with her son, and Batstar would always visit his mother, he would attack anyone if he knew they were saying shit against her, he is incredibally loyal to his mother. Lilypetal was a breeder cat before she ran away, she has had other kittens, but they were all taken away from her, she wanted Batstar not to look for them because she doesn’t want her son to leave her.

Lilypetal was murdered by Nettleclaw (Snakestar’s father), who in turn was murdered by Batstar.

Petalpaw is named after his mother

TW: Abuse

Nettleclaw and Thornwhisker are Snakestar’s parents, Snakestar had two stillborn brothers, and Thornwhisker died after giving birth.

Nettleclaw was abusive, forcing Snakestar to do the worst jobs, especially cause he was the deputy at the time. Snakestar was given a bad mentor who groomed Snakestar until they murdered him. Nettleclaw also hurt Snakestar when he found out Snakestar was seeing Batstar.

Batstar murdered Nettleclaw in battle, never telling Snakestar this, but Snakestar knew anyway, they never mention it, and Snakestar still has horrible nightmares.

Timberstar had two brothers (Maplebush and Cherryfang) and one sister (Waspflight), her parents were some of the best warriors in the clan, her mother (Bearleap) is unknowingly half kittypet (maine coon) Timberstar felt as though she had to fight to be the best out of her siblings, especially cause they all wanted the deputy position.

her siblings all died before the present (Maplebush died by death berries, Cherryfang was in war, and Waspflight drowned)

Ivystar was born to be a leader, Their fathers Echofang and Hawkstep raised them alongside their brother (Quiltooth) and Sister (Silverrose)

both Quiltooth and Silverrose were jealous of Ivystar, and they fought a lot. Silverrose fell in love with a RiverClan tom, and died giving birth to dead kits. Quiltooth fell in love with a rogue, he had kittens, and kept it secret, Ivystar knowing the truth.

When Quiltooth was found out, four of his five kittens were murdered, and he ran off to live with his partner with his remaining kitten.

#warrior cats #warrior cats ocs #warrior cats two moons #tw abuse #Snakestar #Ivystar #Batstar #Timberstar

[wcworldbuilding]

Feathers and Plague- WindClan Allegiances (as of Chapter 2)

Part 2/5 of the allegiances as of chapter 2. WindClan is probably the clan I’ve worked on the most, because Mintstar and Dappleleaf and many of the other cats here mean a lot to me. Once again, the cats in the group are removed for the allegiances.

If you have any questions about this clan, feel free to ask.

Leader-

Mintstar- a small grey tabby with a white locket and yellow eyes, preceded by Cloverstar

Deputy-

Oatfoot- a bulky brown tom with amber eyes

Medicine cat-

Beestripe- a pale ginger tabby tom with long, thick fur

Medicine cat app-

N/A

Elite-

Smokewing- a dark grey tabby tom with soft fur and green eyes

Lilyclaw- a pale dilute calico with kind green eyes

Dipperwhisker- a dark brown and white tom

Elmfoot- part time queen (see Queens for description)

Pebbleheart- a golden-brown she-cat with sweet features

Warriors-

Swiftface- a small, handsome black and white tom

Clawedpelt- a brown she-cat with a heavily scarred pelt

Mousestep- a small, meek brown tom

Plumfur- a dark ginger tom with a plumy tail

Nightwhisker- a thin, nearly black tabby she-cat with baleful copper eyes

Rabbitleap- a silver tabby tom

Cobwebfur- a deaf white she-cat with one blue eye and one orange eye

Apprentices-

Bramblepaw- a pale brown tabby she-cat with wide, yellow eyes, apprentice of Mousestep

Adderpaw- a ginger and white tom with blue eyes, apprentice of Pebbleheart

Patchpaw- a pretty tortoiseshell tabby she-cat, apprentice of Nightwhisker

Birchpaw- a solid fawn tom, apprentice of Rabbitleap

Queens-

Elmfoot- a pale brown she-cat, kit-carer and one of the Elite

Flywing- a small dark grey tabby, mother of Icekit and Bluekit

Kits-

Icekit- a pale tabby she-kit, son of Flywing

Bluekit- a blue tomkit, son of Flywing

Elders-

Goosestorm- a cryptic dilute tortoiseshell and white she-cat, former loner

Dappleleaf- a shaky calico she-cat with milky, blind green eyes

Roseclaw- a cream tom with yellow eyes, oldest cat in the clan

One-ear- a young tabby tom with a missing ear, former member of the Elite, formerly Ivyface

Cats in the main group: 3

#mods sick kitties #f&p allegiances #three because one person is technically a stowaway #warrior cats ocs

[foxglovesound]

Does harrierpaw know how abusive elmfoot is 😭

posting beneath the cut since it mentions some of elmfoot's abuse vaguely!

yes unfortunately he's aware ! roseface, cricketpaw, hollypaw, duckpaw, and emberpaw caught elmfoot mid-act and roseface kinda wailed on him while duck went to go get help (bringing lampreyface and another patrol along in the process). when rose told plum about what happened and the apprentices verified it, elmfoot's actions were laid out for the rest of riverclan to know and he was driven out sooo yeah harrierpaw is aware

his reasoning for why he still keeps in contact with elmfoot though is that he's his dad and he feels an obligation, plus he always admired elmfoot as a warrior and it's hard for him to let that go. on the darker side, he also believes that elmfoot had good intentions in what he was doing which is uhhhhhh bad

#abuse mention #tw #harrierpaw #elmfoot

[foxglovesound]

why did windclan take in elmfoot after he was exiled(?)? does he try to reach out to his kits at gatherings or do riverclan stop him from talking to them?

elmfoot fled to windclan during the period when the windclan-riverclan war was still going on (which, in fact, is still technically going on by the start of the comic). yellowstar (at the time, yellowbreeze) was the one who vouched for him joining windclan as a strategy point: elmfoot had an intimate knowledge of riverclan, from their battle strategies to their battle formations and layouts to the very heart of their territory, and he could absolutely provide to windclan some excellent knowledge and an advantage on riverclan.

of course, he wasn't exactly welcomed in with open arms. even cats like yellowbreeze who vouched for him were still wary of his intentions. he joined as a low status known as preyblood and wasn't really incorporated into the clan as an official warrior until some time had passed. he wasn't even allowed to leave the camp without an escort for a while too, nor did he go to the first few gatherings after joining

that being said, elmfoot does try to reach out to his kits, sorta. otterpaw he obviously doesn't try to communicate with (and even if he did, the adult warriors of riverclan would intervene before he even got close), but he did try to communicate with cricketpaw and harrierpaw at first. cricketpaw steadfastly decided she wants nothing to do with him so she turned down any approach elmfoot managed to weasel in, and while harrierpaw does want to contact his father, the rest of riverclan isn't too keen on letting elmfoot around him during the gatherings... that doesnt stop harrierpaw from sneaking out to windclan's border at night though >>

#elmfoot #otterpaw #harrierpaw #cricketpaw

[foxglovesound]

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Murrelet of Openheath Hillock

Name: Murrelet Past Names: Cottontail  Age: 50 months (4 years) Rank: Fellow Identity & Pronouns: CIS tom, he/him  Orientation: Heterosexual 

Family:

Unnamed Thornwood Sound parents

Lampreyface || ex-wife, Thornwood Sound fellow

Otterpaw || son, Thornwood Sound student

Harrierpaw || son, Thornwood Sound student

Cricketpaw || daughter, Thornwood Sound seer’s student

Residency: Murrelet’s Residency 

#riverclan #ref #reference sheet #elmfoot #toxic masculinity as a cat #openheath hillock #murrelet

[foxglovesound]

Can we get more info on Holly and Ember's relationship? What about Lamprey and Elm's? I'm also curious about otterpaw and that kitten that had a prophetic dream earlier in the comic, I don't remenber their name.... Only that he had the biggest hair bang... Love them honestly

oh oh sure :D!!

Emberstorm + Hollycloud: These two!! Actually have a lot in common! Their fathers died when they were young (Burnetpelt for Holly, Skipperscale for Ember+Copper), they had close family members who were manipulated by Snowstar (Gorsefang and Copperclaw), and also their personalities kinda round each other out! Emberstorm is a rambunctious and pretty fiery lass, whereas Hollycloud is much more calm and level-headed (he’s very slow to anger -- i think the only time he actually got vicious in the comic itself was when he smacked snowstar in the face and the final battle scenes). They’re already pretty close friends, having bonded through their loss of a parental figure, and eventually Emberstorm helps Hollycloud move on from Otterflower (the two still remain best friends of course :>) and she+hollycloud end up as a couple instead ^v^! very very quick rundown but i dont wanna ramble too much, but theyre a very fun dynamic i hope i can explore some more in writing and art ! an underappreciated friendship :]  Lamprey + Elm: They were pretty close when they were younger. Elmfoot was surprisingly nice to Lampreyface (for reasons unknown to either of them, Lamprey’s pretty sure it was just because she was pretty and could kick his ass); he was a bully to other cats when he was younger, but when Lamprey was around she usually tempered his shitty attitude and she was quick to comfort cats who he picked on (like gorsefang.... gorsefang resented her for a little while but came back around to her when she stuck up for them, and then grew closer to her when their sons became best friends). Elmfoot had signs that he was a shitty dude but with how sweet and doting he was to Lampreyface, she hoped it was just a kinda “jerk with a heart of gold situation” -- when they had kits and Elmfoot started acting weird, she got suspicious. When it was found out how he was treating Otterpaw, Lampreyface flew off the handle and had to be restrained from almost killing him during his exile -- she’s pretty disgusted with him and how he hid his true colors, and if she ever saw him again (which she does eventually) it’d be on sight :’) it still hurts her though because he had been so kind to her at first, the shift came slow but terrifying nonetheless so shes got complicated good memories as well as horrible horrible memories with him. shes opted to just not talk about him at all though which is why lamprey never told cricket about her father 

Otter + Cricket (the kitten with the prophetic omen in the beginning): Cricketkit is Otterflower’s baby sister! She was born like, a little bit after Elmfoot was gone (he was exiled at the very beginning of Lamprey’s second pregnancy). Otterflower absolutely adores his baby sister and since he was training to be a caretaker during her time in the nursery, the two of them were exceptionally close and he absolutely adored her (and she’s probably the closest to him out of any of her brothers). Eventually, Cricketpaw would be apprenticed to Cuckoochirp which Otterflower would naturally greatly support -- her full name was gonna be Cricketshine due to her knack for prophecy and omen deciphering / openness :]c

#season change spoilers #emberstorm #hollycloud #lampreyface #elmfoot #otterflower #cricketkit #cricketpaw #cricketshine

[foxglovesound]

28!

28. something about [them]

“Way to lose to a kittypet, Burnetpaw!” Elmfoot sneers from where he stands across the clearing, and one of the mentors overlooking the training session shoos him along, telling him that if he’s just gonna point and laugh then he can go make himself useful doing something else.

Gorsepaw hops off of Burnetpaw, trying to keep their dejected mood from reflecting in their expression, but to no avail - Burnetpaw catches on and lightly taps his tail against Gorsepaw’s.

“Don’t let Elmfoot get to ya!” The lanky apprentice grins, his nose crinkling up in that endearing way, “Ever since he got his warrior name, it’s like all the sense in his head got replaced by hot air and sheep fluff.”

Gorsepaw snorts at Burnetpaw’s comment, before eyeing the bushes that Elmfoot disappeared behind, still rustling from the previous moment, “I have no idea what Lampreyface sees in him.”

“Me neither,” Burnetpaw shrugs, “But he’s nicer to her than he is to everyone else. I guess there’s just something about him that she likes.”

There’s just something about him. That phrase strikes a cord in Gorsepaw’s chest and they don’t know why, they simply laugh and nod along and pounce on Burnetpaw once more, teasing him for not paying enough attention on the battle field. 

There’s just something about him. The thought echoes in Gorsepaw’s head as they trot back into camp, laughing alongside Burnetpaw, watching with a warming feeling blooming in their chest as the light casts Burnetpaw in a glowing golden light, almost as bright as his laughter is to Gorsepaw’s ears.

#burnetpelt #gorsefang #elmfoot #burnetgorse makes me soft bc its just classic grumpy hard worker has the worlds biggest soft spot for a literal ball of sunshine #writing

[foxglovesound]

hey. this was the first thing ive drawn in like 3 days. 

#aka the Assholes of Season Change #yellowstar #toadtail #cootwhisker #whimbrelthroat #sandwhisker #elmfoot #snowstar #laurelstar #redflower #joke #scribbling

[foxglovesound]

BABY WHO HURT YOU oh god Im gonna protect otterpaw with my life now

Elmfoot was a real bad dad :(c

#now that ive Addressed It in the comic i can give some. more explanation as to what the fuck happened with the elmfoot scandal #otter has one of the darker backstories from the cast alongside rose and a couple others but theyre healing now :(

[foxglovesound]

if this is a spoilery or weird question feel free to ignore it but what exactly did elmfoot do? was he just like… transphobic and taking that out on otterpaw? or was it like. worse. idk i hope this doesnt sound weird i just worry about poor otterpaws mental health and wellbeing as a fellow abuse survivor :( i care him

not spoilery at all dont worry! think ive actually mentioned it a while ago too :> but also AAAA he would care you too hes important :pleading emoji:

but! placing this under a cut because TW: discussions of physical parental abuse

elmfoot isnt transphobic! none of the season change characters are canonly homophobic or transphobic (i may make jokes about some of them being like that, but in canon, homophobia/transphobia isnt really a thing in the season change verse since they dont have the same gender roles and expectations as modern society)

HOWEVER, elmfoot does indeed value physical strength in a very toxic way. otterkit as a kitten was very small, scrawny, and weak, which made lampreyface and elmfoot pretty nervous; elmfoot started "training" him early in camp with some battle moves and exercising, which, although it raised a few eyebrows, it wasn't too rough and no one intervened yet. however, otterkit started expressing interest in being a caretaker but elmfoot quickly snipped that at the bud, and pushed otterpaw into being a warrior's apprentice

when otterpaw became an apprentice he was given to roseface, and elmfoot + roseface weren't exactly on good terms or even got along at all about otterpaws training because elmfoot thought roseface was being too soft on otterpaw. behind roseface's back, elmfoot started sneaking otterpaw out at night for private/extra training sessions, which involved claws unsheathed sparring & elmfoot got rougher and rougher. eventually, in the least graphic/vaguest way possible to detail, elmfoot's violence escalated to nearly drowning otterpaw in the river to get otterpaw to fight back on his own. roseface and hollypaw/duckpaw/emberpaw/cricketpaw caught elmfoot redhanded and rose promptly Beat The Fuck out of elmfoot, then when he was dragged back to camp he was exiled. otter was moved to a caretaker apprenticeship like he always wanted and is in his current recovery, but as a result of his trauma he can't swim and cannot be in the water on his own without some level of support. no one pushes him to get into water, and most cats will find either a. the driest route possible in the territory, or b. if they absolutely must cross across water, otter is carried/holds onto a warrior to get him across. that's only in extreme cases though; no one forces him to get in the water

#trigger warning #mentioned physical abuse #i try not to go into like. too vivid detail on it because i feel like thats gratuitous #but i do want to explain otters trauma and avoidance to water & how his clanmates assist him in his recovery and avoiding his triggers #that being said. this is written with the warriors version in mind -- in the new version of season change aka stand alone story its still #kinda the same except there are no mentors and apprentices. foxglove is an adult cat the students trusted enough to get help to investigate

[foxglovesound]

🍂 w/roseface? curious about how his friend group has changed 👀

🍂 - does your character have a friend group? if so, who’s all in it? how does your character feel about each of them?

roseface's friend group now consists of minkclaw, hopflower, sootstream, and copperclaw! he's also on pretty good terms with lampreyface as his old mentor (so much so that she was the one who put in a good word for him to mentor otterpaw!), and while he's not besties with cats like nightthroat, vervainstripe, cuckoochirp, gorsefang, etc. etc., he's still on friendly terms with them if that makes sense! he might consider some of them friends and others just as acquaintances/clanmates, but he's definitely the closest to minkclaw, hopflower, sootstream, and copperclaw in his clan!

he also still has rookflower, mottlestorm, and swallowfang from windclan, though rookflower his more of his friend while mottlestorm and swallowfang are cats who weren't exactly best friends with him, but cared about him and hated seeing the way he was being treated [so. again, friends or positive acquaintances]

privetheart is still involved in the comic, but just like in the first draft of season change, roseface and privetheart meet in the comic itself

as for otterpaw, hollypaw, & emberpaw, who were part of his friend group in the original draft!! while i wouldn't go as far to say that they're friends, but they're still connected with each other in the same way most apprentices are with their mentors. roseface cares deeply about otterpaw (and was the one who kicked elmfoot's ass), and he became sort of a surrogate older brother/father figure for the otter/holly/ember/cricket/duck group since they don't really have figures like that in their lives! basically. roseface became the "jackass who softens up for these random ass kids he adopted" trope HFSBDHFDSF

#this. isnt like everyone obviously ill get more into roses dynamics in the comic #but yeah! notably smaller sorry! he doesnt have the same cross clan friend group because as fond as i am of it it made the cast WAY too big #and i was having trouble keeping up OTL so theres other clan cats that hes buddies with but not to the same extent yknow #roseface

[signs-of-the-moon]

Moon High Allegiances:

TREECLAN:

Leader: Blazestar- ginger and white tom with orange eyes

Deputy: Thornberry- long haired blackish-brown tom with a nubby tail and yellow eyes

Medicine Cat: Mothsong- pretty calico she-cat with orange eyes and a ginger moth shaped patch on her white chest

Code Keeper (a cat who helps keep law and order): Cardinaltail- fluffy white tom with 2 ginger patches on his head, a fluffy ginger tail and odd eyes (one yellow and one blue)

Warriors:

Wolfheart- long-haired grey tom with a white chest, paws, and tail tip, and green eyes (Apprentice: Nightpaw)

Brackentooth- dark tabby molly with amber eyes

Robinspots- spotted tom with yellow eyes

Shadeleaf- beautiful torbie she-cat with green eyes

Pepperpatch- white and black patched she cat with green eyes

Bluefang- blue-grey tom with green eyes

Spruceleap- light brown tabby and white tom with amber eyes (Apprentice: Fogpaw)

Darkfire- chimera tortoiseshell she-cat with a half ginger half black face and amber eyes

Beetlenose- black spotted smoked tom with odd eyes (one blue and one green) (Apprentice: Leopardpaw)

Shroompelt- white tom with dark brown tabby patches and yellow eyes

Thrushmask- Light brown she-cat with siamese points and amber eyes

Sagetail- brown she-cat with dark siamese points and yellow eyes (Apprentice: Batpaw)

Galestorm- dark grey she-cat with lighter silver patches, chest and neck fur, and tail, white paws, and yellow-green eyes

Greytuft- long-haired grey tabby she-cat* with pale yellow eyes

Oakfur- Long haired dark brown tom with fluffy lighter colored chest fur and amber eyes (Apprentice: Meadowpaw)

Flamepath- ginger she-cat with unusual blue eyes (Apprentice: Emberpaw)

Apprentices:

Fogpaw- long-haired grey smoke tom with yellow eyes

Meadowpaw- golden she-cat with unusual blue eyes

Emberpaw- pretty dilute calico she-cat with yellow-green eyes

Leopardpaw- black spotted smoke tom with green eyes

Nightpaw- long haired black she-cat with fluffy neck fur and unusual blue eyes

Batpaw- long haired black she-cat with odd eyes (one blue and one green)

Queens:

Den Mother: Sweetclaw- pale ginger she-cat with amber eyes

Brightsky- white and black patched she-cat with unusual blue eyes (mother of Wolfheart's kits: Smokekit [long-haired grey smoke tomkit with fluffy light grey neck fur and green eyes], Magpiekit [long-haired white and black patched mollykit with green eyes], Rainkit [white and gray patched mollykit with blue eyes], Skunkkit [unusual black and white tomkit with blue eyes], and Moonkit [long-haired silver and white mollykit with green eyes])

Leafheart- ginger and white she-cat with a ginger heart shaped patch on her white chest and green eyes. (Mother of Blazestar's kits: Adderkit [ginger and white tomkit with orange eyes], Flamekit [ginger tom with white underbelly and toes and orange eyes], Foxkit [ginger tomkit with a white patch on his chest and green eyes], and Sunkit [ginger and white tomkit with green eyes])

Speckleface- beautiful long-haired mostly brown tabby tortoiseshell she-cat with a white underchin and chest and yellow eyes (Mother of Robinspots' kits: Tigerkit [long-haired dark brown tabby and white mollykit with yellow eyes], Deerkit [long-haired dark brown tabby tomkit with a white underbelly and toes and yellow eyes], Berrykit [long-haired brown tabby tomkit with darker brown stripes and yellow eyes], Sparrowkit [brown spotted tomkit with yellow eyes], and Tinykit [dilute, mostly lilac tortoiseshell mollykit with yellow eyes])

Silverhawk- long haired silver tabby she-cat with black swirling stripes and yellow eyes (Mother of Thornberry's kits: Beekit [long-haired silver tabby mollykit with swirling black stripes, yellow eyes, and a nubby tail] and Blackkit [long-haired black tomkit with yellow eyes and a nubby tail])

Mapleshine- pretty calico she-cat with green eyes (mate of Brackentooth, expecting kits)

Elders:

Badgerface- once handsome black and white tom with orange eyes and a scarred muzzle

Elmfoot- tabby tom with white paws and amber eyes

Daisypetal- pale ginger she-cat

OCEANCLAN

Leader: Wavestar- long haired grey tabby tom with white chest fur, front paws, and back legs and yellow eyes

Deputy: Sandybreeze- long haired golden she-cat with orange eyes

Medicine Cat: Curlear- hairless tom with greyish-pink fuzz/skin and yellow eyes (Apprentice: Bluesky)

Code Keeper: Sharktooth- black and white tom with green eyes

Warriors:

Sandclaw- handsome pale golden tom with a plumed tail and yellow-green eyes

Minnowjaw- long haired brown tabby tom with amber eyes

Kinkfoot- long haired brown tabby she-cat with yellow eyes and a twisted back paw

Shellsplash- brown tabby she-cat with green eyes

Duneshine- long haired mostly ginger tortoiseshell tabby tom* with amber eyes

Ripplesnout- dark brown tabby tom with dark green eyes (Apprentice: Shimmerpaw)

Puddlefur- long haired black and white tom with yellow eyes

Scallopfall- dark ginger and white tom with amber eyes

Silverdrop- silver black spotted tabby she-cat with blue eyes

Sunnystream- white and ginger patched she-cat with orange eyes

Bellapool- dark brown tabby she-cat with a sliced ear and green eyes (Apprentice: Precious)

Luckysong- white and ginger patched tom with blue eyes

Seaweedfang- fluffy brown tabby she-cat with an injured front paw and amber eyes (Apprentice: Samson)

Troutwhisker- long haired grey smoke she-cat with amber eyes

Splashcreek- blue-grey tom with yellow-green eyes

Dimpath- pretty pale ginger she-cat with a snaggletooth and brown eyes

Lilypad- pretty white and brown dappled she-cat with blue eyes

Finnclaw- silver tom with black spots and brown eyes

Driftbreath- brown tom with black spots and brown eyes

Clamleg- long haired grey tabby tom with orange eyes

Apprentices:

Precious- marbled siamese she-cat with blue eyes

Samson- long haired dark brown tabby tom with amber eyes

Shimmerpaw- black smoke she-cat with yellow eyes

Bluesky- long haired blue-grey tom with blue eyes, medicine cat apprentice

Queens:

Den Mother: Richfur- pale ginger tom with orange eyes

Eelnose- long haired ginger and white she-cat with yellow eyes (Mother of Scallopfall's kit: Hazekit [pure white long haired tomkit with yellow eyes])

Gullcry- grey and white tom with amber eyes (Father of Spiderfang of Mountainclan's kit: Urchinkit [black tomkit with spikey fur and yellow-green eyes])

Beckycreek- dark grey and white tabby she-cat with yellow-green eyes [Mother of Wavestar's kits: Whisperkit [dark grey tabby mollykit with lighter chest fur, a folded ear and green eyes], Currentkit [long haired white tom with a grey tabby patch on his forehead, a grey tabby tail, and yellow eyes], and Stonekit [dark grey tabby and white patched mollykit with yellow eyes]. As well as a newborn litter by Luckysong: Duck-kit [silver grey tabby mollykit*] and Turtlekit [torbie mollykit])

Elders

Tunafin- silver tabby tom with yellow eyes

Dolphintail- blind grey molly with foggy yellow eyes

Oystersplash- long haired grey tabby tom with amber eyes and a half tail

Chloe- pale ginger she-cat with white paws and yellow eyes

#I purposely only posting these 2 clans because they're the main focus. if you want allegiances for the others check out ao3 #warrior cats ocs #wc ocs #warrior cats #Signs of the Moon: Moon High #Signs of the Moon #Moon High #Book 2 #allegiances

[foxglovesound]

ELMFOOT. DETESTED.

ELMFOOT OUR BELOATHED ! ELMFOOT OUR DESPISED !

#season change cast and readers alike: weve had enough of this dude.