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[loudclan-clangen]

Loudclan - Moon 29: Part 1

Summer rolls across the valley territories with a vengeance. The sparse mountain territory of Loudclan offers little reprieve from the ever present sun that beats down on the cats. While most patrols rush back to camp to take shelter in the caves during the midday hours, young warriors itch for a chance to prove themselves, and evidence of trespassers provides just that for Fiercestripe's patrol.

A fight breaks out between the patrol and the farm cats. Though the clan-cats are highly trained fighters, save for Fiercestripe they are untested in battle, and are outnumbered more than 2:1. There will certainly be losses.

[clangen: *takes everyone's favorite characters, throws them in a blender, and sets it to liquefy* me: *twirls my little metaphorical evil mustache* ahh, yes, just as I planned... For real though, I am so glad to finally get this moon (half of it at least) out to you guys! It is definitely the biggest and most time and skill intensive moon so far and I had a ton of fun drawing it! Unfortunately, that means that the second part is going to take a similarly long while to finish, but I hope that the quality of them makes up for the wait! I hope you guys all enjoy! If you're a little lost as to who the farm cats are check out this pmv and this family tree]

Edit: It's been pointed out to me that Rosehiptree's age is wrong here. That's my bad, this was a HUGE project and while I did my best to not make any mistakes it slipped past me. She's 14 moons old, the same as Dogwoodmoth, but it would be more trouble than it's worth to change it, given the size of the moon not allowing me to upload images on mobile, so lets all just do me a favor and pretend it says 14 instead of 13. Thanks!

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[snailstep-and-her-clan]

Shipping Saturday

Just naming each post for a day of the week because I can't think of creative titles lmao.

Since Stoatfrost has ghost sight I thought it would be cute to ship him with @loudclan-clangen 's Chumtail. I'm a big sucker for grumpy boy and bright, fun girl (which is why I ship Jayfeather and Briarlight)

Stoat's face is more scrungly that I would like, but this is more of a doodle than anything professional lol its a mess.

[loudclan-clangen]

Loudclan - Moon 29: Part 2

Back in camp, the warm weather gives the healers a chance to relax, and puts Wildfirecry in a particularly good mood, reminding him of his former home in Forestclan, far to the south.

Wildfirecry takes Songpaw out to look for Fiercestripe's patrol. Along the way they discuss what's really been on Songpaw's mind.

The scent of blood sits heavy in the still air. With Songpaw sent back to camp for help, Wildfirecry steels his nerves and rushes ahead, prepared to join the battle against whomever had made the mistake of tresspassing onto Loudclan's territory. As he neared the Loudclan border, though, it became clear that the battle was long finished.

Fiercestripe, Chumtail, Dogwoodmoth, and Dashpaw were killed in the rogue attack, taking 4 of their attackers with them. Rosehiptree managed to survive by staying hidden in the bushes, but she is by no means unscathed. Loudclan is devastated by this event, and will need time to mourn, but on the other side of the valley, three trespassers thank the stars for whatever might have delayed their pursuers.

[...so ... how are we feeling about this one, folks? bad? yeah, I feel bad. full disclosure, if Eklutna dying was the moon that I decided I wanted to keep playing Loudclan, this was the moon that almost made me quit. I was and continue to be DEVASTATED by losing these guys, Fierce, Dogwood, and Chum were some of my all time favorites as I played and I fell in love all over again writing their stories here. (Sorry Dash, you just weren't around long enough for me to get attached.) In game technically Fiercestripe died of heatstroke, but since it was the same moon as the rogue attack this felt like a much more fitting way for her to go. Anyway, I think one more part should wrap up this moon, and my deepest apologies to you all.]

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[loudclan-clangen]

Loudclan - Moon 28: Part 2

As the sun sets on the last moon of spring Chumpaw and Rosehippaw are acting suspicious...

Chumpaw is honored for her bravery as she earns her warrior name at 15 moons old and is now called Chumtail! She has gone from charismatic to wise.

Rosehippaw is honored for her perseverance as she earns her warrior name at 13 moons old and is now called Rosehiptree! She has gone from righteous to shameless.

At the same ceremony:

Dashpaw is apprenticed to Dogwoodmoth. He is extremely excited to train with such a talented warrior! As he's grown, he has gone from quiet to confident.

Dancepaw is apprenticed to Peakpatch. He is less than happy with this choice, and his mentor isn't very enthusiastic either. Both of them hope that Chumtail will chose to involve herself in his training more often than not. As he's grown, he has gone from inquisitive to strict.

Finally Songpaw is apprenticed to Wildfirecry. While his training is not as exciting as his brother's he feels a weight lifted off of him, though his lineage still finds other ways to haunt him. As he's grown, he has gone from sweet to responsible.

Songpaw has seemingly inherited a form of ghost sight from his mother. It can make it hard to study at times.

[*glances nervously at my inbox* this is gonna be a... controversial moon. /lighthearted. Hey, I remembered to draw whiskers this time! Yay! Owlstar stop giving Peakpatch apprentices please I'm begging you. Owlstar do not entrust the training of your heir to a 13 moon old warrior please. Owlstar make a good decision for once in your life. I managed to get this moon done fast cause I was really excited to draw the next moon. I don't have the whole sketch done so I'm not sure exactly how long it is but moon 29 is gonna be BIG. I'd like to not break it up too much, but that might mean a little bit more time until it comes out. Otherwise, Dogwoodmoth and Rosehiptree family tree coming soon!]

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"Grandmas are supposed to spoil grandbabies, that's their whole job."

I got bored so I went and designed some hypo-kits for Stoatfrost and @loudclan-clangen 's Chumtail. There is no realistic way for these kits to exist, and they aren't canon, but it was a fun little way to pass the time.

Even though this isn't canon, Snailstep would be a pretty chill Grandma. Stoat would be very protective of his daughters (he is Ermineclaw's son after all), but overwhelmed by being a single parent. His siblings would step up to help him when he's busy.

Also, there is a small canon spoiler in this image, maybe you'll notice it :D