#darksnow

[barrenclan]

Are there any references for the other Oracles?

Technically, yes, but only because they were old Warriors OCs of mine that I reused for PATFW.

Darksnow:

Dodol:

(I've always been super into prophet characters.)

And this is the only art I have of Crowface anymore.

OG Razmerry fan...

[valleyofpromise]

[cat-astrophism-dead]

My first real collab, done with Wolvesica on DeviantArt of our IceWing hybrids, Darksnow (their character on the left) and Azalea (mine on the right)! Go follow em over there :v

I did the sketch then lineart for the dragons and coloured the background!

Wolvesica did the colouring and shading for the dragons, and the original lineart for the background! We also added a warm tint for the sunset effects XP

And again, thanks for reaching out to me to do a collab :v This was tons of fun!!

[psychocandyland]

‘You know her life was saved by rock'n'roll’ [Shot with @lilisumner @josh_landau and @omgitsmeg taken by @jasonleeparry for @marshallheadphones] . . . #velvetunderground#rocknroll#rock#rockandroll#bnw#blackandwhite#grunge#grungemagazine#darksnow#rockmusic#marshall#headphone#alternative#grungestyle#dark#underground#undergroundmagazine#songlyrics#quotes#lilisumner#sexdrugsrocknroll

[esiecheng]

Over. I'm over. #doodle #sketch #inkdrawing #girl #hands #clothe #artistsoninstagram #afi #afireinside #darksnow

[barrenclan]

"Oracles"

This issue is very lore-dense and exposition-heavy, so there's no shame in giving it a couple reads. Pure xenofiction worldbuilding.

Finally, here's the answer to what's going on between Pinepaw and Nightberry, and what the deal is with Pinepaw's visions and such! The magic powers are very much real, but as has been said before, there is no confirmed afterlife or source of the abilities, like Nightberry says in the issue. It does not mean that StarClan is real in this comic. It's a mystery.

I put a lot of my own ideas and thoughts into oracles, but there are some outside media sources that had a very strong influence I'd like to mention, which are the Eye's powers from The Magnus Archives, shining from The Shining, The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar, and greensight from A Song of Ice and Fire.

As a reminder, I've begun offering early previews of the next issue on my Patreon, under the $5+ tiers. Issue 42 will be posting there sometime next week, once I finish it.

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[barrenclan]

did darksnow get his scar from the fire that drove roseclan out of the forest, or was it something else?

Yes, I think in this universe he did get his scars from the RoseClan forest fire. Like with his other self, it would've happened when he was an apprentice, and traumatized him pretty badly. Just another terrible thing to pile onto early BarrenClan's lasting scars.

Like Pinepaw, Darksnow was a healer, but only became one after his injury. He remembered how it felt to be in that much pain while the Clan was struggling to survive, and still have someone trying to save your life. He wasn't the bravest individual, but he wanted to pass it forward.

The oracle pictured in these panels is Dodol, an ex-loner who had a knack for showing up in the right place at the right time. The RoseClan cats back then were quite surprised since oracles only tended to be born into the Clans.

From left to right, the other cats are Elkstep, Hollyfrost, and the oracle after Dodol, Crowface (though here she's Crowkit). Dodol lived a very long life and died of old age. Crowface wasn't so lucky to shoulder the task of being the oracle of RoseClan right when the great destruction happened.

[barrenclan]

As a longtime follower of your instagram, darksnow look familiar—is he from something else :O??

Heheh, yes, I decided awhile ago that I didn't feel like designing a bunch of new characters for this issue, and that instead I would use all of my old OCs as cameos. PATFW is a very self-indulgent story so it was a little treat, just for me. I am always kind of startled by how many people remember me from Warriors amino, please, let me forget.

Here's all the original characters' reference sheets/old art:

Darksnow

Dodol

(Who literally has future-sight, so he was perfect for an oracle)

Crowface

Hollyfrost

Elkstep

(Look, I know. I was 13 years old when I made this drawing. I know, okay.)

For PATFW specifically, just imagine these characters' presence in the story as being alternate universe versions of themselves, nothing more complicated than that.