#snowflight

[rnainframe]

kitties for a thing

[burning-thistles-bt]

Hi! I was wondering if you had a list of all the canon paw-speak signs? I was wanting to make an index and maybe add my own signs

i should probably add this to the wiki haha

Cats -

Feathercloud - flutter of ears (like feathers on wings), plus tail wave (for cloud)

Graystripe - fluff back fur and flick tail towards back (cause he’s fluffy)

Cricketheart - stand on tippytoes briefly (like a cricket hopping)

Dappletail - flicking tail up and down twice stiffly (also means mother)

Runningwind - three rapid, short pawswipes

Redtail - flicking tail left and right stiffly (also means father)

Fireheart - move front paw upwards, semi-above head (like fire bursting)

Ravenwing - raising paw upward at an angle (like a bird rising)

Barley - drawing paw across whiskers (also means wheat/long stalk of grass)

Brackenfur - bristling of fur with a paw outstretched

Tigerclaw - mouth pulled back in a silent roar and claws splayed out

Snowpaw - paw moving side to side and downwards (like snow falling)

Bluestar - draw a line on forehead (also means leader)

Bramblepaw - weird whisker twitching

Tulippaw- toes splayed out with palm forward (means flower/petals)

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Roles -

Leader - draw a line on forehead

Queen - flicking tail up and down twice stiffly (also means mother); can also double tap belly with front paw (meaning pregnant)

Apprentice - raised paw

Prey -

Mouse - forepaws quickly tapping with whiskers twitching

Locations/Groups -

ThunderClan - tail shoots up and bristles

RiverClan - wave tails slowly side to side like waves

ShadowClan - ears flat and tail flat, waving side to side stiffly

WindClan - ears forward with tail rippling up and down

StarClan - upward curled tail and staring upwards

Dark Forest - downward curved tail and staring downwards

Owl Tree - staring upwards with big eyes

Great Sycamore - standing tall on back legs

Movements/Attacks -

(generally same as canon)

Fight/attack - quick paw swipe with tail raised suddenly

Hunt - slow paw swipe with tail low

Paw rotating - again/repeat

Enemies -

Fox - ears flip all the way back, muzzle curls into snarl

Badger - down low, lumber around

Dog - wrinkling nose

Emotions -

Happy/good - upwards kinked tail

Bad/mean/rude - downwards kinked tail

Sad/upset - ears and tail flat/drooping

Evil/unforgivable - claws unsheathing and paw curling downwards

Agreement - a nod with rapidly twitching whiskers and perked ears

Alert/startled - tail kinking towards back with ears forward

Crazy/stupid - whiskers droop and curl and ears twitch downward

Questions -

Why/What/How - Multiple whisker twitches, curled inwards

Where - ears rotating/swiveling

When - point at sky and make a circle (like the moon)

“Okay?” - whiskers twitch upwards

Other/Miscellaneous -

Pregnant - double tap belly with front paw

Death/dead/killed - left paw swipe with claws curled in

“I love you” - paw on chest and slow blink

“Thanks” (quick/brief) - whiskers twitching with a sharp nod

“Thank you” (meaningful) - bowed head, closed/blinking eyes, with whiskers twitching

Dare - circular motion over chest

“Well done”/”Good job” - paw on chest, moved quickly left

Greeting/”Hello” - paw wave or whisker twitch

They/them/a group - paw splayed out, showing toes, gesturing to group if present

“Absolutely”/for certain - sharp tail flick

Run - One leg jerked outwards

Hide - One leg/paw curved underneath body

Again/repeat - paw swung around in a circular motion

Of course - raised paw, toes moved in a repeated swirling motion

Howl(ing) - lips pursed and nose turned upwards (mini howl)

Quarter-moon - crescent shape made w/ claw

Interesting/strange - same sign with whiskers

[fiery-alder05]

In your time travel fic snowflight is mated with tawnypelt does snowflight have different parents because in canon snowflight and goldenflower are brother and sister (speckeltail ks both their mom)

And also does tawny still give birth to tigerheartkit I tried to find the chapter but can’t and if so is his name still tigerkit?

Ug, I meant to answer this earlier but things happened.

So, short version.

Yes, Snow's parents are still Speckletail and Smallear, so he IS Tawny's half uncle - but really, it's rather impossible to avoid incest in Warriors.

At least they're not siblings. (Right ERINS? *stares at Willowpelt and Patchpelt*)

And yes, Tigerheart was born to Tawnypelt in AVoA along with Dawn and Flame. Except his fur is now white and is named Ferretkit this time.

(Snow has a dominant white gene that was passed on to Tiger. If you have any questions on cat genetics I highly recommend @alollinglaughingcat - she hand-wrote a packet on the basics for me.)

So, anyway, hope that answered your questions!

[owlart18]

Warrior cats based on lgbt+ pride flags! Here is Snowflight based on the genderqueer flag, Gingerfleck based on the new lesbian flag, Willowstem based on the bisexual flag and Sunfall based on the non-binary flag, all of them are warriors of Thunderclan

Speedpaint: https://youtu.be/-wjWjWN7dvs

(Commission info in pinned post)

[romandraconics]

I drew a lot of aus @draikinator has done art/pmvs of mostly because I uh.

Am still in the Warrior Cats fandom a little bit.

And then also Tinyheart and Scorch because FOR WHATEVER REASON I ADORE THAT IDEA?? 

God im a warrior cats nerd im sorry.

[draikinator-archive]

Snowflight, Mistleblaze, and Snowstorm!

Snowkit gets captured by the hawk, but his often forgotten (even by the authors...) sister and littermate, Mistlekit, leaves during her apprenticeship, shortly before Swiftpaw’s death, to find him, disillusioned with the current state of Thunderclan. Despite everything, she FINDS him! Having bitten the hawk’s feet and fallen, he landed near twoleg nests and was found by a human, severely injured by its talons and his fall. He saw a vet and was passed around once or twice, until he ended up at a home with another blue eyed white kitten. This human was given Snowkit because he already owned one deaf cat, and would know how to care for a second. Snowball was well loved and cared for, but, like Rusty, yearned for freedom and the outdoors, constantly exploring. When Mistlepaw finds her brother, he’s napping in the yard with Snowball, who he’s grown extremely close too. They travel back to Thunderclan, and Snowkit is apprenticed to Brackenfur, while Mistlepaw is apprenticed to Swiftheart (who survived the dog attack rather than brightpaw, who passed away fighting. Swiftheart is now Cloudtail’s mate.) Snowball is also named Snowpaw, much to everyone’s annoyance, but at his own request. He is apprenticed to Brambleflower.

Snowkit becomes Snowflight, Mistlepaw becomes Mistleblaze, and Snowball becomes Snowstorm. Snowkit and Snowstorm eventually fall in love and become mates, while Mistleblaze falls in love with Ferncloud. 

this is the Mistleblaze AU

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[burning-thistles-bt]

Just had a random thought, assuming that Feathercloud and Snowpaw live to the Power of Three, how would they communicate with Jayfeather?

Since he can't see the signs for pawspeak and Feather and Snow can't hear Jay. Would they just read his lips?

A very valid question! Especially since Jayfeather is far from the first character to be blind ;)

But in Jayfeather's case, he's a very smart cat with the bonus of having sight in StarClan (if I remember correctly?). He would be able to learn a few signs on his own just by being physically shown how to do them or being taught them in StarClan briefly.

But he still couldn't see them sign. Feathercloud would would just speak like he normally does anyway, but Snowpaw might have some more difficulty remembering to talk over signing, but he would do it just for Jayfeather's sake.

Feathercloud and Snowpaw would be able to lip-read Jayfeather just as they would anyone else (though Snowpaw, again, would have a little more difficulty focusing on that).

It's ingrained in Feathercloud that it's rude to sign when people don't understand...but Brackenfur, Cherryfur, Mistlepaw, and Snowpaw have no such qualms and will definitely pawspeak in front of Jayfeather's face and snicker about it 😂 (not in a rude way, but in a jokingly "talk sh*t" way, that Jayf would immediately recognize and get light-heartedly mad at them for)

[burning-thistles-bt]

Who Knows Pawspeak?

A little random post here because I have Feathercloud brainrot always <3

So, who in BT knows pawspeak (sign language), and how well do they know it?

Clan-by-Clan

ThunderClan: All cats in ThunderClan know some level of pawspeak, even if they refuse to learn it, just from constant exposure to Feathercloud and Snowpaw. Hard not to pick stuff up when you see it every day! The young kits are the only ones who don't know anything/much, and the apprentices are all still learning, but learning quick.

RiverClan: They don't know sh*t! The only cats who know anything would likely by Leopardfur's group, and even then it would only be basic stuff likely used on patrols (ex.: "over there," "prey," "wait," etc.), and they likely wouldn't remember how to sign it themselves anyway, and are quickly forgetting.

WindClan: Most cats in WindClan know some level of pawspeak! They aren't as exposed as ThunderClan, but many have actively dedicated themselves to learning for Ravenwing's sake, plus, they're smart enough to realize it makes for good communication in attacks/ambushes! That doesn't mean everyone's willing to learn, though.

ShadowClan: A few cats know pawspeak! Nothing drastic, but some cats like Badgerfang and Blossomtail have learned from being interclan friends with Ravenwing and the likes! A few others have picked up some sign briefly, but not enough to really understand much.

BloodClan: What's pawspeak?

Character-by-Character

Bluestar - Very little. Used to know more but actively lost it during her descent

Fireheart - Master at it! Doesn't use it frequently outside of talking with Feathercloud and Snowpaw, though

Spottedleaf - Master at it! Very dedicated to learning it and practices whenever she has time

Cinderpelt - Master at it but it took her a long time, especially post-Cricketheart death, and she has to relearn words a lot

Goldenflower - Knows a good chunk of the basics. Could theoretically hold a conversation, though stunted

Whitestorm - Forgetful at first but relearns quickly; able to hold a conversation

Frostfur - Actively refuses to "listen" to pawspeak (but she does know the basic words anyway, simply pretends she doesn't)

Brindleface - Finds it confusing, but she's starting to try and learn

Runningwind - Master at it! Learns every new word Feathercloud or Snowpaw makes immediately

Redtail - Formerly a master of sorts at it, but only got to know the basic/beginning of the language, and is now pretty rusty in StarClan, but is absolutely willing to learn when Cricketheart teaches him

Mousefur - Knows a lot but doesn't actively practice it or use it

Darkstripe - Knows the basics but also pretends he doesn't know (but more because he feels stupid for not remembering some signs)

Creekflower - Master at it! Struggles over some signs, though, and takes a moment to register pawspeak

Longtail - Knows a few of the basics, hasn't desired to learn it ever, but doesn't protest when he unintentionally learns some

Cherryfur - Master at it! Literally dedicated herself to learning it out of spite

Feathercloud - Master at it. Obviously. So what of spoken speech? He's a master at lip reading, and also a master at verbally speaking and keeping his volume, etc. Often will still speak even when signing

Cricketheart - Master at it, even in death! Refuses to let herself become shabby.

Graystripe - Formerly a master at it, became really rusty in RiverClan, and now has to relearn it

Dustpelt - Knows the basic stuff and more, especially patrol-focused, and is professional about it except when he decides to be mean

Brackenfur - Master at it! Actively corrects people when they get something wrong

Cloudtail - Knows a decent amount but absolutely sucks at actually signing any of it

Missingheart - Knew a decent amount and would try to hold conversations with Feathercloud, but ultimately give up and whine about it being to hard; needs to relearn

Lynxpaw - Knew a good amount so she could understand Feathercloud but would mockingly pretend not to know; is now violently being forced to learn it by Cricketheart in StarClan

Lostface - Like her mother, absolutely refused to learn, and genuinely doesn't know a lot past the minimal

Thornpaw - Knows some, but never understands anyway

Cliffpaw - Decently good at it, more due to being good at guessing the context than genuinely knowing some gestures

Ashpaw - Actually weirdly knows a lot of pawspeak. Never uses it, but he understands it fluently

Fernpaw - Struggling to learn, but is trying

Elderpaw - Pretty good at it, but still has some hiccups

Tulippaw - Currently knows nothing and is constantly confused; will learn a lot soon ;)

Mistlepaw - Master at it! Translates for Snowpaw all the time

Snowpaw - Once more, master at it, obviously. He's still learning words from Feathercloud, but he picks them up with ease. As for spoken speech, he isn't the best at lip reading and often relies on Mistlepaw to translate for him. He also rarely ever speaks and thinks everyone knows/should know pawspeak. When he does speak, his words are often slurred from lack of practice

Bramblepaw - Not the brightest, but is super eager to learn! Just often forgets a lot. Good at it regardless!

Tawnypaw - Decently good at it, but also still learning and does the context-clue thing like Cliffpaw

Willowpelt - Good at it! Feels embarrassed when she doesn't know words, which can prevent her from asking/learning

Sandstorm - Master at it! Feathercloud was her apprentice. There's some words she's missing, but she's honestly more fluent than Fireheart

Sorrelkit - Knows nothing, head empty

Rainkit - Knows nothing, head empty

Sootkit - Knows nothing, head a little less empty

Speckletail - Used to be like Frostfur, now learns for Snowpaw's sake, and gets really upset (at herself) when she can't understand something/get a signal right

Smallear - Genuinely probably the only cat who doesn't know anything, and uses the excuse of being old

Halftail - Knows a good amount, though can't hold a conversation

One-eye - Doesn't know too much but is good at what she does know

Dappletail - Master at it! But not perfect and often confuses signs

Lizardflight - Knows a lot but quickly forgetting due to lack of use

Mistyfoot - Learned a few signs when Graystripe accidentally used to do them, and remembers them

Leopardfur - Knew a little and mocked it but actually thinks some signs are useful and has remembered those ones

Reedpaw - Learned some! Doesn't remember any of it though

Copperleaf - Has learned some in passing! Knows greetings and such.

Dawncloud - Learned in passing/from her family, only remembers random words that feel useless to her, but thinks it's cool

Blossomtail - Knows a good amount! Can understand when others pawspeak

Badgerfang - Knows a good amount! Struggles more, but understands it

Swampfur, Oakfur, Littlecloud, Wetfoot, etc. - Learned random signs that they mostly forgot from family/friends. Oakfur has poor memory while Swampfur has a sharper one

Turtlepaw - Has learned some it through her family/WindClan friends; good memory for it

Tallstar - Knows it very well, uses many of the signs for orders, can forget the "casual conversation" words

Deadfoot - Master at reading it, struggles to sign words using his left front paw

Barkface - Knows most of it; just like memorizing herbs to him

Larksplash, Meadowsplash, Pigeonflight, Mistmouse, Ryestalk - Know some, especially what Tallstar's reinforced they learn, but can't hold conversation much, willing to learn

Sorrelshine, Webfoot, Crowfur, Stagleap - Know what Tallstar enforced but are hesitant to learn more

Tornear - Has a quick memory for it

Mudclaw - Finds it weird/confusing, only knows what Tallstar forced him to learn, doesn't like Ravenwing

Morningflower, Ashfoot, Onewhisker, Whitetail - Decently good at it

Airleap - Master at it, but fumbles over his signs a lot and doubts himself

Runningbrook - Master at it! Very dedicated to learning it and thinks it's really cool

Ravenwing - Master at it! Got rusty from his time as a barncat, but pick it back up easily

Barley - Master at it! Not used to having to learn so quickly, but did it for Ravenwing's sake

Gorsepaw, Storkpaw, Quailpaw - Learning and/or know the basics well

Tawnypaw II, Robinpaw, Rushpaw - Learning the basics only and hesitant

Gremlin, Scraps - Both have forgotten what little they learned at this point, but Gremlin would be incredibly happen to relearn and wants to while Scraps doesn't care as much but would still relearn