#brushclan

holiday gift for @spacemuttstudios :3c

For @cherubluver!

For butchb0yfriend on twitter!

my lifegen cat snagreed (largest brown tabby) has quite the love life!

first she dated a cat named shrewclaw, but he died early on. then lemonhope (black cat), who was taken by twolegs. during that time she had a few flings with loners and had brawnfern (amber-eyed brown), and then willowleaf (who died earlier on) and curlewthunder (pale brown tabby) in a separate litter. she started becoming close with firetail (tortoiseshell) and purrmimic (gray tabby). she entered a polycule with the two, all of them dating each other, and firetail eventually had kits (slumberkit, snoozekit, speakerkit). she also has a daughter in law, dazzleiris, who was raised by purrmimic and purrmimic's brother, pawflicker. firetail's mother also used to be snagreed's best friend, and the cat she murdered alongside purrmimic to protect the clan. wonder what would happen if she found out..

Emojis for Arching Skies, art by @drawingdeamon

You smell approaching cats and quickly hide amongst what undergrowth is left, which isn’t much. Five groups of cats soon gather; you can hear them talking amongst themselves and with the other groups, but you can’t tell what. It’s then that a bright-furred she-cat jumps on the rock.

She shares news about her group; from what you can tell, it’s called DayClan, and they share borders with another group, BrushClan, which is also their ally, or so it seems.

It doesn’t take long for her to finish and for a dark-furred tom to take her place on the rock, sharing news about his group, PineClan, which shares borders with their rival, MapleClan.

After him, another bright-furred she-cat jumps on the rock, this one with many different colors, much like leaf-fall leaves. She shares news of MapleClan, much of which seems to entail PineClan, just like the latter Clan’s.

She finishes and another bright-furred cat takes her place, sharing BrushClan’s news, mainly of their flowers’ blooms. Seems silly, but it’s up to them, you think.

Lastly, a tom who looks tired and is dark-furred shares the news of the Tribe of Darkening Shadows, that lives in the same forest as PineClan. He finishes and the cats look ready to leave, until...

“Wait, I smell something strange,” someone meows, “a cat, it seems. A rogue, I’d assume.”

DayClan and BrushClan’s leaders ask for more information, and the cat nods in your direction. You freeze up as they approach.

“Don’t be afraid, young one,” BrushClan’s leader mews, “we won’t harm you. Would you like to join a Clan?”

You pause. But then, you nod.

“Well then, I’ll tell you of the Clans,” DayClan’s leader volunteers.

DayClan

DayClan is generous yet timid. Founded by a stray named Aster many seasons ago, her friend Day told her of the Clans who lived far from here long, long ago while on his deathbed. In her memory, she founded a Clan, named after him, spawning DayClan: receiving her nine lives from SpiritClan, Day himself gave her her leader name of Asterstar. We are allies with BrushClan, who split off from us, and are overall peaceful towards all the Clans, though when necessary, we strike.

PineClan and MapleClan

PineClan is irritable and stoic, the opposite of their neighbor and rival, the spirited and persevering MapleClan. Founded by the siblings Bark and Red, who found themselves in conflict when a cat from each of their groups vanished without a trace in the night. They blamed each other, and a fight broke out. Until the two were found, with two kits, who took after their parents, named for the Clan said parent didn’t dwell in. They were brought to the opposite of their namesake and appointed deputy once Asterstar taught them about the Clans of long ago.

BrushClan

BrushClan is composed and brave. After a conflict with her friend, Brushfire, kittypet turned DayClan warrior Hydrangeablaze left, some coming with them. She received nine lives and named her Clan after her friend, hoping for forgiveness. Brushfire discovered the Clan right when the now Hydrangeastar was looking for a deputy, and the two were united, Brushfire becoming the Clan’s deputy. Their kits live on in BrushClan today.

The Tribe of Darkening Shadows

I’ll allow a Tribe cat to tell this part; Sunwatcher, if you may?

Certainly. Negative and cautious, we are. A kittypet once looked onwards towards the mountains. From the cats who lived in the same neighborhood as him, he heard tales. Of a group of cats who lived in the mountains. A Tribe, he believed they were called. A message repeated in his dreams on the day he listened to the tales. Where the sun rises, make a new home in the brightest light of all. He did as the message said. Or, attempted too, but the journey proved treacherous and he had to give up. He settled in a pine forest, made acquaintance with some of the cats who lived there as strays, and made a home, naming it in honor of the Tribe. The Tribe of Darkening Shadows, he called it. And then, one day, in his dreams, a cat walked with him. Half Moon, she said she was called at birth. The Teller of Pointed Stones, she said she was called for her life with the Tribe. She told him of the Tribe - their traditions in ancient times and modern times. Base your Tribe on ours, she said, someday you'll diverge. So he did. He told the few cats who lived in his group of the Tribe's traditions. Some had heard stories of it, some had not. But those who did were excited of the idea. Some, however... were not. Why only eat once a day, they said. Why not have three meals a day, they said. A battle waged. The "Tribe" won. However, he felt like he'd let Half Moon, the Teller of Pointed Stones, the Tribe that had lived long ago, down. While exploring, he discovered a cave, abandoned by its inhabitants. He did not know what to call it, until Half Moon, the Teller of Pointed Stones, talked to him, and said the following words: You have not let me down, young one. From this moment on, you will be known as the Watcher of the Shining Sun. Sunwatcher. Others will come after you, moon upon moon upon moon. Choose them well, train them well, and trust the future of your Tribe to them. And then she vanished.

“You didn’t need to tell them all of it,” the DayClan leader sighed. Sunwatcher shrugged, turning to you. 

“Well, young one, what do you choose?”

It’s up for you to decide...

Pigeonpuff - Healer of BrushClan

Cis tom-cat. He/they. Bisexual. 54 moons.

Pigeonpuff is well-meaning to the core. He loves his Clan as though they were his own kits, and he is a constant source of encouragement for the warriors, gatherers, and apprentices. This same fierce passion is their biggest weakness, though. He has a tendency to care too much for those around him. They are prone to breaking rules with the intention of helping cats due to this. If he cannot help someone, he punishes himself for moons. Pigeonpuff is infamous among his clan for being beyond lazy. He likes to go out early in the day to tend to all of his duties as a healer, and then sleep the day away unless one of his clanmates needs him. Ever since Pigeonpuff took on Fairypaw as an apprentice, they have only grown lazier.