#clowder

Chilling with my cat and had a thought - I wonder if Steb likes cats and vice versa?

Knowing my furry child and her love of fish she would VERY much enjoy giving him a few licks 😂 so I guess he’d be wary of them

Imaging our poor fish boy being followed around by a clowder of cats 😂

also I think I can’t draw cats very well 😂 will need to practice

hi, so you know @exocynraku ? No? So go see the blog, is super good! But i I want to talk about his clowder project, it's super interesting and fun and I decided to make my own, it's even good that I practice and diversify the way I draw cats.

I'm really bad with names so my first clowder is ships/shipps names themed

So, we have the founds of the family: Firesand (that I was very inspired by the concept that exocynraku had of Firestar being literally fire) and Graysilver

And the result of their union! Blueoak and Lionfrost

OC-Tober Day 2- Cozy Vibes

Don’t ask me what’s going on I think I lost the plot halfway through

As there are many many cats in the world, there are many cats that have different lifestyles and different ways of viewing the world.  The Clans views of outsiders ave varied from clan to clan. These are the ones that our Clans have interacted with in the past, and hints of what they might run into in the future.

Kittypets

Kittypets are those who live with the mysterious and unpredictable Twolegs in their Tall Dens.  They are usually well groomed, with distinctive markings and vivid colors to their pelts.  Many Kittypets wear collars of strange materials around their necks, and some even have full body armor on at all times! (That’s a walking harness you mousebrain! -Flamewish) There are Kittypets who don’t want to BE Kittypets, and Twolegs who mistreat their charges, but the majority of Kittypets love their Twoleg, and said Twoleg seems to love them back.

The majority of Kittypets are fearful of Clan cats or intruders, but be forewarned – some are ferocious as a Front-Line Brawler, and often attacking a Kittypet leads to their Twoleg coming after the aggressor. Some Clan cats have been lost this way – it is said that Pinestar was battling a Kittypet molly on a Thunderpath when her Twolegs scooped them up into a Monster.  He has never been seen again…

Loners

Loners are those who walk the world either alone or in groups of less than 5.  They may have a small territory, or wander in certain paths.  Loners can be former Kittypets, or banished from previous groups.  Some loners have friendly relationships with the Clans – there are some that visit Windclan, and there were a few that saw Shadowclan as friends, before Raggedstar and Brokenstar.  Some Loners have even joined the Clans in the past, and it is whispered if a Queen or King brings kits to the camp with no other parent, they could have Loner blood.

Clowders

A Clowder is any medium to large group of non-Clan cats with a structured society and rules.  Usually led by one to three cats, most Clowders are just trying to do the best they can in a cruel world, but others are just power-hungry.  There are Clowders in churches, and on the streets of Twoleg Territories.  Clowders that protect the weak, and Clowders that exploit the innocent.  Some have a defined territory, while others wander together. The Loners that visit Windclan are part of a larger Clowder, the WorldWalkers, that meets up every year, then splits off to explore.  Another, spoken of in rumors, is nearly all mollies, that eject their toms at adulthood, and speak to the dead. (These rumors are highly exaggerated)

The Barn Cats

Specifically speaking of the Barn on the edge of the Clan Territories, the Barn Cats are a very friendly Clowder that is allied with the Clans.  The Barn is seen as a neutral zone, so as long as no one starts a fight, everyone is welcome.  Cats who visit are expected to have manners and provide for others who may be resting there, so bring some prey or nesting material or feathers for kits to play with.  Currently run by Barley and his sister Violet, they have allowed a garden of Emergency Herbs to be grown on the grounds, and keep the Twolegs that visit occasionally from stealing any kits or young cats that are sheltering there.  Ravenpaw of Thunderclan has joined the Barn Cats, and become the Herbalist of this Clowder.

Rogues

The criminal element of the outsiders, Rogues are only looking out for themselves.  They lie and cheat and steal, intimidate and eviscerate, battle and leave blood in their wake.  Usually living alone, they can be mistaken for Loners, and may pretend for a time, but eventually their true nature is revealed.  Groups of Rogues are led by either the strongest or the cleverest, and are generally cruel Clowders to grow up in.  Some born Rogues may choose to change their ways, but escape is such a difficult thing to do.  Bloodclan was a powerful Rogue Clowder, but with Tyrant’s Defeat, it has waned into little more that infighting and violence.  Some say a certain molly and a certain tom are trying to rebuild Bloodclan into something new and better, but no one in the Clans knows for certain…

of course! here they are : ) at first 6 guys came close, i gave them some of my food. later on, 3 other cats approached, but i havent nicknamed those.. if i see them again next time ill give them a nickname!

this group seems to live in this old train car, so i expect to see most of them around again on thursday. i also gave them some simple nicknames ! eheh.

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cats roam free on the art uni complex. there's a lot of groups i think. but this one lives near my classroom. They get food occasionally on big bowls (cheap kibble) and water.

I'd classify them as feral though. They dont like being approached at all, and are very jumpy to the slightest sound. They live in a group as you can see. And their coats are perfectly clean and fluffy

For example, i saw another cat in another section of the complex, quite far from here. He was more like a stray cat. Very friendly, let me pet him, purred and meowed a lot at me.

These guys barely say anything, definetely dont want to be touched!

Im very happy that they let me sit down next to them, and they relaxed a bit even after i didnt have any more food for them. (in the first pic thats my leg haha. they did come quite close and plopped down. no touching though!)

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do you guys have suggestions for names for the whole clowder?

here are the nicknames i gave them!

solecito, the scruffiest tabby seems to have some sort of jaw/tounge problem. he cant put his tounge in so his mouth is always open, and he seems to cough sometimes. He has difficulty grabbing and eating food. But i confirmed that he can , in fact eat! He takes quite a bit more of time to do so, but he can manage! Im glad. Everyone else, otherwise, seem to be pretty healthy. All of them can move well.