#rockclaw

poor Bluebell got hit by a truck 💔

As said she is a NightClan warrior. She’s 24 moons old, childish, and a great kitsitter, I just didn’t add those to the page.

Bluebell was just catching prey when a car hit her, and her jaw is now broken from it… I imagine she’ll be staying with us for a little while.

Welcome once again to Monarch: After Dark, the digitial gateway between you and the organisation dedicated to understanding and navigating this troubled new world we live in.

We return once again to our Hollow Earth superspecies coverage with a rather interesting little critter that's been around quite a few places; the Rockclaw.

(Pictured above: A Rockclaw walking around its territory, seconds before death, circa. 2024)

Monarch Database File: Rockclaw

Monarch Designation: Saxum brachyura

Height: 52 feet

Weight: 11,000 tons (Northern Hemisphere), 7,400 tons (Southern Hemisphere)

Forms: Grub, Adult

Species Designation: Insectoid vertebrate superspecies

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A species first casually passed over by Monarch during the initial Hollow Earth expedition, Rockclaws became a subject of decent interest after it was found that they are decently spread out through the world, from Hollow Earth to the Siren Isles, and potentially more locations on the surface.

One thing to note, our coverage of the Rockclaws for this entry will not be including the Mantleclaw, a closely-related superspecies known to have lived on Skull Island. While they are members of the same superspecies family, we will be saving coverage on the Mantleclaws for a future entry.

The Rockclaws, much like the Titan species Jinshin-Mushi, are vertebrates despite outwardly resembling invertebrate species. Their outer carapace strongly resembles rock, hence their name, and their pincers have a clamping force of 5,400 pounds per square inch. Juveniles, also known as "grubs", are even capable of generating small-level quakes to deter predators, giving them time to escape.

(Pictured above: Drawing of a Rockclaw Grub, based on observation of the creatures on the Siren Isles)

In 2024, the Monarch-Apex joint expedition followed Kong through an open rocky plain that was home to several Rockclaws. Disturbed by the Titan's wake, the Rockclaws began to scatter and find new resting spots. A particularly unlucky individual was snatched up by a native reptile that regularly preys on Rockclaws.

While no other particularly notable encounters have occured since, Rockclaws have been a regular presence throughout the mysterious Siren Isles, a location Monarch have only recently begun to dig deeper into.

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And that's all she wrote on the Rockclaw! As stated previously, we will be examining the Mantleclaws of Skull Island separately in a future entry. The Rockclaws may not seem like much in the face of larger and more powerful superspecies, but they are still nothing to laugh at.

Until next time,

Oh no…

Stuff is really kicking in. When this happened I was DEVASTATED. She is not dead yet though… she’s going to be in pain for a little while. Poor thing just wanted a snack.

And now our trans man is also traumatized.

Perhaps this is what Night’s dreams were eluding to…

These are our starting cats! There is no set schedule just yet, but I’m working on it!!

A new cat! Not to the Clan unfortunately but even outsiders are interesting

Fun fact, he was originally female but I really wanted to keep the name Bruno, so I just changed his gender in the code. Maybe he’s trans+bi or something!! It’s fun to think about. Although idk how trans kittypets with owners works… oh well! Who cares? TRANSGENDER BISEXUAL

The other cat (yellow tabby) with Moonstar (calico) is named Shattersun!

Sorry for the late night post, just wanted to get this out since I promised it before ArtFight and since… forgot. Oops

Should also mention that Saffronpaw (small gray tabby next to Storkeyes, the dad) is now an apprentice! Rockclaw is Saffron's mentor :)

This is when the lore part of our story is gonna start kicking in. Flamemallow's REALLY gotta work on her… solemnity for these kits OTL