Belated Reference For Daddy-o

Belated reference for daddy-o

Cliffstripe (dead): Tom, adult, eyes of sunlit ice, masked, medium fur. Warrior, formerly mentored Moonpaw. Careful, good swimmer, good teacher. Father of Fogpaw and Moonpaw. 91m (in life).

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nimbusclan

1 month ago

Moon 4 - Part 2

A collage style comic. Title reads: "Moon 4 - Camosunclan border - afternoon"
the panel below shows a small, grey cat- Longpaw- squeezing through a gap in a fence. On the right side of the panel, a bigger, tortoiseshell cat- Gutetrrat- is waiting for her. Dialogue reads:
Longpaw: "...did she leave? I wouldn’t leave Gutterclan. Unless…”
Gutterrat: “I dunno! Babyleg said she was afraid, but– but she’s young, you know? I don’t wanna press her. It must be overwhelming.”
Longpaw: “Yeah. I know.”

Below the panel, text reads:
"Gutterrat looked at Longpaw, sideways. Of course she did– more than any cat her age had right, to know. Gutterrat shut her eyes, for a moment, against the long afternoon sun. It it was okay, now. The patrol was easy— pleasant. Longpaw’s spirits were— not high, but not so low, the way they could be. The day was warm. Maybe she could even nap, later. She could love this. She could learn to—"

From offscreen, dialogue says "you're trespassing, you know."

Two panels show Ferntail and Gutterrat speaking. Ferntail is a pointed cat with tattered ears. Both he and Gutterrat look tired and battered.
Gutterrat says: "Ferntail!"
Ferntail says: "And if it isn't little Gutterpaw. Brie! Where've you been?"

From here on, panels run side-by-side. The leftmost panels show the past, on a floral blue background. The righthand panels show the present, in black-and-white.

Left: a less battered, less tired Ferntail says: “You came back.” He and Gutterrat, smiling, butt heads.
Right: Gutterrat, looking away, says: "It’s… complicated. But– it’s good to see you.” Longpaw looks up at her in confusion.

Left: A smiling Gutterrat says: “Of course! I missed that sour frown of yours.”
Right: A frowning, tired Ferntail says: “Complicated. Thought it was only Camosunclan. And is that– I thought you didn’t… want kits.”

Left: A smiling Ferntail says: “And I missed being talked back to.”
Right: Gutterrat says, “My– Longpaw? No! No– my apprentice.” Longpaw looks up at her, frowning. A little broken heart floats over her head.

Left: Gutterrat punches Ferntail in the shoulder, laughing. “I know! That’s the other reason I came by.”
Right: Ferntail, looking upset: "Apprentice? How--"

Left: Ferntail shoves Gutterrat's paw away. “Stars, if I'd talked to my mentor like that– you wanna come out hunting?”
Right: Gutterrat, ears drooping, says: "I. Something... bad happened. At the house, Ferntail. We..."

Left: Gutterrat is smiling, determined. “I thought you’d never ask!”
Right: Ferntail scowls, his ears flat. “Bad? You should have come to me. I could’ve–”

Left: Ferntail and Gutterrat stalk together, side-by-side.
Right: Longpaw and Gutterrat look at each other, frowning. “I know– I know. But I had her. And I didn’t know if your clan would… you said even me, they might not take, and…”

Left: Gutterrat smiles with a mouse caught in her mouth.
Right: A close-up on Ferntail's face, looking sad or ashamed. “No. Not with a kit. Things are… But then– you joined with Fraserclan? Or–”

Left: Ferntail gives a thumbs up, smiling.
Right: Gutterrat, looking conflicted, says “I– No. I started my own clan. I! I don't know. I thought—”

Left: Gutterrat and Fentail lie in the grass together, relaxed and happy.
Right: A close-up on Ferntail's face- he looks angry. “What? You can’t just–”

Interrupting both panels, a dialogue box shows the sound effects "crash! rustle rustle"

Left: Ferntail looks sad. “Ah– dusk patrol. I have to go. But– maybe tomorrow..?”
Right: Ferntail looks upset. “You– I have to go. Brie; don’t tell other cats about this. Not clan cats. Promise me.”

Left: Ferntail and Gutterat stand with heads close together. Gutterrat says: “Yeah! Yeah, of course. I’ll be around. And Ferntail, I…”
Right: A dejected Gutterrat says "“But– Ferntail. I promise. Just– please, I–”

Below both panels, text reads: "But the long, fronded tail for which he was named was vanishing, already, into the trees. Gutterrat stood, for a long moment, all the weight returning. Her own tail drooped, by slow degrees, until it dragged across the ground. Those days– those easy autumn days. They weren’t coming back."

A final panel shows Longpaw, sitting in the foreground, with Gutterrat walking away in the background.
Longpaw says: "Gutterrat? Who was…”
Gutterrat: “Just– someone I used to know. It doesn’t matter, now.”
Longpaw: “...Yeah. Okay.”

Maybe we should move someplace new / and build time machines to go and get us back / Back before we were brittle

Gutterrat was seen speaking to a Camosunclan cat across the border. Scandalous!

Start / Back / Next

Ferntail, a young warrior of strict Camosunclan, had met Gutterrat across the border before the founding of Gutterclan. Then a loner named Brie, Gutterrat- both personable and lonely- had struck up a rapport with Ferntail.

Ferntail himself- something of a punching bag, as a "Medius" near the bottom of his clan's hierarchy- fell into an easy friendship with Brie, free from the constraints of rank.

He declared himself to be Brie's mentor (though he was scarcely a moon older). The two spent a season "training" together - escaping to the fantasy that Brie might one day join the clan as a full warrior of Camosunclan, and openly live alongside Ferntail.

Some things aren't meant to be.

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SCREAMING AND SHOUTING FROM THE ROOFTOPS CHEWING AT THE BARS OF MY ENCLOSURE i love this comic man I LOVE IT your pacing is so. GOOD IT MAKES ME WANNA KNOW EVERYTHING I'M SO INTRIGUED i love your characters YOUR WRITING REEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

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nimbusclan

2 months ago

HOLY FOX MOONSTAR IS ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS I'M RUNNING LAPS

THIS IS SO GOOD WAAAAUUUGHHHHHH framing this, hanging it on my wall, kissing it every day for good luck

"Let's all be grayscaled" said everyone, while Ginger and Ripple had airpods on.

Badgepach is from @nettleclan-clangen

??? Is from @astray-clangen

Clonwi is from @circus-clangen

Gingapa is from @direclan

Monsta is from @nimbusclan

Ripolcla is from @echoes-in-echoclan

(typos in name for comedic charm, in order they're Badgerpatch, ???, Clownwish, Gingerpaw, Moonstar and Rippleclaw)

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moonstar nimbusfanart MY GIIIIRL OH MY GOD calling her monsta made me cackle i love that THANK YOOOOU I'LL NEVER GET OVER THIS SHE'S SO PRETTY gotta love a grayscale cat they're the best ones :3c

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nimbusclan

3 weeks ago

Howdy friend how’s it going, hope you’re having a good week 🧡

🎨 Favorite Hobbies? For both moon and fog please!

🎆What do omens/messages from StarClan look like to your cats? I’d love to just expand this to how do Starclan or the dark forest interact with the physical

🪵 What natural resources does your clan collect for tools, rituals, decoration, etc?

🌀Out of context spoilers/WIP?

🌍 What are some of your irl inspirations for the lore/worldbuilding of your comic?

Hello my friend!! My week has been fantastic, actually, I hope yours has been just as good!

🎨 Favorite Hobbies? - Answered here!

🎆 What do omens/messages from StarClan look like to your cats? - Omens can be interpreted by medicine cats (or others, if they assume what they're interpreting is an omen) and can be just about anything! Clouds rolling quickly across the sky, discarded bug parts found in an uncommon area, a gathering of birds in the branches of a barren tree - it can really be anything! The expanded version of the question was answered here!

🪵 What natural resources does your clan collect for tools, rituals, decoration, etc.? -This question was answered here!

🌀 Out of context spoilers/WIP? -Here's an upcoming snippet from the next arc!

“Alpinepaw, what are you talking about? You’re being scary.” “It’s called the Chasm. That’s where bad cats go when they die. They say it goes so far down, not even the lights of Silverpelt reach. Their evil souls are thrown into the Chasm by StarClan, and become Chasm-Cursed.” “That’s not true! You’re making this up!” Alpinepaw shrugs, trying not to let his smile show. “That’s what Fogfreckle told me.”

🌍 What are some of your irl inspirations for the lore/worldbuilding of your comic? -I'm an avid fan of hiking, so my biggest inspiration is probably just the landscape of the northeast! I'm a huge outdoorsy nerd and I love to explore, so writing a story about a big journey just made sense! Also, Moonstar and Fogfreckle being siblings is directly inspired by two cats that I catsit for - Hans and Dominic! They're brothers, and I'm fully obsessed with the pair of them. I decided to make a siblings-focused ClanGen run because of them!

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asknimbus nimbuslore ranchclan will i ever use less exclamation marks? no

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nimbusclan

3 months ago

I wanted to do something silly for Opposite Day, so I drew the siblings doing my Twoleg job!

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warrior cats wc waca ooc fogfreckle moonpool i work as the social media coordinator for a locally owned pet supply store aka i spend most of my time taking pictures of dogs in cute outfits the cattle dog here is based (very loosely) on one of the store dogs hehe

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nimbusclan

2 months ago

Five panels of a comic page. The first panel features a winged grey tabby, Greyswoop. He says, "Are you sure you weren't still dreaming?" In the next panel, Goldenpaw begins to say "I mean, I don't think I was, but--" and then she is interrupted by Foxblaze asking "Did you say Vixenshine?"
The third panel shows Greyswoop and Goldenpaw looking unsettled as Foxblaze approaches, looking hopeful. In the fourth panel, Foxblaze asks, "Did you see anyone else? A cat named Lionfeather, perhaps? Did she seem well? What did she say to you?"
The fifth panel shows Goldenpaw looking overwhelmed, as Foxblaze asks more questions. The dialogue boxes cover most of Goldenpaw's face. They read, "You can tell me anything, Goldenpaw. Tell me what you saw. Please tell me, Goldenpaw."

moon 0, page 11.

>hopeful. desperate.

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OOOOOOOH IM SO INVESTED

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nimbusclan

3 months ago

SCREECHING AT THE TOP OF MY LUNGS lookit him!!!! my boy!!!! his lil cloud spots are SOOOO CUTE i'm going to pass away

ive been meaning to do fanart for other clangen blogs for a WHILE but i never got around to it until now.

it was really fun to transfer these characters into my style fr, anyway here's the blogs I drew characters from, go check them out bc they're all super cool

Fogfreckle from @nimbusclan i love ur character designs and expressions so so much omg

Ripplepaw from @salt-clangen which I binge read in one day and it is such a good read

Mothleaf from @nettleclan-clangen i love her design, words cannot express

Weed from @loudclan-clangen who I dearly miss already 😔

and then Moonpaw from @splinterclan i would both kill and die for this gal and I love her arc so far

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nimbusfanart NOT ONE OF MY FAV CLANGEN ARTISTS DRAWING MY BOY ARE U FR FR framing this and hanging it on my wall i was literally JUST snooping around on your blog eating up all of your backgrounds and panel work i love your art SOOOO MUCH

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nimbusclan

5 months ago

Next update!! Babies!!!

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sketch clangen warrior cats wip yknow a hundred years from now when i get the update done i mean

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nimbusclan

3 months ago

okay - we’re getting closer and closer to getting this show on the road! Scripts for the first five moons are done, and I just gotta get those sketches and lines done. One more question - the header! I’m trying to figure out what to draw to put there. If yall could spread this post around that would be so lovely!

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Voted for main characters!! I think thats so cool

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nimbusclan

5 months ago

I wanted to pay homage to a handful of the blogs that inspire me, so I drew my favorite cats from each!

I didn't realize how many white/gray cats were my favs 'til I started coloring this... I guess I have a type. It was really fun to color this, though - it really expresses how different all of their coats are!

I DID realize that many of my favorites are the nonverbal and/or stoic ones, lmao.

This was so much fun for me! It was a great opportunity to play around with shapes and faces and appearances. I'll definitely do this again in the future!

In order of appearance:

Rivercall, from @castaway-clan

Puddle, from @sporeclan

Cranedance, from @chasing-faith-and-fate

Erminepaw, from @loudclan-clangen

Sharktail, from @rookclan

and Milkfur, from @ranchclan

If you're tagged in this and you don't want to be, shoot me a message and I'll untag you!

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nimbusclan

6 months ago

Nimbus /ˈnimbəs/ A luminous cloud surrounding a supernatural being.

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The story of NimbusClan follows a pair of siblings, Moonpaw and Fogpaw, who have to make it on their own after a landslide wipes out the rest of their clan.

Nimbus /ˈnimbəs/ A Luminous Cloud Surrounding A Supernatural Being.

I’m more of a writer than an artist, but I really wanted to get in on the Clangen fun everyone has been having, so I thought it’d be fun to try a twist on the classic comic format - I’ll be writing a story alongside drawing art! I’ll post major events in classic comic form, but if you’d like the ~Full NimbusClan Experience~, there will be story posts to read!

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Feel free to sends asks to the cats or to myself!

Asks are tagged #asknimbus

Out of character will be tagged #ooc

Character references will be tagged #refs

Fanart will be tagged #nimbusfanart

All moon updates will be tagged with the relevant character(s) and the moon it takes place in, because I’m a sucker for organization. [Example: #moon 0 #moonpaw #fogpaw]

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-Mass extinction events are turned on

-Cats are allowed to breed with cats that aren't their mates

-Same-sex couples will not be able to have kits, but adoption is increased

-Cats are allowed to have kits with an unknown second parent

-Romantic interactions with cousins is turned off

-Leader will automatically choose a new deputy and cats will choose their roles on their own

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For now, I'm going to attempt to add the story portions with a read-more under the comics, but if it makes the posts too bloated or if the formatting is weird, I may try something else.

Welcome to NimbusClan!

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