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Above each art piece is the recipient. Feel free to make your guesses (whether you're guessing your own SS or someone else's)! Feel free to deny and confirm any guesses from anyone at any time! Just please don't guess the artist if you're not the recipient and you think it's super obvious or confirm/deny guesses for art that you aren't the Secret Santa for ^^ And of course, please do not announce you were so-and-so's SS before someone can accurately guess unless it's been a while! One last thing - please do not comment on the ability of an artist in a negative way. Everyone has their own artistic ability, and they tried their best for you. If you can't encourage or compliment them, just don't say anything. The signups can be found here @Stranger google drive link for higher quality version @BirbMonster @Peanutpup77 @jaxpsylla @PincerClaw420 @lizardcake @takoyamaaaS @Lilytuft @pepper_ @TundraKitsune

I am the last surviving non-staff from my forum generation >:D (petition to start calling said generation "the ancients")

The msm redesigns I've been doing but forgetting to post

AHH THEYRE ALL SO PRETTY WHOEVER DREW EMI THANK YOU SO MUCH THEY LOOK SO CUTE <333 I'm gonna guess either Jaxpsylla or Pepper did mine, I really don't know tho 😭

This post made me go 'dang... it's the only moderator here...' (forgot A Nicheling was one) and then I just renembered how when I first started being active here I somehow managed to gaslight myself into being convinced that Lilytuft was a mod

I am also here

(guys pretend like it's raining in game 😜) The next day the rain was coming down in buckets. Droves of it poured down from the heavens, running down the rocks and grass, the strange tree above Jiki and Emi doing nothing to protect them from it. Emi was watching the rain fall with eyes full of glittering wonder, their face slack with the discovery that water could fall from the sky. Jiki couldn’t help but smile a little at their wonder. It was like they were experiencing everything in the world for the first time. He went right back to frowning once he caught sight of the ground they had to traverse to keep walking to the next ports. The rain had churned the dry earth to mud, making it dangerously slippery. Jiki was more worried about the fact they would get the mud stuck in both their furs. Emi finally snapped out of their stupor and immediately jumped up to run around in it. ‘You didn’t tell me this could happen! This is amazing! Can I drink it?’ Without waiting for an answer, Emi stuck their tongue out to try and catch the droplets. Jiki sighed as he looked up for any sign the rain would stop soon. ‘Remind me again how old you are?’ Jiki was actually curious about this, because while Emi looked about his age, they acted so much younger. He didn’t necessarily mind it, guessing it was probably just another one of their strange quirks. ‘I’m not sure.’ Emi opened their mouth wide as they stood under one of the spikes of the tree, hoping to catch a large droplet. ‘We should-’ Jiki didn’t even have the chance to finish his sentence, as five nichelings his age raced out from behind them. A hard swipe cracked against Emi’s jaw and they hit the dirt, their vision going white for a second. Their scream pierced the calm scene and a couple of birds startled from the grass. Emi tried to jump back up, but two paws pinned them down and shoved their face into the mud, making them gasp for breath. The rain came down harder. ‘Jiki!’ Emi screamed again. ‘Quiet!’ A harsh voice hissed from above Emi. She was their age, about. They heard a squelch right next to them just as they saw a flash of white and brown fur, and they knew Jiki had been thrown down beside them. ‘Now what Frayt?’ A slightly nervous sounding voice asked. ‘Easy. I get one of them, and you four fight for the rest. Not that you’re going to manage to get one Yare.’ Frayt answered, the owner of the harsh voice. ‘T-that’s not fair.’ Yare stammered. ‘Yeah! We did just as much work as you!’ An angry voice cut in. ‘You wanna kill one of them now Kait? Be my guest!’ Frayt snapped. Kait quietened down, but the two remaining nichelings didn’t seem to agree. Emi felt a weight lift off their shoulders and they lifted their head immediately, gasping for breath. Just as they did they turned and saw what was probably Frayt and another nicheling at each other’s throats. Yare had been standing to Emi’s right, and the moment he saw the fight his eyes widened and he zipped towards Emi. He was thrown down by the other unknown nicheling, maybe Kait. Jiki was covered in mud, and his eyes were wide and afraid. Emi could see their own reflection in them. ‘Come on!’ Jiki whisper-yelled as he pulled them up. Emi nodded frantically as they ran off into the grass, checking back to see if Jiki was following. The rain was falling into both their eyes and the mud squelched and moved under their paws as if it was trying to swallow them whole. Emi stumbled to a stop at a steep slope that seemed to drop off into a small canyon. ‘Now where?!’ They turned around to Jiki. All their fur was standing on end, and Jiki could feel his own panic rising in his throat. ‘Uh-’ ‘Now you two decide between yourselves who wants to come with me.’ The owner of Kait’s voice had crept up behind them. While the others had been hiding, Kait had cleverly followed them. She had pink fur, and was built much bigger than either Emi or Jiki. Emi couldn’t make out much more detail than that through the rain, but right now they weren’t focused on that. ‘What do you want?! Leave us alone!’ Emi cried, taking a step back. Jiki moved a little so he was partly in front of Emi. Despite the situation, Emi felt a warmth in their strange red gem that he would do something like that, even though they had only been friends for a little while. ‘Step away from the canyon.’ Kait said smoothly, but there was a nervousness to the way she walked. ‘Just come with me. They want to hurt you, but I don’t yeah? I chose not to kill you guys.’ ‘Yeah right!’ Jiki spat. ‘There’s two of us and one of you. None of us are coming with you.’ ‘I’m so afraid of a tiny runt and a shadow who can only scream and cower.’ Kait scoffed, taking another step forward. ‘Leave us alone!’ Emi tried to take another step back, but the slope started there. Kait didn’t seem to notice that, still prowling forward. A heat started to build in Emi’s gem and the world started to seem blurry. The cold rain seemed to fizzle out on their fur, sparkling like a million red stars as it fell from the sky, so slowly. Everything was so slow. And then Kait leaped at them, her claws tearing at Emi and Jiki. They never connected. The red glow exploded, the droplets now avoiding Emi as they fell, forming almost a dome around them. They felt like they were on fire. They were on fire. Kait hit the ground to the left hard. Her fur was too wet for the strange, fiery explosion to catch it on fire, but she grunted in pain regardless. The flash went out, and Emi felt normal again. Their breath was harried. No one moved for the next few seconds. Except for the wet slope that had been disturbed by the explosion. The three of them screamed as the slope gave out under them and they fell into the gaping mouth of the canyon.

DANG YOU GOT ME IMMEDIATELY LOL yeah it was me !! so much fun to draw the creature !! everyones pieces look amazing !! im gonna guess mine was done by birbmonster because of the nose shape? happy holidays and happy new year everyone !!!

Thank you so much! She looks so regal and I love the way the fur was drawn! I'm going to guess that Lilytuft did mine.

WILDCLAN UPDATE TIME! - “So you got an apprentice!” Approaching pawsteps alerted the small trio of Blossomstorm, Crowshade, and Vibrantpaw to Sandstripe’s presence as she padded over with a smile on her face. “Yep, I was pretty surprised but Vibrantpaw’s been a pretty well-behaved apprentice” Blossomstorm responded with a smile of her own while Crowshade just watched Sandstripe warily. The medicine nicheling may not want to start a conflict but she didn’t much care for Sandstripe. “Who are you?” Vibrantpaw eyed the unknown nicheling warily as she took a pawstep forward while holding her head high. “This is Sandstripe, she helped me get better at hunting” Blossomstorm’s response only seemed to further confuse the apprentice. “So she’s your mentor?” Sandstripe didn’t look old enough to mentor Blossomstorm. “Oh, no!” Blossomstorm rushed to clarify at the realization it hadn’t come across correctly. “We just trained together sometimes to improve our own skills as equals” Sandstripe decided to cut in and explain the situation, without mentioning the whole meeting in secret part. “You can train with nichelings from the other clan?” Vibrantpaw didn’t believe that. She has heard bits and pieces of TwigStar saying that WildClan was only to interact with the other clan when needed, and as the leader his view was correct right? “Not usually” Blossomstorm felt a bit sheepish as she tried to talk about it in a way that wouldn’t get her and the WhisperClan nicheling in trouble. “But this was a special case” Vibrantpaw looked wholly unimpressed with her mentor’s lackluster answer but decided she didn’t care THAT much. So she rolled her eyes and had her attention drawn to a distant cloud instead of listening to whatever excuse her mentor was going to give. She wouldn’t tattle but she also didn’t want to be a part of whatever that was. Blossomstorm gave an mixture of an amused and mildly nervous smile at her apprentice’s aloof nature before turning towards Sandstripe. “Guess you didn’t get deputy position this time either huh?” The pink nicheling gave a sympathetic look towards Sandstripe as the nicheling let out a mournful sigh. “Unfortunately” She spoke, her voice strained and sharp. “I don’t exactly understand his reasoning for choosing Sunlight of all nichelings” She glanced around to ensure no other nicheling would hear before leaning closer to the two older nichelings. “He follows the code, which is good! But he refuses to give any leniency for anything, and anyone who doesn’t meet his standards is seen as less than” She glared at the ground before lifting her gaze again. “I just hope he takes after his mom’s gentle spirit as he ages, maybe he’s just young and a bit too full of himself” The older nichelings nodded as Sandstripe leaned back. “It’s disastrous enough having Sparrowtuft, or SparrowStar” Crowshade practically spat the name out of her mouth like it was crowfood before continuing “as leader. But having a nicheling like Sunlight feels almost worse” the medicine nicheling just hoped that maybe SparrowStar would see some sense and choose a more compassionate nicheling. “Yeah!” A few heads turned towards the group tucked in a secluded corner, making Blossomstorm give a sheepish smile and wave them off. It was only after no nichelings were looking that Blossomstorm piped up again. “I can’t believe he’s related to GoldenStar, how did he turn out so…” She grasped for a good enough word to describe the arrogant nicheling “...so full of himself?” were the words she settled on to describe the nicheling. “Both him and SparrowStar are heartless” The apprentice’s words startled Blossomstorm and Sandstripe, both having forgotten the younger nicheling was there. “Why should we have to respect nichelings that don’t respect us?” Vibrantpaw’s voice was laced with agitation as she looked at her mentor for an answer. “Well I uh” Blossomstorm stumbled because it was obvious her apprentice was looking for an answer from her alone “SparrowStar could declare war and then we’d have to fight them” she thought that was a good enough answer but her apprentice’s expression said otherwise. “So? We’ll fight them and win, no problem” Vibrantpaw’s answer was careless as she saw no reason to doubt the abilities of herself and her clanmates. “Fights are NOT something to be taken lightly Vibrantpaw” Said apprentice was startled by her playful and lenient mentor using her name with a sharp tone. The pink nicheling’s expression dropped to one of grave seriousness, looking as if she was being haunted by the Dark Forest spirits herself. The other three nichelings went dead silent, though their expressions were different. Crowshade’s expression was one of sympathy, Sandstripe’s was just completely caught off-guard and a bit awkward at the switch in tone, and Vibrantpaw’s eyes were wide as she tried to figure out what caused the sudden switch in demeanor. The conversation died off after that as the air felt odd and uncomfortable now due to Blossomstorm’s words and switch in tone. The gathering had gone…fine. It hadn’t escalated beyond a few jabs but it wasn’t a fun time either. TwigStar considered a lack of fighting to be a win in its own right, so he and his clanmates went back to camp in a calm manner. He was completely exhausted though, between helping keep the clan running and secretly meeting with Lightstream his body felt heavier than the rock he called meetings from. His movement was wobbly as he stumbled into his den before collapsing onto his nest to catch as much rest as he could before having to repeat the same cycle again. He didn’t wake up to his nest which caused him to shoot up with his claws unsheathed until he actually took in the sights. The ground was made of clouds and the air glittered with small stars that seemed to move with the non-existent wind. StarClan, he was in StarClan. He didn’t know if that made him feel better or worse, was there another danger lurking over the clan’s future again? His features lit up as a familiar figure approached. “Redpaw!” His voice was more jovial and airy than it had been in moons as he rushed over to greet her. He always felt an ache though, not only at her not being around, but because she never aged up here. Even as the leader started to gain wrinkles and a slower gait, Redpaw remained as youthful as ever, though maybe it just looked better because she wasn’t sick anymore. Instead of a happy greeting he noticed she looked a bit nervous, confusing him but his attention was caught by the approaching figure of his mother, Robinbriar. “Mom!” The leader sounded more like a nursery-aged kit as he padded towards her but her expression wasn’t the gentle one he remembered. She looked at him with…dissapointment. “TwigStar” Robinbriar’s tone was oddly cold as she stared down at her kit, making his happy expression fall as his ears lowered. “Is there something bad coming to the clan?” Maybe that was why she looked at him that way. “There is already something rotten in the clan” TwigStar shot up before a scowl appeared on his face. “I shouldn’t have allowed Sap in, I knew he was hiding someth-” He was interrupted by a single word from his mom. “TwigStar” Her tone was sharp and stern making him freeze before looking over in confusion. “The twig is rotting” He stared in puzzlement before the realization hit him. “Me?! But mom I’ve been keeping the clan safe and protected!” Robinbriar’s expression softened for a moment before returning to the cold stare she held before. “I’ve been keeping threats out and, and coming across as a strong and powerful leader to WhisperClan!” He exclaimed, he was doing everything right! He was keeping everyone safe. “The twig damaged the acorn” TwigStar winced at the reminder. “She could’ve taken prey from our territory” Seeing his mom’s expression remaining the same his next comment held a note of panic. “One piece of prey could’ve been the difference between life and death!” He practically pleaded for his mom to understand his view but she didn’t even say a word. “You get it right Redpaw?” His eyes were wild with desperation as he looked at his sister for a sign of approval, only to be met with a look of pain before looking away. TwigStar felt crushed, confused, and angry all at once. “But I’ve done everything right…” He truly believed that, he had defended and ensured the survival of his clan. So he HAS to be doing everything right. “If the light doesn’t bend the twig’s path than the wilds could be lost forever” The dream started to splinter and split apart as Robinbriar gave her last message. TwigStar scrambled to keep everything together to press for more information but he could do nothing as the dream faded away. - He jolted up in his nest with a gasp. His heartbeat rapidly pulsing in his chest, he looked around and saw the leader’s den. He slowly processed his dream and felt unease as everything came back to him, especially with his mom’s last message. “Everything could be lost if I don’t do this right” He whispered under the secrecy of the moon. “But both of them seemed disappointed anyways and the clan seems to be doing well…” He looked up at the stars as if they would answer him. TwigStar was surprised to hear the noise of multiple sets of pawsteps approaching. He bristled, were one of them too careless? Instead of a group of nichelings finding out him and the WhisperClan medicine nicheling’s secret it was…three kits? He stared in confusion before a familiar white coat appeared out of the grass. “Are they…mine?” He asked just to confirm in case there a was a chance he was wrong. “Who else’s?” Lightstream confirmed with a smile as she sat a small distance from the WildClan leader, the kits playing and running around the older nichelings. TwigStar looked at the kits in a new light with the confirmation that they were his, though it was silly to doubt it before but especially now that he had taken a good look at them. They all looked far more like him than their mother. “Who are you?” One of them approached to stare at him with confusion. “This is your father Beetlekit” The name made TwigStar’s ears perk up, remembering the grumpy medicine cat he grew up around. “What names did you give them?” He asked as he looked at the one two, the other red-furred kit hid behind his mom with a wary expression while the spotted one just tilted his head. “Well that one is obviously Beetlekit” She pointed a paw towards the red one without a mane “Maplekit” she looked towards the one hiding behind her “and that one is named Robinkit” TwigStar’s eyes shot open and he looked at Lightstream with shock. The medicine nicheling slightly winced and rushed to explain. “You said you missed your mother a lot and admired her, so I thought naming one after her would be a good way to memorialize her” She said with a nervous grin while TwigStar stared blankly for a few seconds before nodding. “I will take him than” His tone was determined, he would take the kit that was named in memory of his mom, even if her expression from that dream a few moonhighs ago haunted him. He would prove he was a good leader by keeping this kit safe and sound, no matter the cost. “He’s sick” Those two words dug into his heart and mind like claws. “...What?” His voice was quiet yet sharp as he turned his gaze to Lightstream. “Both him and Maplekit are sickly, but with care and effort they may survive to see their warrior name” She tried to soothe her mate, seeing the haunted look in his eyes, the same one he had when telling her of his sister’s untimely demise. “You can take Beetlekit, she’s healthy so maybe-” Lightstream didn’t get to finish her sentence as TwigStar cut in. “I’ll still take him” Lightstream looked hesitant at TwigStar’s words but he continued confidently. “Our medicine nicheling will watch over him to ensure he has the care he needs, he will survive” The last few words were almost angry, he would make sure to keep this kit alive. “If you’re sure” Lightstream was hesitant but doubted she would change her mate’s mind at this point. “Say goodbye to your brother for now” She spoke to Beetlekit and Maplekit. Beetlekit scowled while Maplekit looked sad. “I don’t want him to go with…that nicheling!” Beetlekit send a nasty glare towards TwigStar, which he didn’t react to. “I don’t want Robinkit to go…” Maplekit’s voice was barely audible as he hid behind his mom. “It’s okay!” Robinkit spoke up before either of his parents could. “I’ll have fun adventures than tell you about it when I get back” The older nichelings shared a glance after hearing the kit’s words but didn’t burst his bubble for now. The other two looked hesitant but Lightstream piped up. “He’s right, he’ll have a bunch of stories to tell you when he gets back alright?” The medicine nicheling spoke making the other two, very hesitantly, agree. “You better have amazing stuff to tell us later!” Beetlekit looked at her brother with a smile, which he returned easily with a nod. “I will! Promise” He then turned towards his more timid sibling. “Bye Maplekit” Maplekit poked his head out a little further upon hearing his name. “...Bye” Robinkit wasn’t phased, used to his brother not speaking too much. “Let’s go Robinkit” After waiting for the goodbyes TwigStar spoke. “Love you” Lightstream’s words made TwigStar’s stomach churn as he knew what he had to do. “You too” A lie. The leader knew that but he was way too deep to back out now so he smiled before turning around with a kit in tow. How was he possibly going to explain this to the clan without giving away his secret? He decided to use the walk to think of a good enough excuse that was believable.

YESSS THEY'RE HERE!!!! Everyone's art looks so cool! And I can immidietley tell that Liz drew the one for me... thank you! She looks very good in your style!

Kara and Calligo began to take their first few steps out of their nest, tumbling around curiously and gawking at every little thing. ”Whoa…that…what is?” Calligo babbled, pointing up at a bluebird in the sky, circling right over the tribe. ”THAT is something you need to stay FAR away from!” Mari hissed, quickly running to shield her pup. (idk what to do tbh im just waiting for the snow to melt to i can start going to the next iceberg 😭)

(no picture because im lazy) The small tribe huddled by the shore, trying to preserve warmth, especially for Mari and Frosthorn’s pups. A low growl could be heard a few feet away, as well as the crunching of paws on snow. “Great, more ramfoxes.” Melina mumbled as she plucked a small leech from the water, tossing it at the food stores. ”When are we ever gonna catch a break…” Brilla sighed as she dragged Allu, who was attempting to spy on the ramfoxes, back towards the rest of the tribe. “Let me go out there! I’ll fight them off!” Allu hissed as Brilla shook her head, smiling playfully. ”Just stay here. Wait for them to come to us first. We can take them on if we’re together.” Mari proposed, sharpening her claws with a rabbil bone.

Just realised in game Emi has green gems bc I switched computers damn 🫠

i said this and then immediately forgot about it again 💀 anyways imma do a quick update since stranger returned to their playthrough and reminded me

Ok I'm prob gonna give it like a week, and then do a headcount on everyone who replied

secret Santa art 😼

assortment of one piece art

a few more i didnt want to add to the old one, some gods/void creatures (bit of a horror warning on some of these) Priena (my partners oc) Kami Kevin

in the wise words of tyler the creator Yall Thought I Was Dead ? obviously not verbatim but anyways i have some new refs or whatever Aleto (both normal/void) Amane Amisle Asire Bunnil Caster Heliconia Karroo Kavir Kirvanku Kuker Kursil Rataka Rovan Ruzet Tamor