Staff Litter 2024 Discussion Thread

[Ravens-Folklore]

[castiiian]

phew i was waiting so long for mine to grow cause i adopted late lol!


this is "medieval cat"!
he's a magical cat painting who is alive :)
he can jump between paintings so he changes up where he lives once in a while i think
his biggest fear is poor maintenance (cause he can't jump into torn paintings!) so he lives in a museum
he doesnt have a name cause im not good with names, so feel free to call him whatever you like!


anyways i love him look how surprised he is when he sees what he's going to grow into!!

[Azure Dreams]

Just for fun, listing all my current predictions for the current unclaimed pups:


Editing, but I think this has to be Celozon actaully, I just forgot they had a pup this year. With the pixelly style and Hellevi's pup already claimed, I think this has to be Celozon



I'm torn between Yugi and Saikiyo for this one, but I'm going to go with Saikiyo...? The style looks similar to some of Saikiyo's previous pets and im wondering if, maybe the online hobby was something like Stardew valley...?



Said in a previous post but I think this guy is Yugi's and I'm sticking with it. My reason is a little shakier now, with more pups that look like possibilities, but something about them just reminds of Yugi's previous pups.



This is the one im most certain on, I feel like, with the hints we've gotten, this has to be Codex. This is Valkyrie.



Getting a little less certain, I think this might be Schuyler? Specifically the mention of the moon in the hints chart makes me think it might be this one.



This looks like Yagmur to me, specifically the tail and fur tufts remind me a lot of last years pup.



I'm going to say Concept for this one...? Looking through the archive, Concept's pets tend to have slightly thicker lineart, or a little more line weight variation, so thats my reasoning here.


This one has been kind of stumping me because I feel there are maybe two artists this could be? I'm going to say Trompy, due to the hint referencing a lot of hair.



Not too certain on this, but I feel this could be Vampiric...? My reasoning is the very clean lineart, Vampiric's pets tend to have line edits, and clothing has been a pretty consistent thing for the last few years.



Doglike. Partially by process of elimination, but also the little sprout on the top of their head reminds of Doglike's rendering, also...they'd have a reason to be afraid of fire i would think.



FleshCanvas' pup is really kind of stumping me, so this might be a wild guess, but maybe this one? I feel like it probably has some lineart edits already, and the line style for this one does feel kind of similar to the pup from last year.


Editing: I think this is Fawnie. Looking at it closer, as well as looking at the hint chart, I think the style of the lineart matches. That, and something about this guy's grumpy expression and the alligator dress up on one of Fawnie's pets...makes me think its this one.


Editing: while I still think this could be Riddler, I'm changing my guess for this one to Raire. My main reasoning is, looking closer at the little stars, they look a bit pixelly? Raire's pets (minus last year) all seem to have pixel art at their final stages.


I think this might be Missionflight. While it doesn't match their pet last year, it would match with some of the softer shading and more natural patterns of some of Missionflight's other pets this year.


Desmond's pups tend to be kind of unassuming in their pup state, which makes it hard to be certain, but also kind of easy to place a less certain guess. For now, Desmond is my guess for this guy. Incredibly subject to change.


Riddler is really the wildcard for me this year. Looking at some of Riddler's items though, the line/rendering style seems kind of similar?


The lineart here looks a bit like Spaceinmyhead...? My second guess would be Kazin, however...


My guess for this guy is Kazin. Kazin's pets have all had lineart edits and the harder shading and lineart style here kind of reminds of Kazin's previous staff pups.

Also, as a side note, I feel like Solloby might be one of the remaining pups, since the only comment given is that people will be able to guess, and I haven't seen many guesses yet.

[Nosebleeds]

I have decided to hoard these guys and need a name for the hoard. Help!
I adore them lol

[Schuyler]

Schuyler
- Solid body color
- Long watermark
- Cape thing could have something to do with pirouettes

Getting a little less certain, I think this might be Schuyler? Specifically the mention of the moon in the hints chart makes me think it might be this one.

Good guesses, but nope! Neither of these is mine.

[Pallastronomy]

IS THIS BASED ON THE EXPRESSIONS ON MEDIEVAL CAT PAINTINGS

This is my new favourite outcome in the litter hands down

you even found the exact picture he's based off of ........

reading everyones comments was sooo entertaining, im so glad everyone had a laugh about him <3

We had an assignment once where we had to recreate old paintings and these two were the ones I did, I’d recognize those faces literally anywhere
This might be one of my favourite staff dogs ever if I’m being honest I have a weakness for any medieval art of animals with uncannily human faces

[catmother456]

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I'm also willing to deny 1 pup to whoever gives me 4 to choose from

Here are 4 for you to choose from:



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It seems your clues point to nature/nuture, and Osiris is the got of many things, including agriculture and vegetation so that is why I am picking these 4 for you to chose from.

Feel free to deny as many as you want!

[Saikiyo]

Just for fun, listing all my current predictions for the current unclaimed pups:



I'm torn between Yugi and Saikiyo for this one, but I'm going to go with Saikiyo...? The style looks similar to some of Saikiyo's previous pets and im wondering if, maybe the online hobby was something like Stardew valley...?

Jumping on the "making a masterlist of guesses" train:


Saikiyo
Initially I was inclined to say this one was Yugi’s, but someone compared this pup to Saikiyo’s 2019 pup and the resemblance is there. I feel like the shading/highlights are pretty similar. I wonder if this pup is inspired by some sort of farming sim (if this is Saik’s).

I'm not confirming nor denying, but I can promise you my out come has absolutely nothing to do with farming. My hobby is more of me cooking up new ways to torment my players (in a fun way) using psychology because that's the kind of game they signed up for . I am actually evil

[Fawnie]

phew i was waiting so long for mine to grow cause i adopted late lol!


this is "medieval cat"!
he's a magical cat painting who is alive
he can jump between paintings so he changes up where he lives once in a while i think
his biggest fear is poor maintenance (cause he can't jump into torn paintings!) so he lives in a museum
he doesnt have a name cause im not good with names, so feel free to call him whatever you like!


anyways i love him look how surprised he is when he sees what he's going to grow into!!

masterpiece

Just for fun, listing all my current predictions for the current unclaimed pups:



Editing: I think this is Fawnie. Looking at it closer, as well as looking at the hint chart, I think the style of the lineart matches. That, and something about this guy's grumpy expression and the alligator dress up on one of Fawnie's pets...makes me think its this one.

sorry, see ya later alligator (the gator is not a hint, just a classic misdirection-but i do have a few more hints about)

[Netsuii]

I didn't sleep too well tonight, but first thing in the morning I check who grew and-



Absolutely amazing, this guy already made my day better 😂 <3