Thanks for your previous answer, it was very interesting! :>

Do you have any headcanons about what exactly Penryck and Ullryck and their factions of hagsfiends were trying to achieve? It is said about Penryck that he wanted to be someone more than the king of Nyrthgar, but without specifics, and nothing is known about Ullryck at all

i like to believe they actually both did have a similar goal, which was to drive owls from the n’yrthghar and make it into a kingdom for hagsfiends alone (much like most owls wanted the opposite, and ultimately achieved it). penryck has a few thoughts in the coming of hoole about wanting to become not only king of the n’yrthghar but a “god of nachtmagen”, however i’ve always taken the latter to be less literal and more just him being full of himself. he also doesn’t want the responsibilities that would come with being a king at all, but he IS attracted to the attention and power it promises, and power is his main concern. he believes himself to be above all others and will stop at nothing to officially get himself in that position- thus making the n’yrthghar into a hagsfiend kingdom becomes his goal solely so that he can be at the top as its undeniable, heroic ruler. he certainly needs others to make this a reality, but to him they’re nothing more than tools, especially if they’re owls, who he refuses to believe are that big of a deal. hoole this, hoole that, claiming the so-called king’s power will be a piece of cake for him!

on the other talon, ullryck’s goal is a hagsfiend kingdom because she wants to protect her kind- with hagsfiend vs. owl conflicts on the rise after the invention of battle claws, hoole retrieving the ember, and the establishment of the great ga’hoole tree, it would be foolish not to view owls as a serious threat (her looking directly at penryck as she says this). ullryck believes that, strategic and skilled as she is, she is the one fit to lead them in a great victory against owls, and that unlike penryck she has actually proven herself to be worthy. many hagsfiends agree with her, so her following grows quickly, not only because she’s powerful and renowned on par with penryck but because she actually makes the hags who choose to follow her feel respected, valued, and hopeful. though they’re aware they pursue the same goal, much of the resultant hagsfiend infighting is caused by disagreement over who should be king/queen once the owls are defeated- the mighty and brutal sky dragon with his legendary reputation of power, or the sharp-minded assassin and strategic leader who promises a safe haven for all. and then they all get so into fighting over that it’s impossible for both sides to actually get anywhere. rip

(as an extra note, some hagsfiends believe that their rivalry is romantic tension, and they should just become mates and rule together 😭 (a notion that both ullryck and penryck would have their heads for), and others, like ygryk, refuse to choose a side or involve themselves as they wish for peace and acceptance between hagsfiends and owls instead)

one last thought is that i think when the long night happens both penryck + ullryck’s factions would see the initial battle for the ice palace (between hoole + the guardians and arrin + elgobad’s forces) as the perfect opportunity to launch a counterattack on all of them. this creates a massive three-way battle for a time, but then the division between the hagsfiend factions and inability to coordinate leaves them at a disadvantage that ultimately ends with major hagsfiend losses. good job guys

tyto forest

forever open invitation to ask me what i think of legit any gahoole character because chances are i have probably rotated them in my mind extensively

What do you think about Penryck and Ullryck?

(unfurls comically large scroll) PENRYCK AND ULLRYCK MY BELOVEDS i have thought so much about them because i feel like their characters had a lot of potential- first things first, they do not get along AT ALL. penryck is constantly at ullryck’s throat and vice versa. a lot of this comes in part from the fact penryck, as the sky dragon, has a reputation for being a powerful hagsfiend and boy does he know and love it. he’s arrogant and chaotic and loves to stir up trouble just for the sake of stirring up trouble! intervening in the political struggles of the n’yrthghar is nothing but a silly little game to him and he takes great joy in pretending to be a “dumb” hagsfiend so he can get close to and manipulate owls (like lord arrin) for his own goals. he’s well respected, but less for his leadership and more for his sheer power and cunning mind. he doesn’t really care about anyone but himself and doesn’t respect those who follow him.

enter ullryck! penryck’s general persona and demeanor infuriate her like NO OTHER. she’s a shrewd strategist and, unlike penryck, a fantastic leader. she’s patient and personable with others (albeit absolutely willing to use them if she needs to), and has ideas for the future of hagsfiends + the drive to pursue them. thus, a guy like penryck who’s really just concerned with his own amusement puts a bad taste in her mouth. she detests the fact he has any followers and wants nothing more than to see him fall- and luckily, she’s a fierce warrior and assassin with a reputation to rival his, so naturally they start butting heads!

i personally believe the reason penryck and ullryck kind of stop being relevant after the coming of hoole is because penryck was manipulating shadyk at the ice palace- after arrin’s defeat (which i like to think was partially penryck’s fault- when things started going south in the battle at the beyond he declared arrin useless and boring and took his hagsfiend faction and left, thus contributing to arrin’s loss) he went on the hunt for another easily manipulated owl and found shadyk, promising him power. notably he only provides shadyk with young and inexperienced hagsfiends rather than his normal faction, as after arrin he views it as a waste of good warriors. this was a big miss steak on his part :)

shadyk naturally ended up boring penryck too, but while he was off messing around, ullryck defected and convinced most of the hagsfiends in his faction to side with her instead by playing into their annoyance at penryck’s attitude and disdain for them- thus forming her own faction and gaining leadership. when penryck returns and finds out ullryck overthrew him, boy is he PISSED at her and the traitors. thus begins a huge hagsfiend vs hagsfiend conflict, with ullryck and penryck’s rivalry turning into an all out battle between their supporters, and penryck trying desperately to defend his reputation of power against ullryck- who unfortunately, is kind of legit a better leader than him 😭 but he knows if he can prove he is more brutal and powerful than she is, then hagsfiends will return to his side, and he switches focus from messing with owls to regaining what he lost- at least until the battle of the long night, which every hagsfiend is kind of thrust into by virtue of it being the big hagsfiends vs owls event. rip

i love them so much. to every hagsfiend: i love you 

New battle claws

ever wanted to know what guardians of ga'hoole character you most connect with? ever been extremely into this series and bothered that most of the existing quizzes only have the band as results and not [insert minor character of choice]? well boy did i make a quiz for you

someone: if you aren’t a boy or a girl what are you me:

fledgling

A rogue smith is meant to be alone. Gwyndor is no exception.

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if you find yourself incredibly attached to characters hardly anyone remembers and/or enjoy gwyndor here is something for you: a short and not-so-sweet backstory on how he lost his mate, why he became a rogue smith, and why he barely knows his daughter. he will always and forever be an epic divorce man to me

here is a redesign of movie Otulissa! I used the original concept art for her as a reference for the pose and general shape of her, but obviously changed her species to reflect the original species in the book.

I think a big reason they changed her species to a short-eared owl was to make her more "feminine", so I wanted to prove that she could still have a "feminine" design as a spotted owl. Still don't know why owls need to be feminine, but if it's a requirement for the design, so be it. I feel like I made it work, what do y'all think?

doomed bird yuri for the ga’hoole fans

hagsfiend and barn owl… haven’t actually named them or anything yet but the hagsfiend was supposed to kill the owl but they were in love. Rough sketch

GWYNDOR MY BELOVED 

hello owl people

i have been entirely gahoolebrained for years and years and recently it's been all i can think about (again) so i figured i'd make a sideblog for ga'hoole and occasionally other animal xenofiction.

i'm a huge fan of the coryn books and legends arc (hagsfiends my beloved) so that'll be mainly what i post about. i occasionally draw and write, you can find a list of my ga'hoole fics here.

feel absolutely free to drop by and talk anything owls with me, i'd love to share headcanons/theories/anything

thank u *hands u an owel*

"I am leaving, Nyroc thought, all that I have ever known, and all that I have ever believed in... I am leaving my mum, the hunter. I am leaving my mum, the murderer."

Owl King Arthur my beloved 💔

More Ga’Hoole art!!!

NACHTMAGEN