Face Paints of The Darkness

 is a fantasy book series written by and published by. It is one of the spin offs of Guardians of Ga'hoole, being part of the franchise with the first novel coming out in 2006.

Books

 * Dawn of Face Paints (2006)
 * The Legend (2007)
 * Guardians of Face Paints (2008)
 * Rise of Mesanychta (2017)
 * TBD (2018)

Characters

 * Tiko - a Bonga who is set to find the Face Paints and the main protagonist.
 * Meko - a Bonga who is Tiko's younger brother.
 * Zane - a Face Paint who aids Tiko and Meko finding the Face Paints
 * Anna - a Face Paint who loves the Bongas.
 * Alexis - a Face Paint who is the sweetest, but a minor troublemaker. She is Tiko's best friend.
 * Dilitirio - a Kaa-esque ally. She is based off Kaa from The Jungle Book, but good like her in book versions and Mowgli.
 * Ashton - a gown-wearing Face Paint.
 * Mesanychta - a werewolf-like creature who serves as the main antagonist of the first book.
 * (reserved for GreenGrassCreeper) - TBD. She is the main antagonist of the second book.
 * Black Soul - a mysterious rat-like warlord and the main antagonist of the third book.
 * Herneich - a barn owl who tells the Bongas where the Face Paints are.

Film adaption
Main article: The Legend of Face Paints: The Rise of Darkness

In 2016, Zack Synder announced that he is making an another feature animated film set in the same universe as Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'hoole. Like that film, the movie's animation will be produced by Animal Logic, airing on its December 2018 date. Synder announced that he may considering doing a franchise with all of the Guardians of Ga'hoole, tentatively titled Ga'hooleverse.

Connections to the main Guardians of Ga'hoole series

 * This series takes places during the main series.
 * Herneich mentions Soren by referring him as his nephew, implying that Herneich is Soren's long-lost uncle.
 * Metalbeak makes a cameo appearance.

Trivia

 * This is the darkest Guardians of Ga'hoole entry to date, despite still being a family-friendly novel series.