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hunters are at an all time high in saduka falls, trapping and over-hunting all that they can possibly
find. the problem with this? saduka falls is home to one of the largest populations recorded for fox
es. the leader of the skulk has noticed the numbers diminishing and has declared that they are to l
eave saduka falls until further notice. the question is, what will they find during this journey? com
panionship, romance, or certain demise? no one knows what is waiting for them on the other side,
but they are more than willing to fight for their home.
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(one) please follow cs rules and the rules of this rp. (two) as many characters as you like as long
as they are even. (three) this is similar to a warrior cat roleplay when it comes to ranks and app
rentices and mentors. other than that, not really. no warrior cat names or anything else really w
arrior cat related. (four) i will be assigning the mentors to the apprentices, but feel free to sugg
est. (five) characters will be killed off if you would like them to. if you kill off one of your chara
cters, feel free to replace them with another. (six) reserve your rank on the discussion thread w
here forms and ooc will be located. (seven) no one liners! at least three sentences. (eight) for f
orms, i will require the following: name, gender, age (apprentices 3-12 months), some personalit
y, optional history, and a picture of your character (not too large). there will be a form in the di
scussion thread if you don't want to make your own form. ＤＩＳＣＵＳＳＩＯＮ
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leader [1/1]
flynn // 4y // male

deputy [1/1]
ronan // 4y // male

healer [1/1]
thkalta // 3y // female

healer apprentices [1/1]
aemon // 10m // male

warriors [10/0]
freya // 3y // female
juniper // 1y // female
blaze // 3y // male
kush // 3y // male
farrah // 3y // female
lark // 3y // male
tattoo // 3y // male
starling // 4y // female
tiny // 2y // female
scarlet // 4y // female
name // age // gender
name // age // gender

apprentices [4/0]
basil // 9m // female
azalea // 9m // female
jackal // 9m // male
scout // 3y // male
name // age // gender
name // age // gender

queens [not open]
name // age // female
name // age // female

kits [not open]
name // age // gender
name // age // gender

elders [2/2]
zen // 6y // female
cal // 8y // non-binary

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mentors and apprentices
thkalta mentors aemon
freya mentors basil
juniper mentors azalea
blaze mentors jackal
name mentors name
name mentors name

family
maekar + dyanna = aemon, aegon, aerion
njord + nerthus = freya, frey
ronan + autumn = basil
name + name = name, name, name

crushes
tattoo likes farrah
name likes name
name likes name
name likes name

name and name like each other
name and name like each other
name and name like each other
name and name like each other

mates
name and name are mates
name and name are mates
name and name are mates
name and name are mates

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prey
- mice - common
- squirrel - common
- rabbits - uncommon
- birds - common
- reptiles - common
- insects - uncommon
- fish - common
- fruits - common
- vegetables - uncommon

predators
- coyotes - uncommon
- wolves - uncommon
- jackals - uncommon
- eagles - common
- humans - very common
- hunting dogs - very common

weather
- autumn
- hunting season
- cold, snow

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ＯＰＥＮ ＡＮＤ ＡＣＣＥＰＴＩＮＧ
please post forms, discussion, and reserves in the discussion and form thread

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xxxxFlynn was beginning to stir this morning from a wonderful slumber. He could hear the birds chirping in the trees above the dens. As he was about to leave his den, the chirping of birds stopped. Silence fell for a moment before it was interrupted by the barking of hunting dogs. Flattening his ears and baring his teeth, he slinked further back into his den as the sounds of humans drew near. He hoped the other members were still asleep and hidden in their dens to keep from being seen. These hunters were getting closer and closer by the day. If he did not do anything soon, the whole skulk would die. He could not let that happen, but it was easier said than done. Some foxes wanted to move while others wanted to stay in their ancestral home. He could not blame either parties. His family had lived and died here, and he wanted to die here one day as well. But to humans and their hunting hounds? That was not how he wanted to go.
xxxxOnce the sound of humans and their hounds grew further and further away, he stepped foot outside of his den. He stood tall as he looked over his skulk. "Is everyone okay?" He yipped, certain that their enemy was far from their little skulk that was dwindling in numbers by the week. They had lost many to this hunting season, and he knew their only option was to leave.

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xxxxThe sound of barking stirred Freya from her slumber. Heart pounding in her chest, she pressed herself against the wall of the warrior's den. She held her breath, briefly gazing at the other skulk members who were either still asleep or stirred by the barks from the hounds of hell. Her ears perked, hearing humans in the distance with their hunting dogs. Humans were growing closer by the days, and everyone was on edge. When were they going to leave this place? If they stayed any longer, she worried that their home would be discovered and most of the skulk would be wiped out. She dared not make a peep, waiting for the humans and their dogs to move further away.
xxxxWhen she heard the voice from their skulk leader, she scrambled out of the warrior den and shook her pelt. She perked up, eyes scanning their camp. It did not sound like a member had been lost. The dogs must have been distracted by another creature in this forest and took off after it instead. It was only a matter of time before they discovered their little skulk.

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xxxxSilent as a mouse, Aemon's eyes were glued onto the entrance of the healer's den. He could hear the hounds and their humans searching for them. Yes, they were definitely searching for them. Skulk members had been going missing, and the culprits were those who were searching for them right now. All they left of their members was a pool of blood which made his ears flatten at the memory of seeing such a gruesome scene. The humans and their devil dogs would be the death of them all if the skulk did not move.

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[w0ah]

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[ vixen , three and a half years , healer ] • [ mentions: skulk members ] • [ tagged: aemon, flynn ]

xxxxxxThroughout the early risings of dawn, the skulk was awoken by the very sounds that terrorized them with each coming day; hunters, the bellowing howls of their hounds, gunshot rounds echoing in the distance. It was a sound the healer knew all too well, unfortunately. The hunters hadn't been too merciful this season, if that was even a word they were familiar with in their vocabulary ── she couldn't even count on one paw the number of lives they had taken throughout just the past few moons. It was a dreadful time, not one for innocent souls. As the healer, Thkalta had witnessed these deaths first-hand, only at the small chance that a hunter had even spared to not claim its prize. She'd gazed into countless eyes as the final drops of their souls drained from their stare. Those moments clung to her being. Each time she closed her eyelids, she'd be met with their lifeless, blank stares.
xxxxxxShe wasn't sure how much more she could take.
xxxxxxAt the sound of their leader's voice calling from outside of their den, Thkalta rose from her nest and padded toward her apprentice. The poor little thing was trembling, huddled low into their place. No fox should have to experience what they had, but there was somewhat of a bittersweet benefit to it all ── at least he would be experienced in these types of situations once he would take her place. "Come along," She murmured, nudging his shoulder with her nose. "they're gone." She offered the apprentice a sense of normality, though they both were aware this would be no normal morning.
xxxxxxEmerging from the shaded depths of their den, the healer's eyes squinted in the rising sunlight. She blinked several times, before casting her gaze to the leader's own, who stood just beyond the mouth of their den. "We're alright." She called in return, the tone of her voice always level and calm. Thkalta turned her head to peer over her shoulder, watching to see if the young tod had followed from the den.

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━━The tod was up early just as he was every morning, though he didn’t exactly know why he was. There was nothing out here that really caught his interest, besides that of the rising golden disk known as the sun to the creatures down below it. His ears flicked as he scanned the camp, seeing that none of the others were awake at the moment - and he expected that. He was up before many or perhaps, he just decided to get out before anyone else. Except, he wasn’t out of the den, but rather sitting just before the entrance to it. Amber eyes blinked in the otherwise rather dark den, as the sun hadn’t yet shown directly upon the camp and even once it did, its light only reached inside part of the den. He let out a breath as he gazed skyward, his tail swaying slowly as he listened to the morning songs and chatter of the birds and the quiet hum of insects.

━━However, the peaceful morning didn’t last long - it never did anymore, which particularly infuriated Ronan. Mornings used to be a time when he could clear his mind and ready himself for the day’s tasks. But now...now mornings were often interrupted by those dreadful creatures called humans and their just as dreadful companions, known as hunting dogs. At the sounds of their approach, he quickly slid back into the den with a groan. He placed his paws on his snout, wondering when this would be over. But if what he knew about humans were true, he ought to know good and well that this would never end. It would go on and on until there was hardly anything left to hunt for. And he was sure they wouldn’t mind hunting foxes if they got the chance. As a matter of fact, he knew they wouldn’t as they had been the cause of the skulk’s many losses as of late and it was only going to get worse and worse. And there was only one option at this point, according to their leader.

━━Leave their home. Ronan was a very sturdy tod, it took quite a lot to shake him. But this...this was something he couldn’t begin to imagine. Leave the only home he knew? He didn’t know if he could do it or not, but he knew there wasn’t much choice. It would only be a matter of time before the event happened, but even so he wasn’t ready to do it. His mother was buried here as was his father...and so many others from generation after generation, they were all buried here. Moving to a new place almost felt like he was running away from his problems, though he knew there was no hope and trying to fight back. Those things the humans carried...let alone their dogs, there was no way a fox could win, even with others to back him up. He let out a heavy sigh as the sounds finally faded away and soon enough, the leader’s voice was heard. He wondered for a moment if he should head out, but he didn’t want anyone to worry. But he truly didn’t feel like going out there, he’d rather stay in his den all day. Pulling himself to his feet, he padded out of the den and nodded. “I’m alright. It seems most if not everyone else is too.” He said slowly, his gaze scanning the rest in a slow manner, before gazing at the skulk as a whole.

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━━Basil laid in the apprentice den, itching to get out and enjoy the morning sunlight, but knew good and well that her father would be watching from afar surely or another skulk member. She hated the fact that things had gotten more ‘dangerous’ as of late, just because some creatures called humans and their noisy dogs were roaming around a lot. Apparently, they had been the cause of many of the recent deaths of the skulk, though she didn’t see the use in complaining about it. Why not do something about it instead? That was what she’d do! She’d show them, she’d just have to find a way to have at it with one of those humans or one of their dogs. She was a great fighter, so she was sure she could handle herself. She had mentioned this idea to her father recently, who quickly dismissed the idea calling it ‘reckless’ and that it would be ‘the death of her.’

━━She didn’t understand why everyone was acting so worried. Flynn had a plan and she liked it. They could simply move away if the humans and their dogs were such a bother, then they wouldn’t have to worry about them anymore. But then - then! - some had begun to complain about the idea. Sometimes she believed this skulk was hopeless. How did they expect to ever be safe again, if they didn’t want to fight back or leave? What else was there to do?! She rolled her eyes at the thought. Sometimes these foxes needed to be more like herself and just relax and let things handle themselves. There was a lot less worrying that way.

━━Basil was so bored she nearly fell asleep again only for the sound of approaching dogs to awaken her. Her eyes snapped open and she let out a huff. Okay, she had to admit those dogs especially were getting on her nerves. She waited for awhile, before finally the sounds faded away into the distance. As soon as they had done so, she bounded out of the den, her gaze flickering around the camp. She saw that almost everyone else was awake as well, so that was good news. Finally! She could get out of that stuffy old den and get out into the real world for a bit. “I’m alright, great actually!” She said cheerfully.

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xxxxRelieved to hear that everyone in the skulk seemed fine, Flynn gazed over at Ronan an gestured for him to follow him. They definitely needed to discuss more about their move. "As you were." He told the skulk, telling them to return to what they were doing. Everyone should be waking up and starting their day. Turning away, he walked over to a rock where he hopped on it and waited for Ronan to join him. On this cold autumn day, the sun peeking through the branches warmed his thick fur. Winter would be upon them in about a month, and he knew that they could not wait that long to move. They already had enough snow, and if they waited any longer, it would be hard to maneuver through the snow to their new destination, wherever that may be.

xxxxOnce Ronan joined him, he gazed at the other todd before releasing a quiet sigh. "I don't think we can wait any longer. They are coming closer by the day, and we have already lost so many members this season. I have never seen so many hunters and dogs in all of the autumn months I have seen put together." He started, his ears tilting back slightly at the thought. Going into this season, he did not expect to lose so many members so quick. There have been hunters in the past, but as he had stated, never this many. They have lost more members in this season alone than in all his years as the leader. That was concerning and frightening.

xxxx"We need to decide which direction we will take the skulk. Our home, Saduka Falls, is no longer a safe haven for us. I think we should send some willing warriors to scope out a possible location for us. I would like for you to lead it, if you agree to this plan." He stated, head tilting slightly to the side as he awaited the todd's response. He and the warriors would be risking a lot by leaving the area to scope out a new location for their skulk. He knew that it could even take days before they returned home.

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xxxxUpon hearing the cheerful voice of her apprentice, Freya smiled and approached the young vixen. "Hey, squirt! Want to check out the prints that the hunters and dogs left behind? It would be good training for you to know what their prints look like." She spoke, her fluffy tail swishing behind her. With the hunters and dogs out of the area, it would be safe for them to do some scenting work. If they were going to stay here any longer, she wanted to make sure Basil knew what their enemies prints looked and smelled like.

xxxxBriefly, her gaze did drift over to the leader and deputy of the skulk. She wondered what they were planning, but she was sure that she would find out later today or the following morning. She looked back at her apprentice and gave her a warm smile. Basil was a good little apprentice, and she was so proud of her. The vixen loved Basil's go-getter attitude; it definitely made training her feel very rewarding. She knew the young apprentice would make an incredible warrior one day, and she would enjoy working alongside her when that day came. The young apprentice had about three months until she would receive the title of warrior.

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xxxxAemon seemed to relax when he heard the gentle voice of his mentor. Feeling a little embarrassed that he had been shaking like a leaf, he straightened up and followed the vixen out of the healer's den. Squinting his eyes, he glanced around the skulk with his nose twitching. He could not hear the humans and dogs anymore, only the voices of the other members of the skulk. Thankfully, everyone seemed to be okay. They would not have to deal with another loss early this morning. He had already experienced that with his mother not too long ago. She had been taken by hunters and their dogs, and he had not seen her since.

xxxxHe stood beside his mentor before looking in her direction. "Are we going to go about the day as normal?" He questioned with a tilt of his head. He would like to treat this day as any other day despite what had happened this morning. He was not one to dwell on the past and wanted to keep moving forward. He preferred to be kept busy, and he enjoyed his training.