CaC - Roleplay thread - Calling all cats,Calling all clans -

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CASCADECLAN has arrived!
Attending: Silverstar, Aldernight, Langsat, Ignitionpaw, Arilwrath, Chambredander, Shoreabranch, Astylumpaw, Aulandrapaw

Silverstar | Eye of the Cascade | female | 38 moons | Tags: Kitepaw [ChaosClan; Kazin]


Had she mentioned that Kitepaw was adorable yet? If so, then she needed to mention it again. "Yes, being leader is a lot of fun," Silverstar confirmed. "It's a difficult, demanding job, but the smiles are always worth it." Though, not everyone appreciated the effort she put into keeping her rank, irritatingly enough. If they wanted to claim the seat of power in her place, then she would step down to avoid a revolution, if nothing else. "Do you enjoy being a medicine cat apprentice?" the leader returned the question. "I've always been interested in the way of herbs."


Aldernight | Storm's Tempest | male | 41 moons | Tags: Badgermask [The Fallen; salvation.]

He huffed, just barely amused at her words. "I know a few who would rather not lead," Aldernight shared. He wasn't one of those cats, not by a longshot. His goal was complete leadership, not just second-in-command. "You know... my leader might meet a tragic fate soon. Might you have any advice about it?" It was dangerous, dangerous to say something like that, especially to an otherclanner, but... Badgermask knew things. She didn't seem to be one who shied away from rebellion just because it broke the rules. Besides, sometimes, rules needed to be broken.

Langsat | Aura of Ripples | female | 54 moons | Tags: Merlinsong [Highgarden; eagle,]

Her? Young? She chuckled wryly. Compared to Merlinsong, then yes, she was young; however, she was the oldest in her clan by nearly an entire generation. Oh, the glories of joining those new groups that seemed to keep popping up from nowhere. If not for her brother, she would've gone off to live on her own, perhaps claim her own territory where she could teach others to heal in theory only. "Are you sure that you're not wiser than I?" Langsat asked, the slightest bit of amusement laced into her frank tone. "With age comes wisdom, they tend to say." Though she knew better than most that sayings meant nothing at the worse of times. A frown ghosted Langsat's maw. She had no mate, no one to look out for her. She would like to think that she didn't need it, but at the same time... her brother was busy with his kittens. The kittens that she very nearly failed to save. When things went wrong, she locked herself up; she crushed her emotions and went back to thinking of her duty only. Duty first, personal matters later, even if it would break the bonds she tried so hard to build... oh, the troubles of being a healer. Of any politician really, but especially when she held the power over life and death. "I do," Langsat muttered, "agree, that is. My apprentice... is overdue for his promotion, I think. I've been holding him back, and he knows it; he doesn't question it. He knows far more than the average seeker, but he's never demanded that I up his rank, even though I can see the impatience in his eyes at times. He's a good healer as is; I don't doubt that the clan will flourish under his guidance."

Ignitionpaw | Seeker | male | 15 moons | Tags: Duckstar and Puddlepaw [DuckClan; recognize]

It was nice to know that not everyone interested in herbalism assumed that it was easy. That's not saying that it was necessarily hard. Anycat could learn to heal; it just took time and a good bit of practice. Though, if they were lucky, they were practicing in theory and not on actual, dying felines. "It's not as difficult as you'd think," Ignitionpaw shared, "but it's not easy, either. Dealing with herbs is the simple part -- all it takes is a bit of memorization. The harder bit is dealing with patients; knowing what to say when everyone's panicking, identifying what went wrong exactly... that sort of thing." Ah, this conversation was becoming too serious for his tastes. Time to spice it up. "So," the seeker inquired, a grin blooming on his maw, "what's the best thing you've ever tasted? I've bitten a mango once, and they're glorious if I say so myself."

Arilwrath | Torpedo Champion | male | 38 moons | Tags: open!


[He has that strong, arrogant vibe, and could easily be mistaken for a deputy.]


Chambredancer | Gladehunter | female | 33 moons | Tags: Lemonfuzz [RyeClan, nio]

"Thank you," Chambredancer allowed. She'd chosen all the names herself. As a former estate-dweller, she knew more about words than most of her clanmates. More than her mate, definitely; his names suggestions had been so unoriginal. Luckily, he'd given in to her ideas without a second try. "Are you hoping for anything in particular?" she asked. "Any preference over she-kits or tomkits?"

Shoreabranch | Skullhunter | female | 40 moons | Tags: Quailjaw [MoonClan; LooneyLani]

The molly didn't mind how Quailjaw kept leaning closer to her, oh, not at all. In fact, she rather enjoyed his close proximity to her. Shoreabranch watched intently as he recalled the moment, then huffed in response to his own huff. "The fish living in the Cascade are tiny and pathetic -- a kitten wouldn't have much difficulty fishing them up! Though, unlike my clanmates, I've explored the cove." The skullhunter leaned towards Quailjaw, whispering to him as if it were some old secret: "Have you ever seen a river dolphin, great warrior? They're like fish, but much, much larger... the size of a log, at least, and they can shoot torrents of water out of holes in their heads." She pulled away, chuckling softly to herself as she watched for his reaction.

Astylumpaw | Torrent | male | 7 moons | Tags: Ratnose [PineClan; deimos]

"That does help," Astylumpaw said, somewhat surprised that it had. Speaking to an unfamiliar high rank intimidated him greatly though he supposed that it could be worse. For one, if Ratnose turned out to be just as rude as his name might've implied. The torrent couldn't judge from names, however, or else he shouldn't have survived past kittenhood. Ah... "My mentor is here," he confirmed, "and so is my mother." Oh, Storm, Shoreabranch would be mortified if she learned about this. Her kit getting lost? Unbelievable. Aulandrapaw probably wasn't having this much trouble. "I was following Aldernight. He's the Storm's Tempest -- er, the deputy. I think Arilwrath is here, too?" Argh, both of them were jerks; he should've chosen someone like Ignitionpaw to chase after instead. Just saying their names had calmed his nerves a bit. Once the Gathering ended, one of his clanmates would probably come looking for him. With that in mind, Astylumpaw decided, "Is it alright if I just stay here with you?" He sure hoped so.

Aulandrapaw | Torrent | female | 7 moons | Tags: Snowballpaw [SnowClan; beebun]

Snowballpaw made snow sound so cool! Too bad she'd probably never experience it in her lifetime. "That's like the opposite of the climate around the Cascade!" Aulandrapaw noted. "It's always warm, even during leafbare! I think some of the older warriors have mentioned snow once or twice, but I don't know where they saw it at." Something about altitude or something deep in the Wildcries, but only five cats in their entire clan were permitted to travel there. Like a secret meeting place for only the best, most fearless felines.

1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7

[beebun]

SnowClan !
those attending; briarstar, frosteyes, glimpsebark, snowballpaw, seapaw, wavecall, wispwillow, ellisstorm, palerose

briarstar, she-cat, leader, tags; open
briarstar led her chosen cats to the gathering, glancing around before nodding to the cats behind her, and smiling at her kit, snowballpaw. she then walked over to the leader’s area, and sat down on the rock.

frosteyes, tom, deputy, tags; cicadaskip, chaosclan
frosteyes nodded. again, in yet another gathering, someone had commented on snow. “yes. may I ask, why is chaosclan named for chaos?”

glimpsebark, she-cat, medicine cat, tags; amberpool, viridian court
the medicine cat didn’t want to go to the gathering, but was required to as she was the only medicine cat of snowclan, so no one else could go for her. she padded over slowly to her usual place, and here all the medicine cats usually hung out. she tried a smile and then glanced at a cat, saying, “hello.”

snowballpaw, nb, apprentice, tags; aulandrapaw, cascadeclan
“I just love the snow! It’s amazing! and really fun to jump in.” snowballpaw smiled, “rain sounds cool. like frozen snow. I think I’ve experienced it once.. can’t remember where, though.” they paused, “most of the weather in snowclan is cold, but in green-leaf and new-leaf we get some sun down the mountainside.”

seapaw, she-cat, apprentice, tags; squirrelpaw, fuzzypaw, both ryeclan
seapaw giggled, slightly. she was getting over her nervousness, but it surprised her that neither apprentice cared about her rejection. “heh... yeah.” she mewed.

wavecall, tom, warrior, tags; clovermouse, duckclan
“I’m..” wavecall frowned. he knew he was supposed to put up a good facade, but he just wasn’t.. fine.. he was horrible. “I’m ok. the clans going through a rough time, but we’re ok, we’re all ok.”

wispwillow, she-cat, warrior, tags; clementine’s sweet flower, court of the butterflies
“hello?” wispwillow mewed as she felt for her sister, she didn’t know it, but the blind warrior was lost. she reached out, and almost touched swallowtail, “ellis? is that you?”

ellisstorm, she-cat, warrior, tags; craneheart, puddleclan
ellisstorm searched the crowd. her sister had gone missing, and she was worried. ellisstorm ran through the crowd, “wispwillow? wisp? where are you?” and that was when she bumped into a cat at the edge of the clearing. “ah! sorry!”

palerose, tom, warrior, tags; open

[eagle,]

HIGHGARDEN

birchflame: king, tom, he/him, 68m. tags: pizzastar - cococlan
indentbirchflame sat up even taller when a pretty orange and while molly approached him, though her wide smile brought warmth to his eyes. his own smile came easily when she purred and introduced herself. "it is a lovely gathering, to be sure. i'm glad to see so many clans here tonight, it's always a great occasion. my name's birchflame. i'm highgarden's king, and currently filling in as its active leader when our queen, tawnyrose, is taking care of our young kits." at the mention of his family, birchflame's eyes glowed with joy and pride before he tipped his head curiously to one side. "you'll have to excuse me if this is rude but... pizzastar... what is pizza? i don't think i've ever encountered a 'pizza' before."

merlinsong: herbalist, tom, he/him, 74m. tags: langsat - cascadeclan
indentmerlinsong gazed at the molly with his wide, pale green eyes. it was clear to him that she was no stranger to plain, and he didn't doubt that she had seen the worst of the worst. "you're still so young. retirement wouldn't suit you at all, i'm afraid," he said, offering a sympathetic smile. "if you believe that you were born a healer, than you should always use your gifts and be a healer. it would be a waste otherwise, and i believe that your clan would be at a grave loss for your talents. they would starve for you to return to the role," he said. as always, merlinsong spoke with his calm, even assurance. no matter what he spoke of, he spoke with his full chest and confidence in what came out of his mouth. "but i understand your troubles. there have been times when i've been sick with grief. literally, truly, sick with the weight of my failures. i had my mate worried that i was going to fare even worse if i didn't sleep or eat. and he was right. by the gods, i'm afraid that my mate is always right." he flicked his long tail and scuffed his paw against the ground. "i know my clan will be in good paws when i'm gone. my former-apprentice, she's brighter than i've ever been. and she's experienced loss, too. but i also think she'll be stronger for it. she's been tempered by tragedy, and she's been stable through it all. but that doesn't mean that i'm ready to entrust her with the entire clan. despite their skills, the younger generation still has a lot of learn, and i think we're the ones who've learned better than anyone else. wouldn't you agree? it comes with the experiences."

solsticestand: herbalist, molly, she/her, 22m. tags: cloudtongue - pineclan
indent"thank you," solsticestand purred gratefully when the white tom moved over and offered her a place to sit. with another smile shot in his direction, solsticestand allowed herself one last look over her shoulder, to check and see if merlinsong or her sister were nearby, before she sat down. "i wouldn't say that i'm alone, necessarily, but my sister has a tendency to strike out on her own, and my former-mentor... well, he's always been a bit of a wandered, from what i've been told. he doesn't like to sit still. so i'm sure you can imagine that training with him with so much fun," she said with a smile. "where are you from? i don't think i've ever seen you around before."

garnetgleam: knight, tom, he/him, 60m. tags: palerose - snowclan
indentas the night continued to wear on, garnetgleam stood and shook out his fur, mindful of the other cats who, like him, lingered on the edge of the group, away from the main bulk of the crowd. though garnetgleam was used to many cats in highgarden, he preferred the peace and solace of knowing his clanmates intimately. when faced with so many strangers in the clearing, he felt overwhelmed, and he determined that gatherings weren't his favorite. not even close. still, he dared to pad slowly around, offering a smile to a cat who caught his eye, and he took a half-step closer when he went to introduce himself: "hi there, my name's garnetgleam, from highgarden. this is my first gathering, and i guess i'm just looking for a friendly face to help survie the night. i'm, um, not too keen on being sucked into the big crowd," the cream tabby said, swinging his head towards the rest of the gathering. "is there any chance that you'd be interested in some company as well?"

sparrowflutter: rose, molly, she/her, 22m. tags: hawkstorm - pinewatch
indent"pinewatch is a lovely name for a clan," sparrowflutter said with a purr. "and i can't believe that you come from a kingdom, too. what are the odds? my clan - we're called highgarden - we're a kingdom as well. we have a king and a queen, but everyone knows that our queen is our leader, and tawnyrose is very amazing." as she spoke of her home, sparrowflutter's tail flicked eagerly and her tone became energetic, light with joy. "i'm sure your king is amazing as well. it's so great to meet another cat from a kingdom, there really aren't so many of us, now that i come to think of it. at the very least, not compared to the clans."

quakestone: rose, molly, she/her. tags: oiseaudapple - chessclan
indentwhile the rest of the highgarden parol melted seamlessly into the gathering, quakestone preferred to stand on the edge and watch, a slight smile curving her maw. it wasn't her first gathering, but she felt particularly wistful in that moment, thinking back to her first gathering, and the reason that she kept returning. as if by a sign from the gods, a familiar voice called out to her, and quakestone turned before she could properly formulate a thought. still, her smile was immediate, and she stepped forward eagerly to meet her friend halfway. "oiseaupaw?" she said, though it wasn't a question. she leaned forward, touching her nose gently against her friend's. "i can't believe you're here, it's great to see you again! i was hoping chessclan would come."

primrosebriar: rose, molly, she/her, 17m. tags: juniperglow - chaosclan
indentprimrosebriar was immediately thankful when the stranger, juniperglow, returned her greeting. without hesitating any further, the highgarden molly settled down next to the chaosclan warrior, and she followed her gaze around to the rest of the gathering. "it really is a lot of cats, that's for sure. i mean, highgarden certainly has a lot of cats in it as well, but with so many new faces... it's very hard to concentrate much at all," she agreed with an easy bob of her head. "if you don't mind my asking, i'm rather curious - were you a loner before you joined chaosclan? i was born into highgarden, i've never really been outside of our territory much. i'm sure you have a lot of amazing stories."

[tigerclaw]

⸙ ▬ PUDDLECLAN
attending ▬ loudstar, minkthroat, craneheart,
hailtalon, hurricanedrift, blizzarchrip, dipperpaw

⸙ ─ loudstar
── leader, nb [they/them], 41m // tags: @ bluebellcrown [viridian court]
Loudstar perked up, turning their head to the newcomer. "Oh! hello!" the leader dipped their head, "I'm Loudstar of Puddleclan." The leader tilted their head slightly, "The Crowned Bluebell Queen of Viridian Court" they repeated softly. "I think thats the longest name I've heard before," they gave a slight chuckle.
"So Bluebellcrown, how has your gathering been so far?"

⸙ ─ minkthroat
── medicine cat, f [she/her], 43m // tags: @ open to other high ranks!


Minkthroat padded through the clearing, looking for another cat to chat with.



⸙ ─ craneheart
── warrior, m [he/him], 64m // tags: @ ellissstorm [snowclan]
The older warrior jumped, turning his head to see the cat who had bumped into him. The tom quickly gave a friendly nod of his head, "No worries." Craneheart paused for a heartbeat before tilting his head, "Do you need some help? I heard you calling out for another cat."

⸙ ─ hailtalon
── warrior, m [he/him], 35m // tags: @ open!


Hailtalon excitedly padded into the clearing, eager to make conversation with new cats.



⸙ ─ hurricanedrift
── warrior, f [she/her], 12m // tags: @ open!


Hurricanedrift stalked into the clear, side-by-side with Blizzardchrip. The two mollies walked with each other for a while before Hurricanedrift broke away from her. The warrior trotted into the clearing, her head held high.



⸙ ─ blizzardchrip
── warrior, f [she/her], 12m // tags: @ open!


After splitting off from her sister, the white warrior found a peaceful spot away from the mass of cats and sat down.



⸙ ─ dipperpaw
── apprentice, nb [she/they], 11m // tags: @ open!


Dipperpaw slowly made her way through the gathered cats, looking for a cat her age to talk to.

[LooneyLani]

‧͙⁺˚*･༓☾Moonclan☽༓･*˚⁺‧͙

cats attending: stoneburr, foxtrot, snowpetal, yewberry, quailjaw, coypond, daisypaw, wrenpaw

Stoneburr - wise one - 91 moons - male - tags; foxtrot, shade cast by falling snow [court of butterflies]
*with Foxtrot*

Foxtrot - wise one - 89 moons - male - tags; stoneburr, shade cast by falling snow [court of butterflies]

The large ginger & white tabby kept the gentle smile on his face as the younger tom spoke, tail curling to entwine with his mate’s as he listened closely to the other’s words. ”Oh, wow! Your name is beautiful”! Foxtrot’s eyes were wide in their genuine wonder, turning to nudge his mate as if the tom hadn’t heard the entire exchange. He turned back to Snowshade and leaned closer an inch, voice softening as he spoke to the still noticeably nervous youngster ”Well, we probably aren’t the liveliest company for a youngster anymore, but we’d be happy to keep you company if you don’t mind!”

Snowpetal - healer - 26 moons - female - tags; ceriseberry [keyclan]

Snowpetal's smile became a little more sad at the other's excitement of communing with the deceased, the white pelted healer had been holding off on speaking with their stars for awhile now, the fear of the familiar faces she would see after the horrific battle this past moon; Blossomspeck, her mother, and her sister, to name but a few. Snowpetal seemed to try and shake herself out of it, eyes turning back to the red-furred molly and nodding in slight amusement, "Yes, I myself forget quite a lot of things unfortunately. My mentor had a tough time with me", Snowpetal shared a soft laugh at the memories of her training days, though truthfully in the life of a healer it felt eachday you learned something new.

Yewberry - warrior - 34 moons - male - tags; cobrashade [chaosclan]
The grey tom’s eyes widened at the tom’s news; Chaosclan! That sounded so ... adventurous! Yewberry couldn’t help but to rumble a content purr as he settled beside the Tom, his own tail lifting to curl gently over his white paws. ”We did indeed have quite the trek, we live high up in the mountains. It’s a nice hike down though, so we don’t complain too much! And you, Cobrashade?”

Quailjaw - warrior - 34 moons - male - tags; shoreabranch [cascadeclan]
The tabby’s whiskers twitching in amusement were enough to give away the humour he felt, if not for the laugh bubbling from the tom’s parted jaws. Oh, he definitely liked his companion now. This molly was particularly different from any he’d met. It was rather refreshing. Quailjaw tipped his head as if thoughtful, leaning closer once more with another laugh bubbling beneath his white chest. ”Well, I must tell you about this one fish!” The warrior pulled back to grin playfully, but his eyes became hooded in the memory of the latest foes he had in fact battled; his clan-mates, friends he’d grown up with turned against one another, the lives that had been taken. Quailjaw released a small huff as if to release the memory from mind, ”No but seriously, I’m not sure if you’ve encountered fish from the streams of the mountains, but they’re mighty!”

Coypond - hunter - 26 moons - female - tags; yewclaw [pinewatch]

The young hunter listened carefully as her new companion spoke of his home, whiskers twitching in her surprise to hear their numbers were small. It felt like since the moment Coypond had been just a young kit the caves were always bustling with bodies and filled with countless murmurs. She released an amused huff as her eyes flicked around the clearing, oh yes, it was definitely nice to come so far to stretch her legs, to be around others who knew not of their home in the mountains. Coypond drew her attention back to the grey tom, a small sigh sounding from the calico as she shifted slightly, wondering what to tell the older. "Hmm, well we reside in a cave system high up in the mountains, so it's pretty much always cold. The entrance is covered by a tumbling waterfall, which sounds noisy but it's actually quite calming. Our forests are too dense for the sun so we don't get to spend much time sunbathing", again the molly's smile twitched with amusement as she spoke of home, though her eyes held the new kind of pain she was sure could be found in all of her clanmates these days. "We mostly sleep through the daytime, and come up when the stars are highest in the sky. I think that's why we get our name; Moonclan".

Daisypaw - to be warrior - 12 moons - female - tags; mintpaw [duckclan]

Daisypaw couldn't help but to laugh as the other to-be spoke of her mentor, the older couldn't imagine what Bramblesky would have said had she begun talking about him in such a way. It was definitely amusing to hear. "I would love to talk to you, Mintpaw, if it wouldn't be a bother", Daisypaw sent the molly a gentle smile as she swept her tail over the ground to seemingly clear any fallen twigs, settling herself down where the two stood.

Wrenpaw - to be hunter - 12 moons - male - tags; maplesyrup [cocoaclan]

The young soon-to-be hunter had done well so far, keeping to himself after his sister had left his side, straying to the outskirts of gathered cats where he could find comfort in a quieter space. It seemed, however, the stars held a different plan for the young tom. A surprised yelp sounded from Wrenpaw as his white paw caught on the root of a tree, sending the tom flying forwards and right into another feline having sat between the roots of the same tree. Wrenpaw felt his pelt grow hot as he scrambled to his paws, worried golden eyes scanning the tabby tom he'd sent falling to the ground. "Oh! I'm so sorry! Are you hurt"?

[deimido]

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PINECLAN
cats attending [high ranks]: minkstar, ratnose, cloudtongue, penstemonpaw
cats attending [other] [3/10]: wheatcloud, duckfoot, cardinalpaw

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[ minkstar | leader | 90m | she/her | tags: rookstar (chessclan) ]
"Just the same, really! Me and my deputy Ratnose often have to work together to send everyone on patrol most nights." Minkstar replied, finding relief in the fact that hers wasn't the only Clan that sent out double the patrols to keep every mouth fed. "Sometimes I can't believe how small PineClan used to be when I was a warrior compared to how much it's grown now. Have you ever felt the same?"

[ ratnose | deputy | 63m | he/him | tags: astylumpaw (cascadeclan) ]
Despite his reassurance, Ratnose had an inkling (well, perhaps more than that) that Astylumpaw didn't completely feel in his element here. It came as no surprise to him as he'd overseen a fair share of the first gathering jitters in his own time, however Ratnose was far more accustomed to calming apprentices in his Clan down. Astylumpaw was a unique encounter. "If it helps, you're faring a lot better at your first gathering than a good pawful of apprentices could admit." He replied encouragingly. "Perhaps I can help? Is your mentor here, or any family?" Ratnose offered, finding that idea of chaperoning an apprentice back to his Clan an interesting way to spend the night depending on how things panned out.

[ cloudtongue | medicine cat | 22m | he/him | tags: solsticestand (highgarden) ]
Cloudtongue politely elected to be quiet as Solsticestand spoke, sympathizing with her statements about her mentor and littermate by comparing them to his own. While Poppynose was a great medicine cat he more often than not kept his emotions to himself, so even Cloudtongue had trouble reading his old mentor on most days. And he and Grosbeakcloud were on good terms, but often didn't find time to speak to each other nowadays. "I think I understand, I mean, there's a bit more of a difference from my side of things, but I get it. At any rate, at least you're not here alone. I feel like I might trip on own paws without any of my seniors here." He rambled. "And I'm from PineClan, I feel like I should've started off with that." He added, chuckling. "How is Highgarden? I don't know much about it, aside from hearing its name once or twice."

[ penstemonpaw | med app | 10m | she/her | tags: pepperpaw (cocoaclan) ]
Penstemonpaw could gradually feel her nerves melt as she followed the other apprentice, her fluffy tail held high as she padded curiously behind her until they reached a more secluded place. "Oh, it's perfect." She remarked after Pepperpaw showcased it, peering into the makeshift cave. "And I wish I had that ability, PineClan's nice, but it can get way too crowded." She said, face screwing up into a grumpy frown before it vanished. "After you? Maybe we can talk about medicine cat stuff, I trained as a warrior before, so I'm kind of a new apprentice too."

[ wheatcloud | warrior | 39m | she/her | tags: cloudynight (hazeclan) ]
Wheatcloud trotted into the hollow, her golden tail streaming behind her as it waved in barely contained excitement as she tried to spot any sign of HazeClan's attendance for the Newleaf gathering. Mostly she was eager to reunite with her mate - HazeClan's own medicine cat, Cloudynight. It'd been several moons since she last saw him and their son and was eager to see how they were both doing.

[ duckfoot | 110m | he/him | tags: sun's guiding light (court of the butterflies) ]
It filled Duckfoot with nostalgia to be walking among the gathering crowd after many moons, and if he closed his eyes, he could see himself young with his mate Mintsun at his side. Alas, StarClan couldn't stop the flow of time, and if his age didn't help him realize how much things have changed from his youth, then the unique variety of cats and the sheer number of attendees did. Duckfoot also noticed that the general neutrality among all cats hadn't changed at all, as evident by the young colorpoint who freely introduced herself to him. "Good to meet you, Sun's Guiding Light." He mewed, his voice testing the sound of her lengthy name on his tongue. "I'm Duckfoot, of PineClan. Are you a new Clan? I've never heard of your names before, but I suppose everything is new to an old-timer like me." He added, chuckling toward the end.

[ cardinalpaw | 12ms | he/him | tags: dipperpaw (puddleclan) ]
Cardinalpaw's large ears swiveled as he struggled to make out any mews from coming from the Celestial Beings, but he quickly discovered they likely weren't attending this moon. He tried not to feel too down about it, optimistically thinking that now would be a good time to socialize with other apprentices his age. He then approached a blue point cat, waving his tail in greeting. "Good evening!I'm Cardinalpaw of PineClan, who're you?"

[DadjokeNess]

Cocoaclan

Pizzastar - Leader - Orange and white molly who is very large and elegant - She/Her
->Birchflame (Highgarden)

Pizzastar's eyes lit up with joy. "You don't know what a pizza is? Well, a pizza is a prey the twoleggers make, so you don't even have to kill it. They take this tasty brown stuff called crust, then they put some red stuff on it, then CHEESE and meat! And cheese is amazing, it's like if you take milk or cream and you turn it from a drink for kittens into a food for adults! You can find it along the thunderpath generally, it smells like meat and medicine den, since the twolegs put some herbs on it for flavor. As long as it doesn't smell too much like thunderpath or deathberry, it's good to eat! It's my favorite thing to eat, so it would be like if another leader was named Mousestar or Harestar!"

Maplesyrup - Warrior - Brown (Genetically black) tabby shorthair with green eyes - He/Him
->Wrenpaw (Moonclan)

Maplesyrup turned quickly, only to smile fondly. This youth looked to be the same age as his own kits, close to being a warrior and proud of it. Falling dramatically, he winked. "Hi sorry, I'm Maplesyrup from Cocoaclan! I will be fine, you only startled me. If you're looking to knock the wind out of someone, you have to aim higher and hit the back of their lungs!"

Keylime - Warrior - longhaired polycaudal mackerel blue tabby lykoi with green eyes - he/him
-> Here for Morasspounce (Sloughclan) and Crécerelleflight (Chessclan)

Keylime smiled at the other two. "Yes! Before I met you two, I met up with a molly at my first gathering, and she left me two kits a few moons later at our border before disappearing! They're both 11 moons old now, little Ketchuppaw, and little Timpaw. I quite enjoyed raising them, though they're both so smart they don't need much from me anymore, their mentors say they're doing great! Timpaw is even apprenticed to our leader!" Keylime puffed his chest with pride. "I don't have an apprentice yet myself though. Do you guys have any kits or apprentices?"

Tealeaf - Medicine Cat - Brown and white tabby longhair - she/her
->Wolfwhiskers (Chessclan)

Tealeaf felt herself wince internally. The tom's forced smile, she'd overdone the politeness, hadn't she? Being around Cocoaclan's informal cats who didn't know the tail end of a proper greeting made her try too hard when around other cats.
She tried to give him a reassuring smile back.
"It is nice to meet you! I'm here with my new apprentice, she needs the experience. Do you have any apprentices of your own?"

Pepperpaw - Med Apprentice - shorthaired black tortoiseshell mackerel tabby missing her right leg - She / Her - 11 moons
->Penstemonpaw (Pineclan)

Pepperpaw smiled at her new friend, settling into a sit with her one front leg between her other two legs. "Oh lets! I love learning all the medicine stuff! Right now, Tealeaf is teaching me the herbs, I'm really good at knowing their names and how to use them, but I'm still struggling with the smell and where to find them. Cocoaclan is nice, we're smaller, but our den is in a huge place the twoleggers made long ago then left behind, so there's lots of places to go and hide. But then outside is even bigger, and that's where the herbs are. Like coming here took so long, and my momma had to carry me like a kitten because I got tired! But on the way we saw catmint and fennel and ...." Pepperpaw trailed off, realizing she'd gone into oversharing mode. She waited nervously for the other apprentice to talk.

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Pillar Clan

Starearth - Leader - a fawn mackerel tabby with green eyes and scars - he/him
->open for other leaders

Starearth, reassured finally that no one from his old clan would be at these gatherings, slid into the crowd with barely concealed unease. He knew it was good to make allies, and young Barkbrush had pleaded for a chance to come back and see the molly they'd fallen for again, but the crowd always felt threatening. Starearth slunk forward until he reached the edge of where the leaders and deputies gathered, and he settled himself in the shade to watch the others and see who wished to talk.

Barkbrush - Warrior - a mediumhair chocolate spotted tabby with low white, a face burn and two scars - They / Them
-> Here for Mourningdove (Viridian Court)

Barkbrush felt their blush deepen as they returned the affectionate lick. "I uh, I'm glad we both, um...finally told each other! So I like you, you like me... Want to go catch some butterflies together?"
Barkbrush felt nervous, but hoped Mourning would say yes. The edge of the gathering almost always had a number of interesting bugs.

Henfeather - Warrior - Tortoiseshell - She/Her
Snowdrop - Queen - a white shorthair with blind amber eyes - She/Her
-> Here on a DATE
-> Coco ( Duckclan)

Snowdrop sniffed deeply, breathing with satisfaction. "Ah, so it's the ducks! You smell fantastic, I find poultry in general have a very nice smell." She inclined her head at Henfeather. "Like as much as Hen here tries, she attracts birds and she likes to sleep on feathers, so she smells lovely."
Henfeather smiled, letting momentary softness pass across her face. "The feathers were for our shared nest, so you could sleep easier. And because they make lovely bedding. But mostly for you."
Snowdrop turned to Coco. "So, what do you like to sleep on? I find feathers and leaves make soft beds, though I do remember some cats like sleeping on sand and mud."

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────── ★ SPIRITUAL BEACON ★ ──────
ATTENDENCE: Blizzardhowl, Redflame, Sugarbreeze, Oysterpaw, Forestpaw, Baytuft and Hayblast

Blizzardhowl | 16m | ♀ | Shoreclan Heir | Tags: Open, with deputies
Her first job as the heir of the clan has become leading a group to the gatherings. Her father had avoided them for the past couple of moons due to the harsh rogue attacks. She felt honored, and a bit nervous, to be interacting with the deputies of other clans. Her father told her to go right up to the leader rock, however, she didn't feel as prestige as them. She wandered her way to the deputies, trying to put on her air of confidence. She didn't crack a smile, she kept a shadow of seriousness around her as she passed a few cats. She settled on a spot to relax and sit, eavesdropping on the surrounding conversations.





Redflame | 40m | ♂ | Healer | Tags: Open, with the Medicine Cats
Redflame hadn't came to a gathering with Shoreclan since he joined. He had either been too busy or another healer took his place there. Despite being the third qualified medicine cat of the clan, there was always something to gather of a cat needing attention. It was almost a relaxing escape to come to this gathering, instead of worrying about the next attack on their cats.



Sugarbreeze | 34m | ♀ | Hunter | Tags: Mushroomforest of Viridian Court, Oysterpaw
Sugarbreeze took a deep breath, looking towards Oysterpaw. She turned to see Forestpaw, noticing he had left. She sighed, turning her attention back to Mushroomforest. "So, we weren't mates for long... But we were very, uh, close?" She started, feeling awkward. "I had became pregnant after we broke up... With your kits. Mushroomforest, this is Oysterpaw. He's your son. You have another son, Forestpaw... But I don't think he wants to meet you yet..." She introduced, allowing Oysterpaw to greet.

Oysterpaw | 8m | ♂ | Hunter Trainee | Tags: Sugarbreeze, Mushroomforest of Viridian Court
Oysterpaw listened as his mother spoke. He took a seat next to her, trying to focus on what Mushroomforest was saying. Oysterpaw tried to force himself to memorize their voice, as he had done with most of his clanmates. As Sugarbreeze broke the news to them, he gulped. "Uh... Hello..."

Forestpaw | 8m | ♂ | Hunter Trainee | Tags: Pluvierpetal
Forestpaw eyed the tom, feeling like he could trust him a little bit. "Well... This is my first gathering and it hasn't been all that great. My mother brought us here to meet our other parent. So she's over there with my brother acting like we even want to see them." He rolled his eyes and sighed. "I know at Shoreclan when there's nothing to do, the trainees will play hide and seek with the kits. It's kind of childish, but it's pretty fun." He offered, smiling a little bit.

Hayblast | 53m | ♀ | Guardian | Tags: Skullbash of Keyclan
Hayblast smiled at the tom, feeling relaxed and comfortable. "You're not going to bash my skull, right? I mean, a head butt to my gorgeous face will only add more sick looking scars." She beamed. "After all, you don't see me blasting through hay." She added quickly.

Baytuft | 39m | ♂ | Hunter | Tags: Oriolewind, Silver Smoke of Dying Flame
Baytuft nodded at the questions. "We do have trees, they can get pretty tall in the thick of the jungle. And we don't only live near the beach, we live on the beach." He smiled with a bit of pride. "Is your clan just a large forest?" He questioned.

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CHESSCLAN !!
ROOKSTAR | Roi | Tom | 52 moons | Tagged: Minkstar (PineClan)

Rookstar let out a quick chuckle, his thoughts drifting back to when he still lived in JaggedClan. “Considering that I was a proud founding member of ChessClan, I can heartily agree. I miss the days when there were only the seven of us,” he meowed gently, remembering the fateful day that the group from JaggedClan had formed a Clan with Aspstar and Horizonstar. Now, those two were gone and Chasmstar and he had taken their place. “ChessClan grew rapidly, many pregnant mothers in the area swarmed to us when they heard of a new Clan. I was only barely an apprentice when the Clan formed though,” he meowed. He couldn’t help but laugh as he remembered Juncoflight’s face when she first met Twilightpounce. “What about you? Were you in the Clan when it was founded?” he asked gently, thinking probably not since she mentioned only being a warrior.

CHASMSTAR | Dame | Molly | 43 moons | Tagged: Morningstar (RyeClan)

Chasmstar smiled thoughtfully at Morningstar, dipping her head in a respectful greeting. The molly seemed friendly enough, so Chasmstar let herself relax just a little bit. “I hope things are going smoothly with RyeClan. Leafbare can be a tough time,” she meowed, the small talk flowing like a river. She stretched her legs as she chatted, the stiffening muscles reminding her that she wasn’t a young Dame anymore. She wasn’t by any means old, but she could tell the moons were starting to pile on. It wouldn’t be long until she would complain about creaky joints and sore limbs, but she would do her best to delay the inevitable as long as possible. Thoughts of a rigorous exercise routine spun in her mind, and she tucked the ideas away to think about later when her thoughts weren’t supposed to be occupied with a conversation.

RICHTERSCREECH | Tour | Tom | 62 moons | Tagged: Swiftwind (KeyClan)

Richterscreech let out a quiet cry of embarrassment before regaining his composure and turning to look at Swiftwind. “Do cats ever think they can get away with stuff just because you can’t see them? I know my Clan takes every opportunity to get into trouble,” he groaned, hoping Freuxfreckle had his paws full with the young Pions and Apprenti. He couldn’t even remember all the times he’d had to scold new Cavalier for sticking their noses where they didn’t belong. And don’t even get him started about fighting! Every single cat could find something to start a squabble about, and Richterscreech was just about tired of it. He couldn’t wait for Freuxfreckle to take his position as Tour soon.

WOLFWHISKERS | Fou | Tom | 67 moons | Tagged: Tealeaf (CocoaClan)

Wolfwhiskers let out a sigh at the chance to ramble. “I’ve got one currently taking her final assessment. It takes a moon or two to complete, so she couldn’t make it this moon. I’m looking at taking another, though,” he meowed with a chuckle. As he remembered Tealeaf mentioning her apprentice needing the experience, he just sighed. “My own apprentice would not stop begging me to come to the Gathering, though she only became my apprentice after failing her warrior assessment,” he meowed slowly. Faonpaw had such strength, nearly dying before dedicating her life to healing others. He made a quick mental note to ask Tritonsnap if he planned to propose to Faonpaw when she returned.

CRÉCERELLEFLIGHT | Cavalier | Tom | 54 moons | Tagged: Morasspounce (SloughClan), Keylime (CocoaClan)

Crécerelleflight nodded enthusiastically at Keylime’s story. “That’s wonderful! You must be such a proud father,” he chuckled. As he thought about the apprentice question, he shook his head. “I haven’t been kucky enough to get one just yet. I still don’t think I’m ready yet,” he meowed. As he turned back to Morasspounce for her answer, he smiled at her sweetly. He was beyond excited to have both cats here, and he couldn’t help but purr as they sat together.

OISEAUDAPPLE | Cavalier | Tom | 16 moons | Tagged: Quakestone (Highgarden)

Oiseaudapple stuck out his tongue in a taunt. “It’s Oiseaudapple now,” he meowed proudly, puffing his chest out. He grinned as he checked out Quakestone, glad to see she seemed unharmed and happy. “ChessClan always comes to Gatherings, though I don’t like going to two in a row. My paws hurt for a moon after these things,” he sighed dramatically. True, his paws had been sore for many sunrises after his last Gathering, but he’d only been a young apprenti. His mentor had even let him have two sunrises off to recuperate. Thoughts of Violindapple drug the corners of his mouth down, but he forced them back up into a vibrant smile.

PLUVIERPETAL | Cavalier | Tom | 16 moons | Tagged: Forestpaw (ShoreClan)

Pluvierpetal’s eyes widened at Forestpaw’s unwillingness to meet his parent, though he couldn’t argue. He’d left his siblings to be adopted by Freuxfreckle after their mother passed, and he hadn’t helped them search for their father. “Hide and seek sound so fun,” he meowed, remembering the days that he’d participated in the kit games. He missed those days, sorely.

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SLOUGHCLAN
cats attending:
moonblossom, poppypool, oreganopaw, morasspounce, cocoagleam, parsleybound, sussurusbounce, lemongrass

Moonblossom tags: Altasrain [Chaosclan]
Deputy | She-cat | 41 moons

Sighing as she padded into the gathering which was yet another without her leader. Sitting more toward the edge of the group this time around. Not really realizing she was getting lost in her thoughts tell she heard a soft voice say hello to her. Shaking her head a little with wide eyes she looked at who it came from. "Why hello there sorry I was just thinking about some things. I'm Moonblossom the Deputy of Sloughclan." she said giving a slight nod as she introduced herself.

Poppypool tags: open, other meddies prefered
Medicine Cat | She-cat | 53 moons
--to be filled--

Oreganopaw tags: open, other meddie apps prefered
Medicine Cat Apprentice | Tom | 15 moons
--to be filled--

Morasspounce tags: Crécerelleflight [Chessclan], and Keylime [Cocoaclan]
Warrior | She-cat | 51 moons
Shaking her head slightly "No I have no kits, but I have fully trained one apprentice." she said. Standing proudly with her chest puffed out. Scanning the area tell her eyes landed on a particular brown tabby she-cat with a smile. "She is right over there," she said nodding toward the young warrior ", she passed her assessment first try gaining her warrior name of Parsleybound along with two of her siblings. I'm proud to say she was my apprentice and is also one of my leader's kits." she said with a soft smile. Truly she still felt honored that Mirestar trusted her enough to have her train her very own daughter. It made her feel like she truly did pick the right place to call home. Plus Parsleybound was a good apprentice even if she could get a bit mischievous.

Cocoagleam tags: Snickersnee [Keyclan]
Warrior | Tom | 39 moons

At that moment he knew what they were attempting to tell him. The white time stumbled a little as he began to attempt to process what he was just told. Tears began to weld up in his eyes as he collapsed to the ground. Covering his face with his paws attempting to quiet the wails that wanted so badly to leave his body. Shaking as he laid on the ground "No no no no no...." he softly began yelling in a quiet tone as he shook his head aggressively.

Parsleybound tags: Pikeleap [Hazeclan]
Warrior | She-cat | 15 moons

The smile that was upon the young warrior's face couldn't be hidden. Bounding into the gathering with her best friend by her side. The two of them giggled with each other. Grateful to have Sussurusbounce there with her as she struggled a tad to pass her assessment but she finally did just in time for the gathering. Though she was glad to be with her friend it didn't stop her eyes from wandering in hopes to find a familiar face. One she hasn't since for quite a few moons since her last gathering in which she still was an apprentice.

Sussurusbounce tags: Diamondgaze [Hazeclan]
Warrior | She-cat | 15 moons

With a grin on her face, the young warrior bounded into the gathering with Parsleybound by her side. Glad to have her best friend with her as it was her first gathering after all. Though she was glad to be there as she was worried she may not be able to make it due to the assessment to become a warrior being a challenge for her. It loomed in her mind that maybe she wasn't fit for the role she was put into. Granted she loved being a warrior and it brought her a lot of joy, it just was very disheartening.

Lemongrass tags: Blitzjump [Tidalclan], and Fallowdust [Tidalclan]
Warrior | She-cat | 30 moons

"I'm from Sloughclan. I think we came from North West but in all honestly, I wasn't paying attention too much. I was worried and excited as this is my first time at a gathering." she said in all honesty. Though most of their trip went thru forests of ever-changing trees. Ones that she hadn't seen before left her in awe. Moonblossom kept on having to make sure she didn't get lost on her way.

VIRIDIAN COURT
cats attending:
bluebellcrown, eeltooth, amberpool, mourningdove, mushroomforest

Bluebellcrown tags: Loudstar [Puddleclan]
Queen | She-cat | 27 moons
Letting out a chuckle at the fellow leader's response of her introducing herself. Shaking her head a little "No my name is simply The Crowned Bluebell, Queen is simply my rank, and Viridian Court is the name of the clan I rule." she mused to Loudstar. Though she has learned thru gatherings that they weren't the only ones who had different naming systems compared to others. When asked the question she smiled "Well I always enjoy them. It's nice to meet new cats and hopefully form alliances with fellow clans." she said. That was always her goal so far at gatherings to hopefully form an alliance with another clan. As it would be helpful to form great bonds with other clans. Something she always believed but the Kings and Queens before her never believed to be true. They believed that their strength came from staying isolated from the clans. When Bluebellcrown was chosen she immediately change that mindset. "How about you?" she asked wondering how the fellow cat felt about gatherings themselves.

Eeltooth tags: Berry Scorched by Flames [Court of the Butterflies]
Duke | Tom | 29 moons

Huffing the Duke this time round was gonna attempt to speak with another of his rank. As it was actually fun though he would never admit it to anyone other than Bluebellcrown or Baywatcher. Spotting another cat that appeared to hold a similar rank such as he walked up to them. Taking a bow as he began to introduce himself "Hello I'm The Duke tooth of an eel of Viridian Court.".

Amberpool tags: open, other medicine cats prefered
Prophet | Tom | 31 moons
--to be filled--

Mourningdove tags: Barkbrush [Pillar Clan]
Knight | She-cat | 27 moons
Smiling she pressed close to them "Of course as long as I'm with you I'm happy." she mused to them. Not being able to hold back a soft purr that came from her throat. Felling the weight lifting off her shoulders from being able to tell the cat she loved that she loved them. It made her feel even better that said cat actually liked her back the same way. Making her heart pound even faster than it was before if that was even possible. All she wanted to do was stay close to them now as to savor this moment at the gathering. As she didn't know the next time she may get to see them.

Mushroomforest tags: Sugarbreeze [Shoreclan], Forestpaw [Shoreclan], and Oysterpaw [Shoreclan]
Knight | Enby [they/them] | 31 moons
Their eyes went as wide as the moon with their mouth falling open at the news. Feeling a slight resentment toward their ex-mate for not attempting to tell them sooner. Having a pang of guilt in their heart though of not being there for their own kits. Their eyes trailed as he found the black and white tom who they were told was his son Forestpaw. Currently speaking to another apprentice he presumed was not from the clan Sugarbreeze settled in. Making a mental note that they would attempt to form a bond with him when he was ready for it. Though he turned his attention to the apprentice in front of him. The yellow tabby who was blind was named Oysterpaw was their son. Regaining his composure he couldn't help the smile that grew on their face. Beyond proud to have kits of their own "Hello Oysterpaw." they purred to the young apprentice. "I don't accept you to care as much about who I am as we've just met. Just know if I would have known sooner I would have been with her from day one." they said sending a slight glare toward their old mate. As it was true and Sugarbreeze knew that due to how close they grew in their brief time as mates.