Murderers in Riverclan V.2 [Roster Update 10/30]

[Carnations]

Flypelt thought for a second, then replied, "Well, I think the safest option is for cats to tell you or Blizzardleap where they're going and why, and keep track of who's in camp and who's not. If a cat is killed while we're awake, and a cat doesn't tell you or Blizzardleap where they're going, tells you they'll be near the cat, or tell you a place with a lazy or overused reason would be able to signify that the cat is most likely the murderer. It might be a bit hard and more complex, but more effective. Another thing you can do is nothing, because the murderer appears to only kill cats while we're asleep, and changing our current rituals to do something different would be almost completely useless, unless the murderer decides to kill someone in the day, which is highly unlikely. Who in the right mind would murder someone while other cats are awake? Though if you truly want to keep it safe, try the option I mentioned," he replied.

[Simonpet]

"That's...a good idea," said Cherrystar. Raising her voice, she said, "As Flypelt suggested, you are to tell me or Blizzardleap if you're going outside camp and why." The dirtplace doesn't count. "However, everyone must still be with at least one warrior." Just to play it safe, she thought. While Flypelt's idea would hopefully work, it was best if there were multiple precautions. And what was "overused," anyway?

[Tsukỉ]

Cherrystar - |||
Minnowdawn - |
Flypelt - ||||
Blizzardleap - |

Standby for exile.
(I don't think there are any more active rpers)

[Tsukỉ]

Flypelt looked off to the side, as the screams of his name grew louder and louder. "I.. what?" he couldn't believe it. He'd say he couldn't believe his eyes, but, he could never, since he was blind. So he didn't have to see the horrors of Puddlepounce's corpse, but he certainly heard the description. "Hey, don't you see?" he pointed as his eyes. It was hypocritcal he was defending himself based on his blindness, but it was true. Flypelt wasn't the world's best fighter. "I'm sorry, Flypelt." Rainshadow approached the tom. "I know you couldn't of been the murderer, so I'll help you out." he gave the small cat a word of advice, before a few cats told him to hurry up. Sunflight waved goodbye, but it was bittersweet. Life was unfair, but if Flypelt wasn't the killer, then he had high hopes for him. Rainshadow caught him by surprise from behind, but the tom rolled his eyes. "Rainshadow, It reallt doesn't seem like it-" "I know, and I agree. We don't need to say anything further, do we, Sunflight?" he growled. "I know, but it's so.." he cringed as he felt his leg contract. "Can't we just prevent this instead?" "At this rate, no." he swished around, until Flypelt completely disappeared. His white pelt allowed them to see him for just a while longer, until he fused with the background and was turned into a white speck in the evergreens. Rainshadow sighed. "Goodbye, Flypelt."

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"Who.. oh." Flypelt questioningly asked, as he tilted his head. His blind eyes looked attentive when the murderer looked at the rude cat with interest. Almost as if he could see. "I smell you, you know." he added. The killer grinned. "Ah, yes. I won't make fun of your blindness, for one. No special treatment either. Isn't that how you like it?" "Yeah." he continued. "I think I scent other cats. Why are you here? I'm the 'murderer'." The killer let out a low chuckle, a bellow of hilarity and then drew near the albino tom. "'Fraid not, Flypelt." they hurled another chuckle. "We will separate ourselves from the four Clans, Flypelt. The dawn of leaders and deputies and medicine cats are over. We are going to begin anew. I have my following from different Clans, Flypelt." They showed their army. A large, Clan-sized pack. He recognized Shadowstripe and Swiftcloud from his own Clan, but he couldn't believe his eyes when he saw the full extent of this inside job. "Okay. I'll join."

----

Poppypaw and Shadepaw emerged from the nursery, their eyes puffy with tears, the insides of their paws with strands of Puddlepounce's fur. Lillypaw wasn't in ideal shape either, as she was silently weeping about the loss of their mother. "Oh, Shadepaw, I don't know what to do." Lillypaw put her face on Shadepaw's shoulder, as he trembled. Poppypaw cried even harder. "My mentor.. Flypelt.. and mom! And Sneezepaw! All of them are dead!" Shadepaw moved off of Lillypaw, then onto Poppypaw. The two sister decided to huddle together, while Shadepaw backed out for a second. Mossflight came over. "I'm so sorry, guys." she meowed heartfeltedly. "But what's done can't be undoed." she averted her eyes. "All of us have suffered a loss from this." she meowed. "It's okay to cry about it, but just know being happy is better for you." The medicine cat apprentice lifted her head, as the sun was eclipsed by Mossflight's figure. "But how?" she yowled, turning all heads to the quartet. "All I've ever known was being by my mom's side. It's only been four days since I've become a real medicine cat.. and I need her!" As Mossflight tried to fray the crying pile of kittens, she had an idea. "Erm.. let's go see the stars, shouldn't we?" meowed Mossflight. "Minnowdawn, could you please come here?" The medicine cat darted over to her. "The Moonpool?" she meowed. "Actually, it is time for all of us to go visit."

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"StarClan, please let us join your ranks for but a minute so you can share your wisdom with us." Minnowdawn mouthed, as she touched her nose to the pool. The whole of the Clan did so as well, putting their nose against the cold waters. Lillypaw's second time in StarClan- she ached to see Puddlepounce once again, so she eagerly dove in. Everything bubbled, and a sharp pang was felt, until synonymously, the entire Clan saw the mists of StarClan. Most of them had seen StarClan before, after their first vigil. But the apprentices didn't. The mist cleared, a the face of a previous RiverClan leader showed up. "StarClan, we need your guidance." Cherrystar mewed. Rainshadow and Sunflight looked at eachother in awe, while Mossflight gave the kittens a light smile. The face disappeared, only to be replaced by the casualties of the murders. Badgerfrost, Sneezepaw, Hollyclaw, Puddlepounce, and Littlesneeze. Lillypaw and her siblings dashed over to Puddlepounce and Sneezepaw, and Minnowdawn to Badgerfrost. Hollyclaw and Littlesneeze were greeted by the deputy and the rest of her warriors, while Cherrystar looked after Willowpaw and Stormpaw, who were fidgety upon seeing StarClan again. "This is cool." Willowpaw meowed. "Ditto." Stormpaw said, his eyes like stars once he saw the mystical clearing. "I want to live in this place for-ever." "I'd hope not." Willowpaw added. "StarClan's for dead cats." she sneered at her male companion.

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The StarClan visit ended uneventfully, the ghostly cats only warning of what was to come was a blood-curdling yowl at the end of their visit. So, did this mean Flypelt wasn't the killer? Mossflight seemed significantly calmer after the kittens came back to their senses and she had time to visit Hollyclaw. It was nice being able to see her again, but she never said who killed her.. which was more than odd. If she died, she'd tell her friends about her killer. Or was this just a façade? A StarClan-borne disease that had nothing to do with a singular murderer but StarClan's will to iradicate the entire Clan? It was pretty far-fetched to assume StarClan would do this to her, but then..

Cherrystar stepped up. "Due to the lack of warriors, we will make Willowpaw and Stormpaw fully fledged ones today." Blizzardleap continued, giving a low bow to Cherrystar as she respectfully took her place on the stone, for just a moment. Cherrystar didn't feel like announcing anything else today, as Flypelt had been a friend of hers, even if it didn't seem like it. Blizzardleap was still half-sane, she'd still twitch around and say things in her sleep about exiles, but that was the same for her medicine cats and apprentices and whoever she had left with warriors. Heck, even Cherrystar herself mumbled about Badgerfrost's dead body and the cats she exiled. It was so horrific, to witness something like that (and it was beyond what a cat could do; that of a horrific injury only occurs if she was to be run over by a narrow monster). Those injuries were unnatural. "Warriors of RiverClan, I will announce two new warriors." she looked back at Cherrystar, as if wanting guidance. "I, Blizzardleap, deputy of RiverClan, call upon my warrior ancestors to look down on this apprentice. He has trained hard to understand the ways of your noble code, and I commend him to you as a warrior in his turn." she looked at Stormpaw. "Stormpaw, do you promise to uphold the warrior code and to protect and defend your Clan, even at the cost of your life?" The gleeful apprentice looked straight at Cherrystar (instead of Blizzardleap, out of habit) with glee, and jumped up and down. "I do!" "Then by the powers of StarClan, I give you your warrior name. Stormpaw, from this moment you will be known as Stormcloud. StarClan honors your honor and dignity, and we welcome you as a full warrior of RiverClan." she smiled widely before the apprentice, then turned to Willowpaw. "I, Blizzardleap, deputy of RiverClan, call upon my warrior ancestors to look down on this apprentice. She has trained hard to understand the ways of your noble code, and I commend her to you as a warrior in her turn." she paused. "Willowpaw, do you promise to uphold the warrior code and to protect and defend your Clan, even at the cost of your life?" There was no question to Willowpaw. "Yes!" "Then by the powers of StarClan, I give you your warrior name. Willowpaw, from this moment you will be known as Willowgale. StarClan honors your ability to communicate and your leadership, and we welcome you as a full warrior of RiverClan."

"Stormcloud! Willowgale! Stormcloud! Willowgale!" The screams of happiness in the time of despair cheered Cherrystar up, and she signalled for Blizzardleap to step down. She agreed, face flushing red with embarrassment. "Did I do well!?" she asked, frantically. "Yes, you did, Blizzardleap. It was perfect." Cherrystar laughed silently, as the deputy grinned back, then rushed down to greet the new warriors. "Also, since Flypelt has been exiled, ask Stormpa-cloud to mentor Poppypaw." Blizzardleap nodded. Cherrystar watched from afar as the young tom's face went from 'what' to completely excitement. Kids. They grow up in a second. Rainshadow still looked pretty grim, having lost his apprentice and all. Sunflight sat there, comforting him, with an uncomfortable pose. His leg was still pretty freaky, blood seeping out of it, despite the patches that Minnowdawn and Lillypaw put. But it was certainly getting better than before. The snow began to fall over RiverClan, and for once, the whole of the Clan could feel safe. Even Shadepaw, Lillypaw and Poppypaw were momentarily jovial, despite their huge loss. Their mother would never be seen during their lives, but at least Puddlepounce was watching from the sidelines. Cherrystar still couldn't believe it could've been Flypelt, but she hoped it was. She need the hope. Mossflight approached the two toms mentioned before- Rainshadow and Sunflight, and talked. Cherrystar couldn't hear what she was saying, but it looked nice.. very nice.

Oh no, RiverClan! ... Wait, oh yes! Instead of violence, there's some fluff!

Leader
↬ Cherrystar//Female//Simonpet

Deputy
↬ Blizzardleap//Female//Blazing Reshiram

Medicine Cat
↬ Badgerfrost//Female//I.C.
↬ Minnowdawn//Female//shsl furry

Medicine Cat Apprentice
↬ Lillypaw//Female//BrightDays

Warriors
↬ Flypelt//Male//john laurens.
↬ Rainshadow//Male//seedcakes
↬ Swiftcloud//Male//røsebud
↬ Shadowstripe//Male//wolfhowl2627
↬ Littlesneeze//Male//grr.
↬ Hollyclaw//Female//SpiceCookie
↬ Mossflight//Female//littleswegbunny
↬ Sunflight//Male//-sparkledragon-
↬ Puddlepounce//Female//.galaxy.
↬ Stormcloud//Male//ωolfie
↬ Willowgale//Female//Gᴀʟʟɪғʀᴇʏ Fᴀʟʟs ❥

Apprentices
↬ Sneezepaw//Male//catbookdo
↬ Poppypaw//Female//Coco Bunny
↬ Shadepaw//Male//ChocoTheCoco

males: 5 // females: 6 // total: 11

[Tsukỉ]

Stormpaw looked on ahead- no, Stormcloud. Just yesterday, he was presented as the newest tom to join the rank of being a 'warrior', which he praised himself for even achieving. Willowpaw-now Willowgale, was equally as thrilled, but not nearly a hyped. The whole ordeal even scored him an apprentice; Poppypaw, which, sadly, was Flypelt's previous apprentice, but he was exiled on suspicion of being the murderer. Since Stormpaw was a warrior now, that meant Stormcloud had much more serious duties to complete and this would just be one of them. "Hey, Rainshadow." Stormcloud timidly meowed, unable to stand his ground next to the grouchy tom that was.. Rainshadow. "So yeah. We've got dawn patrol." he mewed even quieter, but it didn't seem like Rainshadow was listening to him at all in the first place..! "Believe me, we do." Rainshadow sighed. "Isn't it obvious?" he seemed distressed, quite, in fact, but he did have a dead apprentice. The patrol consisted of Rainshadow, himself, Mossflight, Poppypaw and Shadepaw. Mossflight was covering for Sunflight since he does have a limp, but he seems to of gotten better. He still insists he can't do his warrior duties, but it's better to be safe than sorry; Minnowdawn didn't protest and agreed, jumping to a quick conclusion based on his opinion.

Mossflight seemed oddly quiet, while Poppypaw was just simply too exhausted to say anything at all. "Poppypaw, you alright?" Mossflight asked the former kitten with a chiding look. "Yup." she insisted quietly, repelling off her quiet doom to her. Mossflight didn't reciprocate the idea, and Poppypaw was staggering just a little bit as Mossflight slid to the side, making her fall jut a little bit. "Nu-uh, Poppypaw." she panted, since the dawn patrol had been especially hard and importantly, there was a huge boom in RiverClan's territory just ten moons ago; which, since then, it had been expanding it's borders. So, there were two border patrols per time of day, but that usually meant the patrol would never see eachother because of the different roles each patrol assumed. It was like this sense of normality within the nothingness that is the constant murder and suspicion, whilst seeming like a game of mossball to Stormpaw, was never something less than a threat to Stormcloud. It was time to grow up and shed his skin, for starter's, so that he could be a proper mentor to his apprentice, instead of being a complete wuss. Not that he was a wuss, and he had some evidence to back that up, but it wasn't the best time to discuss that here.

"Let's split up." Rainshadow begged. "Let's split into two." he strangely seemed bothersome, as it never occured to Stormcloud that Rainshadow could be annoying. Of course..! He was but a solemn cat who couldn't possibly be bothered enough to speak out. He usually took it in and expelled it out through his more-than-grumpy attitude, always being a sourpuss during ceremonies and being called out for it. Hard. From the naked eye, it was as if he didn't have a good side at all. Except when Sneezepaw died, which was when he seemed to dwindle his unseen pride and crack down a little bit. But Stormcloud, of course, he was suspicious of all of his warriors. Could it be Cherrystar? The leader, lonely and old, swearing vengeance to RiverClan because of past mishaps? Perhaps, Blizzardleap? Silently tired of her shackles to RiverClan, starting to rip them off? Or Minnowdawn? Angry over all the traitors and criminals, and sick of being everyone's healing slave? Or Lillypaw? Furiously denying that the world around her has changed, and has been killing everyone who has? Rainshadow--? Unspoken bitterness to hard to cope; and killing as the only solution to confide in? Mossflight- hardened by years of battle, sick of her friends ordering her around and seeking a portal to freedom? Was there even a limit to who he could accuse?

Mossflight somehow found it in herself to agree. "We'll split into two." she smiled at Rainshadow. It was sorta creepy, because her stare was half-blank.

"Well then. Stormpaw, is it okay if I go along with you and Poppypaw while Rainshadow and Shadepaw will go off on their own, to the other side. Since there aren't that many cats, we are still lacking in our border-strength. I wish ShadowClan would respect that.. but, they're okay." As the trio moved off of the quintet, a duo was formed, and Poppypaw was still weak and valorless with the criticisim that she was too tired to go on. Even if she wanted to be stronger, she was basically a kitten and had no power to save herself from the fatigue. Mossflight grew stern as the pathway grew steeper and steeper, each rock just a burden for all of them. Stormcloud looked in agony as Mossflight's tail drew out of sight, her superior strength and stamina a kick to his face. But he realised something. Poppypaw had also gone, and Stormcloud was all alone.

You'd think they were out to get him? Or..

----

The next morning, Poppypaw had been 'lost' during the patrol, while Mossflight and Stormcloud returned to RiverClan on their own accord. Lillypaw was very concerned about her sister. A patrol finds Poppypaw's dead body, smashed against the curb of a monster road, up from a taller cliff near WindClan.

Leader
↬ Cherrystar//Female//Simonpet

Deputy
↬ Blizzardleap//Female//Blazing Reshiram

Medicine Cat
↬ Badgerfrost//Female//I.C.
↬ Minnowdawn//Female//shsl furry

Medicine Cat Apprentice
↬ Lillypaw//Female//BrightDays

Warriors
↬ Flypelt//Male//john laurens.
↬ Rainshadow//Male//seedcakes
↬ Swiftcloud//Male//røsebud
↬ Shadowstripe//Male//wolfhowl2627
↬ Littlesneeze//Male//grr.
↬ Hollyclaw//Female//SpiceCookie
↬ Mossflight//Female//littleswegbunny
↬ Sunflight//Male//-sparkledragon-
↬ Puddlepounce//Female//.galaxy.
↬ Stormcloud//Male//ωolfie
↬ Willowgale//Female//Gᴀʟʟɪғʀᴇʏ Fᴀʟʟs ❥

Apprentices
↬ Sneezepaw//Male//catbookdo
↬ Poppypaw//Female//Coco Bunny
↬ Shadepaw//Male//ChocoTheCoco

males: 5 // females: 5 // total: 10

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[Coco Bunny]

(Oh noo!! Murderer PM me please)

[Tsukỉ]

You all may start voting.

[Monomares]

((Going with Minnowdawn again))

[gallifrey falls.]

( I'll go with Blizzardleap

[DaisieGames]

Lillypaw duck her head in grief. Shaking her head, she tried to ignore the killings around her, even though the killer was targeting her family now. Swallowing the fear, she blinked, before concentrating on her work.

(Voting Blizzardleap)