◀ boulderclan ▶ open & accepting

My gallery · by **Luscinia** » Sun May 17, 2020 4:53 am

In a vast open field, bordered by boreal forest, sits an ancient castle. Inside of this old stone
fortress lives the camp of a large number of clan cats, who have named themselves 'Boulderclan.'
They have lived in this space for many generations, enduring the six long moons of winter and
the six mild moons of summer. It's a difficult life, with many large predators to worry over and
the struggle to survive the lengthy and brutal winter moons. Yet, still, the clan has stayed in place,
finding ways to survive. It is a proud clan, one that doesn't stand for slackers or freeloaders. For this
reason, they tend to be hostile toward all outsiders, and cats who don't pull their fair share of work
are at risk for exile. It's harsh, but an effort from the entire clan is vital for its survival.

In recent times, a band of rogues has settled themselves within the forest, just on the border of
Boulderclan's territory. They haven't given themselves a name as a collective, but they have a leader,
a second-in-command, and even a healer. Tensions between the two groups of cats have been high
the moment the rogues edged too close to Stoneclan's territory. The rogues often sneak into Boulderclan's
territory between patrols, stealing the already limited supply of prey and herbs. As these cases become
more and more frequent, a full-blown battle is on the brink of becoming a reality.

My gallery · by **Luscinia** » Sun May 17, 2020 5:00 am

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My gallery · by **Luscinia** » Sun May 17, 2020 5:08 am

▶ Defend your Clan, even with your life. Friendships with cats outside of the clan are forbidden.
▶ Elders, queens, sick or injured cats, and kits must be fed before the rest of the clan. Unless they have permission, apprentices may not eat until they have hunted to feed the elders.
▶ Prey is killed only to be eaten. Give thanks to StarClan for its life.
▶ A kit must be at least six moons old to become an apprentice.
▶ Newly appointed hunters/knights will keep a silent vigil for one night after receiving their warrior name.
▶ A royal advisor is chosen by an omen or dream given by Starclan. These signs are given the night that the royal advisor needs to be replaced and must be declared that same morning.
▶ The royal advisor will become the clan's monarch when the current monarch dies, retires, or is exiled.
▶ Boundaries must be checked and marked daily. Challenge all trespassing cats.
▶ No warrior can neglect a kit in pain or danger, even if the kit is from the outside.
▶ The word of the clan's monarch is the warrior code.
▶ Any cat who is found not doing their fair share of work (patrols, hunting, cleaning, etc) is subject to exile.
▶ Camp-Tenders are not allowed to rise in ranks, nor are they allowed to mentor apprentices. They must stay in camp unless accompanied by a hunter or knight.

My gallery · by **Luscinia** » Sun May 17, 2020 5:27 am

About the Ranks

~ B o u l d e r c l a n ~
12 toms, 12 she-cats, 0 nonbinary. 24 total.

~ T h exxR o g u exxC l a n ~
4 toms, 9 she-cats, 1 agender. 14 total.

My gallery · by **Luscinia** » Sun May 17, 2020 5:32 am

[key: + mentor, ✿ family, → likes them, ↔ like each other, ♥ mates, ✖ ex-mates]

Willowstorm + Cranepaw
Valerianoak + Birchpaw
Stormfin + Privetpaw
Lynxfrost + Pyrepaw
Kestreltail + Brokenpaw
Slateberry + Littlepaw

Harmonia + Demure
Caligo + Athena
Ghost + Marine
Garden + Aconite
Arlaekh + Tempest

✿ Elknose and Lynxfrost are siblings
✿ Hazelbranch and Rook are siblings
✿ Slateberry and Twistedwillow are siblings
✿ Marine and Garden are siblings
✿ Honeywater is the uncle of Sannan
✿ Stormfin is the father of Tempest

My gallery · by **Luscinia** » Sun May 24, 2020 2:23 am

The Season:
▶ It is currently three moons into winter: halfway to spring.
[cats are currently holding off on having kits and nightly patrols are less frequent, longhaired cats are sent to do night patrols. No fish can be taken from the rivers or lakes, as they're all frozen over. Illness is especially common now, elders are at high risk.]

The Current Weather:
▶ The sun is out with a few clouds, but there's a frosty gust and a very thick layer of snow coats the ground. Medicine cats/healers have to dig through the snow to get to desired herbs. Thankfully, the bulk of the castle keeps the cold wind out, so the cats inside are warm enough, though it's still quite cold.

The Prey:
▶ Martens, stoats, weasels, bats, hedgehogs, hares, rabbits, voles, lemmings, mice, dormice, rats, squirrels, shrews, moles, geese, swans, ducks, quails, pheasants, partridges, grouse, ptarmigans, pigeons, doves, swifts, woodpeckers, orioles, shrikes, jays, magpies, crows, rooks, ravens, larks, warblers, swallows, wrens, starlings, thrushes, sparrows, finches, buntings, eels (warm weather), carps (warm weather), minnows (warm weather), pikes (warm weather), smelts (warm weather), bass (warm weather), perch (warm weather), trout (warm weather), salmon (warm weather), catfish (warm weather)

The Predators:
▶ Wild boars, lynxes, foxes, wolves, wolverines, badgers, bears, large eagles, large owls, herds of elk, human traps, blizzards, falling into thin ice, illness

Boulderclan Camp:
▶ Each den is a different room within the castle. Upstairs, is the monarch's den, the knight's den, the hunter's den, and the apprentice's den. Downstairs, is the medicine cat's den, the camp-tender's den, the nursery, and the elder's den. These rooms are all quite spacious, and they're connected by wide hallways. The anteroom (the first room when you enter the camp) serves as the "main area," where the royal advisor calls for patrols, where cats often hang out together, and where the fresh-kill pile is.

Rogue Clan Camp:
▶ The rogue clan is located within the forest, settled in a clearing. The leader's den, the healer's den, the warriors' den, and the trainees' dens are all made out of hollowed-out logs, while the nursery and elder's dens are made out of abandoned burrows in the ground. They use rocks and plants to ensure that those burrows don't get covered up by snow in the winter moons.

My gallery · by **Luscinia** » Wed May 27, 2020 3:24 am

【 A U R O R A S T A R 】

Aurorastar was up early, she padded out of the spacious and lonely monarch's den, making her way down the stairs with light pawsteps. She made her way into the main area of the camp, bunching up her muscles and leaping onto a window. The glass that was there has long-since been gone, leaving the window exposed. Once she sat up there, she was immediately struck with a frosty-cold gust that ruffled her long fur. It was going to be a cold one today, but that was to be expected, considering it was the middle of winter. She glanced down to the ground, noticing how thick the layer of snow below was. Within a few moons, that snow will transform the ground into mud, which will eventually give way to grass for a little while. She was certain her clanmates were looking forward to those warmer days. Of course, the warming weather wouldn't solve the issues of the rogues. Her attention turned toward the forest, and she narrowed her blue eyes. She'd love nothing more than to drive those cats far, far away from her clan, but such an action would currently be premature.

【 E L K N O S E 】

Elknose's eyes opened as the window allowed sunlight into the knights' den. He didn't waste time getting up, quick to sit in his nest, and quickly groom through his long brown coat to ensure that he picked out any scraps that clung on. Once he felt satisfied that he had finished that, he stood up, stretching out his stiff limbs. Then, he padded out of the den and made his way downstairs. So far, the main part of camp was looking rather empty, save for a few souls that were up early. His green eyes flicked to one of the windows, observing the weather outside. He was relieved to see that the sun was out, rather than any sort of snowstorm. It would make the day so much easier. He chose a spot within camp that had a beam of sunlight shining on it, and he sat there, enjoying the warmth of the sun hitting the camp's rocky location.

【 L Y N X F R O S T 】

Lynxfrost awoke from a dream with a sudden jolt, glancing frantically around the hunters' den. No, there was no threat in sight. She let out a long, quiet sigh of relief at this fact, standing up and trudging out of the den. She shook off her pelt, rather than grooming it, and trotted down the hallway that leads to the stairs that were connected to the main part of camp. There weren't many cats up yet, though she did see her brother, Elknose. She hurried past him, playfully flicking his shoulder with her tail before making her way past him, snickering under her breath at his less-than-amused expression. Her light green eyes scanned the area for her apprentice, Pyrepaw, but she didn't see him quite yet. Which was fine, she was in no rush to get started on today's training.

【 H A Z E L B R A N C H 】

Hazelbranch had gotten up early this morning, determined to get some of her daily chores over with soon. She knew it'd be pointless because it would be a mess again by the time everyone ate their prey and leave behind feathers, fur, and bone, but there was no problem with getting a headstart. The longhaired calico started in the main area of camp, scanning the area for any snow or debris that had made its way through the windows. Each time she found something out of place, she would pick it up and set it down in a slowly-growing pile, that would be disposed of outside later, once the other camp-tenders were up as well. Even with her thick fur and the cover of the castle, she still could feel the frosty air nipping at her. She hated winter. She was so prone to illness, and this season was always the worst on her health. She let out a small cough as she made her rounds picking up debris, ignoring the cats that were now waking up, walking into the main area with a dazed look of sleepiness.

【 B I R C H P A W 】

Outside, Birchpaw could hear the light pawsteps of cats stirring. Even within his own den, his fellow apprentices were rising. Though, he decided to stay put. He didn't really want to get up until he absolutely had to, a sense of dread looming over him. He curled up in an even tighter ball, flicking his plumed tail in front of his face and shutting his amber eyes tightly. He brought his paws over his ears to try to block out any outside sounds and felt himself drifting off once again. His mentor could come and get him when he was ready.

【 R O O K 】

Rook eventually stirred from his sleep, going through the typical morning routine of grooming out his long black-and-white coat, and doing a few stretches. Once he was finished, he poked his head out of the den. With a small smile, he would nod his head to the cats that were awake, then he slipped outside of the hollowed-out log that he called his home. He carefully leaped on top of it, paying attention to any give the log would have under his weight, but thankfully it was stable enough to support him. From his perch, he watched his small clan arise from their sleep, and as their little camp became more active with bodies moving about. He felt a sense of pride watching over them, a type of respect for his own that he was certain that Boulderclan didn't possess. Hopefully, soon, even with their small numbers they'd be able to put their rivals in their place.

【 G H O S T 】

Ghost found himself unable to sleep for most of the night, but due to the cold weather and his short fur, he was forced to remain inside of the warriors' den. The howl of wind outside was always an eerie tune, but he was relieved when the light of the sun found its way to the world. Once he felt as though the sunlight might've warmed the outside enough for it to be safe for himself, Ghost carefully navigated around his sleeping clanmates and stepped outside. Rook was already there, waiting for the others to rise. The two toms exchanged a polite nod of the head, before Ghost sat down in a sun-lit spot, raising his head high as he enjoyed the warmth that radiated off his short fur. With his pure white fur, he was certain he blended in quite perfectly with the dense layer of snow on the ground.

【 C I N D E R 】

The dark-furred she-cat was woken up by the sound of one of her clanmates, Ghost, walked past her. She huffed at the interruption to her rest, and as much as she wanted to snap at the tom, she thought better of it. Instead, she rested her chin down on her paws, waiting for the others to start waking up before she would rise to her paws. Today, she didn't feel like leaving her den until the camp was more active. It was usually boring in the mornings, with cats too tired to speak. Hopefully, she'd be assigned to patrols, so she'd have something to do with her day.

My gallery · by **Animals65** » Wed May 27, 2020 3:30 am

Creamflower is eating a rabbit from the fresh-kill pile, savoring the delicious taste. She scans the clearing, seeing whose up and about this morning.

My gallery · by **NoApologies** » Wed May 27, 2020 3:50 am

𝚆𝚒𝚕𝚕𝚘𝚠𝚜𝚝𝚘𝚛𝚖
𝙼𝚘𝚕𝚕𝚢|𝙱𝚘𝚞𝚕𝚍𝚎𝚛𝚌𝚕𝚊𝚗 𝙼𝚎𝚍𝚒𝚌𝚒𝚗𝚎 𝙲𝚊𝚝|𝙻𝚘𝚌𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗: 𝙷𝚎𝚛 𝚍𝚎𝚗|𝚃𝚊𝚐𝚜: 𝚗/𝚊|𝙼𝚎𝚗𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗𝚜: 𝙲𝚛𝚊𝚗𝚎𝚙𝚊𝚠
The molly had awoken to morning light streaming in through the small window in her den, landing to light the cat's ginger fur seemingly ablaze despite how weak the current rays were. WIllowstorm stretched languidly, unbothered as she took her time in truly waking up. She wasn't sure if she really had any plans for the day, seeing as what herbs she did currently have were long dried, sorted and stored, and the snow that currently blanketed the territory making it difficult to go hunting for any more. Padding over to the window, the petite - yet still large, considering her heritage - medicine cat pushed herself up onto her hind paws to better observe what lay outside the opening. A blast of cold air met Willowstorm's face, causing her ears to flick back irritably at the rapid awareness it brought to the still sleepy cat. There were a few clouds here and there, dotting the sky and most likely preventing the ginger cat from communicating with the ancestors later that night, and snow still sat heavy on the earth. SIghing, the molly dropped away from the window and the cold wind that threatened to chill her bones should she face it long enough. Perhaps she would work with Cranepaw today on identifying herbs without depending on eye sight. They had enough leaves to spare a handful.

𝙵𝚎𝚛𝚗𝚏𝚎𝚊𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛
𝙼𝚘𝚕𝚕𝚢|𝙱𝚘𝚞𝚕𝚍𝚎𝚛𝚌𝚕𝚊𝚗 𝚑𝚞𝚗𝚝𝚎𝚛|𝙻𝚘𝚌𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗; 𝙷𝚞𝚗𝚝𝚎𝚛𝚜 𝚍𝚎𝚗|𝚃𝚊𝚐𝚐𝚎𝚍; 𝚗/𝚊|𝙼𝚎𝚗𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗𝚜; 𝚗/𝚊
Fernfeather had been up for most of the night, once again unable to sleep. Her ears flicked back and forth as she picked up the various noises through the castle, echoing in the vast halls and open rooms. Her clanmates were slowly waking up, some quickly and quietly, and others groaning as they made their way to their feet. Despite the chilly air and the difficulty, not to mention dangers, hunting in the snow presented, the gray molly was anxious to get moving. She needed to do something with her energy, and hunting was really all she knew how to do. Fernfeather's head twitched to the side, gaze swiveling to follow as she eyed up a pebble rolling across the floor, fixating on the light knocking sound it made. Worst case scenario, the molly supposed she could just hunt that. Tail flicking back and forth, Fernfeather sighed as she waited for something to do.

ᴀᴛʜᴇɴᴀ
ᴍᴏʟʟʏ|ʀᴏɢᴜᴇᴄʟᴀɴ ᴛʀᴀɪɴᴇᴇ|ʟᴏᴄᴀᴛɪᴏɴ; ᴛʀᴀɪɴᴇᴇ ᴅᴇɴ|ᴛᴀɢɢᴇᴅ; ɴ/ᴀ|ᴍᴇɴᴛɪᴏɴꜱ; ɴ/ᴀ
The spotted cat rolled over and popped to her feet, her wake up process much swifter than many of her fellow trainees. She was interested in getting the day started, and didn't feel like lazing around waiting for the rest of them to be ready to join her. Trotting to the entrance to the trainee den, the molly poked her head out, tasting the air as she did. A cold wind buffeted Athena's face, causing her to scrunch her nose in distaste. Cold snow, cold wind, cold day. Unsatisfactory to say the least. Flicking her tail irritably, the trainee padded out of the den anyway, determined not to let a little weather get in her way. She'd wait outside the warriors' den for her mentor and then they'd get a move on.

My gallery · by **Queen of flames** » Wed May 27, 2020 5:07 am

Honeywater | tom | 50 moons | Royal advisor | open crush | no apprentice | tags: open

Silently the long-haired pale ginger tom padded out of the knight's den and made his way downstairs where the main cleaning was and the entrance out. His eyes looked every cat he walked past at, seeing who were up and who wasn't, thinking the possible patrols, which could lead the hunting patrol, as usual, he leads the border patrol, but maybe today could be the day when he chose someone else to have the chance. His eyes looked toward the Aurorastar for a moment but were too far to talk to her without yelling, so he decided not to anger his clanmates by waking them too early, so he sat down and watched the camp, waiting for more cats to get up for the day.

Slateberry | tom | 24 moons | knight | open crush| no apprentice | tags: open

sleeping....
Twistedwillow | she | hunter | open crush | no apprentice | tags: open

sleeping

Brokenpaw | tom | apprentice | open crush | Kestreltail | tags: open

The small brown tabby tom sat near the apprentice's den entrance and watched the camp or mostly the clans camp-tenders, he was heard rumors that he may never become a knight or a hunter, but camp-tender because his back legs, he could not do things the same than other apprentices could do. Sighing his eyes followed after the Hazelbranch who made her way to the main area, wondering what could she do to pass her time as there was not always nest to be fixed, and even now he thought the camp looked very fine on his eyes, but others could see it different way.

Sannan | agender | rogue warrior | open crush | no trainee | tags: open

They walked out of the warrior's den, stretching their legs and gave the one last yawn before shook their pelt to make it more fluffy. The cold weather didn't bother Sannan that much as they had very bushy and warm pelt, which keep the cold air out, so even if they didn't like snow they liked the coldness more than warm days, for Sannan too hot days were horrible. Sighing they sat down near the clearing of the camp, looking around for the few cats which were already up for the day.

Garden | she | rogue trainee |open crush | Aconite | tags: open

Sleeping at the trainee's den...

Marine | she | rogue trainee | open crush | Ghost | tags: open

Yawning the young calico she-cat, stood up to her messy nest and stretched her tired legs before shook her pelt and looked around the other sleeping trainees seeing her sister at her nest as well "sleepy as always aren't we?" she murmured to herself starting to make her way out of the den. The cold snow waiting for outside of trainees den didn't really please her, but what could she do? She needed to wake up and do whatever she was told to do. Her eyes wandered to her den mate Athena to her mentor Ghost which was both out with the leader and few other early risers, the day seemed beautiful even if the weather was kind of cold.

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