number of cats • 6 | ♂ • 3 | ♀ • 3
next moonpool visit • monday 12 june
servings • 1 | needed • 1
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Barknose's ears swivelled round as he heard a scamper behind him, then a rustle of bushes. With a quick, but quiet, flick of his tail, he told Minnowstar that he was to catch this. By the recognisable scent, Barknose could easily tell that this was a rabbit he was dealing with. After seeing Barknose's gesture, Minnowstar nodded, and padded lightly away to find more prey. As Barknose waited for the rabbit to come out again, Minnow smelled a whiff of a small animal.
"Mouse," He thought to himself. "Fresh, too." Then he scented something. Old, he could tell, but still distinctive enough to know what it was. The scent of twolegs. He stepped back, his eyes slightly wider with shock. "A twoleg path!" How had he not seen or smelled this before?! He shook his head, bewildered. Minnowstar, when he first got here, had asked himself why no cat had taken up this territory. In a jolt of awareness, he noticed how in the open the camp was, and why no leader would want to set up their Clan here. The clan camp was mainly flat ground, with only a small, spaced out forest around it, ready for any creature — harmless or otherwise — to see them. Then a new scent flooded his nostrils. Minnow bowed his head until his nose touched the cream, almost sand-like twoleg path. He shuddered. It was fresh. After some more sniffing, he realised. Twolegs with dogs had came there recently!
His fluffy tail flicked nervously, then he remembered the mouse. Minnowstar took his nose off the dirty rocks, and with a silent sigh of relief, scented the mouse again. Minnow saw the brown creature, and stalked it. He watched it pause, and he took a deep breath. He pounced, bit it quickly to make sure it was dead, and picked it up with his mouth.
Barknose met up with Minnowstar again, and they flicked their tails at eachother as they held their catches in their mouths. They walked back to the camp with their prey.
On the next paw, Heathersway had found two — trembling — cats. One was a tom, a brown feline with dirty paws; the other a scraggly she-cat, with messy white fur and darker stripes running up her nose to the top of her eyes. Before Heather could speak, the tom meowed, his voice weak. "We come in peace, so there's no need to attack us." He started. "I could tell you weren't anyway, though, thank StarClan for that."
"Some other cats wouldn't hesitate to kill us," The snow-coloured molly murmured under her breath. She added, looking down, "In the horrible state we're in."
"We must speak to your leader," the tom hissed, not very angrily, though. Heathersway nodded. Even if these cats were to try and hurt her, or any of her clanmates, they could kill the thin cats with ease. As they padded back to the camp, Heathersway could tell that the pair were barely surviving. Their ribs showed through their short fur, and she almost felt bad for them.
Tigertail had been sleeping in the warm air when Minnowstar and Barknose returned. The two toms walked down the slope leading into the Fresh-Kill Crater — a small dug out hole where the CraterClan cats stored their caught prey. They dropped their food into the hole, and walked over to the low tree branch where Tigertail slept.
"Tigertail," Barknose meowed, prodding the snoring feline. She awoke with a start. Tigertail and Barknose then shared a small, friendly conversation.
Minnowstar was worried. He was shot with an understanding of something that hadn't came to him until now. It seemed very stupid that he hadn't thought about it before, he thought. There were no dens for the warriors, apprentices, or even elders! The current warriors had just slept where they liked —— if that carried on, as his clan filled up, the camp would be chaos.
"How come no cat had pestered me about this..?" Minnowstar shook his head. If they really were bothered about it, they would have. This moon he would try and set up three dens. He pondered about how big and where they would be as he looked for a place to announce news.
He soon noticed a small ledge coming out of the mountain that surrounded their camp. It wasn't very wide, but it'd do. Using the best of his climbing abilities, Minnow leaped up to the ledge. He cleared his throat, and began to announce,
"Cats of CraterClan, please gather around if y-"
"Minnowstar," Heathersway jogged towards the ledge. "These two cats I met on border patrol would like to speak with you."
"Of course," Minnowstar dipped his head toward the tom and molly in greeting. "Please follow me to my den." As they climbed up the moss path up the mountain, Minnow meowed, "So.. where are you from? What are your names?" the white she-cat answered,
"I'm Hailclaw, this is Harefoot," she gestured towards the tom with her tail. "We'll explain everything when we reach your den."
When they eventually got to the leader's den, Harefoot told Minnowstar that a cat called Squirreltail had attacked them, so they ran off. They spent two moons travelling, desperate to find shelter, and perhaps a new clan. Minnowstar was reminded once again while talking to them that he needed to find three spots for the apprentices', warriors' and elders' dens. Knowing that there weren't any more caves or ledges in the mountain, Minnowstar thought about digging holes in the ground. Tunnels, maybe.
"How would the roof stay up?" he thought. Minnowstar decided that he'd think about this after he announced the latest news.
"Cats of CraterClan, please gather around if you wish to hear my announcements," Minnowstar continued what he was going to say before Heathersway had shown him Harefoot and Hailclaw. As he watched Tigertail, then Barknose, then Heathersway, then Hailclaw and Harefoot gathered round the ledge, he began again. "I have two main things to get across. One is of less inportance, and I'll talk about that one first. While hunting, I came across a twoleg path. It was a dusty yellow, and when I sniffed it," he paused. "I smelt a dog's scent." the cats below him made small gasps, but stayed quiet. "I believe that twolegs have walked across this path with their tamed — probably vicious — dogs, and that these dogs will continue to walk across this path. Please, if you're hunting around that area," he glared at where he had hunted, which was to the North-East of where he was sitting. "Please be careful. I wouldn't want any of my clanmates getting hurt by them — the dogs or twolegs. Dogs' scents are quite recognisable, so you should be able to sniff them, but I'm sure you could probably hear them before you're even close to the path." the small crowd of cats flicked their tails in amusement. Except Hailclaw and Harefoot, that is — they were too weary with travel to be charmed by his joke.
"Now, onto the more important — and more tragic — news. Sadly, a clan called TumbleClan, ironically, has tumbled to its demise." Minnowstar's words were of a joke, but his eyes were serious, so no cat dared laugh or flick their tails. "Unfortunately, two cats were chased out by another feline. They have travelled for two moons, and are very tired, so please- whatever you do- show them respect. Their names are Harefoot and Hailclaw, and they have joined this clan, so please treat them like they are. They needn't have any more troubles on their mind."
One moon later...
Harefoot and Hailclaw had settled in well into the clan. Heathersway and Tigertail still exchanged aggressive glances from time to time, but there weren't many arguments between the two —— or even any cat for that matter. Minnow, with the help of the CraterClan cats, had helped dig small holes around the Water Crater. To Minnowstar's surprise, the cieling of the dens held up well naturally. The walls and floor of the warriors' den were covered in soft moss, while the other two stayed unfurnished. There was no point of putting moss in them for there weren't any apprentices or elders in the clan anyway.
Harefoot and Barknose became friends, for their personalities had lots of things in common, and they chatted well together; Heathersway and Hailclaw became friends also, for the same reasons Hare and Bark's friendship held.
Minnowstar jumped upon the ledge. Hailclaw and Harefoot were to remain in camp, so they could rest. He sent Tigertail herb hunting; Heathersway and Barknose on normal hunting; and Minnowstar himself was to visit the Moonpool.
{Clan consumed 2 servings}
{Minnowstar asks StarClan for a warrior}
{Heathersway and Barknose go hunting}
{Tigertail goes herb hunting}
{Harefoot and Hailclaw remain in camp}
{Minnowstar asks StarClan for a warrior}
{Heathersway and Barknose go hunting}
{Tigertail goes herb hunting}
{Harefoot and Hailclaw remain in camp}
Cats wrote:Leader:
Minnowstar | 43 | ♂ | Modest • Observant
Lives: ★★★★★★★★★
Deputy:
[url=?]Name[/url] | Age | ♂/♀ | [color=#?]Trait • Trait[/color]
Medicine Cat:
Tigertail | 36 | ♀ | Playful • Smart alec
Warriors:
Heathersway | 26 | ♀ | Warm • Easily frustrated
Barknose | 38 | ♂ | Straightforward • Sensible
Hailclaw | 28 | ♀ | Confident • Protective
Harefoot | 27 | ♂ | Mature • Dishonest
[url=?]Name[/url] | Age | ♂/♀ | [color=#?]Trait • Trait[/color]
Apprentices:
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Queens:
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Kits:
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Elders:
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Territory and Stuff wrote:Ally Clans:
Clan Name | Username
Clan Name | Username
Enemy Clans
Clan Name | Username
Clan Name | Username
Borders
North | Clan Name | Username
East | Clan Name | Username
South | Clan Name | Username
West | Clan Name | Username
Fresh-Kill Crater wrote:Field Mouse | x1 | 1 serving
Tree Pipit (bird) | x0 | 3 servings
Blackbird (bird) | x0 | 3 servings
Stoat | x0 | 2 servings
Rabbit | x0 | 2 servings
Trout | x0 | 3 servings
Other wrote:Mentors:
Mentor | Apprentice | No. of training sessions | Moves
Mentor | Apprentice | No. of training sessions | Moves
Deceased Cats:
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Family:
Name and Name | Kits
Name and Name | Kits
Medicine Store wrote:Thyme | Leaves can be chewed on.
Used to give a cat more energy
and strength, and it keeps the cat
from getting hungry for a long time. | x1
Tansy | To be consumed, but only in small doses.
Cures coughs. Can be used to
cure wounds and poisons. Stops
cats from getting greencough.
Soothes throats. | x1
Feverfew | Eaten.
Reduces body temperature
for cats with fever or chills.
Also heals aches and pains,
especially good for headaches. | x1
Catmint | Eaten.
Best remedy for the deadly
greencough, which kits and
elders usually catch in the
season of Leaf-Bare. Can
also be used for whitecough. | x2Medicine | Usage
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