Gustclan
Number of Cats: 23
|10F|13M|
Food Consumption: 5
Visit to Moonpool: It's been a week since the last visit
Number of Cats: 23
|10F|13M|
Food Consumption: 5
Visit to Moonpool: It's been a week since the last visit
"Those are awesome scars." Langoustinepaw helpfully announced as she saw Shellcloud for the first time after the gathering.
He'd come back with a set of scars right across his nose. Harrierpelt had clearly done some improvised first aid on the way back, as they weren't bleeding and didn't look too painful, but they were still glaringly obvious, cutting right across both nostrils and barely missing an eye.
Droseratail scowled, overhearing the comment, but Langoustinepaw's brother clearly agreed too, as he muttered a hushed "Woah," at the same sight.
Shellcloud didn't really react too much to the comments, at least on his face. But then, he responded calmly to most comments about him. "I don't like how wonky they are." Shellcloud said, like the fact his scars weren't perfectly vertical was almost as noteworthy as the scars themselves, and wrinkling his nose slightly to show just how wonky they could get. And it was really cool, in Langoustinepaw's head at least, that her mentor didn't seem to care at all about the pain. Though Drosertail clearly did, judging from the rather rude things he was muttering to himself.
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Barnfish didn't feel so good as he used to. Not just in the sense that he was becoming fairly old now, for a loner, or that his joints were beginning to feel slightly less supple thanks to his many moons of fishing as his primary sense of hunting (because pouncing after prey when you're half blind with little depth perception is extremely hard and unreliable, but the light upon a fish can be used to judge depth, making it more reliable).
He was sure he was getting something.
Barnfish was getting thirsty all the time now, and he couldn't help but notice he was beginning to lose weight. He seemed to be losing energy a lot, and it was exhausting just to do basic tasks.
Heronstar had frowned and said that he wasn't expected to do more than a bare minimum, being an elder and all. Harrierpelt seemed busy with Argusheart, so Barnfish was still waiting to get the medicine cat's attention to what he was sure was an issue.
He had no idea what it could be, but he was completely sure there was something wrong with his health at the moment. He just felt so exhausted all the time. At least he had a good spot in the elders' (elder's) den, in a soft raised platform where the sun could hit his stomach squarely and keep him warm. If he had to wait for medical attention, there were worse ways to do it.
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Heronstar had taken a long while working out how she was going to apprentice her own blind kit, and she felt like she had a reasonable solution now. It was probably best to start with something that she was sure the method she had devised could indeed work for. Ploverpaw and Cicelypaw had started together, for a brief introduction of how important paying attention during training was, before they separated for the actual learning.
Heronstar lead the way, keeping herself close to Cicelypaw, so the blind apprentice could follow easily by the feeling of her fur. Heronstar was acutely aware of each time Cicelypaw entirely stopped, to investigate anything in front of her, just to be sure it wouldn't hurt her. Heronstar would stop too, humouring her daughter (knowing the behaviour would probably end sooner if Cicelypaw knew what was around her, and knew it was fine), and explain what everything was. "That's some sedge. It's green with dangling grey bits." or "That's an aqualegia or columbine flower. That one's purple, but some are blue, pink or white." or "That's a dandelion. The flower's yellow, but it will turn grey and the leaves are green." became very typical statements during their walk. Heronstar decided to add the information on colours so Cicelypaw would have some idea about the appearance of various cats she might meet as a warrior, and not be so lost in duties when she was older. If- and therefore when- Cicelypaw had kits of her own, she would need to know all these colours so that she could actually participate in naming them.
Heronstar lead them to a spot with quite a lot of cover. "This area has a lot of vegetation in it. It's good to have a lot of cover available when stalking, to help hide you well. It's also good to be acquainted with various plants so you know the best cover for you."
Cicelypaw had already started investigating another plant, and she quite proudly announced that it was a hop plant immediately after Heronstar had stopped speaking. "Yes. If you're going to insist on investigating everything that thoroughly,
I suggest getting that done." Heronstar settled on a patch of grass as Cicelypaw investigated all around them. Her excitement and nervousness were clearly around equal. Cicelypaw loved actually being able to get out of the nursery, to be beginning her warrior training, and everything else, but she was blind, and aware of how dangerous the outside world could be to a young cat.
Having waited patiently for Cicelypaw to return to focus, and hoping that that wouldn't be needing repeats, Heronstar moved on to teaching. A visual demonstration would never work, so Heronstar explained while gently using a paw to tap Cicelypaw into the right position for stalking. A little while later, when Heronstar was satisfied that Cicelypaw had the basics down, and was actually doing pretty well at the skill, even without her blindness as almost compensation, Heronstar rested down on a patch of ground in the center of the area again. "You seem to be doing pretty well, so I'm going to test you on this now. I want you to see if you can ambush me."
"So I've got to try to surprise you even though I can't see where you're looking?" Cicelypaw asked, a little sceptical.
"If you head from the wrong way, I can still see how well you're doing. You can get as many points for effort as success."
"...Alright." The scepticism hadn't left the apprentice's voice.
Cicelypaw bolted for cover, and found a spot in a large, dense bush. There was a strange smell in the air, very faintly, though, not knowing every plant in the area, Cicelypaw couldn't say for certain whether it would be just a plant, or something else. With slow, gentle footsteps, Cicelypaw started working her way through the vegetation around Heronstar, searching for another good spot. The smell was intensifying, but it was still pretty weak.
Cicelypaw stopped under a ferny plant, whose fronds came down and tickled her nose (making the spot a very poor choice for more than a few seconds), before starting out, stomach flat to the ground, with carefully placed paws.
It came as an enormous shock when she heard movement- two sets of movement- and then "Cicelypaw, run here!" from Heronstar. In shock, Cicelypaw froze, unable to move, though completely exposed on the grass with her fur she was told was white, whatever that meant, and standing out like... well, something that stood out a lot. She really had no idea how to describe anything that stood out a lot.
Suddenly, Cicelypaw felt jaws close around her neck, and pick her up. She would have panicked, slicing claws wildly through the air, but she caught the strong scent of her mother before that- and anyway, she was still frozen in fear. Heronstar was running, bobbing Cicelypaw painfully up and down by her neck skin, and suddenly stopped. Cicelypaw felt herself swinging outwards as Heronstar turned her head backwards to look at whatever it was behind them.
Heronstar made a noise that would have been a shriek if it weren't muffled by Cicelypaw's fur, and a deafening "Ouff!" came from behind them. Cicelypaw was sure she was soaring through air- screaming herself- and then there was scrabbling and scratching underneath her. Only a moment later, Cicelypaw was placed on a thin platform and Heronstar hissed, "Don't move." It was easy to see why not to move, the platform barely large enough for her even laying flat on her belly with her tail hanging below her. Heronstar was left hanging onto bark with her claws, unmoving. Cicelypaw couldn't think why Heronstar wouldn't move; Heronstar was clearly good at climbing and could obviously get higher if she wanted but... didn't trees get narrower higher up? And they, Cicelypaw was sure, hadn't climbed up very high... and yet Cicelypaw was on a narrow branch. Ah. There were no wider branches. There must have not been many options for trees.
There was a frantic scrabbling below, furious and deadly. Cicelypaw quivered on her branch, her tail twitch-
"Aaah!" Cicelypaw yelled as the monster grabbed her tail between its teeth and pulled. Her claws found soft bark, and dug in as hard as they could, but with not nearly enough force.
Heronstar scratched the tree once, and leaped down at the monster. The leader was normally highly reserved, and very cautious, never taking on an opponent if she could resolve a situation peacefully, but clearly her daughter being the one being threatened snapped that within her. She didn't bother yelling, and a loud yelp and a sudden release of Cicelypaw's tail (allowing Cicelypaw to get more squarely back on the branch after how the force had been pulling her down) supplied that Heronstar had attacked. There were furious yells and howls and screeches- from both sides. Cicelypaw whimpered, but knew for her safety to try to avoid getting bitten again. Her tail was in excruciating agony, and she could feel something warm and wet pouring over her tail's fur; up to a point. She couldn't feel the tip at all. She could feel a dead weight where the end of her tail was meant to be, though. Cicelypaw did her best to shuffle backwards along the branch, trying to get higher, and wincing at the noises that seemed to indicate her mother being hurt, along with the pain in her tail.
After a while that felt like a moon, filled with enough noises of pain to match that perception, Cicelypaw could hear something moving in the undergrowth. Something tall and ungainly with a scratchy noise over the top. "Betty! Come here, Betty!" It called, though Cicelypaw couldn't understand it.
Suddenly the sounds of battle ended, and Cicelypaw could hear the monster bounding off into the undergrowth.
Cicelypaw waited only a second before starting to shuffle forward along the branch, moving to the tree trunk. She'd not been taught how to climb yet, but she was sure she could at least try. Points for effort, or something. Something that seemed very insignificant now.
Cicelypaw put her weight onto her claws against the bark very gingerly, and tentatively added another paw and another and another. She moved slowly, as if she was stalking down the tree, doing her best to not fall, or crash into a branch or anything like that. Each paw move took too long, and after an eternity, Cicelypaw returned to the ground. Her head whipped around, locating the noise of heavy breathing and the smell of blood, and moving forwards. There was blood in the grass, its pungent aroma almost like a wall around Heronstar. Still Cicelypaw continued. "Make sure I get to Harrierpelt, Cicelypaw." Heronstar choked out, as her head collapsed against the ground.
But Cicelypaw couldn't.
She couldn't do anything. Not just because of emotion, although that was a factor. But she had no idea how to get back to camp on her own without Heronstar. She'd just have to wait there until her mother roused. Luckily the monster's smell was faint again. Cicelypaw found a sheltered spot in the densely packed bush and waited impatiently for her mother to wake again while doing her best to care for her aching tail.
[Nettlepaw has grown into a gentle and motherly warrior; Nettleflower]
[Cicelypaw is injured by a dog, and Heronstar loses a life (or two) due to shock]
[Argusheart has been gestating for 2 moons]
[Harrierpelt stays in camp in case of kitting]
[Osierfang and Merlinpaw, Chubtail and Firepaw, Shellcloud and Langoustinepaw, Droseratail and Vendacepaw, Myrtleclaw and Ploverpaw and Heronstar and Cicelypaw go training] (…You may need some of them to train different things to others of them. This is fine).
[Pearstone, Moraine, Lobeliafur, Martinwhisker, Sparrowfoot and Nettleflower go hunting]
[Argusheart, Bugleclaw, and Barnfish stay in camp]
[Gustclan consumes 1 hare and 2 mice – 5 servings]
[Cicelypaw is injured by a dog, and Heronstar loses a life (or two) due to shock]
[Argusheart has been gestating for 2 moons]
[Harrierpelt stays in camp in case of kitting]
[Osierfang and Merlinpaw, Chubtail and Firepaw, Shellcloud and Langoustinepaw, Droseratail and Vendacepaw, Myrtleclaw and Ploverpaw and Heronstar and Cicelypaw go training] (…You may need some of them to train different things to others of them. This is fine).
[Pearstone, Moraine, Lobeliafur, Martinwhisker, Sparrowfoot and Nettleflower go hunting]
[Argusheart, Bugleclaw, and Barnfish stay in camp]
[Gustclan consumes 1 hare and 2 mice – 5 servings]
- Leader:
Heronstar | 67 | Female
Lives: ★★★★★★★☆☆
↪point long-furred molly with blue eyes
Bb’/CsCs/Dd/dmdm/Ii/ll/Mcmc/oo/ss/ww
Deputy:
★ Chubtail | 63 | Male
↪ Brown tabby tom with white patches and yellow eyes
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Medicine Cat: (1)
★ Harrierpelt | 42 | Male
↪ Long-furred dark-grey tom with amber eyes
Bb‘/CCs/dd/dmdm/ii/ll/mcmc/oY/ss/ww
Warriors: (12)
★ Boulderdash | 58 | Female
↪ Slender grey tabby molly with green eyes
↪ Scar on shoulder and chipped ear
BB/CC/dd/dmdm/Ii/Ll/Mcmc/oo/Ss/ww
★ Myrtleclaw | 54 | Male
↪ Long furred pale grey tabby tom with golden eyes
BB/CCb/dd/dmdm /Ii/ll/McMc/oY/ss/ww
★ Pearstone “Poirroche” | 41 | Male
↪ Long-furred white tom with slightly grey tail and green eyes
BB/CC/dd/Dmdm/Ii/ll/Mcmc/oY/SS/ww
★ Osierfang | 29 | Female
↪ Gold-brown tabby molly with green eyes
b’b‘/CCb/dd/dmdm/ii/LL/Mcmc/oo/ss/ww
★ Bugleclaw | 40 | Male
↪ Large, long-furred black tom with hazel eyes
BB/CC/DD/dmdm/ii/ll/mcmc/oY/ss/ww
★ Lobeliafur |25 | Female
↪ White-furred molly with brown eyes
bb/CCs/Dd/dmdm /ii/Ll/McMc/OO/ss/WW
★ Moraine on Steep Slope “Moraine” | 36 | Female
↪ Golden-brown tabby molly with big green eyes
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★ Shellcloud | 21 | Male
↪ White tom with grey point and blue eyes
↪ Set of parallel scars across nose
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★ Droseratail | 21 | Male
↪ Tabby cinnamon tom with blue eyes
b’b’/CCs/Dd/dmdm/ii/Ll/Mcmc/oY/ss/ww
★ Martinwhisker | 37 | Male
↪ White tom with black ears and back and hazel eyes
BB/Cc/Dd/Dmdm/ii/ll/Mcmc/oY/SS/ww
★ Sparrowfoot | 15 | Female
↪ Pale grey tabby molly with hazel eyes
BB/CC/dd/dmdm/Ii/Ll/Mcmc/oo/ss/ww
★ Nettleflower | 15 | Female
↪ Pale grey tabby molly with blue eyes
Bb’/CCs/dd/dmdm/ii/Ll/Mcmc/oo/ss/ww
★ Name | Age | Gender
↪ Description
carrying
Apprentices: (6)
★ Firepaw | 19 | Male
↪ Apricot tabby with hazel eyes
BB/CCa/dd/Dmdm/ii/Ll/McMc/OY/ss/ww
★ Merlinpaw | 12 | Male
↪ Gold-brown tabby tom with green eyes and white feet
b’b’/CCa/dd/dmdm/ii/ll/McMc/oY/Ss/ww
★ Langoustinepaw | 10 | Female
↪ Apricot tabby with yellow eyes
Bb/CC/dd/DmDm/ii/LL/McMc/OO/ss/ww
★ Vendacepaw | 10 | Male
↪ Grey tabby tom with yellow eyes
Bb/CCa/dd/dmdm/Ii/LL/McMc/oo/ss/ww
★ Ploverpaw | 8 | Male
↪ Brown tabby tom with white underside and hazel eyes
Bb'/CCs/dd/Dmdm/ii/Ll/McMc/oY/Ss/ww
★ Cicelypaw | 8 | Female
↪ Molly with grey point, white toes and blue eyes
↪ Jagged tail, with a break in the bones of it
Bb/CsCs/dd/dmdm/ii/Ll/Mcmc/oo/Ss/ww
★ Name | Age | Gender
↪ Description
carrying
Queens: (1)
★ Argusheart | 59 | Female | •••
↪ Chocolate/Dark tortoiseshell molly with pale eyes
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★ Name | Age | Gender | •
↪ Description
Carrying
Kits: (0)
★ Name | Age | Gender
↪ Description
carrying
Elders: (1)
★ Barnfish “Barn-owl” | 92 | Male
↪ White and ginger tom with hazel eyes
↪ Nose scar, scar over one eye, so he’s blind on one side
↪ Developing diabetes
BB/CC/dd/dmdm/ii/LL/McMc/OY/Ss/ww
★ Name | Age | Gender
↪ Description
carrying
Ally Clans:
Clan Name | Username
Clan Name | Username
Enemy Clans
Clan Name | Username
Clan Name | Username
Borders
North East | Mostly Lake | Forestclan | Simonpet
North West | Mostly Lake | Clan Name | Username
East | Road + Stream | Clan Name | Username
South | Road | Clan Name | Username
West | Hills | Redclan | RebelliousWinter
Medicine Store
Alder Bark (1) | Helps toothache
Borage Leaves (1) | Brings down fevers, improves milk
Burdock Root (2) | Helps cure rat bites (infection, pain)
Burnet (1) | Stops minor bleeding, keeps strength up
Catmint (1) | Remedy for green/whitecough
Celandine (1) | Soothes damaged eyes.
Cobweb (1) | Slow bleeding. Binds broken bones.
Comfrey (1) | Repairs broken bones, sooths wounds.
Helps wrenched claws. Eases itches, inflammation and
stiffness. Helps burns.
Daisy Leaf (1) | Eases aching joints, travelling herb
Fennel (1) | Eases hip pain, helps kittings
Feverfew (2) | Reduces body temperature, heals aches
and pains, esp. headaches.
Goatweed (1) | Eases anxiety and grief
Goldenrod (1) | Helps heal wounds
Honey (1) | Soothes infections, helps damaged throats
and swallowing, soothes coughing, gives energy.
Horsetail (1) | Treats infections and stops bleeding.
Lamb's Ear (1) | Gives a cat strength
Lungwort (2) | Cures yellowcough
Ragwort (1) | Reduces joint ache, keeps up strength
Sorrel(1) | For travelling, increases appetite
Tansy (1) | Cures coughs, cure wounds and poisons.
Stops cats from getting greencough. Soothes throats
Thyme (1) | Helps nervousness, anxiety and shock
Watermint (1) | Reduces bellyache
Fresh-Kill Pile:
Frogs | x1 | 1 serving
Mice | x2 | 1 serving
Squirrels | x2 | 2 servings
Rabbits | x2 | 2 servings
Big Fish | x2 | 3 servings
Hares | x2 | 3 servings
Total | x22 | 4 moons’ worth
Mentors:
All: Climb, Fish and/or Hunt
Warrior: Fight, Track
Med Cat: Herb Identification, Heal, Stealth
+Detective: Observe, Investigate, Stealth
+Deputy, from Leader: Diplomacy, Orate, Stategise
Optional skills (2(+)): Advance skill (above), Agility,
Basic Heal (warrior), Diplomacy, Fight, Fish, Herb
identification, Hunt, Interpret Prophecy, Investigate,
Observe, Orate, Run, Stalk, Stealth, Strategise,
Swim, Track
Chubtail | Firepaw | 5
Fight, Climb, Fish, Hunt, Track,
Osierfang | Merlinpaw | 5
Track, Fight, Fish, Hunt, Track,
Shellcloud | Langoustinepaw | 3
Fish, Hunt, Track,
Droseratail | Vendacepaw | 3
Fish, Hunt, Track,
Heronstar | Cicelypaw | 1
Stalk,
Myrtleclaw | Ploverpaw | 1
Stalk,
Mentor | Apprentice | No. of training sessions
Moves
Deceased Cats:
Elmkit fang | Died shortly after birth
Saddlekit stream | Ate poisonous fungus
Cat Name | Cause of Death
Family:
★ Heronstar and Chubtail ★
Shellcloud and Droseratail;
Ploverkit, Cicelykit and Saddlekit
★ Boulderdash and Harrierpelt [Myrtleclaw] ★
Elmkit, Sparrowpaw and Nettlepaw
★Argusheart and Bugleclaw ★
Kits reabsorbed
Kits coming
★Larchstorm and Unknown [Osierfang]★
Merlinpaw
★ Clearsight of Tempestclan and Embertoes of Iceclan? ★
Smokepaw of Hyenaclan, Ashpaw of Hyenaclan and Firepaw
★Droseratail and Lobeliafur ★
No kits yet
★Unknown and Unknown ★
Langoustinepaw and Vendacepaw
★ Name and Name ★
Kits
Clan Name | Username
Clan Name | Username
Enemy Clans
Clan Name | Username
Clan Name | Username
Borders
North East | Mostly Lake | Forestclan | Simonpet
North West | Mostly Lake | Clan Name | Username
East | Road + Stream | Clan Name | Username
South | Road | Clan Name | Username
West | Hills | Redclan | RebelliousWinter
Medicine Store
Alder Bark (1) | Helps toothache
Borage Leaves (1) | Brings down fevers, improves milk
Burdock Root (2) | Helps cure rat bites (infection, pain)
Burnet (1) | Stops minor bleeding, keeps strength up
Catmint (1) | Remedy for green/whitecough
Celandine (1) | Soothes damaged eyes.
Cobweb (1) | Slow bleeding. Binds broken bones.
Comfrey (1) | Repairs broken bones, sooths wounds.
Helps wrenched claws. Eases itches, inflammation and
stiffness. Helps burns.
Daisy Leaf (1) | Eases aching joints, travelling herb
Fennel (1) | Eases hip pain, helps kittings
Feverfew (2) | Reduces body temperature, heals aches
and pains, esp. headaches.
Goatweed (1) | Eases anxiety and grief
Goldenrod (1) | Helps heal wounds
Honey (1) | Soothes infections, helps damaged throats
and swallowing, soothes coughing, gives energy.
Horsetail (1) | Treats infections and stops bleeding.
Lamb's Ear (1) | Gives a cat strength
Lungwort (2) | Cures yellowcough
Ragwort (1) | Reduces joint ache, keeps up strength
Sorrel(1) | For travelling, increases appetite
Tansy (1) | Cures coughs, cure wounds and poisons.
Stops cats from getting greencough. Soothes throats
Thyme (1) | Helps nervousness, anxiety and shock
Watermint (1) | Reduces bellyache
Fresh-Kill Pile:
Frogs | x1 | 1 serving
Mice | x2 | 1 serving
Squirrels | x2 | 2 servings
Rabbits | x2 | 2 servings
Big Fish | x2 | 3 servings
Hares | x2 | 3 servings
Total | x22 | 4 moons’ worth
Mentors:
All: Climb, Fish and/or Hunt
Warrior: Fight, Track
Med Cat: Herb Identification, Heal, Stealth
+Detective: Observe, Investigate, Stealth
+Deputy, from Leader: Diplomacy, Orate, Stategise
Optional skills (2(+)): Advance skill (above), Agility,
Basic Heal (warrior), Diplomacy, Fight, Fish, Herb
identification, Hunt, Interpret Prophecy, Investigate,
Observe, Orate, Run, Stalk, Stealth, Strategise,
Swim, Track
Chubtail | Firepaw | 5
Fight, Climb, Fish, Hunt, Track,
Osierfang | Merlinpaw | 5
Track, Fight, Fish, Hunt, Track,
Shellcloud | Langoustinepaw | 3
Fish, Hunt, Track,
Droseratail | Vendacepaw | 3
Fish, Hunt, Track,
Heronstar | Cicelypaw | 1
Stalk,
Myrtleclaw | Ploverpaw | 1
Stalk,
Mentor | Apprentice | No. of training sessions
Moves
Deceased Cats:
Elmkit fang | Died shortly after birth
Saddlekit stream | Ate poisonous fungus
Cat Name | Cause of Death
Family:
★ Heronstar and Chubtail ★
Shellcloud and Droseratail;
Ploverkit, Cicelykit and Saddlekit
★ Boulderdash and Harrierpelt [Myrtleclaw] ★
Elmkit, Sparrowpaw and Nettlepaw
★Argusheart and Bugleclaw ★
Kits reabsorbed
Kits coming
★Larchstorm and Unknown [Osierfang]★
Merlinpaw
★ Clearsight of Tempestclan and Embertoes of Iceclan? ★
Smokepaw of Hyenaclan, Ashpaw of Hyenaclan and Firepaw
★Droseratail and Lobeliafur ★
No kits yet
★Unknown and Unknown ★
Langoustinepaw and Vendacepaw
★ Name and Name ★
Kits