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next moonpool anytime | injuries redstar | kittings gullfeather - now; zinniabelly & privetfang - 1 moon
"take these to redstar, then go to the nursery to check on privetfang and zinniabelly," alpinemask listed off. his back was turned to gorseberry while he spoke, though the younger medicine cat could sense the tension lingering underneath the surface. alpinemask's shoulders were hunched, his head low, and his ears were pressed back against his head. "later we'll go out and look for more herbs. we need to stock up before the snows come in."
"alright," gorseberry answered, flicking his tail while he listened. "will gullfeather be coming with us?" he asked after a moment, when alpinemask said nothing further, too set on preparing the herbs for redstar's wounds. after their leader led the patrol against the fox, alpinemask had taken over most of redstar's healing. this was the first time he sent gorseberry to redress redstar's wounds and make sure that he avoided infection.
"no," alpinemask snapped suddenly, though he turned quickly and caught gorseberry's reaction. the younger tom backed up a step, ears pricked and eyes wide. "no, she'll be staying back to help mothtail with autumnkit," he explained, tone softer. gorseberry dropped his gaze and alpinemask sighed heavily. "i'm sorry, it's just tense around here. and i know that collecting herbs used to be a special thing for you and gullfeather. you're probably tired of me, huh?" he continued, letting out a snort of laughter when gorseberry's eyes snapped up again to meet his own.
"no! it's not like that," gorseberry argued, though alpinemask shook his head slightly and chuckled once more.
alpinemask moved aside and nodded towards the pile of prepared herbs. "go on now, no use wasting the daylight while we still have it," he urged, laughing just until gorseberry was out of the den and out of earshot. then he lowered his head and cleared his throat. "alright, he's gone," he said.
gullfeather slipped from the back of the den where she had been waiting, hiding away from her former-apprentice as the day approached to give birth to her kits. "i hate hiding from him," she muttered, then looked to alpinemask. "you'll keep him busy the rest of the day?"
"of course, shouldn't be that hard," he grumbled in reply, to which gullfeather hummed softly. a moment passed in silence before he nodded to his friend, whiskers twitching. "how are you feeling?"
gullfeather licked her chest fur once, taking her time before answering. "i'm excited to have them, of course, but i'm also nervous. i can't be the mother they deserve," she admitted with a shrug of her shoulders.
"i know the feeling," alpinemask said with a sigh.
for a moment, the pair of medicine cats sat in silence before gullfeather nudged alpinemask with her shoulder. "sad that you can't be a mother?"
alpinemask rolled his eyes and his expression twisted, becoming a mixture of distaste and amusement. "no, i'm glad i can't be a mother. i meant about being what the kits deserve..." he trailed off and ducked his head.
"have you seen your kits yet, or your mate?" gullfeather asked, touching her nose to alpinemask's shoulder to try and comfort him.
"no, not yet," he breathed out, "and we're not going to stay mates. i don't love her."
"i don't love paleflick either," gullfeather murmured softly, only to let out a loud laugh which grew louder when alpinemask shot her a confused glance. "what have we gotten ourselves into? maybe starclan has cursed us all." at that, she stood and headed towards the herb storage, tails and ears pricked. "at this rate, gorseberry is the only hope we have for a medicine cat who will follow starclan's laws."
"what's his name?" patchwing asked. she was seated in the middle of the nursery, her bright green eyes flickering from where gorseberry was checking zinniabelly's nest for anything that might have scratched her in her sleep. when gorseberry sent her a sharp glance, mouth full of moss, patchwing rolled her eyes and kneaded her paws. however, she did lower her voice, more careful of waking poppyhaze or privetfang, who napped on the other side of the nursery. "fine," she hissed, "what's his name? don't make us guess." she gestured to berrypad when she spoke.
berrypad had been helping gorseberry look for a thorn or needle in the moss while patchwing pestered them both, though she sat back on her haunches at the mention of her name and dropped her moss. "don't drag me into this," she whispered back. gorseberry glanced up only long enough to watch patchwing and berrypad stare at one another, the former's green eyes burning, apearing scandalized, as if berrypad betrayed her in that moment. gorseberry snorted a laugh and his best friends looked back towards him, refocused and patchwing pressed on with renewed vigor.
"just tell us," she urged, "it's not like we'll tell anyone. you haven't looked this dreamy since you had a crush on oakseed," patchwing continued, stopping short only when berrypad cut in again.
"we said we weren't going to bring that up!" she exclaimed, only to fall silent when poppyhaze raised his head and mumbled for them to keep it down, her voice slow from sleep. even still, gorseberry caught the curious glimmer in poppyhaze's eyes, which meant she wasn't mad. but the last thing he needed was for one of the queens to catch wind of his crush on a warrior from another clan. if one queen knew, the entire clan knew. instead, he dropped the moss and tossed his head towards the entrance. "get the others if you want to know so badly," he hissed lowly, "i'm only going to say this once." with that, he turned and left the nursery.
the sunlight was strong in the main camp, shining brightly when gorseberry padded down the slope that led towards the clearing. there, several warriors were sunning themselves, taking a rest between hunting and border patrols. the older kits were cheering loudly while mulestomp and minnowjump wrestled off to one side, while snakespots spoke with oakseed and piperskip on the other side. gorseberry tipped his head to oakseed when the muscled warrior caught his eye, though gorseberry looked away quickly when he reached the ferns that framed the camp's lower entrance. it would only be a matter of time until oakseed followed and berrypad and patchwing managed to round up the rest of their group. sure enough, gorseberry had just managed to settle down in the middle the hollow where the medicine cats went to gather moss that oakseed's scent reached his nose.
the older tom's eyes glinted in gold, and gorseberry couldn't help but recall the moons he spent pining after the warrior. "hey," oakseed breathed, voice low though they couldn't be heard, "is everything okay?"
whereas gorseberry would have felt his heart rate pick up at oakseed's look of concern and gentle tone, he now was able to sit and nod once, nonchalant. "yeah," he answered, "but patchwing and berrypad have been pestering me about -"
"the amount of time you've been spending out of camp and walking around in a daze?" oakseed broke in, smiling at the offended look that crossed gorseberry's face. "yeah - we've all noticed, i just didn't have the chance to ask you yet." with a huff, gorseberry turned his face away, which earned a louder chuckle from oakseed. soon enough, paw steps could be heard, coming closer, until treespirit padded into the open. the small tom glanced between gorseberry and oakseed, his eyes wide.
"patchwing woke me up from a nap," treespirit said, his voice as small as ever, "she said it was urgent. is someone hurt?" it was only when he was assured that they were all fine that treespirit relaxed slightly and settled down between his friends, loosening up further when oakseed asked him about the dawn patrol. oakseed's voice was warm and comforting in the small hollow while the three waited for the rest of their friends to appear. while the warriors spoke, gorseberry listened in silence, finding peace in the deep tones in oakseed's voice that made even treespirit open up. the small warrior had always been shy and docile - so much so that gorseberry wondered on multiple occasions why he was a warrior, retracting his statement only after he saw treespirit hunt. he was a gentle soul, but extremely skilled, though treespirit would never boast as much. after patchwing took a liking to treespirit, he had been absorbed into their group ever since, unable to escape even if he tried. gorseberry knew the feeling.
finally, gorseberry perked up when he could hear patchwing and screechwing through the trees, "- you just had to scare the mouse, didn't you?" screechwing was complaining
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actions
[ added cats ] frostfur, hollyfur, whitesnow, flamestrike, and alderpatch (proof)
honeyflower added from advent calendar
[ consumption ] quickclan eats five rabbits and a minnow
[ moonpool ] n/a
[ kittings ] gullfeather is kitting. the father is paleflick of hurricaneclan
[ rank changes ] sproutpaw, mintpaw, and cherrypaw are ready to take their final assessments.
if they pass, they will be named sproutclaw, mintstem, and cherrydawn
cardinalkit, fleetingkit, owletkit, webkit, rainykit, and heatkit are ready to become apprentices
[ hunting 1 ] kindleflare, treespirit, flurrywind, twiteflight, hollyfur, and hawkrise
[ hunting 2 ] blizzardrush, rookwatcher, berrypad, screechwing, frostfur, and patchwing
[ hunting 3 ] sunnywhisker, pearsblossom, duskflower, alderpatch, flamestrike, and brightcreek
[ hunting 4 ] sparrowcall, whitesnow, minnowjump, splashfall, mulestomp, and aspenwish
[ patrol 1 ] sootstone, tumblejaw, brackenrose, piperskip, honeyflower, and tallpeak
[ medicine cat duties ] gullfeather uses x1 goldenrod on redstar's injuries. redstar rests in camp
[ herb hunting ] alpinemask and gorseberry
[ training ] flintpaw, marshpaw, and darterpaw learn how to fight
peckerpaw, oriolepaw, and dustpaw learn how to climb
[ other ] hollyfur and frostfur were aged up accordingly (with permission). whitesnow, flamestrike, and alderpatch were also aged and given warrior names
[ notes to mod ] here
leader
redstar | 46 moons | ♂ | ☼
★★★★★★★★✰
deputy
cyanslash | 35 moons | ♂ | ☼
medicine cats
alpinemask | 40 moons | ♂ | ☼
gullfeather | 32 moons | ♀ | ☼
gorseberry | 21 moons | ♂ | ☼
medicine cat apprentice
name | age | gender | [url=link]☼[/url]
warriors
rookwatcher | 81 moons | ♂ | ☼
sparrowcall | 70 moons | ♂ | ☼ (left)
sootstone | 63 moons | ♂ | ☼
duskflower | 56 moons | ♀ | ☼
snakespots | 52 moons | ♂ | ☼
sunnywhisker | 49 moons | ♀ | ☼
tallpeak | 47 moons | ♀ | ☼
honeyflower | 45 moons | ♀ | ☼
piperskip | 44 moons | ♀ | ☼
tumblejaw | 42 moons | ♂ | ☼
blizzardrush | 42 moons | ♂ | ☼
brackenrose | 41 moons | ♀ | ☼
falconflight | 40 moons | ♂ | ☼
flurrywind | 40 moons | ♂ | ☼
splashfall | 39 moons | ♂ | ☼
aspenwish | 38 moons | ♀ | ☼
nightfall | 37 moons | ♂ | ☼
frostfur | 33 moons | ♂ | ☼
hollyfur | 33 moons | ♀ | ☼
kindleflare | 32 moons | ♀ | ☼
oakseed | 28 moons | ♂ | ☼
duneserpent | 27 moons | ♂ | ☼
loonlight | 26 moons | ♀ | ☼
screechwing | 24 moons | ♂ | ☼
hawkrise | 23 moons | ♀ | ☼
patchwing | 23 moons | ♀ | ☼
pearsblossom | 23 moons | ♀ | ☼
treespirit | 22 moons | ♂ | ☼
berrypad | 21 moons | ♀ | ☼
whitesnow | 21 moons | ♀ | ☼
flamestrike | 21 moons | ♂ | ☼
alderpatch | 21 moons | afab | ☼
brightcreek | 20 moons | ♀ | ☼
minnowjump | 17 moons | ♂ | ☼
mulestomp | 17 moons | ♂ | ☼
twiteflight | 13 moons | ♀ | ☼
name | age | gender | [url=link]☼[/url]
apprentices
sproutpaw | 12 moons | ♂ | ☼
mintpaw | 12 moons | ♀ | ☼
cherrypaw | 12 moons | ♀ | ☼
flintpaw | 10 moons | ♂ | ☼
peckerpaw | 10 moons | ♂ | ☼
oriolepaw | 10 moons | ♂ | ☼
dustpaw | 10 moons | ♂ | ☼
marshpaw | 7 moons | ♀ | ☼
darterpaw | 7 moons | ♂ | ☼
name | age | gender | [url=link]☼[/url]
queens
poppyhaze | 66 moons | ♀ | ☼ (right)
zinniabelly | 57 moons | ♀ | ☼
mothtail | 52 moons | ♀ | ☼
sweetecho | 44 moons | ♀ | ☼
privetfang | 22 moons | ♀ | ☼
name | age | gender | [url=link]☼[/url]
kits
cardinalkit | 6 moons | ♂ | ☼
fleetingkit | 6 moons | ♂ | ☼
owletkit | 6 moons | ♀ | ☼
webkit | 6 moons | ♂ | ☼
rainykit | 6 moons | ♀ | ☼
heatkit | 6 moons | ♂ | ☼
boulderkit | 5 moons | ♂ | ☼
daffodilkit | 4 moons | ♀ | ☼
autumnkit | 3 moons | ♀ | ☼ | blind
magpiekit | 2 moons | ♂ | ☼
tinselkit | 2 moons | ♀ | ☼
rivuletkit | 2 moons | ♀ | ☼
name | age | gender | [url=link]☼[/url]
elders
name | age | gender | [url=link]☼[/url]
name | age | gender | [url=link]☼[/url]
ally clans
hazeclan | nightwolf950
clan | user
enemy clans
clan | user
clan | user
borders
north | hazeclan | nightwolf950
east | clan | user
south | clan | user
west | quartzclan | miles morales
medicine store
alder bark | x1 eases toothaches
beech leaves | x1 carry herbs for travel
bindweed | x1 keeps broken bones in place
borage leaves | x1 for fevers, tight chests, bad bellies; also
produces milk for queens
bright-eye | x1 cures coughs when used with loveage
burnet | x1 traveling herb to keep up strength
catchweed | x1 stops poultices from being rubbed off
catmint | x2 treatment of whitecough and/or greencough
chervil | x1 treatment of wounds, kittings, and infections
cobwebs | x1 bind broken bones and stop bleeding
coltsfoot | x1 eases cracked and/or sore pads, eases breathing,
and treats kittencough
deadly nightshade | x1 poisonous
dock leaves | x1 soothes scratches, sore pads, and wounds
fennel | x1 helps pain in the hips
feverfew | x1 treatment of fevers, chills, and headaches
goldenrod | x1 used to treat wounds
horsetail | x1 treats infections and stops bleeding
juniper berries | x1 soothes bellyaches, strengthens, calms,
and eases troubled breathing
lavender | x2 cures fever/chills; hides scent of death
marigold | x1 used for infections, bleeding, and inflammation
parsley | x1 cures bellyaches; stops milk production
poppy seeds | x2 soothes shock, distress, and eases pain
ragwort | x1 used to soothe aching joints and give strength
tansy | x2 cures coughs, soothes throats, and can be used on
wounds
wild garlic | x1 draws out poison in rat bites and prevents
infections
willow bark | x1 eases pain
yarrow | x1 extracts poison from wounds, induces vomiting
herb | usage
fresh-kill pile
minnow | x5 | 1 serving
mouse | x3 | 1 servings
rabbit | x5 | 2 servings
small fish | x8 | 2 servings
hare | x8 | 3 servings
big fish | x9 | 3 servings
bird | x9 | 3 servings
total | 112 servings
mentors
brackenrose | sproutpaw | 4
hunt, fight, swim, climb
cyanslash | cherrypaw | 4
hunt, fight, swim, climb
sparrowcall | mintpaw | 4
hunt, fight, swim, climb
nightfall | flintpaw | 2
hunt, swim, move, move
snakespots | peckerpaw | 3
hunt, swim, fight, move
falconflight | oriolepaw | 3
hunt, swim, fight, move
oakseed | dustpaw | 3
hunt, swim, fight, move
duneserpent | marshpaw | 0
move, move, move, move
loonlight | darterpaw | 0
move, move, move, move
mentor | apprentice | 0
move, move, move, move
deceased
ivystripe | 34 moons | died during kitting
cat | cause of death
families
duskflower + ♂ = patchwing
sunnywhisker + ♂ = sproutpaw, mintpaw, cherrypaw
cyanslash + falconflight = twiteflight (adopted)
aspenwish + ♂ = flintpaw, peckerpaw
piperskip + ♂ = grassthorn (grave), oriolepaw, dustpaw
ivystripe + tumblejaw = hollowpaw (grave), marshkit, darterkit
sweetecho + redstar = fleetingkit, owletkit, webkit, rainykit,
heatkit
redhawk (hurricane) + redstar = cardinalkit, vanillastrike (hurricane),
kestrelheart (hurricane), rowankit, russetkit, windkit
poppyhaze + sparrowcall = magpiekit, tinselkit, rivuletkit
mothtail + ♂ = boulderkit
mushu (hurricane) + sootstone = juniperkit (hurricane), daffodilkit
♀ + ♂ =