He doesn't care about his clan. He is a terrible leader. I should be the leader, like I was meant to be. These cats deserve, no, they need a strong cat that will bring them into prosperity. I know that Scorchstar can do that. But who can? Gracklestar. I will be the leader. I will overthrow Scorchstar. Gracklewing wasn't paying attention to the other cats on his patrol. He had other things to worry about, scowling as he thought about Scorchstar. The leader didn't listen to anyone but his few trusted cats. He didn't want to hear ideas from anyone but those that had been in the clan the longest. He didn't care about the well-being of anyone but his family. Gracklewing knew he could do better. He knew the clan deserved better.
And he knew he was meant to be the leader.
It was going to be a slow process, he knew that. But he was going to do it, he was going to become leader, whether Scorchstar willingly stepped aside or not; Gracklewing would kill him if he didn't. He knew there would be obstacles, and he needed to get a following. But that shouldn't be hard, right? There were plenty of cats that didn't like Scorchstar's leadership. In a clan this big, it shouldn't be hard at all. He just needed to find them. And who better to start with than the younger, more impressionable cats?
Gracklewing would have gotten the kits in the nursery on board, to start their secret training as soon as they became apprentices, but of course they were the kin of Scorchstar. He wanted nothing to do with them. Instead, he turned to the apprentices, looking to see who had the most darkness in their heart, the most contempt for the clan. He knew right from the moment he was watching the apprentices train that there was one - Shadowpaw. He could see the anger in her expression as she glared at the cats praising Shrikepaw, another one of Scorchstar's kin. He could see her tail twitch in annoyance each time she performed better, but was never praised as much as Shrikepaw was. She would be the perfect cat to get on board, and she was strong. She was young, and would slip through the cracks easier than he could himself.
"Hey Shadowpaw," Gracklewing greeted the apprentice as they got back to camp from the training hollow. The apprentice twitched her ear, but gave no other sign that she had heard him. "You are going to be a strong warrior, I know it. One of the best the clan has seen."
Shadowpaw gave a grunt, rolling her eyes. "Yeah, well, try telling that to Darkthunder. Or Birchstorm. Or anyone else that was at the training hollow besides you." Gracklewing nearly smiled at how easy this would be.
"I won't, at least not yet. Because I'm annoyed at this clan to, and I want them to pay. I want Scorchstar and his cronies to step aside, to let a new leader to take place. And I want you to help me. That is, if you truly want to be a great warrior."
Shadowpaw turned, a dark glint in her eyes. Her mind was made up even before Gracklewing approached her - if it wasn't him starting this coup, she would have as soon as she became a warrior. "I'm in. How do we begin?"
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[ New Arrivals ]
↠ Sandburn, Wolfhowl, Shimmerkit
[ Hunting ]
↠ Quailstep, Ashbreeze, Slatefang, Appleclaw, Birchstorm, and Maplecloud.
↠ Darkthunder, Emberthorn, Honeyflame, Rabbitmask, Thymetail, and Jaguarbite
[ Border Patrols ]
↠ Gracklewing, Cherryheart, Sandburn, Asterlight, Hailstep, and Duckfeather
↠ Owltalon, Wolfhowl, Pineleap, Thornstrike, Silversky, and Nightfrost
↠ Rainspark, Minkstream, Martensplash, Ivyflash, Rowanwhisker, and Pikeheart
[ Med Cat Gathering ]
↠ Timberleaf & Olivepaw gather herbs
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[ Rank Up ]
↠
[ Family Happenings ]
↠ Snowflower due in one posts.
↠ Firesong due in one posts.
↠ Honeyflame and Ashbreeze become mates and wish to try for kits.
[ Training ]
↠ Hunting:
↠ Stealth:
↠ Swimming:
↠ Fighting: Fernpaw, Dustpaw, Swiftpaw
↠ Tracking: Shadowpaw, Shrikepaw
[ Medical/Deaths ]
↠ Turtlegaze is murdered in the night... the cats of Shiningclan grow restless as they realize there is a killer among them.
[ Other/Request ]
↠ Scorchstar requests a warrior.
↠ Shiningclan consumes 9 mice.
↠ I would prefer descriptions for future cats; I will be using lineart/coloring them on my own if that's alright c:
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Leader
Scorchstar | 64 moons | ♂ | ♦
Lives: ★★★★★★☆☆☆
Deputy
Cricketheart | 47 moons | ♂ | ♦
Medicine Cats
Timberleaf | 32 moons | ♂ | ♦
--> 5 Skill Points
Olivepaw | 15 moons | ♀ | ♦
--> 5 Skill Points
Warriors
Quailstep | 55 moons | ♂ | ♦
Thornstrike | 53 moons | ♂ | ♦
Silversky | 50 moons | ♀ | ♦
Cherryheart | 47 moons | ♂ | ♦
Birchstorm | 47 moons | ♂ | ♦
Gracklewing | 46 moons | ♂ | ♦
Nightfrost | 44 moons | ♀ | ♦
Raspberryfur | 44 moons | ♀ | ♦
Pineleap | 44 moons | ♂ | ♦
Appleclaw | 43 moons | ♂ | ♦
Maplecloud | 43 moons | ♀ | ♦
Deerleg | 42 moons | ♂| ♦
Daisypatch | 40 moons | ♀ | ♦
Jaguarbite | 38 moons | ♂ | ♦
Slatefang | 36 moons | ♀ | ♦
Hollyfoot | 34 moons | ♀ | ♦
Thymetail | 34 moons | ♂ | ♦
Rabbitmask | 31 moons | ♂ | ♦
Sandburn | 30 moons | ♀ | ♦
Warriors (cont.)Darkthunder | 30 moons | ♂ |
♦Honeyflame | 28 moons | ♀ |
♦Ashbreeze | 27 moons | ♂ |
♦Emberthorn | 27 moons | ♀ |
♦Asterlight | 21 moons | ♂ |
♦Hailstep | 21 moons | ♂ |
♦Owltalon | 21 moons | ♀ |
♦Duckfeather | 21 moons | ♀ |
♦Wolfhowl | 20 moons | ♂ |
♦Dunewhisker | 18 moons | ♂ |
♦Ghostflame | 16 moons | ♀ |
♦Rainspark | 15 moons | ♂ |
♦Minkstream | 15 moons | ♀ |
♦Martensplash | 15 moons | ♂ |
♦Ivyflash | 13 moons | ♀ |
♦Rowanwhisker | 13 moons | ♀ |
♦Peachblaze | 13 moons | ♀ |
♦Seedfrost | 13 moons | ♂ |
♦Pikeheart | 13 moons | ♂ |
♦ApprenticesFernpaw | 13 moons | ♀ |
♦Shadowpaw | 11 moons | ♀ |
♦Dustpaw | 10 moons | ♀ |
♦Swiftpaw | 10 moons | ♂ |
♦Shrikepaw | 10 moons | ♂ |
♦Queens Cindersong | 36 moons | ♀ |
♦Snowflower | 45 moons | ♀ |
♦Firesong | 69 moons | ♀ |
♦KitsMousekit | 5 moons | ♂ |
♦Shrewkit | 5 moons | ♂ |
♦ Batkit | 5 moons | ♂ |
♦Shimmerkit | 5 moons | ♀ |
♦EldersCoalbird | 85 moons | ♀ |
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Mentors
Available skills | Hunting, Stealth,
Swimming, Fighting, Tracking...
Mentor | Apprentice | H, St, Sw, F, T.
Darkthunder | Shadowpaw | H, St, Sw, F, T.
Hollyfoot | Fernpaw | H, St, Sw, F, T.
Cherryheart | Dustpaw | H, St, Sw, F, T.
Asterlight | Swiftpaw | H, St, Sw, F, T.
Birchstorm | Shrikepaw | H, St, Sw, F, T.
Ally Clans: none (open)
Enemy clans: none (open)
Borders:
North | open | location
South | open | location
East | open | location
West | open | location
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Fresh-Kill Pile
Mouse | x10 | 1 serving [-9]
Hare | x6 | 3 servings
Bird | x9 | 3 servings
Small fish | x9 | 2 servings
Squirrel | x9 | 2 servings
Frog | x9 | 1 serving
9 mice being eaten