"From the tiny seeds we sow, we grow!"
number of cats - 43 | toms - 22 | mollies - 21
next moonpool visit - n/a | next kitting - n/a | next border/hunting patrol - 3:11 AM (mdt)
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DUCKFOOT
- Howling winter winds blew with an unmatched ferocity as they blew through the coats of Duckfoot and Minkcloud, both cats struggled to stride through the currents with two newborn kittens held protectively in their jaws. Duckfoot kept glancing at his brown-furred Clanmate just next to him, worried over whether or not she would keep his kin safe during the trek home. A sharp pang of hurt and guilt rammed through his chest as he recalled the disastrous kitting of his late sister earlier that night; Anthiese had delivered two healthy kits, but at the expense of her own life.
She didn't even get to see her kits. He thought in dismay, his eyes watering as more tears threatened to escape again. The tom tried his best to focus on what he was currently trying to do, but his mind was swarmed by wondering just how much pain his littermate had been in - from the stress and pain she suffered as she delivered to not being granted enough mercy to gaze upon her newborns before death took her away from them forever. A shudder ran through Duckfoot, and not from the cold, but from the overwhelming feeling of sadness that overtook his mind at the moment.
He could not erase the lifeless form of Anthiese from his memory, and he was certain the traumatic image would stick to his mind for the rest of his life. He lost his own sister after all, he had watched her die and he had completely and utterly powerless to aid her. It was no wonder the warrior felt so broken, he was so lost in his own grief that he didn't even realize he was already home until Minkcloud pointed it out to him. She gave him one last sympathetic look before entering the camp with him following just behind, both cats quickly making their way to the nursery.
Rosemask was the only queen awake as Wasptail slept with her five kittens crowded around her while Skunknose was out with Ramhorn, Larkclaw, and Ratnose - the four digging out a grave for Anthiese at Duckfoot's request, as he didn't want her body to become some snack for carrion-eaters, she deserved more respect than that. The brown-and-white tabby felt another pang of sorrow as he set the kit down on the moss-covered floor, Rosemask gazing curiously at the newborns. Minkcloud shot a look at Duckfoot to see if he wanted to speak, but she took over for him as he shook his head.
"Rosemask, these two kittens just lost their mother... they'll need someone to take care of them." She mewed quietly, watching as the two kits mewed and squirmed towards the warmth of Rosemask's belly, clearly having some difficulty due to the queen's much larger litter of three blocking their way. Duckfoot frowned in concern as he stared at her, deep in thought over what to do, he hoped this wouldn't seem offensive towards her as she was a mother who lost two kits and now was requested to care for two kits who lost their mother.
The tom felt relived as he saw Rosemask's eyes soften as she guided the two kits closer, her maternal instincts taking over. "Of course I'll take care of them." She mewed reassuringly, smiling in response to the pleased purr that rumbled from Minkcloud's throat. "What are their names?" The gray-and-white queen asked, exchanging a questioning look at both Minkcloud and Duckfoot. The tom sighed, briefly wondering what his sister could have named them before coming up with an answer. "...The pale cream-and-white kit is Lightkit, while their littermate is Morningkit." He answered, hoping Anthiese would like the names he had chosen.
She had always liked to stay up and see the first rays of light come from the morning sky.
RAMHORN
- If he had to guess the snow-white tom would say it had been about a half-moon ever since Lightkit and Morningkit were brought into the Clan, and in that short amount of time the entire territory had changed from an expansive frost-covered landscape to a blooming green world. It were times like these where the former medicine cat would reminiscence on how relieved he was every time he noticed the herbs growing back on EchoClan territory, knowing he wouldn't have to worry about growing short on herbs until Leaf-fall started to come around again, and he knew the same thoughts extended to both Weaselstorm and Shadeleaf, who spent most their time gathering herbs nowadays.
And if his moons spent as a medicine cat taught him anything, he knew the two were stocking up to hide the guilt of losing a patient again. True, a cat of their rank had to expect death, but it never made it any easier as they knew that it was not only their patient who was counting on them - but the entirety of the Clan. Ramhorn could tell Shadeleaf was taking it harder than her mentor, she seemed far more sensitive then the snappy Weaselstorm from what he had gleaned. "Daaad." A voiced moaned from behind him, bringing Ramhorn out of his thoughts as a young ginger tabby heavily leaned on him before letting out an over exaggerated sigh.
Ramhorn chuckled, licking the top of his eldest son's head while the tabby let out a disgusted snort and mumbling about how he was too old for that now, though his eyes shone with affection as he stared at his father. "What is it, Marigoldkit?" He asked, knowing that whenever Marigoldkit acted this was because he usually wanted some attention. The kit kicked away a pebble at his paws, grumbling under his breath before answering. "Do we really need to wait one more moon just to be apprentices? I wanna get out of camp now!" He complained, staring at the camp's entrance just as Rowanpelt and his hunting patrol were leaving with Mintstar staying behind as she wished them good hunting.
"Afraid so, but it's only one more moon until your time." Ramhorn replied, purring at his son as he wrapped his tail around him comfortingly. "What are you looking forward to the the most about being an apprentice?" He questioned, trying to brighten up Marigoldkit's mood. The tom let out a thoughtful hum before a big grin made it's way on his face. "The Gatherings! I want to see what EchoClan's like." He replied, making Ramhorn's heart flutter with pride. He and Wasptail never neglected to let their kits know of his former home as they wanted them all to feel proud of themselves rather than feel ashamed of their half-Clan blood.
"You'll love them I'm sure, and I can't wait for you to meet Squirrelstar." Ramhorn mewed, unaware of how Mintstar had been listening and flinch at the mention of the EchoClan leader's name. Unbeknownst to him Mintstar had not yet told him of Squirrelstar's death as she was too busy making sure her Clan could get a head-start in hunting and patrolling this season, there was also her mate's niece and nephew to worry about now and she did her best to support him in any way she could have. As he and Marigoldkit continued speaking, Mintstar got up to her paws and padded towards the two toms, mewing to gain their attention.
Marigoldkit gulped as he caught the leader's eye, he liked to put on a brave face around everyone else, but the thought of being so close to a high ranking cat such as she didn't sit well with him. He smiled sheepishly at his father and Mintstar behind scampering off towards the nursery where his littermates and Skunknose's two kits were outside, playing with a single pinecone they batted around with their paws. Ramhorn watched him leave until directing his attention towards the leader, the air suddenly tense around the two of them. He respected Mintstar due to her position as the Clan's leader, but he never really got over how hesitant she had been when he initially requested to join PineClan and her avoidance of him ever since.
The two cats did nothing but stare at each other for a few heartbeats, Mintstar took a deep breath before speaking. "I didn't - I didn't mean to keep this from you for so long. I knew it was important, considering it's about your former Clan..." She mewed, her voice was steady, but Ramhorn could see she was feeling conflict as she stared at him. The tom felt his heart quicken at the mention of EchoClan and he gestured for Mintstar to continue so he could learn about what she about to say considering them. "Squirrelstar lost her final life, I'm sorry." At that one little sentence, Ramhorn felt like the whole world froze, his body felt like ice. "N - No, she couldn't have, she... How?" He croaked out, numbly staring at his paws.
Mintstar almost wished she could do anything to comfort the tom, but she knew just as well as he did that they didn't have the best relationship, so she was quiet as he processed the EchoClan leader's death. In a way she supposed she could understand his pain, while she wasn't as close to Squirrelstar as Ramhorn was, she knew her loss would be felt deeply for a long time. She had been around far longer then she had been, even longer then PineClan and Shadowstar's time in fact. To be reminded that she wouldn't see the light ginger tabby alive and well anymore was a very foreign thought. Ramhorn in the meanwhile was remembering the first time he had met Squirrelstar, a young and scrappy cat who didn't make the best first impression; stealing herbs for his own use and attempting to fight off a patrol when he knew he was outnumbered.
Yet she allowed him to live in EchoClan anyway - an event that completely changed his life for the better. He could never find a perfect way to thank her for that, and with a heavy heart he now realized he would never be able to. The forest now felt a little emptier without her in it and he wondered how his former Clan had been taking her passing, knowing none of them ever knew a time without Squirrelstar leading them. "Do you... know how she died?" He inquired, his voice void of any emotion aside from sadness, sharply turning his head away from Mintstar as she began to reply. "Never mind, I-I think I'm better off not knowing." The word death left a bitter taste in his mouth, it just didn't feel right to associate Squirrelstar with it.
"Thank you for letting me know, I... apologize for my behavior." He mewed, moving to stand up and head towards the nursery to let his mate know of the news before Mintstar stopped him with a tail wave. "Don't ever apologize for that," She mewed, confusing him. Normally she and him would exchange a few words and be done with it, never before had she ever wanted to continue a conversation with him. "it's hard to lose a leader, even more so when it was a Clan's founder. Believe me, I still grieve for Shadowstar every day." She mewed solemnly, sighing at the thought of the old PineClan leader. "You have my permission to visit EchoClan territory, I'm sure you'd want to... pay your respects."
Ramhorn never would have expected that kind of response from Mintstar, and had it not been for his current state, he would've felt beyond excited to learn that she was beginning to trust him more. A shadow of a smile was on his face as he bowed his head in respect, "You have no idea how much that means to me, thank you Mintstar." The molly nodded in response before turning away to assemble some cats for a daylight patrol, her gaze stayed on Ramhorn as the tom entered the nursery. She wished him a safe journey to EchoClan, and that the pain of losing Squirrelstar would fade instead of lingering in the back of his mind like how Shadowstar's still lingered in hers.
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[ last reply ]
- firepaw gets his full warrior name (-stream).
- maplepaw goes on her second training session.
- weaselstorm and shadeleaf go gathering herbs.
- rowanpelt, rosefur, asphodelface, fawnfur, blissheart, and cottonbush go hunting (day) / shrikeface, comfreyfang, lizardstripe, larkclaw, acornclaw, and vervaincloud go hunting (night)
- mintstar, laurelcloud, daisystorm, and egrettail go patrolling & check on the river flooding (day) / ratnose, orchidnose, juniperpelt, and minkcloud go patrolling (night)
- pineclan consumed x1 sparrow, x1 thrush, x1 rabbit.
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[ last reply ]
- firepaw gets his full warrior name (-stream).
- maplepaw goes on her second training session.
- weaselstorm and shadeleaf go gathering herbs.
- rowanpelt, rosefur, asphodelface, fawnfur, blissheart, and cottonbush go hunting (day) / shrikeface, comfreyfang, lizardstripe, larkclaw, acornclaw, and vervaincloud go hunting (night)
- mintstar, laurelcloud, daisystorm, and egrettail go patrolling & check on the river flooding (day) / ratnose, orchidnose, juniperpelt, and minkcloud go patrolling (night)
- pineclan consumed x1 sparrow, x1 thrush, x1 rabbit.
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- [1] Leader -
Mintstar | 64 | ❦
↪ gray-and-white molly with a scarred
muzzle and neck, a torn ear-tip,
and hazel eyes.
Lives: ★★★★★★★★
[1] Deputy -
Rowanpelt | 47 | ❦
↪ russet-colored tom with yellow eyes.
[2] Medicine Cats -
Weaselstorm | 49 | ❦
↪ brown-and-white tom with ice-blue eyes.
Shadeleaf | 19 | ❦
↪ solid black molly with blue eyes.
[0] Medicine Cat Apprentice -
Vacant until either med. cats
pass away or resign.
[22] Warriors -
Duckfoot | 65 | ❦
↪ brown-and-white tabby tom with
green eyes and a limp to his
step.
Shrikeface | 64 | ❦
↪ gray-and-white tom with a scarred
muzzle and yellow eyes.
Ramhorn | 48 | ❦
↪ longhaired solid white tom with blue eyes;
formerly of EchoClan.
Minkcloud | 45 | ❦
↪ chocolate tabby molly with yellow eyes.
Comfreyfang | 45 | ❦
↪ gray-and-white tabby molly with blue eyes.
Rosefur | 39 | ❦
↪ longhaired ginger tabby molly with blue eyes;
formerly of TumbleClan.
Asphodelface | 37 | ❦
↪ lanky seal point tom with blue eyes.
Lizardstripe | 34 | ❦
↪ brown tabby tom with green eyes.
Larkclaw | 34 | ❦
↪ brown tabby tom with copper eyes.
Magpiewhisker | 33 | ❦
↪ black-and-white tom with hazel eyes.
Aspenheart | 33 | ❦
↪ handsome gray tabby tom with green eyes.
Fawnfur | 32 | ❦
↪ fawn-colored molly with green eyes.
Daisystorm | 27 | ❦
↪ ginger-and-white tabby molly with blue eyes.
Cottonbush | 24 | ❦
↪ solid white tom with yellow eyes;
formerly of WitherClan.
Laurelcloud | 23 | ❦
↪ solid white molly with blue eyes.
Vervaincloud | 20 | ❦
↪ blue point peterbald tom with
dark blue eyes.
Blissheart | 19 | ❦
↪ cream tabby tom with yellow eyes;
formerly of WitherClan.
Ratnose | 19 | ❦
↪ solid black tom with green eyes.
Juniperpelt | 14 | ❦
↪ gray-and-white tom with green eyes.
Egrettail | 14 | ❦
↪ white tom with a gray patch on his head
and blue eyes.
Orchidnose | 14 | ❦
↪ solid gray molly with green eyes.
Acornclaw | 13 | ❦
↪ brown-and-white molly with brown eyes.
[2] Apprentices -
Firepaw | 12 | ❦
↪ ginger-and-white tabby tom with green eyes.
Maplepaw | 8 | ❦
↪ tortoiseshell-and-white molly
with green eyes.
[3] Queens -
Skunknose | 62 | ❦
↪ gray-and-white molly with hazel eyes
and a white dorsal stripe.
Wasptail | 52 | ❦
↪ ginger tabby molly with a long scar
on her shoulder and yellow eyes.
Rosemask | 39 | ❦
↪ gray-and-white molly with hazel eyes;
formerly of FlurryClan.
[12] Kits -
Marigoldkit | 5 | ❦
↪ ginger tabby tom.
Dandelionkit | 5 | ❦
↪ cream-and-white tabby molly.
Patchkit | 5 | ❦
↪ ginger-and-white tabby tom.
Sheepkit | 5 | ❦
↪ solid white molly.
Sorrelkit | 5 | ❦
↪ ginger-and-white tabby tom.
Asterkit | 5 | ❦
↪ solid gray molly.
Lavenderkit | 5 | ❦
↪ gray-and-white molly.
Birchkit | 3 | ❦
↪ silver tabby molly.
Ashkit | 3 | ❦
↪ silver-and-white tabby molly.
Elmkit | 3 | ❦
↪ brown-and-white tabby tom.
Lightkit | 0 | ❦
↪ pale cream-and-white tom.
Morningkit | 0 | ❦
↪ cream-and-white molly.
[0] Elders -
Name | Age | etc.
Name | Age | etc.
- Borders -
Northern | BlazeClan (shimmerstream).
Western | SilentClan (rainbowcatfish8888).
Southern | TempestClan (iceypopCS).
Eastern | JinxClan (vampiress_fox).
Northwestern | MoorClan (Dinolil1).
Northeastern | SoulClan (krazykitty00).
Southeastern | open.
Southwestern | open.
Allies -
BlazeClan (shimmerstream).
TempestClan (iceypopCS).
JinxClan (vampiress_fox).
EchoClan (Katrione).
Enemies -
None.
Fresh-kill Pile -
[Clan can have eight servings of prey at the moment.]
wrens | 3 servings. [x1]
thrushes | 3 servings. [x0]
squirrels | 2 servings. [x3]
rabbits | 2 servings. [x5]
mice | 1 serving. [x5]
voles | 1 serving. [x7]
sparrows | 3 servings. [x0]
Medicine Store -
borage leaves | produces more milk, brings down fevers. [x1]
broom | used to make poultices for broken legs and wounds. [x1]
burdock root | heal & prevent infection of rat bites. [x1]
catmint | white/green/blackcough. [x1]
celandine | soothes damaged eyes. [x2]
chamomile | traveling herb, strengthens the heart and soothes the mind. [x0]
chervil | infected wounds and bellyache, can also be used during kitting. [x0]
chickweed | for greencough. [x1]
cobwebs | bleeding, broken bones. [x4]
coltsfoot | eases breathing, kitten-cough, also for cracked & sore pads. [x1]
comfrey root | broken bones, wrenched claws, itching, inflammation. [x1]
daisy leaves | traveling herb, also for aching joints. [x1]
deathberries | used to kill other cats. [x1]
dock | soothes scratches & sore pads. [x2]
feverfew | for fevers, chills, aches, pain, & especially good for headaches. [x0]
goatweed | eases anxiety & grief. [x1]
goldenrod | for healing wounds. [x1]
honey | soothes infections & sore throats. [x2]
horsetail | treats infections & stops infections. [x0]
lavender | fever & chills. [x2]
marigold | stops infection & bleeding, for inflammation of stiff joints. [x1]
mouse bile | used to remove ticks. [x1]
poppy seeds | brings sleep, eases distress & pain. [x2]
raspberry leaves | painkiller, helps stop bleeding during kitting. [x0]
snakeroot | thought to heal poison. [x1]
sorrel | traveling herb, can also build up appetite. [x1]
sticks | distracts cats from pain. [x0]
stinging nettle | induces vomiting or brings down swelling. [x1]
sweet-sedge | eases infection. [x0]
tansy | cures coughs, as well as wounds and poisons. [x2]
thyme | calms nervousness, anxiety, & cats who are in shock. [x1]
watermint | for bellyaches. [x1]
yarrow | extracts poison from wounds. [x1]
Apprentice Training -
Duckfoot | Firepaw | 4 | hunting - swimming - climbing - adv. hunting
Minkcloud | Maplepaw | 1 | hunting - __ - __ - __
Mates + Families -
Shrikeface and Skunknose
xx↪ Magpiewhisker, Aspenheart.
xxxxAsterkit, Lavenderkit.
Owlfur and Shadowstar
xx↪ Molekit and Shadeleaf.
Magpiewhisker and Fawnfur
xx↪ Acornclaw.
Duckfoot and Mintstar
xx↪ Lightkit, Morningkit (adopted).
Comfreyfang and Minkcloud
xx↪ Maplepaw (adopted).
Ramhorn and Wasptail
xx↪ Marigoldkit, Dandelionkit, Patchkit, Sheepkit, Sorrelkit.
Lizardstripe and Rosemask
xx↪ Birchkit, Firkit, Cedarkit, Ashkit, Elmkit.
Daisystorm and Unknown
xx↪ Firepaw.
Rowanpelt and Velvetrabbit [JinxClan]
xx↪ Lemontail, Dirtheart, Hazelflower, Owlclaw, Cougarfang.
Anthiese and Unknown
xx↪ Lightkit, Morningkit.
[5] Deceased Cats -
Molekit | 2 | weakness | StarClan
↪ solid black tom with green eyes.
Owlfur | 67 | fox attack | StarClan
↪ brown tabby tom with green eyes.
Shadowstar | 80 | poisoned poppy seeds | StarClan
↪ solid black molly with yellow eyes.
Firkit | 0 | stillborn | StarClan
↪ gray tabby molly with green eyes.
Cedarkit | 0 | stillborn | StarClan
↪ brown-and-white tabby tom with hazel eyes.
Anthiese | 64 | kitting | No residence
↪ ginger-and-white tabby molly with green eyes.
