Rise Summer Event: Summer of Thorns | Path 1

[TheSongOfTheStars]

Sorry, I've just gone back and read over the note on artwork. Does that mean I can't use the same cats in the picture? Or can I not use the same style over again? Or do I just need to make a new piece of work every time?

[Placebo]

Sorry, I've just gone back and read over the note on artwork. Does that mean I can't use the same cats in the picture? Or can I not use the same style over again? Or do I just need to make a new piece of work every time?

The same cats (and art styles) are able to be used again and again for each prompt ^u^ The only thing currently barred is you reusing lineart bases (or backgrounds) that were previously used in other art prompts. Each art prompt needs to be unique in terms of lineart and/or backgrounds. Similar poses can pop up again and again, but the cats need to be redrawn each time for each new art prompt.

[TheSongOfTheStars]

Okay, thank you for clarifying! I just wanted to be absolutely certain. ^-^

[NightWolf950]

Writing Prompt 4!
Username: NightWolf950
Clan Thread: WolfClan
Prompt Writing:
Upon returning back to camp the night before, Wolfstar poked his head into the warrior's den only to find both Leopardspots and Violetpetal fast asleep. The large gray tom smiled softly before backing out and making his way to his own den. As Wolfstar entered his den, the tom quickly found his way to his nest and lied down. Shortly after lying down sleep quickly washed over the tom in no time. Wolfstar had a dreamless night that night, no message from StarClan, only peaceful sleeping.

The next morning arrived, awakening the tom with sounds of chirping near by birds. Rising to his paws, Wolfstar let out a yawn and stretched in his nest before padding out. Taking a deep breath, Wolfstar looked around camp to find Leopardspots and Violetpetal waiting patiently for Wolfstar to join them. Smiling, the large tom bounded over to join the pair giving them a large smile. Before either of them could speak two familiar scents washed over Wolfstar's nose. "Looks like we have company." he meowed, turning to face Janus and Oracle. Leopardspots let out a hiss only to receive a stern glare from Wolfstar. "Now behave Leopardspots. Today must be the day we go meet their leader. You and Violetpetal will be joining me." With a flick of his tail Wolfstar lead Leopardspots and Violetpetal out of camp behind the two rogues.

Finally arriving at the meeting spot the trio looked around, amazed by all the cats around them. Janus and Oracle gave them each a small nod before going off to fetch their leader. Wolfstar sat patiently waiting his eyes scanning their surroundings. "They probably led us to our deaths." Leopardspots hissed, still standing. Violetpetal shrank away from the spotted tom, sitting closer to Wolfstar.

Upon hearing Leopardspots speak, Wolfstar rose to his paws and faced Leopardpsots. "Hush now Leopardspots!" Wolfstar hissed. "As your leader I demand you sit down and wait! Do not go running your mouth and starting something that you can not finish. This talk is for us to come to a peaceful resolution and understanding. So WolfClan may keep thriving. So we can keep our home. So that we may keep our lives! I will not have that thrown away by you or any one who dares try to get in the way and ruin this." The large gray tom hissed. Although mostly calm and friendly, Wolfstar didn't hesitate to assert himself as leader. "I may be your friend, but in situations like this I am your leader first."

Leopardspots let out an annoyed hiss before sitting down and remaining quiet. He didn't dare argue with Woflstar again, after all StarClan had made Wolfstar leader for a reason. "I do apologize for that." Wolfstar spoke, dipping his head to the cats around them. "Do not worry though, it won't happen again. Now please let us work something out. Shall we?" the large tom meowed, glancing at the rogues' leader.

[TheSongOfTheStars]

Art Prompt!
Username: TheSongOfTheStars
Clan Thread: Songclan
Art Prompt Number: 4
Prompt Art:

[Ravenshadow17]

Writing Prompt 4!
Username: Ravenshadow17
Clan Thread: AuroraClan
Prompt Writing:

As soon as Echomist entered the camp she approached Hawkstrike and Ravenstar who were sitting beneath the High Ledge. The two cats stood up as the medicine cat came into sight.
"Echomist. Welcome back. What news do you have." Ravenstar greeted the silver she-cat. Echomist nodded to her leader and deputy in respect.
"It's good to be back. The Ancestors have spoken. Though it's not what I expected." She stated vaguely. Taking the hint, Ravenstar flicked he tail and led the three cats to her den.
"Tell us." Ravenstar prompted once the three cats were settled.
"The Ancestors want peace between the groups. They claim the intruders have a blood right to the land through past generations and they don't want us to chase them out. They suggest we either find a way to make peace as neighbors or..." She trailed off, seemingly having trouble sharing what she had learned.

"Or...?" Hawkstrike prompted, getting a nudge from Ravenstar.
"Speak your mind Echomist. Take your time." The dark she-cat stated. Echomist nodded and took a deep breath.
"Or we merge the clans." She whispered. Hawkstrike's eyes widened and his tail thrashed in agitation.
"Merge clans with a group we know nothing about and don't trust? A group that has invaded our land and taken our food?" He paced the den. "What could the Ancestors be planning?" He questioned.
Ravenstar sighed. "Settle down Hawkstrike. Time will reveal their plans. For now we must prepare for this meeting. We need to go in ready with our demands and have a few compromises we would be willing to make." The leader declared getting a nod from her deputy and medicine cat.

"The forested land that is cut off from the rest due to the river delta... Would that be a good place of land to offer? It's far from camp, and on the edge of our territory so we don't go there often, but there is lots of space and prey." Hawkstrike proposed. Ravenstar nodded. "That sounds good. We want to settle this peacefully and prevent as many future tensions between our clans as possible." She agreed.

Echomist spoke up. "So best case scenario, they settle as our neighbors outside of our territory. Worst case, we offer them that section of our territory?" She proposed. Hawkstrike nodded. "That sounds reasonable. We can't seem too willing to give them our land. We would come across as push-overs. So we should try to keep our territory intact and offer that compromise as a last resort." The deputy added. Ravenstar agreed. "This sounds like a strong plan. We shall begin the preparations. I want both of you to come with me to the meeting. Lightheart will remain to guard the camp." Ravenstar declared and the cats went their separate ways to prepare for the upcoming meeting.

[.Lyrebird]

Writing Prompt 4!
Username: .Lyrebird
Clan Thread: Galeclan
Prompt Writing: [ it's within the limit this time cx 600 words exactly ] [ also there's a reason galeclan talks weird - clicky ]
[ palefire is palepaw, need to ask about her growth - larkkit is a future cat ]

Coldstar's eyes followed the agitated Thunderspark as she paced, her claws gouging massive scars in the earth along her path. She'd been out patrolling, alone no less, and returned with some... less than inspiring news. She'd woken the camp with her yowls for Coldstar upon her return, and now the small clan sat in a half-moon around her as they discussed her tale, just as they'd been doing all day. "We must drive them away, they bring no good to us." Thunderspark spat again, rounding on Coldstar with flames of passion licking behind her gaze. Their relationship, while it had be alike to a father and daughter, had been strained with the arrival and Coldstar's tolerance of these intruders.

Coldstar met her gaze coolly before a shout from the camp's entrance gathered the clan's attention. Through the boulders came two of the strangers and the cats gathered were on their paws in an instant, ears pinned and tails lashing as they moved to create a sort of wall between the intruders and the rest of the camp. Coldstar stood and moved to meet Janus and the Oracle, Thunderspark and Palefire at his flanks. "Why have you come to us?" And how did they know where the camp was... Coldstar would have to begin fortification and double watches at the entrances and within camp... His cats would be run ragged but he couldn't take any chances now.

"Our leader wishes to speak to you. She told us she had a dream last night from the starry ones instructing her on what to do."

"Absolutely not." Thunderspark hissed, stepping into Janus' face and towering over the small tom as if to intimidate him. Coldstar pushed her away immediately, shouldering her to the side and snapping at the air mere whisker's width before her face.

"Mind your manners, Thunderspark. They are our welcomed guests, and you embarrass me with your rudeness. If you wish to act like an untaught apprentice then you shall be punished as one - you are to help Dovewhisper with whatever he needs until my return and then you will spend your night watching the entrance in a silent vigil. This will give you time to learn to think before you speak." The tom growled, watching as the young molly shrunk and cast her eyes to the side. A murmur ran through the cats gathered, sounding almost like pity for the warrior who had woken Coldstar's long-dormant wrath.

"Fine, but tell me this Coldstar - what could you possibly be hoping to come from these talks with an invader? Must you lose life before you realize diplomacy will get us nowhere?" Thunderspark finally spoke from her place cowering at the pale tom's paws, lifting her eyes in a challenge once more.

"A new ally, a peaceful resolution? Would you rather we fought and all of us died? What of Larkkit, what of Mottledfeather? Think of her sadness when she learns of your death because you would not give peace a chance. What if these cats need our help? Would you have me leave them to starve when we could have so easily prevented their deaths? They are different, but they are not lesser." Coldstar watched understanding filter into Thunderspark's eyes as he spoke, and then she blinked and it was masked once more in the flames of her determination as she turned and started towards the medicine cat's den to begin her punishment.

Coldstar returned to Janus and the Oracle with an apology, gathered a small patrol of Palefire and Duskheart, and followed the strangers to meet with their mysterious leader.

[hazilnut]

Writing Prompt 4!

Username: hazilnut
Clan Thread: Aridclan
Prompt Writing: 452/600

Mothstar was no stranger to lying, whether by admission or otherwise. Was it a quality she ought to support in leaders, especially those she was about to bargain with? She supposed not. But for all her faults Mothstar was not a hypocrite and so she would bargain with these cats nonetheless. After all, if there was a way to convince them to leave peacefully she owed it to her clan to find it.

The Aridclan leader spent the night fitfully as usual.

Aloeleaf didn’t want the rouges to leave. Maybe she was thinking somewhat treasonous but Aloeleaf had served under Shadestar. She trusted her rational. The badlands were larger than any cat could hope to cover in a day; for what reason did they need all this territory? Convince the rouges to move. Show them the sights; to the west perhaps? Aloeleaf smiles just a little at the notion of neighbors. Janus and the Oracle seemed nice enough. It would be lovely’s to have other healers to talk to.

The medicine cat slept peacefully for she knew not the rouges’ true selves.

For once in his, rather young by deputy standards, life Shaleheart was inclined to agree with Beetlepath. They couldn’t trust the rouges, not if what Mothstar had confided to him was true. Shaleheart was learning to dislike unpredictable forces. A badlands cat, especially one with a history such as his, should be old friends with chance. Leadership took more of a toll than he expected.

The youth who called himself a deputy bedded down with creaking joints.

Hickorysplit hissed through age-yellowed teeth. It pained her to rely on the peace talk of leadership. All her life she had took matters into her own paws- meeting with Dawnblaze, moving to Aridclan- it didn’t feel right to have to wait patiently in the shadows, only acting if things went terribly wrong. How they chased the rouges out she didn’t particularly care, though sinking her claws into the object of her frustration was beginning to appeal. But there was Willowskip to consider and Oxfang. They needed clear paths to Thistleclan and soon. A siege would cause all sorts of problems, most vexingly waiting.

The old warrior blocked out her uncertainty in Dawnblaze’s fur.

The new day dawned on cats various degrees of rested and prepared. But no matter the mental state of those involved the day and the peace talks it promised would wait for no one. Some hoped for new friends, for peace, others to return to normal by any means possible, but there wasn’t above all an overwhelming sense of curiosity among the Aridclan cats. Who was the rouges leader? Why were they here? Most importantly: how would this all end?

[Chimericect]

Writing Prompt 4!
Username || Chimericect
Clan Thread || doots
Prompt Writing ||

Whatever you do, don’t trust them Thunderstar. Pantherpaw’s wary warning echoed throughout the lean leaders mind. The young apprentice had been out on a walk, alone again despite the warnings of Adderbite, and overheard the conversation between the two outsiders. The recollection of the conversation irked Thunderstar, filling her with a slight anger. How could she have trusted them? They were outsiders after all.

As the two padded into her camp, her dirty brown fur bristled at the sight. Adderbite could sense her discomfort and made sure to keep her at bay, brushing against her fur for comfort. “Civil, don’t stoop down to their level.” The brute murmured, the two hopping down to the rocky ground and landing near silently in front of the outsiders. Janus and Oracle jumped back slightly in alarm, glancing around as other cats prowled out from dens and bushes to get a look at the outsiders. Not one cat held their usually friendly demeanor, everyone’s fur bristling in alarm. As usual, Janus was the first one to speak. “Our leader wishes to speak to you. She told us she had a dream last night from the starry ones instructing her on what to do,"he murmured. Thunderstars gaze narrowed with suspicion before she sighed. “Fine. Me, Adderbite, Owlhoot, and Spiderweb will all accompany you.” The small leader murmured, sitting confidently. Her burning bitterness was well disguised with a fake smile and bright eyes, the same facade that Janus had shown before.

“Uh, ok,” Janus murmured, turning tail and leading the way. Oracle waited until the patrol had passed, following behind them. Owlhoot and Spiderweb glared back at the elder, while Adderbite and Thunderstar followed closely behind Janus, noting the area they were in. The two cats spoke quietly, murmuring so the two-faced cat in front of them couldn’t hear.

“What is it you hope to accomplish, by agreeing to come?” Adderbite asked.

“I want to know why they are here. Our goddess had not sent for them, so who? Who is ‘she’ that they speak of, and why does she suddenly wish to meet us?” Thunderstar murmured, Adderbite having to hush her slightly as her voice seemed to raise.

“Most importantly, though, is there a way to figure this out peacefully? I wish for no bloodshed. After all, that is what the original intention was. I wonder, though, if there is a way we can work this out. We could help them pass our clan, into the mountains behind. Unclaimed. We could live peacefully that way, and it would work out. There was no need for their invasion.” She sighed, her ears pressing against her head as they passed the large willow trees that sheltered their camp. “Here we are,” Adderbite hissed, brushing against Thunderstar protectively. As they entered, they were greeted with the same welcome they had given their invaders- cold and curious. They parted, though, as their leader game. “It’s time for answers. It’s time we finally understand” Thunderstar whispered, giving a proud stance next to a protective adderbite. It was about time they found out what was happening.

[clouds-move-on]

Writing Prompt 4!
Username: ☁Lady Raincloud☁
Clan Thread: NocturneClan
Prompt Writing:
"I don't like this."
The words that were so often repeated in the clan were repeated again. Edgewalker sat, listening again to what Sugarcane had overheard earlier. The two toms conversation had been awfully suspicious, and Edgewalker flexed his claws as he thought of the leader who dared to think she could take his land.

"No one does, my friend, but what can be done?" Sugarcane said. He let out a long puff of air, looking more tired and old than he ever had. Sugarcane was the eldest of the clan, but he was still strong for his age. Earlier that morning, Edgewalker had sent him out- or, rather, Sugarcane had asked to go- to the territory to snoop around. He overheard all the supposed 'Oracle' and that other fellow had said.

"They want us to go with them." Edgewalker muttered in reply, glancing outside the den. He could see the two were waiting by the camp entrance, far away enough to be seen. and not heard. Edgewalker had gone aside for a conference with Sugarcane, Tempestcloud and Crimsonsparrow. "What do you think?"

"We'll have to oblige..." Tempestcloud said with a sighed, rubbing his face with a paw as he tended to do when he was stressed. "... It's dangerous... but I don't see a way out of this. Either way it's bad... we could ignore them and they'll continue as the are... if we go-"
"They can take us captive." Crimsonsparrow said forlornly.
"-Yes. And, if we take a large patrol, they can come back and capture our weaker members... No, it's a bleak thing. However, it's a step we must take. We need to meet this leader. Then, maybe we can convince her to leave as alone."
"If I have to I'll fight her." Edgewalker meowed with finality. "One on one."
Tempestcloud's eyes widened- this had been the same tactic Fishsong, their uncle, had taken up against the rebel cats in his clan. It ended with Fishsong's death and Heronwhisker executing and exiling anyone who opposed him, and thinking about it made the deputy feel sick.
"Hey, don't give me that look!" Edgewalker mumbled, standing up. "... That won't happen again. We want peace, ultimately, I know, but if she's so stubborn as they seem to think... it may just come to blows."

The meeting was over. The four toms padded out of the den, getting cautious looks from Snowsight and Snowberry, who had waited just outside, to make sure the enemy didn't listen in.

"We're going, then?" Snowsight said, falling in step with her brothers.

"Yes. We want this to be over with already, I think this meeting will either end this problem or worsen it, but we need some conference with her, whoever she is." Edgewalker growled bluntly. "Your not coming this time either, sis. I'm leaving you in charge of camp, while Tempestcloud, Crimsonsparrow, Stick and Blizzardstripe come with me..."

He added afterwards, in a lower voice. "If anything happens to us... I want you here, you'll take care of our cats as leader, I know you will."