Create A Clan- V.4

[Red weasel]

Auroraclan
Number of Cats: 17

story
Will try to have something in the next post if I get my bearings!

General idea
-Laurel and Snow discuss the kit (snowkit) that was found
-Windclaw expresses doubts in Laruel as a leader to Bluestorm
-Creamfoot pays special attention to Dawnrush and her kits

[actions]
[The clan consumes x2 mice and x1 Ermie]
[ Laurelstar, Snowclound, Sunflower, Coyotefang, and Swiftspot go on patrol]
[Sandbrush, Elmpaw, Fernstep, Dustpaw, Windclaw, and Bluestorm go hunting]
[Sandbrush trains Elmpaw]
[Fernstep trains Dustpaw]
[Creamfoot searches for herbs]
[Laurelstar asks Starclan for a warrior]
[Rosewhisper x Swiftspot are expecting in 1 moon]

Leader:
Laurelstar | 36 moons | Female| X
Lives: ★★★★★★★★★

Deputy:
Snowcloud | 34 | male | X

Medicine Cat:
Creamfoot | 22 moons | Male | X

Warriors:
Bluestorm | 30 moons | Female | X
Fernstep | 25 moons | Female | X
Sandbrush| 39 moons | Male | X
Sunflower | 47 moons| Female | X
Coyotefang | 52 moons | male | X
Windclaw | 22 moons| male| X
Swiftspot | 36 moons | Male | X

Apprentices:
Elmpaw | 9 | Male| X
Dustpaw | 11 | Female | X

Queens:
Dawnrush | 41 | female | X
Rosewhisper | 37 | female| X

Kits:
Volekit | 5| Male | X
Stonekit | 5 | Female |X
Snowkit | 1 | Male | X

Elders:
Name | Age| Gender | [url=link]X[/url]
Name |Age | Gender | [url=link]X[/url]

Ally Clans:
Mallowclan | Cujo
Clan Name | Username

Enemy Clans
Clan Name | Username
Clan Name | Username

Borders
North | Clan Name | Username
East | Clan Name | Username
South | Clan Name | Username
West | Clan Name | Username

Medicine Store
Poppy Seeds|x1 | Aids sleep
Catmint|x1 | Cures Greencough
Oak leaves|x1 | Stops infection
Alderbark|x1| Eases a toothache
Lavender |x1| Cures fevers
Sorrel|x1|Builds up an appetite
Dock|x1|
Dandelion|x3|
Raspberry keaves|x1|
Borage|x1|
Chickweed|x1|


Fresh-Kill Pile:
Mice | x3 | 1 servings
Vole | x4 | 1 servings
Rabbit | x2 | 2 servings
Ermie | x2 | 2 servings
Squirrel | x 1 | 2 servings
Large brids | x2 | 3 servings

Mentors:
Sandbrush | Elmpaw |2 | Stalking, Hunting
Fernstep | Dustpaw | 2 | Battle, Hunting

Deceased Cats:
Cat Name | Cause of Death
Cat Name | Cause of Death

Family:
Dawnrush x Unknown| Volepaw and Stonepaw
Sunflower x Coyotefang| --
Rosewhisper x Swiftspot| Expetcing in 1 moons

[Springtalon]

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𝐋𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐍 𝐓𝐎 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐒 ───────── 𝘛𝘏𝘌𝘠 𝘞𝘐𝘓𝘓 𝘎𝘜𝘐𝘋𝘌 𝘠𝘖𝘜 𝘏𝘖𝘔𝘌
[ i. population count - 035 ] [ ii. next starclan visit - one post ] [ iii. servings required - 006 ] [ iv. mouse x4, rabbit x1 ]
[ v. herbs used - none ] [ vi. litters due - peonyplant - two moons ] [ vi. notes - ] [ coding credit ]
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last moon
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this moon
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[ @hunting: ragingsoul, tumbleshine, quickclaw, mattedantler, hornetwing, and frostwhisker ]
[ @herb hunting: aloeshade ]
[ @patrol: sleekfeather, rainbranch, gingerclaw, swallowtwig, and lambfur]
[ @training:rainbranch & skuapaw [patrol] ]
[ @rank changes:mintpaw and basilpaw take their guardian assessment, specklekit, duskkit, lilykit, smokekit, and snowkit become apprentices ]
[ @other: blossomkit is under observation for three moons ]

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kami.
✧ ragingsoul • 53m • ♂

guardians.
✧ tigerlily • 69m • ♀
✧ sleekfeather • 61m • ♀
✧ peachmuzzle • 52m • ♀
✧ oakmist • 50m • ♂
✧ lambfur • 46m • ♀
✧ eagleeye • 39m • ♂
✧ frostwhisker • 35m • ♂
✧ eagletalon • 34m • ♂
✧ quickclaw • 30m • ♂
✧ mattedantler • 24m • ♀
✧ tumbleshine • 24m • ♂
✧ pinefeather • 24m • ♂
✧ rainbranch • 23m • ♀
✧ gingerclaw • 23m • ♂
✧ sparkmist • 23m • ♂
✧ swallowtwig • 22m • ♀
✧ hornetwing • 18m • ♂

cadets.
✧ skuapaw • 16 moons • ♂
✧ basilpaw • 12 moons • ♂
✧ mintpaw • 12 moons • ♀

keeper.
✧ leafthorn • 42m • ♀

councilors.
✧ dapplewish • 92m • ♀
✧ ironclaw • 89m • ♂


akumas.
✧ name • 00m • ♂♀

mage.
✧ boulderwhip • 45m • ♂

mage's cadet.
✧ aloeshade • 25m • ♀

nurses.
✧ sunset • 39m • ♀
ind ✧ specklekit • 6m • ♀
ind ✧ duskkit • 6m • ♀
ind ✧ lilykit • 6m • ♀
ind ✧ blossomkit • 6m • ♀
ind ✧ smokekit • 6m • ♂
ind ✧ snowkit • 6m • ♀
ind ✧ wildkit • 4m • ♂
✧ peonyplant • 18m • ♀

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mentors.
mattedantler • sleekfeather
i patrol, hunt, combat, agility
pinefeather • tigerlily
i patrol, hunt combat, agility
rainbranch • eagleeye
i patrol, hunt, combat, stalk
gingerclaw • frostwhisker
i patrol, hunt, combat, stalk
sparkmist • eagletalon
i patrol, hunt, combat, stalk
swallowtwig • ragingsoul
i patrol, hunt, stalk, combat
tumblepaw • oakmist
i patrol, combat, agility, fishing
hornetwing • sleekfeather
i combat, stalk, patrolling, hunting
peonyplant • mattedantler
i hunt, patrol, combat, stalking
skuapaw • rainbranch
i stalk, combat, hunting
basilpaw • tigerlily
i combat, patrol, hunting, stalk
mintpaw • lambfur
i agility, combat, hunt, patrol

family.
tigerlily • unknown
i mattedantler, tumbleshine, umberheart(cosmoclan)
peachmuzzle • unknown
i peonyplant
sunset • frostwhisker
i specklekit, duskkit, lilykit, blosomkit, smokekit, snowkit

the deceased.
kami's lives lost 0/9
✧ coyotefang • 53m • ♂
i badger

borders.
n • clan name • username
e • briarclan • amethyst
s • blueclan • five.six.seven
w • bearclan • inky.
nw • clan name • username
ne • clan name • username
sw • clan name • username
se • clan name • username

allies.
clan name • username
clan name • username

enemies.
clan name • username
clan name • username

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freshkill pile.
mouse • one • x0
frog • one • x4
rabbit • two • x0
squirrel • two • x3
hare • three • x3
bird • three • x0

medicine storage.
catmint • greencough • x1
celandine • eyes • x1
chickweed • greencough • x1
cobweb • bleeding • x1
comfrey root • pain • x1
dandelion • painkiller • x1
deathberries • death • x1
dried oak leaves • pain • x1
feverfew • fevers • x2
goldenrod • pain • x1
heather flower • swallowing • x1
mallow • bellyache • x1
ragwort • energy • x2
rosemary • scent • x1
sorrel • strength • x1
stick • pain • x1
sweet-sedge • infection • x0
thyme • shock • x1
water hemlock • poison • x1
wintergreen • wounds • x1
yarrow • poison • x3

medicine den.
blossomkit • poisoning
i four

notes.
tigerlily, mattedantler, and tumbleshine are former deerclan
eagleeye is former rodrigoclan
sunset is former blossomclan
eagletalon and swallowtwig are former elmclan
pinefeather is former sycamoreclan
coyotefang is former ardidclan
sparkmist is former mistclan
rainbranch and gingerclaw are former jungleclan
hornetwing is former lilacclan
lambfur is former lambclan
skuapaw is former ravenclan
aloeshade, basilpaw, and mintpaw are former graveclan
aloeshade is blind

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𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐒𝐏𝐈𝐑𝐈𝐓𝐒 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐅𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐍 ──────
───────── 𝘞𝘐𝘓𝘓 𝘈𝘓𝘞𝘈𝘠𝘚 𝘗𝘙𝘖𝘛𝘌𝘊𝘛 𝘜𝘚

[deimido]

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moorclan, fire/deathclan, robinclan, empire of the gods, beachclan
winterclan, pipistrelleclan, moonclan, voidclan, spiderclan
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shaded skies, isle of pagtuklas, mirageclan, strawclan
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the first leaves have begun to turn colors
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01. ) SPIDERCLAN ! ─── © ♪ our promise.
HUNTING RESULTS
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loudbreeze's patrol caught . .
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PATROLLING RESULTS
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no patrolling occurred ! !
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GATHERING RESULTS
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no gathering occurred ! !
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TRAINING RESULTS
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the apps. learned . .
tooth > fighting.
tiny > herb recognition.
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⟶ trying for kits
↪ loudbreeze has announced that she is expecting a litter with nightpatch! she's due in two moons.
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02. ) THE EMPIRE OF THE GODS ! ─── © Legolas The Elf
HUNTING RESULTS
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percy's patrol caught . .
↪ +1 rabbit.

blizzardcrest's patrol caught . .
↪ +1 large fish.

elmblood's patrol caught . .
↪ +1 large fish.
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PATROLLING RESULTS
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noble's patrol encountered . .
↪ nothing of note.

nettlesting's patrol encountered . .
↪ a random event! *
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GATHERING RESULTS
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paisleyburner gathered . .
↪ +1 dock.
↪ +1 broom.
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TRAINING RESULTS
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cadetfallen > skill learned!
cadetdusk > skill learned!
cadetice > skill learned!
rookieice > skill learned!
rookieslate > skill learned!
rookieaspen > skill learned!
rookiemist > skill learned!
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⟶ assessment
↪ cadetpool failed his assessment! he can try again next moon.

⟶ request
↪ spark has joined the empire of the gods.

⟶ trying for kits
↪ wigeonfeather has announced that she is expecting a litter with batwing! warblerfoot from pineclan agreed to be a surrogate for their litter.

⟶ patrolling
↪ with her heart pounding, nettlesting discreetly pushes flareblood into the stream once they're alone in an attempt to kill them. however, her
plan fails, and the ginger tabby manages to get back onto land after a full minute of panicked flailing. he doesn't seem to realize an ulterior motive,
but rather blames himself for such a juvenile mistake. they head home, and after checking in with paisleyburner, flareblood is instructed to take a
full moon off from his duties to the empire for a full recovery.
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03. ) MOONCLAN ! ─── © LooneyLani
HUNTING RESULTS
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stoneburr's patrol caught . .
↪ +1 squirrel.

ivynose's patrol caught . .
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mountainstar's patrol caught . .
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snowtail's patrol encountered . .
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foxtrot's patrol encountered . .
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the healers gathered . .
↪ +1 fennel.
↪ +1 willow leaves.
↪ +1 alder bark.
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TRAINING RESULTS
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the apps learned . .
icy > nothing
soot > def. combat
peach > ama. hunting
robin > ama. hunting
hawk > ama. hunting
half > hunting
oak > ama. combat
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⟶ assessment
↪ dewpaw fails her hunting assessment! she can try again next moon.
↪ blizzardpaw and sunpaw passed their warrior assessments! they can officially move up to the next rank.

⟶ ranking up
↪ moonclan has eight new apprentices to swell their ranks; tigerpaw, acornpaw, hollypaw, dustpaw, littlepaw, willowpaw, flutterpaw,
and minipaw!
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[Lokisaurus]

ｓｔｒｉｋｅｒｓｃｌａｎ
number of cats [ 08 ] servings needed [ 03 ]


> wispstar asks starclan for another warrior
> wispstar takes brindlepaw out for her final assessment
if she passes, her warrior name will be brindlebird
> blazestar takes sopapilla out to train
> wispstar goes into labor. thymewing accompanies her
in the nursery with the raspberry leaves
> the clan consumes x1 blackbird
> cypressjaw, frogjumper, and panthersnap go hunting

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story here

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Leader:
Wispstar | 83 M | ♀️ | X
Lives: ★★★★★★★★★
Co-leader:
Blazestar | 53 M | ♂️ | X

Deputy:
Name | Age | Gender | [url=link]X[/url]

Medicine Cat:
Thymewing | 32 M | ♀️ | X

Warriors:
Cypressjaw | 38 M | ♂️ | X
Frogjumper | 32 M | ♂️ | X
Panthersnap | 48 M | ♀️ | X

Apprentices:
Brindlepaw | 14 M | ♀️ | X
Sopapilla | 12 M | ♀️ | X

Queens:
Name | Age | Gender | [url=link]X[/url]
Name | Age | Gender | [url=link]X[/url]

Kits:
Name | Age | Gender | [url=link]X[/url]
Name | Age | Gender | [url=link]X[/url]

Elders:
Name | Age | Gender | [url=link]X[/url]
Name | Age | Gender | [url=link]X[/url]

Family:
Blazestar + Panthersnap = Brindlepaw
Blazestar + Wispstar | Kits

Ally Clans:
Clan Name | Username
Clan Name | Username

Enemy Clans
Clan Name | Username
Clan Name | Username

Borders
North | Clan Name | Username
East | Clan Name | Username
South | Clan Name | Username
West | Clan Name | Username

Medicine Store
Cobweb | x1
Borage | x1
Catmint | x1
Marigold | x1
Coltsfoot | x1
Horsetail | x1
Dock | x1
Deathberries | x1
Feverfew | x1
Raspberry Leaves | x2

Fresh-Kill Pile:
Rabbits | x0 | 2 servings
Field Mice | x1 | 1 servings
Squirrels | x1 | 2 servings
Blackbirds | x1 | 3 servings
Ermines | x1 | 2 servings

Mentors:
Cypressjaw | Brindlepaw | 5 | Fish, Swim, Hunt, Fight, Stalk
Blazestar | Sopapilla | 0 | Moves

Deceased Cats:
Cat Name | Cause of Death
Cat Name | Cause of Death

[patience99]

Hey! So... I hope this is the right way to do a first post...

Clan name: DareClan

Reputation: Thrill junkies, pranksters, and somewhat trolls. They enjoy jokes, flirting, and competitions, and have a really hard time taking anything seriously. When they go to battle, they enjoy leading enemies into the labyrinthine grass and picking them off one by one, since they don't know how to navigate through it.

Clan Territory: A field of wavy grass (the Field of No Return), a cliff (the Jumping Cliff) with a Jumping Ledge across it to land on, some tunnels (the Maze of Terror and Darkness), and a stretch of meadow (the Deceptively-Peaceful Minefield, which is really just a scary name for an ordinary meadow that unfortunately had nothing daring about it). The camp is hidden, located in the wavy grass, found by a trail only members of the clan know how to find. However, they do have several easy-to-find 'fake' camps- with delightfully placed traps for extra entertainment value, just like the ones that dot the Field of No Return- to throw off their enemies where their patrols sometimes go to rest after a hunt. The tunnels and the cliff are mostly for the thrill-seeking rituals that dot clan daily life. Running down/jumping off of the cliff, intentionally getting lost in the tunnels with a group just to see which team makes it back first, these are the sort of thing that DareClan loves. If they can't learn to face everything as an apprentice, they'll be exiled from the clan.

Leader's personality: Weststar is brash, cocky, and definitely single, although he's dated almost all the she-cats in the clan. Very flirty, but surprisingly powerful, he loves to fight and can't resist a dare, and relishes planning strategy. He received the deputyship at a young age after showing incredible bravery by leading a pack of dogs off the Jumping Cliff by jumping off himself. Of course, the dogs didn't know about the Jumping Ledge, which Weststar landed on while they toppled down into the gorge below. In an unfortunate accident, the leader before him was buried under a rock slide DareClan intentionally started to see if they could dodge the rocks. Most did, but not the leader, and young Weststar was made the handsome new leader of DareClan.

Hope that's okay!

[solyn]

𝐍𝐎𝐑𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐍𝐂𝐋𝐀𝐍.
population: 22 cats [ 10 fem : 12 male ]
servings required: 05

𝙜𝙪𝙖𝙧𝙙𝙞𝙖𝙣𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙨𝙩

moderator: deimos - next moonstone: 26th mar
moons since last nonsense: 1

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𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐠𝐨.
The camp was quiet.
Somehow, it felt worse than if it had been noisy and vibrant. Anything seemed better than the silence that had descended upon the clan. Wordlessly, Poppywish had left Viridianfire and Sunnynose in charge of the medicine den while he prepared Galepaw's body for burial. The black and white molly lay stretched in the center of camp, lavender and other aromatics settled across her fur. Stiffly, Whisperpaw sat at her shoulder, face turned toward the sky. He hadn't said a word to anyone since Galepaw's last breath. Not even Summitsky could get close enough to comfort him.
Most of the clan had been confined to dens so that Poppywish could treat their various wounds. Minkfur and Thunderjaw, usually such staunch bastions against whatever evils the clan faced were now crumbling, small and fragile looking. Bearears who sobbed in eternal darkness. Sleetstar, who cowered in the nursery with Summitsky wrapped tight around her. Fallowstep who couldn't stop shaking, watching his mate comfort him from behind tired eyes. None of them meant a thing to Whisperpaw, as he watched Silverpelt's slow procession overhead. He had always presumed he would sit Galepaw's vigil alone.
Footsteps crunched behind him, but Whisperpaw did not turn. A tired form dragged itself into view, settling a fair distance away from Whisperpaw, and looking up to the sky. Howlingeye didn't say anything, letting the breeze of receding Greenleaf ruffle his fur. Whisperpaw had seen what he had done during the battle. Howlingeye had his own to answer for, but he didn't have to answer to the apprentice.
"For what it's worth," Howlingeye said, startling Whisperpaw, "my father always told me that StarClan remembers how you die, and Galepaw died in the way most honorable for a warrior." Howlingeye smiled, but it didn't quite reach his eyes. "It's a funny lie that we tell ourselves, isn't it? To kill is unjust, but to die is glorious."
"Maybe you're just a cynic," Whisperpaw said, simply. Howlingeye's maw twitched in amusement.
"Perhaps so." They both lapsed into silence again, watching the stars overhead. Howlingeye turned, glancing over his shoulder, as another set of paws approached. Hollyfeather crossed the campground toward him, shoulders taut and head held high, but there wasn't a cat alive who couldn't place the distinctly haunted look in her eyes. She sat down almost at Whisperpaw's shoulder, leaning down and pressing her face into Galepaw's fur. Her shoulders shook.
The three of them sat in silence, the pair of toms gazing at the night sky to allow Hollyfeather privacy in her grief. Finally, the molly sat back, sniffing once, before she trained her gaze on Howlingeye. He said nothing, but Hollyfeather's stare was enough to convey what she wanted from him. The tom stood, nodded once to Whisperpaw, and then turned to climb the rise again. Hollyfeather watched him go, a glower on her face.
"Galepaw often said that the worst way to get information was to squeeze," Hollyfeather's attention shifted to the white apprentice, ghostly looking in the moonlight, "it was a shock to hear her say it, because her approach to life was the much more straight-forward one. She was confrontational. Abrasive. Our parents always said it would get her killed one day." He paused, giving the sky a wry smile. "I suppose they were right about one thing."
"I'm sorry for your loss."
"I knew she would die, one day," Whisperpaw said with a shrug, "I see how you all look at Howlingeye now, after what he did, but none of you seem to look past the surface. Galepaw always believed in doing what was necessary. Being strong was necessary. Doing what others could not bring themselves to was necessary. It was her job to protect me, the tactful one, the one who hides in shadows. She assumed that role because she felt it was necessary, and she died honouring her own beliefs. Howlingeye made a tough decision, but you seem to forget he saved the rest of you from dying before you could honour yours."
"He lied to us."
"You're all lying to each other, Hollyfeather," Whisperpaw fixed her with his solemn gaze, "everyone in this clan has secrets. It doesn't take a great master to figure that out. You think Brackenstrike is here because she believes in hope? You think Splitface chose the life of an acolyte? You think Midnightblaze was a destined deputy? None of you know how to mask what you're hiding, but Howlingeye always has. I wouldn't blame him for keeping his secrets."
"You're still young," Hollyfeather's tone was dry, "there's a lot for you to figure out still, Whisperpaw, and regardless of the secrets you and Galepaw had, whatever lead you to believe this was an inevitability that you'd already prepared for, to the rest of us, Galepaw's death was a tragedy. She's more than some pawn in the greater game of life. She's a cat. A soul we lost."
"None of you lost anything," he snapped, "she was my sister. I don't need you to preach about what a great loss this was, because I feel it acutely. The fact of life is, Hollyfeather, that one day we all return to the earth from which we came, and so the cycle continues; life and death, light and dark, beginnings and ends. My secrets are still my secrets, and they will die with me, when I join Galepaw in the shallow grave that you dig her under the pretense of being her family." Hollyfeather sat in stunned silence as Whisperpaw tilted his head back to the sky, eyes hard and cold.
"You should go now, Hollyfeather." He said.
"Goodnight then," she said, stiffly, nodding to Galepaw's unmoving body, "and may StarClan light her path home."
"StarClan has never had anything to do with her," Whisperpaw said to Hollyfeather's retreating back.

-

The moon was high over the camp when Howlingeye emerged from the warrior's den. Sleep wouldn't come, and the feeling of eyes on him was too much. He knew realistically that most of the other cats would be asleep, but he couldn't seem to shake the crawling feeling of being watched that tickled its way up his spine. A quick glance down into the basin told him that Hollyfeather too had abandoned the vigil. Only Whisperpaw sat now, staring blankly at the sky. Howlingeye was sure not even torrential downpour could move him.
As he passed the medicine cat den, Howlingeye noted that it was quiet. Bearears' simpering noises had quietened altogether. Poppywish would be working through the night, so he doubted the silence meant another death, but simply sleep. It was the best she could hope for, really, before she woke again to unbearable pain. Howlingeye thought it was an unpleasant thought, but his chest remained hollow-feeling, and not at all queasy, so he chose not to dwell on it too much, not when his claws still felt wet with blood.
"Are you going to stand there, or are you coming in?" Howlingeye jumped a little, having absently come to a stop. Poppywish was watching him, frown on his features. Howlingeye cleared his throat, glancing past the ginger tom into the abyss of his cave.
"I... no. Sorry, I was just... passing through. I wouldn't want to interrupt."
"So your plan is to avoid me, instead?"
"No-"
"We have to talk about it eventually." Howlingeye lifted his eyes to hold Poppywish's gaze. A small, petty part of him wanted to say there was nothing to talk about, but of course there was. His secret had been Midnightblaze's burden to share, but of course, Howlingeye knew that if one lied, they were bound to be caught, and his lies had caught up with him. At the end of the day, he decided, it would not be so much of a burden. He would trade in one friend for the other when Poppywish inevitably denounced him, leaving him with the company of Midnightblaze, who owed him his life.
"Look," Poppywish said, with a tired sigh, "I don't want to be in the den either. Let's take one of the smaller caves, at the base." Howlingeye hesitated for a second, before he nodded, and the pair of them descended the path, weaving into the crevices near the bottom of the basin, where winding tunnels led to caverns inset further back from the main camp. Poppywish circled, and then sat, tail wrapped over his paws. Howlingeye stood at the entrance to the tunnel. Neither of them said anything.
"This is what you meant," Poppywish spoke, breaking the silence, "isn't it? When you asked that what-if. This is what it was all about."
"Yes." There was no point denying it.
"You're Born of the Shadows." Poppywish didn't sound afraid. He simply sounded defeated. "StarClan... why did she bring you here? Shouldn't it have been harder to leave an order of murderers?" Howlingeye flinched at the word, turning his shoulder sharply so that Poppywish wouldn't see the hurt on his face. Of course, he should have expected it. He knew that his relationship with Poppywish could only end poorly, and yet he'd let himself entertain it as if it were harmless.
"I'd already left the order when Northstar approached me," Howlingeye said, "I made the decision on my own, and I'm not a threat. They're not looking for me, I made my way out fairly."
"Oh, just one last job for the road?"
"No. You fight for your freedom. The policy of the Shadows is the strong survive, and if you're strong enough to defy their strongest, that gains you respect. Hardly anyone ever leaves, because the legacy isn't exactly kind to those who seek better, who seek more. But I... I never wanted to be a Nightshade. I had no choice in the matter, and the training served me well... but I don't want to be remembered as nothing more than a murderer, a boogeytom to sic on those who've crossed you."
"I'd say you're a few too many moons late for that." Poppywish's tone was dry, and Howlingeye whirled on him, sharply. The ginger tom flinched, and then looked guilty, glancing away. Howlingeye's anger immediately evaporated.
"There isn't a lot I can say to convince you that I deserve a second chance, or sympathy, or whatever you came here prepared to offer. Perhaps it was nothing at all, and you just wanted to see me flounder as revenge. I don't know why she brought me here, either, but it looks like whatever chance I had of a new life, a better one, is gone, and so I suppose now all that's left is to figure that one out."
"I just... don't understand why you didn't tell me," Poppywish's voice cracked, and he sniffed, "we... I thought we were friends. And to know that Midnightblaze somehow knew this extremely important thing about you before I did, I-"
"Don't tell me you've caught feelings," Poppywish laughed, shaking his head as Howlingeye moved closer, pressing his nose to his cheek, "you swore you wouldn't, remember?"
"I never agreed to anything," he said, weakly, "and maybe it's half about that, maybe it's not. I just... I feel lonely. And when you're around I don't. The idea that I could lose you to him, to whatever darkness you have eating you up inside... I just wish I could share your burdens. I wish you had trusted me with them. Wish you had known I wouldn't have seen you differently."
"But you do."
"No," Poppywish shook his head, "I was... scared, and angry. It's been such a long few hours that I can barely tell what I feel anymore, but... you're still you. And perhaps it's short-sighted of me to not be angry with you for keeping such a huge secret, but I get the feeling that I'll need your friendship even more in the coming moons. I am not ready to lose you, Howlingeye. Please, please don't leave me out in the cold." Howlingeye softened, pressing their foreheads together.
"I promise. No more shadows, not for us. We exist only in the light."

-

The sound of feet shuffling in his den had Midnightblaze jerking awake, wincing at the strain it put on the throbbing gash in his chest. Boscoe's claws had hurt, but Poppywish had cleared him, and told him to take it easy for a few days to make sure he didn't re-open the cut so it would heal without getting infected. That didn't make the stinging pain hurt any less, and Midnightblaze debated marching back down to Poppywish and telling him medicine cats were supposed to remove pain altogether, no matter how rash he knew it to be.
As his eyes adjusted to the gloom, Midnightblaze could make out the tentative shape of Summitsky hovering in the mouth of his den, paws shifting nervously. He blinked, tilting his head at the other tom as he pushed himself up a little, ears pricked forward. He had gotten the impression that Summitsky didn't like him very much, and considering Sleetstar's obvious distress and his relationship to her, Midnightblaze didn't anticipate the conversation to be all that pleasant.
"Can I help you?" He asked, when Summitsky didn't say anything. The big tom jumped.
"Oh," he said, "I'm... sorry that I woke you. You need your rest." He started to turn, making Midnightblaze's brow furrow.
"Hey, wait," Summitsky paused, "you came down here for something, right? I wasn't sleeping so well anyway, you might as well stay and tell me what it was." The tom hesitated, glancing out into the night sky, before he let out a sigh and turned back into the den, settling close to Midnightblaze as the smaller tom shifted over to accommodate him. He was silent, watching his paws idly. Midnightblaze cleared his throat. "How's Sleetstar?"
"Oh. She's... holding up as well as expected," Summitsky blew out a sigh, "I guess it's just lucky that the stress didn't push her into an early labour. I don't think her body could have coped with that right now... and Poppywish has a lot on his paws already, so I guess that's one small thing to be grateful for." He cast his eyes sideways to see Midnightblaze nodding with a comforting glitter in his eyes. Summitsky shook his head. "But I uh, I didn't come here to talk about her. And I think you know that, so I won't do you the disservice of trying to talk a circle around it. I was wondering how you knew. About Howlingeye, I mean." Midnightblaze paused, glancing away.
"About a moon ago... Howlingeye and I came to an understanding. I told him my secrets in exchange for his, and we promised each other we'd keep them but... I betrayed him by asking him to do this for me, and I feel awful about it. It was selfish of me." Midnightblaze looked at the ground, ears flattening. Summitsky nudged his shoulder gently, and the black and white tom looked up, blinking at the kind eyes of the other.
"I'm sure he doesn't feel that way," Summitsky said, gently, "Howlingeye puts on an aloof front, but... I know he's a good cat who cares very deeply about others, even if he won't show it. I think it makes sense, knowing where he's from now, that he doesn't want to let his guard down around others, but I also know he would have done it anyway, even if you hadn't asked him to. You only asked him to save you from death, but he went ahead and did what he had to to make sure that no one else died. That's not your fault, and he'd never put it on you." Midnightblaze peered at Summitsky again, curious now.
"Were you two... close?"
"Something like that," Summitsky blew out another humourless laugh, all of the life seeming to sag from his shoulders, leaving him haggard looking, "sometimes I think if I hadn't messed it up, it would have been me and him against the world. I don't think he was willing to offer himself to me, not like... not like I would have wanted him to, but... he was a friend to me, and I pushed him away when he was just trying to help. And now I feel bad, because I should be there for him, but I know I can't be, because I never made any effort to fix things between us."
"Well... if Howlingeye is as good as you say," Midnightblaze said, after a considerate beat of silence, "and if he's as kind as he seemed to me when he chose to let me confide in him, I'm sure that he'll understand if you apologize now. He doesn't seem unreasonable at the least, just... cautious."
"Yeah, I think cautious is a good word to describe him," Summitsky nodded, smile half-fond, before it faltered, "Midnightblaze... I hope I'm not overstepping in asking this but... what did you tell him? It must have been something... important if it was enough for him to trust you with a secret like that. And I uh, I know we're not... friends or anything, but I swear it by StarClan, I'll keep your secret."
"It's... okay. I feel like telling someone. It's a heavy burden to carry, you know." He paused, took a deep breath. "I was born here, in NorthernClan, back when Northstar was leader. I was too young to remember why it fell, but my parents took me and we left. My dad died on the journey, so it was just me and my mom, and we walked and walked and walked until we found a group of barn cats who took us in. I grew up there, close friends with a tom, Rafe. We were best friends growing up, and he was there for me when I came out and... well. I guess I thought it was love."
"Where is he now?" Summitsky asked, and Midnightblaze flinched at the implied tone of 'why isn't he with you?'.
"I don't know, and I don't want to," he hunched his shoulders up, "Northstar clearly does, and that's what she used against me to get me here. Rafe and I... well, we had kits, and I wanted to be a parent because I loved him very much... but after our daughters were born, it was different. He was different. More aggressive, protective. He loved our daughters, I genuinely believe that even now, but he... started to cut me out, away from them too. I don't really know what was going on with him, but he would get violent with me. So I... decided to put a stop to it. One night, I tried to make things better with a walk, but he started to get angry with me again so I... so I took off his ear. And I told him not to come back, or I really would kill him. And for safe measure, I pushed him into the stream. And then I told our daughters that he was dead, because I didn't want them to think that their father had abandoned them, and I didn't want them to have to live with the knowledge that they had a bad father." Midnightblaze let out a miserable chuckle. "But I guess they had two bad dads after all, huh?"
"I'm... so sorry," Summitsky blinked at the other tom, brow furrowing in concern, "I can't even imagine what it would have been like for you to go through that. But I... don't think you're a bad cat. You just did what you thought was best for your family, and sometimes the best decision isn't the easy decision."
"I know," Midnightblaze gave him a watery smile, "it's just hard to look back on it and feel like I'm the good guy in that situation, but StarClan must not think so, if Northstar used it as a sin to repent for. That's why everyone else is here, isn't it? Something they're trying to make better."
"Maybe so," Summitsky glanced away, finally, out onto the night sky, "but after tonight, I think this penance is too high for whatever sins we've all committed."

𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐦𝐨𝐨𝐧.
"Something the matter?" Viridianfire jumped at the sound of Hollyfeather's voice. She turned, finding the black and white molly hovering anxiously at her shoulder. Viridianfire gave her a tight smile, flicking her gaze back to Sleetstar. The molly didn't seem to notice them, climbing a rise and vanishing behind it in as much time as it took to blink. Viridianfire glanced away with a languid shrug.
"No," she lied. Hollyfeather gave her a pointed look, but luckily, she decided not to press. Instead, she nodded to the younger molly, and the pair of them veered away, trekking deeper into the territory in search of food. They moved in silence. It was customary after the Incident. No one spoke, Midnightblaze organized patrols and cats obeyed, and that was the end of that. There were hardly ever any conversations on patrols, lest stragglers from the rogue clan hear them while lurking in the territory.
Hollyfeather surged forward, leaping atop a fallen log to cross the river, balancing precariously and delicately avoiding the rotten wood. Viridianfire hopped across the stones, relishing in the way the cool water licked at her paws. It was soothing, and it reminded her of a better time, just her and Thunderjaw up on the ridge, alone, splashing about in the water as if it was an efficient swimming lesson. Now, her mentor's eyes just seemed hollow; haunted. He stuck close to Minkfur and spoke little to anyone else. Viridianfire supposed it was foolish to think nothing would change, but somehow it felt that the world had shifted on an axis from which it would never recover.
"Thinking that hard is dangerous, you know," she looked up, realizing she'd stopped in the middle of the river. Hollyfeather stood on the other shore, watching her curiously, "you know... this has been a tough time for everyone. If there's anything you need to talk about..."
"I'm fine," Viridianfire said abruptly, but she didn't move.
"Of course," said Hollyfeather, her nose twitching, "maybe it's me who needs to talk, then. I feel... stifled, all the time, in all this silence, and I'm so angry. I keep wanting to lash out and tell everyone to get their acts together, because if the clan acts like they are now when those cats come back- and I think they will- we'll lose more than just Galepaw next time." Hollyfeather looked away, with a sigh. "I'm sorry. Don't tell anyone I said that, I don't want them to panic."
"I know," Viridianfire said, "but you're right." She glanced back over her shoulder, mostly so she wouldn't have to look at Hollyfeather. "I'm worried about Sleetstar, too. It's obvious that her life is in danger... and she has kits now. It's not normal to leave them with another queen like she's doing. Not that I don't trust Twilightflower and Sunnynose with them, but... she should be there for her kits. She's not even in the nursery with them half the time."
"I guess she feels responsible," Hollyfeather shrugged, "but you're right, too. There's nothing good about this situation. I don't like how things are right now. I'm afraid." She closed her eyes, a little shudder passing through her. "Northstar said this was destiny, a fate of sorts, but more and more with every passing day I doubt whether we should have been left our old clan to begin with. I don't fit here."
"Someone has to have their head on straight," Viridianfire finally moved toward her, shaking out her fur, "come on. We shouldn't gossip. We don't know what's lurking in the shadows."

-

The larger hunting party had fanned out over the territory, as per instructions of Brackenstrike. Still nursing a bit of a limp, she'd been watched closely by an unhappy Summitsky, whose frown had permeated the polite conversation the new warrior tried to make. She felt bad for Frostclaw; he seemed a kind enough tom, being completely iced out by a clan in recovery from tragedy, and the poor thing had nowhere else to go. They'd moved out in pairs; Fallowstep and Hawkeyes together, Summitsky and Frostclaw, and then Brackenstrike and Splitface.
"How's your leg?" Brackenstrike turned her head to see Splitface's glittering yellow eyes watching her, concerned. Brackenstrike tested her paw against the ground to demonstrate that she was fine. It ached a little, but they'd been going slow on purpose so as not to aggravate it. Satisfied, Splitface nodded, and trotted ahead, scenting the air. "You know, the prey scents are running scarcer out this way. We should be heading more to the east if we want any chance of catching something."
"I know," Brackenstrike said, "and we will, in a minute. I just wanted a minute alone with you, away from everyone else. I've something to say." Splitface paused, turning to face her with a wide-eyed blink. "Splitface... last moon was a harrowing ordeal for all of us, but the one good thing it did was put things into perspective. I don't talk about my past a lot because I think it's reductive; I care more about the future than I do about fixating on things I can't change. And now... I can't imagine a future without you. When Boscoe showed up, it reminded me of everything I've already lost in my life, all of the futures I missed out on with my parents, my siblings... the molly I loved. I couldn't lose you too. And I don't want to lose you, especially not without telling you how I feel. I love you, Splitface, and I want to be your mate, if you'll have me."
"Brackenstrike," Splitface sounded winded, eyes shining, before a shy smile overtook her features, "yes. Yes! Of course I'll have you, you great idiot. I love you too, so much, it should never have been a question." She surged forward, pressing her forehead to Brackenstrike's, letting out a contented sigh at the rumbling purr that ripped through her new mate. She let the large molly curl around her, the pair of them twining together, pelts brushing in the afternoon air.
"I promise. I won't let anything happen to you. We're in this together, for a long time coming. I'm not going to break this promise. I swear it." Splitface pulled back, eyes shining with joy as she let their noses touch, fond smile on her face.
"I know you won't."

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` servings consumed
5/5 - x1 hare and x1 rabbit
` clan events
twilightflower is kitting! poppywish stays in camp to assist her (father)
midnightblaze and bearears both take a moon of rest
whisperpaw abstains from training for a moon
poppywish gives thunderjaw x1 chervil for his wounds
splitface and brackenstrike become mates
sleetstar asks starclan for a warrior
` patrols
hunting-
1 - brackenstrike, splitface, summitsky, hawkeyes, fallowstep, frostclaw
2 - sleetstar, hollyfeather, viridianfire
border-
3 - minkfur, thunderjaw

` leader
`` sleetstar | 55 moons | ♀ | ✦

` deputy
`` midnightblaze | 61 moons | ♂ | ✦

` medicine cat
`` poppywish | 46 moons | ♂ | ✦
` medicine cat apprentice
`` name | age | ♀/♂ | ✦

` warriors
`` summitsky | 58 moons | ♂ | ✦
`` hollyfeather | 33 moons | ♀ | ✦
`` thunderjaw | 53 moons | ♂ | ✦
`` howlingeye | 36 moons | ♂ | ✦
`` brackenstrike | 64 moons | ♀ | ✦
`` splitface | 61 moons | ♀ | ✦
`` bearears | 28 moons | ♀ | ✦
`` minkfur | 51 moons | ♀ | ✦
`` fallowstep | 53 moons | ♂ | ✦
`` hawkeyes | 58 moons | ♂ | ✦
`` viridianfire | 20 moons | ♀ | ✦
`` frostclaw | 70 moons | ♂ | ✦

` apprentices
`` whisperpaw | 10 moons | ♂ | ✦

` queens and kits
`` twilightflower | 33 moons | ♀ | ✦
↪ due now!
`` sunnynose | 42 moons | ♂ | ✦
↪ emberkit (l) ; flamekit (r) [4]
`` sleetstar
↪ wolfkit ; butterflykit [1]

` elders
`` name | age | ♀/♂ | ✦

` ally clans
none currently.

` enemy clans
none currently.

` borders
↑ | open | user
→ | open | user
↓ | two-leg village
← | ski slope

` medicine store
catmint [3] | greencough
poppy seeds [1] | pain
burnet [1] | strength
lamb's ear [1] | strength
lovage [1] | coughs; c
broom [1] | broken bones
lungwort [1] | yellowcough
raspberry leaves [1] | strength
ragwort [0] | strength
chervil [2] | infections/bellyache

` fresh-kill pile
vole | x8 | 1 servings [8]
rabbit | x4 | 2 servings [8]
stoat | x3 | 2 servings [6]
small fish | x2 | 2 servings [4]
hare | x3 | 3 servings [9]
bird | x4 | 3 servings [12]

` mentors
summitsky | whisperpaw [3]
↪ battle, hunt, swim

` deceased
galepaw | murdered by boscoe

` family ties
fallowstep + hawkeyes - ravencall; surrogate
↪ batkit, racoonkit & beaverkit (snakeclan)
sleetstar + summitsky
↪ wolfkit & butterflykit
mother + father
↪ whisperpaw & galepaw
twilightflower + father
↪ due now!
sunnynose + father
↪ emberkit & flamekit
splitface + brackenstrike

[eagle,]

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number of cats ninety | forty-seven ♂ | fourty-two ♀ | one non-binary | servings needed fourteen (+91)
next moonpool anytime | injuries flintpaw, flurrywind, nightfall | kittings kindleflare - now, honeyflower - 1m

paragraphcardinalpaw's paws scraped across the familiar path that led towards quickclan's camp. his pads burned from his race across the moorland, his fur hot despite the cooling winds, and his side ached with the effort of taking large, gulping breaths in his run from the barn. when he and screechwing left camp to meet with their training group for the afternoon, they cardinalpaw never would have expected to find his clanmates recovering from an attack. the images had been sealed forever in his memory - tallpeak, her pelt ragged, trying to help flurrywind, who held his paw out at an awkward angle and wincing as he did so, nightfall leaning over flintpaw, both of whom were bleeding heavily from different wounds, and, worst of all, rainypaw with her nose pushed into heatpaw's shoulder, their brother not moving. cardinalpaw hadn't been given a good chance to get any closer to his half-siblings before screechwing pushed him away, telling his apprentice to get back to camp, to get help. so cardinalpaw ran, and ran, and ran until his entire body ached, and then he kept running.
paragraphwith a final burst of energy, cardinalpaw came to the drop-off that led into the quickclan camp. he caught the familiar sights of his friends and family, the cats he had grown up with as long as his memory served, and those who recently entered the clan. a knot of warriors was gathered in the camp's lower level, visible even from his vantage point. others were scattered, as the other apprentices had taken to sitting in the last rays of sunlight after training, and the queens took the kits out to stretch their legs and play before night came. it was a scene of peace, but was broken quickly when cardinalpaw arrived, and heads turned at the scent of his fear. "cardinalpaw, where's screechwing?" a voice asked, and the red apprentice turned to face oakseed, his mentor's mate. the large tom's expression was twisted with anticipation and worry, and the world swam when cardinalpaw stepped forward.
paragraph"the patrol was attacked near the barn," he managed to pant out. he felt someone press into his side and identified the sharp herb-scent of a medicine cat, and turned his eyes to gorseberry while others gathered around him. vaguely, he made out the voices of other cats asking questions, dawn by the scent of fear, the confused murmurs while the clan regarded one of their own. finally, his eyes settled on redstar, who shouldered through the crowd and looked at his eldest son. "they were attacked, beaten before screechwing and i got to them. they need help," he looked to redstar, "please, heatpaw and flintpaw are hurt. they're all hurt."
paragraphredstar glanced from cardinalpaw to cyanslash, who stood on the other side of the circle. "take a patrol with you," he told his deputy. "only the fastest cats, who can get there faster than anyone else. this is urgent." redstar's voice held strong, though cardinalpaw could see the trace of worry lighting his gaze. so long as he could remember, cardinalpaw could never think of a moment when the great redstar looked scared.
paragraph"brackenrose," cyanslash spoke up, and the lithe molly stepped forward at the sound of her name, flicked her ear. "snakespots and rowanpaw, duneserpent and twiteflight, you're with me," cyanslash said, gathering the warriors to himself. the deputy glanced to cardinalpaw, who leaned heavily against gorseberry's smaller frame, though the medicine cat braced him with his shoulder. "did any of them look like they could still walk?" cyanslash asked, and cardinalpaw nodded slightly, uncertain but hopeful. cyanslash flicked his tail and led the patrol from the gathered cats. in the wake of their leaving, cardinalpaw felt redstar's gaze burn into the side of his head once more, though he refused to meet his eyes. instead, he stepped away from gorseberry and sat down, his legs weak from his run. around him, he heard the other warriors murmuring, though their words were indecipherable to him.
paragraph"cardinalpaw." his name caught his attention, and he looked up at fleetingpaw, who nodded to the empty space beside cardinalpaw. cardinalpaw nodded once, and fleetingpaw sat down. silence stretched between them, and fleetingpaw looked at the warriors around them before he broke the quiet. "we have to be strong," fleetingpaw said, and cardinalpaw looked at him again. he opened his mouth, then closed it again, unsure of what he might say. fortunately, fleetingpaw cleared his throat. "we're the oldest. it's our job to look out for them," he continued, and cardinalpaw looked his brother up and down. of his half-siblings, fleetingpaw had always been the one he felt closest to when they were kits. the one he turned to when he wanted to sneak out after sweetecho fell asleep, the one he wasn't afraid to wrestle with, because he knew that fleetingpaw was stronger than the others.
paragraph"yeah," cardinalpaw said, though his fur prickled. "they need us." in that moment, he was struck by the knowledge that he had, that there was more to the story than fleetingpaw knew. that even if fleetingpaw knew that cardinalpaw wasn't sweetecho's kit, that they were still related, that they had more siblings just across the camp, who needed them just as much as rainypaw and heatpaw.

paragraphlater, in the moonlight, the clan emerged from the half-shadows at the sound of redstar's call. the queens were visible at the entrance of the nursery, their silhouettes whispering in the mouth of the cave, and miranda padded slowly to join them. the warriors and apprentices gathered together, though a space was left at the bottom of the elevated rock where redstar made his announcements. there, heatpaw's body had been placed, groomed by his mother and arranged so that he appeared to be asleep. however, not even sweetcho's loving gesture could erase the signs of battle from her kit's pelt, shoing claw marks in his side, the stain of blood on his gray fur, other patches where his attackers had torn out fur. redstar stood above his clan and his son.
paragraph"on this day, quickclan was attacked on its own territory, by cats who do not belong here," he began. the other members of the patrol had been taken into the medicine cats' den when cyanslash's patrol managed to bring them back. his deputy described the scene when they arrived, how heatpaw's body was already cold, how the others looked lucky to be alive. alpinemask expressed his worry for flintpaw, that the apprentice had lost a lot of blood and might lose his eyesight, though it was too early to tell. the medicine cats and their patients were absent from the clan meeting, as was aspenwish and peckerpaw, who rarely left flintpaw's side until they were assured that he was stable and not at risk of leaving them for starclan as well. "one of our own was taken from us, and his memory will live on, as an apprentice who would have become a great warrior if he had the chance." redstar looked down at his son's body, his fur turned pale, and his heart clenched. heatpaw truly would have been a great warrior, strong and sure. but his future had been stolen.
paragraph"the cats left us a message," redstar continued when he lifted his gaze to survey his warriors. upon their return, flurrywind and tallpeak relayed the message given to them by a cat who called himself nolan, who had led the attack on the clan cats. "they said that we need to leave the moor, they said that our home isn't ours anymore. the home we've had for seasons - they want to take it away from us just as they tried to take our lives. just as they have taken lives." a murmur spread through the clan and redstar lifted his head to the stars. "quickclan - i ask you to help me make this decision. itis not fair for me to decide your fates alone in this dire issue. do you believe that we should move, to find a new home?"
paragraphthe murmur raised in volume, and redstar watched the cats ripple with uncertainty. his eyes landed on cardinalpaw, who sat in the back of the meeting, though cardinalpaw looked away then to whisper to owletpaw who sat beside him. in the middle of it all, twiteflight rose to her paws and shouted above the din, "we can't leave," she shouted, and the cats around her quieted. falconflight nudged her shoulder on one side, encouraging, and twiteflight took a step forward, addressing redstar directly.
paragraph"i've been here since i was a kit, and i'd rather die here than live somewhere else. this is the only home i ever want to know. our friends and family have already died here in the past," the young warrior said, and she looked to heatpaw, but redstar knew that she was calling upon gullfeather and ivystripe, upon privetfang. "let me fight for my home, and i'll make sure that those cats know better than to mess with quickclan again." though young, twiteflight was a popular warrior, and several shouts of approval went up from the crowd. redstar nodded to her, acknowledging her, and then turned to blizzardrush when he stood tall over the gathered warriors.
paragraph"i wasn't born in quickclan, and i didn't have the experience of growing up here," blizzardrush said, nodding to twiteflight respectfully. "but i've been here since the early days, when cyanslash brought redstar to falconflight and i. we had come from different clans, those who failed and disbanded, as several of you have experienced as well." eyes turned towards chanterellestep, to eagleheart and fluffytuft, to whitesnow and minnowjump. much of quickclan came from refugees. "quickclan has always been welcoming of the outcast, of those who have no where else to go because no one else wants us. but we also need to protect our own."
paragraph"because who knows what will happen in the future, who knows what will happen if we try and move?" that was chanterellestep, who stood among rowanpaw, rosepaw, grassthorn, and hollowpaw - those he saved from the ruins of graveclan and brought to safety. when he spoke, adding into blizzardrush, the older warrior shot chanterellestep a smile and flicked his ears, allowing him to speak. chanterellestep hesitated but then looked up at redstar, "i won't go searching for another home again. i've seen graveclan fall apart, quickclan belongs together, and quickclan belongs here." at that, he sat down and the former-graveclan cats started the next round of shouts. in the middle of it all, splashfall called out to redstar.
paragraph"quickclan has lost its way before," splashfall said, meeting redstar's gaze. the leader dipped his head to his oldest friend, and splashfall turned to face the rest of the clan, "redstar, sweetecho, and i are the only known survivors of the old quickclan. you've all heard the story of how quickclan fell. because it cracked under pressure, but we have a strong leader, a capable deputy, and warriors who control this moor. we can't let anyone take anything away from us." the loudest cheers of the night rose to the stars, as if quickclan was ready to battle starclan themselves if they challenged this decision.
paragraphredstar stepped forward, reclaiming the clan's attention. "i hear you, and i will fight alongside you. because quickclan has the strongest warriors i will ever know, and another warrior joins the ranks tonight." he scanned the crowd then, and gestured to rowanpaw, who startled slightly but stood and walked forward when redstar gestured to him, rosepaw nudging his friend to his paws. redstar met the long-legged apprentice found hawkrise in the crowd. "hawkrise," redstar began, "you have overseen the final stages of rowanpaw's training since he arrived in quickclan. can you confirm that he has mastered all of the necessary skills to become a full warrior of quickclan?" when hawkrise voiced an affirmation, redstar looked to rowanpaw. "rowanpaw, do you swear before quickclan of past and present, to uphold the principals we hold most sacred, to protect the clan with all of your body and mind?"
paragraphrowanpaw swallowed thickly, then dipped his head. "i swear it," he answered firmly.
paragraph"then from this moment forward you will be known as rowanfoot. starclan honors your speed and dedication." redstar stepped back, allowing rowanfoot to bask in the clan calling out his name, and it was only when he found a lull beginning to form that redstar called out to the clan. "we have one more warrior to honor tonight, as heatpaw died a true warrior's death, using the last of his energy to defend his clanmates. he has truly embodied strength and courage, and it is our duty to make sure that his memory does not fade. if he were to be made a warrior, i would have called him heatscratch."
paragraphrowanfoot took up the call first, joined by the rest of the crowd, and redstar was able to pick out the voices of cardinalpaw, fleetingpaw, owletpaw, and webpaw over the rest as they grieved for their brother. "heatscratch! heatscratch! heatscratch!"

paragraphsweetecho had been inconsolable following heatpaw's death, and more than one of the warriors came to cyanslash to complain about her sobs keeping them up in the night. each time, cyanslash brushed them aside, saying that it was only right to let a mother grieve for her youngest son, the one who died far before his time. the one who had been stolen from their clan. it was sometime later that cyanslash announced himself in redstar's den, speaking when he had settled before quickclan's leader.
paragraph"patchwing and treespirit came to me this morning," cyanslash said, shuffling his paws slightly when he spoke. he cleared his throat, took his time. "sweetecho woke them up again last night, and treespirit nearly fell asleep on his paws during patrol," he continued, ducking his head under redstar's gaze. "have you tried talking to her?"
paragraph"she's my mate," redstar said stiffly, and it was cyanslash's turn to level his gaze at redstar. clearly, cyanslash hadn't forgotten the secret he knew, that redstar had multiple mates. though, redstar supposed, he didn't know the half of it, as he knew only of cardinalpaw's half-clan heritage. still, redstar met his deputy's eyes without flinching, accepting the challenge. "i've tried, but she won't even listen to me. our son died, it's hard on her," redstar said, feeling a flash if anger. even through everything, he had never stopped loving sweetecho. they had been through so much, he had done so much to bring her to him over the seasons. he wasn't sure what he would do without her.
paragraph"it's not healthy for her," cyanslash said meekly, and redstar felt his shoulders relax. it was a tough subject, he understood, and clearly not one cyanslash took pleasure in talking about. at last, redstar stood and shook out his fur.
paragraph"i'll talk to her again," he said, brushing past cyanslash and leaving his den. he hesitated for a moment at the entrance, blinking away the bright sun of leaf-fall before he discovered his mate sitting at the very edge of the camp, her head ducked low while piperskip spoke to her. upon redstar's approach, piperskip stopped whispering and flicked her ears. when sweetecho sat still, piperskip murmured her greeting.
paragraph"hey, redstar, anything i can do for you?" piperskip asked, and redstar shook his head.
paragraph"no, no, i just wanted to speak to sweetecho," he answered, and sweetecho raised her head at the sound of her name. piperskip moved away only after a long moment of silence, and redstar took her spot. before redstar could say anything, however, sweetecho piped up.
paragraph"i know i've been waking the others up. i'm sorry. but i can't help it. i get nightmares where i watch it happen to him, to the rest of my kits," she said, her tone surprisingly monotone and quiet. redstar blinked, and sweetecho turned her cheek away. "he's dead now, and no one else understands what it's like. piperskip's kit came back to her. mine can't."
paragraph"our other kits still need you, sweetecho," redstar said after a moment, unsure what she wanted him to say, what anyone might be able to say in this moment. "rainypaw is still in the medicine cats' den. she needs you to be strong for her."
paragrapha beat passed, and redstar watched as, before his eyes, sweetecho seemed to harden. under her pelt, her muscles tensed and her blue eyes turned to ice chips. "and what about all of your other kits?" she asked, her voice dropping to little more than a whisper, quiet enough so that only redstar could hear her. "you've gone on too long, thinking that i would never know, or figuring that i wouldn't care. but i know. i see you more than you see yourself."
paragraph"sweetecho -" redstar tried, turning closer to her, though she turned her face away from him, her fur bristling along her spine.
paragraph"i'm not a fool. it took me a long time to realize it, but cardinalpaw... he looks too much like you to not be your son. and it's not just him. tell me that honeyflower's kits aren't yours, tell me that the kits you brought back aren't yours," she said, scoffing when redstar ducked his head, unable to lie to her. "right," she said, breathing out a laugh that cut directly to redstar's heart. "then i'll be a mother to my kits, and you'll continue to father as many kits as you'd like. as if you'd ever be there for them." with that, she stood and began to pad towards alpinemask's den, though she turned long enough to hiss when redstar trailed after her and called out her name. "no!" she hissed, her ears pinned back to her head. "don't you dare." redstar stopped in his tracks, aware only after sweetecho disappeared of his clanmates watching the proceedings in silence, though he had no doubts that they would whisper later about what happened between the now-former-mates.

paragraphrosepaw rested outside of his den, his head resting on his paws and his eyes closed while he basked in the final moments of sunlight. over time, he'd grown used to the different sounds of the quickclan came, had come to welcome the constant chatter and movement just as he had in graveclan. in truth, it wasn't so much different after all. sometimes he found himself missing all of the old faces, though he had grown accustomed to seeing from his earliest memories. with each day that passed, rosepaw found himself thinking of graveclan a little less, found himself more immersed in quickclan. he watched chanterellestep eat and patrol with twiteflight, cherrydawn, and canaryleap. grassthorn had been around her brothers more, and rowanfoot had been given his full name and moved into the warriors' den after passing his assessment. even hollowpaw seemed to have forgotten, and rosepaw could hear him talking to darterpaw about one of the moves the latter was struggling with in training. even though rosepaw wasn't thinking of the past, he felt indescribably lonely.
paragraph"how was training today?" a voice asked, and rosepaw started at rowanfoot's voice. the clan's newest warrior looked tired from his day of patrolling and keeping up with the warriors. following the attack, redstar and cyanslash ordered more patrols, especially when it came to the fields. the last thing they wanted was for an ambush to take the clan by surprise again.
paragraphrosepaw merely placed his head back on his forepaws and allowed his eyes to fall shut again. "i'm tired," he mumbled after a moment, flicking his tail. he heard rowanfoot's sigh, as his best friend settled back in front of him. rosepaw expected to hear a new story of the most recent adventure rowanfoot and the other warriors had gone on while patrolling; how duneserpent chased a rabbit into its den and the others had to go in after him, only to find that it was a twist of tunnels, and how rowanfoot wished rosepaw had been able to join them. or he would tell about how the older warriors were actually quite kind and, unsurprisingly, knowledgeable, and sootstone taught rowanfoot a new way to catch a fish in the deeper stream across the moor. it wasn't that rosepaw didn't want to hear about his friend's accomplishments - quite the opposite, he loved listening to rowanfoot tell stories and knowing that he was well - but rosepaw wished that he hadn't failed his assessment, that he hadn't been left behind.
paragraphinstead, however, rowanfoot finally said, "i wish you had been on patrol with us today," he said simply. rosepaw expected him to say more, and he finally cracked an eye open when he didn't. he looked at his friend, who wore a somber expression. it was then that he continued, "we always do everything together, it doesn't feel right to be a warrior without you." indeed, they had grown up together, had always acted as a team. it was the reason they stuck together when the rest of graveclan fell apart, how rosepaw found out about chanterellestep taking grassthorn and hollowpaw with him and decided that he would go to, that he would make sure rowanfoot joined them.
paragraph"i wish i had been there too," rosepaw admitted, pushing himself to sit up and address his friend properly. "it just - it really sucks that i failed. or we would be warriors together. i should've been up there with you." when rowanfoot was named a warrior, rosepaw yelled his friend's name until his throat was raw, though it was only later that he realized just how far away the warriors' den was from his. "but i'm trying again, cyanslash is letting me go back out and try again. i need to do it right this time."
paragraphrowanfoot smiled down at his friend, and he leaned down to lick affectionately over his ear. "you've always been great, you're going to do great. i've saved you a nest next to mine. and we'll make sure we can be on the same patrols all of the time. you and me."
paragraphrosepaw grinned, ducking his head and swiping a paw half-heartedly at rowanfoot. "don't be a sap," he mumbled, though he reveled in rowanfoot's laughter. he leaned forward until his forehead rested against rowanfoot's chest, able to hear his heartbeat through his ribs. "i just hate you having all these warrior friends without me. they do know i'm your best friend, right?" he asked, then again when rowanfoot didn't answer. "right?"
paragraph"you say that like it's ever been a question," rowanfoot said fondly, pulling back to meet rosepaw's gaze. "hey, you know that i love you."
paragraphrosepaw purred, "i love you too, even if you annoy me sometimes."
paragraph"and you annoy me always," rowanfoot scoffed, touching his nose to rosepaw's, reeling back when rosepaw answered:
paragraph"good. i try my best."

paragraphthe entire morning, oakseed had tried his best to keep screechwing calm while they traveled to the hazeclan border, his mate a wreck of nerves that grew worse the longer they waited. not that he wasn't nervous either - he was - but screechwing paced along the border, stopping every few steps to glance off into the distance towards hazeclan. "we should've brought gorseberry or alpinemask," screechwing said when the sun reached its height, and oakseed shot the other tom a sideways glance.
paragraph"why would we?" he asked, bemused. "gorseberry's a good friend, but he and alpinemask are both busy. i tried to go in there yesterday to see if there was anything i could help with, and autumnpaw nearly clawed my ears off for getting in their way," oakseed recalled, chuckling softly at the memory. when he inquired what the urgency was all about, he was reminded by the sight of flintpaw, nightfall, and flurrywind still recovering from their injuries, and the browning leaves. the harsh moons were coming just on the horizon and threats still lingered.
paragraph"but what if one of the kits or bearclaw got hurt on the way over here?" screechwing asked, turning to oakseed with wide eyes. "you heard the rumors of what happened in hazeclan, and now with everything that's happening here... you can't be too safe." oakseed padded toward his mate and rested his chin on screechwing's head. he had always been a worrier, from as far back as oakseed knew him, from the very moment screechwing was brought in to camp.
paragraph"you know the news, that redstar met pantherstar, that she's nothing like the last leader," he paused, looking off over the border. it made his stomach to think of what buzzardstar did in hazeclan, right over the border, with none of the quickclan cats having the slightest idea. "and those rouges would have to deal with our kits, and i have a hunch that if those kits are anything like me, they'd better think twice." back in camp, quickclan had been working hard to prepare for further retaliation from the barn cats, reinforcing the camp's defenses inside and outside, as well as stocking up on prey and herbs. with leaf-bare coming too soon, redstar wanted his clan prepared for the worst, and several warriors had come to the conclusion that quickclan would barricade itself in its camp if it came to it. the barn cats couldn't kick them from their territory.
paragraphscreechwing laughed at last, and oakseed felt the other tom relax, allowing the tension to ease from his muscles. "you're right," screechwing said, nodding. "i know you're right. they're going to be great. but i can't help but worry. after what happened to heatpaw..." he trailed off for a beat and cleared his throat. "i just worry. because any of us could be next. i just want us all to be safe."
paragraph"now we know what we're dealing with. no mentors are taking their apprentices near the fields anymore, and the area is being patrolled constantly. they can't breathe without us knowing about it. they don't stand a chance," oakseed assured, though he was no longer positive if he was calming screechwing, or reassuring himself. because, in truth, his thoughts hadn't been much different. he had been so scared when cardinalpaw came back to camp without screechwing, and he thought that he might have had to go on without screechwing, which terrified him to his core. he'd been lucky that screechwing and cardinalpaw had been behind the others, though he was scared that their luck was running out.
paragraphbefore he could say anything else, however, motion from across the border caught his attention, and oakseed turned to see bearclaw coming towards them with the four kits in tow. he nudged screechwing, who perked up immediately, letting out a shout of, "you're here! welcome to quickclan!" before darting off to meet the group, oakseed having to push to follow.

paragraphseveral times a night, gorseberry woke autumnpaw so that, together, they could assess flintpaw's health and progress. of the three toms that were still in the den, the three medicine cats were more concerned about flintpaw. when he was brought in, flintpaw had been unconscious and losing blood fast from several different wounds. at first, their attention had been on the wounds in his side, though it became quickly apparent that the damage done to the apprentice's eyes was also a concern. nightfall said that flintpaw mentioned being unable to see before he passed out in the field, which was reaffirmed when he woke late the next day, unable to open his eyes from the pain and swelling. at last, alpinemask concluded that flintpaw would never see again, that too much had been done from the cat's claws.
paragraphsince then, autumnpaw took a special interest in assisting gorseberry while he worked on getting flintpaw back on his feet, so they could assess what he could do next. for the moment, redstar had yet to mention that flintpw would be unable to become a warrior, though it was also clear that he would have some difficulties. for the time being, however, gorseberry tended to the younger tom, to make sure that his wounds remained without infection.
paragraphafter checking on his wounds and deciding that the proper herbs were applied by the gray light of the re-dawn, gorseberry crawled back to his nest and rested his head among the moss. it only a heartbeat after he closed his eyes that gorseberry felt a paw prod into his side and gorseberry flicked his ear. "go back to sleep, autumnpaw," he muttered, feeling far too tired to move another muscle until morning arrived. however, a familiar voice jarred gorseberry, and he blinked open his eyes against a harsh light of the starry cats around him.
paragraph"is that how you talk to your apprentice?" gullfeather asked, offering her own former-apprentice a gentle smile. "come, gorseberry, we have much to discuss and not long until morning." with that, gullfeather nosed gorseberry to his paws and turned, and the young tom gaped at the sight of gullfeather moving gracefully through the den she once lived in. even more striking was when gorseberry recognized the pretty molly that joined gullfeather.
paragraph"ivystripe," gorseberry breathed out, and the other starclan cat purred in amusement. she touched her nose to gorseberry's ear.
paragraph"it's good to see you, gorseberry. i'm very proud of you, you've been doing a good job around here. quickclan has grown so much in only a few moons," ivystripe said, and her fur brushed against gorseberry's as she exited the den. together, the three cats moved towards the center of the clearing, where several other starry forms were waiting. among the brighter cats sat privetfang, who nodded towards gorseberry, and a group of kits, which gorseberry realized must have been gullfeather's kits and zinniabelly's dead kit. however, there were other cats who didn't glow as brightly, fading as time passed, though ivystripe weaved between them gracefully. "gorseberry, you wouldn't have heard of many of these cats, not even from redstar or splashfall. memory has erased many of these cats, though sharpstar -" she said, nodding to a broad-shouldered tom with massive paws, "- was the first leader of moorland cats. then quickfoot and his son, shalestar -" she paused between a pair of lithe toms, one gray and white, the other a smoky gray, "can be thanked for starting the clan as we know it." gorseberry sought to match names with faces as ivystripe introduced several other cats, finally ending on the cats with names he had heard before: snowstar, who was redstar's adoptive mother; fleetingstar; the leader who followed snowstar and was sweetecho's father; and brightstar, who was made deputy shortly before fleetingstar's death and killed by the clan he tried to lead.
paragraphwhen ivystripe sat down between gullfeather and the kits, and privetfang, gorseberry opened to ask why starclan had come to him when another form appeared, one that gorseberry saw earlier that moon, stretched in the middle of camp while redstar called his name. "i have a message for you, gorseberry," heatpaw said, silencing the medicine cat. he padded forward until he and gorseberry were only a hair's length apart. "the enemy is within quickclan, you need to be wary. because the camp walls can't keep out a threat that's already here," heatpaw said, and gorseberry's head swam with information, both from the different starclan cats, and trying to decode heatpaw's message.
paragraph"i don't understand," gorseberry said, "what do you mean that the threat is already here?" he asked, begging for an answer, but heatpaw had begun to back away, and the starclan cats were fading until, finally, a paw jabbed gorseberry's side and he startled. autumnpaw jumped back, her fur fluffed out.
paragraph"you were making a ton of noise in your sleep," autumnpaw said, and gorseberry sat up to see the first rays of sunlight leaking into the den. "alpinemask told me to wake up - it sounded like you were having a bad dream. is everything okay?" autumnpaw asked. for a long moment, gorseberry regarded his apprentice. she was still so young, still learning the basics, and he sighed.
paragraph"yeah," he exhaled, pulling himself from his nest. his head drooped with exhaustion and his tail dragged along the den's floor on his way to check on flintpaw again. "like you said, just a bad dream."

actions
[ added cats ] rootkit, hootkit, branchkit, and swoopkit given to oakseed and screechwing by bearclaw of hazeclan
heronkit and scorpionkit given to redstar by deerleap of bearclan x
[ consumption ] quickclan eats four birds and two minnows
[ moonpool ] n/a
[ rank changes ] rosepaw and peckerpaw retake their assessment. if they pass, they will be named roselight and peckernose
hollowpaw takes his assessment. if he passes, he will be named hollowfang
[ medicine cats ] flintpaw, flurrywind, and nightfall rest in camp. flurrywind is given x1 elder leaf, flintpaw is given x1 goldenrod and is in need of x1 cobwebs
[ kitting ] kindleflare is kitting. bearstar of laurelclan is the father. gorseberry is there to help, and he gives her x1 chervil and x1 stick
hawkrise tries for kits with genetstorm of eanakhclan
[ hunting 1 ] falconflight, twiteflight, dustear, oriolefeather, sweetecho, and hawkrise
[ hunting 2 ] oakseed, berrypad, chanterellestep, sproutclaw, frostfur, and grassthorn
[ hunting 3 ] snakespots, alderpatch, flamestrike, cherrydawn, canaryleap, and brightcreek
[ hunting 4 ] sparrowcall, whitesnow, minnowjump, mulestomp, and rowanfoot
[ patrol 1 ] redstar, tumblejaw, mintstem, splashfall, and acorntail
[ herb hunting ] alpinemask and gorseberry
[ training ] marshpaw, darterpaw, cardinalpaw, and owletpaw learn swimming
webpaw, rainypaw, boulderpaw, and daffodilpaw learn climbing
dandelionpaw, dovepaw, finchpaw, and cricketpaw learn fishing
plumpaw, magpiepaw, tinselpaw, and rivuletpaw learn stalking
autumnpaw learns herb usage
[ event ] quickclan gives the neighborhood 3 small fish in exchange for honey x1 and borage x1
redstar denies food this moon and loses a life as a result
[ notes to mod ]

leader
redstar | 51 moons | ♂ | ☼
★★★★★★★✰✰

deputy
cyanslash | 40 moons | ♂ | ☼

medicine cats
alpinemask | 45 moons | ♂ | ☼
gorseberry | 26 moons | ♂ | ☼

medicine cat apprentice
autumnpaw | 8 moons | ♀ | ☼ | blind

warriors
sparrowcall | 75 moons | ♂ | ☼ (left)
poppyhaze | 71 moons | ♀ | ☼ (right)
sootstone | 68 moons | ♂ | ☼
duskflower | 61 moons | ♀ | ☼
snakespots | 57 moons | ♂ | ☼
mothtail | 57 moons | ♀ | ☼
tallpeak | 52 moons | ♀ | ☼
piperskip | 49 moons | ♀ | ☼
sweetecho | 49 moons | ♀ | ☼
tumblejaw | 47 moons | ♂ | ☼
blizzardrush | 47 moons | ♂ | ☼
brackenrose | 46 moons | ♀ | ☼
falconflight | 45 moons | ♂ | ☼
flurrywind | 45 moons | ♂ | ☼
splashfall | 44 moons | ♂ | ☼
aspenwish | 43 moons | ♀ | ☼
nightfall | 42 moons | ♂ | ☼
frostfur | 38 moons | ♂ | ☼
hollyfur | 38 moons | ♀ | ☼
eagleheart | 38 moons | ♂ | ☼
fluffytuft | 35 moons | ♂ | ☼
oakseed | 33 moons | ♂ | ☼
duneserpent | 32 moons | ♂ | ☼
loonlight | 31 moons | ♀ | ☼
screechwing | 29 moons | ♂ | ☼
hawkrise | 28 moons | ♀ | ☼
patchwing | 28 moons | ♀ | ☼
pearsblossom | 28 moons | ♀ | ☼
treespirit | 27 moons | ♂ | ☼
berrypad | 26 moons | ♀ | ☼
whitesnow | 26 moons | ♀ | ☼
flamestrike | 26 moons | ♂ | ☼
alderpatch | 26 moons | afab | ☼
brightcreek | 25 moons | ♀ | ☼
acorntail | 23 moons | ♀ | ☼
minnowjump | 22 moons | ♂ | ☼
mulestomp | 22 moons | ♂ | ☼
canaryleap | 22 moons | ♂ | ☼
chanterellestep | 21 moons | ♂ | ☼
twiteflight | 18 moons | ♀ | ☼
sproutclaw | 17 moons | ♂ | ☼
mintstem | 17 moons | ♀ | ☼
cherrydawn | 17 moons | ♀ | ☼
grassthorn | 15 moons | ♀ | ☼
oriolefeather | 15 moons | ♂ | ☼
dustear | 15 moons | ♂ | ☼
rowanfoot | 13 moons | ♂ | ☼
name | age | gender | [url=link]☼[/url]

apprentices
flintpaw | 15 moons | ♂ | ☼ | blind
peckerpaw | 15 moons | ♂ | ☼ | limp
rosepaw | 13 moons | ♂ | ☼
marshpaw | 12 moons | ♀ | ☼
darterpaw | 12 moons | ♂ | ☼
hollowpaw | 12 moons | ♂ | ☼
cardinalpaw | 11 moons | ♂ | ☼
fleetingpaw | 11 moons | ♂ | ☼
owletpaw | 11 moons | ♀ | ☼
webpaw | 11 moons | ♂ | ☼
rainypaw | 11 moons | ♀ | ☼
boulderpaw | 10 moons | ♂ | ☼
daffodilpaw | 9 moons | ♀ | ☼
dandelionpaw | 9 moons | ♀ | ☼
dovepaw | 9 moons | ♀ | ☼
finchpaw | 9 moons | ♀ | ☼
cricketpaw | 9 moons | ♂ | ☼
plumpaw | 8 moons | ♂ | ☼
magpiepaw | 7 moons | ♂ | ☼
tinselpaw | 7 moons | ♀ | ☼
rivuletpaw | 7 moons | ♀ | ☼
name | age | gender | [url=link]☼[/url]

queens
zinniabelly | 62 moons | ♀ | ☼
honeyflower | 50 moons | ♀ | ☼
kindleflare | 37 moons | ♀ | ☼
name | age | gender | [url=link]☼[/url]

kits
valleykit | 5 moons | ♀ | ☼
kestrelkit | 5 moons | ♀ | ☼
frogkit | 5 moons | ♂ | ☼
rootkit | 5 moons | ♂ | ☼
hootkit | 5 moons | ♀ | ☼
branchkit | 5 moons | ♀ | ☼
swoopkit | 5 moons | ♂ | ☼
ploverkit | 4 moons | ♀ | ☼
pinekit | 3 moons | ♀ | ☼
crakekit | 3 moons | ♂ | ☼
charredkit | 3 moons | ♀ | ☼
lagoonkit | 3 moons | ♂ | ☼
heronkit | 0 moons | ♂ | ☼
scorpionkit| 0 moons | ♂ | ☼
name | age | gender | [url=link]☼[/url]

elders
miranda | 110 moons | ♀ | ☼
name | age | gender | [url=link]☼[/url]

ally clans
hazeclan | nightwolf950
groveclan | solyn
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 | x0 keeps broken bones in place
borage leaves | x2 for fevers, tight chests, bad bellies; also
produces milk for queens
bright-eye | x2 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 | x0 treatment of wounds, kittings, and infections
cobwebs | x0 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
elder leaves | x0 soothes sprains
fennel | x1 helps pain in the hips
feverfew | x2 treatment of fevers, chills, and headaches
goldenrod | x1 used to treat wounds
honey | x1 soothes sore throats, coughing, infections
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 | x2 cures bellyaches; stops milk production
poppy seeds | x2 soothes shock, distress, and eases pain
ragwort | x1 used to soothe aching joints and give strength
stick | x0 distracts cats from pain
stinging nettle | x1 induces vomiting
tansy | x2 cures coughs, soothes throats, and can be used on
wounds
tormentil | x1 good for treating wounds and extracting poison
water hemlock | x2 poison
water mint | x1 eases bellyaches
wild garlic | x1 draws out poison in rat bites and prevents
infections
willow bark | x1 eases pain
wintergreen | x1 treats wounds and poisons
yarrow | x1 extracts poison from wounds, induces vomiting
herb | usage

fresh-kill pile
minnow | x11 | 1 serving
mouse | x13 | 1 servings
rabbit | x9 | 2 servings
small fish | x10 | 2 servings
squirrel | x8 | 2 servings
hare | x17 | 3 servings
big fish | x10 | 3 servings
bird | x13 | 3 servings
total | 198 servings

mentors
gorseberry | autumnpaw | 1
nightfall | flintpaw | 4
snakespots | peckerpaw | 4
sweetecho | rosepaw | 4
duneserpent | marshpaw | 3
loonlight | darterpaw | 2
frostfur | hollowpaw | 4
screechwing | cardinalpaw | 3
splashfall | fleetingpaw | 4
sootstone | owletpaw | 2
duskflower | webpaw | 2
tallpeak | rainypaw | 3
blizzardrush | boulderpaw | 1
hollyfur | daffodilpaw | 2
brackenrose | dandelionpaw | 0
pearsblossom | dovepaw | 0
treespirit | finchpaw | 2
patchwing | cricketpaw | 2
cyanslash | plumpaw | 0
aspenwish | magpiepaw | 0
mothtail | tinselpaw | 0
piperskip | rivuletpaw | 0
mentor | apprentice | 0

deceased
ivystripe | 34 moons | died during kitting
petalkit | 0 moons | weakness after birth
flashkit | 0 moons | stillborn
batkit | 0 moons | stillborn
privetfang | 23 moons | died during kitting
flutterkit | 0 moons | stillborn
gullfeather | 34 moons | killed by nolan
heatpaw | 10 moons | killed by nolan's group
cat | cause of death

families
duskflower + ♂ = patchwing
sunnywhisker (pine) + ♂ = sproutclaw, mintstem, cherrydawn
aspenwish + ♂ = flintpaw, peckerpaw
piperskip + ♂ = grassthorn, oriolefeather, dustear
ivystripe + tumblejaw = hollowpaw, marshpaw, darterpaw
sweetecho + redstar = fleetingpaw, owletpaw, webpaw, rainypaw,
heatpaw
redhawk (hurricane) + redstar = cardinalpaw, vanillastrike (hurricane),
kestrelheart (hurricane), rowankit, russetkit, windkit
poppyhaze + sparrowcall = magpiepaw, tinselpaw, rivuletpaw
mothtail + ♂ = boulderpaw
mushu (hurricane) + sootstone = juniperpaw (hurricane), daffodilpaw
hollyfur + frostfur = berrypad, whitesnow, alderpatch, flamestrike
gullfeather+ paleflick (hurricane) = petalkit, flashkit, batkit
meadowspirit (hurricane) + alpinemask = laurelkit (hurricane), valleykit
turtledove (haze) + falconflight = dandelionpaw, dovepaw, finchpaw,
cricketpaw
flowerskip (char) + redstar = oleanderkit (char), ploverkit
cleopatra (empire) + redstar = liftkit (empire), sneezekit (empire),
aspkit (empire), pinekit, crakekit
privetfang+ ♂ = charredkit, zipperkit (haze), and lagoonkit
zinniabelly + ♂ = cloudykit (haze), flutterkit
oceansplash (haze) + snakespots = kestrelkit, frogkit
honeyflower + redstar = expecting
kindleflare + bearstar (laurel) = expecting
bearclaw (haze) + oakseed = rootkit, hootkit, branchkit, swoopkit
deerleap (bear) + redstar = rainkit (bear), ryekit (bear), heronkit,
scorpionkit, lionkit
♀ + ♂ =

[Katrione]

Hey! So... I hope this is the right way to do a first post...

Clan name: DareClan

Reputation: Thrill junkies, pranksters, and somewhat trolls. They enjoy jokes, flirting, and competitions, and have a really hard time taking anything seriously. When they go to battle, they enjoy leading enemies into the labyrinthine grass and picking them off one by one, since they don't know how to navigate through it.

Clan Territory: A field of wavy grass (the Field of No Return), a cliff (the Jumping Cliff) with a Jumping Ledge across it to land on, some tunnels (the Maze of Terror and Darkness), and a stretch of meadow (the Deceptively-Peaceful Minefield, which is really just a scary name for an ordinary meadow that unfortunately had nothing daring about it). The camp is hidden, located in the wavy grass, found by a trail only members of the clan know how to find. However, they do have several easy-to-find 'fake' camps- with delightfully placed traps for extra entertainment value, just like the ones that dot the Field of No Return- to throw off their enemies where their patrols sometimes go to rest after a hunt. The tunnels and the cliff are mostly for the thrill-seeking rituals that dot clan daily life. Running down/jumping off of the cliff, intentionally getting lost in the tunnels with a group just to see which team makes it back first, these are the sort of thing that DareClan loves. If they can't learn to face everything as an apprentice, they'll be exiled from the clan.

Leader's personality: Weststar is brash, cocky, and definitely single, although he's dated almost all the she-cats in the clan. Very flirty, but surprisingly powerful, he loves to fight and can't resist a dare, and relishes planning strategy. He received the deputyship at a young age after showing incredible bravery by leading a pack of dogs off the Jumping Cliff by jumping off himself. Of course, the dogs didn't know about the Jumping Ledge, which Weststar landed on while they toppled down into the gorge below. In an unfortunate accident, the leader before him was buried under a rock slide DareClan intentionally started to see if they could dodge the rocks. Most did, but not the leader, and young Weststar was made the handsome new leader of DareClan.

Hope that's okay!

[ Dareclan has been founded ]
[ Your mod will be Kacchan ]

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[Simonpet]

Leaf-fall
The first leaves have begun to turn colors and drop in forest territories, signalling the beginning of leaf-fall and the coming snows for some. The chances of catching sickness or dying during birth will rise and the number of cats and prey passing through will drop.

Announcements
Heya! I'm back after my Spring Break. I know that I don't normally do one-person replies, but I'm fine with doing a second set of replies (maybe this Sunday) for any of my clans that want to post now.

Personal Notes
Use this herbs list for: all clans.
Use this herbs list for: none.

First Clans
Finchclan | Wildclan | The Seelie Court | Peachclan | Amberclan | Duneclan | Stoneclan | Dappleclan | Waveclan | Quartzclan | Hurricaneclan | Whisperclan | Direwolf League | Spruceclan

Second Clans
Paragonclan | The Sanctuary | Cats of Limestone | Relicclan

[ Mapleheart's patrol catches x2 mice. ]
[ Tansybloom's patrol catches x1 rabbit. ]
[ Antheart's patrol finds nothing of interest. ]
[ Turtlefur's patrol finds nothing of interest. ]
[ The medicine cats gather x1 bindweed, x1 parsley, x1 Blazing Star, x1 broom, and x1 catchweed. ]

[ All apprentices learn swimming. ]

[ Starclan wishes the former Amberclan cats safe journeys to their new home. ]

[~Vincent-Valentine~]

Terraclan
Number of Cats: 18

Whitestone's kits cooed as they warmed up close to their mother's belly. Whitestone smiled as the kits suckled, happy for them to be alive and healthy. Ashfeather sat down next to his mate, and the two touched heads. "What have you named them?" Ashfeather asked his mate. Whitestone pointed from the first son to the third son in a row, and said "These are Curlkit, Nettlekit and Goosekit, but I haven't thought of a name for the one daughter...". Ashfeather took a deep look as his only daughter, and turned back to Whitestone. "I think Mosskit would be a wonderful name for her." He purred, and Whitestone chuckled. "I think so too." She replied back.

Hunting: Toadlegs, Ashfeather, Softspots, Dustclaw, Rubystar
Patrolling: Emberflight, Whitestone, Lightningpelt
Herb gathering: Twistedcloud
Moonstone trip: N/A
Other happenings: Whitestone gave birth to four kits, and Skygaze has taken on the duty of Nursing Queen to help Whitestone out.
Food eating: 1 stoat and hare have been consumed

Leader:
Rubystar | 69 moons | Male | Grey tabby with yellow eyes
Lives: ★★★★★★★★★

Deputy:
Toadlegs | 36 moons | Male | Black smoke with lime-green eyes

Medicine Cat:
Twistedcloud | 54 moons | Male | Dark gray tabby with blue eyes

Medicine Cat Apprentice:
None

Cats Being Treated:
None

Warriors:
Ashfeather | 38 moons | Male | Chocolate smoke with green eyes
Dustclaw | 33 moons | Male | Ginger mackerel tabby with amber eyes
Emberflight | 34 moons | Male | Tortoiseshell with yellow eyes | Sterile
Flyfur | 35 moons | Female | Blue point with blue eyes
Lightningpelt | 23 moons | Female | Ginger-and-white tabby with yellow eyes
Skygaze | 43 moons | Female | Black-and-white cat with green eyes
Softspots | 34 moons | Female | Calico with hazel eyes
Swiftclaw | 15 moons | Male | Cinnamon with yellow eyes

Apprentices:
Featherpaw | 7 moons | Female | Black smoke with white and blue eyes
Heatherpaw | 7 moons | Female | Black smoke with white and green eyes

Queens:
Whitestone | 33 moons | Female | Blue smoke with yellow eyes

Kits:
Curlkit | 0 moons | Male | Shorthaired black smoke with blue eyes
Goosekit | 0 moons | Male | Shorthaired black smoke with lime-green eyes
Mosskit | 0 moons | Female | Shorthaired black smoke with green eyes
Nettlekit | 0 moons | Male | Shorthaired black smoke with yellow eyes

Elders:
None

Ally Clans:
Clan Name | Username
Clan Name | Username

Enemy Clans
Clan Name | Username
Clan Name | Username

Borders
North | Clan Name | Username
East | Clan Name | Username
South | Clan Name | Username
West | Clan Name | Username

Medicine Store
Goldenrod | 3
Tansy | 3
Dandelion | 2
Sorrel | 0
Feverfew | 2
Daisy Leaf | 1
Borage Leaves | 1
Mint | 0
Water Hemlock | 1
Elder Leaves | 1
Foxglove seeds | 1
Wintergreen | 1
Broom | 1
Holly Berries | 1
Lovage | 1
Lavender | 1
Chickweed | 1
Stinging Nettle | 0
Deadly Nightshade | 2

Fresh-Kill Pile:
Mice | x1 | 1 servings
Hare | x1 | 2 servings
Rabbit | x0 | 2 servings
Birds | x1 | 3 servings
Stoat | x1 | 3 servings
Prey | x0 | 0 servings

Mentors:
Lightningpelt | Heatherpaw | 1 session
Dustclaw | Featherpaw | 1 session

Deceased Cats:
Larkkit | black | stillborn

Family:
Skygaze and Toadlegs | Heatherpaw,
Featherpaw, Larkkit
Ashfeather and Whitestone | Curlkit,
Mosskit, Nettlekit, Goosekit