CaC - Roleplay thread - Calling all cats,Calling all clans -

[winter solstice.]

SeaClan
Cats Attending: Carrotstar, Thistletuft, Sandripple, Boomtail, Jadefall, Juniperfrost, Anwyll, Bracketcloud, Avocetpaw

Carrotstar - tom - leader - a shorthaired ginger mackerel tabby with green eyes - tagged; Applestar (ForestClan)

Carrotstar saw the distinctive pelt of ForestClan's leader, Applestar, and meowed, relief on the ginger tabby's face as he saw a familiar face. Nodding at the older tom's words, the leader of SeaClan meowed, "It has, indeed, been a long time since we havs met, Applestar. I am glad to hear that you and ForestClan are doing well. As for SeaClan," he added, swallowing (he trusted Applestar enough to say this), "not all news is good, unfortunately. Recently we saw the tragic passing of Dustflower, our eldest queen, and the untimely deaths of two young warriors, Harrierflight and Petrelwing, as well as the passing of a senior warrior, Whisperdust. Yet StarClan has granted us the joy of many, many kits, as well as new cats joining our rapidly-growing Clan."

Carrotstar paused for breath before he laughed weakly, concluding, "We have had so much influx of kits recently that we had to move the queens and kits to the secondary camp a little further down the cliff."

Thistletuft - tom - deputy - a longhaired solid gray-and-white cat with yellow eyes - tagged; open

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Sandripple - tom - medicine cat - a small shorthaired black mackerel tabby with yellow eyes - tagged; Merlinsong (Highgarden)

Sandripple let out a sigh. He hadn't actually meant to attend tonight. In fact, he had, unsuccessfully, attempted to convince Dappledawn to attend instead, so she could put her mind off all the events that had transpired in SeaClan the past few moons. But, as he had been unsuccessful, he was here, having asked,Comfreyleaf to keep a close eye on the overworked calico. 'Might as well as speak to another medicine cat for advice about Dappledawn,' he thought as the small black tabby made his way toward where the medicine cats gathered

Seeing a cat traveling in the same direction up ahead, Sandripple saw his chance. He quickly caught up to the foreign cat and asked, greeting loudly as not to startle them, "Hello! I noticed you were headed the same way as myself. I'm Sandripple, by the way, medicine cat of SeaClan. And you are?"

Boomtail - tom - warrior - a longhaired ginger mackerel tabby with yellow eyes - tagged; Gannetnose (GustClan); traveling with Jadefall

Boomtail spotted the black tabby pelt of Gannetnose and let out a loud whoop of delight, causing Jadefall to swipe his ear with a sheathed paw, rather exasperated... only to spot her brother as well. Grinning from ear to ear, the two cats bounded over to their littermate from GustClan, with the former bumping shoulders with his brother. Jadefall exclaimed, worry clouding her bright blue eyes, as she looked over the GustClan medicine cat, "Are you absolutely sure you have been well, Gannetnose? You look awfully small." Boomtail snorted, reminding his sister, "Please, we inherited Dad's extra-fluff, not Gannetnose. Although..." the ginger tabby trailed off, scrutinizing his brown-furred littermate, only for Jadefall to shush him with a glare.

"Let him speak, for StarClan's sake."

Jadefall - she-cat - warrior - a longhaired seal lynx point cat with blue eyes - tagged; Gannetnose (GustClan); traveling with Boomtail

see Boomtail.

Anwyll - tom - warrior - a mute shorthaired pure white cat with yellow eyes - tagged; Cicelynose; traveling with Bracketcloud

Anwyll felt a cat bumping lightly into him from behind and turned around, his neck fur starting to stand on end, only to relax. This is a Gathering, he told himself, and saw that this was a gray point cat, a she-cat at that, with her soft mew. Anwyll shook his head and signed, 'It's all right, miss. Hope you aren't hurt?' Bracketcloud, his daughter, was by his side instantly, as she translated verbally, knowing her father's signing could look a bit funny the first time.

Bracketcloud - she-cat - warrior - a shorthaired chocolate calico with pale blue eyes - tagged; Cicelynose, traveling with Anwyll

see Anwyll.

Juniperfrost - tom - warrior - a shorthaired solid gray-and-white cat with yellow eyes - tagged; open; traveling with Avocetpaw

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Avocetpaw - she-cat - a shorthaired black-and-white cat with green eyes - tagged; open, traveling with Juniperfrost

see Juniperfrost.

[Kazin]

Chaosclan
in attendance: Raptorstar, Zephyrsnap, Sunflicker, Pearflower, Maddersneak, Skatetooth, Cicadapaw, Cascadepaw, Snowybranch

Raptorstar
leader | 63 moons, tom | tagged: Gorsestar (Echoclan)
"Twolegs were just... gone for a while," Raptorstar said, shifting on his paws. "No idea where they went, but they're back now," he added, rolling his eye. "Stupid beasts are more trouble than they're worth, but they seem content leaving the Thunderpath alone."

Zephyrsnap
Soldier (deputy) | 28 moons, tom | tagged: Moonblossom (Sloughclan)
"Oh, you didn't come with a leader?" Zephyrsnap asked, surprised for just a split second. "Though, I guess I can't say much. Raptorstar, our leader, doesn't interact with anyone. He usually just sits off in the shadows until it's time to leave, and I can't help but wonder why he came... It seems as if he might as well not be here." Zephyrsnap shook his head, almost rolling his eyes at the thought. "Anyway, sorry, I don't mean to ramble. But this is my first gathering too!"

Sunflicker
Healer | 21 moons, tom | tagged: Larknose (Forestclan)
He let out a quiet huff of defeat, realizing that if he wanted to make conversation, he would actually have to find someone to converse with. Standing from his spot on the outside of what he presumed to be the medicine cat's group, Sunflicker made his way to another. "Hello there," he said softly, nodding in the direction of the stranger. "My name's Sunflicker, healer of Chaosclan. How has the start of your Leaf-fall been?" He asked, hoping he didn't sound too formal. He hated small talk, but had no idea how else to start a conversation. He usually left that to Amberdawn, but she had stayed back, taking care of Songbirdstar and her newly born kits...

Pearflower
Hunter | 17 moons, she-cat | tagged: open
Pearflower quite literally sat in the middle. She gazed up at the sky, letting the stars cast their mild light over her pelt. If someone wanted to talk to her, they would, but for now; she was content with the sky.

Maddersneak
Hunter | 18 moons, she-cat | tagged: open
As stealthy as her name implied, Maddersneak kept herself in the shadows. She saw Raptorstar, hanging around the edges as well; at least she wasn't alone in her dissatisfaction of the large crowd. Perhaps if someone came to the edge, she'd talk, but she had little interest in forcing herself into the thick of the cat crowd.

Skatetooth
Scout | 16 moons, tom | tagged: Clarystorm (Gustclan)
Perhaps Skatetooth had always let his curiosity get the better of him. He really should have known better, than to go up to a cat that clearly had no interest in seeing him. But Skatetooth had to know why - either why this cat was so grumpy, or why this cat came, or even who this cat came with so that Skatetooth could find others in the clan, to see if maybe they were all just grumpy... Blinking, trying not to hold the cat's gaze, Skatetooth zig-zagged his way to the outside of the gathering, until he was a couple cat-lengths from the gray cat. "Hello!" Skatetooth said cheerily, laying down and tucking his paws underneath him. "My name's Skatetooth, from Chaosclan. Is there anything... that I can help you find? Did you lose someone?" He wanted to be forward, as why the tom was so grumpy, but the young warrior decided it would be better to hold that kind of question for later. After all, he wasn't even sure if the tom would acknowledge him.

Snowybranch
Scout | 20 moons, tom | tagged: Lechwehorn (Scarabclan)
Snowybranch's heart gave a jolt as the cat - no, not just a cat, his father! - formally introduced himself. "Ah, it's... so nice to finally meet you. Well, meet you again, I suppose," Snowybranch joked lightly, a smile crossing his face. Despite the happy occasion, his heart gave a pang of longing. It should be Duskwillow here to see Lechwehorn, not Snowybranch... "My mother died bravely," he finally said, closing his eyes briefly. "She didn't speak of you often as I got older, mostly because I was too busy training, and I didn't realize my time with her would be cut so short... but she mentioned how different your clan is. A desert? I can't imagine living there... But you and my siblings probably think the same of us, living on a Thunderpath."

Cicadapaw
Apprentice | 10 moons, she-cat | tagged: Sunwhisker (Beetleclan)
Cicadapaw laughed brightly, nudging at Sunwhisker's legs with her paws. "Oh, there's definitely a lot of mud stuck on your leg," she said gravely, pointing at a patch of darker fur. "All four of them, actually! And your face... and your back... oh no! And your tail!" Cicadapaw pulled her face into that of mock horror for only a few seconds before she was unable to keep up her facade, breaking down into more laughter. "Seriously, though, mud? I would hate that! Though, I guess it wouldn't really stand out on my brown fur, so that would be a plus," Cicadapaw mused, smiling. "Knowing my luck, though, I'd probably get stuck and all my littermates would just leave me out in the sun! Do you get stuck in it often? I feel like you must if it's deep! Though maybe it isn't deep at all..." Cicadapaw found herself talking very fast, though she didn't stop. She was having too much fun talking to this cat. [/b]

Cascadepaw
Apprentice | 10 moons, she-cat | tagged: open
Losing sight of Cicadapaw, Cascadepaw plopped herself down into a sit. She let out a huff, cursing her friend under her breath.

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ShiningClan
In attendance: Scorchstar, Slatefang, Timberleaf, Cindersong

Scorchstar
Leader | 77 moons, tom | tagged: Bluebellcrown (Viridian Court), Sparrowstar (Spruceclan), Froststar (Flightclan)
"Hello, Sparrowstar," Scorchstar answered, blinking at the many cats that seemed to gather around Bluebellcrown. He finally felt at ease at a gathering, something that hadn't happened in his many moons of leading the clan.

Dipping his head in respect towards the other two leaders, Scorchstar let out a quiet sigh as he contemplated how to answer Froststar's question. "Been a bit of trouble with dogs recently in our territory truthfully, so Shiningclan hasn't been faring as well as I would have hoped - though I'm hoping that saga of life is behind us now. It's a battle we haven't been able to win yet." Truth, Scorchstar decided, would be better. Again, he waited patiently for the others to share before he cut in, smiling as Bluebellcrown answered Froststar.

Slatefang
Deputy | 49 moons, she-cat | tagged: open, with Timberleaf/Lily's Grace (Golden Kingdom)
Slatefang stayed quiet for a few moments, letting a breeze wash over her pelt. She found herself wishing Lily could be a part of Shiningclan, to be another she could confide in besides her sister or Timberleaf... But she was deputy now. She could come back each gathering, hoping to see Lily. As Timberleaf talked of Bluepaw, she couldn't help but reflect on her own apprentice. "I'm just glad I was given a calm apprentice. Turtlepaw has been nothing but gentle and patient, thank the stars. Kits are... not my favorite things to deal with," Slatefang shook her head slowly.

Timberleaf
Med Cat | 45 moons, tom | tagged: Lily's Grace (Golden Kingdom)
"Sometimes he's more trouble than he is help," Timberleaf said, smirking. "He... definitely likes to pull pranks, that's for sure."

Cindersong
Warrior | 49 moons, she-cat | tagged: Cinderfang (Flightclan), Cinderstar (Brookclan)
Cindersong looked curiously towards Cinderstar, also wondering where the leader hailed from.

[eagle,]

HIGHGARDEN

tawnyrose: queen, molly, she/her. tags: open

merlinsong: herbalist, tom, he/him. tags: sandripple
indentover the seasons and many countless moons, merlinsong had been to his fair share of gatherings. he joined the highgarden assembly out of sheer duty, alone, and for the fact that softglow had always asked him to. however, as times changed and softglow was no longer king, merlinsong found that he still enjoyed the feeling of being lost in the crowd. he liked chatting to cats from so far away and meeting new faces that he never would have crossed otherwise. so, as he was headed off to find where the other healers tended to congregate, merlinsong wasn't all surprised when a voice called out to him, and he turned to the smaller cat with a friendly smile. "it's very nice to meet you, sandripple," merlinsong said. "i don't remember ever meeting you before. i'm merlinsong, highgarden's herbalist. which, i've learned time and time again, is the same thing as a medicine cat. maybe tawnyrose didn't want to use the same rank names as everyone else." his pale green eyes flickered in the direction of the other medicine cats before his easy smile returned to sandripple. "since we're both headed the same way, why don't we stroll along together? i'd love to hear more about seaclan."

solsticepaw: herbalist's thorn, molly, she/her. tags: open

otterfur: knight, tom, he/him. tags: fadedsun
indentotterfur watched from the edge of the clearing as the highgarden patrol broke away from one another, with the others seeking out their friends and family members from other clans. for a moment, anticipation and hope threatened to lock his paws to the ground, but otterfur managed to regain his composure and allow his longing to see a certain medicine cat to settle into a low simmer. all the same, he couldn't help himself but follow merlinsong's lead in the direction of the other healers. and there was a wave of warmth that spiraled from his chest the moment otterfur spotted fadedsun, and otterfur called out to him: "hey stranger, what are the odds you'd be here?" he asked teasingly. he dared to bound over to the other tom, and he leaned forward to touch his nose to fadedsun's in greeting. a voice at the back of otterfur's head told him to be careful as to not seem too eager, but there was no staunching the way he felt indescribably giddy each time his path crossed with fadedsun's, making him feel like he was back in his youth once again. "i was hoping to find you. merlinsong said that he wasn't sure, since surely vagaryclan cats have better things to do than gossip with me all day but... what does he know, anyway? i don't think he's ever even talked to a vagaryclan cat."

mapleshadow: rose, molly, she/her. tags: brindlebirch
indentfrom the moment mapleshadow was given the signal to disperse from her clanmates, mapleshadow didn't even hesitate to watch for the rest of highgarden before padding off in the familiar direction where she had the chance to meet with brindlebirch at the last gathering. of course, there was the lingering worry that her friend had been caught up in something else and hadn't been able to make the gathering, but mapleshadow knew that there was only one way to find out. sure enough, mapleshadow was more than pleased to find brindlebirch's familiar form resting in the shade of the trees, and she didn't hesitate to go over to greet her. "hey, bindlebirch, it's so good to see you again. it's been too long," mapleshadow said happily. "one of these days we'll have to meet on the border. it's not nearly so far of a walk. i swear that starclan likes to put the gathering clearing further and further from highgarden every single moon. at this rate, i'm going to walk my paws off to be here."

dippernose: knight, tom, he/him. tags: leopardheart
indentdippernose couldn't help but grin despite himself, feeling more than giddy while in leopardheart's presence. "it's easy to flatter someone as lovely as you, my dear." when leopardheart agreed to join him, dippernose squared his shoulders and grinned, more than happy to have the company of an old friend. "it has been a while, hasn't it? so, allow me to be selfish and to take up your time. the other deputies can kit-sit themselves, i'm sure. we can hope that the gathering doesn't fall apart without your endless wisdom, o rootclan deputy." there was a teasing light in the knight's eyes, and he felt light on his toes as they began to walk the length of the clearing, passing a number of new faces as they went.
indentas leopardheart began to speak, recalling the most recent events in rootclan, dippernose settled happily into the tones of her voice and the rhythm of their pawsteps. at the mention of kits, dippernose purred and shot a sideways glance in the direction of the gathered clump of leaders, as if to spot palestar. "you'll have to send him my congratulations, that's amazing!" dippernose gushed happily. "and i'm sure he's appreciated all of your help. looking at some of the litters in highgarden these days, four kits can be a real pawful. in all of the best ways, of course, but i'm sure it's a lot to balance along with being a leader. and i'm sure you're a great leader."
indentdippernose blinked when leopardheart became bashful, and he shook his head quickly. "not at all! i want to catch up, and i'm the one who asked," dippernose teased with another purr. "highgarden has been well, thanks for asking. we've also had our fair share of kits recently, one of the thorns that i trained even had a litter of his own. and i know that he's going to be in over his head from fatherhood," dippernose laughed. "thankfully no one is expecting me to be queen anytime soon. i think tawnyrose is a much better leader than i could ever be, so i'm grateful for that."

katara: rose, molly, she/her. tags: cedarbranch
indent"hollandmarch!" katara shouted over the chatter of other clan cats when the short tom dashed off through the crowd. she knew that he was looking for a certain cat from vagaryclan, even though they couldn't be certain that cedarbranch would even be attending the gathering. still, hollandmarch's excitement was infectious, as the thought of seeing her dear friend brought a smile to katara's maw. she also knew that the young knight was excited to attend his first gathering, even better since he had received his full name and was given the rank of a knight. from the moment tawnyrose granted him his name, hollandmarch hadn't stopped talking about how excited he was to tell cedarbranch all about his assessment and ceremony. "hollandmarch, slow down!" katara called, but it was no use.
indent"c'mon mom," hollandmarch called over his shoulder. "keep up! i know he's around here somewhere!" it was in the same moment that katara recognized several familiar faces from around the vagaryclan border and hope flared in her chest. after searching for a little bit longer, katara finally spotted his familiar pelt and she spun around to try and find hollandmarch, though she had lost sight of the short knight.
indent"cedarbranch! over here!" katara called as she padded over to meet her friend. when she had finally caught her friend's attention, katara grinned and pressed her cheek warmly against the warrior's. "it's good to see you. i'm glad you're here. actually, i have a bit of a surprise for you, and -" before katara could finish her sentence, however, a shout rose from behind cedarbranch and a strange warrior hissed indignantly as a shorter tom pushed them aside.
indent"dad!" hollandmarch shouted. he launched himself towards cedarbranch, bumping his head in the tom's flank. "we found you!"

hollandmarch: knight, tom, he/him. tags: cedarbranch
- see katara -


QUICKCLAN

cyanstar: leader, tom, he/him. tags: open

splashfall: temp. deputy, tom, he/him. tags: canyoncry
indentas soon as the quickclan cats arrived at the gathering, splashfall couldn't help but notice a familiar scent that carried on the wind and gave him pause. it had been some time since the last chance he had to meet canyoncry, and he knew that she was nearing the time when she would be kitting, but he felt an itch at his paws that urged him down into the clearing. even still, despite the longing and feeling in his gut, splashfall couldn't help but be surprised when he spotted his mate, and he let out a happy shout. "canyoncry!" the quickclan deputy called to her. he raced forward, bounding between the cats that lingered nearby. all he wanted in that moment was to be close to his beloved mate, and he purred loudly when he looked at her. "i didn't know you'd be here. is everything alright? are you feeling okay?" he asked, unable to help himself but look her up and down, fussing until he could be certain that she was safe and healthy.

autumnflower: medicine cat, molly, she/her. tags: toucanfur
indentperhaps if autumnflower had been able to see, she might have been a bit more wary when it came to gatherings. if there was one thing that quickclan's size was good for, however, it meant that she was good at navigating through crowds with ease, paying no mind to the way she shoulder bumped against flanks. conversations rolled around her, but she paid it all little mind until she reached the spot where the medicine cats were gathered together. she sniffed thoughtfully, momentarily overwhelmed by the sharp stench of herbs, but she regained her senses and padded towards a spot that was less densely populated by the other medicine cats. "excuse me," autumnflower said to the molly she sensed sitting off to the side. "i'm not sure if you'd rather be alone or not. but if its the latter, would you mind if i joined you?" she asked. "i had to listen to my former-mentor and our other medicine cat talk my ears off about herbs all morning, and if i have to listen to anymore medicine cats discussing the proper way to make a proper poultice, i think i'll lose my mind." even as autumnflower spoke, her whiskers twitched in amusement at her own words.

plumblossom: warrior, tom, he/him. tags: ryeheart, oakpaw
indentwhen it came to ryeheart, plumblossom was hardly able to control his own excitement. he loved spending time with an old friend, one that he had met when he was just an apprentice. it meant a lot that they had each come so far and had apprentices of their own. and there was no stemming plumblossom's surprised laugh when ryeheart admitted that oakpaw wasn't her own apprentice. "dear ryeheart, do you mean to say that you let your apprentice get away?" plumblossom asked, shaking his head teasingly. "surely even you must know to keep a tight leash on your apprentice. i know siskinpaw likes to see how fast i'll run to try to keep her in line. one of these days i swear that she'll be faster than cyanstar himself, with all the agility practice she's been putting it," he teased his apprentice, who merely flashed a wide smile.
indenthis laughter continued when oakpaw spoke up, and he bumped his shoulder companionably against ryeheart's. "of course we'll walk with you," he said, and siskinpaw nodded her agreement, though she shot oakpaw a knowing glance. however, plumblossom was too busy laughing at ryeheart's words to notice the look. "oh, you're so on. i already know that i'm the best mentor on the moorland. and if i lived in a pine forest, then i'd be the best there too."
indentwhen the apprentices and mentors split apart as they walked, plumblossom grinned at ryeheart. "can you believe it?" he asked. "i still remember when we were their age. though... i don't remember being quite as small as they are. back then i felt so grown up, you know?" he hummed thoughtfully to himself. "it feels like so long ago, but also like so little has changed. if that makes any sense."

siskinpaw: apprentice, molly, she/her. tags: ryeheart, oakpaw
indentwhen ryeheart suggested that siskinpaw and oakpaw get to know each other so that she and plumblosom could talk, siskinpaw nodded her agreement and waited just until the warriors were wrapped up in their own conversation before turned to oakpaw. "you know, i had a feeling that plumblossom had a reason for asking cyanstar to go to the gathering, but i hadn't expected that it was because of this," she said, not unkindly, with a grin. "i mean, he's never even really mentioned cats from any other clans but... i guess it hasn't come up much either." she shrugged then, considering it for a moment before blinking at oakpaw.
indent"so, pineclan, huh? let me guess... there are no trees in your territory? no trees whatsoever?" her tone was light and teasing and she grinned at oakpaw, open and carefree. "i think you must live on a river... hm... or in the river, maybe? have you ever even seen a tree before?"

dawnflash: warrior, tom, he/him. tags: open for riverdancer
indentdawnflash hadn't been expecting the chance to go to the gathering, as cyanstar tended to only bring those who asked to attend to see family members from other clans. however, he had been approached by flintspark, who asked if dawnflash might be willing to take finpaw, as the dark warrior had already been asked to go to groveclan for a brief time and finpaw had asked repeatedly to go. dawnflash hadn't been able to deny his friend, which led to dawnflash trailing after finpaw, who peered eagerly around the entire clearing from cat to cat, as if any brown tabby might turn out to be one of his siblings or mother. not that dawnflash minded. it was a good chance to get out and stretch his legs, if nothing else, even if hazelclan wasn't able to attend the gathering.

finpaw: apprentice, tom, he/him. tags: open for riverdancer
- see dawnflash -

[ponz]

SPRUCECLAN
cats in attendance:
sparrowstar, applefall, honeypaw, softlight, goldenheart
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Sparrowstar
leader / 60 m / tags: bluebellcrown (viridian court), froststar (flightclan), scorchstar (shiningclan)

As he watched Froststar, Scorchstar, and Bluebellcrown share reports on their own clans, Sparrowstar pondered over how to answer the question himself. Things had certainly been... well, chaotic might be an understatement, but it seemed that, for now at least, things were looking up. "SpruceClan has had its fair shares of ups and downs," he settled on sharing, once there was an appropriate lull in the conversation to add his own piece. "But my expectations for the future are high. I hope this coming Leaf-fall will continue to treat you all well. I think I speak for all of us when I say the best news to hear is that every clan is thriving and happy."

Applefall
healer / 55 m / tags: brookberry (scarabclan)

"Brookberry," he repeated, mostly to himself to ensure he wouldn't forget her title, and settled onto his haunches a short distance from where she was sitting. "Pleasure to meet you. My name is Applefall, healer of SpruceClan." Applefall offered her a polite smile, just happy to have someone to talk with. "It's nice to meet another cat known as a healer around here," he said. "Things can get awfully confusing with all the different titles between clans. I hope it wasn't too far of a journey for you to make it here this evening."

Honeypaw
healer's apprentice / 19 f / tags: mousemint (echoclan)

"I certainly hope so," she said, smiling in thanks as Mousemint offered a comforting tail to her shoulder. "Applefall, my mentor, has been dropping hints about it, in any case, but I don't want to get my hopes up for nothing. It is cool that you get to earn your name early in EchoClan!"

Softlight
warrior / 19 m / tags: softlight (vagaryclan)

So focused on not stepping on any of the strangers around him, Softlight barely had time to react before a molly stepped out into the path he was taking and they both knocked right into one another. As she stammered a polite apology, the tom just giggled in amusement. All that effort to avoid bumping heads, and he'd somehow managed to do just that regardless. "Oh, no worries," Softlight said brightly, bouncing back up onto his feet. "I wasn't exactly watching where I was going. My name's Softlight, from SpruceClan. Nice to meet'cha!"

Goldenheart
warrior / 23 m / tags: hopfrog (vagaryclan)

As he wandered, a flash of motion in the corner of his eye caught Goldenheart's attention, and the tom turned to spot the one and only Hopfrog, bouncing around with enthusiasm across the clearing. "Hopfrog!" he crowed, darting towards the molly with a spring in his step and a dopey grin, and nearly bowling her over in his haste. His exhaustion forgotten, the flame point couldn't help the purr from spilling out as he addressed her. "It's so good to see you! How have you been?"

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GOLDEN KINGDOM
cats in attendance:
crown of embers, lily's grace, stag's stomp, young aspen
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Crown of Embers
monarch / 46 m / tags: open, leaders

"All these clan cats are something else, aren't they?" Crown of Embers said reverently, glancing to Lily's Grace at his side. "Their lifestyles are so... strange. All those arbitrary rules and customs they abide by, the names that they give themselves, the way they choose their leaders. It's very interesting. I wonder what they must think of us." Lily said nothing, so the Monarch just laughed to fill in the emptiness, his cream-furred tail swishing eagerly. "I'm excited to get to find out. I'll meet up with you later, but for now, I'm going to go find one of their leaders."

Lily's Grace
cleric / 38 f / tags: slatefang & timberleaf (shiningclan)

Lily's Grace couldn't help herself, a warm laughter bubbling up out of her. No, perhaps a cat like Bluepaw wouldn't be the best fit for her. "You know, I think I'd much rather have a calm apprentice like you've got, Slatefang. I don't know how much patience I'd have for a student that liked to switch around the order of my sorted herbs, or to sneak live spiders into my cobweb supply. It can be hard enough to deal with a squalling kitten without your assistant causing more mayhem."

Stag's Stomp
knight / 28 m / tags: mintbelly (bearclan)

Stag looked away as warmth flooded his face. Mintbelly's swift lick of his cheek, chaste as the gesture was, still sent whirling tornadoes of butterflies through his stomach. "Flatterer," he grumbled, but it was much more affectionate than truly annoyed. He was careful to slow his steps, well aware that his long stride would be too fast for the pregnant molly to keep up with without overexertion. Almost shyly, he licked her cheek in return. "No matter what they look like, I know I'll adore them."

Young Aspen
heir / 9 m / tags: tealpaw (elysian dynasty)

With every step deeper into the crowds, Young Aspen found himself more and more lost in the sea of unfamiliar faces. He danced around the many adults, careful not to trod on any tails, and even more careful not to snap at the few who trod on his. After a few minutes of this, he weaseled his way out of the masses with a frustrated gasp, and found himself face to face with a silky-furred young molly, probably about his age. The pretty tortoiseshell offered a quiet greeting and respectful nod. "Hello," Aspen said back, watching this stranger with wide eyes. She... didn't look like she meant any harm, far from it, and it wouldn't do to forget his manners. That would certainly be a poor reflection on his father's good name. "My name is Young Aspen," he said, bowing quickly in efforts to hide how rattled he was. "Heir of the Golden Kingdom. Pleasure to make your acquaintance."

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cats in attendance; bonestar, sandpatch, brookberry, coalcrypt, canyoncry, lechwehorn, autumnsong, rainstrike

bonestar ♂ 60 moons (pharaoh) - tags; horizonstar
the cream-point oriental hadnt been able to attend a gathering for several moons due to all of the complicated things going on back home, but with things finally settling down for scarabclan, he felt comfortable bringing several of his clanmates to the gathering again this moon. his pale blue eyes landed on a pretty colorpoint molly who was approaching the leader's area, but who held this bright light in her eyes that he couldnt help but read as curious excitement, and for some reason, the overly calm pharaoh wanted to know this more energetic molly. making eye contact with her, he gave a small smile and gestured with his fluffy tail to the empty spot beside himself. "you could sit here if you'd like, miss."

sandpatch ♂ 50 moons (heir) - tags; ice cream
the ticked oriental tom could not help the way his head sort of tilted to the side at the names of the cat and his clan; thinking back on his kit-life as a kittypet, he felt like if he remembered correctly the words ice cream and cocoa were both types of food that two-legs ate. "its nice to meet you ice cream. i'm the deputy of scarabclan myself, have been for over twenty moons now. i havent heard of your clan before, although to be fair my clan hasnt been at a gathering for a few moons. whats cocoaclan like?"

brookberry ♀ 33 moons (healer) - tags; applefall, pumpkinpaw
the young molly couldnt help but smile as she heard the other cat's words and a purr rumbled in her throat as she smiled brightly at him. "oh yes i agree! when i say i'm a healer i find some cats look at me like they dont know what that could possibly mean, even though its not that complicated of a name in my opinion. our journey is a bit long to get here, as we are located in the desert actually, so all of these trees and lush forests are uncommon to me. whats your clan like?" however before the other medicine cat had a chance to respond, a small apprenticed age cat sitting nearby made eye contact with her and asked if they were also medicine cats. she gave a small smile to the youngster and nodded her head. ”yes we are, although in our clans we are called a healer. my name is brookberry of scarabclan, and this is applefall of spruceclan. who are you darling?”

coalcrypt ♂ 41 moons (enforcer) - tags; open!
while not technically considered a high rank among the other clans, his pharaoh had made it clear that he wanted at least one enforcer to attend the gatherings as a form of security, especially this moon since one of the clan's pregnant molly's had insisted on coming to see her mate, despite being ready to give birth any day now. caimantooth had wanted to stay behind with his own pregnant mate, scorpionslash requested to remain in camp with his mate and step-children, and raggedsnap requested not to attend because he still felt insecure about his appearance and didnt want to be judged by cats of these other clans. which left coalcrypt to attend, not that he minded, for he hoped that he would be able to see another hairless cat, one that he had loved deeply for a very long time; his mate lichenstream of pineclan.

canyoncry ♀ 64 moons (fighter/mother) - tags; splashfall
canyoncry found herself kind of waddling around the gathering space in search of her mate; she was never the tallest cat, honestly being quite petite-bodied aside from her current large rotund belly, and normally when she was looking for someone at the gathering she would have gone up on her back legs to loom around, but she didn’t have the balance of strength to do that with the added weight of her pregnancy. however her mate’s familiar voice calling her name caused her ears to perk, and as her eyes landed in the brown tabby tom’s quickly approaching form, a big grin appeared onto her face and she let out a loud meow of excitement as she did her best to waddle over towards him, nuzzling her face into his chest happily. “Oh I’m perfectly fine splashfall! You don’t need to worry so much; brookberry and coalcrypt are keeping an eye on me. I just wanted to see you and tell you about Oasissight! It’s so very exciting! He has a mate now!”

lechwehorn ♂ 45 moons (hunter) - tags; snowybranch
the orange and white tom couldnt help but lean forward a bit towards his son, hoping that he would be accepted for at least a gentle head-butt, since he wasnt sure how his son would handle any physical affection so he didnt want to just rush forward with licks or nuzzles. his eyes softened as the grey spotted tom spoke of his mother, and he could see the pain losing her had caused the tom radiating from every pore of his body as he spoke of her. the orange and white tom raised his tail to lay momentarily on snowybranch's back in an act of comfort. “if i'm being honest with you, i never expected to care as deeply for her as i grew to after you and your siblings were born. i think my biggest regret was not telling her how i felt before she passed. but yes, lets move on to slightly more positive conversation. your brother pygmycry and sister screechclaw have adjusted very well to life in the desert. screechclaw does blend in a bit better with the surroundings, since pygmycry is a darker color; honestly pygmycry looks alot like your mother, even more than you or screechclaw... you're right of course, i couldnt even begin to fathom living on a thunderpath. what is that like?”

autumnsong ♀ 35 moons (fighter) - tags; morraspounce
the tortoiseshell molly was thrown out of the deepness of her thoughts by a random stranger nearby falling back into her after trying to look over the crowd. she quickly stood up and shook out her fur, offering a warm smile to the munchkin. "no worries hun! accidents happen all the time! my darling mate is quite clumsy herself sometimes, though dont tell her i told you that or she'll have my head. she only has three legs you see, but my gosh does she never let it slow her down. oh lord, i'm rambling again arent i, i tend to do that when im nervous. i'm autumnsong of scarabclan, whats your name?"

rainstrike ♂ 36 moons (fighter) - tags; cardinalgaze
the brown tabby tom easily noticed the pause in conversation before the other cat spoke again, and he could only assume that they were just realizing that he was blind and thats why they took a moment to speak again. his ears perked up quickly to take in what the other cat said, swiveling both of them to point directly where the other tom's voice was coming from so that he didnt miss any of the words. "its nice to meet you cardinalgaze. i cant say i've heard of the elysian dynasty but there are far more clans than i could ever imagine meeting someone from so of course that makes sense. scarabclan is very different from the clan that i came from before with my mate brambleheart, but it is the best thing that could have happened to us. its located in the desert so we are surrounded by nothing but sand. the air is very dry and hunting is very different than in the forests, but the new challenges are a nice change. what about you, whats life in this dynasty like?"

[[kat]]

☆ Rookspots
97 moons ; tom ; deputy ; tags: moonpie
Rookspots purred at Moonpie's big grin, letting himself smile back. "I've been great actually! Smallshadow just gave birth, and we have two kits now! Stormkit and Fogkit." At the mention of their names, he puffed out his chest with pride.

☀ Fadedsun
80 moons ; tom ; medicine cat ; tags: otterfur
Fadedsun felt his heart beat even faster when the wind carried a familiar voice over to him. He turned to see Otterfur approaching, and he forced his fur to lie flat when the silky tom touched his nose to Fadedsun's own. His pelt pricking with excitement, he turned and gestured for Otterfur to follow him to a secluded spot as they talked. "I was hoping you'd be here too. I don't know many other cats here besides my Clanmates, and I can only deal with them so much after they constantly sit in my den whining about thorns in their pads." He shot his companion a grin. "I'd like to speak with Merlinsong sometime. I'm sure we could exchange some useful knowledge. But for the record, you can tell him I do enjoy gossiping with you."

♘ Cedarbranch
38 moons ; tom ; warrior ; tags: katara, hollandmarch
Cedarbranch jumped up immediately when he saw Katara padding his way, and gave his chest fur a few quick licks. He pressed against her and closed his eyes for a moment before she pulled away. Before he could respond, he was headbutted by a smaller, very excited tom, and he fell over dramatically. "Oh no! The badger's got me! Katara heEeEeElp!!"

♔ Brindlebirch
60 moons ; molly ; perma queen ; tags: mapleshadow
Brindlebirch smiled as she caught sight of her friend picking her way through the crowd towards her. "Hey! It's great to see you too. You're looking as lovely as ever." She shot Mapleshadow a friendly wink, touching her nose to the other molly's. She let out a laugh at her friend's complaints. "You're telling me. Maybe we can make our own little Gathering. Our Clans seem to mingle enough for it!" She gestured to Fadedsun and Otterfur walking together across the clearing, and Katara, Cedarbranch, and Hollandmarch who were practically falling all over each other.

♧ Softlight
19 moons ; molly ; warrior ; tags: softlight
Softlight stifled a giggle as the tom mentioned not watching where he was going, even though it was clear he had no vision. As he introduced himself, she blinked at him for a few moments, wondering if she'd misheard him. "Oh, well... hi, Softlight! My name is Softlight, of VagaryClan." She added a hasty chuckle at the end, embarrassment flooding her pelt at her awkwardness. She hoped he wouldn't think she was tricking him.

❀ Hopfrog
19 moons ; molly ; warrior ; tags: goldenheart
Hopfrog sprang out of the way as Goldenheart nearly bowled her over, and she erupted into laughter at the huge grin on his face. She leaned forward and rubbed her cheek against his in greeting, letting herself linger for a moment before pulling away. "It's good to see you too! I've been doing pretty well, but I've missed you." she purred.

✣ Foxcatcher
15 moons ; tom ; warrior ; tags: ploverheart
Foxcatcher bounded straight into the clearing upon arrival, a massive grin on his face. It was his first Gathering as a warrior and he was determined to tell someone about it. He looked around for a few moments before he saw a small, pretty she-cat sitting by herself. He drew himself up and walked confidently but casually over to her, giving her a kind smile before gesturing to the ground next to her.
"Is this seat taken?"

[Chamrosh]

彡xxxGustclan
xxxxxxxxBringing: Leadership: Heronstar (F) ༄ Chubtail (M) ༄ Teasel-leaf (M) ༄ Gannet-nose (M) ༄
xxxxxxxxxxxxxWarriors&Apps: Clarystorm ༄ Adoniscloud ༄ Garganeywhisker ༄ Cicelynose ༄ Witstone

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx★★★★☆☆☆☆☆ Heronstar ༄ 97 ༄ Seal point long-furred molly with blue eyes ༄ @?

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Heronstar took her usual calm walk up the leaders' rock. It was a little slower than usual, and it was a recurring pattern now that her step was growing slower. Her tail held high, her chin held up and proud (but not arrogantly), she had a quiet aura around her. It was like, thanks to being a grandmother now to three batches of kittens, she had enough grandmother energy that anyone could feel it, and it was the sort of grandmother energy that no one really wanted to disrespect.
xxxxAnd, again, as usual, the faces had entirely changed again.
xxxxHeronstar sighed. Gatherings were growing more and more bittersweet every time she attended.
xxxxAnd again. No Honeystar.
xxxxAnother sigh.
xxxxOh well. It was time to try to forge more allegiances, if it were possible, and that was what she would do.

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx★ Chubtail ༄ 93 ༄ Brown (Black mackerel) tabby tom with white patches and yellow eyes ༄ @Boulderpelt of Forestclan

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Heronstar's job was to make alliances. Chubtail's - self appointed - job was to catch up on news. And catching up on an ally's news first was both intuitive and logical. If there was anything dangerous that Gustclan needed to learn about in order to be able to handle their own safety properly, it was most likely to come from Forestclan.
xxxxChubtail had to awkwardly raise up on his back legs to get a good enough vantage to see exactly where the other clan's (presumed) deputy was - maybe he should have waited to be in the deputies' area and just searched around the crowd once there? - but it was an easy beeline that he took, and a polite "excuse me, thank you" to every cat he had to work through.
xxxxHe stopped close to Boulderpelt - not directly beside, but within a fox's length - and gave a little nod of his head. "Boulderpelt? Are you deputy now?" He waited that distance away. It was rude to encroach in personal space, after all. "How goes Forestclan?"

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx★ Teasel-leaf ༄ 24 ༄ Grey (black mackerel) tabby tom with brown eyes and white undersides ༄ @?

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There had been a truly bizarre phenomenon leaving Gustclan territory. Teasel-leaf and Gannetnose seemed to have been the only ones to notice. Within the space of half-a-territory's walk, there was a flurry in the air and suddenly it grew misty. Gannenose had stopped, and Teasel-leaf had pressed his nose into the other tabby's pelt to encourage him to keep moving forwards and not lose track of the others.
xxxxOne step it was spring, and flowers came up underfoot, the next it was summer, and the sun blazed through the mist, the next autumn, and crisp leaves fell through the air and irritated whiskers, then winter, something thick and white beneath their paws and the wind howling for a moment. A cycle, over, and over, and over.
xxxxAnd yet the other cats did not notice.
xxxxAnd the two medicine cats only saw it for a moment. It was like... it was like what Teasel-leaf would expect if he had just stepped out of a time-freeze, if time could be frozen. And yet, none of the others could see.
xxxxHow bizarre.
xxxxAlmost as bizarre as the conversation Adoniscloud had started with his son straight after. Teasel-leaf had elected to ignore it, and started to walk ahead, so he was the first Gustclan cat at the gathering, and wove his way through the other cats at the gathering without so much as brushing a hair against their pelts on the way.

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx★ Gannetnose ༄ 17 ༄ Bicolour black mackerel tabby tom with hazel eyes. He has a distinct blaze along his nose ༄ @Jadefall and Boomtail

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Gannetnose watched for a few seconds, trying to suss out what they were on about. He didn't feel small! He was sure he didn't look small either. Well... compared to most cats anyway. His dad was too big for that comparison to really work in his favour when looking at his family. What was a quick explanation..? Something that wasn't embarrassing!
xxxx"Of course I look smaller. Medicine cats don't need to be as physically strong." There, perfect! "I'm fine. Are... you fine? You... do know it's not normal for cats to exponentially grow their whole lives, right?" Although... was he smaller than them? No, no that's not important anyway! Stop focusing on that!
xxxx"I've got an apprentice now. Sort of? She's... a warrior training to be a medicine cat. Teasel-leaf's sister. It's sort of weird to be training my mentor's sister... Have you got any interesting news?"

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx★ Clarystorm ༄ 82 ༄ Shorthair solid grey tom with yellow eyes ༄ @Skatetooth of Chaosclan

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Although Clarystorm didn't immediately whip around to face the tom approaching him, he could sense his presence, and he looked down (still twitching wildly to look at every cat around meanwhile) to follow the shadow approaching.
xxxxHe span around as soon as the "hello!" was said and made a gesture like the very first part of going for a scratch before stopping himself. Clearly he had not been expecting a "hello!". Quite what he had been expecting was a different matter entirely. Still, this newcomer was ultimately lucky to have chosen to come to a pause that distance away. Any closer and Clarystorm likely would not have stopped his "attack" that easily.
xxxx"I lost nothing! I do not lose anything!" His fur bristled once, and then laid flat again, and he started to approach, slowly, and then, in a dramatic whisper. "I am looking for any cats who might be bad influences and who other clans might not have due vigilance spotting. I know how over-trusting you clan cats are, look at you, coming this close to a clearly alert warrior! If you'd halved that distance and I'd meant to truly eradicate any threats, you'd have been dead, gone, finito!" On most cats Clarystorm's age, that level of energy would be surprising. On him, it was... honestly a bit lower than usual. "So I do have something you can help me with." Clarystorm's eyes narrowed, evaluating the cat in front of him, and he started walking around this other cat - still glancing around everywhere at every other cat at high speed - much like a rider would around a new pony, inspecting him for any signs of being a threat. Not that Clarystorm would relax if none were found.
xxxx"I need help spotting untrustworthy cats and making sure they do not take down the defences of my clanmates, who, frankly do not have anything nearing enough CONSTANT VIGILANCE!-" There had to be stares at that, didn't there? How could there not be stares - "To make sure none of them are lured in and have their laughably narrow defences pulled down by some untrustworthy rogues!" Clarystorm leaned forward a little, not approaching any further, however. "Can you help with that?"

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx★ Adoniscloud ༄ 44 ༄ Long fur black lynx point with white feet and a distinct star-shape white blaze on his nose ༄ @Barleystream and Nour

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The walk to the gathering had been... non-ideal. Sure, Gannetnose had turned down wanting to learn how to flirt with mollies properly before, and turned it down, but he'd turned it down because he was a medicine cat and not meant to have kits, but he'd also said he just wasn't very interested. Now, maybe it was just how Adoniscloud was but he couldn't help noticing that if Gannetnose wasn't interested in dating mollies or having kits, there was an obvious other path for romance, if he was ever interested, and maybe his job as a dad could extend to helping in that, too!
xxxxGannetnose had turned that help down too.
xxxxThe walk had been more awkward after that.
xxxxIt wasn't made less awkward by the ticked tabby molly who was staring at the two of them silently with an amused - yet confused - look in her eyes.
xxxx"Hey dad, gotta go." Gannetnose said, before rushing off to join the other medicine cats.
xxxxGarganeywhisker continued staring after, still amused. She looked around at the other gathered cats, and stepped nervously a little closer to Adoniscloud.
xxxxHe looked down at her for a second (just for a moment his mind wondered if that was flirting before remembering how close Garganeywhisker and Pheasantcloud were), thought for a moment, looked back out at the other cats, and down again.
xxxx"You're nervous, right?"
xxxxGarganeywhisker nodded, fast but small, and made a tiny eeping noise that might have been a "yes". She still wasn't sure why Heronstar had wanted her here. Exposure therapy wasn't exactly a term cats had.
xxxx"Okay. Right. Um. Stick with me, yeah? Let's go find someone familiar, that'd help right?" Garganeywhisker nodded, with a bit more energy than just before. Adoniscloud looked around again, and gave a visible sigh of relief in spotting two familiar cats from the neighbouring clan. "Look, there's two Forestclan cats, right? You met them with me on patrol a few moons' ago, I think? Do you remember them?" Adoniscloud gestured with one paw, and Garganeywhisker looked, gave another tiny nod, and pressed in against his side.
xxxxIt looked like he was taking the lead walking over, and he strode proudly and confidently through the other cats, accompanied by his smaller, far more nervous friend, who kept burying her face in his fur every time she thought someone was staring at her, which was most of the time, and only unburied her face once the two of them had stopped.
xxxx"It's Barleystream and Nour, right?" The tom asked, as Garganeywhisker pulled herself a whisker's width away from her clanmate. It had been a while since they'd last met, it was always worth checking names.

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx★ Garganeywhisker ༄ 40 ༄ Black ticked tabby with low white and dull yellow eyes ༄ @Barleystream and Nour

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Her stuff is gonna be under Adonsicloud's for the most part this gathering, just for ease. I mostly filled this out still to just make counting easier.

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx★ Cicelynose ༄ 38 ༄ blind mediumfur grey point molly with white toes, a crooked tail, and bright blue eyes ༄ @Anwyll of Seaclan

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Cicelynose, would, of course, have no idea there was any talking happening until it was translated, which left plenty of time for her usual sass.
xxxx"Fox got your tongue? Or am I not what you were hoping for?" She was about to move onwards when she got the translation, and her ears twitched, her tail flicked, her whiskers jerked up and down, and she stopped the movement of her feet before it could really begin. Her ears turned to point to the new voice, but her head stayed in place, eyes unmoving. "Oh. No I'm not." She sounded very confused, and, after a moment, trying to work out what was going on, she lifted up a paw, to where she thought a hindleg might be. See... with the difference in where she'd felt when she bumped, and where she'd heard a voice come from, it didn't seem unreasonable that she'd misinterpreted the direction that they were facing. There were too many cats around for scent to be a good way to tell how someone was facing, but assuming that it was one cat facing in a weird direction made sense. So she decided to test that... and her paw connected with leg where she expected air. The surprise was probably visible, but more in body language than on her face. "Did I bump into two of you at once? Or are you just so..." No, anyone speaking like that who wasn't her mother was probably a bad idea to sass intentionally again. "Weird voice for a tom." She was very sure that weight had to belong to a tom. Which just made this more confusing...

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx★ Witstone ༄ 15 ༄ Black mackerel tabby demi-girl with brown eyes and a few white splotches on her nose ༄ @?

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Witstone had a very impassive sort of face to her. Whatever she was thinking or feeling, her eyes were like hard flint, sharp and unbending.
xxxxShe was calm and collected, unusually so for her age, and though the contents were indiscernible, it was obvious there was no pause in her thoughts, from her eyes.
xxxxShe was, perhaps, the least obvious of the Gustclan warriors to come tonight. A very common coat, no obvious hints at a particularly unusual personality. It would be very easy to mistake her for a cat much older than herself.
xxxxAnd, unlike the others, she had nothing holding her back from the genuine intention of a gathering for a clan's warriors - to make friends.



(you can really tell which cats were randomly selected for the gathering pff. For both clans I'll probably go through and select specific people to reply to first but I thought putting something for everyone to be able to reply to who's open to get dibs on first is fair)


🐍xxxParagonclan
xxxxxxxxBringing: Leadership: Oripendularstar )(Ori) (F) ❧ Crackerheart (NB) ❧ Toucanfur (M)
xxxxxxxxxxxxxWarriors&Apps: Sabrestorm ❧ Catopsispaw

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx★★★★★★★★★ Oripendularstar (Ori) ❧ 41 ❧ Solid black molly with dull copper eyes ❧ @?

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Oripendularstar wasn't so much here at the gathering because she wanted to be, as because the code called her to be, and her whole clan expected her to be. Truthfully, she was more than a little worried about her warriors' minds being infected by the lies of silly cats who only bothered following half of the code, and didn't even truly enforce that.
xxxxHer nose turned up, barely high enough to graze the chins of most other cats, thanks to her size.
xxxxShe walked straight past the warriors milling around, as her clan arrived. Oripendularstar had a sort of presence - not so much of personality as of something cold and powerful and otherwordly - clinging to her pelt.
xxxxAny cat who had wanted to could very easily have just stepped in front of her and stopped her, but that aura was enough to stop it. Cats parted like grass around her, avoiding her, and she worked her way up to the leaders' rock with no effort expended.
xxxxShe had no intention to speak to these code-traitors but it was what the code itself called for, so here she was.
xxxxShe sat down at one edge of the rock, tail hanging off the edge, and staring at the other leaders, trying (and succeeding!) in disguising her disdain for them.

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx★ Crackerheart (Polillapuksi'ik'al) ❧ 54 ❧ Enormous steel-grey and black mackerel tabby cat with long fur and dull green eyes ❧ @?

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Crackerheart was an enormous cat, dwarfing most cats easily. Quite how a cat got that size was a mystery to most.
xxxxWhile they did share a little bit of the coldness of their leader's presence, it was far more reserved, and hidden far more effectively by an amused look in their eye and a little humorous twitch of their whiskers.
xxxxThey scanned each cat that approached for a moment, looking them over. A very careful cat would be confused for the tiniest moment, looking in their eye, and forget the reason just as soon after, so devoid of reminders their face was once the scan had happened.
xxxxThey could have carved a separate path through the crowd by brute force if they wanted, but, instead, there was an almost comical sight as this huge cat followed their tiny molly leader through the crowd. Some cats might question if so much of Oripendularstar's powerful aura wasn't just the implicit knowledge that hurting her would result in a fight with that huge cat right behind her half a second later.
xxxxAs she slipped off to the highrock, Crackerheart slipped off to join the deputies instead, giving a jovial smile and a wink back at Toucanfur.

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx★ Toucanfar (Panch'eelyoot'el) ❧ 33 ❧ Large solid tortoiseshell molly, bar from one tiny dot of white on her tail tip. She has toxic green eyes ❧ @Autumnflower of Quickclan

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Toucanfur's head raised slowly to regard the molly who had addressed her, taking in the ginger pelt of the molly, and her smaller size. In the darkness it wasn't an immediate thought, but spotting the slightly clouded eyes didn't take too long.
xxxxTouc blinked once at the new word being spoken to her. Nealingua was hard enough, let alone this completely different thing that clan cats all spoke at gatherings here, apparently.
xxxx"Oh, no, joining me, you are very welcome to do." Like all the Paragonclan cats, she had a very different accent to most clan cats, like they'd had to learn the same language that the others spoke through sheer determination. [clor=#a83a20]"Do you mind if asking I am; why keeping teach.... Why your old teacher is keeping to teaching you?"[/color] She hesitated for a moment, her tail twitching. Embarassment would be the wrong word, but it was the closest to embarassment Touc was ever likely to reach. "What is word 'poultice' meaning? How often are talking about 'poultice'?"

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx★ Sabrestorm ❧ 24 ❧ Large short hair bicolour black tom, with dull yellow eyes ❧ @?

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(I need to sort out his personality I just know he wouldn't be left behind in the territory on his own so technically he is here. If you want to interact with him it'll be a little slower initially bc of having to finalise personality stuff!)

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx★ Catopsispaw ❧ 7 ❧ Small short-hair calico molly with dull yellow eyes ❧ App to Oripendularstar ❧ @Jewelpaw, Shoreclan

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Catopsispaw was the only member of Paragonclan who could really be argued to be "normal".
xxxxShe followed after the other cats of her clan with a bounce in her step, happily chattering to the others as they walked about what she was doing in training, and how weird the birds were here, and how strangely diffuse the plants were, and how there was no hint of humidity in the air here, and wasn't that strange?!
xxxxShe hadn't even seen a single cave once they'd left their own territory, all the way to here!
xxxxWho could blame her for being excited! She hadn't had anyone to play with since her mother had got lost on the monsterpath.
xxxxShe was about to run off to join the other cats as soon as she saw them, but Oripendularstar told her to arrive with the others, and Catopsispaw did know the value of following the code properly, so she knew to obey that. Even if she was visibly itching to run off.
xxxxAs they actually reached the gathering, Oripendularstar told her she could go, and she was off like a dart from a human's stick, running to join the youngest cats she could see around and maybe get to play with them.
xxxxThere was one - a dillute tortie with white feet - who looked to only be a little bit older than her. Perfect!
xxxxCatopsispaw stopped only a few steps away (probably well within sight of the other molly) and lowered her front legs, waving her tail and her back legs in the air, and sprung.
xxxx"SURPRISE HUG!"

[Simonpet]

𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐂𝐋𝐀𝐍
Attending High Ranks: Applestar, Boulderpelt, Dustleaf, Larknose, Tumbletoes
Attending Low Ranks: Barleystream, Nour + 4 cats
During: Moon 76

Applestar | tom | 74 moons | leader | tags: Carrotstar (Seaclan)
Applestar stilled and he dipped his head in recognition of the dead. "May they find peace in Starclan," he said quietly. As Carrotstar continued, Applestar's tail twitched. "That's wonderful news," he said, giving his own smile in return. "I swear that Forestclan's mollies are coordinating or something--hardly a moon goes by without a birth or a pregnancy announcement!" He paused and cocked his head. "...the secondary camp is safe? And they have enough supplies?"

Boulderpelt | molly | 66 moons | deputy | tags: looking for Chubtail (Gustclan)
Boulderpelt turned to see Chubtail and her eyes widened. "Chubtail?" she said incredulously. "You...haven't aged a day!" Her ears perked in surprise and an eagerness to hear more from Gustclan. Her whiskers drooped when she realized that they hadn't heard the news. She gave a quick glance back but didn't see Heronstar. No matter; she was likely somewhere in the mass of leaders.

"Yes, I'm deputy now," she said. "And...Applestar--you'd probably have known him as Applenose--is leader. Honeystar died some seasons back after giving birth to her kits. I think..." she lowered her voice to barely a whisper and leaned slightly closer to Chubtail, "I think that she was just too tired. Too much had happened. She was ready to go on." Her voice returned to normal and she leaned back. "Her kits are warriors, now," she said proudly, "and if you met them..." She smiled. "The three of them together are almost like a mini-Honeystar."

Dustleaf | molly | 66 moons | medicine cat | tags: open

Larknose | tom | 38 moons | medicine cat | tags: Sunflicker (Chaosclan)
Larknose smiled as the stranger--a tom--approached him. As Sunflicker introduced himself, Larknose sat down. "I'm Larknose, medicine cat of Forestclan. Our leaf-fall has been good," he said, "although I do worry about the number of queens and kits we have. We have enough food," he explained, "but only three medicine cats. How's the prey been running in Chaosclan?"

Tumbletoes | tom | 52 moons | medicine cat | tags: open

Barleystream & Nour | molly & tom | 66 & 76 moons | warriors | tags: looking for Adoniscloud & Garganeywhisker (Gustclan)
Nour and Barleystream hadn't had enough time to go their separate ways before a familiar scent drifted over to them: Gustclan. Specifically, two of the cats they'd met on patrol some moons ago. "Yes," replied Nour in response to the tom's question. "And you're..." He drew a blank and huffed softly, angry with himself.

"You're Garganeywhisker and Adoniscloud, right?" said Barleystream quickly, receiving a relieved look from Nour. "Of Gustclan. We met on that patrol! How's the prey been running?" She gave a small smile to Garganeywhisker; she remembered that the Gustclan molly had been somewhat shy and she wasn't terribly surprised at this reaction. Maybe they should move to a slightly quieter spot...?

OOC Chat
If there's anyone from Forestclan you want me to bring, I have room for 4 more cats!

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SLOUGHCLAN
cats attending:
moonblossom, poppypool, morasspounce, turtlerush

Moonblossom tags: Zephyrsnap [Chaosclan]
Deputy | She-cat | 26 moons
Moonblossom laughed slightly at his surprise of her coming without her leader. "Mirestar just had four kits so it would of been inconvenient for her to come along honestly." she told him a small smile resting on her face. The she-cat couldn't help but laugh a little more at the tom's rambling. Finding him quite enjoyable to speak with "Its fine it is rather reassuring that this is also another deputy's first gathering." she said.

Poppypool tags: Tealeaf [Cocoaclan]
Medicine Cat | She-cat | 38 moons

"I'm so sorry if I startled you, just thought you appeared to be a fellow medicine cat." she said apologetically to the other cat. Mentally cursing herself if she found out this cat wasn't actually a medicine cat. Knowing in all honesty that you can't fully tell a cats rank purely by their looks.

Morasspounce tags: Autumnsong [Scarabclan]
Warrior | She-cat | 36 moons
A smile threatened to come to her face as she listened to the cat in front of her speak. Standing proudly "I am Morasspounce of Sloughclan. Nice to meet you." she said. Though she wanted to smile she was still slightly embarrassed for falling on to the other cat. Honestly, she believed being as short as she was both a blessing and a curse at times.

Turtlerush tags: Cypresstail [Irisclan]
Warrior | She-cat | 36 moons

Turtlerush decided to be brave for once in her life and walked up to another cat. Hoping to start a conversation with them "H-hello! I'm Turtlerush." she said now embarrassed that she faltered at the start of her sentence. Great way to start off a first impression... she thought to herself looking down at her paws for a moment. Tail flicking as her anxiety set back in afraid to look back at the cat she spoke too.

VIRIDIAN COURT
cats attending:
bluebellcrown, amberpool, eeltooth, mourningdove

Bluebellcrown tags: Sparrowstar [Spruceclan], Froststar [Flightclan], Scorchstar [Shiningclan]
Queen | She-cat | 24 moons
Bluebellcrown sat patiently listening to other leaders to share how their clans have been doing. A flash of concern in her eyes when she heard Scorchstar speak of his clans battle with some dogs. Then she nodded when Sparrowstar mentioned expectations of the future being bright. That is something she hoped as well for her clan "Yes I'm hoping every clan can prosper as time goes on, That is all we can ask of our ancestors really." she said. Taking a quick moment to look at the sky in the thought of the Celestial Amita who had chosen her to lead Viridian Court.

Amberpool tags: open, other medicine cats prefered
Prophet | Tom | 28 moons

A smirked formed on Amberpool's face as he looked around the gathering. Rather excited to meet some other medicine cats and other cats in general. Wanting to learn from them how they interact with the cats they live with. Knowing that not all groups must be like his own due to the amount of them that seem to be at this gathering.

Eeltooth tags: open, other deputies prefered
Duke | Tom | 26 moons

Eeltooth huffed, staying at the edge of the gathering, hoping to keep an eye on Bluebellcrown. Though he never doubted her as his Queen, he still feared she would overwork herself. So he wanted to make she wasn't too worn out from the travel to the gathering. Plus, he wasn't too fond of being around cats outside of the court. He came along merely to please his Queen as she wanted him to join her.

Mourningdove tags: Barkbrush [Pillar Clan]
Warrior | She-cat | 22 moons

Staring at the tom as she listened to him made her realize she didn't introduce herself. "O-oh I'm The Knight dove of mourning of Viridian Court, but you can call me Mourningdove." she said trying to calm herself down. Seeing the tom sit down she loosed her tensed muscles and sat down as well. Letting out a sigh of relief that he wasn't upset with her. "I'm sorry this is my first gathering, well the first one ever for Viridian Court. I honestly don't know how things work around here." she said with a sheepish smile on her face.

[epilogue]

Irisclan

Attending: Horizonstar, Bramblestorm, Snowfinch, Cypresstail, Willowpool

Horizonstar | 56 moons | Leader | Female | Tags: Bonestar (Scarabclan)
Horizonstar turned her head towards the unfamiliar voice. She headed towards the tom, dipping her head.

"Thank you," She said, sitting down gracefully beside the oriental cat. "I'm Horizonstar, and who might you be?"

The molly attempted to contain her childlike excitement, but she was visibly shifting. Her icy blue eyes kept shifting over the sea of cats. A soft purr rumbled in her throat as she looked at them all. It was all so comforting for her to see.

Bramblestorm | 41 moons | Deputy | Female | Tags: open
A surge of excitement ran through Bramblestorm as she entered the gathering. She stood tall next to Horizonstar, puffing her chest out. The brown tabby remembered fondly her first gathering and how wonderful it was to meet so many new cats. But then slowly, the faint memory of her old clan crept in. She remembered the despair she felt when their leader began to refuse to go to the gathering to hide his corrupt ruling. She shook her pelt, pushing away the bad memory.

"Pretty exciting, huh?" She said, bumping into Horizonstar playfully. Her leader chuckled and nodded.

Snowfinch | 40 moons | Medicine Cat | Female | Tags: open for Oceangaze
So many new smells, Snowfinch thought anxiously. Her tail tip twitched as she swung her head around, trying to take in all the scents. Will I see Oceangaze here?

Cypresstail | 39 moons | Warrior | Male | Tags: Turtlerush (Sloughclan)
Cypresstail flipped his head towards the molly and flashed her a friendly grin. "Hi Turtlerush!" He purred happily. "I'm Cypresstail!"

"What clan are you from?" The tom asked, his tail standing up excitedly.

Willowpool | 29 moons | Warrior | Female | Tags: Foampelt (Shoreclan)
Willowpool let out a gasp as the tom bumped into her.

"O-oh- I'm so sorry!" She apologized, licking her chest in embarrassment. "Ahaha... yeah."

She looked down at her white paws, shuffling them awkwardly.

"There are... so many cats here," She sighed.