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

[adderblade]

Forestfire ` Male ` Warrior ` @Finn (Evergreen Park)

He yelped as he was sent sprawling, bumped into by an unknown feline. He jumped up, hissing faintly and glancing at the cat who had started talking. With a curious look, his hiss ended quickly. "Its fine..I don't want to start a fight either." His tail flicked a bit nervously. With only being with his clan for a moon, you could smell the loner scent on him. Though hopefully, that didn't matter. He tipped his head to the side. "Whats your name, anyway?"

[SLUGTHEORY]

Marshclan

Loststar ○ She-cat ○ 68 moons ○ Leader ○ Tags: Featherstar

Rustleg ○ She-cat ○ 57 moons ○ Medicine cat ○ Tags: Emeraldchin

Echosnarl ○ She-cat ○ 13 moons ○ (young) Warrior ○ Tags: Open

Butterflywing ○ She-cat ○ 24 moons ○ Warrior ○ Tags: Open

Clarkpaw ○ Tom ○ 11 moons ○ Apprentice ○ Tags: Locustpaw

Loststar wanted to say something about what happened when they were naming Sugarkit, but hesitated. "I hope Goldenfur will recover soon, and I wish Mistyclan and its population the best of luck." She nodded. "If you ever need anything, you know where to find us."

Clarkpaw looked back at Locustpaw to make sure he wasn't lost. He was there, but he looked very lost and uneasy. Clarkpaw stopped pushing through the crowd. "Are you alright, Locustpaw?"

Rustleg wandered through the crowd looking for a spot on the outskirts to settle down when she bumped into a cat that was unfamiliar to her. "My apologies." She said hastily, and dipped her head. "What might your name be?"

[eagle,]

HIGHGARDEN

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

merlinsong: herbalist, tom, he/him. tags: greenday
indentmerlinsong led his apprentice through the gathering until they found a spot to settle among the other healers from many other clans. over so many moons, merlinsong had come to get to know many of the other medicine cats, so his attention was piqued when a stranger approached him, and he smiled warmly at the other tom. "hello, it's very nice to meet you. i don't believe i've ever heard of pillarclan. you'd have to tell me all about it," he greeted openly. he nudged solsticepaw gently, shooing his apprentice away. "go on and allow us to talk without you hovering there, solsticepaw. don't let us bore you," he urged, grinning when solsticepaw huffed dramatically. when she had gone, merlinsong turned his attention back to greenday. "now, then, it's nice to meet you. i'm merlinsong, and my apprentice and i are from highgarden."

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

otterfur: knight, tom, he/him. tags: fadedsun
indentotterfur felt so at home with fadedsun, and he was momentarily overcome with the feeling of warmth, resonating within him as a type of home that he had never felt before. he beamed broadly and swished his tail across the ground. "of course," otterfur murmured, feeling suddenly shy. "i think you're an amazing cat, fadedsun, and anyone could see that. you're kind, you care about your clan, you have a great sense of humor, and i really am so grateful that we became friends," he said, feeling his pelt flush as the truth spilled out of his mouth. he ducked his head to lap at his chest fur before his eyes widened and he looked up at fadedsun again. "thank you, that's really kind of you to say." otterfur shuffled his paws and straightened up. "i just want to be good for my clan, to be there for my clanmates and my friends."

mapleshadow: rose, molly, she/her. tags: brindlebirch
indentmapleshadow flashed a small, gentle smile and nodded his acknowledgement to brindlebirch's comments. it warmed her heart to know that the queen considered her a friend as well, and mapleshadow reveled contently in their companionship. "that must be hard, i can't imagine. i've never thought of it that way," she admitted. "i've seen a few of my clanmates grow closer after spending time in the nursery, especially when the kits become friends and grow up together, but we don't have any permanent queens in highgarden," she continued. "i can't imagine how that must feel for you, i'm sorry. but i know what you mean. i've never really felt like i fit in with a lot of my clanmates. like our personalities just don't fit together so well. but i do consider you a friend, and i'm grateful for our meeting, even if it was pretty recent."

katara: rose, molly, she/her. tags: cedarbranch
indenthollandmarch puffed out his chest proudly as katara sighed pleasantly when cedarbranch nuzzled against her. "cougarstrike's definitely going to miss me," hollandmarch said, finally settling down across from katara and cedarbranch. "but now it means that i'll be able to go on patrols. and katara said that i might even see you on patrols if they go near vagaryclan. so, don't worry, i'll be around to bother you instead."
indentkatara purred affectionately. "i told him that i'd even help him set up a den by the border, so he'd never have to miss seeing you on a patrol." hollandmarch nodded enthusiastically to katara's soft laugh. "but i also figured that now he might have a chance to visit you in vagaryclan sometime, if you're not as busy. i'm sure tawnyrose wouldn't mind if riverstar didn't have a problem with it."

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

ferretwhisker: rose, molly, she/her. tags: nightfur and wolftail
indentferretwhisker let out a quiet sigh and shook her head slightly. "he's upset, of course. especially about burrwhisker. i can't even imagine what he's feeling, what it would be like to lose your son like that... especially after everything they've been through. but otterfur is strong and resilant, he'll be alright," she said, managing a tight smile up at nightfur. "but, how are you? how's batcry and elmstar?"

quakestone: rose, molly, she/her. tags: oiseaupaw
indentquakestone couldn't help but laugh bashfully at oiseaupaw's reaction, and she ducked her head for a moment to keep from flushing. "i'm sure you'll get it really soon!" quakestone said, nudging her friend gently, meaning to encourage him. "besides, leafbare is a tough time for everyone. the weather is already getting too cold for one of my sisters. she's like my mom - they have really short fur - and she keeps shivering on the dawn patrols," she said before shrugging. "honestly, between you and me, the early patrols are almost enough for me to miss waking up for training."

stagscorch: knight, tom, he/him. tags: open for ladybird



EVERGREEN PARK

squirrelflash: pathfinder, molly, she/her. tags: carrotstar
indentsquirrelflash had listened when cade and the other members of evergreen park explained gatherings to her, and told her that it might be important to join in, so they would have the chance to meet other clans, make friends, and find allies. even still, she hadn't expected for there to be so many cats, for the gathering to be so large, and she stood on the leaders' mound with her eyes widened in wonder - it was the most amazing sight she had ever seen, and she glanced to the tom standing near her. "is it always like this?" she asked him. "i didn't think it would be like this." for another moment, she stared out along the gathering and let out a pleasant sigh. "sorry, it must be obvious that i'm pretty new to this. my clan is still pretty new - really new, actually. i'm squirrelflash, the leader of evergreen park."

cade: pioneer, tom, he/him. tags: open

finn: pioneer, tom, he/him. tags: forestfire
indentfinn shook his fur, freeing the dust and dirt from his pelt before he blinked at the stranger, content enough that their hiss had quieted and they seemed to have calmed. "thank you, i really appreciate it. my clan's small, cade is pretty scary when he wants to start lecturing, and i'd really rather not fight you. you seem like you're pretty nice," he said with an easy smile. "my name's finn, what's yours?"

vixen: pioneer, molly, she/her. tags: emeraldchin
indentvixen watched through narrowed eyes as her brother took off through the gathering, racing away and tearing up the ground as he went. she sighed, knowing it would only be a matter of time until cade came dragging finn back and squirrelflash in tow. the last thing their little clan needed was to return back home with an upset cade and a bedraggled finn. so, after waiting several moments without hearing any immediate shouting, vixen decided that she was free to go about her own business, and that was when she happened upon a pretty calico, and she moved over towards her. "it's really nice, huh? i've never seen so many cats before. it's just... it's really crazy to think how many of us clan cats are out there, and it makes me wonder how many of us would ever cross paths without the gatherings."

[chaotic creativity]

CHESSCLAN !!

ROOKSTAR | TOM | ROI (LEADER) | TAGGED: CYPRESSSTAR (KEYCLAN)
Rookstar lifted his tail and yowled, signaling his Clan to tell them that they could enter the Gathering. The cats streamed around him, their pelts brushing his as soft as a feather hitting the ground, the drum of their paws soothing his mind. The familiarity of his Clan was quickly gone, and he was left to wander among the cats. His was one of the first groups to arrive, but he had plans. He was the Roi, and his job was to maintain relationships with the surrounding Clans. He spotted a familiar cat, Cypressstar of KeyClan, and he purred as he approached him, calling a greeting ahead of him. “Cypressstar! I expect your Clan has been doing well?” he asked, remembering Richterscreech’s short-lived fling with Deerdash. “Is Deerdash doing well with her Clowns? I know Confièrekit has adapted nicely to his new home.”



CHASMSTAR | MOLLY | DAME (LEADER) | TAGGED: PLOVERSTAR (CLOUDCLAN)
Chasmstar smiled at Ploverstar, the insanely polite and formal greeting nearly making her laugh. “It’s running as well as any prey can during Leafbare. And how about for your Clan?” she prompted, not wanting to seem impolite. Ploverstar seemed a little jittery, as if she were still a new leader, and Chasmstar’s heart went out to her. It was tough in the beginning, but Chasmstar could see how strong Ploverstar could become as she grew older and wiser.

RICHTERSCREECH | TOM | TOUR (DEPUTY) | TAGGED: HARESPRING (VENUSCLAN)
Richterscreech nodded slowly, remembering how fast JaggedClan and then ChessClan had grown. “It seems like all new Clans grow so fast and then mellow out once they hit a healthy size,” he commented, his eyes sweeping across the crowd as he checked on all the ChessClan cats at the Gathering. “Trust me when I say you’ll be begging to step down when your Clan reaches a hundred members,” he chuckled, making it clear he was joking.

WOLFWHISKERS | TOM | FOU (MEDICINE CAT) | TAGGED: PUMPKINSEED (BEARCLAN)
He could sense Pumpkinseed’s uneasiness and pulled away, hoping he hadn’t overstepped any boundaries. “If it’s any comfort, our borders are always open to you. You can come and find me any time you need. I’m not the best teacher, but I’m better than none,” he sighed, knowing just how far behind Faonpaw was in her training. He tried his best, but teaching just wasn’t something he excelled at the most.

FAONPAW | MOLLY | FOU APPRENTI (MEDICINE CAT APPRENTI) | TAGGED: BRAMBLINGPAW (SEACLAN)
Faonpaw looked down at Bramblingpaw. She was no bigger than a pion; no wonder she hadn’t seen her originally “It’s different, but then aren’t all Clans different? I started training as a cavalier, that’s our name for warrior, but I was told on my final assessment that my future lay on a different path. It’s really brave of you to go into being a medicine cat as soon as you start training. I would never have imagined myself in this position as a pion,” she sighed, remembering all the times Sweethen had urged her to shadow Wolfwhiskers. It was as if her mother had seen the future somehow, and it was quite amusing to Faonpaw.



OURSPAW | TOM | APPRENTI (APPRENTICE) | TAGGED: CHERRYPAW (YANGCLAN)
Ourspaw couldn’t help but smile at Cherrypaw’s kind demeanor. “First Gathering, you say? I could show you some great hiding places! I’m from ChessClan, and this is also my first Gathering, but my sister came and told me of all the best places to get into trouble,” he chuckled, remembering how excited Loutrepaw had been when she’d returned from her first Gathering. Cherrypaw seemed like the kind of tom Ourspaw could get along with, he hoped.



OISEAUPAW | TOM | APPRENTI (APPRENTICE) | TAGGED: QUAKESTONE (HIGHGARDEN)
Oiseaupaw ducked his head and chuckled, knowing how much he dreaded Violindapple’s wake-up call each morning. “There’s a few advantages to having one’s own sister as a mentor, such as she isn’t too worked up if I oversleep,” he smirked, knowing how many times he would roll over and go back to sleep after Violindapple had called his name to go to training that morning.

NUITPELT | TOM | CAVALIER (WARRIOR) | TAGGED: QUAKESCREECH (TWISTEDCLAN)
Nuitpelt was stunned by Quakescreech’s reaction. He stumbled a bit and nodded, remembering that Nightpelt had died. “The name’s Nuitpelt, son of Richterscreech of ChessClan and Nightpelt of TwistedClan. It’s been so long since I last saw any of my littermates in TwistedClan. Is Softdapple doing alright?” he asked, remembering the kind molly that had surrogated for the two toms he claimed as his fathers. Quakescreech seemed a little stand-offish, but that was to be expected after being approached by a strange tom who you hadn’t seen since you were a kit.



PEUWOBBLE | NON-BINARY | CAVALIER (WARRIOR) | TAGGED: SIGHTBLAZE, PHIROZASHATTER (CELESTIAL BEINGS)
Peuwobble noticed the strangeness to Sightblaze’s eyes, and they automatically recognized him to be blind. Their thoughts drifted to Whimbreleyes and Lumièrekit, but they shook their head to clear the thoughts. They shouldn’t compare this stranger to cats they knew. “I’m from ChessClan,” they said simply, eyes traveling from Sightblaze to Phirozashatter and back again. “I actually have heard of the Celestial Beings! Richterscreech fathered some kits in your Clan,” they chuckled before adding, “though he seems to have fathered some kits in nearly every clan now.”

[obnixious]

IslandClan

❧Swanstar - Leader - 78 Moons - Female - open (Leaders)
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❧Minnowflight - Deputy - 62 Moons - Male - open (Deputies)
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❧Spiderwhisker - Med. Cat - 79 Moons - Male - open (Med. Cats)
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❧Cumuluscloud - Warrior - 41 Moons - Male - Smogtongue (Celestial Beings)
paragraphThe fluffy black and white tom bounds into the gathering area, trailing after Minnowflight to where the deputies gather. After what his mate said the last time when he was with Ravenflop about being a seraphim now. It isn't long before he sees his mate, and he beams as he rushes over, pretty much bouncing on his toes. "Smog!" He happily shouts, ignoring the fond eye roll that Minnowflight shoots at him over his shoulder. His own deputy has no room to judge when he gets to be sappy with his own mate and their kits.

❧Ladybird - Warrior - 38 Moons - Male - Stagscorch (Highgarden)
paragraphThe lithe ghost tabby carefully picks his way through the gathering, ears perked and nose up as he tries to catch the familiar scent of the nice tom he met at a previous gathering. His name was Stagscorch, and he remembers this because he remembers Mothpetal making fun of him for liking a guy with the same prefix as their sister, Fireflyglow.

❧Pyrespire - Warrior - 37 Moons - Male - Ivyblossom (SpruceClan), Sunpaw (SpruceClan)
paragraphThe big orange ticked laperm waltzes into the gathering with an air of confidence, a little black ticked laperm close enough to his heels that he's practically tripping on him. Pyrespire is rambling about the little apprentice's mother, practically bouncing on his toes as he tries to find his friend. He really hopes one of their other kits came too. Both because he wants to get to know them, and because he wants Singepaw to get to see his siblings again.

❧Margaysnap - Warrior - 28 Moons - Male - Kissingpaw (Cold Watch Syndicate)
paragraphMargaysnap trots along through the gathering, occasionally glancing down between his legs to where his littlest sibling, Leopardpaw, is following along. Soon a familiar scent is in the air, and he freezes, eyes widening as he whips his head in the direction it's coming from. "Hey, 'pard. You should go check out some other apprentices! Make some friends! I gotta go, I think I just found one of my old friends?" He laughs a little at the annoyed look his brother gives him, but dips down enough to rub foreheads with him, and then bounds off, eyes wide as he looks around for the familiar scent of Kissingpaw. It's been so long...

❧Bluebellblink - Warrior - 19 Moons - Female - Bunchberrybloom (KeyClan), Papayapad (Celestial Beings)
paragraphThe little black and white molly slowly picks her way through the gathering, a little uncomfortable being so far away from home and her brothers. She watches how all the other warriors scatter almost immediately, and feels even more sad none of her brothers are here. Then she walks right into someone, completely bowling them over.

❧Singepaw - Apprentice - 11 Moons - Male - Ivyblossom (SpruceClan), Sunpaw (SpruceClan)
paragraphThe little laperm keeps pace with his father, looking up at the ginger tom with wide, excited eyed. He doesn't remember his mom and siblings very much, sice he wasn't in SpruceClan with them for very long, but he's very excited to get to see them again!

❧Cicadapaw - Apprentice - 10 Moons - Male - Freesiapaw (Celestial Beings)
paragraphThe little lynx point bounds around the gathering, at first trying to stay close on Bluebellblink's heels, and then getting distracted by all the new scents and losing the young warrior. He's quick to shrug it off though, and heads off on his own, ears perked for any strange and exciting new friends he can make.

❧Leopardpaw - Apprentice - 8 Moons - Male - Walruspaw (Celestial Beings)
paragraphThe little bengal munchkin struggles a little to keep up with his older brother, easily walking under Margaysnap's feet and not having his head brush his chest. It amuses him a lot, how big his brother is. He can feel a purr rumble in Margaysnap's chest, and is nudged out from under his big brother, staring up at him with wide eyes. His brother says something about going to try and find someone, and nudges him off in the direction of a few other apprentices with a familiar scent. Celestial Beings, he thinks the neighbouring Clan was called? He huffs his annoyance, but hops up to place his little paws on his brothers snout as they rub foreheads for a moment, then letting Margaysnap go off to wherever it is he's going.

KeyClan

❧Cypressstar - Ringmaster (Leader) - 58 Moons - Male - Rookstar (ChessClan)
paragraphCypressstar stands at the edge of the gathering for a few moments, watching as his acrobats head off to do their mingling. It makes him proud, that they're all so willing to be so close with strangers like this. He then heads forward, Swiftwind pressed close against his side while he quietly gives warning to his blind companion as they make their way to where the other Trapeze Artist's normally gather. He knows full well that Swiftwind would make it on his own, but he can tell the somali is grateful for the company.
paragraphAfter dropping Swiftwind off, Cypressstar is quick to head to where the other Ringmasters are, excited to hear how life in other Clans has been going. Then he's hearing his name, and he turns towards the gray and white tom with a fond huff, his fluffy tail brushing the spot next to him of leaves so the Roi won't sit on any annoying sticks. "Rookstar! Yes, KeyClan is doing well, and Deerdash and the three Clowns that stayed are doing fine! Little Antkit is already a little terror, she put thorns in the Musicians bedding the other day." He chuckles softly at the thought of it, remembering how loudly Puffball's complaints rang through the camp. It was comforting, in a way. Like life had regained some semblance of normalcy that had been escaping all of their reach for the last few moons.

❧Swiftwind - Trapeze Artist (Deputy) - 73 Moons - Male - open (Deputies)
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❧Weasel - Tamer (Med. Cat) - 47 Moons - Female - open (Med. Cats)
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❧Cerisepaw - Tamer In-Training (Med. Cat App.) - 15 Moons - Female - Karina (Elysian Dynasty)
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❧Flyingbison - Acrobat (Warrior) - 23 Moons - Non-Binary - Energyball, Almondjoy (VenusClan)
paragraphThe little tortoiseshell carefully picks their way through the gathering area, sticking close to their best friend's side. They've met lots of cool strangers at gatherings before, but they always came in running, and now they're being careful to take their time, actually taking in all the new smells.

❧Energyball - Acrobat (Warrior) - 21 Moons - Male - Flyingbison, Almondjoy (VenusClan)
paragraphThe little tabby presses closer to Flyingbison, more than a little weirded out at being at the gathering and not causing chaos right off the hop. If Pollen were here this time, he has no doubts that his sister would be mocking him for being so calm. But he promised his best friend he'd stay close, and if they want to take it calm this time, then sure he can handle that.

❧Bunchberrybloom - Acrobat (Warrior) - 17 Moons - Female - Bluebellblink (IslandClan), Papayapad (Celestial Beings)
paragraphBunchberrybloom was doing pretty good, in her opinion! She talked Ruststreak into staying at home, wanting to try out a gathering on her own without her brother distrustfully watching everyone that came near. Then suddenly there's someone walking into her, and she is no longer doing fine. She hits the ground with a yelp, staring up at the startled blue eyes of the one who knocked her over. Scrambling back up to her paws after a moment of 'wow she's cute', Bunchberrybloom begins to blubber an apology. "Ah, I'm so sorry! I should've been watching where I was going, I'm so sorry! I didn't mean it!" Yeah the other molly bumped into her, but that isn't going to stop her from apologizing.

[winter solstice.]

SeaClan
Cats Attending: Carrotstar, Thistletuft, Dappledawn, Bramblingpaw, Leafwhisker, Arumwhisper, Quickflow, Goshawkflight, Magpiepelt

Carrotstar - tom - leader - a shorthaired ginger mackerel tabby with green eyes - tagged; Squirrelflash (Evergreen Park)

Carrotstar felt pride in his chest well up at the thought of his kits as apprentices. He wondered if Leafwhisker had felt the same way when he had announced him and his siblings apprentices too. He then jolted into reality as a she-cat's mew reached his ears. Turning around, he saw the one who had spoken and mewed, shaking his head in understanding, "It's fine, ma'am, I felt the same way when my father, Leafstar - now Leafwhisker - handed me the leadership, some moons ago. I'm Carrotstar by the way," he added sheepishly, realizing he hadn't introduced himself yet, "of SeaClan." He then smiled, "there really are a lot of cats here, ey?"

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

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Dappledawn - she-cat - medicine cat - a shorthaired calico with a twisted hindpaw and green eyes - tagged; open, medicine cats

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Bramblingpaw - she-cat - medicine cat apprentice - a longhaired torbie with yellow eyes - tagged; Faonpaw (ChessClan)

The young torbie apprentice's eyes were wide as she asked, "My brother Celandinepaw and sister Purslanepaw are warrior apprentices, but we haven't spoken at length yet, due to how separate we stay within camp. What was it like, to be training as a warrior?"

Leafwhisker - tom - warrior - a shorthaired cream mackerel tabby with leaf-green eyes - tagged; open

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Arumwhisper - she-cat - warrior - a shorthaired pure white cat with blue eyes; deaf in her left ear - tagged; Quakescreech (TwistedClan); traveling with Quickflow

Arumwhisper was determined to bring her newfound friend, Quickflow, out of her shell. It was quite ironic, she mused silently, as she herself was a quite introverted cat, but Quickflow was... worse. Somehow. Glancing at her silver tabby friend beside her, she mewed, "Come on, let's go." Quickflow nodded mutely, perhaps left speechless in terror, seeing the sheer volume of cats in one area, and the two she-cats made their way through the clearing. Arumwhisper then bumped into what looked like a mass of orange fur and she apologized, thinking it was her father... until she saw it wasn't. Apologizing again, the white she-cat exclaimed, "Oh, StarClan, are you all right? Hope you aren't hurt?" Her significantly bigger and fluffier companion watched the scene silently for a moment, not sure how to respond in a situation like this, then squeaked, "I should have warned her to be more careful, sir. I hope you are okay!"

Quickflow - she-cat - warrior - a longhaired silver tabby mackerel Persian with blue eyes- tagged; Quakescreech (TwistedClan), traveling with Arumwhisper

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Goshawkflight - tom - warrior - a shorthaired black tabby with yellow eyes - tagged; open

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Magpiepelt - she-cat - warrior - a shorthaired black-and-white cat with yellow eyes - tagged; open

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CloudClan
Cats Attending: Ploverstar, Darkcrow, Silverdapple, Kestreltuft, Vulturestorm, Minnowleap, Mistylake, Addereye, Quietrain

Ploverstar - she-cat - leader - a shorthaired black classic tabby with yellow eyes - tagged; Chasmstar (ChessClan)

Ploverstar let out a soft sigh of relief as she replied, "Same, to be honest. Most Clans have it easier thatn us, I suppose. We live in open ground, on the bare cliffs, and if we spot a rabbit or two when we hunt in leafbare, I'd call it lucky." She then asked, curiosity flaring, "If I may be bold as to ask... Chasmstar, may I ask what ChessClan is like?"

Darkcrow - tom - deputy - a mediumhaired solid black cat with some rusting, a small neck scar, and yellow eyes - tagged; open

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Silverdapple - she-cat - medicine cat - a shorthaired silver torbie with yellow eyes - tagged; open

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Kestreltuft - she-cat - warrior - a longhaired calico with yellow eyes - tagged; open, traveling with Vulturestorm

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Vulturestorm - she-cat - warrior - a mediumhaired calico with green eyes - tagged; open, travdling with Kestreltuft

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Addereye - tom - warrior - a longhaired chocolate classic tabby with purple eyes - tagged; open

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Minnowleap - trans tom (afab) - warrior - a longhaired silver torbie with green eyes - tagged; open

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Mistylake - she-cat - warrior - a shorthaired tortie point with blue eyes - tagged; open

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Quietrain - she-cat - warrior - a shorthaired seal lynx point with blue eyes - tagged; open

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[salvation.]

attending: one (leader), darkheart (deputy), smokefur (med cat), asheyes(warrior), wildflame (warrior),ebonybark(warrior), boulderstrike(warrior), warblerpaw (warrior)
one|32 moons|tom|▲|tagged;leaders/deputies
one stepped into the clearing, it had been a while since he had decided to come to a gathering but with the birth of his kits he thought it would be a good time to go out. darkheart was beside him, his head raised high, the tom had been in a good mood since badgermask announced she would be having his kits. he watched as the rest of his clan parted from him running off to find others to talk to.

darkheart|38 moons|tom|▲|tagged;leaders/deputies
darkheart strode beside one head held high. he was in a particularly good mood tonight and wanted to have some good conversations. of course, making it known that he would be a father soon. he glanced behind him at warblerpaw, his apprentice who was staring around wide eyed at all the cats.

smokefur|31 moons|tom|▲|tagged;med cats
smokefur was walking alongside asheyes, guiding the blind she-cat. he could tell she was becoming excited from the scent of the other cats around her. he noticed wildflame, ebonybark, and boulderstrike all wander off together. "you can go if you want." he said to her in a hushed tone. she looked at him gratefully before parting away.

asheyes|29 moons|molly|▲|tagged;open
asheyes left smokefur's side, somewhat relieved to be away from him. she stood for a moment trying to take it all in, the sounds, and the smells. though she couldn't see she had almost a clear image in her mind of what was around her. she began to wander, being wary of cats getting too close, maybe she could make a friend tonight.

wildflame|25 moons|molly|▲|tagged;open
with ebonybark and boulderstrike.

ebonybark|24 moons|tom|▲|tagged;open
with wildflame and boulderstrike.

boulderstrike|30 moons|tom|▲|tagged;open
with wildflame and ebonybark.

warblerpaw|12 moons|tom|▲|tagged;open

[eagle,]

HIGHGARDEN

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

merlinsong: herbalist, tom, he/him. tags: greenday
indentmerlinsong led his apprentice through the gathering until they found a spot to settle among the other healers from many other clans. over so many moons, merlinsong had come to get to know many of the other medicine cats, so his attention was piqued when a stranger approached him, and he smiled warmly at the other tom. "hello, it's very nice to meet you. i don't believe i've ever heard of pillarclan. you'd have to tell me all about it," he greeted openly. he nudged solsticepaw gently, shooing his apprentice away. "go on and allow us to talk without you hovering there, solsticepaw. don't let us bore you," he urged, grinning when solsticepaw huffed dramatically. when she had gone, merlinsong turned his attention back to greenday. "now, then, it's nice to meet you. i'm merlinsong, and my apprentice and i are from highgarden."

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

otterfur: knight, tom, he/him. tags: fadedsun
indentotterfur felt so at home with fadedsun, and he was momentarily overcome with the feeling of warmth, resonating within him as a type of home that he had never felt before. he beamed broadly and swished his tail across the ground. "of course," otterfur murmured, feeling suddenly shy. "i think you're an amazing cat, fadedsun, and anyone could see that. you're kind, you care about your clan, you have a great sense of humor, and i really am so grateful that we became friends," he said, feeling his pelt flush as the truth spilled out of his mouth. he ducked his head to lap at his chest fur before his eyes widened and he looked up at fadedsun again. "thank you, that's really kind of you to say." otterfur shuffled his paws and straightened up. "i just want to be good for my clan, to be there for my clanmates and my friends."

mapleshadow: rose, molly, she/her. tags: brindlebirch
indentmapleshadow flashed a small, gentle smile and nodded his acknowledgement to brindlebirch's comments. it warmed her heart to know that the queen considered her a friend as well, and mapleshadow reveled contently in their companionship. "that must be hard, i can't imagine. i've never thought of it that way," she admitted. "i've seen a few of my clanmates grow closer after spending time in the nursery, especially when the kits become friends and grow up together, but we don't have any permanent queens in highgarden," she continued. "i can't imagine how that must feel for you, i'm sorry. but i know what you mean. i've never really felt like i fit in with a lot of my clanmates. like our personalities just don't fit together so well. but i do consider you a friend, and i'm grateful for our meeting, even if it was pretty recent."

katara: rose, molly, she/her. tags: cedarbranch
indenthollandmarch puffed out his chest proudly as katara sighed pleasantly when cedarbranch nuzzled against her. "cougarstrike's definitely going to miss me," hollandmarch said, finally settling down across from katara and cedarbranch. "but now it means that i'll be able to go on patrols. and katara said that i might even see you on patrols if they go near vagaryclan. so, don't worry, i'll be around to bother you instead."
indentkatara purred affectionately. "i told him that i'd even help him set up a den by the border, so he'd never have to miss seeing you on a patrol." hollandmarch nodded enthusiastically to katara's soft laugh. "but i also figured that now he might have a chance to visit you in vagaryclan sometime, if you're not as busy. i'm sure tawnyrose wouldn't mind if riverstar didn't have a problem with it."

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

ferretwhisker: rose, molly, she/her. tags: nightfur and wolftail
indentferretwhisker let out a quiet sigh and shook her head slightly. "he's upset, of course. especially about burrwhisker. i can't even imagine what he's feeling, what it would be like to lose your son like that... especially after everything they've been through. but otterfur is strong and resilant, he'll be alright," she said, managing a tight smile up at nightfur. "but, how are you? how's batcry and elmstar?"

quakestone: rose, molly, she/her. tags: oiseaupaw
indentwhen oiseaupaw talked about his mentor, quakestone's jaw dropped open. "your sister's your mentor?" she echoed, then let out a gentle laugh. "you're really lucky, i wish my mentor had let me sleep in. direfang always wanted to have me running along the lake before dawn, i swear. he said it was to hone agility, or something, but i don't think my paws even moved some mornings, you'd think he had tied stones to them too."

stagscorch: knight, tom, he/him. tags: open for ladybird
indentstagscorch found himself alone as he picked his way through the gathering. the rest of his clanmates had gone off on their own ways, leaving him to find his own path through the clearing. however, he halted mid-step when a familiar scent caught his attention, and he turned just in time to watch a familiar tom step into his line of sight, and stagscorch perked up immediately. "hey, ladybird, wait up!" he called out, not hesitating to bound towards the handsome tom he met at a previous gathering. "i wasn't sue if you'd be here," he said. "but it's nice to see you again. how've you been?"



EVERGREEN PARK

squirrelflash: pathfinder, molly, she/her. tags: carrotstar
indentsquirrelflash looked the other leader up and down, and she flicked her bushy tail contently. "it's very nice to meet you, carrotstar," the red molly said with a kind smile. "there are," she agreed, nodding. "i've heard that there are some clans that are so big, they have to have different camps, you know? like their dens aren't big enough. and it makes me wonder if this is what it feels like." she hummed thoughtfully to herself before looking back towards carrotstar. "it's funny, there's only six of us right now. and i barely feel like a leader. i don't know so much about being a leader, i just knew the territory, i knew that i could help them. and they became my friends... it's weird, knowing that you're in charge. do you ever feel that way?"

cade: pioneer, tom, he/him. tags: open

finn: pioneer, tom, he/him. tags: forestfire
indentfinn shook his fur, freeing the dust and dirt from his pelt before he blinked at the stranger, content enough that their hiss had quieted and they seemed to have calmed. "thank you, i really appreciate it. my clan's small, cade is pretty scary when he wants to start lecturing, and i'd really rather not fight you. you seem like you're pretty nice," he said with an easy smile. "my name's finn, what's yours?"

vixen: pioneer, molly, she/her. tags: emeraldchin
indentvixen watched through narrowed eyes as her brother took off through the gathering, racing away and tearing up the ground as he went. she sighed, knowing it would only be a matter of time until cade came dragging finn back and squirrelflash in tow. the last thing their little clan needed was to return back home with an upset cade and a bedraggled finn. so, after waiting several moments without hearing any immediate shouting, vixen decided that she was free to go about her own business, and that was when she happened upon a pretty calico, and she moved over towards her. "it's really nice, huh? i've never seen so many cats before. it's just... it's really crazy to think how many of us clan cats are out there, and it makes me wonder how many of us would ever cross paths without the gatherings."

QUICKCLAN

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

splashfall: temp. deputy, tom, he/him

[DadjokeNess]

Cocoaclan


Ice Cream | Deputy | 31 Moons | Male (AMAB) | Black and White shorthair with blue eyes
Tags: Pebblestar (Cloverclan)
Ice Cream looked at the new cat and smiled. "I'm Ice Cream, from Cocoaclan! It's lovely to meet you, who are you?" He could tell the new cat was a clan leader, something about the way he held himself, but other than that, his scents and appearance told Ice Cream nothing.

Groundbeef | Warrior | 16 Moons | Female (AFAB) | A brown (genetically black) tabby shorthair with green eyes and low white
Tags: OPEN: Warriors, Apprentices
Groundbeef trotted into the gathering with the self-assured air of a new warrior. She was bearing a new name with pride, and nothing could go wrong! As long as she didn't walk into anyone, or step on anyone, or get into any fights. She would be fine!
She settled down to sit in an empty-ish place, then puffed up her chest to look more important.
(While to outsiders she looks about as silly as could be, doing the cat equivalent of casually flexing while leaning against a wall)

Baconbitz | Warrior | 84 Moons | Female (AFAB) | a longhaired solid blue bicolour with hazel eyes
Tags: Emeraldchin (Celestialbeings)
She could feel her joints aching but the excitement of a gathering was too much to slow her down. It had been years since she'd come to one of these, and she'd wanted to experience a gathering again! She smiled at seeing a younger molly with glittering eyes wandering around and looking at everything with awe.
"Why hello there! May I walk with you for a bit? My name is Baconbitz, from Cocoaclan. It would be a delight if I could chat with someone who doesn't want to just sit around, if I sit down now, I probably won't be able to stand back up until it's time to leave!" Bacon's eyes crinkled with the joke. She knew she wasn't that old, no matter how her legs felt after the walk here.

Birthdaycake | Warrior | 28 Moons | Nonbinary (AFAB) | a cute white with grey stripes and icing blue eyes
Tags: Mintbelly (Bearclan), Silverstem (Twistedclan)
Birthdaycake grinned as all three of them practically introduced themselves at the same time. "It was a bit of a journey, but it's my first gathering too! It is delightful to be here." They tucked their tail around their feet, pleased to sit with the queen and molly.

Creampaw | Medicine Apprentice | 13 Moons | Female (AFAB) | longhair dilute calico with green eyes
Tags: OPEN: Apprentices, Medicine cats
Creampaw bouned happily into the clearing. Tealeaf had stayed at the clan with Keylime and the mess of kittens, but she had shooed Creampaw off to have fun, as there would be plenty of time to care for injured cats and crabby kittens when she was an older, wiser medicine cat like Tealeaf.
She'd been meaning to stick by Groundbeef, but she'd gotten distracted and now was looking for someone else to play with.

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Pillar Clan


Starearth | Leader | 53 Moons | Male (AMAB) | a fawn mackerel tabby with green eyes and scars
Tags: Sunstar (Twistedclan)
Starearth's eyes took in the brownish orange cat who was approaching him. A fellow leader, like himself. He felt himself relax a little bit. "I'm Starearth, from Pillar Clan. I used to go to different gatherings with my old clan, but things have changed a lot since then. I try to avoid these sorta shindigs myself, I get nervous around strangers."

Barkbrush | Warrior | 24 Moons | Nonbinary (AMAB) | a medium hair chocolate spotted tabby with low white, a face burn and two scars
Tags: OPEN: Warriors
Barkbrush trotted boldly into the clearing, looking to flirt with someone. They weren't as nervous as Starearth, though they still gave the gathering a cursory sniff and look before strolling boldly in. This time, they were hoping to make new friends, maybe even permanent ones?

Greenday | Medicine Cat | 63 Moons | Male (AMAB) | a shorthaired black bicolor with green eyes.
Tags: Merlinsong (Highgarden)
Greenday grinned, watching the apprentice slink away. "Well, we are mostly traditional, though we have some differences. We don't have a deputy, rather we elect certain cats to be a council of sorts that help our leader, Starearth, make decisions. As a small clan, we currently just have myself and one warrior on the council, though she's currently in the queen's den. We live to the south and the west, in a forest where the trees grow so tall and wide, you can fit a twoleg den and monster underneath the roots! We live under the roots of one of the trees, and our clan's den is quite roomy indeed!"
Greenday liked this other cat, so he let himself purr. "What's Highgarden like? It sounds like a lovely place, especially for medicine cats."

[broken*]

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cats in attendance; Stratusstar, Dockshade, Tallmouse, Nightwing, Cherrypaw.

Stratusstar ♂ 28 moons (leader) - tags; Troutstar
the siamese leader could just see in the stiff body language of the other tom that he too felt the same types of nerves and such as he did, although perhaps not to the same debilitating extent that the siamese felt his own worries and fears. "well its nice to meet you troutstar of venusclan. you have a new clan, thats wonderful to hear! yangclan used to attend under our last leader stormstar, but this is our first gathering since i've become the leader. its all quite overwelming, all ot these cats in one place."

Dockshade ♂ 29 moons (med. cat) - tags; open!
the slender abyssinian tom stayed close to his friend's side as they made the journey from the high mountains that they called home to this much more mellow forest gathering space. the larger ragdoll had been talking his ear off the entire time about all the things that could go wrong by allowing his cats to attend, with the ever so slightly older lean tom trying to soothe each of the worries as soon as it escaped his leader's maw. as they finally entered the clearing, he could see his friend's eyes widen as the immense number of scents and sounds overtook him; dockshade had attended a few gatherings when he was younger, just a medicine apprentice by the name of dockpaw at that time, but stratusstar's father had never allowed his son to attend, and so this was the leader's very first gathering. dockshade explained to the leader that the leaders, deputies, and medicine cats all had a certain place where they would sit during the gathering, but the rest of the clan was free to wander as they like. he even lead his friend over to the rocky cliffside and leapt up onto the first ledge himself, nudging with his head for stratusstar to climb to the top ledge with the other leaders.

Tallmouse ♂ 34 moons (hunter) - tags; open!
he was never the best at trusting others, and was known to be a bit wary of strangers when he met them; couldnt help it really, the only cats he had known had been his own family, and his mother had always insisted on chasing off any loners who came through their property in case they meant trouble. of course ever since coming to join yangclan he had done his best to come across as less gruff and more sociable, but his attempts at smiling tended to come across as a bit more as awkward than friendly. he promised himself he would attempt to make at least one friend tonight though, and as they arrived and everyone began to part ways, his pale green eyes searched the clearing for someone else standing alone who may benefit from his approach.

Nightwing ♂ 24 moons (hunter) - tags; open!
the lanky dark tom knew that his young apprentice was the most likely of their group to get into trouble at the gathering that night and so he sent up a mental prayer to the ancestors in the stars that nothing too crazy would happen to cause anything raucous to come out of his little brother's muzzle.

Cherrypaw ♂ 8 moons (apprentice) - tags; ourspaw
the young apprentice was beyond excited to make a new friend; ever since leaving his birth clan and coming into yangclan, his true friendly and excitable self was finally able to shine through from the mask he used to be forced to wear, and he was glad this other tom seemed to like him, so far at least. "oooo yes i'd love you to show me! my big brother nightwing came along as well and he's no where near as fun as me; between us, he's quite the stick in the mud, but i do love him dearly."

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cats in attendance; Smogtongue, Songsparrow, Fleurcurl, Mohini, Phirozashatter, Sightblaze, Emeraldchin, Silkpaw, Papayapad, Freesiapaw, Walruspaw.

Smogtongue ♂ 37 moons (seraphim) - tags; Cumuluscloud
the tall fluffy grey and white tom spun around the second that he heard the familiar voice of the love of his life, a brilliant grin bursting onto his face as he bounded over to the other tom, rubbing his head against cumuluscloud's lovingly, his tail raising up to lay over the other cat's back in an act of affection. "well hello there stranger. how are things in islandclan, cumi? how are your littermates doing?"

Songsparrow ♀ 51 moons (rit zien) - tags; open! (here for Scorchfur)
the large molly had been to plenty of gatherings before in her old clan, and even one or two as the rit zien of the celestials as well, so there was nothing knew about going to the glade and mingling with the other cats. it was slightly different now than with her old clan, since jungleclan had been far less inclined to allow any sort of relationship with other clans, but the celestials were more than happy to allow their clan to do whatever made them happy. perhaps she could find a reason to be happy...

Fleurcurl ♂ 25 moons (soldier) - tags; open! (here for Idothea)
the young warrior felt his excitement bubbling up inside of him, and practically talked the ear off of the rit zien as they made the trip to the gathering space, telling the older molly all about his mate from one of their ally clans and how he hoped to be able to see them at the gathering tonight. the older molly just let him talk on and on, sort of zoning him out which he could tell but he didnt care, he wasnt going to shush him self up. as they burst into the clearing, he immediately bolted off into the crowd in search of the pretty brown shorthair form, giving bold smiles & loud chirps of hello to anyone who met his eye.

Mohini ♀ 36 moons (soldier) - tags; rustleg
the speckled molly looked up as she was approached by a strange cat from another clan who accidentily ran into her, and as her own nostrils flared, she recognized the smell of herbs and flowers; this cat must be another clan's rit zien, or medicine cat as she came to realize they were commonly called. she offered a polite smile to the older molly in greeting, trying to keep her cool and not get upset that she had been run into. "oh no worries at all doll! my name is mohini, from the celestial beings. who are you?"

Phirozashatter ♂ 38 moons (soldier) - tags; PEUWOBBLE
the large chimera tom saw the way that the other cat took in his friend's appearance, and was slightly worried that they might say something about sightblaze's scarred eyes or short legs, but he couldnbt help the slight breath of relief that escaped him when the other cat instead chuckled and spoke of their clan. "i do believe i recognize that name, although we are a bit on the newer side to the clan so we dont quite know everyone yet. i think i've heard one tom, hickorywink, talk about his father being a tom with a name like ritcherscreech. perhaps thats one of the kits you speak of?"

Sightblaze ♂ 32 Amoons (messenger) - tags; PEUWOBBLE
the munchkin tom couldnt tell that he was being observed but he just knew somehow; at least, he was self-conscious about his appearance to begin with and could only imagine that every cat that they met judged him for his looks. "peuwobble. may i ask what you look like so that i can formulate a mental image for you in my brain? that way the next time we meet and i hear your voice i can recognize you."

Emeraldchin ♀ 33 moons (messenger) - tags; baconbitz & vixen
the fluffy chocolate calico couldnt help but feel surprised as not one but two other mollies from apparently different clans approached her in an attempt at friendship and the large smile that came onto her face was so excited and friendly she couldnt keep her feelings at bay as she looked between the two. "it is really quite exciting, youre right! before joining the celestials, i never quite realized how many cats even were in the world; we're a big clan you see, well over a hundred cats. but i love it, we all just feel like one big family. and of course you can walk with us baconbitz! the more the merrier! i love making friends! i'm emeraldchin, of the celestial beings."

Silkpaw ♀ 11 moons (cheribum) - tags; nimbuscurl
the grey smoke molly couldnt help the excited squeak that escaped her maw and the bright glint to her eyes at the words spoken to her by the tom; could he really be the same tom that her mother had shared all of the wonderful stories about during her eleven moons of her life. she practically jumped forward and nudged her head against his in a slight form of affection that she couldnt help but let out. "oh its so nice to meet you finally! my mother has told me all about you! i'm silkpaw!"

Freesiapaw ♀ 10 moons (cheribum) - tags; Cicadapaw
unlike many of her clanmates, she was very nervous about attending her first gathering, and entered the clearing very slowly and cautiously, her ears perked up, nose twitching, eyes looking all around rapidly trying to take in every sight, scent, and sound that she could. she knew her mother wanted her to make friends and had promised to do her very best, and so as she saw another cat around her age she decided to approach them with a very shy smile. "h-hello there. i'm freesiapaw of the celestials. c-can i sit with you?"

Walruspaw ♀ 10 moons (cheribum) - tags; leopardpaw
the excitable young apprentice was beyond thrilled to be attending her first gathering, and the second that they arrived at the clearing she bounded away from the rest of her clan, determined to make friends! however her excitement was a bit too much and she ran straight into another cat; toppling herself over but trying to sit right back up, she gave a goofy grin with her little fangs poking through. "oh gosh im so sorry. i got so excited to be here i didnt watch where i was going. im walruspaw of the celestials. who're you?"

Papayapad ♂ 16 moons (messenger) - tags; bluebell & bunchberry
the white and orange Tom wandered around the gathering space aimlessly; he didn’t have many friends in other clans to be looking for but he wanted to change that!