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[tauriel.]

Caveclan

Harespring is tagged with Applestar(Forestclan), Carrotstar + Leafwhisker(Seaclan)

Harespring followed Applestar’s gaze towards Adderstream and his daughters, keeping the group in mind to later tell his clanmates, who’d be eager to hear about them. He was sure Tigerjaws was already bursting to tell Mistfall about their Forestclan friends. “Congratulations!” He purred, happy for the Forestclan leader. “Becoming a father was the best day of my life.” Harespring told him. “You and Boulderpelt will be great parents.” He turned his attention to the newcomers, startled.
Oh! So this was another pair of leaders, or atleast a former leader and the current leader. Harespring dipped his head respectfully to the pair, wide eyed, as Applestar introduced him. Former leader? He hadn’t realized that it was possible for a current leader to give up their position and retire. Seaclan? He thought he remembered one or two of the apprentices talking about meeting a Seaclan apprentice or two at gatherings before. He hadn’t expected to meet their leader. “It’s nice to meet you both,” Harespring replied, careful to keep his tone respectful in the presence of the three leaders. “Anyone who is allied with Forestclan must be good cats.” Harespring told them with a friendlier nod. He couldn’t officially extend an offer of alliship with Seaclan himself but Morningstar would want to know about them. He glanced curiously at Applestar, wondering if the leader was referring to his friendship with Tigerjaws and Mistfall.
(Waiting for SImon : ) )

Cloudpool is tagged with Aspenpelt(Secretum Stella), Bananapaw(Chaosclan)

Bananapaw certainly seemed like a fun apprentice, Cloudpool thought amused. Chaosclan’s medicine den must never be quiet. “You must be a good distraction from a cat’s injuries or sickness.” He purred. “We do have completely different jobs than our clanmates. I love being the one to be able to heal my clanmates.” He murmured. “It’s an amazing feeling being able to help my clanmates this way. I’ve got Hawkfeather and Wildpaw resting in my den so they’ll heal from injuries and seeing them get better is one of my favorite parts of being a medicine cat.” He told them. “What about you Aspenpelt, what’s your favorite part of being a medicine cat?”

Tigerjaws and Splashpaw are tagged with Adderstream fam

“Your father!” Tigerjaws eyes widened, but he forced himself to stay quiet and not interrupt the tom again. As Adderstream fell quiet, waiting for his response the swirled tabby blinked slowly, mind whirling as he tried to process everything he’d been told. “I-I’m sorry for your loss.” Tigerjaws said softly, a flicker of grief in his eyes. If anyone knew what it was like to lose a parent, it was Tigerjaws. He and Willowtail had lost their mother, Ebonywing, to a badger attack as well. An attack that had also occurred in camp, resulting in not only Ebonywing’s death, but poor Maplekit’s as well. At the realization, Tigerjaws narrowed his eyes, blinking at Adderstream in confusion. “That happened to us as well. A badger attack in camp. My mother died during that attack.” A badger attack in both camps wasn’t coincidental was it? “Applestar and Boulderpelt must be thrilled! Congratulations!” He purred. Forestclan seemed to have recovered well from their attack. “Rippleshade and Grey, our elders, sometimes have the same complaint about our own nursery,” He joked. “We’ve got around 12 kits right now.”

Splashpaw didn’t know who the sisters were talking about but cliff running sounded so cool! “What do cliff runners do?” She asked then hastily added, “Besides run of course!” Splashpaw knew her siblings well enough that when a question like hers was asked, it was better to state the obvious herself rather than let another cat do it. Toadpaw and Alderpaw had so much fun doing that and it annoyed the brown tabby to no end. “Does Forestclan train in anything like cliff running?”

Robinpaw is tagged with Lunepaw (Seaclan)

“Nice is one word for them!” Robinpaw joked, amusement flashing in her orange eyes. “They can get up to their own mischief. Some of our denmates are troublemakers and often my sister Pepperpaw can be found alongside Splashpaw, Toadpaw, and Alderpaw.” She paused for a moment, shifting her paws reluctantly. “I usually think better than to join them but I will admit I’m not perfect. I’ve joined them once or twice but Laurelpaw hates their antics so I don’t want to disappoint her. It can be fun sometimes but not when it upsets cats.” Robinpaw admitted, glancing anxiously at her new friend to see her reaction. She’d hate for Lunepaw to disapprove of her occasional switches to the dark side but Robinpaw didn’t want to lie to her either. “Your brothers would probably get along well with my denmates. The boys would love to play-fight. Wrenpaw is more mild and laid-back but I think that they’d manage to pull him into their chaos too.”

Pinyonclan

Sagestar is tagged Raggedclaw(Geminiclan) and Eelstar(Tidalclan)

Sagestar gave Eelstar a friendly look, pleased to have found Pinyonclan’s first ally. “The support of a friendly clan is more than enough.” She responded. “I hope as time goes on, our clans will become closer and we’ll be able to rely on each other.” Sagestar wasn’t naive. She knew that her clans would not always get along with rival clans, not even ally clans, but this was a good stepping stone to building a foundation of friendship with the other clans. Raggedclaw’s admission about his clan made the molly frown, surprised. “Kittypets have just as much to contribute as other cats. They are quite capable warriors.” Sagestar said, her gaze finding Frostflower and Blueberry in the crowd. “Some of my warriors are proof of that. Frostflower and Blueberry were former kittypets, as was Rookstep, who chose to remain back at camp.” Raggedclaw’s speech about how he ran his clan made Sagestar sit up. She wanted Pinyonclan to be similar, a safe haven for those in need. “Pinyonclan shall be proud to call you both our allies.” The silver tabby hesitated a moment, noting Raggedclaw’s change of mood, and mewed, “You must have a complicated relationship with your ancestors.”

Fadedmoth is tagged with Panther(Royal Court)

“This is my first time.” Fadedmoth replied. “The first time for my entire clan actually. We haven’t been a clan for very long. I wonder if it’s always so crowded during these gatherings. There’s such a fun energy with so many cats.” The medicine cat glanced around the crowded clearing before her gaze returned to Panther. “Is your group, the Royal Court, new as well?” She asked curiously. “What is your clan like?”

Frostflower is tagged with Teddybear(Tundraclan)

Frostflower’s eyes were wide with shock. Tundraclan was so different in comparison to her own home. Pinyonclan and before, her former kittypet life. They were both so different compared to what life in Tundraclan seemed like. “Our prey is pretty land-based as well,” She told Teddybear, “But birds are just as important prey sources for us. What kind of prey does your clan eat?” The lilac ragdoll’s eyes flashed with amusement as she joked, “Oh I’m sure! With so many cats, it must take you a moon just to get across camp!” Frostflower shook her head, trying to imagine living among so many cats. “I think that may get extremely overwhelming, doesn’t it?”

Blueberry is tagged with Walnutchin(Chessclan)

“That sounds so peaceful,” Blueberry replied, relating it to his own clan’s canyon territory. In a way, they had quite similar territories, although canyons were a much more dramatic version of Chessclan’s peaceful valley. Or not so peaceful, Blueberry thought, at the molly’s shudder. He would not ask her about it though, Blueberry wasn’t about to drag her through what was clearly painful memories. “I haven’t lived with Pinyonclan long but it’s interesting. Much different from life as a kittypet.” He said, his tone brighter with amusement. “We live deep in a canyon where a river flows through the heart of the canyon floor and twolegs rarely, if ever, venture. Atleast, we haven’t seen any signs of twolegs.”

[Frisco]

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Northstar | leader | female | tags: Honey of The Royal Court (lottiecat) ✰

North chucked softly at the question. She was about to say ‘I’s my clan, I do what I want’, but it didn’t seem fitting for the persona she was playing. She thought about it for a moment. “As the lord, I choose my successor. One I find most fitting to take over and that’s someone I have trained since they were a kit.” She looks at Honey thoughtfully. “In a way it’s similar to the Royal Court. Though she is not related to me by blood, she is like a daughter to me. I can understand why your father thought you would be the best for the job.”

Tealeaf | knight | female | tags: open ✰

The young knight looked anxious as she made her way across the sea of cats. That was nothing strange. Worried was her permanent state.

Woodkid | knight | male | tags: Edenhum of Wheatclan (Bugbelly) ✰

Woodkid smiled back, his body relaxing, seeing that Edenhum wasn’t mad about the whole situation. “I’m Woodkid”, he said with a nod of his head. “I live in Whiskered Away, though I was born in a different clan. We moved when I was just a kit.”

Vie | knight | female | tags: Swanflight of Tundraclan (selkirks) ✰

Vie sat down next to him and listened, nodding along. “Sylph, let me think…” She looked up into the sky trying to remember what her mentor told her. He seemed quite fond of the title, but she thought it wasn’t really fitting. “It comes from an old fairy tale if I ‘member correct. Sylph is some kinda fairy that’s part-wind or something and also has healing powers. Weird, I know.” She shrugged and didn’t really seem all that interested in the conversation until magic was mentioned. She grinned smugly. “Why yes. After all, I am a witch.”

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Netherstar | leader | female | tags: Bonaparte of Aviaryclan (chaoticcreativity) ✰

Bonaparte’s hopes would soon be crushed. At the mention of ‘great changes’, Nether’s eyes shined with curiosity. “Is it? I don’t even remember how I came up with it. It just seemed… fitting. Like it was always meant to be named that. You know? Fate and all that. Maybe.” She shrugged, clearly not having given it much thought before and probably not going to think about it ever again. “So, what great changes are you going through? Sounds hella interesting!” She padded the ground slightly with her front paws, adjusting her position for story time.

Nefari | healer | nonbinary | tags: Sunsetstep of the Lightwalkers (✫ Metagalactic ✫) ✰

Nefari watched the silhouette emerge from the leaves. “Ohh”, he smiled. “It’s your first time here too?” He chose what to say carefully. The cat was very anxious and he felt sorry for it and wanted to help. Nef wasn’t a huge fan of social gatherings either, but spending one shivering in fear seemed awful and very lonely. “I’ve never been to a gathering before. I’m here with my leader. She’s talking to some stranger and I was left behind and didn’t really know what to do. I’m Nefari by the way.” His voice was calm and his smile kind and gentle.

[✫ Metagalactic ✫]

✫ LIGHTWALKERS ★

➤ METEORFALL ★ they ★ Light guide ★ tagged: Midnightstar (Twilightclan)

After greeting every cat their crossed their way with, Meteorfall wondered what they should do next, they noticed most cats were already engaged in conversation with each other, a small fear of being left out appeared in their mind, they figured they should find another another available cat to chat with. Looking frantically through the sea of felines a lone fluffy black cat sitting in the middle of the crowd caught their eye. Meteor had a feeling that cat was just like them! Maybe another leader? Or maybe, they were another anxious cat afraid of not giving a good impression to the other clans. They took a deep breath, and calmly approached the black cat, trying to present themself as friendly as they could "Good evening! I'm Meteorfall, the light guide of the Lightwalkers! This is my first gathering ever, it's a bit more crowdy than I imagined it to be, don't you think?" Meteorfall smiled

➤ BASALTSPOTS ★ they ★ Lightwalker ★ tagged: Bramblinglight (Seaclan)

While following their light guide in their unsuccessful attempts at striking conversation with other cats, Basalt couldn't stop themself from noticing a quiet tortoiseshell standing in the middle of the crowd amongst a group of cats they assumed were members of her clan. A little tired of following their guide around they decided they should approach the tortoiseshell "Hey there," they said, "Mind if I sit next to you?"

➤ SUNSETSTEP ★ they ★ Lightwalker ★ tagged: Nefari (Meowcraft)

"I'm... Sunsetstep... you can call me Sunset too" the little ginger cat shaked their body to remove the few leaves that still laid in their pelt, and took a few seconds to observe the cream and white cat. They sensed a calm and quite comforting aura coming from him, perhaps Sunset always felt that way when someone was nice to them, as a cat who doesn't expect to be treated with kindness, or to be noticed at all. "And you're right... This is my first time here. In fact I'm new to my group as well... Oh, everything is so unfamiliar!" they giggled nervously "But I kind of like it" they took a deep breath and felt themself relaxing a little. "I don't know where my companions are, so I was planning to stay here, you know, observing. Do you want to join me?"

[chaotic creativity]

CHESSCLAN !!

WALNUTCHIN | 39 | MOLLY | WARRIOR | TAGGED: BLUEBERRY

Walnutchin got a dreamy, far-off look on her face as she envision PinyonClan. "Oh, that just sounds wonderful. Twolegs are a nuisance ChessClan has yet to deal with, thank StarClan. A former kittypet, you say? How hard was it to adjust to life in a Clan?" she meowed, genuinely curious. She had been born in PhoenixClan, so she had spent every waking moment of her life as a member of one Clan or another. She never felt appropriate asking her former-kittypet clanmates about their past, but this seemed like the perfect time to truly find out what the transition was truly like.

WOLFCHILL | 41 | MOLLY | WARRIOR | TAGGED: WRENSPARK

Wolfchill couldn't help but smile as Wrenspark spoke. "I don't know what I would do if I ever had the job of naming an entire Clan. That seems like far too much pressure," she sighed dramatically. She would never name the Clan after herself, that's simply too conceited in her eyes, but how could she decide? The territory? The nearby creatures? The nearby plants? "I could never even be a leader. That's an exhausting amount of decision making," she curled her lips at the thought.

FREUXFRECKLE | 63 | TOM | WARRIOR | TAGGED: LIEVRESHELL

Freuxfreckle was opening and closing his jaw like a fish stuck out of water for more than a few moments before he got his words together. "Well, ChessClan's surely not getting any better. You know us, one disaster or another is always waiting to strike," he joked half-heartedly. With the recent loss of many clanmates, he held a bitter resentment for the Clan's continued misfortune. "Enough about ChessClan, how are you? Where have you gone off to?" he meowed, his heart constricting as memories of the past started to rise. He needed to forget about Rookstar and focus on the present, even though the loss of his mate had nearly destroyed him.

OUTBACK RUNNERS !!

DIPPERDUO | 92 | MOLLY | WARRIOR | TAGGED: OPEN


Dipperduo pressed her nose gently to Elmspeckle's head before whispering a few encouraging words into the nervous young molly's ear. "You'll be fine, just find a cat who looks to be about your age and introduce yourself," she purred gently, her voice raspy and crackly after the recent cold she'd been fighting off. After seeing the young molly off, she turned and bedded down. Her old joints ached so much that she was willing to wait for some cat to approach her.


ELMSPECKLE | 18 | MOLLY | WARRIOR | TAGGED: CHOCOLATESWIRL

Elmspeckle blinked rapidly, shocked that Chocolateswirl had answered all of her impromptu questions without even hesitating. Her admiration for this stranger increased tenfold, and she beamed up at him. She was still very kit-like in her mannerisms, seeming much younger than she really was. "I'm Elmspeckle of the Outback Runners. It is absolutely phenomenal to meet you, Chocolateswirl. I can't believe my luck that it's also your first Gathering. It seems so different from what I expecting," she chatted, slipping into a rhythm as if she'd known this cat for moons and moons. It was beyond strange, how comfortable she felt with a complete and total stranger, but that was just Elmspeckle's personality. Every cat was her friend, regardless of if she'd known them for a few seconds or her entire life.

AVIARYCLAN !!

BONAPARTE | 58 | TOM | GUARD | TAGGED: NETHERSTAR

Bonaparte entire body tensed as Netherstar begged for a story. "Well, my Clan used to be very close to our ancestors. One night, the bond was severed entirely. It was a physical and emotional pain like no other, experienced by the entire Clan all at once. Our soul birds, the bond with our ancestors, plummeted from the trees as they died. Then, a strangely magical fire burned our entire home and took with it over half our Clan. Now, we're stuck wandering. We don't know where we're going, and we don't know how long it will be. We just so happened to be close enough to the Gathering to attend," he meowed, his voice soft. Uncertainty edged every word, conveying what every cat of AviaryClan worried about. The death of their Clan seemed to loom over their heads, as if they were just clinging on to something that was already gone.

ROBIN | 73 | MOLLY | HEALER | TAGGED: AUTUMNSONG

Robin forced a smile onto her face. "It's a lovely group of cats. At the moment, we're nomadic and trying to find our next place to settle down in. Of course, it's hard, but they're my Clan," she meowed. She had once called Sapsucker her platonic soulmate, and he was truly who her Clan was. She longed for him every second of every day, and today was no different. "What's TruffleClan like?" she purred.

ORDER OF THE HYENA !!

MINNOW'S MUMBLE | 33 | TOM | WARRIOR | TAGGED: NIGHTEMBER

Minnow's Mumble just rolled his eyes. In his opinion, there were far too many Clans for one cat to know them all. It was no shock that Nightember did not recognize the Order, nor the fact that he had never heard of BilberryClan, but he wished cats would not state the obvious all the time. "So what if we know each other's Clans? Now we do. That's what Gatherings are for," he meowed matter-of-factly, stiffening his spine as he remembered his tendency to slouch. Ostrich's Cry had scolded him far too many times for stooping over, screeching that he'd star having pain in his back if he didn't try to fix his posture. "Is this your first Gathering?" he meowed politely.

OTTER | 8 | MOLLY | APPRENTICE | TAGGED: OPEN


Otter was running in circles, spinning from cat to cat in the hopes of finding a conversation. She was oh so excited to be here that she couldn't sit still.

[librarycat]

TidalClan

Eelstar - with Raggedclaw and Sagestar

Eelstar’s tail flicked. “Other Clans would turn away willing bodies? They must be strong,” he frowned, “or foolish. Any help is better than none. There’s things cats can do that don’t need skills. Collecting bedding for a start, especially if you do it when the beach is clear. Or mussel collecting. There’s a knack to craving them open, sure, but if you had someone pulling them off the rocks for you it’d take half the time. Or… beachcombing. That’s necessary, and just needs a pair of eyes and a nose for useful things.”

[eagle,]

QUICKCLAN
cyanstar | tom, leader, 82m, tagged:
indentIn his younger seasons, cyanstar supposed he was one of the fastest cats in all of the clans. he remembered fondly the times racing across the moor with his close friends, his tail streaming out behind them as he pumped his muscles and pulled away, leaving them behind in his dust. they would catch up after he had come to a stop, all panting and grinning. as the aging quickclan leader climbed the rise to the gathering, he felt elated in one beat, and nostaligic in the next. he thought of his friends - many gone now. splashfall, his deputy and dear friend, had elected to stay home to rest his sore pawpads and spend time with canyoncry. tallpeak preferred to stay home, as well. blizzardrush had joined starclan moons earlier, and falconflight was still watching over their youngest litter, who continued to grow with every passing moment. it would only be a matter of time until cyanstar assigned his youngest kits their mentors, and they would be lost to the world.
indentno doubt, cyanstar was feeling particularly sentimental as he joined the leaders. he missed redstar, badgerstar, and pantherstar so much that his heart ached. he supposed he once appeared like so many of the younger leaders, with perked ears and wide eyes. but his muzzle was flecked with gray, and he settled on tired bones, his bright blue eyes turned to the stars, as if one of his friends might send a sign that they had journeyed across the skies to join him tha night.

lycheewings | tom, medicine cat, 24m, tagged: chilinose
indentlycheewings stifled a yawn as he sat with the other medicine cats. the other quickclan medicine cats had decided that lycheewings was the most willing to join cyanstar and the warriors who were invited to join the gathering. after his last experience, lycheewings thought gatherings were plenty of fun, despite the chill that soaked into his thick fur. it had been a long journey from quickclan to the gathering and lycheewings was tired. still, though his eyelids grew heavy, he watched as an apprentice and another young tom joined the group of assembled medicine cats.
indentwith an amused twitch of his whiskers, lycheewings watched the apprentice engage with several of the other medicine cats, and he twitched his ear at the other tom. "hey there, i don't think i've seen you at a gathering before," he said, his tone warm and friendly. "to be fair, i haven't been to many gatherings but... still. my name's lycheewings, one of quickclan's medicine cats. what's your name?"

cardinalheart | tom, warrior, 53m, tagged: blackberryfur
indentcardinalheart hadn't been to a gathering in a long time, but he remembered his first time. his father had still been alive, back then, and he had only been an apprentice, at the time. he remembered being especially shy, unlike his siblings, who yearned to go to gatherings and brag about how their father was the very best leader in the whole wide world. the very thoughts brought a coy smile to cardinalheart's features. how small they had been back then, and how large the world had seemed. still, they had believed themselves infallible, as if they were like the sky and rivers and earth. as if they would never feel sadness or pain, as if it was all just a game. they had learned a lot since then, and cardinalheart knew that, deep in his heart, he was an entirely different cat than he was all those seasons earlier. he'd been chiseled away, slowly at times, quickly at others. he knew loss, yes, but also joy and love and how it felt to feel as though he was falling apart. and yet he knew that there was still so much he didn't know.
indenthe blinked, and the gathering continued to move before his eyes, though it seemed that his thoughts had stalled his pace. bemused at himself, he turned to the feeling of being watched and locked eyes with a lone tabby molly. he glanced over his shoulder, once, briefly, just to make sure that her gaze had truly been resting on him before he padded in her direction. "hi there, how are you? would you mind if i joined you?" he asked polietly. "my name's cardinalheart, from quickclan." he paused, taking the time to smooth down his chest fur. "it's been a while since i've been to a gathering, you'll have to forgive my poor manners. but you look pretty sheltered from the wind there, if you have space for company. i'll try my hardest not to be too much of a nuisance," he added with a friendly smile.

ibispool | tom, warrior, 35m, tagged: tidefall
indentibispool circled the gathering with his eyes wide, searching for any signs of his friend's soft fur. from their last meeting, tidefall had left a lasting impression with ibispool, who waited eagerly until the next chance to venture out of quickclan's territory to cross paths with her again. the cold weather had settled in his bones, and ibispool's short fur offered little shelter, so he limped with a purpose: to find tidefall, and to keep himself warm.
indentwhen he finally caught the scent of salty sea air on the breeze, he lifted his head and pushed his way through the gathered clan cats until he found her, at last. "tidefall!" he called out to catch her attention, tail fluffed out and waving to signal her his way. "how are you?" he asked when they met, daring to reach out to gently brush their noses together. "i was hoping to see a friendly face here. all the better that it's yours. i wasn't sure if your leader would let you come to another gathering so soon but... i hoped. i'm glad you're here."

peridotivy | molly, warrior, 21m, tagged:
indent

cinderspots | molly, warrior, 21m, tagged:
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[adderblade]

HIDDEN STRIKE

Flickering [Flames that Solely Kill] | Trans Tom [littleminicooper/Truffleclan, Oakstar]
He nodded appreciatively. "Thank you kindly." Glancing away, he viewed his patrol from afar. They had all found conversations- Light with a similar-looking cat, Almond with another as well, and even Moth had found a good conversation. Smiling at the success, he looked back at Oakstar. He was glad his cats had been comfortable- forgetting the fact they had all been to gatherings before. Woops.

"Rain deters a few," he mused, whiskers twitching teasingly. "Though, its really nothing bad. If anything it gets the prey out of their burrows and birds into the trees instead of the air," he smirked with thought. "Not sure how far your home is from ours," he gently meowed, shrugging. "If you want to accompany us home, we'll gladly show you the way." He smiled. "You don't seem to threatening," he added, with a small wink.

As Oakstar described his own camp, Flickering nodded. "Ah, we use trees too. Only we have tree houses. Like, the human (Flickering does know what humans are, he doesn't call them twolegs) houses housecats live in. Just overgrown. Thats where I sleep, I and my Oakwood, Light," he purred gently. "The Sapling, Sapling Venom, Tree Leaves, and even the Sacred Trees live in these little warm huts. Everyone else lives in burrows in the ground."

At Oakstars notice, Flickering nodded. "I suppose it's not the usual, seeing you clan cats. Those Venusclan cats had weird names too, Almondjoy, Corruptedlight, Craniumstrike, and one even was named Starpaw! He had no marking on his paw. Well, I guess he did have an extra toe on one or something," they rambled with a huff. Though they nodded at Oakstars explanation. "Our's is more complicated. As a kit, you earn one name from your parents. I give them a name when they turn into tree leaves. Then they become Bark, and usually they choose their name. Its different for every cat and I could go on, but I don't want to ramble off you're ears!" he exclaimed teasingly.

Light [That Corrupts Feverishly] | Cisgender Tom [selkirks/Squidclan, Sootblotch]
He nodded at the apologies, addressing it motion-wise. "Sootblotch? Wonderful name," he complimented calmly. "Squidclan?" they repeated, a bit confused for a moment. "Do you guys swim? Or hunt squid? Any origin behind the name?" he questioned, perplexed. It was obvious he wasn't scared to speak his mind. "If not I guess that's fine, just wouldn't expect that to be a first choice!" he teased, laughing just a slight bit, before pausing. "Sorry, that sounded rude. Didn't mean to offend."

Though he hesitated to reply to the last part. Then he nodded. "I agree with you on that. I don't really know how to be a Oakwood- which is kinda like a second in command." Shaking their head, they sighed. "Other cats could do better, probably."

Almond [Laughing Almond Joy] | Trans Tom [smallfox/Articclan, Frostgaze]

Well, turns out the two of them had similar issues. Small talk- something difficult to really avoid, but something that was difficult for most to uphold. Huffing, he nodded. "Snake ancestors, yes!" he lept upon the chance to refer to them. "Prince, Attoike, Zodiac. I mean, I'm not the..highest believer, but it's getting there I guess," he shrugged. "Prince shows up to help with naming certain cats, like the Oakwood Venom or Sapling Venom- leader or medicine cat. Others too I guess," he shrugged. "Attoike warns us about danger and Zodiac usually just pops in to talk in dreams or something, not sure why."

After his speech, he stated, "I've never heard of Blizzard Spirits myself," inviting a reply.

Moth [Cranium Striking Moth] | Molly [kazin/Chaosclan, Silverdance]
She nodded at his words. "Ah, I see. I don't know if I am like my siblings, or if I even have any," she stated calmly. "I don't really remember my parents, even. Once I could flutter I decided to leave the den." She couldn't help but think back on it, but no memories of any cats came to her mind. She stuck out her tongue, fitting over her mandibles seamlessly. "I hate serious cats. Or rather, dislike. Ruin all the fun."

"It wasn't easy at first, no," she agreed. "But over time I grew used to it and now, honestly? I love being the center of the cat's talk," she chuffed. "But, thank you. I'm glad you can understand," she spoke, raising a clawed paw to her chest and dipping her head. Her wings moved behind her in the wind as she continued. "Connections is one thing, hope to see past clanmates is another."

She didn't continue on that statement, nor did she plan to. Though she did try to reassure the interesting Silverdance. "Eh, sometimes cats don't talk to the interesting ones. They settle for the bland type!" she joked, raising her paw from her chest and bonking Silverdance playfully on the nose. "Besides, being distracted isn't always bad. Just means you're interested in something."

[tauriel.]

Caveclan

Harespring is tagged with Applestar(Forestclan), Carrotstar + Leafwhisker(Seaclan)

Harespring followed Applestar’s gaze towards Adderstream and his daughters, keeping the group in mind to later tell his clanmates, who’d be eager to hear about them. He was sure Tigerjaws was already bursting to tell Mistfall about their Forestclan friends. “Congratulations!” He purred, happy for the Forestclan leader. “Becoming a father was the best day of my life.” Harespring told him. “You and Boulderpelt will be great parents.” He turned his attention to the newcomers, startled.
Oh! So this was another pair of leaders, or atleast a former leader and the current leader. Harespring dipped his head respectfully to the pair, wide eyed, as Applestar introduced him. Former leader? He hadn’t realized that it was possible for a current leader to give up their position and retire. Seaclan? He thought he remembered one or two of the apprentices talking about meeting a Seaclan apprentice or two at gatherings before. He hadn’t expected to meet their leader. “It’s nice to meet you both,” Harespring replied, careful to keep his tone respectful in the presence of the three leaders. “Anyone who is allied with Forestclan must be good cats.” Harespring told them with a friendlier nod. He couldn’t officially extend an offer of alliship with Seaclan himself but Morningstar would want to know about them. He glanced curiously at Applestar, wondering if the leader was referring to his friendship with Tigerjaws and Mistfall.
(Waiting for SImon : ) )

Cloudpool is tagged with Aspenpelt(Secretum Stella), Bananapaw(Chaosclan)

Bananapaw certainly seemed like a fun apprentice, Cloudpool thought amused. Chaosclan’s medicine den must never be quiet. “You must be a good distraction from a cat’s injuries or sickness.” He purred. “We do have completely different jobs than our clanmates. I love being the one to be able to heal my clanmates.” He murmured. “It’s an amazing feeling being able to help my clanmates this way. I’ve got Hawkfeather and Wildpaw resting in my den so they’ll heal from injuries and seeing them get better is one of my favorite parts of being a medicine cat.” He told them. “What about you Aspenpelt, what’s your favorite part of being a medicine cat?”

Tigerjaws and Splashpaw are tagged with Adderstream fam

“Your father!” Tigerjaws eyes widened, but he forced himself to stay quiet and not interrupt the tom again. As Adderstream fell quiet, waiting for his response the swirled tabby blinked slowly, mind whirling as he tried to process everything he’d been told. “I-I’m sorry for your loss.” Tigerjaws said softly, a flicker of grief in his eyes. If anyone knew what it was like to lose a parent, it was Tigerjaws. He and Willowtail had lost their mother, Ebonywing, to a badger attack as well. An attack that had also occurred in camp, resulting in not only Ebonywing’s death, but poor Maplekit’s as well. At the realization, Tigerjaws narrowed his eyes, blinking at Adderstream in confusion. “That happened to us as well. A badger attack in camp. My mother died during that attack.” A badger attack in both camps wasn’t coincidental was it? “Applestar and Boulderpelt must be thrilled! Congratulations!” He purred. Forestclan seemed to have recovered well from their attack. “Rippleshade and Grey, our elders, sometimes have the same complaint about our own nursery,” He joked. “We’ve got around 12 kits right now.”

Splashpaw didn’t know who the sisters were talking about but cliff running sounded so cool! “What do cliff runners do?” She asked then hastily added, “Besides run of course!” Splashpaw knew her siblings well enough that when a question like hers was asked, it was better to state the obvious herself rather than let another cat do it. Toadpaw and Alderpaw had so much fun doing that and it annoyed the brown tabby to no end. “Does Forestclan train in anything like cliff running?”

Robinpaw is tagged with Lunepaw (Seaclan)

“Nice is one word for them!” Robinpaw joked, amusement flashing in her orange eyes. “They can get up to their own mischief. Some of our denmates are troublemakers and often my sister Pepperpaw can be found alongside Splashpaw, Toadpaw, and Alderpaw.” She paused for a moment, shifting her paws reluctantly. “I usually think better than to join them but I will admit I’m not perfect. I’ve joined them once or twice but Laurelpaw hates their antics so I don’t want to disappoint her. It can be fun sometimes but not when it upsets cats.” Robinpaw admitted, glancing anxiously at her new friend to see her reaction. She’d hate for Lunepaw to disapprove of her occasional switches to the dark side but Robinpaw didn’t want to lie to her either. “Your brothers would probably get along well with my denmates. The boys would love to play-fight. Wrenpaw is more mild and laid-back but I think that they’d manage to pull him into their chaos too.”

Pinyonclan

Sagestar is tagged Raggedclaw(Geminiclan) and Eelstar(Tidalclan)

(Not me forgetting that Sagestar is also a former kittypet lol)
“They must be foolish.” Sagestar declared firmly, mint green eyes narrowed. “If my clanmates aren’t proof of what kittypets can do, then you can look at me. I was a kittypet before I was Pinyonclan’s leader. I left my twolegs to form Pinyonclan.” Now her gaze rested on Eelstar. “Former kittypets are just as capable warriors as any of the cats here. If we weren’t, I don’t think my clan would have lasted the past couple moons. I may not have lasted if we weren’t able.” Her tail tip twitched from side to side as she eyed the other leaders, wondering which of them felt that kittypets were inferior. She’d known being a clan leader would be difficult but Sagestar hadn’t anticipated that she’d have to prove herself to the other clans.

Fadedmoth is tagged with Panther(Royal Court)

“This is my first time.” Fadedmoth replied. “The first time for my entire clan actually. We haven’t been a clan for very long. I wonder if it’s always so crowded during these gatherings. There’s such a fun energy with so many cats.” The medicine cat glanced around the crowded clearing before her gaze returned to Panther. “Is your group, the Royal Court, new as well?” She asked curiously. “What is your clan like?”

Frostflower is tagged with Teddybear(Tundraclan)

Frostflower’s eyes were wide with shock. Tundraclan was so different in comparison to her own home. Pinyonclan and before, her former kittypet life. They were both so different compared to what life in Tundraclan seemed like. “Our prey is pretty land-based as well,” She told Teddybear, “But birds are just as important prey sources for us. What kind of prey does your clan eat?” The lilac ragdoll’s eyes flashed with amusement as she joked, “Oh I’m sure! With so many cats, it must take you a moon just to get across camp!” Frostflower shook her head, trying to imagine living among so many cats. “I think that may get extremely overwhelming, doesn’t it?”

Blueberry is tagged with Walnutchin(Chessclan)

The blue smoke paused, thinking out his response before he said anything. “It’s… it’s different. I joined with two other former kittypets, Rookstep and Frostflower.” He told her, eyes soft as he glanced at the lilac molly nearby. “That’s Frostflower over there,” Blueberry said. “Sagestar, our leader, was a kittypet as well.” He nodded towards the silver tabby. “I think she had it easiest because she’d always wanted to be a clan cat. As for me, my twoleg always took me out for hikes and exploring with him. He liked exploring the woods and observing rocks and plants and animals.” At this point, Blueberry made a face, “He seemed to enjoy trapping lizards and snakes. I’m not sure what he was doing with them but he always let them go at the end. He didn’t like me hunting either, always tried to make me let go of the prey I caught. One time he even nursed a bird I’d brought for him to try to teach him to hunt, back to health.” Blueberry shook his head, mystified. “It was so odd, he was actually upset with me for catching it!” Blueberry complained. “I appreciate being able to hunt my own prey and it’s so much better than twoleg food, but even though I never understood my twoleg…” The tom’s orange and white eyes darkened with faint sadness. “I do miss him sometimes.” Rookstep was worse off compared to all of them. The quiet, elegant molly did not do well with change and had been the most attached to her and Frostflower’s twoleg. “It may sound odd to those who haven’t been around twolegs, but in his own odd way, I think he liked me. Twolegs show affection in the oddest ways.”

[winter solstice.]

SeClan
Cats Attending: Carrotstar (leader), Pinefoot (deputy), Dappledawn (medicine cat), Bramblinglight (medicine cat), Ivynose (warrior), Tidefall (warrior), Onionwhisker (warrior), Lunepaw (apprentice), Rippleheart (permaqueen), Leafwhisker (elder)

Carrotstar - leader - tom - a shorthaired ginger mackerel tabby with leaf-green eyes - tagged; Applestar (ForestClan), Harespring (CaveClan), traveling with Leafwhisker
Leafwhisker and Carrotstar listened to Applestar and Harespring talking about Boulderpelt's upcoming kits, and of CaveClan warriors, both blushing a little as Aplestar introduced the two to the CaveClan deputy as an old ally of his and his Clan. Once the two were finished, Carrotstar dipped his toward Harespring and mewed, "And likewise. If Applestar considers you a friend, then we, too, will consider the same." He then turned to Applestar and asked quietly, "Is... it all right to ask for advice now?" He gulped a bit before adding, "We... had many things happen to us in the last ten moons, culminating in deaths, multiple, and... I," he glanced at his father, who nodded grimly, and then at Harespring, before admitting, "SeaClan, needs help."
Pinefoot - deputy - tom - a shorthaired black mackerel tabby with low white and green eyes - tagged; Lavendereyes (ArcticClan)

Pinefoot saw the father-son duo leave toward the Leaders' Rock before he, too, headed toward the area where deputies gathered, rerouting young Lunepaw away from a rather intimidatingly-large crowd of cats with a hearty laugh and a gentle shove on the way. Once the young she-cat had steered group of the group of cats, Pinefoot turned around and began his track to the deputies' area... until a she-cat's voice caught his attention. Turning around, the black tabby noticed a dark-furred she-cat with the most intriguing eyes. To her question, the SeaClan deputy mewed courteously, "Hello! Lavendereyes, you say. Pleased to meet you," he purred in return, "I am Pinefoot, deputy of SeaClan."
Dappledawn - head medicine cat - she-cat - a shorthaired black calico with a twisted paw and green eyes - tagged; Dustleaf (ForestClan)

"I remember all their names, if you like," she half-joked, and opened her mouth after a small pause to actually list them, until Dustleaf greeted the pair of cats that entered her line of sight. She, too, rushed to greet the two, for she recognized them as the happy medicine cat couple from SwiftClan - Gladestep and Velvetflicker.

"Oh, how are you two? Is SwiftClan doing great?"

Anything to distract myself with, the calico pleaded silently.
Bramblinglight - medicine cat - she-cat - a longhaired black mackerel torbie with yellow eyes - tagged; Basaltspots (Lightwalkers)

Bramblinglight forced a smile on her face as she waved her former mentor good bye. Once the calico was gone, the longhaired torbie sat down again. She wasn't going anywhere, not toni-

Oh no.

A cat had noticed her without a companion, and was walking over.

Sighing, Bramblinglight watched the cat until they were at hearing distance. At their question, the SeaClan medicine cat nodded and replied, "I don't mind at all." She indicated the spot next to her with a tail flick before sitting upright.
Ivynose - warrior - tom - a longhaired black mackerel tabby with high white and yellow eyes - tagged; Failnaughtfire (TundraClan), traveling with Rippleheart

Ivynose curled his tail around his beloved mate as he purred, "She sure does a great job too." He added, as Rippleheart flattened her ears in embarrassment, "She has a knack for adopting lost kittens, and rightfully so. They are so lovely too." His mate flicked her tail at his flank in amusement as she turned to Failnaughtfire. She dipped her head in gratitude and mewed, "We have two others - Softdawn and Selene - and we all try our best to help lost and orphaned kittens settle down into our Clan." Ivynose suggested, "Maybe we could ask Carrotstar if we can escort the two next Gathering?" Rippleheart fretted, "It would be a long journey south. And besides, both can't see." Her mate soothed, "We can all help them."
Tidefall - warrior - she-cat - a longhaired ginger mackerel tabby with high white and sea-blue eyes - tagged; Ibispool (QuickClan)

Tidefall caught his words in the air on her search for the handsome QuickClan tom. Purring with delight, the fluffy ginger-and-white she-cat caught up to Ibispool and mewed, "Oh, Ibispool! It's so good to see you! How have you been?" At the second part of his sentence, she chuckled, "I know, right? I wasn't expecting Carrotstar to choose me again so soon, but he did!"
Onionwhisker - warrior - tom - a shorthaired ginger mackerel tabby with yellow eyes - tagged; open

text.
Lunepaw - apprentice - she-cat - a mediumhaired black ticked tabby with low white, curled ears, and green eyes - tagged; Robinpaw (CaveClan)

Lunepaw laughed and replied, a mischievous glint in her green eyes, "Oh, please, you should have seen me when I decided to join them. Poor Bellcloud threw both paws in the air and had to call in Rippleheart - one of our permaqueens - to help stop our shenanigans." She then sighed, looking down at her paws, "Then I started noticing how Etoilepaw - then Etoilekit - started to retreat more and more into herself, and how even Bellcloud and Hawkpath - our dad - couldn't bring her out of it. Someone had to help the two take care of her, and... and I knew I was the only one who could." The black ticked tabby shrugged in resignation, "I guess I grew up too quick, haha."
Rippleheart - permaqueen - she-cat - a shorthaired gray mackerel tabby with light green eyes - tagged; Failnaughtfire (TundraClan), traveling with Ivynose

see Ivynose.
Leafwhisker - elder - tom - a shorthaired cream mackerel tabby with leaf-green eyes - tagged; Applestar (ForestClan), Harespring (CaveClan), traveling with Carrotstar

see Carrotstar.

[Red weasel]

Auroraclan
Laurelstar - leader - 62 moons- she/her- Hollystar/Tundra

Laurelstar gave a thankful smile, tilting her head toward Hollystar. She had worried when starclan choose he to lead that she woudn't be able to rebuild an alliance for the clan. She was never the best a socializing, nor was she ever very good at grabbing attention, so she was happy to find clans she could trust, and these days, trust was hard to come. "Thats good to hear," she said, perking up a but with good new, "They do try hard, foxes seem to be our problem." She thought for a moment then chuckled to herself, speaking to add context, "Problem to some would see like a strangely light word, given i've had quite a bad run in which one.



[url]Hyenafern[/url] - med cat. - 52 he/him - open


Pearpaw - med app. - 26 -she/her -wheatclan/Pearseed

Pearpaw trilled in thanks of the supportive gesture. “Yes, he’s made a scene a couple of times now. I’ve now learned to watch out for kits, they apperently make great tools for dramatics.” She thought about the poor child he snatched up to flaunt around to the clan, just to prove a code had been broken. She would have to remember to check in on the poor thing. She nodded as the Molly spoke, then sighed from memories. “ I know how stressful that can be, we’ve had some busy moons, and a lot of worry. We’ve ….lost a warrior from medicine shortage before. “

Sandbrush - Warrior - Ghostfall/articclan

Sandbrush quickly tucked his tail under his paws to make sure there were no repeat incidents, then bowed his head in appreciation before speaking, "I'm Sandbrush of Auroraclan, it's a pleasure to meet you. I hope Leafbare has been treating you well. It's left me a little frazzled." Sandbrush glanced to the side, watching to make sure Windclaw hadn't ventured off to far. He made no more than a glance, not wanting to offend the others tom, especially after graciously accepting his apology.[

Windclaw - warrior - open

Tigersoul - warrior - open

Shadowsight - Queen -open

Geminiclan
Raggedclaw - leader he/him Sagestar/Caveclan and Eelstar/Tidalclan

"It's very much foolishness," Ragged star said, eyeing his deputy who disagreed on the matter, "and in my experience, they make some of the best warriors. They're more eager to learn, more willing to accept when they more to learn. It takes dedication to choose this life, and I see we have a perfect example of that here." He nodded his head to Sagestar, it was brave enough to him to join a clan as kittypet, so the braves to follow a leaders call impressed him. "I guess i am a bit....controversial. I was falsely accused of murder, an banished from my clan. My former leader found out too late, and he came to me asking me to found a clan where those of my old home could be safe." After his daughter refused the leadership roll several times. He allowed his former leader a little grace, it was a gathering after all. "I don't believe i've met a clan from a beach in my time as leader, it sounds like you lead an interesting life."

Foxflame - deputy -open
Freesiasong- med cat. - open
Serena - warrior - open
Wolffang - warrior - They/them -open