TidalClan
Number of Cats: 22 | Next Starclan Visit: now| Pebbles: 92 | Mod: Chaotic Creativity
Number of Cats: 22 | Next Starclan Visit: now| Pebbles: 92 | Mod: Chaotic Creativity
“It has been earnt. Ey has done all I would expect of a cat - if we weren’t a group ey’d be capable enough to carve eir own territory out.” Terrapinclaw’s tail lashed. “Give him a name or I’ll do it. Not like it’s hard.”
Eelstar bristled. “I’m the leader, Terrapinclaw. I’m the one that starclan has -”
“Then lead.” The warrior was bristling, and eelstar was half convinced she was about to jump him. “You’ve hardly even left your den in the past, what, two moons? Sitting there watching your kittens as if no kit ever rolled over before yours did.”
“It isn’t - The -” eelstar flattened his fur, and turned away. “We’ll hold his ceremony at the next new moon. The tides need to be stronger.”
…
Rootpaw fidgeted, watching as the tide inched further in with each wave. The sun pulled back, dipping behind the trees, but the cats paid her no mind. This wasn’t her business.
Eelstar eyed the sky, and as the first of the risen warriors appeared, he yowled. Not that he needed to gather the cats; they had been steadily filtering their way over, balancing on roots and branches and waiting.
His tail curled over his back, and he stepped forwards, standing nose to nose with Rootpaw, and beginning the speech he and Koalastorm had prepared. “Rootpaw, Apprentice of TidalClan, you have completed your training to the satisfaction of your mentor. And so, I take your apprentice name from you.” He leant forwards and touched his muzzle to Rootpaw’s forehead.
The wind picked up.
The tabby shivered as eir name was lifted off with the leader’s muzzle. Nameless, he stood there, wind ruffling his fur. Eelstar continued, turning his gaze up and out, towards the sky and the shadow of the Whale Wood.
“You have convinced the living, but the ones that will truly decide if you are to be a warrior of TidalClan are not us. Tonight, you will swim to the Whale Wood, sleep among the stars, and leave your mark on its hide. Return with the sun, and you will receive your name. We await you, warrior.”
The unnamed cat dipped his head, steadied himself, and stepped off the branch into the water.
…
Paws. Keep moving your paws.
The water was strong, the newleaf tides at their highest. The unnamed cat couldn’t even tell if ey had been turned round, just kept striking out against the blackness, hoping ey was moving in the right direction. The stars did not help em. They watched, they judged, but ey was on eir own. No one could help em.
Ey was wrong.
After ey had been swimming for hours, ey could barely keep eir head above water. It was too much. This was why the cats didnt swim this way at high tide. Too far, too much, too strong.
The unnamed cat had no strength left to direct eir paws, letting the waves buffet em up and down and round and over and -
Eir paws touched hard ground. Not ground. The sea had taken em the last few pawlengths. Had judged em worthy of reaching the Whale Wood. It had helped em.
The stars were still watching.
The wood beneath eir paws was slick with seawater, and eir claws slid out to keep em steady. One slid, leaving claw marks, and ey let out a gasp. Was that. Allowed? Ey was supposed to leave eir mark, did that count? Ey didn’t think so, especially since over there ey could see the deep gouges left by the warriors - the other warriors, ey corrected emself - before em. Ey trotted over, reached up as high as ey could, and dragged eir claws down through the wood. The lines were satisfying.
The unnamed cat nodded, and wandered around the Whale Wood. ey wasn’t supposed to leave, not yet. Not until the sun started rising, at the next high tight. It wasn’t exactly a trip to look forward to, but what was the other option?
Ey wasn’t even sure if sleeping was allowed, but it came for em anyway, pulled under the sea of it as easily as any wave takes an unsuspecting cat. Whether a Dream was given or not, ey woke just before dawn. Ready.
The last stars urged em to be quick as ey plunged back into the water.
…
Eelstar had held vigil, as had Terrapinclaw. It was her on the line as much as her apprentice, after all. If ey did not return it would weigh poorly on xer as well. Neither of them had said a word all night, and neither of them said a word as the sun rose slowly, though they both tensed in anticipation.They both, in silence, scoured the waves for the sight of a dark head.
It was longer than they both liked before Terrapinclaw straightened and gave a yell. There! Determined and steady, the new warrior was close enough to track now. Eelstar, beside xem, straightened up and leapt into the trees, calling for the Clan. Cats gathered, stretching, on the roots and branches of the camp, anticipation rising as their new warrior swam closer.
The unnamed cat’s paws hit the sandbar of the camp and ey felt relief wash over em. There. A few more strokes and - there. The roots. The roots that ey would be named for again, once ey had climbed back out of the water. Ey did so, panting, and was greeted by cats - though ey was too tired to pay attention to who, exactly, was swiping their tongue over eir ears to dry them. Ey was too focused on eelstar.
The leader met eir eyes, and called for order. The cats drew back, letting the new warrior lift eir head up to receive eir name.
“The stars have deemed you worthy, young cat. You have earned your name, by anyone’s merit, and we hail you this morning as Rootpath.”
As the cats cheered, Rootpath lifted eir head to feel the sun warming em. Eir name suited, ey thought.
TidalClan consumes 2 medium birds and 1 crustaceans (5 servings)
Border patrol: Rootpath, Egretnose, Deerfang, Ploverfeather
Hunting: Eelstar, Luderickwhisker, Emuflower
Medicine cat: Koalastorm and ravenpaw gather herbs
Galahwhisker is treated with 1xcobweb and 1xmarigold
Rest: Terrapinclaw, Galahwhisker, Dingoswirl
Training:
Ravenpaw trains in herb recognition
Other:
Rootpaw’s new name is Rootpath
eelstar requests a cat from starclan
Adding the pebbles i missed - 5 x 11 posts - 55
Adding Hobbyswoop Corellawhisker and honeywhisker
3 large birds given from phina (swiftclan) (3 servings each - 9 servings total)
Leader:
Eelstar | 45 moons| tom | shorthair brown broken mackerel tabby with amber eyes
Lives: ★★★★★★★★★
Deputy:
Name | Age | Gender | [url=link]X[/url]
Medicine Cat:
Koalastorm | 37 | molly| solid gray longhair with bright amber eyes
Ravenpaw |9 | tom| black with a white locket|
Warriors:
Terrapinclaw | 57 | nonbinary (she/xe)| shorthair caliby with medium white spotting
Ploverfeather | 31 | tom | Shorthaired seal point
Emuflower | 27 | molly | Shorthaired black mackerel tabby with green eyes
Luderickwhisker| 37 | trans tom (he/him)| Shorthaired black silver tabby w/ low white and gold eyes
Egretnose |43 |molly |Solid white mediumhair with blue eyes and polydactylism[/url}]
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Dingoswirl| 20| tom | [url=https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/738797449468182588/1025619062350422026/hash_brown.png]X
galahwhisker| 41| molly| X
Deerfang| 22| Tom | X
Rootpath | 14 | Agender (ey/em) | Shorthair black tabby with low white
Name | Age | Gender | [url=link]X[/url]
Apprentices:
Name | Age | Gender | [url=link]X[/url]
Queens:
Opahsplash| 47 | she-cat | longhaired ginger tabby with green eyes
Chestnutrain | 23| Molly | X due in 2 moons
Name | Age | Gender | [url=link]X[/url]
Kits:
Numbatkit | 5| tom| Mediumhaired black radiant broken mackerel tabby with leaf green eyes
echidnakit | 5| molly| Shorthaired black radiant mackerel tabby with bronze-purple heterochromatic eyes
cuckookit | 5| tom| Mediumhaired black radiant mackerel tabby with amber eyes
Squidkit| 5| tom| Longhair flame classic tabby point with folded ears
Flounderkit| 5| tom| Longhair cream classic tabby with folded ears
Prawnkit| 5| molly| Longhair red classic tabby
Cocklekit| 5| molly| Longhair cream classic tabby point
Name | Age | Gender | [url=link]X[/url]
Elders:
Name | Age | Gender | [url=link]X[/url]
Name | Age | Gender | [url=link]X[/url]
Enemy Clans
Clan Name | Username
Clan Name | Username
Ally Clans
PinyonClan | tauriel.
Geminiclan | Red weasel
Borders
North | Clan Name | Username
East | Clan Name | Username
South | Clan Name | Username
West | Clan Name | Username
Medicine Store
Parsley| 2| bellyache, stop milk
Dock| 1| soothe nettle stings, scratches etc
Stinging nettle| 2| induces vomiting, infection, broken bones
Foxglove | 1| heart problems
Cobweb|2|wounds - 1 used this moon
Marigold|2|infection, bleeding, inflammation - 1 used this moon
Borage|2|more milk, fevers, bad bellies
Chervil|1| kitting, infection
Coltsfoot|1| breathing, kitcough
Feverfew|1| fever
Yarrow|1|
Goatweed|1|
Holly berries|1|
Wood Sorrel|2|
Comfrey Root|1|
Mouse bile|1|
Lamb’s ear|1|
Herb | Usage
Fresh-Kill Pile:
Crustacean | x3 | 1 serving| 3 servings - 1 eaten this moon
Shellfish | x3 | 1 serving | 3 servings
Medium fish | x 2| 2 servings |4 servings
Medium bird | x4 | 2 servings | 8 servings- 2 eaten this moon
Eel | x3 | 3 servings | 9 servings
Seagull | x4 | 3 servings| 12 servings
Mentors:
Koalastorm| Ravenpaw| 1 training sessions |
Mentor | Apprentice | No. of training sessions | Moves
Deceased Cats:
Cat Name | Cause of Death
Cat Name | Cause of Death
Family:
Eelstar and Allium(stud) | numbatkit; echidnakit; cuckookit
Opahsplash and (unknown)| squidkit; flounderkit; prawnkit; cocklekit
Name and Name | Kits
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