#basaltkit

[twilightclans-story]

moon 5

[elementclangen]

Moon 291-Greenleaf

Skykit (3) has always been a bit jumpy, especially with her wind-blessing allowing her to jump extra high.  Now, Pebbletuft (24) has determined that it’s actually partially due to the fact that cats have been approaching her on her bad side.  She was born with one bad eye and no one picked up on it until now.  Also in the nursery, Kestrelcreek (80) is not healing from giving birth as well as Lakepelt (99) had hoped she would.  It’s a little worrying, considering that the last cat to give birth in the Clan, Whorlstem, died from it.  Kestrelcreek doesn’t want to leave her kits and mate (and Brightmouse-66).  Before she realized that she had an infected wound, Kestrelcreek was having a fun time playing with Brightmouse.  They might have to postpone that, now.  With Kestrelcreek not feeling great, Almondback (62) spends some time with the kits and tells jokes about the other Clans to Rimekit (2).  Cherviljumble (96) is impressed with how well the Ground and Sky kits are doing (that’s what I’m calling them now).  The four of them don’t have a parent in the nursery, and Petalkit (3) has been really brave about telling his siblings to give the younger kits some space.  Basalkit (3) is missing having an adult around to cuddle with.  Sweet Marmalade (76)  is just so fluffy and he just wants to cuddle.  Peatkit (3) works together with Basaltkit to sneak into the warriors den to surprise Sweet Marmalade.  With Downgaze (72) out of the healer’s den, he and Alderflight (47) are taking some time together.  They go on a ‘training’ patrol and have a great time racing each other through the woods.  Meanwhile, Dawnfreckle (74) and Burdockpaw (7) continue to not get along.  Dawnfreckle thinks she’s annoying and wishes that she would just do what he asks without trying to undermine him.   Copperpaw (7) feels like Hoppaw (9) has been acting stuck up and rude lately.  Just because she’s a mediator, doesn’t mean she’s better than all of them!  Echopaw (9) really likes spending time with his older sister, Hatchswipe (36).  It’s a good way to get information.  He keeps asking why.  Why do they catch prey like that?  Why are the days getting longer?  Why is there a strange cat talking to him in his dreams?  Hatchswipe doesn’t have an answer for most of them, and is a little worried about the ‘strange cat’.  Creekstar (145) has also been having strange dreams.  She’s worried that it’s Yuccawillow trying to reach her from the Dark Forest.  It’s actually Echomoor, who has decided that the time for silence about Auburnpaw’s death is over.  He hopes to be able to reach either Creekstar or Echopaw soon.  

Healer’s Den: Kestrelcreek (infection after birth), Aries (running nose), Sofanthiel (small cut), Emberpaw (small cut)

Cherviljumble now has constant joint pain, Skykit was born with one bad eye

[silentclan]

silentclan, 73 moons

mistypaw and sunpaw are given their warrior names: mistycliff and sunwillow.

while on herb gathering patrol, lichenspots comes across puddleblur and their newly born kits: jumblekit, splinterkit, and wisteriakit. they are all brought back to camp.

daisy is caught breaking the warrior code.

petalgaze and snakebelly have become mates.

fernflake succumbs to their wounds and passes on to starclan.

spiderpaw is given their warrior name: spiderfreckle.

flitsplash and hickorycloud have a litter of two kits: garlickit and whorlkit.

larkkit, nightkit, whirlkit, daisykit, and applekit are made apprentices, and are assigned daisy, strikeshade, shadowmark, fallingspeck and nettleclaw as their mentors, respectively.

gravelshade and thistlefur have become mates.

hemlockbriar returns to camp with two kits: frondkit and hatchkit.

barleykit and rosekit are made apprentices, and assigned brambleheart and sunwillow as their mentors, respectively.

mousefern decides to come out of retirement to become a mediator for the clan.

gillypaw and fumblepaw are given their warrior names: gillybird and fumbleface.

whistlekit is made an apprentice, and assigned frecklestripe as their mentor.

jumblekit, splinterkit, and wisteriakit are made apprentices. splinterkit decides to become a medicine cat apprentice under lichenspots, while jumblekit and wisteriakit are assigned fumbleface and yuccaflight as their mentors, respectively.

sporepaw is given their warrior name: sporecloud.

benito is found by snakebelly and bushmask after giving birth to two kittens: waterkit and gingerkit. they are all brought back to the camp to recover.

nimblerose is round by bushmask and thymepatch after giving birth to three kittens: basaltkit, palekit, and erminekit. they are all brought back to the camp to recover.

sunny joins the clan after being abandoned by their two-legs. they decide to adopt a more clan-like name: sunshadow.

garlickit and whorlkit are made apprentices and assigned gillybird and pikeleap as their mentors, respectively.

puddleblur was attacked by a dog and killed while on patrol.

daisypaw is given their warrior name: daisyleaf.

larkpaw, nightpaw, whorlpaw, applepaw and rosepaw are given their warrior names: larkrush, nightflake, whorlivy, applefrost, and rosespot.

frondkit and hatchkit are made apprentices, and are assigned daisy and honeydapple as their mentors, respectively.

crescent, a loner, is found injured and taken back to the camp to be cared for, but later dies of their injuries.

barleypaw is given his warrior name: barleyscar.

[elementclangen]

Moon 289-Newleaf

Kestrelcreek (78) and Almondback’s (60) kits have arrived!  They have three of them.  First there’s the daring Rimekit (0), who’s powerless like her mom.  Next up is the insecure little girl, Crouchkit (0), who inherited her father’s wind-blessing.  It’s nice for him to have more wind-blessed cats in the Clan.  There was a time when it was only him.  Finally is Troutkit (0), who manages to be even more daring than Rimekit and is fire-blessed, which tends to leave the ground slightly scorched in her wake.  It seems Bluestripe (64) has taken Rabbitfur’s place as the heartthrob of the Clan.  This moon, Lakepelt (97) confessed her feelings to her and got rejected.  Nettlestripe (58)  thinks she should join his club.  Creekstar (143) seems to be oscillating from doing alright to doing terrible.  This is an alright moon.  She enjoys getting to know the new members of the Clan, such as Aries (55) and Tanglechirp (36).  She hopes that the Clan will remain large for the rest of her time as leader and vows to protect it with her life.  Downgaze (70) is excited for his grandkits to leave the nursery.  Again, caring for six young cats is a lot.  He does get along better with Boulderkit (5) today than he did yesterday.  He thinks he would like a break from caring for kits for a while once his current ones grow up.  Sweet Marmalade (74) would like more kits, though, and the two get in a small fight over it that Aries mediates.  Nettlestripe is not a fan of Pebbletuft (22).  He just doesn’t trust her.  He wouldn’t be surprised if she faked signs from StarClan.  The Clan is feeling like some of the kits are a little annoying.  Sofanthiel (78) doesn’t like Peatkit (1) or Crouchkit (0) much, and Alderflight (45) thinks Petalkit (1) is rude.  The older kits are trying to be nice to their denmates.  Burdockkit (5) surprises Skykit (1) with a pretty flower that she grew.  Skykit is glad to have something new to play with.  Copperkit (5) is also spending more time with her aunt, Hatchswipe (34).  It has been a little hard for Whorlstorm’s kits since their mother died.  Copperkit gets frightened easily and has to hide in her nest after hearing a scary story from Cherviljumble (94).  Boulderkit feels like all of the cats around her are too in awe of her powerset for them to come up to her and really get to know her.  She wishes she had some cat to talk to.  But that’s not going to be Burdockkit, who is growing thorns to put in people’s nests.  It would be a lot easier for her to avoid getting caught if she didn’t glow so brightly, though. As for the kits found last moon, Basaltkit (1) loves spending time with the older kits and takes tells Copperkit more than she ever wanted to know about snails.  Peatkit feels like the older cats are paying too much attention to the newborns and is mad that no one will listen to him when he tells them what to do.  Echopaw (7)  knows what it feels like to be abandoned by a parent and makes sure to check in on Longkit (3).  He’s always happy to hang out with the younger cat.  Longkit is annoyed by the younger kits in the nursery and thinks that Crouchkit (a newborn) should be more quiet.  Hoppaw (7) is proud to have been adopted by the leader’s son and wants to make Creekstar (her grandma) proud.  Emberpaw (7) is also hoping that Creekstar notices her.   

Healer’s den: Creekstar (whitecough), Cherviljumble (dislocated joint), Tanglechirp (yellowcough), Kestrelcreek (recovering from birth), Downgaze (sprain), Skipneedle (joint pain), Sofanthiel (stomachache), Cavecatcher (stomachache)

New personalities: Emberpaw (loving, confident with words, and interested in Clan history)

[elementclangen]

Moon 288-Newleaf

Downgaze’s (69) kits have been made apprentices!  Hoppaw (6) is so kind and compassionate that Aries (54) offers to take her on as a mediator apprentice, which she eagerly accepts.  Emberpaw (6) has been apprenticed to Nettlestripe (57) and Echopaw (6) to Bluestripe (63), giving both of them their first apprentices.  It is long past time.  Despite her past reservations, Creekstar (142) is glad to have Bluestripe training the cat named after her son.  Echopaw is already proving to be eager to work and is good at figuring out what needs to be done around camp.   Bluestripe is excited to have her first apprentice and tries to set a good example for Echopaw.  She also remembers Echomoor and thinks that he would like the young cat who’s named after him. With all she’s been doing lately, Skipneedle (63) has stressed the joints in her bad leg and feels like she’s going to collapse.  Lakepelt (96) reminds her to slow down if she needs to and take some time to relax.  Lakepelt herself seems to be crushing on everyone.  When Kestrelcreek (77) compliments her on her healing skills, she purrs and some herbs sprout up by her paws.  Pebbletuft (21) is ready to work and is already annoying cats. Downgaze accidentally called her the wrong name (Stonetuft) and she hissed at him.  Lakepelt is glad for Pebbletuft’s help in the healer’s den, but would still like an apprentice.  Boulderkit (4) says that she wants to be her apprentice, but Lakepelt knows that’s not possible.  With the star-blessed kits in the Clan, Dawnfreckle (71) remembers his childhood, and how he was judged for being dark-cursed even in a Clan led by dark-cursed cats.  He always assumed that, because Burdockkit (4) is star-blessed, her life would be easier.  But she comes to him asking for comfort after her mother dies and Dawnfreckle realizes, with a pang of grief for Primcrest, that some difficulties transcend powers.    There may be another polycule blooming with Brightmouse (63) and Kestrelcreek starting to fall in love.  Brightmouse has been hanging out in the nursery with Kestrelcreek more and more and never fails to make her laugh.  Cavecatcher (46) knows that it is unlikely, but he hopes that he’ll get Burdockkit as an apprentice.  He has fun showing her how to do a hunter’s crouch and thinks that she’s always reliable.    Creekstar is questioning if she’s still fit to lead.  She wonders if StarClan has been trying to tell her to step down and she’s been ignoring their signs.  The Clan also gains five new kits this moon! Cherviljumble (93) and Alderflight (44) find the polite and fire-blessed Longkit (2).  Then, the medicine cats find a litter of four kits with their dead parent.  There’s the weakly water-blessed and bossy Basaltkit (0); the polite Skykit (0) who’s wind-blessing is on the complete opposite side of the power spectrum from her brother’s; and then the impulsive Petalkit (0) and bossy Peatkit (0) are both powerless.

Healer’s den: Creekstar (whitecough), Downgaze (diarrhea), Brightmouse (mangled tail), Tanglechirp (yellowcough), Kestrelcreek (pregnant), Skipneedle (joint pain), Sofanthiel (stomach ache)

[elementclangen]

Downgaze's Kits' Apprentice Sprites and the New Kits' Sprites

Hoppaw; Mediator apprentice; Water-blessed she-cat with a power level of 70 (medium high); Compassionate and never sits still

Mentor: Aries

Emberpaw; Fire-blessed she-cat with a power level of 58 (medium); Loving and interested in Clan history

Mentor: Nettlestripe

Echopaw; Thoughtful and constantly climbing

Mentor: Bluestripe

Longkit; Age 2 moons; Fire-blessed she-kit with a power level of 40 (medium); Polite and an avid play-fighter

Petalkit; Age 0 moons; Powerless tom-kit; Impulsive and splashes in puddles

Basaltkit; Age 0 moons; Water-blessed tom-kit with a power level of 1 (very low); Know-it-all and a careful listener

Skykit; Age 0 moons; Wind-blessed she-kit with a power level of 97 (very high); Polite and never sits still

Peatkit; Age 0 moons; Powerless she-kit; Bossy and splashes in puddles