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Do you need to be experienced in rp to join?

Hey there, awesome question! No, you by no means have to be an expert at rp or have tons of experience under your belt to join! We welcome players of all experience levels—though we are a literate style rp that focuses heavily on story building and custom lore! Our little community follows the same writing style as the books do: from 3rd person perspective (minus inner monologue) and proper grammar. If you have any more questions, please let us know!

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Hii where are applications? I feel like I'm so blind

Hello!

You’re just fine! We don’t have the link up on our main post, and so we’d like to apologize for the inconvenience on our parts for that. We do plan on posting a master thread where all our resources will be linked for easy access in the future.

Until then, we’ll link our applications onto the pinned post for simplicity sake as of right now. Just for you however, here you are! If you have anymore questions please let us know!

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Has the rp started yet? And are we able to join to spectate temporarily with the intention to join in the future? I’d love to apply before apps close, but I’m going to be quite busy for the next few weeks!

Moon one of the roleplay just started on May 1st! People are currently roleplaying now, though no major events have happened yet there will be some very soon now that time has officially started moving. 

On that note you’re more than welcome to join and spectate. There is no requirement to make a character immediately upon entry so feel free to hang out until your schedule clears up!

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Bloodthirsty princess who may or may not have someone buried in her garden

Rubbleclan explorer in @oncethefirefades

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So far, how many members has been accepted and I was wondering if there will be activity checks or if we are expected to be super active? I'm really interested in this RP but burnout is something that could come anytime anywhere.

While we prefer to not disclose the exact number of applicants there has been a VERY good turnout and the server is rapidly growing! Not to worry though, applications will remain open for some time longer. It’s important to us that our server feels intimate and comfortable with a tightly knit community alongside the opportunity for everyone to feel their characters are included, due to this we’re going to close when we start getting too large. There’ll be an announcement here when maximum capacity is close to being reached however! 

As for activity requirements we’re incredibly accommodating! While there are activity checks at the beginning of each month, you only need to participate in one thread to be considered active. This isn’t a rigid system meant to pressure anyone, rather these activity checks are mostly a chance to see how everyone is doing and where players can give any feedback they wish to staff. There is also no ‘penalty’ for going on hiatus and your characters/threads will be preserved until you return. Additionally you are free to roleplay flashback threads with your characters, in case you miss a pivotal moon in their story but still want to tangibly play the scene. Burnout can get quite severe and the fact we’re all adults who have real life obligations is always something we keep in mind. 

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Is there a list of adopts or a list of open high ranks we could find to search for things easier?

Hello! You can look at the tag #OTFF adoptables to see pre-made major characters and/or character roles we have up for grabs. We don’t currently have a publicly viewable allegiances, though it might be something we add in the future!

The following highrank roles are open: MeadowClan deputy, DawnClan deputy, MeadowClan treasurer, DawnClan treasurer

At the moment we’re only posting high rank adoptables with more extensive specifications and stipulations as there’s a greater amount material to work with for a full fledged post, though there is plenty more adopts on the server itself. If you have any further questions feel free to send another ask!

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ONCE THE FIRE FADES: TERRITORY MAPS

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The Territories of Once the Fire Fades are vast and expansive, containing a multitude of inhabitants from all walks of life. All equally striving towards survival, for hope shines within the glowing embers of countless tribulations. DawnClan, MeadowClan, and RubbleClan have each carved out a space for themselves inside The Ashen Plains’ heart, where 10 generations of cats have laid their paws along these fields, rivers, and valleys, though more lies past even the hard-fought reaches Clan borders define.

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DawnClan’s territory is an awe-inspiring expanse of pastures and ranging fields, open sky overhead and the roaming of larger-than-life livestock surrounding. Creatures of all kinds reside within the flatlands; both bountiful prey and ghastly predators alike lurking in these gleaming fields. A large barn makes up DawnClan’s camp, though the greater Ranch managed by twolegs provides abundant opportunities for the felines which live there. It appears the horizon goes on for countless days out here, and DawnClan cats race along every stretch of these grasslands with vigor.

MeadowClan’s territory is a gorgeous landscape of lush orchards and quiet meadows, flora blooming in vivid boughs throughout their sheltered hideaway. A pleasant smelling grove of orange trees house MeadowClan’s camp, herb gardens alongside a desolate greenhouse providing them with a rich harvest of herbs every season. A large field tended by twolegs on growling tractors makes up a good section of their territory, the opposite side home to a much more solitary valley lined by dense patches of forest. There is no lack of peaceful glens inside MeadowClan’s home.

RubbleClan’s territory is a desolate scorched delta, guarded on both sides by stormy, churning rivers. Items from the northern twoleg city get swept into the deluge, polluting the environment yet adding a unique sort of benefit for those crafty enough to make use of them. A smaller twoleg settlement used to reside within their territory, however now nothing but broken skeletons of spindly dens licked bare by flames remain. An ominous collection of long since deceased monsters overtaken by nature makes up RubbleClan’s camp, beaten dirt paths spiraling out from it and towards severe rock formations which were once prosperous mines.

Outsider territory is as ranging as it is varied, circling The Ashen Plains from all sides. A long, seemingly endless road with no destination marks the southern border, monsters and hungry scavengers traversing the rough asphalt. To the north is a rural twoleg town, its roots having been laid since before the first Clan even formed. Many dusty, vintage stores group together here, an epicenter of twoleg activity despite how aged the very ambiance seems—relics frozen in time. The northeast is known for a surging river of their own, ancient gorges, overgrown fields, and wild woodland primarily left untouched outside the occasional hiking trail and bridge. Twoleg hunters preside here, and danger lies around every corner for the loners who make the trek. A sawmill and unnatural lines of meticulously structured arbor takes up the east, a foreboding yet solemn location few ever journey past. The west is desolate pastures, rivers that have long since dried and only bones left recount since forgotten memories. Alongside basks a lone train station, still echoing with vestiges of past abandonment, forever holding vigil.

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(( ac: @//birdkiye on youtube, assets and map layouts are not free to use ))

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We’ve all been incredibly pleased to see so many lovely applications for the various open highrank roles! We’d like to announce that applications officially close on May 4th, with results being posted the following day. Anyone who is considering applying but hasn’t yet can do so over in our server. All roles but DawnClan Treasurer have received applications, so anyone who applies for that position now has incredibly good odds!

Thank you all so much for the interest and support! Our first official moon begins May 1st which signals the start of in-universe time progression and server plots—we hope you’re as excited for it as we are!

[HIGHRANK ADOPT] MEADOWCLAN’S DEPUTY

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A tall, lithe, ticked tabby cat with soft yet untamed fur like rolling waves and piercing ice-blue eyes // Between 88-96 moons old // Name, gender, and personality up to adopter.

[BACKSTORY]

Born a loner from distant territories, [NAME] knew nothing but the small family which served as their first guidance in this unsteady world. Their mother alongside their sibling, Fortune, comprised the focal point of day-to-day life as they learned how to survive with the precious little they possessed. Tensions between the siblings and their mother were always somewhat strained— while such doubts were never voiced aloud, they both were well aware she only cared for them out of obligation— however [NAME] and Fortune held a nearly inseparable bond. No matter how difficult things got, [NAME] at least had one ally to rely on. Yet such fragile peace is not one destined to last. When a particularly vicious argument broke out between Fortune and their mother, [NAME] found themself stuck in the middle as all those little grievances roiled painfully to the surface. Their dispute peaked with Fortune turning his back on them both, striking out alone down the winding alleyways of their dusty little twolegplace. [NAME] attempted to follow, but was stopped in their tracks by Fortune himself. With the tang of bitter conviction on his tongue Fortune explained that he needed time to figure himself out, parting from his sibling with a sentiment which would linger in [NAME]’s ears for moons to come— “She’s right. A stray’s path is one meant to be walked alone, not dictated by someone else. We won’t ever know the depths of our strength until we find it for ourselves.” 

Now alone, [NAME] couldn’t bring themself to return to their mother after what had transpired. Left with no other option they began wandering aimlessly— now a true loner— seeking out some semblance of meaning wherever they could find it. (What transpires in this time period and how it shaped the character is left entirely up to the adopter)

It is in the most unexpected of circumstances that [NAME] finds their eventual answer. Their paws managed to find footing in the groves of MeadowClan (the specifics of how and why left up to adopter). They decide to join this community of clever, closely interlinked cats which so deeply valued devotion. While it took effort to prove themself worthy of a place within the clowder especially when placed under the scrutiny of MeadowClan’s most shrewdly pious members, [NAME] committed themself to this goal and eventually earned the trust of the community— even going on to be selected as deputy by Heronstar. 

Having accumulated such newfound purpose and honor over the past several seasons was enough for [NAME] to begin settling into relative contentedness, though it something still felt as if it was missing. A blurred void in their chest, fuzzy around the edges, easy to ignore yet made visible upon facing an unexpected reminder. They would only know what shape this gap encompassed when one gathering under the full moon’s illuminating glow they saw a cat they never thought they’d see ever again. Suddenly all the time which had passed didn’t matter as they reunited— now with different names, and belonging to different Clans— but feeling just as relieved to see the other alive. It’s from here that [NAME] of MeadowClan and Fortunebane of RubbleClan began to reconnect, their paths realigning once again.

[PLOT]

Heronstar will make a decisive and bold announcement at an upcoming gathering, informing the other two Clans that MeadowClan will be raising their trade requirements for herbs and requiring more resources in exchange for them. Of course this news isn’t taken well by DawnClan or RubbleClan, particularly considering each clowder had been wracked by a grueling sickness which had consumed most of their stores only a few moons before. Fortunebane, the RubbleClan treasurer knows that RubbleClan desperately needs those herbs, and so he formulates a duplicitous plot to get them. 

It’s straightforward, [NAME] will lure Heronstar out to a previously agreed upon location away from any prying eyes, and Fortunebane will ‘take care’ of the leader’s one remaining life, making way for [NAME] to take his place. Fortunebane convinces them that this will be best for both of their Clans, as Heronstar is jeopardizing MeadowClan’s standing with the other groups by enacting this controversial decision, and if he and [NAME] work together as cats in optimal positions of power they can ensure that MeadowClan and RubbleClan can have a prosperous future as allies. [NAME] agrees (their exact thoughts/feelings are up to adopter) and the two siblings begin executing the plan. 

Things go smoothly until Heronstar is actually cornered, and (for reasons/means up to the adopter) [NAME] wants to back out of the plan— but it’s too late. Fortunebane swiftly rips Heronstar’s life away from him, and turns claws on [NAME] should they attempt to fight back. The skirmish is so intense that [NAME] nearly dies, running away (for exact reasons/emotions up to adopter) to the twolegplace in self-imposed exile. 

However [NAME] cannot tear away from their deeply enlaced ties so easily, as some weeks later their path crosses that of MeadowClan’s healer, Crowstone, who informs them of Heronstar’s recent, permanent passing— unknown to all the Clan other than the healers— alongside a prophecy which would allow them back into the Clan, with their previous rank maintained— at a price. “One will betray their leader for a noble cause, and the stains on their paws will leave laurels blooming in their wake.”

Crowstone will bring them to the good graces of his Clan and do good in StarClan’s name by continuing to adhere to their prophecy, but only if they follow his lead and heed his every word in order to keep this position. [NAME] (whose thought process and feelings are up to the adopter) begins believing that maybe this was all meant to happen, and they could be absolved of their actions yet upon Crowstone’s insistence that they were always meant to be leader. So [NAME] returns to MeadowClan, unaware that Crowstone’s motives are far more personal than mere piety.

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This character will remain open for applications until the end of this month. If you are interested in applying for this role or one of our other high ranks, you can apply to join our server here. A link to our adoption form is provided within the adoptable channel that you can fill out and complete for your application to be considered. Thank you for all your interest, we hope to see your applications soon!

((ac: @scourgebff ))

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Meet one of my beloved characters on @oncethefirefades ! DawnClan’s traumatized healer and ultimate mother figure. She’ll read you fables to bed and bless you with moon water 🌙

This rp is still open, so please apply if you love silly cat rp!!! Everyone there is so sweet and talented, you won’t be disappointed 💖

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guy who considers jumping people an olympic sport. he has a gold medal in it btw

(@oncethefirefades rp)

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[HIGHRANK ADOPT] DAWNCLAN’S DEPUTY

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Hello everyone! As we all have anticipated, there are some roles needing to be filled in a few of our Clans, once in which are available for those wishing to either become a treasurer or a deputy. DawnClan’s deputy is officially open for those interested in the open position. 

 We are all more than eager to get started with our deputy tryouts and get to know the characters that come from it or are brought into it as a pre-existing to see how they accommodate to their surroundings. However, unlike the ranks we have available inside the Clan, the deputy role holds a major and significant purpose for one of their major plot points in their story. We would like to preface our open rank with a disclaimer for what’s to be expected of holding it.

 The deputy will be around for a very long time, as the participating characters of this plot are still fairly young at the time of posting these admissions for the DawnClan deputy. However, there will come a point during this deputy’s plot where they have an already established, pre-written death that will further push the progress of the plots of both Twolegplace and DawnClan and build within it the intrigue that comes in their unforeseen union. How this character develops and makes their stories is entirely up to the roleplayer, as they will be made aware beforehand that their character’s life will be dictated by the events that transpire to their death. 

 If you hold any other inquiries regarding the circumstances this role will involve your character into, feel free to address any concerns or questions with either member of our staff! We will be the ones reviewing the applications for this role, and as such we want to make this experience with holding the rank as deputy as enjoyable as possible, despite their end being predetermined. If there are any specifics you would wish to know from our description of our plot line, then you may feel free to ask the plot coordinators listed above in either our questions channel or directly in dms.

 Thank you for reading, and we hope to see many exciting characters lined up to our auditions!

[— WITHIN THE PRESENT DAY.]

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As the cries of war soften into quiet reminisce across the gentle wayward winds, the Clan finally finds a calm to replenish the grief they've wrought into the sharpness of their claws, beginning the times of healing and respite, of finding peace and prosperity within their herd once again.

 There is much left to fix, and neither would these efforts bear fruit of their labor by morning. much as they hoped for those days to return to them long since their neighboring Clan had come with fangs as sharp as the silts of their scathing, guileful gaze. It comes at a time where they come together to bury the grief and tears and travesties that have fallen across their pastures, and to renew them to their former glory amongst their territory as a sign for prosperity. 

 Stagstar, rising from amidst the hubris of her Clan’s lands and what left has remained from where RubbleClan has ravaged it with their erosive claws and inconsolable envy, would come to declare her deputy, all with the expectation of cleansing their lands and recovering the claw-marred memories of battle. In them, she sees their methods of bringing relief amongst their peers, sees the way they carry the weight of what others can’t withstand on their own and to invigorate the sullen spirits of their comrades that would rise beside them in the new day that shines upon them.

 Their loyalty to their Clan would come to be solidified through her mind as they are seen to make haste with filling for the ill that had been bedridden into the comfort nests. Their unfaltering devotion to the well-being of the natural order to not of the roles of their Clan, but of the conditions of their Clanmmate would come to sound throughout the rolling pastures as the winds carried the Clan’s caterwauls of their newly appointed deputy. With professing their oath beneath the risen sun of their Clan, their devotion marks the day of a new beginning.

[— WITHIN THE FUTURE.]

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Moons long before the transpiring events that take the life of the deputy, Coyotemaw would come to an agreement with a  small coalition in the far-lands of Twolegplace, growing larger by the days as they roughened their pelts and bent their claws into steel not even RubbleClan could rupture with the stone of their bodies. Where they laid claim to their lands, the shadows subsumed one’s every quiet breath, caught in the leering eyes and swept with the quiet footfalls of cats that held the evince of a winding wraith. Their lands turn barren in what they’ve devoured in their collective shadow, distending their bellies in avidity and swells their eyes in waiting. As a unit, they call themselves The Coldbloods. A coalition he had come to familiarize himself with, not of their presence, but of the cat who ruled amongst the rest of them.

 In search of him, he finds his way seamlessly as though one of their own, deeming himself commendable as to place his words of proposition to the front of the heads’ wynorrific claws of gold. Before him, he bears his thoughts to the ears of a cat who goes by the name Skirmish.

 He tells him of the affairs of his Clan, how the claws of RubbleClan have rendered them incoherent to make the right decisions, how he finds fault in the ones who had stripped them of their faith and dignity in even their own Clanmmates. They’ve lost their way as warriors, and only he knows how to bring them back with a conviction that pales in comparison to the deputy’s loyalty. He asks Skirmish to take his side, to restore the ideals of his Clan by taking his rightful place as deputy. He asks for the dogs they keep behind their chained fences, insists that in using them to ensnare the blight of his Clan’s future through the insuperable claws of his members, he’ll promise to give heft in their sunken cheeks and narrow-gutted bodies of his peers, assuring that he’ll supply them for many seasons to come.

 Skirmish, although not immediately taking the offer, would come out to imminently come to an agreement for what he proposes as he becomes convinced. They’ve come to express separate visions and desires that would come in, and when these goals would come to a head, they then go their separate ways as they begin the enactment that will come to unfold the future they’ve vied for.

[— THE ENACTMENT.]

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The reports from their patrol regarding a predator infringing through the borders of their territory. This causes unease and solicitude that have wavered the sturdy hearts of their Clanmates, something that would come to pull the deputy into his duties of turning every reed and stone for where they may reside. The deputy leads one of the many who patrols across the territories, one in which would consist of Coyotemaw who imposes he’d leave with them. As they reach a certain location, the patrol finds and clings their claws onto the back of a wild dog. When mere intentions in chasing away the dog spills alongside the blood of their comrades, reinforcements are brought into the fray of a ruthless attack. Stagstar comes to protect her wounded Clanmmates, only to be met with the fatal bite that results in losing one of her lives.

The dog is chased away, and as cats take Stagstar back to the Clan, Coyotemaw stops the deputy in their tracks from going after them, insisting they delve into whence they came from. The deputy takes heed to his word. (Their thought process/feelings of taking his word is up to the adopter) and together will the two of them make haste up the fields of DawnClan, where they're met at the outskirts of Twolegplace where they've supposedly been released. The two notice one of the cats looking towards them, the two of them after them as they dart into the deepest parts of Twolegplace. They’re brought into the darker corners of Twolegplace, where they’re surrounded by outsiders that hide in waiting. Behind them, Coyotemaw comes towards them, and with it comes the sudden realization of betrayal being struck through their minds in the same breadth Coyotemaw takes the last of it with a fatal blow, slaining them where they stood. (What happens here/the progression of this scene can be up to the adopter.)

With the limp body of the deputy to the paws of Skirmish’s recruits, Coyotemaw signifies for the rest of their hoard to be released. With that, he turns tail to bound towards the camp. When he returned, questions arose of the whereabouts of their deputy. Coyotemaw admits hastily to what had transpired, how the deputy had dug further into Twolegplace as he fends away the dog in support of his search. However, he had scented more than one, and that their scent was caught closing in on the borders. A sharp yowl across the clearing pricks the ears and raises the furs of those unsuspecting to the pack that run afoul towards their camp. The Clan spring to their paws into the heat of battle, protecting their Clanmmates in a ruthless battle that would’ve cost the destruction of their home and the leader brought down to her paws from injuries moments in waking from unconsciousness. 

DawnClan begins repairing itself, Coyotemaw elected as the temporary deputy for the absence of their Clanmmate. With the rising concern of the their Clanmmates, Upwalkers, and the heralding dog regarding their erosive scent across their territory, Coyotemaw comes to proposes a plan to the leader that he has concocted while spearheading the runs across the territory for supplies and clues of the predators whereabouts. He mentions the cat he had met moons ago, how he’s learned of the coalition he operates and insists with their help they could push the dogs back to where they came from. This leads to DawnClan visiting and formally meeting with The Coldbloods for clues of the dogs and where they came from. Skirmish admits to their group containing these dogs to ensure the safety of those in their area. They’ve been in search of their dogs to keep them confined, and with finding out that they’ve broken free from their cages do they form a temporary alliance to catch them and to return them back to whence they came.

Together, they rally the dogs back into the paws of The Coldbloods, sparing their fields once more from the threats that encroach them. However, a question is raised regarding if they have found anything of their missing deputy. Luckily, the cats bear news that they might have found where they’ve been. However, the truth crumples the hopes of those closest and reliant on their Clanmmate, for they declare that they body that had matched the description of who they’re looking for had been desecrated by the claws of the dogs they’d been looking for. They ask for the body to be buried in their fields, where they may lay him to rest in the comfort of their bygone Clanmmates. Taking much of what they could, they thank the Coldbloods for their help in finding their lost deputy and saving them from the vicious pack of dogs. With it, they come to an offer that would come to engender a long-term alliance. They’ll feed them and their dogs to keep them safeguarded in their cages, and in return they wish for them to keep watch of their outskirts.

This leads to the union between DawnClan and the Twolegplace cats, where they find a new ally from the outskirts of their territory. With it, came the rise of a new deputy in their Clan. Honored for his bravery and efforts in rebuilding their Clan back to its former glory, Coyotemaw raises to the top of the pier before his Clanmmates with a head held high in his steadfast resolve. With the oath of ensuring the safety of his Clan and to stand for as long as possible to serve his Clan for many moons to come, he invigorates the spirits of his peers to rise in wake of a prosperous age of harmony and fulfillment. And with it, comes a new day of peace and rest, with hopes of a brighter future shedding the weight of the claws-scratched memories from the depths of their hearts.

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This role will remain open for applications until the end of this month. If you are interested in applying for this role or one of our other high ranks, you can apply to join our server here. A link to our adoption form is provided within the adoptable channel that you can fill out and complete for your application to be considered. Thank you for all your interest, we hope to see your applications soon!

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[HIGHRANK ADOPT] MEADOWCLAN’S DEPUTY

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A tall, lithe, ticked tabby cat with soft yet untamed fur like rolling waves and piercing ice-blue eyes // Between 88-96 moons old // Name, gender, and personality up to adopter.

[BACKSTORY]

Born a loner from distant territories, [NAME] knew nothing but the small family which served as their first guidance in this unsteady world. Their mother alongside their sibling, Fortune, comprised the focal point of day-to-day life as they learned how to survive with the precious little they possessed. Tensions between the siblings and their mother were always somewhat strained— while such doubts were never voiced aloud, they both were well aware she only cared for them out of obligation— however [NAME] and Fortune held a nearly inseparable bond. No matter how difficult things got, [NAME] at least had one ally to rely on. Yet such fragile peace is not one destined to last. When a particularly vicious argument broke out between Fortune and their mother, [NAME] found themself stuck in the middle as all those little grievances roiled painfully to the surface. Their dispute peaked with Fortune turning his back on them both, striking out alone down the winding alleyways of their dusty little twolegplace. [NAME] attempted to follow, but was stopped in their tracks by Fortune himself. With the tang of bitter conviction on his tongue Fortune explained that he needed time to figure himself out, parting from his sibling with a sentiment which would linger in [NAME]’s ears for moons to come— “She’s right. A stray’s path is one meant to be walked alone, not dictated by someone else. We won’t ever know the depths of our strength until we find it for ourselves.” 

Now alone, [NAME] couldn’t bring themself to return to their mother after what had transpired. Left with no other option they began wandering aimlessly— now a true loner— seeking out some semblance of meaning wherever they could find it. (What transpires in this time period and how it shaped the character is left entirely up to the adopter)

It is in the most unexpected of circumstances that [NAME] finds their eventual answer. Their paws managed to find footing in the groves of MeadowClan (the specifics of how and why left up to adopter). They decide to join this community of clever, closely interlinked cats which so deeply valued devotion. While it took effort to prove themself worthy of a place within the clowder especially when placed under the scrutiny of MeadowClan’s most shrewdly pious members, [NAME] committed themself to this goal and eventually earned the trust of the community— even going on to be selected as deputy by Heronstar. 

Having accumulated such newfound purpose and honor over the past several seasons was enough for [NAME] to begin settling into relative contentedness, though it something still felt as if it was missing. A blurred void in their chest, fuzzy around the edges, easy to ignore yet made visible upon facing an unexpected reminder. They would only know what shape this gap encompassed when one gathering under the full moon’s illuminating glow they saw a cat they never thought they’d see ever again. Suddenly all the time which had passed didn’t matter as they reunited— now with different names, and belonging to different Clans— but feeling just as relieved to see the other alive. It’s from here that [NAME] of MeadowClan and Fortunebane of RubbleClan began to reconnect, their paths realigning once again.

[PLOT]

Heronstar will make a decisive and bold announcement at an upcoming gathering, informing the other two Clans that MeadowClan will be raising their trade requirements for herbs and requiring more resources in exchange for them. Of course this news isn’t taken well by DawnClan or RubbleClan, particularly considering each clowder had been wracked by a grueling sickness which had consumed most of their stores only a few moons before. Fortunebane, the RubbleClan treasurer knows that RubbleClan desperately needs those herbs, and so he formulates a duplicitous plot to get them. 

It’s straightforward, [NAME] will lure Heronstar out to a previously agreed upon location away from any prying eyes, and Fortunebane will ‘take care’ of the leader’s one remaining life, making way for [NAME] to take his place. Fortunebane convinces them that this will be best for both of their Clans, as Heronstar is jeopardizing MeadowClan’s standing with the other groups by enacting this controversial decision, and if he and [NAME] work together as cats in optimal positions of power they can ensure that MeadowClan and RubbleClan can have a prosperous future as allies. [NAME] agrees (their exact thoughts/feelings are up to adopter) and the two siblings begin executing the plan. 

Things go smoothly until Heronstar is actually cornered, and (for reasons/means up to the adopter) [NAME] wants to back out of the plan— but it’s too late. Fortunebane swiftly rips Heronstar’s life away from him, and turns claws on [NAME] should they attempt to fight back. The skirmish is so intense that [NAME] nearly dies, running away (for exact reasons/emotions up to adopter) to the twolegplace in self-imposed exile. 

However [NAME] cannot tear away from their deeply enlaced ties so easily, as some weeks later their path crosses that of MeadowClan’s healer, Crowstone, who informs them of Heronstar’s recent, permanent passing— unknown to all the Clan other than the healers— alongside a prophecy which would allow them back into the Clan, with their previous rank maintained— at a price. “One will betray their leader for a noble cause, and the stains on their paws will leave laurels blooming in their wake.”

Crowstone will bring them to the good graces of his Clan and do good in StarClan’s name by continuing to adhere to their prophecy, but only if they follow his lead and heed his every word in order to keep this position. [NAME] (whose thought process and feelings are up to the adopter) begins believing that maybe this was all meant to happen, and they could be absolved of their actions yet upon Crowstone’s insistence that they were always meant to be leader. So [NAME] returns to MeadowClan, unaware that Crowstone’s motives are far more personal than mere piety.

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This character will remain open for applications until the end of this month. If you are interested in applying for this role or one of our other high ranks, you can apply to join our server here. A link to our adoption form is provided within the adoptable channel that you can fill out and complete for your application to be considered. Thank you for all your interest, we hope to see your applications soon!

((ac: @scourgebff ))

[oncethefirefades]

Just found your rp and sent in an app! Love the vibe of everything you all are making, it looks amazing!

Thank you so very much for your interest! We’re overjoyed that so many people have already sent in applications and the overall interaction has been great, this has definitely a major passion project for us and seeing it come into fruition is everything we’ve hoped for! We’re currently reviewing the newer apps and will be letting in more people soon, alongside posting further on this blog in general so please stay tuned!

[oncethefirefades]

Hello all!

As you know, Once the Fire Fades is officially open and reviewing applications! We have thoroughly considered the forms we have received thus far, and we are incredibly delighted to inform you all that we will be sending acceptances out today! We will continue to be open for quite some time, so we encourage any who are interested to apply! We hope you enjoy our little writing community, and that you love the setting, plotlines, and characters we have made as much as we do! The applications we have received have been a blast to read, each and every one! We are very excited to see what kinds of stories you have in store, and are happy to greet you into our little world!

Once the Fire Fades is now opening applications! You read that right, our applications are now officially open.

Currently, there is no closing date for applications as they will remain open until we have reached the desired number of members for our server. Our applications will not be running on a first come, first serve basis. Instead, on the form given below, we ask that people fill out the following information that is requested and the members of staff will be reviewing it to see if you are a good fit for the community we are building. This is to ensure that we maintain a safe environment filled with roleplayers with similar interests and intents.

After you have submitted the form, since members of staff will be reviewing each application personally, we ask that you give a few days time to hear back about a decision. Acceptances will be sent via discord dm to the account provided, so please be sure that you have requests turned on to receive that message!

We will continue posting information for our server while applications are open and announce once they are close to closing and finally closed. Please stay tuned for what comes next because we promise there is still a lot more to offer past the little bit of lore we have shared so far.

[oncethefirefades]

Hello everyone! We just wanted to say that we have received the applications that have been submitted so far and are in the process of reviewing them all! We will be sending out invites to accepted applications soon, and we are so grateful so many of you are interested in our little world we have built. For those just seeing this post, applications are still open and will be open for some time! We are looking at all applications as they come in and go through a few day long reviewing process to make sure all applications are the best fit for our little community.

Once the Fire Fades is now opening applications! You read that right, our applications are now officially open.

Currently, there is no closing date for applications as they will remain open until we have reached the desired number of members for our server. Our applications will not be running on a first come, first serve basis. Instead, on the form given below, we ask that people fill out the following information that is requested and the members of staff will be reviewing it to see if you are a good fit for the community we are building. This is to ensure that we maintain a safe environment filled with roleplayers with similar interests and intents.

After you have submitted the form, since members of staff will be reviewing each application personally, we ask that you give a few days time to hear back about a decision. Acceptances will be sent via discord dm to the account provided, so please be sure that you have requests turned on to receive that message!

We will continue posting information for our server while applications are open and announce once they are close to closing and finally closed. Please stay tuned for what comes next because we promise there is still a lot more to offer past the little bit of lore we have shared so far.

[oncethefirefades]

What time will applications be opening?

we are now open :)

[oncethefirefades]

Once the Fire Fades is now opening applications! You read that right, our applications are now officially open.

Currently, there is no closing date for applications as they will remain open until we have reached the desired number of members for our server. Our applications will not be running on a first come, first serve basis. Instead, on the form given below, we ask that people fill out the following information that is requested and the members of staff will be reviewing it to see if you are a good fit for the community we are building. This is to ensure that we maintain a safe environment filled with roleplayers with similar interests and intents.

After you have submitted the form, since members of staff will be reviewing each application personally, we ask that you give a few days time to hear back about a decision. Acceptances will be sent via discord dm to the account provided, so please be sure that you have requests turned on to receive that message!

We will continue posting information for our server while applications are open and announce once they are close to closing and finally closed. Please stay tuned for what comes next because we promise there is still a lot more to offer past the little bit of lore we have shared so far.