#ColdKit

[ranchclan]

Oh my gosh I am so so so sorry I accidentally skipped a panel!!!! And one of my favorites too 😭😭😭

When I get my prev/next links all organized this will go back in order next to the other Moon 7 events, consider it a bonus for todays update!

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[tidalclan]

and so we begin First | Next

[flaxclan]

Moon 156, part 1

Coldkit ily so much

[silkclan]

Silkclan

Moon 0

(Genders of cats can change)

Cinnamonstar

He/him

33 moons

Leader

A very wise leader, slow to approach difficult situations.

Much to the dismay of many Silkclan warriors, who would prefer to act on impulse

An avid lore keeper, Cinnamonstar believes in destiny and thanks those who made the clan possible everyday

As cats go he is very religious, though he does not force it upon his clan, he is often times found thanking star clan.

One of the only members of the clan to have spoken with their assigned star clan guide

Cherrybright

She/they

23moons

Deputy

Much like Cinnamonstar she is also very wise, perhaps that is why they were chosen as deputy? Though it’s hard to ignore the wistful glances she and Cinnamonstar share with one another

Cherrybright is quick to resolve conflicts and make peace among her clan, another very admirable quality for Silkclan deputy

Though their patience ways strong, Cherrybright is the opposite of a delicate warrior. Cherrybright’s fighting skills are of the strongest in the clan. You wouldn’t want to get on her bad side. Or for that matter Cinnamonstar’s

Tornshadow

She/her

124 moons

Medicine cat

Though Silkclans medicine cats 124 moons old, she would tell you she’s just as capable as any other cat. And she would be right.

When Tornshadow notices a sparring match start, she is fast to demand to be included, warriors are usually taken a back by their resident elder medicine cat wanting to fight. In the first half they tend to go easy on her, but you will soon learn that is not so affective when you get the wind knocked out of you by one of her seemingly stubby legs.

Tornshadow after, will promptly tell you to be patched up in the medicine den, mind you while she lectures you on everything you did wrong in battle training. Because of this warriors don’t like to spar with her much anymore. But she’ll always look for a way to stretch her legs.

Sense the clan started, she’s formed a very powerful star clan bond. Cinnamonstar often relies in her for decision making because of this, she on the other hand is getting quite peeved. Can’t dead people just leave her alone?

Blissrise

He/they

57 moons

Blissrise is seen by many as righteous, but he thinks they just follow the rules very well!

Some cats dislike him and some heavily enjoy his company

He isn’t very socially aware, often getting wrapped up in clan patrols and chores in favor of others needs. His friends are trying to get him to be more aware.

Blissrise is very clever and quick witted, because his brain moves so fast and constantly, cats think that’s what makes him such a great story teller.

He loves telling story’s, mostly about what he does in a day. He can make any boring task found exciting with merely just his thought process. That’s why so many cats love him and his quirks.

Quillfur

He/him

59 moons

One of Quillfur’s traits is being very strict, many don’t understand he means well when he orders cats around. But because of his background he tends do this from worry.

Quillfur is very secretive with his background, but a few know that he left his mate of many moons to join the clan. She did not agree with moving away despite the rapidly declining living situations.

Where Quillfur came from you needed to be ready to catch anything, to this day he is a very talented hunter. Many warriors are amazed by the giant voles he brings back to camp, just to go back out for another.

Very few can argue with his ability to quickly make a nice den, even out of the most shabby materials.

Timberhiss

She/her

140 moons ( elder )

A very smart old she-cat that’s seen her fare share of odd situations

Though her bones ache she can still remember a time when she could catch mice in the rafters with ease

Timberhiss loves to indulge in a good story, she tells tales of giant two leg dens, thick with cobwebs and overrun with cats. She speaks of it fondly, though others get concerned when her story’s take dark turns. All the while Timberhiss remains nostalgic.

Her favorite past time is enjoying strolls in secluded edges of the territory, occasionally stopping for a bathe in the sun.

Coldkit

She/her

5 moons

As the clan was just starting to form they came across a kit stuck deep in a drain pipe, they almost didn’t notice her there, not making a single sound.

That kit was Coldkit, with much effort by everyone they managed to retrieve the Coldkit by lowering a branch. The whole ordeal left the whole group very exhausted, especially Cherrybright who was the main organizer.

Coldkit, who was very scared but wasn’t so good at reflecting her fear seemed unbothered by the situation to everyone. The clan seeing she couldn’t find her parents, took her in. Cherrybright, put themselves in a lot of peril in order to save her, and never got a “thank you”…Cherrybright has a strong dislike for Coldkit.

Coldkit still remains quiet nearly a moon later, her bright blue eyes can often be found burning into other cats flanks. Almost every cat in the clan is freaked out by this. Except Blissrise, who stares right back.

[fcclangen]

Moon 56

And guess who's back

[theanoninyourinbox]

weird hypokit request lol uh xd Scourge ,socks and ruby as Snowfur and thistleclaw kits?

SO

Snowfur has her litter of four, and the parents plan to raise them is…suspicious at best. Thistleclaw is showing his just weaned kits fighting moves, and praising them for unsheathed claws in their play - at least when alone. Snowfur makes them walk and wean as soon as she can, and often leaves them to go “hunting”. There are suspicions, but no real evidence of wrongdoing. But it takes little Coldkit talking to Featherwhisker to set things in motion.

Coldkit hides in the medicine den one night, when Whitekit is bedded down with a sniffly nose. Coldkit proceeds to scare the fur off of Featherwhisker, and then stun the healer when the small kit asks if he can see the funny old looking cat too. From the description it’s Goosefeather, and Featherwhisker gently gets more information from the fearful kit. Papa said it’s bad to see the starry cats, that the dirty smelly ones are stronger. Mama says the starry cats won’t let us train in the stinky dark place, but I don’t like it…you promise I won’t be in trouble for telling? Mama said I would get put in the river…did I do a bad thing?

Of course not, Featherwhisker purrs, but your mom and dad might be in trouble. But that’s not your fault, or any of your siblings faults either. Promise.

As soon as Coldkit falls asleep, Featherwhisker wakes Sunstar, and tells him everything. The next day, they confirm everything with Coldkit and Whitekit. Sunstar asks Bluefur and Thrushpelt (proud parents of three kits) to keep an eye on Snowfur and Thistleclaw, and goes to the Moonstone. He never says what he sees there, but he has the parents watched carefully. Shortly after Snowfur and Thistleclaw are found to be attacking kittypets for no reason, and after Thistleclaw literally tries to kill Sunstar, in full view of the clan, the pair are banished. Coldkit, Whitekit, Silverkit, and Cardinalkit are raised by Bluefur and Thrushpelt alongside Stonekit, Mistykit, and Mosskit.

It takes time for the siblings to relearn how to be normal kits, but Silver and Cardinal never completely forgive their brother for their parents leaving. The pair understand what happened to them was wrong, but it still hurt to lose mom and dad. Cold and White miss the good times, but see Bluefur and Thrushpelt as their parents.

Coldherb is a wonderful medicine cat, and good friend with warriors Willowpelt, Spottedleaf, and Redtail. Whitestorm settled down with Tigerstripe and Brindleface. Silvertooth is a great mentor, and Cardinalstone a fierce warrior. They are close with Stonefur, Mistyfoot, and Mosspelt.

[booksofstars]

a kitty for @cheerclaw ‘s cloudclan!

Concept/profile:

Coldsnap is a medic of CloudClan and a former guard. She is incredibly devoted to the Clan, especially their leadership, and is skilled in battle. She became a medic not because she cares for healing, but because she has an interest in what harm plants could do to BreezeClan. Her harsh nestside manner makes her widely disliked by most of her clanmates.

Gender & Pronouns: Cis molly, she/her

Orientation: Aroflux bisexual

Previous Titles: Coldkit, Coldpaw

Aliases: Coldclaws, Deadly Nightshade

Notes:

She coats her claws in yew

She is approximately 56 moons old

She lost her leg after becoming a medic

She is partially blind and deaf

Her other scars are from skirmishes with BreezeClan

She wears a belladonna flower, berry, and leaf

[onesmallbagel]

Mayflower’s Curse WindClan Ch1 Page 36

-pages are posted every Saturday-

Cats shown:

purple kitten: Heatherkit she/her

yellow kitten: Coldkit she/her

grey cat with flowers: Flowerpaw he/him

brown cat: Owlpaw he/him

blue cat: Quietbrook she/her

wow I actually like this page, it didn’t fight me for once and I get to draw more tiny kittens (I love them…so small….squish……) anyways StarClan slamming every alarm button rn to Quiet and Owl like “HELLO LISTEN TO ME PLEASE ONE OF THEM IS THE PROTAGONIST AND THE OTHER WILL BITE YOUR ANKLES”

No I didn’t forget to post yesterday what do you mean

[residences-of-the-darkforest]

Dark Forest Residences: Goldenthorn & Pinetwist

Goldenthorn

Aliases / Nicknames: Dear, Love, Fox-heart, Liar

Gender: she-cat

Sexuality: bisexual

Family: unnamed biological mother, unnamed biological father, unnamed adoptive mother, unnamed adoptive father, Pinetwist (mate [at death]), Coldjump (daughter), Milkweedpaw (son)

Other Relations: unnamed mentor

Clan: SkyClan

Rank: warrior

Characteristics: rebellious, good climber, strong abandonment issues

Murder Motive: wanted grief to bring her and her mate closer together

Number of Victims: 1

Number of Murders: 1

Murder Method: poisoning via nightshade berries

Known Victims: Milkweedpaw

Victim Profile: her son

Cause of Death: throat slit open, murdered by Pinetwist

Cautionary Tale: ??

Story: 

It happened all the time.

Cats left her.

The first were her parents, who she never knew because they left her in a bush to be found by the Clan.

When she was still in the nursery, her father--who she had loved and trusted so much--left her mother for another she-cat and started a family with her instead. Her mother became withdrawn. Bitter. It was as if she thought that it was Goldenkit's fault for not being good enough, for not being enough for her father to stick around.

Her relationship with her mentor wasn't very strong, either. It wasn't an unhealthy relationship, but there was no deeper connection or affection beyond simple lessons.

Pinepaw was the first one that Goldenpaw was able to love for a long time. He saw her, and she could see in his eyes that he really loved her. When was the last time anyone had looked at her like that?

When they were warriors, they became mates, and not long after that, they had two precious kits: Milkweedkit and Coldkit.

Goldenthorn loved them so much, she really did!

But Pinetwist became distant, hunting and patrolling more, as if wanting to get away from her--just like her adoptive father had done while she was still in the nursery.

Was this history repeating itself?

Was he going to leave her like her father did?

No...she couldn't let that happen! She couldn't be left again!

She thought of another couple in the Clan, who had been fighting many moons ago, until the unexpected death of their kit and the shared grief because of it pulled them back together, and they were closer than ever.

It would...It would be worth it.

When Milkweedpaw caught whitecough, it were as if StarClan was telling her that it was okay. That she had to do it. So she snuck in, offering him herbs that would help...

He would be safe in StarClan.

But it didn't work. Pinetwist only became more withdrawn, which only grew when their remaining kit, Coldjump, died on patrol.

At least, he became more withdrawn from her. He was perfectly content to spend his time with another she-cat, Talonhoney. Then the other warrior became pregnant, and the kit had Pinetwist's whiskers...

She confronted him, ranting in an emotional outburst about how much she had loved him only for him to hurt her, about all that she's done to make sure he didn't leave and yet he did. She revealed without thinking what she had done to their son, and before she knew it, her throat was torn out

Pinetwist

Aliases / Nicknames: My Love, My Heart, Cheater

Gender: tom

Sexuality: polysexual

Family: unnamed mother, unnamed father, Coldjump (daughter), Milkweedpaw, Larchpaw, Greenpaw (sons), Goldenthorn (mate, formerly)

Other Relations: unnamed mentor, Flystar, Sparrowstripe, Palesnout (apprentices), Talonhoney, Siltstar (hook-ups)

Clan: SkyClan

Rank: warrior

Characteristics: family tom, nervous, clever, great speaker

Murder Motive: rage, grief

Number of Victims: 1

Number of Murders: 1

Murder Method: tearing out throat

Known Victims: Goldenthorn

Victim Profile: his mate, his son's killer

Cause of Death: heart attack

Cautionary Tale: ??

Story: 

It was Leaf-fall when his kits were born.

Prey was beginning to run scarce, and the dwindling resources was causing tension with the other Clans. Pinetwist only wanted his kits to be healthy and safe, so he patrolled more and more, hunting as much as he could and checking the border often.

He could see that Goldenthorn was becoming sad, but he couldn't see just how much, and simply assumed it was the new-parent blues. But there was tension in the air whenever they were together, a tension that for the life of him, Pinetwist couldn't understand.

It began to feel...like a chore to be around his mate. He hated that he felt that way, but he did.

Then their son died and...

Goldenthorn was so off. So eager to bring it up whenever Pinetwist didn't want to nuzzle endlessly saying things like, "can't you stay a little longer? it feels so cold without Milkweedpaw..I...please don't leave me."

Pinetwist understood she was grieving, he really did! They both were, but it made him feel so....hurt. And angry. He was allowed to want a little bit of space. It didn't make him an awful mate, and it certainly didn't mean he had to be reminded of his son's death!

Then they lost their daughter only a couple moons after she had earned her warrior name.

Goldenthorn couldn't see his grief. Or at least, she couldn't respect it. She didn't understand that he didn't want to cuddle every hour of every day, or that he didn't want to talk about their loss as if there was nothing else to talk about.

But Talonhoney...She was a breath of fresh air.

With her, Pinetwist wasn't stuck in a constant remainder of his children's deaths. He could be distracted, could think about other things and be allowed to see light instead of constant darkness.

He didn't mean for it to get so far...

He knew that kit was his. He knew he had to confess. So when Goldenthorn invited him for a walk, he saw his opportunity.

But Goldenthorn already knew, throwing accusations at Pinetwist. His heart twisted at how much he had hurt her as she yowled her rage, but then she said--

It was her.

He had thought the whitecough had developed quickly into greencough...but it was...she had--

His claws were swinging before he had even processed that he had moved at all, and then Goldenthorn was on the ground, writhing in a growing pool of blood.

Pinetwist ran. One could say that it was the only thing he could think to do, but truthfully he wasn't thinking at all. He just had to get away.

Rogues had been spotted in the territory recently, and Goldenthorn's murder was thought to be one of them. Pinetwist knew he should speak up, but...he couldn't do it.

Five moons later, and his son with Talonhoney was found dead by the border with ThunderClan.

As time passed and the shock wore off and the grief faded, his need for a family grew. He wanted kits, wanted to see them grow up and have kits of their own. Needed it.

Talonhoney was not an option--she had long ago found a mate in another tom and already had other kits with him.

When Pinetwist thought of someone he could be mates with, dread filled his belly to the brim. He could only think of her, how she hurt him, how she hurt them, betrayed them all....He didn't want to have kits with someone he loved. If he had kits with someone and that someone turned out to be a horrible cat, then it wouldn't hurt so much...

It turned out that Siltstar wanted the same thing--kits, with no mate. Together, they had a single son: Greenkit.

He was the light in Pinetwist's dark and bleak world. The only thing left that was worth living for.

He would grow up. He would become a great warrior, maybe even have kits of his own. Everything would be okay.

Then Greenpaw's mentor burst into camp, carrying his limp form. A snake had appeared out of nowhere.

So much pain, so much loss. Pinetwist couldn't take it anymore.

Neither could his heart.

Additional Information:

--Little bit inspired by my uncle who years ago thought his girlfriend had a miscarriage but it turns out that for months she was faking a pregnancy so that he had a reason to stay with her. Anyway..

—Bonus refs of the kits:

[cold-luck]

hii so i'm gonna try to do the lifegen version of the game, plus doodling the small adventures of my cat, coldkit! 1st image is her missing parent, her and her littermate :) other cats below!

camp

[themouseofthemoon]

【┘】Three Year Timeline【┘】

A moon-by-moon timeline following the three years before the start of TMOTM; gives context on the events leading up to the tense situation between StarlingClan and SlitherClan. The first two seasons will be above the cut.

Season -12 | Meltflow

Moon -36  - After a harsh winter and a sweeping infection of greencough that took many lives, the weather finally warms and melts the ice in the Splitting River, a sign of Newleaf's blessing. - Prey is running well in both Clans.

Moon -35 - Roseclaw of StarlingClan gives birth to Buckkit and Applekit, but sadly passes of an infection soon after. - Smallpaw, Wisepaw and Rabbitpaw of SlitherClan have been named apprentices; mentored under Crowheart, Duskcrawl and Swiftpounce.

Moon -34 - While late night hunting, warrior Wetnose claims a SlitherClan hunting patrol was on their land. - Prey is running well in SlitherClan.

Season -11 | Warmflow

Moon -33 - A fight breaks out between StarlingClan and SlitherClan dawn patrols, after two young StarlingClan warriors supposedly made remarks towards the SlitherClan cats. - StarlingClan reports taking in a loner after she showed courage helping a patrol fight a group of Coyotes, naming her Violetlight. - Prey is running well in SlitherClan.

Moon -32 - Prey is running well in StarlingClan. - Warrior Tangledpelt is named in SlitherClan.

Moon -31 - Warrior Tallflower is named in StarlingClan. - Owlflight of StarlingClan gives birth to Tigerkit and Thunderkit - Vinestar of SlitherClan gives birth to Deepkit and Webkit; deputy Runningclaw temporarily takes over Gathering proceedings.

Season -10 | Leaf-Flow

- StarlingClan leader Icestar reports stale fox-stench at their borders. - Senior warrior Puddlewhistle and senior warrior Irisbloom retire to the Elders den in SlitherClan. - Deputy Runningclaw reports escorting a young StarlingClan warrior off of their territory.

Moon -29 - Applepaw and Buckpaw of StarlingClan have been named apprentices; mentored by Elmclaw and Newteye. - Runningclaw praises three new warriors for killing a hawk that had been scaring the nursery queens. - Warriors Smallfang, Wisetalon and Rabbitleap are named in SlitherClan.

Moon -28 - Mrtylestalk of StarlingClan gives birth to Wrenkit. - Firegaze of SlitherClan gives birth to Kindkit and Leafkit.

Season -9 | No-Flow

Moon -27 - Shinetail of StarlingClan gives birth to Stormkit. - With her kits weened, Vinestar returns to doing Gathering proceedings.

Moon -26 - StarlingClan's Feathertoss is given his full medic name by mentor Ivybreeze. - Nichedive of StarlingClan gives birth to Coldkit. - Prey is running well in SlitherClan.

Moon -25 - Tigerpaw and Thunderpaw of StarlingClan are named apprentices; mentored under Glowbug and Cricketsong. - Deepaw and Webpaw of SlitherClan are named apprentices; mentored by Wisetalon and Mintfeather.

Season -8 | Meltflow

Moon -24 - StarlingClan reports finding loners on their territory and successfully chasing them off. - Swiftpounce of SlitherClan gives birth to Heronkit.

Moon -23 - Warriors Applebud and Buckheart are named in StarlingClan. - Prey is running well in SlitherClan.

Moon -22 - StarlingClan medic Ivybreeze is bitten by a venomous snake while looking for herbs, and is already dead upon being found. - Wrenpaw of StarlingClan is named an apprentice; mentored by Tallflower. - Kindpaw and Leafpaw of SlitherClan are named apprentices; mentored by Nectardrop and Snakegaze.

Season -7 | Warmflow

Moon -21 - After a SlitherClan apprentice crossed the Splitting River to chase a mouse, a border squabble broke out between two evening patrols. - During the battle, senior warrior Molenose breaks his paw. He decides to retire to the Elders den upon healing. - Prey is running well in SlitherClan.

Moon -20 - Icestar makes claims that a SlitherClan patrol crossed into StarlingClan territory, based of a reported smell near the border.  - Vinestar denies these claims, saying a patrol would have no reason to and she would not order them to. - StarlingClan medic Feathertoss receives a troubling dream about an early Leafbare and rotting prey. - SlitherClan takes in an apprentice-aged loner, giving him the name Fennelpaw and the mentor Rabbitleap.

Moon -19 - StarlingClan deputy Houndchase and warrior Sandwink are killed fighting a dog away from the territory. - Cricketsong is named StarlingClan deputy. - Senior warrior Quietstream retires to the Elders den in StarlingClan. - Warriors Tigerbite and Thunderclaw are named in StarlingClan. - Warriors Deeppool and Webstripe are named in SlitherClan.

Season -6 | Leaf-Flow

Moon -18 - In the first moon of Leaf-Fall, an early chill is followed by multiple blizzards, leaving prey scarce for both Clans. - While fishing in the Splitting River, a SlitherClan patrol is ttacked by a StarlingClan ambush. - The StarlingClan patrol reports SlitherClan was fishing on their territory, SlitherClan denies it. - Warrior Nichedive is killed in battle. - Stormpaw is named an apprentice of StarlingClan, mentored by Rapidflight. - Heronpaw is named an apprentice of SlitherClan, mentored by Frondear.

Moon -17 - Coldpaw is named an apprentice of StarlingClan; mentored by Snowbird - Vinestar reports spotting a StarlingClan patrol crossing the river into SlitherClan, scattering upon being seen. - Icestar claims he will deal with it. - SlitherClan medic Viperclaw reports having a strange dream about a bird swallowing a snake whole.

Moon -16 - StarlingClan reports chasing a fox across the river into SlitherClan territory. - SlitherClan announces the death of their deputy, Runningclaw, who was attacked by a fox days after StarlingClan's encounter. - Wisetalon is named deputy of SlitherClan. - Warrior Wrenleap is named in StarlingClan. - Warriors Kindblossom and Leafstep are named in SlitherClan. - Senior warrior Smokesight retires to the Elder's den in SlitherClan. - Icestar announces that due to the early Leafbare destroying their prey supplies, StarlingClan will begin to treat the Splitting River as their own hunting grounds rather than shared territory. - In retaliation, Vinestar threatens to take the river for SlitherClan by force. - Before a battle breaks out under truce, the Moon completely vanishes from the night sky, causing a chaotic end to the Gathering.

Season -5 | No-Flow

Moon -15 - StarClan slowly begins to loose touch with the living Clans, growing weaker day by day. - StarlingClan and SlitherClan stop Gathering every Moon under truce. - SlitherClan finds a lone kit with unique face markings; considering it a good omen in dark times, they take in the kit and name her Moonkit. - Warrior Fennelsprout is named in SlitherClan.

Moon -14 - Glowbug of StarlingClan gives birth to Mousekit and Pidgeonkit. - Prey is running well in SlitherClan.

Moon -13 - Prey is running well in both Clans.

Season -4 | Meltflow

Moon -12 - Warriors Stormbreeze is named in StarlingClan. - After moons of leadership, Icestar succumbs to a devistating respiratory illness that takes his last two lives. - Cricketsong visits StarClan and is named Cricketstar; the last known contact with StarClan. - Warrior Herondive is named in SlitherClan.

Moon -11 - Senior warrior Mallowclaw retires to the Elders den in StarlingClan. - Warrior Coldburn is named in StarlingClan. - Prey is running well in SlitherClan.

Moon -10 - Applebud of StarlingClan gives birth to Coyotekit and Spicekit. - Prey is running well in SlitherClan.

Season -3 | Warmflow

Moon -9 - Prey is running well in StarlingClan. - Moonpaw of SlitherClan decides to dedicate her life to the role of a medic, mentored by Viperclaw. - Swiftpounce of SlitherClan gives birth to Whistlekit and Plumkit.

Moon -8 - Prey is running well in StarlingClan. - Firegaze of StarlingClan gives birth to Stormkit.

Moon -7 - Mousepaw and Pidgeonpaw of StarlingClan are named apprentices; mentored by Rapidflight and Buckheart - Prey is running well in SlitherClan.

Season -2 | Leaf-Flow

Moon -6 - Coldburn of StarlingClan gives birth to Rustlekit. - Senior warrior Thymefur retires to the Elders den in SlitherClan.

Moon -5 - Prey is running well in both Clans.

Moon -4 - Coyotepaw and Spicepaw are made apprentices of StarlingClan; mentored by Rowanfang and Tallflower. - Leafstep of SlitherClan gives birth to Poppykit and Archkit.

Season -1 | No-Flow

Moon -3 - Mousepaw of StarlingClan decides to follow the path of a medic rather than a warrior; mentored by Feathertoss. - Pebblerain of StarlingClan gives birth to Lichenkit and Whiskerkit. - Whistlepaw and Plumpaw are named apprentices of SlitherClan; mentored by Rabbitleap and Fennelsprout.

Moon -2 - Prey is running well in StarlingClan. - Stormpaw is named an apprentice of SlitherClan; mentored by Crowheart.

Moon -1 - Pidgeonswipe is named in StarlingClan. - Tigerbite of StarlingClan gives birth to Yewkit. - Leafstep of SlitherClan gives birth to Ravenkit.

Current Season | Meltflow

Current Moon / Moon Zero - Rustlepaw is named an apprentice of StarlingClan, mentored by Glowbug. - After days of going missing, medic Feathertoss of StarlingClan is found dead in the Splitting River; having fallen in and drowned. - StarlingClan is only left with apprentice, Mousepaw, as a medic. - In a controversial decision for his clan, Cricketstar approaches Vinestar to ask for help - to have medic Viperclaw train Mousepaw at night. - Vinestar agrees, only if Mousepaw is to train in SlitherClan's borders at nighttime. Cricketstar agrees.

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[tidalclan]

learning a new skill in a new environment without a mentor can be...challenging Previous | Next

[flaxclan]

Moon 155, part 1

Man. New member after a bunch of your clanmates died.

[swampclanclangen]

Month 7 - Leaf-Fall

Shinepelt stares down at his reflection in the water, eyes focusing on the new scar across the bridge of his nose. He brings up a paw, gently touching the freshly healed wound. He didn’t think a simple torn pelt from gathering herbs would scar, but every warrior has their fair share of them. Seemed to only make sense that he’d gain a couple too. Turning away, he stoops to grab a few coltsfoot leaves, careful not to break them with his teeth. Shinepelt pads across the den to the two sniffling warriors seated next to each other.

Both Hyeridrizzle and Fennelpelt had come down with whitecough and Shinepelt was praying to Starclan that it stayed whitecough and didn’t progress. However, in the meantime, neither of the warriors were allowed to continue their regular duties and were on forced nestrest.

Shinepelt drops two leaves in front of each warrior, nosing the herbs closer. “Chew these up real well and swallow.” Sitting back, he watches the warriors follow his directions, huffing in amusement at their poorly disguised disgust.

“I don’t know how you chew these up all the time.” Fennelpelt meows, sticking out his tongue. Small pieces of herb stick out on his tongue.

“You get used to it.” Shinepelt replies, tail flicking.

Beside Fennelpelt, Hyeridrizzle finally swallows her herbs, gulping audibly. She wrinkles her nose, teeth baring. “Blegh. How many times do I have to do that?”

“Until your cough is gone.” Shinepelt stands and gestures to the stream at the back of his den. “Get a drink and settle into a nest. No work until I give you the clear, understood?”

“Yes, Shinepelt.” Hyeridrizzle meows, Fennelpelt echoing. The two warriors pad over to the water to drink and hopefully get the bitter taste out of their mouths.

Shinepelt nods approvingly and moves over to where Strikestar’s been watching everything go down. He settles down next to her, tail curling over his paws.

“I hope this isn’t a precursor to how leaf-bare is going to go.” He grumbles just loud enough that only Strikestar could hear.

“I’m sure everything will be fine. Starclan wouldn’t look down so unfavorably on us.” Strikestar meows, watching her warriors sort out which nests to take. “They wouldn’t be so cruel.”

“They can be plenty cruel. Their help just happens to be talked about more.” Shinepelt says, a bitter note creeping into his voice.

“Shinepelt.” Strikestar looks up at her friend, brow furrowed. She reaches a paw out to the tom, but he turns away, pushing himself to his feet.

“I have to go check on the kits. Can you make sure those two stay in their nests?”

“Of course.” Strikestar watches the tom pad out of the cave, tail tip brushing the dirt.

Shinepelt trots across the clearing to the nursery, already able to hear the excited chatter coming from inside. He noses into the entrance, pushing thick foliage out of his way. Blinking his eyes to get used to the dull lighting, he spots three bodies crouched in the far corner of the den. Quietly, he steps the rest of the way inside and creeps up behind the kittens.

“Maybe we wait until papa leaves on a patrol. With Strikestar, Fennelpelt, and Hyeridrizzle all sick, there’s less grown-ups to stop us.” Coldkit meows, head held high as he waits for feedback from his sisters. He had become the leader of their little group and seemed to take the role very seriously.

“We should go out early in the morning. The warriors won’t be awake enough to notice us.” Bugkit, sitting on the little tom’s left side, adds. Her pelt had considerably darkened, now black instead of gray.

“But wouldn’t that only work if papa has dawn patrol?” Milkkit asks, loafing at her brother’s right side. If Shinepelt had one word to describe the kit, it would be round. Her eyes, her ears, her cheeks, even her body, were round, kitten fat still very prevalent.

“We’ll just wait until he goes on dawn patrol. Duh.” Coldkit says, frowning.

“But papa doesn’t like dawn patrol.”

“Then we’ll just sneak out while he’s still asleep.” Bugkit replies.

“I think your father would work himself into a panic if he awoke to find you three missing.” Shinepelt finally speaks up. All three kits startle, spinning around to face the healer with fur puffed up. Recognizing it to only be Shinepelt, they relax, but only a little.

“How much of that did you hear?” Coldkit asks, ears pressed back as his face heated up.

“Enough. Now, are you going to stop with this sneaking out nonsense or do I need to tell Paletail?” Shinepelt lifts a brow, staring the kittens down.

Coldkit looks down at his paws, body deflating. “We’ll stop.” He mumbles. Beside him Bugkit pouts, swiping her paw across the dirt.

“Good. A gator wouldn’t hesitate to snap you up out there and we don’t want that.” Shinepelt says.

“I bet we could catch one!” Coldkit meows, puffing out his chest with a defiant look. He was definitely Paletail’s son.

“You’re saying that now, but just wait until you see one in real life. They’re big. Even bigger than Paletail and Strikestar, and have rows of sharp teeth.” Shinepelt replies, smiling down at the kit.

“I bet with all three of us, it won’t stand a chance!”

Shinepelt purrs in amusement. “Why don’t you bring that up with your papa when he gets back. In the meantime, I gotta check you for whitecough.”

******

“Those kits of yours are quite a pawful.” Yarrowtuft meows, nose to the ground as she sniffs for prey.

Paletail chuckles. “Yea, I guess they are.” He stays quiet for a moment, frowning. “Is, uh, is that a bad thing?”

Yarrowtuft raises her head, brow furrowed. She’d never heard Paletail sounding so anxious before. The large tom had a worried expression, ears pressed back and tail flicking uneasily. Yarrowtuft decided then and there she didn’t like that look on her warrior. It didn’t fit the usually energetic, care-free cat.

“Of course not. You’ve got three of them to look after, that would be a lot for any cat.” Yarrowtuft replies, face softening. When Paletail doesn’t seem to relax, Yarrowtuft drapes her tail across his back. “Ok, tell me. What has you so worried?”

“I don’t know what I’m doing. I don’t know if I can be a dad.” Paletail says, head dipping below his shoulders.

“Well, there’s nothing you can do about that now.”

“That’s reassuring.”

“But, no one knows what they’re doing the first time around. Parenting doesn’t come with any training or moves to ensure you win. You just have to stumble around and figure out what works.” Yarrowtuft smiles up at the tom. “And I think you're doing a great job.”

“You really mean that?” Paletail asks, tilting his head to the deputy.

“I do. You're a good dad, Paletail. Those kits are lucky to have you.” Yarrowtuft pulls away, opening her mouth to scent the air. “Now come on, I know you promised them you’d catch them a squirrel for their first solid meal. There’s a garlic patch up ahead we can use to hide our scent.”

Paletail watches Yarrowtuft walk away, smiling. She was usually right about everything. He hoped this was one of those things. Pushing himself to his paws, Paletail pads after her, quickly catching up.

******

Green eyes follow Shinepelt and Dawnfrost, peeking out from the leaves of one of the many mangroves on this side of the territory. Ears flicking forward, he steps out of cover, making his way further along the branch. Setting his paws down lightly, he balances on the tip, looking down at the clan cats stopped beneath him. Gently, he lowers himself down until his belly touches the branch, letting his paw hang down. The cat sighs, resting his head on his leg as he watches the toms.

“You know, you could always visit them in their sleep if you miss them so much?” The soft timbre comes from above, drawing the cat's attention away.

“I know.” The cat finds the owner of the voice, a senior tom, sitting on a branch just a tail length above him. “I’m just scared of what will happen if I do. Shinepelt’s been doing so well lately. I don’t want to drag him back down.”

“He can’t be a healer if he doesn’t know how to deal with messages from lost loved ones, Lowback.” The old tom replies, hopping down to Lowback’s branch.

“He’s still just a cat. Being a healer doesn’t stop that.” Lowback looks back down, finding that the clan cats had gotten up and carried on, the flash of a black and white tail disappearing into the brush.

“You’re just a cat. Didn’t stop you from sacrificing yourself to save another.”

“It’s not the same, Berryjump, and you know that.” Lowback retorts, voice harsher than he means it to be. He continues to look on, not wanting to see the pitiful look he knows is on the elder’s face. They flow into a companionable silence. A familiar silence. Birdsong fills the air, being interrupted by the occasional chitter of an overexcited squirrel. It was nice, something Lowback had gotten used to in his time out of the moorlands.

Finally, Lowback says, “He got a scar…”

Berryjump hums thoughtfully, curling his tail around his paws. “So he did.”

“I was supposed to be able to prevent that.”

“You may have been a great warrior, but I’m not sure there was much you could have done against a plant.” Berryjump teases, smiling.

“I could have picked it for him, or… or made sure he took care of himself more!” Lowback sits up and glares at Berryjump over his shoulder. “There are so many things I could have done!”

Berryjump frowns. Sighing, he approaches the young warrior, eyes scanning over his body. It glowed bright and yellow, like Starclan wasn’t quite sure where to put his death mark. He doesn’t blame them. He wouldn’t know where to put the mark of a burn victim that had no body left to recover after either. Berryjump figures he would have been biased though. If it was up to him, he wouldn’t have let the barely warrior die so early.

“You’re right. There was a lot you could have done. But the world is cruel, and sometimes even Starclan can’t do anything about it.” Berryjump presses his nose to the top of the tom’s head, and pulls back, looking Lowback in the eye. “We may be able to help guide the clans, but at the end of the day, we’re still just their ancestors. We didn’t gain mystical powers from dying.”

“I wish we did. Would make going to Starclan so early worth it.” Lowback grumbles, still angry, but can’t help himself from leaning into the elder.

“Don’t we all?” Berryjump wraps his paw around Lowback and pulls him closer.

The bushes rustle below them and Shinepelt steps out, jaws full of herbs. Dawnfrost follows behind him, face scrunched up, no doubt in disgust, as the taste of the herbs invade his mouth. They pass through, oblivious to the starry cats sitting above them.

Once again, green eyes are drawn to the clan cats, watching them. Maybe it wouldn’t be such a bad idea to say hi, just once.

[fcclangen]

Welcome to FeatherClan

Below the cut is the current allegiances (and parents/mentors if applicable)

LEADER

Amberstar- A brown bengal tom with golden eyes.

DEPUTY

Podheart- a beautiful brown tabby she-cat with pale blue eyes

MEDICINE CATS

Applepelt- A pale brown tabby tom with icy blue eyes and a torn ear

Rowanheart- A auburn and white she-cat with deep green eyes

Juniperleaf- a ginger tabby tom with white back legs and blue eyes

WARRIORS

Eaglefur- a gray smokey she-cat with green eyes

Curlyfluff-a thick, curly furred, white she-cat with green eyes

Riverrise- A dark ginger she-cat with pale blue eyes

Eve- a dark gray tabby she-cat with deep green eyes and a dark red collar

Riverflicker- A pale brown speckled tabby she-cat with sage green eyes

Dashsplash- A brown tom with a single white forepaw and blue eyes

Chestnutsmoke- A smokey gray and white she-cat with dark blue eyes

Fernlily- A mostly white and brown patched tabby calico with icy blue eyes

Pinefeather- A gray tom with a swirling white pattern on his side and yellow eyes

Bonefrost- a nearly white tom with a single gray stripe running down his back and a white patched belly with blue eyes.

Lighthaze- A pale gray she-cat with a snow-white belly and yellow eyes

Shiningcurl- A pale gray she-cat with a single gray stripe running down her back and yellow eyes

Creamfur- a pale cream she-cat with heather blue eyes

Liontooth- a deep ginger she-cat with small tabby stripes and green eyes

Moontooth- A gray tabby she-cat with yellow eyes

Larkfur- A brown tabby she-cat with a mostly white body and green eyes

Rubbleflare- A gray bengal tom with blue eyes

Stormspirit- a dark gray and white tabby tom with failing eyesight

Vinebush- A gray tabby tom with dark blue eyes

Tigerleaf- A gray tabby and white tom with green eyes

Shademist- a dark gray tabby tom with deep blue eyes

Cliffspots- a gray speckled she-cat

APPRENTICES

N/A

QUEENS AND KITS

Baisel- A smokey gray she-cat with amber eyes (Caring for Tanglekit, Shimmerkit, and Specklekit)

Podheart- a beautiful brown tabby she-cat with pale blue eyes (Caring for Ripplekit)

Nugget- a pale grey bengal she-cat with dark blue eyes (Caring for Mousekit, Stemkit, and Coldkit)

Tanglekit- a gray tabby tom with blue eyes and a white belly

Shimmerkit- a dark gray tabby she-cat with a white underbelly and blue eyes

Specklekit- A black tabby she-cat with a mostly white bottom half and blue eyes

Mousekit- A spotted light gray tom with dark blue eyes

Stemkit- A gray rosetted tom with pale yellow eyes

Coldkit- A gray rosetted tom with a white patch on his shoulders and blue eyes

Ripplekit- A pale brown rosetted she-cat with amber eyes

ELDERS

Brushstripe- A gray masked tabby she-cat with green eyes