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Moon 173-Greenleaf

This greenleaf has been a hot one, and many cats have come down with heat exhaustion.  Not great for the two Healer apprentices.  Sleepyfoot (39), Chervilcry (152), Wormdart (29), Palejumble (13), and Elmkit (3) have all come down with it.  And Primcrest (15) realizes that she actually has heatstroke.  She knows enough about healing from having earth powers to identify it when the apprentices can’t.  She’s also hesitant to heal herself, knowing the stories about dark-cursed cats who do.  Fry’s (80) constant nightmares have stopped, and he’s looking forward to getting to go back on patrol and catching up with Creekstar (27).  Gladepatch (49) appreciates the hard work his apprentices have been putting in and notices just how considerate Asterpaw (9) is.  With Sleepyfoot sick, Pigeonspot (42) and Cypressbadger (39) have stepped up in watching out for the kits.  Cypressbadger gives Goldenkit (3) a badger ride and Pigeonspot thinks she’s very helpful.  Halfnoise (14) makes sure to spend time with Daisypaw (14), who is frustrated at not being a warrior yet.  He makes jokes about neighboring clans with her and makes sure she feels seen.  The stress of being the only two Healers in a Clan full of sick cats is starting to get to Asterpaw.  He feels like Poolpaw (9) could be much more helpful than he is.  While on a patrol, the apprentices find a loner named Marshdapple (64) and her three kits and bring them back to camp.  Marshdapple and one of the kits, Frecklekit (0), have a weak earth-blessing. It will be nice to have a more experienced cat to help out in the Healer’s den, even if Marshdapple is still recovering from giving birth.  At first they think the other two kits are powerless, but they realize that one of the kits, aptly named Lightkit (0), is giving off a little more heat than is normal.  He’s fire-blessed.  His brother, Tornkit (0), though, is powerless.

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Moon 170-Newleaf

Riftpaw (11) and Palepaw (10) have been made warriors!  Palepaw has worked hard, and he has proven himself as more than ready to be a warrior.  He is given the name of Palejumble, honoring his spirit.  Riftpaw is also made a warrior earlier than his littermates.  His advice has helped many cats and Creekstar (24) has no doubt that he is ready to be a warrior.  He is named Riftmound, honoring his dignity.  Additionally, Sleepyfoot’s (36) kits have been born!  It turns out, their other parent is Pigeonspot (39).   There’s Elmkit (0), who thinks she knows everything and isn’t afraid to share it, who’s wind-blessed; and Goldenkit (0), who inherited her mothers’ earth-blessing.  As such, she is destined to become a Healer, but may have been better suited for life as a warrior.  She already wants to leave camp.  Hopefully she fares better than her uncle in law of the same name (Pigeonspot’s sister’s mate’s brother).  It’s a little weird for Chervilcry (149) to realize that she’s a great-grandmaother.  She feels old. But all of this good news is tempered by loss.  The newleaf rains bring a flash-flood to the caverns, filling ElementClan’s camp to the brim.  Shard (67), Chervilcry, and Volcanoblossom (97) do their best to hold back the tides and raise cats to safety, but they can't save everyone.  Primcrest (12) also does her part and saves the newborn kits, earning her the title of proven dark-cursed cat.  Despite the best efforts of these cats, Conegoat (53) and the new warrior Riftmound drown in the flood-waters.  Fry (77) mourns the death of his daughter from his first litter.  She had such a bright future ahead of her as the head Healer of the Clan.  He can still hear her talking about her dreams, can still picture her running through ElementClan’s territory, and to know that Conegoat will never get the chance to fulfill her dreams. . .it’s hard.  Wildcave (53) also mourns the loss of his last littermate.  He has his younger sisters now, but it’s not the same.  They didn’t grow up with him, like Conegoat did.  He refuses to eat when offered food, not so much as shifting his vacant gaze.  Despite the loss, life in the Clan moves on.  Featherspeck and Sleepyfoot’s kits have been apprenticed.  Asterpaw (6) and Poolpaw (6) are both made Healer apprentices, as Gladepatch (46) is the only currently working Healer and it’s hard for him to manage all of it on his own.  He’ll be glad when Sleepyfoot’s recovered from giving birth and can help him.  Fennelpaw (6) is apprenticed to Brightfern (12) and Glowpaw (6) to Wormdart (26). The new apprentices miss Featherspeck.  Poolpaw smiles up at the stars as he sits beside Gladepatch.  They seem to shine brighter, and he knows it’s a sign Featherspeck is still watching over him.  Asterpaw is excited for his first chance to go meet StarClan, so he can see his mother again.  Fennelpaw keeps glancing out in the crowd during the ceremony, tricking herself into thinking she would see her mother there.  Fennelpaw is also a little disappointed that she got Brightfern as a mentor.  She’s so young-they were practically kits together!  And she wishes that Chiku (104) had been her mentor.  She likes him more and he’s more experienced. Creekstar has decided to continue bringing her Clan back to its roots and is asking Peakspots (139) for stories about the time when his mother and Skydawn ruled the Clan.  

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Moon 168-Newleaf

Featherspeck’s siblings are shocked by the news of her death.  They each handle it in different ways, though.  Rabbitfur (24) relies on her clanmates to comfort her, although she wonders if things will ever feel normal again without Featherspeck in her life.  She was so used to being overshadowed by her sister’s power, but now she isn’t.  Now she’s the most powerful of the surviving siblings.  It feels wrong.  Wormdart (24) withdraws into himself, letting himself mourn Featherspeck and the time they should have had together.  No one can begrudge him the need to grieve.  Her death also leaves Sleepyfoot (34) as the only surviving parent of their kits.  She may not have loved Featherpspeck, per se, but she does love their kits.  She has even announced that she is expecting more kits and has moved into the nursery while her older kits are still in it.  Interesting.  The Clan wonders who their other parent is.  The kits in question are handling the death of their mother as well as can be expected.  They’ve also been relying on the older apprentices to help   Fennelkit (4) is having a good time with Finchpaw (9) and Glowkit (4) takes comfort in snuggling with Palepaw (8).  Asterkit (4) even joins in the cuddle pile, rethinking his previous harsh judgment of the apprentice.  The cat who seems to be struggling the most is Poolkit (4).  He’s been a little testy lately and is bickering with Chervilcry (147), who’s only trying to help him.  Despite the grief, Creekstar (22) is pleased with the amount of young cats in the Clan.  She knows that there was a time, when her grandparents were alive, where there were almost no young cats.  It’s good to see the Clan thriving under her care. Wildcave (51) is also thinking about the young cats.  He wonders if he should be more protective of his kits and is really impressed with how brave Volcanoblossom (95) is.  Sometimes he feels like he should be braver, considering his fire-blessing. Wildcave has been paying closer attention to his kits and has realized that, maybe because of being powerless and living a relatively sheltered life, Halfpaw (9) struggles with fitting in with his siblings.  He vows to watch out for him better.  Meanwhile, Mossypaw (10) confides in Gladepatch (44) that he feels overshadowed by Primpaw (10) sometimes.  Actually, make that most of the time.  She’s so powerful and valued in the Clan, but he’s just another fiery cat.  Gladepatch reassures him and explains why Primpaw is valued and given special attention.  It doesn’t mean that Mossypaw is any less valuable-and besides, it’s always good to have fire-blessed cats around.  For a time the Clan was as low on them as they are now on water-blessed cats.  

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Moon 163-Leaf-fall

Palekit (3) is having a bit of trouble adjusting to Clan life.  Peakspots (132) overheard the kit complaining about him behind his back about how the Elder doesn’t contribute to the Clan. On top of that, he’s been trying to climb up out of camp.  Featherspeck (19) has to blow him back down with a gust of wind.  With her kits almost ready to be apprenticed, Amethystdapple (90) decides she could spare some time out of camp.  At night.  On a nice moonlit stroll with Fry (70). . .the pair have a great time laughing and purring.  Wildcave (46) is having a not so great time.  He’s a bit frustrated with his kits.  He gets in a fight with Halfkit (4).  However, he, feels like the slightly older Mossykit (5) (who also happens to be his half-brother) is an absolute pain.  Conegoat (46), on the other paw, loves her niece and nephews (aka, Wildcave’s kits).  She especially enjoys spending time with Finchkit (4).   Brightkit (5) is so excited to get out of the nursery.  She and Goldenkit (5) can’t wait to be all grown up.  Primkit (5) would also love to be an adult, or at least have other cats treat her like an adult.  She’s tired of being constantly watched because of her powers.  Pigeonspot (32) is a little jealous of what Amethystdapple and Fry have.  She wishes that she had someone who loves her like Fry loves Amethystdapple.  Wormdart (19) decides to try and make up with Frostheart (66), but it doesn't work.  They just end up resentful of each other.  

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Moon 162-Leaf-fall

Apparently spending so much time around the kits has grown on Featherspeck (18), because she has announced that she is expecting kits.  Huh.  Wonder who the other parent is.  Chervilcry (141) finds comfort in spending time with the kits.  They remind her of when she was in the nursery with Chasingskip, Sandypaw, and Newtkit.  How she misses them!  She play fights with Brightkit (4) and tries to boost Daisykit’s (3) confidence.  Frostheart (65) and Wormdart (18) continue to clash.  Wormdart scolds her for not using her powers to pin down a bird she missed the other day, and she snaps at him that not everyone is as powerful as he and his sisters.  Wildcave (45) has been feeling a little salty towards Gladepatch (38), since it is basically the Healer’s fault that Wildcave was demoted from deputy.  But after Gladepatch helps him heal, he realizes that he was too harsh in his judgment of him.  Creekstar (16) makes sure to spend a lot of time with Primkit (4).  She understands what it’s like to have such deadly power at her claws and wants to make sure that the young cat understands it but does not fear herself.  It’s not such a bad thing to be dark-cursed.  Rabbitfur (18) loves having a full nursery.  It means that she has a great audience to her preach about morals.  The kits are not as thrilled.  Rustsong (31) and Amethystdapple (89) love having her around-her lectures are a sure way to get the kits to fall asleep!  The Clan also welcomes several new cats: a powerless former kittypet with redcough named Toriel (99) and a powerless abandoned kit named Palekit (2).  Creekstar decides to keep both of them around.  She’s been judged for having powers, so she doesn’t want to judge others for their powers or lack of them.

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Moon 161-Greenleaf

Rumors reach the Clan that the exiled Yuccawillow (140) has died.  The Clan does not mourn her, and Creekstar (15) and Gladepatch (37) can’t help but feel a little relieved.  Gladepatch has also heard from StarClan that they were sent to the dark forest.  As she deserved.  The Clan will be telling tales of the corrupted star-blessed leader for generations.  Hopefully it will help with the prejudices against cats based on their powers.  The Clan is a bit more shaken when Chaskingskip (73) is killed in a landslide caused by early greenleaf rains.  Chervilcry (140) feels like the world has ended with the death of her last kit.  One day, the Clan will have kittens who never knew Chasingskip in life, but Chervilcry vows to ensure that Chasingskip’s memory will live on through her.  Sleepyfoot (27) and Cypressbadger  (27) comfort her, although they too are mourning the loss of their mother.  Sleepyfoot is hit especially hard, with her death coming so soon after Caterpillarmallow’s.  She sists vigil that night as grief fills her heart.  She keeps searching for tasks to do, cats to comfort, distractions against the hole in her heart, as she fights to keep the grief from consuming her.   Meanwhile, Frostheart (64) realizes that she is one of the most senior warriors in the Clan.  It feels weird, because she was always the youngest one of her siblings, who are now all gone.  She decides to spend some time with the youngest of the warriors.  She enjoys spending time with Rabbitfur (17), but Wormdart (17) has proven to be a little unreliable.  She asked him for help with a camp chore, and he abandoned her.  How rude!  Another senior warrior, Amethystdapple (88) is feeling a little cramped in a full nursery.  She loves her kits, but she watches Cypressbadger leave camp with longing.  How she wishes she could go out on patrol.  But she needs to stay in camp.  Her kits are all quite powerful and she doesn’t want to risk leaving and having them burn the camp down!  (or having Primkit-3- accidentally kill someone. . .)  Also in the nursery, Rustsong (30) is a little intimidated by raising kits that are more powerful than her.  Riftkit (2) especially is proving to be a handful.  Volcanoblossom (88) decides to take it upon herself to tell the other cat about how she cared for her own kits, but Rustsong is distracted.  No, Riftkit, don’t light your sister on fire!  Featherspeck (17) feels a little upset that she hasn’t been given more responsibility in the Clan yet.  She’s powerful. She should be doing more to help, but instead she’s stuck entertaining squirrely kits.  Joy.

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Featherspeck, Wormdart, and Rabbitfur's Adult Sprites

Featherspeck; Wind-blessed she-kit with a power level of 90 (very high); Lonesome, impressive climber, and a good teacher

Rabbitfur; Wind-blessed she-kit with a power level of 60 (medium); Rightous, good fighter, and a camp keeper

Wormdart; Wind-blessed tom-kit with a power level of 70 (medium high); Compassionate, good storyteller, and a fast runner

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Moon 156-Newleaf

Featherpaw (12), Rabbitpaw (12), and Wormpaw (12) have been made warriors!  Featherpaw is now Featherspeck, honoring her tranquility, Rabbitpaw is named Rabbitfur for her loyalty, and Wormpaw is named Wormdart for his observance.  Their mentors are proud of the cats they’ve become and the new warriors are glad they get to have their warrior ceremony together.  They remember how Volcanoblossom’s (83) kits didn’t make it this far, how Burrowpaw left her sisters to graduate without her, and how Creekpaw (10) is missing her brother next to her. At least their ceremony at the beginning of newleaf marks a good start to the season for ElementClan.  In addition to three new warriors, Amethystdapple (83) has announced that she’s expecting kits!  It’ll be nice to have more kits in the Clan.  Now that Featherspeck is a warrior, Chervilcry (135) checks on her to make sure she’s feeling confident, but not like there’s too much pressure on her.  She remembers how much pressure was on Shardfrost to perform when she was younger.  Featherspeck assures her that she’s alright, although internally she is feeling stressed.  She doesn’t want to let the Clan down.  Meanwhile, Fry (63) is feeling stressed about his mate having kits and goes to Conegoat (39) for advice on what to do.  She has no idea-does she look like she’s a mother?  But she tries to give him advice anyways.  Despite being busy, Wildcave (39) makes sure to make time for his mate.  He and Rustsong (25) went on a moonlit stroll last night.  It was quite nice.  She laughed at his jokes the whole time.  Volcanoblossom decides to check in on Creekpaw.  Being from outside the Clan, she doesn’t quite get the Clan’s belief that dark-cursed cats are dangerous and wants to make sure the young cat is doing alright.  Creekpaw says she’s doing fine, but that she wishes there were more cats her age around.  It reminds Volcanoblossom of her kits, and leaves her feeling a little bit down.  Despite still being sick with redcough, Brioche (70) is determined to fit into the Clan and offers to lead a patrol.  Sleepyfoot (22) convinces her to stay in camp, for now, and assures her that she’ll be leading patrols in no time.

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Moon 178-Leaf-bare

ElementClan just cannot catch a break this leaf-bare.  Rustsong (47) had just announced that she was moving into the nursery with kits when she vanished into the night.  Over the next several nights, Finchbelly (19), Wormdart (34), Shard (75), Palejumble (18), Marshdapple (69), Volcanoblossom (105), Goldenpaw (8), Fenneltuft (14), and Frostheart (81) all vanish.  While on a patrol, Poolpaw (14) finds all of their dead, frozen bodies in a pit.  No one can determine what killed them.  There are whispers in the Clan, directed towards the two dark-cursed cats.  They survived, while earth, wind, water, and fire-blessed cats all died.  Is it a sign of dissatisfaction from StarClan?  Creekstar (32) worries it may be a sign from somewhere else.  Yuccawillow is in the Dark Forest.  Is this her way of taking revenge on the Clan? Meanwhile, in said Dark Forest, Yuccawillow is tending to a recent wound-maybe from killing all those cats? Wildcave (61) is devastated by the loss of his mate and kit.  But he makes sure to check on his surviving kit, Halfnoise (19), before indulging in his own mourning.  It’s all he can do not to collapse, but caring for the cats around him has always brought him comfort in times of need.  He trembles, tearing at his nest, unable to sleep as he broods over Rustsong’s last moments.  Did she suffer?  Was she scared?  Wildcave can’t shake the crushing guilt.  Cypressbadger (44) is also especially shaken by Rustsong’s death.  She stares at her best friend’s body, waiting for the nightmare to end.  Cypressbadger never considered the possibility that she’d one day be without Rustsong.  She visits her grave, gazing blankly, unmovingly, at the ground for hours on end.  Amethystdapple (105) is grateful that her immediate family survived unscathed.  She enjoys some time sparring with Fry (85) and checks in on Poolpaw to make sure he’s eating.  Gladepatch (54) is having a hard time caring for all the sick, grieving, and injured cats.  And on top of that, his last connection to his parents, his aunt Frostheart, just died.  There is also some tension amidst the Healer apprentices.  Poolpaw accuses Asterpaw (14) of cheating-there’s no way he could win so many practice fights fairly!  And there’s no one to mediate their fight with the death of Chervilcry.  Glowquake (14) doesn’t want any more of his loved ones to die.  He’s determined to protect them, now more so than ever.  Elmpaw (8) is determined to learn everything she can and is distracting herself from the death of her sister with more training.  Primcrest (20) wants a break.  Sadly, while Amethystdapple’s immediate family may have survived, she herself does not.  While on a patrol with Halfnoise (19) (her step-nephew) and Chiku (112), the patrol is attacked by a dog that ChaffinchClan led into their territory and she dies.

Meta: Here's a 'fun' fact. Frostheart was both the youngest of Brightfalcon's kits and the one who lived to be the oldest.

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Amethystdapple's Kits' Adult Sprites and Sleepyfoots Kits' Kit and Apprentice sprites

Primcrest; Dark-cursed she-cat with a power level of 61 (medium high); Insecure and beloved kit-sitter

Mossyfleck; Fire-blessed tom with a power level of 58 (medium); Compassionate, beloved kit-sitter, and a good speaker

Brightfern; Fire-blessed she-cat with a power level of 58 (medium); Bold, great teacher, and clever

Asterpaw; Earth-blessed tom with a power level of 89 (high);Wise and a good kitsitter

Mentor: Sleepyfoot

Poolpaw; Earth-blessed tom with a power level of 86 (high); Childish and a good teacher

Mentor: Gladepatch

Fennelpaw; Fire-blessed she-cat with a power level of 90 (very high); Faithful

Mentor: Brightfern

Glowpaw; Wind-blessed tom-kit with a power level of 88 (high); Loyal

Mentor: Wormdart

I think it's sweet and a little sad that Glowpaw is almost identical to Featherspeck (his dead mom). They even had the same sprite pose as apprentices! I bet that makes Wormdart feel a little bit bittersweet. He probably sees his sister whenever he looks at his nephew/apprentice. Here's Featherspeck's apprentice sprite for reference:

Elmkit; Wind-blessed she-kit with a power level of 16 (very low); Know-it-all

Goldenkit; Earth-blessed she-kit with a power level of 33 (low)