#Halftalon

[yarnclan]

CrystalClan pt 3

5th Newleaf

Stonewhister got skunked. Not really relevant. Just thought it was funny.

All of the kits became apprentices the same moon. It’s an exciting and rowdy bunch.

Plumpaw is apprenticed to Star, but has a lot of anxiety around becoming a warrior apprentice. Not helped by him having strange dreams. He wonders if he’s on the right path.

Cricketpaw is apprenticed to Tulipnose who immediatly starts gossiping to her about other clanmates. She has an exciting first training with Halfpaw in the tunnels, where she accidentally bumps into him.

Vinepaw is apprenticed to Roseypelt, Sharpstar hoping that the brave cat can help Vinepaw come out of her shell a bit. She's very relient on her sisters, espesially Egretpaw. She's a bit resentful of Halfpaw, wondering why a cat from a fake clan who was the child of a leader that couldn't hack it gets to have the leader for her mentor.

Egretpaw and Racoonsnout work well together, and she emerges as a bit of a leader for her fellow apprentices. Well-liked and always reasonable.

Firpaw had been somewhat of a sickly kit. She's prone to seizures, which Snowmane is the best a helping her with. She also catches greencough right before becoming an apprentice. Despite this she's very self confident, in her abilities and appearance. Being the child of two deputies, she feels certain that she's got the skills to succeed. Though many think she a bit foolish, Thornwater, her mentor, thinks it's good she's got a positive attitude and wants to help her develop the skills she seems to know she has.

Halfpaw is truely shocked when Sharpstar proclaims she will be his mentor. He's had trouble feeling accepted by his clan mates, and really he just feels even more singled out.

Warblerpaw is happy to be apprenticed to as strong a fighter as Braveblaze. Hoping he'll learn some topnotch fighting abilities.

Martenshine decides to retire, only after being reassured that she won’t be thought less of. Her leg giving her a lot of trouble. She hadn’t even been able to make it out to visit the twolegs she was fond of. She’s happy that her clanmates care enough to support her.

5th Greenleaf

Thornwater, not for the first time, wonders if leadership is right for him. He loves guiding his clan mates, and looking out for them, and cracking jokes. But bossing other people around has never been fun for him. As Sharpstar ages, he wonders if he could handle those same burdens. He wonders if he wants to. Or if he just wants an uncomplicated life with Rosypelt. He decides to think on it. A few moons later he discovers he’ll at least get a nice break in the form of his and Rosypelt’s first litter of kits.

Snowmane and Goosetooth find a dead queen and two surviving kits. Naming them Applekit and Riverkit. Goosetooth seems shaken when Riverkit opens his eyes to show one is deep blue and the other is yellow. Though he does not elaborate why. Thornwater and Rosypelt decide to take care of them, as they’re moving into the nursery soon anyways.

5th Leaf-fall

Racoonsnout also announces kits with Ridgetalon

Plumpaw passes every assesment with flying colors, and are made a warrior early, alone, before everyone else. This does not help their confidence. He’s half convinced Star passed him just to be done with him.

Thornwater and Rosypelt have five kits...... 

Star retires, all but confirming to Plumfreckle that she wanted to be done with him. Having no idea that literally no one else feels this way.

Cricketpaw becomes Cricketspeck, and is honored for her adaptability. She’s certainly grown into a people-pleaser, and is very good at telling cats what they want to hear.

Having learned a lot from Braveblaze, the newly named Warblerfall thinks of himself as a very cool lonesome warrior. He even wonders what it would like to be a loner, roaming from place to place.

Ridgetalon and Racoonsnout have four kits. Too many kits...

Vineshell, Firflutter, and Halftalon join the ranks of the warriors, leaving Egretpaw alone in the apprentice den. She fails her final assesment because she was thinking more about her sisters and Halftalon. She takes it in stride, at least on the outside, Racoonsnout is apologetic, as with the new litter, he’ll have to pass the bulk of her training to someone else. She understands and trains with the rest of her contemporaries.

6th Leafbare

A kittypet named Midnight Goddess joins the clan. Alright.

Egretwing receives her full name. Racoonsnout is extremely proud. And looks forward to seeing he warrior she becomes.

Sweet Marmalade lands on her feet at last... But her mate is still slipping.

Bigkit, a kit found by Spottedmint and Snowmane, gets apprenticed to Braveblaze. Expressing his wish to be the strongest cat in the clan.

Thundertail dies of frostbite. Goldcreek is very upset that he couldn’t save her. Even more upset that he didn’t have any idea that it was going to happen.

Applepaw is apprenticed to Firflutter. It’s hoped she’ll get him out of his shell, and explain things in a way he can understand.

Riverpaw has a strange dream on the eve of his and his brother’s apprentice ceremonies. He sees a white cat in a feild of blue flowers. The flowers whither and die as the cat walks through them. He’s apprenticed to Egretwing, a cat who’s proven herself to be wise and an excellent teacher before even becomming a warrior.

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Sims 3 generated genetics:

Semi-realistic genetics:

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Acornclan: Year 2, Moon 4

In the dark of the night, Halftalon gives birth to a ginger tom with a white chest. She names her only son Copperkit, after his fur color.

Hazelfur collects 8 herbs this moon.

“Firepaw.” Doeheart looked at the big ginger tom before her. He had grown so much from the little kit she used to play with in the nursery. “You’ve been progressing well in your warrior training. It is time for you to be tested. I would like you to defend the clan by catching as many snakes as you can within the next moon. If you catch enough, you will be ready to receive your warrior name.”

Firepaw nodded and hurried off to patrol the camp.

“Spottedpaw, you-” 

“I’m old enough to be tested so I can earn my warrior name.” The excited tortoiseshell cut her mentor off. “I overheard Firepaw and Doeheart talking.”

“Yes, well, your task is further from home than your brother’s.” Oatdive explained. “You will spend the next moon collecting beetles for Hazelfur.”

“On it!” Spottedpaw nodded and bounded off to join the next hunting patrol.

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Acornclan: An Unlikely Pair

Final moon of the year.

After two moons of training the silver tom, Halftalon had gotten used to the peaceful hunts alongside Cloudy. He was a surprisingly natural hunter, and was far from the annoying soft kittypet she’d expected him to be. In the short time that the two had known each other, Halftalon could honestly say she enjoyed his company.

Hazelfur managed to find four more herbs for his stores.

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Acornclan: Surprises Both Good and Not

Sixth moon of life in Acornclan.

In a shocking turn of events, Spottedkit was found during a hunting patrol. She had managed to escape the twolegs and had tried to find her way back home. Acornstar was so happy and overjoyed to see her kit back in the safety of camp.

Later, during a patrol of the territory, Halftalon made the mistake of trying to hunt for prey on the other side of the thunderpath along one side of the territory. Without thinking, she had attempted to cross, not seeing the monster roaring towards her on wobbly paws. Halftalon let out a startled yowl that was cut off as the monster struck her, its illuminous eyes glowing as it stared blankly onwards as it continued on its way. Halftalon was lucky to have been sent sprawling on Acornclan’s side of the thunderpath, which was so close to camp that her yowl had alerted her clanmates. Hazelfur was by her side almost in an instant, forcing the colorful bits of a life-saving rainbow beetle down her throat. Halftalon was quite fortunate that the clan had that beetle, or else she would have surely joined Starclan that day.

Upon another patrol a mere week later, Oatdive got into a fight with a dog. He successfully defeated the beast but was left with quite the wound on his scruff. 

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Acornclan: Year 2, Moon 2

Halftalon is expecting Cloudy’s kits.

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Acornclan: An Eventful Leaf-bare

[Woo! Might have to start splitting up each moon’s events if they keep being this long! ~ Dovestorm]

Tenth moon of life in Acornclan.

Grief raked through the clan like claws through pelt at the loss of the young Bumblekit to his mysterious illness. The clan still had no plasma beetles to cure him... and now it was too late. Beecall was stricken with grief the most, her sweet little kit now dying without any way to help him. She became ill in her grieving, not realizing she had grabbed a salmon that had gone foul until she and her remaining kit were in pain from their bellyaches. Hazelfur sighed as he used the only pufferfish in his stores to heal mother and son of the food poisoning they’d given themselves. 

The next week, Acornstar called a clan meeting. 

“Let all cats old enough to catch their own prey join here beneath the cat tree for a clan meeting!”

The clan cats gathered with excitement, curious as to what would cause the mackerel tabby she-cat to call for a meeting. Russetkit ran off to play at the other side of the prey pile, not as interested in such a gathering as his older denmates. 

Acornstar looked over her clan, blue eyes glimmering with pride as they landed on her kits Firekit and Spottedkit.

“Cats of Acornclan, it is with great pleasure that I welcome our first apprentices! Firekit and Spottedkit have reached six moons!”

Cheers rang through the gathered cats at the announcement. The first apprentices of Acornclan! And they were the leader’s kits too! Acornstar waved her tail to quiet her excited clanmates so she may continue the ceremony.

“Firekit!” Acornstar called out, getting the attention of her flame furred son. “From this point on, until you receive your warrior name, you will be known as ‘Firepaw’!”

“Doeheart will be your mentor.” Acornstar purred. “May she teach you everything she knows about what it means to be a strong but caring warrior.”

Firepaw smiled as he touched noses with the pale torbie. Doeheart had always played with the kits when their parents needed a break, it would be great to learn under her.

“Spottedkit!” Acornstar called out, turning her attention to her daughter. The black and ginger torbie looking almost like she was going to fall asleep on her paws. The leader chuckled as Spottedkit startled awake at her name being called. “From this moment on, until you receive your warrior name, you will be know as ‘Spottedpaw’!”

“After giving it plenty of thought, I have decided Oatdive will be your mentor.” Acornstar extended a paw to the mackerel tabby tom by the edge of the crowd. “Hopefully, you two may both balance each other. This leaf-bare is not the time for getting into fights or wandering off.”

Oatdive nodded sheepishly as he padded forward. “Yes, Acornstar. I promise to do my best training Spottedpaw.” He gently touched his nose to the young tortoiseshell.

Unfortunately, not long after the ceremony, Spottedpaw went to the medicine den with a case of white-cough. Hazelfur gave her medicine, but only rest and time would tell if she gets any better.

A few days later on patrol...

“Intruder!” Halftalon hissed at the silver tabby she’d encountered. “What are you doing in Acornclan territory?!” 

This cat reeked of twolegs... and horse? Was he from one of the nearby barns?

“Oh?” The tom perked up in surprise. “You’re one of those wild cats, aren’t you? The ones who live amongst the trees and stuff yourselves with fresh mice everyday?” He seemed to almost drool at the thought of freshly killed prey.

“Wha... yes...” Halftalon cautiously replied, eyeing up the thin tom. He certainly spoke like a kittypet who never stepped into the forest before... but he looked like a starving stray. “And who are you?”

“Well, my person called me ‘Dacoda’. But my friends call me Cloudy.” The tom purred. “What’s it like to sink your claws into a freshly caught mouse? Could you teach me to catch mice?”

“You want me to teach you to hunt? That’s it?” Halftalon scoffed.

“A place to stay would be nice too, but if you could just provide a few lessons in hunting, maybe I could be a wild cat too!” Cloudy’s purple eyes sparkled with the thought of living in the forest and catching his own food.

“Well...” 

“Halftalon?” The ginger she-cat jumped in surprise, turning to see her leader standing before her, curiosity in those deep blue eyes. “Who’s this?”

“This is Da-”

“Cloudy.” The silver tom interrupted. “I’m Cloudy to all my friends.”

“He wants to live with us.” Halftalon hissed softly. 

“And learn to hunt!” Cloudy purred. “It was quite the adventure to get here. I even almost got trampled by a horse!”

That explains the scent... Halftalon watched her clan leader for her reaction to this outsider.

The mackerel she-cat purred with pleasure as she looked at Cloudy. “A new clan member would be greatly welcomed. So long as you help provide for the clan this leaf-bare. Halftalon here can teach you to hunt and defend the clan, in return you’ll have a place to stay and aid should you fall ill or get injured.”

“Thank you so much!” Cloudy smiled brightly, neither cat noticing the annoyance on the darker ginger she-cat’s face.

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Acornclan: The End of The First Leaf-Fall

Ninth moon of life in Acornclan.

Due to the upcoming cold brought by leaf-bare winds, some of the plants Hazelfur uses to treat the clan cats have died. He has herbs stored away, but he hopes he won’t have to use too many for fear he’ll run out during an emergency. He already doesn’t have the rainbow beetles that can save a cat on the brink of death, and has yet to find a plasma beetle that could help with whatever illness poor Bumblekit seems to have.

Doeheart manages to fall ill, Hazelfur’s herbs only making her feel worse. They can only hope that she will recover on her own with rest.

Oatdive and Halftalon get into a fight with an intruder close to the end of the moon, only earning a few scratches as they chase the intruder away.

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Acornclan: The Beginnings

It was a sunny Newleaf day as Acornwaters, now Acornstar, led her two travel companions to where they would make their new camp. With the aid of the medicine cat Hazelfur, and the support of her mate Oakfluff, Acornstar had been able to speak with starclan and gain her nine lives as the leader of a new clan in the forest.

As the days of their first moon as Acornclan went by, Oakfluff and Acornstar patrolled the territory, making sure there was plenty of hunting grounds to feed the clan as it grows.

During these patrols, two loners were found. Excited to meet more cats, Acornstar invited the two to join Acornclan. Halftalon and Oatdive both accepted the invite and became warriors of Acornclan.

[Author’s note: I will be using the Sims 3 for the images of the cats, but I roll the ongoings of the clan as a game using notepad and random generators. This is not a Sims 3 Warrior Cats challenge or anything like that. It’s just quicker to design these cats and position them in Sims 3 than to draw every cat myself. I might draw the members of Acornclan, but only time will tell. ~Dovestorm]

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Acornclan: Year 2, Moon 3

Hazelfur collects 5 herbs this moon.

Beecall was hunting for the clan, wanting to make sure Halftalon would have plenty to eat while she was carrying kits and unable to hunt. The ginger molly definitely disliked being unable to support her clan, so the tortoiseshell hoped a big juicy bird or shrew could lighten up her friend’s mood.

She almost had a squirrel when she heard a familiar rumble quickly getting louder. She looked up to see a bright red monster barreling towards her. She was stricken with fear as she looked into blank golden eyes, she almost didn’t hear the panicked yowl of Cloudy as the silver and white tom rammed into her side hard enough that the two cats tumbled off the thunderpath and into the safety of the bushes beyond.

Later back at camp, once Beecall had explained what had happened, Acornstar called a meeting.

“After the bravery Cloudy has shown today, he has earned his warrior name as a member of Acornclan!” Acornstar announced from atop the cat tree. 

The clan cats cheered for the silver tom. He’d been around for long enough now that he’d grown close to each and every cat. Especially his mate Halftalon, the first cat of Acornclan that he’d ever met. While their relationship may have had a rocky start, the two were now closer than ever.

“Cloudy,” Acornstar began, lifting her tail to silence the cats below. “Do you vow to care for and defend this clan, even at the cost of your life?”

Without hesitation, Cloudy nodded. “I do.”

“Then by the power of Starclan, I give you your warrior name.” Acornstar declared. “From this moment on, you will be known as Cloudheart, in honor of your bravery.”

“Cloudheart! Cloudheart!” The clan cheered Cloudheart’s new name as the silver tom puffed his chest out in pride. His dream had came true. He was officially a clan cat living in the wild. 

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Acornclan:  Year 2, Moon 1

We return to Acornclan at the start of Newleaf.

Acornstar catches a slight cold, but recovers rather quickly. Halftalon chases off a trespasser successfully. Hazelfur collects a total of 12 herbs this moon.

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Acornclan: Sickness Abounds

Seventh moon in Acornclan.

Beecall was fortunate enough to avoid catching an illness. Unfortunately, Halftalon was not as lucky and caught a cold.

And little Bumblekit(left) had started to feel uneasy, not playing with the other kits as much.

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Acornclan: Moon 11

[I can’t think of more unique titles. When I reach newleaf again, the posts will probably just have the clan’s name ~ Dovestorm]

“Russetkit!” Acornstar called out from her spot atop the cat tree. The ginger point looking up at her with vibrant green eyes. “From this moment on, until you receive your warrior name, you will be known as Russetpaw!”

Russetpaw puffed out his pale ginger chest with pride at his new name. There weren’t many Warriors left to train an apprentice, so he was curious who would be his mentor.

“Oakfluff will be your mentor. May he pass down his knowledge of clan life to you during your training.” Acornstar purred.

The fluffy colorpoint tom padded up to the younger tom and touches noses with his new apprentice.

The rest of the moon goes on without much note. Spottedpaw recovers from her illness, Halftalon gets a little scraped while training Cloudy, and Hazelfur manages to collect a single herb for his stores.