#Warblerkit

[forestclan-clangen]

Moon 4 (Part 2)

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Hopechase leaves on patrol by herself, not thinking properly and forgetting that the woods haven't been fed. She sees a Woodcrawler. And IT sees HER. Hopechase runs. Fast. DONT LEAVE ME

(Hopechase, warrior, female, 86 moons) (Woodcrawler, a mockery of life, ageless) (Rootgrove, ?????, Lightfoot, can you see me. i have become something else)

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Hopechase couldn't breathe.

Her ears were ringing as blood coursed through her entire body.

She could see, but it was all a shaking blur. All she could sense was the familiar smell of ForestClan's camp, and the tall rock she had seen her leaders stand on. Birchstar. Lakestar. Redstar. Apprentices. New warriors. The focal point of their society.

Camp? Camp. Yes. She was in camp. Her senses started to return to her. The muffled voices of fear and concern around her faded into existence as everyone's pelts suddenly melded into shape.

"Hopechase? What's wrong?"

"Are you alright?"

"Dad - what's wrong with her?"

"Warblerkit, listen to whatever Windfur and Redstar tell you right now. OK?"

"Are you being followed?"

That last one was Windfur. She hated that question. Hated it, hated it. He always asked that. What she hated the most was that she didn't know. She didn't dare look back. The second the leaves in the bushes rustled, the world fell into all-engulfing silence. Long, spindling legs crawled into sight, like weavers threading the air - slowly, gently, with the precision of an owl's talons.

It had no eyes.

But it still saw her.

"Hopechase?"

Hopechase's hackles flattened as a clear, cutting voice pierced through the haze of her mind. Her eyes focused on a bright, white pelt that radiated through the green and brown forest.

"Hopechase, you're alright. You're in camp. You're with clanmates. You're safe."

Iciclepool. It was Iciclepool.

She was wearing a brave mask as she stepped closer towards Hopechase. Iciclepool couldn't hide her fear.

"Hopechase. What happened?"

The adrenaline in Hopechase's veins started to slow. For a brief moment, terror's claws released the molly's heart, and Hopechase seized that moment to fight back. She closed her eyes and took a deep breath. She took in every scent of comfort and safety in that breath - her clanmates, the sap on the pine trees, the mud and stones, the small cooking fire, the water boiling in a clay pot. She flexed her claws. The grass uprooted itself beneath them. She was alive.

"Woodcrawler," she finally spoke. "I...saw a Woodcrawler. I ran."

Many voices chimed in at once, but Redstar's quickly boomed above the rest as she took her place beside Iciclepool. "Where, and did it follow you?"

"I didn't check," Hopechase said. Her body and voice found their footing as she remembered how to act in an emergency. "Close the gates, now."

"Is anyone out on patrol?" Redstar hissed.

"No. I didn't even know Hopechase was - "

People's voices started overlapping again as the blend of chaos began.

"I'm declaring a lockdown. Iciclepool, Talonpaw, Morningpaw - you three go help Windfur carry Olive to my den right now."

"Barleywave, get your tail up here and pull the other gate rope!" Cloudthunder hissed.

"Yeah yeah, keep your fur on, I'm - WARBLERKIT! What did Redstar just say about lockdown?!"

"Come on Warblerkit, we..."

"NO! Not fair! Dad comes too!"

Hopechase jumped up one of the tall pine trees that the clan's sliding gate was tied to, climbing past Barleywave and telling him curtly, "Go, attend to your kit. I'll do it."

Barleywave's tail flicked with annoyance before he crawled back down, and Cloudthunder looked at the dark grey molly with gratitude.

"Thanks, Hope," Cloudthunder uttered between her teeth as she pulled the bulrush rope off of its handle. Hopechase did the same, slowly bringing the gate of sturdy logs and long branches to a thud. Their camp entrance was now blocked, and their walls were securely surrounded by barricades pine logs, stone and sharpened sticks stolen by Twolegs in their greenleaf place. These walls are what allowed them to survive for countless seasons.

Everyone moved up into Redstar's den, retreating until their backs were as far back against the walls as they could. Iciclepool stood at the den's entrance, looking over the clearing, while Redstar alone stood on top of ForestClan's gate, her ears twitching and her eyes darting. No cat spoke a single word. Even Warblerkit sensed the gravity of the situation, and resigned to hiding under Barleywave's chest fur.

Time crawled as cats waited with held breaths and focused stares. Olive, the newest member of the Clan, glanced at them expectantly. The sheer air of fear prevented her from asking any questions, but they still sat on her tongue.

Hopechase watched Iciclepool wordlessly communicate with Redstar across the clearing as the two kept their vigil. A swaying of the tail every five minutes. A high-pitched chirrup every ten.

By the thirty minute mark, Redstar made a low-pitched, rumbling meow. ForestClan released a collective breath of relief. They were not safe yet. But it seemed the Woodcrawler did not follow Hopechase.

By the time the hour had passed, Redstar announced that the lockdown was over, and that cats could return to their regular duties - but to stay alert and to avoid the paths taken by Hopechase for the next quarter moon. Life breathed into camp once more. Olive finally asked her lingering questions, with a patient Cloudthunder answering her. Windfur received help to escort Olive back to the nursery, and Warblerkit and Shiverkit bombarded Barleywave and Iciclepool with questions, their furs still standing on end.

Hopechase, meanwhile, felt wrong.

She sat in the middle of camp, staring at the fresh kill pile. She ought to grab food and start cooking meals. She...she was supposed to be on kitchen duty with Morningpaw. She was supposed to show her how to remove pelts from their prey. She promised Barleywave she'd do it, because he playfully said he was always no good at it. She even laughed and agreed with him. But she couldn't bring her paws to just pick something from the pile.

She wasn't normally this shaken by Woodcrawler sightings. She was old. She'd seen worse. But she'd also had faith, her entire life, that the world had to be inherently good. Redstar gave her the honor title 'Hopechase' when Lakestar was finally dethroned. For her constant optimism, and faith in her Clan. Even when many cats left ForestClan when Lakestar finally died, even when despair was the only thing in sight, she believed that even in death, things would be okay.

So why now?

"Hopechase."

The dark grey molly turned her head and saw Iciclepool staring at her. The deputy tilted her head and gave her a look of gentle concern. She sat next to her, her fur brushing gently against hers. Iciclepool placed her tail on Hopechase's shoulder.

"Are you okay?"

"Aw, are you worried about little old me?" Hopechase said with a forced purr. Clearly, Iciclepool saw through her on that one.

"Hopechase, it's okay if you're shaken."

"Shaken? No, silly. I'm going to teach Morningpaw how to skin pelts. I'm trying to pick out something," Hopechase insisted.

"Ah yes, because you take more than five minutes staring at the fresh-kill pile as a part of that process. Hope, come on, please be honest with me," Iciclepool meowed, her tail brushing against her clanmate's back gently.

Hopechase still kept a forced smile on her face. "Alright, alright. Maybe the adrenaline wasn't good on my bones. You're right that I'm tired - but I do have a promise to keep."

"Then let me take over."

"I thought you were going to spend time with Shiverkit tonight?"

"She can watch Morningpaw and I. She enjoys staring at cats when they do something new," Iciclepool said with a purr. "Those bright blue eyes of hers are always inquisitive. You should see the amount of questions Windfur is plagued with. The poor boy is inundated."

Hopechase felt her heart beat warmly as she spoke about her kit. Iciclepool was so much more like how she remembered her when they were younger - attentive and loving. Iciclepool remembered every little thing she liked about you, and always let others know. It was her greatest ambition in life to be a mother. If fates were different, maybe Iciclepool would've made a great queen and teacher. She knew Iciclepool always had eyes for Cliffstep alone, and she couldn't blame her - he was a thoughtful, empathetic tom, with similar ambitions to Iciclepool's. His death had destroyed her, and permanently changed her for moons. Hopechase was always worried that she'd never get to see her old self again - but she started to see cracks of it more recently, and her heart swelled every time she saw them. The more she thought about Iciclepool, the better she felt. But she knew the deputy wouldn't allow her to rest on that distraction.

"Hopechase, please. Let me take over the lesson today. I don't want to make it an order, but I will if you don't go to your nest," Iciclepool insisted. By the look in her eyes, Hopechase knew that she wasn't going to be swayed by anything else. The older molly sighed, and got to her feet.

"Alright, alright. I can't say no to our lovely deputy."

Iciclepool's whiskers twitched in amused affection. "Get some good rest."

As Hopechase padded away and slinked into the warriors' den, the light comfort that Iciclepool gave her faded. She felt the weight in her heart sink as the world around her loomed. As she curled up in her nest and stared at the wall, her thoughts swarmed like gnats.

Someone hadn't fed the woods in five moons.

The Clan knew that Redstar was trying. She kept leaving at night and returning in the morning. Her eyes were getting more and more sunken, and her fur was getting kinks. Her silence upon entering camp every morning spoke every word that was needed.

Hopechase buried her face in her bedding. Her lips curled and she suppressed the hiss in her throat.

Olive was pregnant. Everyone knew that now, and no one spoke their fears. The woods were not fair. They were opportunistic. If someone doesn’t sacrifice themselves, it’ll be Olive’s kits, or Warblerkit, or Shiverkit. It will take whichever clanmate is deemed the easiest to catch. It was always the greatest tragedy of ForestClan - that kits were extremely vulnerable to the woods. The only time kits were safe, is if the woods were fed recently.

She should’ve fed the woods.

She was the eldest cat in the clan. Every other cat in the clan was young and lively, with their entire futures ahead of them. And kits - it wasn't fair that so many of them didn't get the chance to truly live. She lived a good life, didn't she? Dying wasn't so bad, right? StarClan was waiting to save her soul. Her family was waiting for her. She could finally see her mother and father again. She could listen to her uncle Rootgrove's stories again, and her brother Icypaw - oh, Icypaw - she missed her littermate. She couldn't remember his face anymore. That hurt her.

She didn't...she didn't have any regrets, right? So why? Why did she just doom the children of her clan?

Hopechase quivered like a kit in leafbare, failing to suppress the sorrow in her chest. She buried her face in moss and pelts, and muzzled her wails, desperately pleading that no cat would walk in. They couldn't - they just couldn't see her like this. She was Hopechase now, and had been for months. Not Lightfoot. Hopechase. The pursuer of hope. She brought her clan hope.

Today, she just went out to bring them food. She brought them back suffering instead.

Why didn’t she just feed the woods?

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[mothermouth]

hey there, warbie girl, dreaming of the someone you could be

[sixmoons]

some rough sketches for my first original post on this blog. they are meowing at u btw

[residences-of-the-darkforest]

Another baby. His moustache is still fading in

[byrdclangen]

big warbler..

[marmotclaw]

Mudfur

Name meaning: Brown heavy fur

Lean and lithe, thick-furred and long-haired light brown tom (he/him) with a pale belly, wide shoulders, and golden eyes.

Cleric herb: goatweed

Cause of death: illness

Family and Education

Brother: Timberfur

Mate: Brightsky

Daughter: Leopardstar

Kits: Carpkit, Oatkit, Warblerkit

Mentors: ?, Brambleberry

Apprentices: Petaldust, Mothwing

Nature

INFJ

Social Moral

[warriors-cats-smoke-and-mirrors]

Timeline : Year 1 (ThunderClan)

LEAFBARE

The Frost Moon

7th Day of the Frost Moon ThunderClan loses Sunningrocks to RiverClan Spottedleaf receives a prophecy from StarClan about fire saving the Clan 9th Day of the Frost Moon Mottlethroat moves into the nursery with Patchpelt's kits

The Silver Moon [The Greencough Epidemic]

2nd Day of the Silver Moon Newtstone joins StarClan due to greencough 3rd Day of the Silver Moon Acornflake joins StarClan due to greencough 13th Day of the Silver Moon Leopardfoot joins StarClan due to greencough 21st Day of the Silver Moon Ravenkit catches greencough 25th Day of the Silver Moon Ravenkit begins to recover 27th Day of the Silver Moon Dustkit becomes Dustpaw and is apprenticed to Eagleheart Ravenkit's apprentice ceremony is delayed 28th Day of the Silver Moon Robinwing joins StarClan due to greencough

The Snow Moon

6th Day of the Snow Moon Swiftkit, Lynxkit, and Warblerkit are born to Mottlethroat and Patchpelt Warblerkit joins StarClan 7th Day of the Snow Moon Lynxkit joins StarClan 14th Day of the Snow Moon Lizardpaw becomes Lizardtail 23rd Day of the Snow Moon Ravenkit becomes Ravenpaw and is apprenticed to Tigerclaw

NEWLEAF

The Melting Moon

3rd Day of the Melting Moon Two newborn kits are found on ThunderClan territory Mottlethroat agrees to foster them alongside Swiftkit Bluestar names them Smokekit and Cinderkit 21st Day of the Melting Moon Graykit becomes Graypaw and is apprenticed to Lionheart

The Rain Moon [Beginning of "Into the Wild"]

11th Day of the Rain Moon Bluestar invites Rusty and Autumn to join ThunderClan 12th Day of the Rain Moon Rusty becomes Firepaw and is apprenticed to Rosecloud Autumn becomes Emberpaw and is apprenticed to Redtail 17th Day of the Rain Moon Emberpaw catches her first piece of prey 29th Day of the Rain Moon Frostfur moves into the nursery with Lionheart's kits

The Growing Moon

Nothing of note occurs

GREENLEAF

The Warm Moon

22nd Day of the Warm Moon Firepaw becomes Spottedleaf's new apprentice 25th Day of the Warm Moon Brackenkit, Lilykit, Thornkit, and Brightkit are born to Frostfur and Lionheart 27th Day of the Warm Moon Emberpaw has her first solo hunting assignment ThunderClan takes Yellowfang as a prisoner Emberpaw is tasked with caring for Yellowfang

The Golden Moon

2nd Day of the Golden Moon Emberpaw runs into her sister Princess Ravenpaw catches an adder 6th Day of the Golden Moon The Half-Moon Firepaw is presented to StarClan as a Seer Apprentice 13th Day of the Golden Moon The Gathering Brokenstar demands to hunt on other territories Bluestar will give him her answer at the next Gathering Brokenstar warns of a kit-killing rogue Emberpaw sneaks back to camp to warn Yellowfang Bluestar refuses to send Yellowfang back into exile 16th Day of the Golden Moon Bluestar, Beestorm, Eagleheart, Sandpaw, Cherrypaw, and Dustpaw travel to Highstones 17th Day of the Golden Moon The group is attacked by rats while returning from Highstones Bluestar loses a life 24th Day of the Golden Moon ShadowClan attacks ThunderClan Lionheart and Mothflower join StarClan Redtail is appointed Deputy Patchpelt is made Graypaw's new mentor Yellowfang officially joins ThunderClan 26th Day of the Golden Moon Spottedleaf tells Firepaw about the prophecy 29th Day of the Golden Moon Spottedleaf joins StarClan Emberpaw, Brackenkit, Lilykit, Thornkit, and Brightkit are abducted by Clawface and Frogtail 30th Day of the Golden Moon ThunderClan accuses Yellowfang of Spottedleaf's death Yellowfang leaves ThunderClan to rescue Emberpaw and Frostfur's kits

The Scorching Moon

3rd Day of the Scorching Moon Yellowfang recruits the ShadowClan elders and exiles 6th Day of the Scorching Moon Emberpaw's wounds become infected 12th Day of the Scorching Moon The Gathering Bluestar refuses to let ShadowClan hunt on ThunderClan territory and demands the return of her cats 13th Day of the Scorching Moon Bluestar sends Sandpaw, Cherrypaw, and Dustpaw to find Yellowfang and bring her back to ThunderClan A ThunderClan patrol and the ShadowClan exiles drive Brokenstar and his supporters out of ShadowClan territory 14th Day of the Scorching Moon Nightpelt takes over ShadowClan ThunderClan returns to their own territory Sandpaw becomes Sandstorm Dustpaw becomes Dustpelt Cherrypaw becomes Cherrysong Yellowfang is appointed ThunderClan's new Seer and Firepaw's new mentor 21st Day of the Scorching Moon [Beginning of "Fire and Ice"] Swiftkit becomes Swiftpaw and is apprenticed to Lizardtail Cinderkit becomes Cinderpaw and is apprenticed to Wildbreeze Smokekit becomes Smokepaw and is apprenticed to Owlshine 25th Day of the Scorching Moon Emberpaw is declared healed and allowed to return to training 27th Day of the Scorching Moon Smokepaw is presented to StarClan as ThunderClan's new Healer apprentice

LEAF-FALL

The Turning Moon

3rd Day of the Turning Moon The Half-Moon Firepaw dreams of Windstar, who asks him to help her Clan 10th Day of the Turning Moon The Gathering Bluestar convinces the other Clans to bring WindClan back SkyClan and ThunderClan agree to send cats to fetch WindClan 11th Day of the Turning Moon Aspenleaf, Graypaw, and Emberpaw meet Darkflame and Rainfur at Fourtrees and set out 12th Day of the Turning Moon Emberpaw meets her brother Filou in town Filou points the Clan cats towards a nearby Skypath Rainfur tracks WindClan to a tunnel beneath the Skypath 13th Day of the Turning Moon Aspenleaf tells Duskstar that Brokenstar has been driven out WindClan prepares to return home Barley allows WindClan, ThunderClan, and SkyClan to stay in his barn for the night 14th Day of the Turning Moon Finchspirit has a vision of a cat dying Darkflame and Rainfur return to SkyClan territory Graypaw suggests traveling through RiverClan RiverClan attacks the ThunderClan and WindClan cats ThunderClan comes to help Emberpaw saves Lizardtail and Whiteclaw Piketooth falls into the gorge and joins StarClan 19th Day of the Turning Moon Emberpaw notices Graypaw acting strange

The Falling Moon

4th Day of the Falling Moon Bluestar, Patchpelt, Tigerclaw, Emberpaw, Graypaw, and Ravenpaw travel to Highstones 8th Day of the Falling Moon Emberpaw becomes Emberheart Graypaw becomes Graystripe Ravenpaw becomes Raventhroat 10th Day of the Falling Moon The Gathering WindClan is welcomed back to the forest 13th Day of the Falling Moon Brindleface moves into the nursery with an unknown tom's kits 22nd Day of the Falling Moon ThunderClan begins to notice ShadowClan scent on their territory

The Cold Moon

12th Day of the Cold Moon Ashkit, Fernkit, Tulipkit, and Mintkit are born to Brindleface 20th Day of the Cold Moon ThunderClan reclaims Sunningrocks from RiverClan 26th Day of the Cold Moon A cold snap freezes the river between ThunderClan and RiverClan 27th Day of the Cold Moon Graystripe falls into the river and is rescued by Silverstream 28th Day of the Cold Moon Graystripe develops a cold and is told to stay in camp 30th Day of the Cold Moon The Half-Moon Firepaw has a dream about kits being abandoned by their mother

[signs-of-the-moon]

Alright the results are in! It seems that SOTM's audience primarily prefers the word "feline" as the cat speak term for nonbinary. But now I'm gonna veto that, because I found a word I like better (sorry guys). The term for a nonbinary cat will now be "Moggy". As stated before, I will be updating the allegiances to reflect this change and to highlight who our nonbinary cats in the story are!

And who exactly are those cats, I bet you're wondering. Well here's a list of who I think the identity fits best with:

Emberpaw of Treeclan (uses she/they pronouns)

Adderpaw of Treeclan (uses he/they pronouns)

Silverhawk of Treeclan (uses she/they pronouns)

Cardinaltail of Treeclan (uses he/they pronouns)

Honeykit of Treeclan (will start off using she/her pronouns but will eventually grow into using they/them exclusively)

Tulipnose of Grassclan (uses they/them pronouns. They will be using these pronouns starting from the time between Moon High and Moon Fall. Dw this will be pointed out in the next book)

Warblerkit of Grassclan (one of Swiftcloud's kits. They'll eventually go by they/them but will start off as he/him)

Galecall of Mountainclan (uses she/they pronouns but prefer they/them more)

Slatestep of Mountainclan (exclusively uses they/them pronouns)

Lilypad of Oceanclan (uses she/they pronouns but prefers she/her more)

Spicekit of Oceanclan (starts off using he/him, and will eventually go exclusively by they/them)

Stonepaw of Oceanclan (currently uses she/her exclusively but will start using they/them more into the story)

Snake-eye of Marshclan (uses they/them pronouns)

Fernfeather of Marshclan (she/they pronouns)

There will be more cats in the future who are nonbinary, cats that do not exist in the story yet. I'd also like to make a list of other cats, who are demi- as well as a few cats I've now decided are trans. Those cats are:

Batpaw of Treeclan (she is Demigirl and uses she/they pronouns)

Berrypaw of Treeclan (is Transmasc. Uses he/him pronouns)

Beepaw of Treeclan (Transfeme. Uses she/her)

Brackentooth of Treeclan (she is also Transfeme and prefers she/her pronouns)

Gullcry of Oceanclan (a Demiboy who uses he/they pronouns)

Seaweedfang of Oceanclan (Transfeme who uses she/her pronouns)

Bluesky of Oceanclan (he/him Transmasc)

Ebonymask of Mountainclan (Transfeme, and uses she/her pronouns)

Shrubdapple of Mountainclan (is Transmasc and uses he/him pronouns)

Morningrose of Marshclan (a Demigirl who uses she/they pronouns)

[ceruleanclan-clangen-story]

New cats and updated sprites (Moon 1)

Turtlekit (2 moons, tom)

Thymekit

Frogkit

Birdkit

Corianderkit

Gannetkit

Lark-kit

Warblerkit

Jaykit

Finchkit

[pikaclan]

Moon 454

Season: Leaf-bare

Ceremonies

Saltslip sits in the crowd, chest puffed out in pride as they watch Buttercuppaw be named Buttercupglint, and honored for their insight. They consider themself lucky to have been able to train such an amazing young cat, and look forward to seeing the warrior they become

Deaths

Yippee died of yellowcough. Vixenpaw is re-apprenticed to Lilyspike.

Weaselkit died of greencough

Pichi and Tallkit grieve Weaselkit but are not stricken

Misc

Oddflight went missing for a few days

Snipgorse's rejection of Cloveflower was very . . . public. Everyone's still feeling awkward about it

Lyrekit falls into a river, but is saved by Chaffinchchirp

Health

Shiveringivy awakes with a dull, throbbing pain in their head. Their head injury doesn't appear to be healing as they hoped Gingerhorn recovered from greencough Wheatbloom's ear healed Eboneye growls as another wave of head pain hits them. It's on-and-off, and herbs have been helping, but StarClan help them, having so many headaches gets annoying Braveplume got yellowcough Civet was attacked by a group of rats and did not escape unscathed Cinnamonbreeze got greencough

Patrols

While searching for some specific herbs Popreed is startled by weird sounds and whispers on the wind. It takes ages for Popreed to pinpoint the sounds, but eventually uncover the hidden birthing nest of a dead, cold queen, their newborn kits by their side. Popreed makes sure the queen is given a vigil and the kits are taken into the Clan

Chica's ghost now wanders Mumblekit (male), Petuniakit (female), and Warblerkit (female) are born! Petuniakit was born without a leg

Buttercupglint finds a wounded cat near the Thunderpath and they are rushed back to camp

Butterflythistle (male) joins the Clan with head damage. He is intact

[forestclan-clangen]

Moon 4 (Part 1)

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Morningpaw is apprenticed to Barleywave. Redstar and Iciclepool are acting strange. Redstar is nervous. She knows the woods have not been fed since the start of newleaf. She needs to go on patrol soon.

(Redstar, leader, female, 63 moons) (Iciclepool, deputy, female, 60 moons) (Barleywave, warrior, male, 33 moons) (Morningpaw, apprentice, female, 6 moons)

Hopechase places her tail on Redstar's shoulder and provides words of support. Redstar is grateful to have a clanmate like Hopechase.

(Redstar, leader, female, 63 moons) (Hopechase, warrior, female, 86 moons)

Iciclepool complains about something Barleywave did. Barleywave feels defensive. Talonpaw distracts Morningpaw while their mentors argue, helping her set up her new bed next to his.

(Iciclepool, deputy, female, 60 moons) (Barleywave, warrior, male, 33 moons) (Morningpaw, apprentice, female, 6 moons) (Talonpaw, apprentice, male, 8 moons)

Warblerkit purposefully takes prey that Redstar said she had her eye on. He sticks his tongue out at her. Barleywave tries to discipline him.

(Redstar, leader, female, 63 moons) (Barleywave, warrior, male, 33 moons) (Warblerkit, kitten, male, 1 moon)

Iciclepool, Barleywave and their apprentices go training, and teach Morningpaw how to climb trees. Morningpaw performs well, and she conveniently finds a good patch of moss to bring back to camp. Iciclepool is rethinking how she feels about Barleywave and decides to give him another chance.

(Iciclepool, deputy, female, 60 moons) (Barleywave, warrior, male, 33 moons) (Morningpaw, apprentice, female, 6 moons) (Talonpaw, apprentice, male, 8 moons)

Olive thanks Morningpaw for getting her fresh bedding - she's being very helpful. Olive gives Morningpaw advice she knows she needs.

(Morningpaw, apprentice, female, 6 moons) (Olive, mediator, female, 60 moons)

Windfur and Cloudthunder spend time together. Cloudthunder is anxious about the woods' next feed - something's wrong, and she can feel it in her bones. Windfur calms her down, reminding her that StarClan gave Redstar nine lives for a reason. Despite what he says, Windfur is also scared.

(Cloudthunder, warrior, female, 37 moons) (Windfur, medicine cat, male, 18 moons)

Shiverkit is spending more time in the medicine den, asking Windfur about what certain herbs do. She also likes his nursery rhymes that he recites to remember treatments. Windfur doesn't mind answering easy questions, and repeating rhymes. Kits ask him easier questions than adults do. [SKILL REVEAL: GOOD KITSITTER]

(Shiverkit, kitten, female, 4 moons) (Windfur, medicine cat, male, 18 moons)

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[mothermouth]

scaredy cat @chasingthesunwcrp​

[residents-of-the-darkforest]

Dark Forest Resident: Sparrowfreckle

Aliases / Nicknames: Bitch, Bigot, The Downfall of Sandclan

Gender: female

Sexuality: heterosexual

Family: unnamed mother, unnamed father, Archstone (former mate) Ginsengbloom, Chickadeewhistle (daughters)

Other Relations: Indigofoot (mentor)

Clan: Sandclan

Rank: elder

Characteristics: stole kits from LGBTQ+ couples and left them to die

Number of Victims: 58

Number of Murders: 16

Murder Method: leaving to die

Known Victims: Marblekit, Warblerkit, Jasperkit, Yamkit, Wattlekit, Strawberrykit, Loudkit, Bigkit, Brightkit, Elmkit, Gingerkit, Jaykit, Ashkit, Thistlekit, Thornkit, Crabkit, Sealily, Tigermarsh, Jasperwing, Saltfeather, Snowecho, Littlesun, Mulberrytail, Bluestripe

Victim Profile: LGBTQ+ parents and their kits

Cause of Death: killed by Sealily, Jasperwing

Cautionary Tale: ??

Story:

She’s a walking, talking hate crime. She stole kits from LGBTQ+ parents and left them because in her twisted mind, leaving vulnerable babies to die of starvation, predator, or hypothermia would be ‘kinder’ than having them cared for by parents of the same gender.

But the story ends on a good note, with Sealily and Jasperwing tearing the bigot apart.

Additional Information:

--Submission by @ambitiousauthor​

--Hope you don’t mind that I added how she died horribly! she deserves it!

--She’s just gonna spawn in the death ring

[warriorsbutnotreally]

The Curse Of VenomClan - ClanGen - Moons 19 - 23

VenomClan, also known as The Cursed Clan, was founded by snakes and traitors, the darkness having seeped deep into their founding. However, many moons have passed and the Clan is not as it once was.

Hate no longer pours from them.

Despite this, VenomClan is cursed, thanks to their distant ancestors.

Every fifth kit dies before they are a moon old [aka I /kill them] and after a horrid winter that struck their numbers down, VenomClan is in need of new cats to the point that the survivors came together and agreed that they must allow new cats into their Clan.

If you’d like to keep up, here’s the link to the tag

tw; child death

The Cats So Far

2/5 kits before The Curse strikes..

Moon 19

Ashenbite, Twilighttooth, and Grasspond have become warriors!

-/-/-Relationships-/-/-

Tickstar thinks that Pigeonjump is really funny

Wigeonblaze had a huge argument with Demon

Pigeonjump is telling a story to Sycamorepaw

Tortoisespeckle is telling Spikepaw about a hunting technique

Murkyriver is sharing prey with Hop

Bluerunner had a fight with Tortoisespeckle

Mosquitosand had a huge argument with Squirrelkit

Sunspeck is giving Lightscreech a task

Jewel complains about Splashstripe

Hop spars with Wigeonblaze

Midgestripe talks to Pigeonjump about how best to kill prey, very enthusiastically

Ashenbite is building up Splashstripe's confidence

Twilighttooth is watching Squirrelkit perform an almost-decent hunting crouch

Grasspond is telling a story to Jewel

Splashstripe is telling a story to Twilighttooth

Bluethrough is sharing prey with Berrypaw

Sycamorepaw is not backing down after an argument with Bluethroat

Berrypaw is sharing prey with Bluerunner

Mantispaw complained about Sycamorepaw

Spikepaw had a fight with Squirrelkit

Warblerkit is asking Spikepaw how babies are made

Squirrelkit is pretending to be Demon

Demon is showing Tickstar how to sneak up on their enemies

Lightscreech is talking with Midgestripe

-/-/-Individual-/-/-

Tickstar is feeling down

Warblerblaze is in the medic den

Pigeonjump is carefully picking up dropped poppy seeds

Tortoisespeckle is curious about the other Clans

Murkyriver is telling Berrypaw about her own days as an apprentice

Bluerunner is looking around camp

Mosquitosand is spending a lot of time grooming

Sunspeck just told their brother, Mosquitosand, a hilarious joke

Jewel is craving the taste of shrew

Hop is warning the kits to stay in camp

Midgestripe wishes that she was in her nest asleep

Ashenbite is sparring with his Clanmates

Twilighttooth caught a huge rabbit

Grasspond wants to be chosen as the new deputy one day

Splashstripe is thinking about love

Bluethroat is grateful that she's managed to live so long [she's nearly 150 - 147 for the exact moons]

Sycamorepaw feels underappreciated

Berrypaw wishes that he was still in his nest asleep

Mantispaw is craving the taste of vole

Spikepaw was recently caught humming to herself

Warblerkit took a tumble off of a log

Squirrelkit is crying after roughhousing with the apprentices

Demon fell into a creek yesterday and is still feeling damp

Lightscreech is content

-/-/-Patrol-/-/-

[I'm only going to share anything notable to see if this is easier cause I realized only now that the patrols might be boring, so please let me know if you prefer this]

Tickstar attempts to practice fighting techniques with their Clan, but no one steps up to help

there is hunting on enemy territory

there is good hunting despite the weather

apprentices are led away from a badger den

Tortoisespeckle safely crosses a thunderpath alone

/ / / /

Moon 20

Ashenbite earned a scar while protecting Warblerkit and Squirrelkit

not long after Warblerpaw and Squirrelpaw became apprentices. Warbler is now responsible, and Squirrelpaw is sneaky. Their mentors are Jewel and Twilighttooth respectively.

-/-/-Relationships-/-/-

Tickstar is making sure Grasspond is following the warrior code

Wigeonblaze is talking to Ashenbite

Pigeonjump complains about Lightscreech

Tortoisespeckle is sharing prey with Mosquitosand

Murkyriver is sparring with Wigeonblaze

Bluerunner is listening to Pigeonjump's problems

Mosquitosand is sparring with Twilighttooth

Sunspeck complains about Sycamorepaw

Jewel feels bad that he caused a problem for Tortoisespeck

Hop complains about Sycamorepaw

Midgestripe had a huge argument with Wigeonblaze

Ashenbite is sparring with Hop

Twilighttooth is giving a task to Tortoisespeckle

Grasspond is sparring with Sunspeck

Splashstripe is frustrated that Midgestripe won't take her duties more seriously

Bluethroat smiles at Murkyriver whenever they meet

Sycamorepaw is sharing prey with Demon

Berrypaw is frustrated that Midgestripe won't take her duties more seriously

Mantispaw is talking to Wigeonblaze

Spikepaw had a fight with Bluerunner

Warblerpaw had a fight with Mosquitosand

Squirrelpaw is telling a story to Warblerpaw

Demon is giving Pigeonjump a task

Lightscreech complains about Sycamorepaw

-/-/-Individual-/-/-

Tickstar is craving shrew

Warblerblaze is thinking about love [and how much she loves Bluerunner]

Pigeonjump was humming to himself

Tortoisespeckle is worried about the judgement of others

Murkyriver feels overworked

Bluerunner is being scolded for giving his prey away to a starving loner

Mosquitosand caught the scent of an enemy warrior

Sunspeck is basking in the sun

Jewel is telling Squirrelpaw about a hunting technique

Hop is feeling sore

Midgestripe has been disappearing lately

Ashenbite is feeling happy

Twilighttooth is feeling happy

Grasspond has been spending a considerable amount of time grooming

Splashstripe almost choked on his prey

Bluethroat has recently given a wonderful speech, boosting morale

Sycamorepaw is feeling quite lazy

Berrypaw was recently caught humming to himself

Mantispaw is feeling sassy

Spikepaw wishes she was still back in her nest

Warblerpaw pretends to be an enemy warrior

Squirrelpaw can't wait to be a warrior

Demon is daydreaming

Lighscreech is looking forward to today

-/-/-Patrol-/-/-

the Clan comes closer with teamwork

Warblerpaw had to free Jewel from brambles

Squirrelpaw is stopped from eating deathberries by accident

things are tense, but patrols are good

rogues are chased away

squirrels are caught by patrol

/ / / /

Moon 21

A fire breaks out in VenomClan and Tickstar loses their remaining lives saving their Clanmates.

Tickstar now hunts in StarClan.

Bluerunner has become the new leader, taking on the name Bluestar.

His new deputy is Sunspeck, in memory of Sunspeck's parent, Tickstar.

-/-/-Relationships-/-/-

Warblerblaze won't stop bothering Lightscreech

Pigeonjump is sharing prey with Twilighttooth

Tortoisespeckle had a huge argument with Hop

Murkyriver is telling Spikepaw about a hunting technique

Bluestar is sharing prey with Twilighttooth

Mosquitosand is telling Lightscreech a story

Sunspeck is sharing prey with Demon

Jewel is telling Sunspeck about a hunting technique

Hop is sharing prey with Berrypaw

Midgestripe had a huge argument with Spikepaw

Ashenbite is giving Mosquitosand a task

Twilighttooth is making Mosquitosand laugh

Grasspond is sharing prey with Ashenbite

Splashstripe is telling Jewel about a hunting technique

Bluethroat is bestowing wisdom onto Midgestripe

Sycamorepaw isn't backing down after an argument with Wigeonblaze

Berrypaw is telling a story to Spikepaw

Mantispaw is telling a story to Lightscreech

Spikepaw had a mock battle with Squirrelpaw

Warblerpaw had a huge argument with Berrypaw

Squirrelpaw is talking with Mantispaw

Demon had a fight with Bluestar

Lightscreech is giving a task to Murkyriver

-/-/-Individual-/-/-

Wigeonblaze is craving mouse

Pigeonjump is feeling quite lazy

Tortoisespeckle volunteered for extra patrols

Murkyriver is giving Mantispaw a task

Bluestar is talking to himself

Mosquitosand is playing with his food

Sunspeck is feeling quite lazy

Jewel is rethinking his life choices

Hop is feeling excited

Midgestripe had a nightmare recently

Ashenbite wants to go on patrol

Twilighttooth plans to visit the medics

Grasspond is craving the taste of frog

Splashstripe heads to the dirtplace

Bluethroat is worried about others judging her

Sycamorepaw isn't scared of anything today

Berrypaw is daydreaming

Mantispaw can't stop flexing her claws

Spikepaw is eating freshkill

Warblerpaw is basking in the sun

Squirrelpaw is relaxing in camp

Demon is feeling content

Lightscreech has been spending a considerable amount of time grooming

-/-/-Patrol-/-/-

Splashstripe admits to training in the Dark Forest and is convinced to stop

a patrol avoids being detected at the twolegplace

badgers are chased off

there are a few patrols who return with fish

News!

Demon and Lightscreech are now mates!

/ / / /

Moon 22

Bluestar had one kit!

Sunspeck is also injured by enemy warriors after accidentally wandering over the border

Twilighttooth finds a kittypet named Adoria who wants to join the Clan. Adoria decides to keep their name.

Spikepaw is scolded after sneaking out of camp.

Bluestar and Warblerblaze's kit;

Flailkit is a silver and white marbled tabby molly with short fur and amber eyes. The Curse stirs.

Adoria is a dark ginger bengal molly with amber eyes and medium fur. She's got a pale chest, a white tail-tip, and white paws. She's notably loyal.

-/-/-Relationships-/-/-

Wigeonblaze is talking to Tortoisespeckle

Pigeonjump had a huge argument with Spikepaw

Tortoisespeckle is sparring with Sunspeck

Murkyriver is giving Jewel a task

Bluestar is complaining about Jewel

Mosquitosand is giving advice to Warblerpaw

Sunspeck is talking to Jewel

Jewel had a huge argument with Mantispaw

Hop is sharing prey with Twilighttooth

Midgestripe had a fight with Wigeonblaze

Ashenbite complains about Warblerpaw

Twilighttooth complains about Spikepaw

Grasspond is frustrated that Pigeonjump isn't taking his duties seriously

Splashstripe is making sure Warblerpaw knows that he is loved

Bluethroat is bestowing wisdom unto Berrypaw

Sycamorepaw is talking to Bluethroat

Berrypaw is frustrated that Hop isn't taking his duties more seriously

Mantispaw is sharing prey with Warblerpaw

Spikepaw complains about Midgestripe

Warblerpaw is talking to Spikepaw

Squirrelpaw is showing Mosquitosand how to sneak up on his enemies

Demon is telling Ashenbite about a hunting technique

Lightscreech is telling a story to Twilighttooth

Flailkit crashes into Pigeonjump while eager for a returning patrol

Adoria is talking with Spikepaw

-/-/-Individual-/-/-

Wigeonblaze is feeling quite lazy

Pigeonjump is wondering if he could borrow canmint from one of the other Clans

Tortoisespeckle offered to stick is nose into a badger den to see if there was still a badger living there

Murkyriver is assigned to hunting patrols today

Bluestar is feeling gloomy

Mosquitosand is craving mice

Sunspeck is eating freshkill

Jewel is craving rabbit

Hop is helping reinforce the walls of the elders' den

Midgestripe is proud of her ability to care for her Clanmates

Ashenbite is curious about the other Clans

Twilighttooth caught the scent of an enemy warrior earlier

Grasspond was caught enjoying a moonlit stroll with Midgestripe last night [he admits they are considering becoming mates]

Splashstripe had a nightmare

Bluethroat woke up on the wrong side of her nest

Sycamorepaw is staring off into space

Berrypaw is craving mouse

Mantispaw woke up on the wrong side of the nest

Spikepaw wants to be alone today

Warblerpaw is pretending to be an enemy warrior

Squirrelpaw is avoiding talking about the conversation at paw

Demon is staring into space

Lightscreech is sharpening his claws

Flailkit is having a hard day

Adoria regrets not grabbing the bird off the freshkill pile earlier

-/-/-Patrol-/-/-

a badger was chased off the territory

rogues were chased off the territory

many patrols caught squirrels and rats

/ / / /

Moon 23

A loner joins VenomClan and changes her name to Goldsky!

Hop and Splashstripe have two more kits! The Curse awakens once more.

Twilighttooth and Mosquitosand have become mates, as have Goldsky and Jewel [Goldsky and Jewel weren't in the notifications, but I decided to make them mates]

Meet The New Cats!

Goldsky is a white molly with dilute tortoiseshell patches on her face, lower back, and tail. She has hazel eyes that have a golden tint to them. Her fur is medium.

Whorlkit is a pale gray and white smoky molly with blue eyes and medium fur

Ibiskit is a pale gray and white smoky tom with hazel eyes and short fur. Ibiskit dies shortly after birth. The Curse doesn't waste any time with taking Ibiskit away from his father and siblings.

-/-/-Relationships-/-/-

Wigeonblaze is teaching Twilighttooth a new hunting technique

Pigeonjump is telling a story to Twilighttooth

Tortoisespeckle is teaching Grasspond a new hunting technique

Murkyriver complains about Hop

Bluestar is listneing to Tortoisespeckle's problem

Mosquitosand complains about Sycamorepaw

Sunspeck smiles at Whorlkit whenever they meet

Jewel is sharing prey with Mantispaw

Hop is telling a story to Wigeonblaze

Midgestripe is sharing tongues with Twilighttooth

Ashenbite is sharing prey with Mosquitosand [trying to sus out his brother's new husband]

Twilighttooth wishes Squirrelpaw would take things more seriously

Grasspond is talking with with Splashstripe

Splashstripe is watching Spikepaw perform an almost-decent hunting crouch

Bluethroat is talking with Adoria

Sycamorepaw is talking with Lightscreech

Berrypaw is talking with Hop

Mantispaw is not backing down after an argument with Tortoisespeckle

Spikepaw is frustrated that Bluestar won't take his duties seriously

Warblerpaw is telling a story to Sunspeck

Squirrelpaw is frustrated that Goldsky won't take her duties seriously

Demon is frustrated that Tortoisespeckle won't take his duties more seriously

Lightscreech is sharing prey with Sunspeck

Flailkit is talking with Ashenbite

Adoria is frustrated that Twilighttooth won't take his duties more seriously

Goldsky is talking with Lightscreech

Whorlkit is hiding from Berrypaw in a bush, but can't stop giggling

-/-/-Individual-/-/-

Wigeonblaze wants to go on a hunting patol

Pigeonjump is counting poppy seeds

Tortoisespeckle caught the scent of an enemy warrior

Murkyriver is decorating her nest

Bluestar is pondering the next mentors for the kits in the Clan

Mosquitosand is fighting with Bluethroat

Sunspeck has a sore paw from a bee sting

Jewel is guarding the camp entrance

Hop is feeling quite lazy

Midgestripe wants to spend time alone today

Ashenbite almost choked on his prey

Twilighttooth is relaxing in camp

Grasspond heard a rumor about Squirrelpaw

Splashstripe is feeling excited

Bluethroat is grumbling about the weather

Sycamorepaw is feeling quite lazy

Berrypaw is wondering what their full name will be

Mantispaw is feeling quite lazy

Spikepaw was caught humming to herself

Warblerpaw is making sure no work will be shirked

Squirrelpaw is napping

Demon is telling Adoria a hilarious joke

Lightscreech has successfully tricked Squirrelpaw into believing an outrageous tale about Bluestar

Flailkit woke up on the wrong side of the nest

Adoria is napping

Goldsky wants to be chosen as the new deputy

Whorlkit is in the medic den for a checkup

-/-/-Patrol-/-/-

Sycamorepaw is stopped from sniffing around a deathberry bush

a patrol safely crosses the thunderpath

Splashstripe is caught trying to hunt on enemy territory

hunting patrols return with squirrels

Warblerpaw and Mantispaw return to camp with a loner and their kits while Bluestar and Twilighttooth return with an injured stranger, who decides to join

The New Cats

Tiger is a pale gray and white molly with pale ginger tabby patches and dark blue eyes. She has long fur.

Her two kits are Knollkit and Mudkit.

Knollkit is a dark ginger marbled tabby tom with a lighter underside and yellow eyes. His fur is long.

Mudkit is a dark brown and white bengal tom with short fur and hazel eyes.

the injured loner brought into the Clan is Flintdust, a young black ticked tabby molly with short fur and green eyes.

Though The Curse was recently satisfied, it stirs as new life continues to grow. That night Bluestar finds his dreams are plagued with nightmares in which he looses Sycamorepaw, Berrypaw, Mantispaw, and Flailkit the same way he and Warblerblaze lost their daughter, Plumkit.

When he awakens, he finds that his family is still with him. He worries who the next cat taken by The Curse will be.. And part of him wonders if Tickstar shared in these fears.

[cicadagaze]

bro what do you think you're doing. you become a warrior next moon. don't get into trouble.

Downpelt and Patchstem aren't too sure about Beans. Blazefur is also now getting a crush on Cedarstreak. being pretty consistent with liking girls there.

Blazefur's first scar!

and another new cat!

very cool name tbh.

AND MORE BABIES!!!!

Warblerkit was originally Mantiskit, but I prefer to only have one cat with a specific prefix per clan, so changed him to Warblerkit instead :] love how none of them look like their dad tho. for now I will no longer be actively trying to get new cats via patrols, I think we're at a good number now!

[byrdclangen]

wagh baby..