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Moon 275-Leaf-bare

After serving the Clan as deputy since she was only 23 moons old, Primcrest (117) has decided to retire from the position and move to the elder’s den.  She and Creekstar (129) have been through a lot together, but Primcrest doesn’t like how her leader and former friend has changed.  She doesn’t feel like she is the best fit for deputy anymore.  Creekstar respects her decision and the Clan is excited to dote on their hard working former deputy.  But that means that Creekstar must choose a new deputy, for the first time in almost 100 moons.  None of the cats alive (other than her) have ever had a deputy that was not Primcrest.  It will be a hard adjustment.  Stonetuft (14) is too young to take on the role, so she’s left to choose between Dawnfreckle (58), Archdapple (50), and Skipneedle (50). Bluestripe (50), isn’t an option as she’s not proven yet. Creekstar lands on Skipneedle.  Despite her reservations about having a lot of dark-cursed cats in the Clan, it feels right to have two dark-cursed cats at ElementClan’s head.  And Skipneedle, despite being younger, is a bit more mature than Dawnfreckle.  It’s a proud and celebratory moment for the Clan.  However, the mood is dampened when, a quarter moon later, a gang of rogues attacks the camp.  Rubbleheart (71) and Tumbleswoop (64) are on guard duty together.  They’re the first casualties.  The rogues seemed to know what they were doing and headed straight for the Healer’s den.  Hopedawn (64) and Archdapple, who were both too ill to fight, were killed before Hollypaw (14) formed a wall of thorns around the other cats in the den.  But the rogues killed him too.  Stonetuft saw his brother fall and lunged into battle, but even the might of a star-blessed cat wasn’t enough to save him and he, too, died.  Rootwing (42), despite being a mediator, did his best to fight off the rogues.  But he couldn’t do enough and he was killed, alongside Lilacdrizzle (42).  The rogues went for Brightmouse (50) next, seeing that she was the most powerful cat in the Clan, but a grieving Bluestripe leaped in front of her sister and drained the life from her attackers, earning her the proven status.  By the end of the battle, ElementClan won, but not without also losing Hyacinthstripe (20) and Blizzardback (38).  Creekstar wonders what she is doing wrong.  The Clan has known so much loss under her.  How can she fix it?  Should she just give up, and retire like Primcrest did?  Why must her Clan suffer?  Skipneedle, Brightmouse, and Bluestripe are back down to being the terrible triad instead of the fearsome foursome.  They managed without Archdapple when she was captured by twolegs, but there was the hope that she would return.  Now, she’s gone for good.  Skipneedle helps Primcrest bury Archdapple, carrying her sister’s body even as her weak leg threatens to give out.  Kestrelcreek (64) mourns the loss of the rest of her siblings and hopes that Tumbleswoop and Hopedawn are safe and happy in StarClan, reunited with their mother and sisters.  Hatchswipe (20) and Whorlstorm (20) mourn their father and brother, staying up all night at their vigils.  Primcrest curls around Dawnfreckle, glad that at least one of her sons is still alive.  She tells a story about how she and Rubbleheart bonded at his vigil, laughing through her tears.  She’ll miss him, but is glad that he gets to be with Cypressbadger.

Healer’s den: Lakepelt (greencough), Cavecatcher (whitecough), Whorlstorm (broken bone), Hatchswipe (mangled leg), Dawnfreckle (shock)

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Mabel leans against her brother's back, placing all of her weight on him so that he's bending forward so far his nose is squished against the page he's reading. She's bored, and Dipper's had his face stuffed in that boring book of his for forever! "Dippeeeeer," she wines, puffing her cheeks out into two rosy balloons. "Pay attention to meeeeeee."

                    He’s  just  about  done  with  this  chapter  of  The  Sibling  Brothers  and  he  wants  nothing  more  than  to  finish  this  one  today.  At  least  that  was  the  plan  until  he  felt  a  weight  against  his  back.  Mabel  was  shoving  his  face  forward.  “Mabel—  Mabel  stop –  Mab—-”  He  was  silenced  by  his  face  literally  being  smushed  into  the  page.  He  sighed  against  the  book,  not  able  to  actually  be  angry  with  her.  He  guessed  it  made  sense  she  was  bored  –  it  was  raining  outside  and  she  had  nothing  to  do.  Dipper  shoved  back  so  that  he  could  put  his  book  down,  and  turned  to  face  his  twin. 

               “Okay,  okay,  fine–  Let’s  go  find  something  fun  to  do  okay?” 

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Moon 272-Leaf-fall

Creekstar (126) decides to make sure that Lilacdrizzle (39) isn’t sucking up to Stonepaw (11) just because he’s star-blessed.  Her generation saw firsthand the problems that can cause.  She brings it up to him, but the two get in a fight that Hopedawn (61)  has to break up.  She’s not thrilled about having to mediate a fight between her leader and her son. Creekstar has also decided to get over herself and stop blaming Hollypaw (11) for Vaxxstreak’s death.  She decides to cheer up the young cat and hides behind a bush, ready to pounce.  Unlike some of the other young warriors, Greenrapid (28) gets along well with the senior warriors.  Primcrest (114) is glad to have a clanmate like her and Rubbleheart (68) likes how curious she is.  Tumbleswoop (61) notices that Brightmouse (47) still hasn’t fully recovered from losing Shinebreak.  She’s much more distant and withdrawn than she used to be.  He decides to see if she wants advice about moving on from lost love, or just a shoulder to lean on.  He knows what losing a mate is like, even if he does have Rubbleheart now.  Meanwhile, Tumbleswoop’s sisters are getting along well with each other and their clanmates.  Hopedawn is impressed by how insightful Kestrelcreek (61) is and Kestrelcreek bonds with Cavecatcher (30) while on camp guard duty.  Downgaze (53) decides to take his role as adoptive father to Stonepaw more seriously and offers him help with training.  Nettlestripe (41) thinks that Streamhiss (43) is really charming.  Her fierce personality just makes him feel all warm and fuzzy inside.  Almondback (43) is feeling protective of his sister and is not a big fan of Nettlestripe.  Primcrest and Creekstar have been having some difficulties lately and decided to go for a walk to try and sort them out.  They didn’t do that, but they did see a twoleg kit playing with a dog.  Fascinating.

Healer’s Den: Downgaze (infected mangled tail), Archdapple (broken bone), Hatchswipe (mangled tail), Almondback (frostbite), Creekstar (grief stricken), Hollypaw (running nose, small cut)

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Moon 268-Greenleaf

Hyacinthpaw (13) and Hatchpaw (13) have both been made warriors!  Hyacinthpaw is now Hyacinthstripe, in honor of his drive.  During the ceremony, his eyes gleam as he stares up at Creekstar (122).  He’s determined to be up there one day and serve the Clan as best he can until then.  Hatchpaw is now Hatchswipe, in honor of her loyalty.  Despite not being very involved in their lives, Rootwing is proud of his children.  Speaking of children, with Vaxxstreak (154) injured in the medicine den and Creekstar herself getting older, she decides to make some time to spend with Spotfoot (49)  Her son has become so cranky-she just wants to tell him to lighten up!  He refrains from mentioning that she was the one who needed to lighten up when he was young.  Rubbleheart (64) loves spending time with Tumbleswoop (57) and feels most like himself arond him.  However, Tumbleswoop is ready to have kits and Rubbleheart wants to wait a bit.  They should settle into their relationship first, right?  Meanwhile, Hopedawn (57) decides that it can’t hurt for her and Lakepelt (76) to freshen up on some battle moves.  And she compliments Lakepelt the whole time they’re training.  Dawnfreckle (51) and Spotfoot are also doing some training.  Dawnfreckle’s supposed to be showing Spotfoot a cool battle move but messes it up so badly that Spotfoot cringes.  Nettlestripe (37) spends some time with Almondback (39) and Brightmouse (43) and complains about how Skipneedle rolled her eyes after he asked for help.  Brightmouse laughs, mostly at him.  Nettlestripe and Brightmouse decide to go out on a patrol together and are ambushed by rogues.  They easily drive the group off using their knowledge of the rocky terrain and Brightmouse and Nettlestripe’s fire-blessings to scare them off.  Treepaw (8) really looks up to her mentor, Greenrapid (24), so she is surprised when Greenrapid asks for help.  Treepaw doesn’t give her any useful answers or advice, though.  She just keeps asking ‘why?’  Archdapple (43) has seen a lot of cats complaining about how ‘soft’ and ‘stupid’ kittypets are, but she doesn’t agree.  She met quite a few kittypets during her wander and was impressed with their bravery.  Kittypets aren’t really that bad.  However, It turns out that Creekstar was right to want to get to know Spotfoot.  While on a patrol with Dawnfreckle, he is captured by twolegs. 

Healer’s Den: Rubbleheart (mangled tail), Sweet Marmalade (claw wound), Vaxxstreak (infected mangled tail), Greenrapid (sprain)

Hyacinthstripe gave Streamhiss nettles (accessory).

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Moon 267-Greenleaf

Sweet Marmalade (52) has been out of the Healer’s den for a while now.  So it’s about time he got in a fight with a rogue. He just came out of it with a couple of scrapes.  Better than another broken bone!  In better news, Rubbleheart (62) and Tumbleswoop (56) have become mates!  Tumbleswoop never thought he would love again following Echomoor’s death, but Rubbleheart has worked his way into his heart.  Aww.  Whorlpaw (12) has also been made a warrior with the name of Whorlstorm in honor of her consideration.  Hopedawn (56) doesn’t seem to be a big fan of her grandkits (Rootwing’s-34-kits) and is being condescending towards Hyacinthpaw (12) all day.  Hyacinthpaw doesn’t care.  He’s just determined to master a hunting skill before dusk and become a warrior like his sister. Streamhiss (38)  overhears Hopedawn being condescending about the apprentice and is annoyed with her.  As a mediator, isn’t she supposed to be better than that? Streamhiss thinks that even she would be better at it and she has no patience.  Additionally, Sweet Marmalade’s kits have become apprentices.  Hollypaw (6) is apprenticed to Lakepelt (75), so Archdapple (42) can return to being a warrior.  She is mentoring Stonepaw (6), as she’s the cat best-suited to mentor a star-blessed cat.  Stonepaw is very excited to be an apprentice and hopes that he does something that really impresses the Clan on his first day.  Lakepelt likes to run a strict Healer’s den, but Hollypaw is messing with that.  He turns a very serious herb gathering session into a tickle fight.  Lakepelt is not amused.    Meanwhile, Brightmouse (42) thinks it’s hilarious how Spotfoot (48) manages to look so grumpy all the time and is laughing about it with her sisters  Also, Downgaze (48) and Sweet Marmalade have decided adopt each others kits (after talking with said kits, of course).  Whorlstorm is glad to have another dad (she has three now!) and wonders how Sweet Marmalade is doing.  He’s alright, despite being injured.

Healer’s Den: Rubbleheart (mangled tail), Sweet Marmalade (claw wound, scrapes), Vaxxstreak (mangled tail), Tumbleswoop (running nose), Bluestripe (stomachache)

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Moon 264-Newleaf

After slowly getting closer over the past several moons, Downgaze (45) and Sweet Marmalade (49) have become mates!  Hopefully they’ll have better luck than past mated pairs in the Clan. Downgaze has also become quite fond of Sweet Marmalade’s kits.  He appreciates how Hollykit (3) is always the first to volunteer for a difficult task.  He may have to talk with his mate about them adopting each other’s kits.  Hopedawn (53) is still frustrated with Stonekit (3).  The kit seems oblivious to her glaring at him from across the clearing and just keeps showing off to Hollykit by lighting up in various fun patterns.  Stonekit also loves splashing in the puddles around camp but worries that the warriors will think he’s too silly.  Meanwhile, Hollykit says hello to Archdapple at least ten times in a row until the sick cat finally says hello back.  Once Stonekit and Hollykit are apprenticed, Archdapple (39) thinks she’ll switch back to being a warrior to train Stonekit.  And Lakepelt (72) will still have help around the Healer’s den with Hollykit.  Speaking of apprentices, Whorlpaw (9) is proving to be quite stubborn.  She refuses to follow Skipneedle’s instructions about creating a controlled wave and instead does her own thing.  The thyme doesn’t seem to have helped Creekstar (118) much.  Skipneedle (39) notices that she’s moping around camp again and wishes that she knew of something to cheer her up.  Creekstar’s also a little spacy and doesn’t even notice when she bumps into Lilacdrizzle (31). Streamhiss (35) seems to have become a victim of some cats prank, in a bit of irony.  She finds a thorn in her bedding, but gets it out before it hurts her.  Hah! Primcrest (106), with the lack of feedback from the Clan, still worries that she’s messing up.  She keeps confirming with Creekstar that the patrols she’s organizing sound alright.  Creekstar assures her that everything is fine and that she’s doing a great job.  Creekstar’s glad to have such a reliable deputy. While on patrol, Hatchpaw (9) and Lilacdrizzle find an abandoned kit that they take back to camp. Treekit (4) is a bit of a bully with a medium strength water-blessing.

Medicine den: Archdapple (yellowcough), Downgaze (broken bone), Bluestripe (frostbite), Almondback (frostbite), Greenrapid (broken bone), Skipneedle (joint pain), Whorlpaw (torn ear), Vaxxstreak (stomachache)

Lakepelt got an accessory (herb-covered pelt)

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Moon 263-Leaf-bare

Hopedawn (52) seems to be taking a leaf out of Rootwing’s (30) book and, on a mediation mission to RaccoonClan over herb disputes, ends up making the situation worse.  She claims it due to her being little distracted lately because Stonekit’s(2) always getting under her paws and trying to hunt the bugs that hang out in the Mediator’s den. Downgaze (44)  tries to explain that the mediator needs space to work, but Stonekit doesn’t get it. While most of the cats are annoyed by Stonekit this moon, Bluestripe (38) is surprised to hear him express an ideal she agrees with. She didn’t expect that coming from a star-blessed cat.  Primcrest (104) continues to try and be friendly with Bluestripe and waves to her with her tail as they cross paths on the territory.  Primcrest’s son, however, is being argumentative.  Dawnfreckle (46) was assigned to fix something around camp with Vaxxstreak (146).  The elder was not thrilled at having to do something other than relax and argued with Dawnfreckle.  Tumbleswoop (52) stepped in and helped Dawnfreckle fix it instead.  There’s romance brewing between Tumbleswoop and Rubbleheart (59).  Tumbleswoop shows off some moves for fighting on unstable slopes, that can be done with any type of magic.  Rubbleheart watches with overly admiring eyes.  Tumbleswoop smirks and shows off a bit. Hyacinthpaw (8) continues to be a model student and makes sure to check in on Kestrelcreek (52) when she cleans out the warrior’s den. Kestrelcreek has always been a bit of a loner, but Almondback (34) seems to be growing on her.  Almondback makes her laugh again and again. Streamhiss (34) has no romance on her mind and loves having apprentices in the camp.  It means she gets to play pranks on other warriors and blame them on the apprentices.  Blizzardback (26) joins in on the fun.  Lakepelt (71), despite being relatively new to the Clan, has noticed that Creekstar (117) just seems generally anxious.  She checks in with the leader and offers her some thyme to help her relax.  Creekstar takes it gratefully.  Brightmouse (38) makes sure to check on Archdapple (38) after she gets yellowcough and asks her if she’s heard from StarClan lately.  Archdapple hasn’t, but reassures Brightmouse that she’ll tell her if she hears anything from StarClan, knowing that her sister is actually wondering after news from Shinebreak.  While on a patrol, Brightmouse and Spotfoot (44) encounter some twolegs.  They expertly hunt around them by using Brightmouse’s fire to flush prey towards themselves.  Maybe the Clan’s learning to keep its distance from twolegs! 

Healer’s den: Archadapple (yellowcough), Donwgaze (broken bone), Bluestripe (frostbite), Nettlestripe (dislocated joint), Greenrapid (broken bone), Skipneedle (joint pain), Hatchpaw (scrapes)

Meta: And here we are! We've reached the point in the game that I had played to when I started this blog! Thank you all for sticking with me through these many many moons. And there are many more moons to come! Now, I've played through moon 332. After I started this blog, I made a couple of changes to how I kept track of events in the game. For example, I started tracking who's in the healer's den (as you may have noticed). I also started taking screenshots of each cat's first page of relationships (so the top eight cats they have the most feelings for) every six moons. That means that I should be able to answer any questions about relationship statuses with some degree of accuracy! I also started keeping better track of personality changes, so I can note those too. Hope you enjoy the changes!

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Moon 257-Greenleaf

Sweet Marmalade (42) recovered from his mangled tail!  Only to sprain his paw and land him back in the healer's den.  Oof.  Downgaze’s (38) kits are getting into some trouble. Hyacinthkit (2) wakes up with a splitting headache and can’t get out of bed.  Hatchkit (2) falls into a river and Brightmouse saves her. Despite being fire-blessed, she knows her way around water.  Rubbleheart (53) really does like the kits.  He promises to always look out for Hyacinthkit.  Tumbleswoop likes Hyacinthkit less and, after a difficult conversation, the two end up resentful of each other. Whorlkit (2) is very quiet, especially without the louder Hyacinthkit isn’t feeling good enough to  draw her out of her shell.  She doesn’t say a word all day.  Speaking of water-blessed cats, Primcrest (99) is a bit annoyed with the mediators.  She feels like Hopedawn (46) never does anything useful and that Rootwing (24) is stubbornly unhelpful.  Meanwhile, Creekstar (111) refuses to let Bluestripe (32) go to the gathering and instead chooses the recently proven Skipneedle (32).  Bluestripe is annoyed and Skipneedle gets in a fight with Creekstar on her behalf.  Bluestripe has never done anything wrong!  Why is she being punished for something she can’t control?  The Clan’s prayers have been answered! Lakepelt (65), a Healer from RaccoonClan, has joined ElementClan!  She’s powerful and experienced, just what the Clan needs.  The Clan also welcomes a former kittypet, Hershey (23), who was abandoned by his twolegs after getting sick.  He is powerless.

Meta: I bent the rules a little bit with making Lakepelt Earth-blessed. Normally, even if the prompt was that a healer from another Clan joined ElementClan, I would still roll for their magic and assign them their role based on it (most of the time a warrior). But I was so desperate for Earth-blessed cats that I just made Lakepelt one and only rolled for her power level instead.

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Moon 249-Leaf-bare

Rindlepaw (16) has finally earned her full Healer name!  Though her actions often come across as lighthearted, she has worked hard to earn her name of Rindlefur, and mews that she’ll protect ElementClan as a Healer.  Though she starts giggling right after she says it, causing a few purrs of amusement from starry onlookers.  Blizzardpaw (12) has also been made a warrior with the name of Blizzardback for their forethought.  Streamhiss (20) considers herself lucky to have been able to train such an amazing young cat and looks forward to seeing the warrior they become.  Sweet Marmalade (34) is proving to have good luck (or maybe bad luck, depending on how you look at it).  He got dropped by an eagle but miraculously survived with only a broken leg.  At least it’s not a broken back this time!  While Echomoor (30) and Tumbleswoop (38) are both in the Healer’s den after Echomoor came down with greencough, they realize that they don’t want to live without each other and become mates.  Yay!  Rootwing (16) is still struggling with mediating and makes a situation with ChaffinchClan worse.  Maybe Hopedawn (38) should stop sending her son out on his own.   Hopedawn, instead of helping her son become a better mediator, is joking about ChaffinchClan with Kestrelcreek (38).  That’s a choice. Vaxxstreak (135)  appreciates his kits and thinks that Echomoor was nice to him today.   Downgaze (30) is developing a bit of a crush on Shinebreak (24).  Maybe Brightmouse (24) would be open to an open relationship?  Echomoor feels inadequate because he hasn’t proven himself.  He wishes that Dawnfreckle would be a bit more considerate when he’s boasting about saving Hopgrowl.  Lilacdrizzle (16) finds a kit while out on patrol and decides to bring him back to camp.  He names the kit Greenkit (5).  The kit is water-blessed and excited to learn as much as he can about ElementClan’s history.

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Moon 248-Leaf-fall

Skipneedle (23) may have spoken too soon.  Hopgrowl (271) did manage to survive her broken jaw. . .only to be killed in an avalanche.  Dawnfreckle (32)  is probably most impacted by her loss, as he helped save her.  However, his spirits are lifted and he is reminded that he is still proven when Creekstar (102) gives him Cavepaw (6) as an apprentice.  In other news, Blizzardpaw (11)  has come out as nonbinary and uses they/them pronouns.  Vaxxstreak  (134) worries that Dawnfreckle isn’t ready for the responsibility of an apprentice and gets in a fight with him over it. Thank StarClan that Tumbleswoop (37) is feeling much better, at least.  His leg is still broken, but at least it isn’t festering.  He does his best to stand tall when Echomoor (29) walks by.  Echomoor is still not getting along with the Healers.  He gets in a fight with Paleburst (27) over a pretty feather.  Hopedawn (37), for some reason, is obsessed with Brightmouse’s (23)  attention.  She’s even jealous when she catches Brightmouse staring at another cat (that cat being Brightmouse’s mate).  Streamhiss (19) is checking in with Almondback, who is telling her that he doesn’t think Sweet Marmalade (33) is very considerate.  Orioleclover (14) is thinking the exact opposite and is developing a crush on the young tom.  Primcrest (90) has been deputy since she was very young, but she’s still not sure what the Clan thinks of her.  Do they like her?  Do they hate her?  She doubts she’ll ever know.

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Moon 246-Leaf-fall

The Clan mourns the loss of Xhosa and Smokefoot.  They were beloved mothers, mentors, and siblings.  Kestrelcreek (35) can’t believe her sister is gone.  She made it through so much-and the last time they saw each other, they fought.  Now all she can do is beg for forgiveness and hope that Smokefoot is watching from StarClan.  Kestrelcreek retires to her nest when a concerned Hopedawn (35) ushers her there.  Tremors wrack her body as she dwells on how Smokefoot won’t see another morning.  It’s hard for Shinbreak (21) to have lost both her mother and her brother, but she takes comfort in Brightmouse’s (21) presence.  Shinebreak and Brightmouse have a lovely training session together.  While they’re sitting down and watching the sunset afterwards, Shinebreak sees Brightmouse watching her instead of the sun and smiles.  Almondback (17) and Streamhiss (17) miss their mother, Xhosa, but they weren’t as close with her as Shinebreak was to Smokefoot. In a much-needed miracle, Sweet Marmalade (31) survived his broken back and made a full recovery!  Paleburst (25) breathes a sigh of relief.  However, Tumbleswoop’s (35) injured leg has an infection growing in it, worrying Rindlepaw (13) and Echomoor (27).  But in another bit of good news, Oriolepaw (12) has been made a warrior!  Her name is now Orioleclover in honor of her hard work.  Rootpaw (13) has also been made a full mediator with the name of Rootwing, despite some reservations his Clanmates have about his abilities.  Bluestripe (21) is annoyed with the preferential treatment Dawnfreckle (30) is getting now that he’s proven and gets in a fight with Creekstar (100) over it.  Paleburst is trying to get Echomoor to stop bothering Rindlepaw and Tumbleswoop and asks him to spar with him.  He compliments Echomoor the whole time.  Blizzardpaw (9) is tired of being the only warrior apprentice, and Streamhiss is a harsh mentor.  She hopes she doesn’t have to train today. While on patrol, Bluestripe finds an abandoned kit and brings him back to camp.  She names him Cavekit (4).  He is powerless.

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Moon 244-Greenleaf

Lilacpaw (11) has been made a warrior!  Hopedawn (33) is so proud of her son.  She throws back her head and tries to cheer the loudest as he is renamed Lilacdrizzle in honor of his integrity.  He is also quite excited to be a warrior (he beat his siblings.  ha!) and chooses to wear a rye stalk in celebration.  However, not everyone is celebrating.  Frostblotch (19), somewhat ironically, got frostbite and died.  The fearsome foursome are now the terrible triad.  They just keep shrinking.  Brightmouse (19) just wants to be by herself while she copes with the loss of her sister.  Bluestripe (19) feels a sense of dread and wonders which one of her sisters will be next.  And Skipneedle (19) is confiding in Echomoor (25) and stuttering.  Not all is bad for the sisters, though.  Shinebreak (19) finally confesses her feelings to Brightmouse and the two become mates!  Awww.  Sweet Marmalade (29) is still hanging on and being helpful around camp.  Creekstar (98) appreciates him.  Tumbleswoop (33), has been trying to gain Creekstar’s favor because he’s interested in Creekstar’s son.  He’s been sparring with her to show that, despite being water-blessed and not very powerful, he can protect Echomoor.  Brightmouse isn’t the only one of the triad with some romance brewing.  Dawnfreckle (28) has just noticed how beautiful Bluestripe’s eyes are.  Hopedawn is using her kittypet connections (the Clan suspects that a kittypet is the other parent of her kits) to negotiate access to the herbs in a kittypet’s garden.  While on patrol, Smokefoot (33), Kestrelcreek (33) and Dawnfreckle save a kittypet that a twoleg was trying to drown.  Dawnfreckle fights off the twoleg all on his own and protects his powerless clanmates, earning him the title of proven dark-cursed cat.  Hopgrowl (267), an elderly she-cat who’s earth-blessed, has joined the Clan.

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Moon 242-Newleaf

The Clan misses Amberwhisker, but he wasn’t super close to anyone.  Still, it’s never a good thing to be down a warrior.  Especially since RaccoonClan has been taking herbs from ElementClan without asking.  Hopedawn (31)  travels to the other Clan to resolve the problem.  Downgaze (23) congratulates her for doing well with it. Tumbleswoop (31) is glad that Hopedawn is such a good sister and adds a bit of her fluff to his nest.  Echomoor (23) is less thrilled with Hopedawn.  Yeah, he’s friends with her brother, but that doesn’t mean she can bump into him without apologizing. Surprising everyone, Sweet Marmalade (27) is actually getting better.  His broken back is no longer infected!  In fact, he thinks he’ll challenge Creekstar (96) to a race!  Maybe in another moon buddy.  Rindlepaw (9) is working hard to be the best Healer apprentice she can be.  While Paleburst (21) is napping and Safariaster (149) is playing with some catmint, she’s busy checking up on the warriors.  Brightmouse (17) wants to get to know Shinebreak (17) better-and what better way to do that than by immersing herself in Shinebreak’s element!  She wonders if she’d make a good swimmer.  Are there any mountain lakes nearby? Rubbleheart (38) notices Brightmouse’s sudden obsession with water and is curious about Brightmouse’s intentions with Shinebreak and is using his wind magic to eavesdrop on her.  Shinebreak notices and doesn’t understand why he thinks it’s his business. Dawnfreckle (26) wishes that he could prove himself, but he’s also happy just being a cat that someone else can talk to.  Oriolepaw (8) feels like she’s a failure and doesn’t fit in with the Clan.  She cuddles up against Almondback (13) and he comforts her, telling her that failures hurt but are a chance to learn.

Meta: Sadly, this is the moon that Eaglepaw (Shinebreak's lost brother) died while lost. He got his adult sprite before he died, so let me know if any of you want to see it.

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Moon 241-Newleaf

Streampaw (12) has joined his brother as a warrior.  He is given the name of Streamhiss in honor of his determination.  Xhosa (109) is not a fan of having so many unproven dark-cursed cats in the Clan.  She feels like Frostblotch (16) doesn’t take her role and actions seriously.  Tumbleswoop (30) doesn’t mind having dark-cursed cats in the Clan.  He’s even grown to kind of like them.  At least, one of them.  He asks Echomoor (22) to go fishing with him, using their water powers to herd the fish towards them.  It’s effective, but it would have been more effective if they didn’t keep getting distracted by each other.  Sweet Marmalade (26) has an infection growing in his broken back.  That doesn’t stop him from sparring with Frostblotch though!  She wishes she could help heal him, but Safariaster won’t let her try.  Safariaster (148) is impressed with how well Smokefoot (30) handles herself as a deaf warrior. She’s brave and Safariaster highly doubts any cat would notice she was deaf if they didn’t already know.  Safariaster is glad that Hopedawn’s (30) kits are nice to her kit.  Rootpaw (8) especially is good at making Nettlepaw (10) laugh.  But no cats are laughing when Vaxxstreak (127) brings back the news that Amberwhisker (100) has been killed by a large dog.

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Moon 240-Newleaf

Creekstar (94) recovered from greencough!  Just in time to get struck by lightning and die.  At least she has nine lives (well, eight now. . .) Creekstar is a little nervous after losing her first life.  Is it a sign from StarClan that they’re dissatisfied with how she’s running the Clan?  Hopedawn (29) is exhausted by how nervous Creekstar’s being.  She just wants a break.  Almondpaw (11) has been made a warrior with the name of Almondback honoring his loyalty.  Streampaw’s (11) a little jealous.  He’ll have to train extra hard to catch up with his brother.  Meanwhile, Almondback has already gotten his first apprentice. Wow!  The newly apprenticed Oriolepaw (6) promises to be the best warrior the Clan has seen.  Aww.  Almondback just hopes that she doesn’t get eaten by an eagle while out training.  She’s so small. . .Oriolepaw is a little uninformed about the politics of the Clan.  She makes a comment about dark-cursed cats that rubs Bluestripe (15) the wrong way. Meanwhile, Primcrest (82) is glad to have a powerfully fire-blessed cat like Brightmouse (15) to go on patrols.  Brightmouse is less thrilled to be spending so much time out on patrols.  She would much rather be chilling with Shinebreak.  Who she ensnares with a charming smile.  Safariaster (147) is a little too old and cranky to have an apprentice.  She makes Rindlepaw (7)  try bitter herbs on purpose.