#mossyfleck

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Moon 169-Newleaf

Amethystdapple (96) and Fry’s (76) kits have been made warriors!  It’s crazy to think that the birth of these kits, particularly Primpaw (11), sparked a revolution, and now they’re warriors.  The Clan has grown and changed so much since then.    Mossypaw (11) has been given the name of Mossyfleck, honoring his warmth (hah).  Amethystdapple is proud of her only son.  Brightpaw (11) has been given the name of Brightfern, honoring her assurance.  And, the star (hah) of the ceremony, Primpaw, is given the warrior name of Primcrest, honoring her adaptability.  She may not have proven herself yet, but Creekstar has no doubt that she will.  Chervilcry (148) has been trying to spend more time with her grandkits, but said grandkit Cypressbadger (35) finds all the attention annoying.  She and the mediator end up getting in a fight.  At least Sleepyfoot (35) seems to like her grandma.  It’s still a little weird for Wildcave (52) to think he has younger siblings the same age as his kits.  Oh well.  At least he enjoys sharing the latest inter-Clan gossip with his daughter.  Conegoat (52) is less thrilled with having a niece.  She ignores Daisypaw (10) and gets her in trouble for not changing out the bedding in the nursery. And she’s not the only one upset with Daisypaw. Rabbitfur (25) is still annoyed with having Daisypaw as an apprentice.  She rolls her eyes when Daisypaw argues with her over a technique, but doesn’t provide any reason why her way of doing it is better.  Daisypaw can’t wait to be done with training and be a warrior like her aunts are. Meanwhile, Shard (66) has grown quite fond of Fennelkit (5).  She knows she won’t be able to mentor the young cat, as their powers don’t match, but she wishes she could.  

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Moon 186-Leaf-fall

Eight moons after the first batch of cats went missing, the same curse strikes again.  This time, some of Creekstar’s (40) worst fears come true: kits are killed.  Robinkit (3), Logkit (3), Mousekit (3), and Swiftkit (4) all go missing, shrinking Poolbounce’s (22) children in number from six to two.  Elmroot (16) also goes missing and, when Sleepyfoot (52) and Pigeonspot (55) go looking for their son, they too vanish.  Astertwist (22) and Gladepatch (62) are out on patrol together and never come back.  Mossyfleck (28) and Rabbitfur (42) also leave one day and vanish.  Cypressbadger (52) finds their stiff and cold bodies, leaving her in a state of shock.  The Clan reels from the loss of so many more cats.  Silverkit (4) can’t believe that his sister is gone.  Somehow, the world feels colder and crueler now.  He can’t help the way his voice cracks recalling Swiftkit’s too short life at the vigil.  Even so, he forces a smile, knowing Swiftkit would want a celebratory memorial.  Glowquake (22) looks at Astertwist’s body and feels exhaustion.  Still, he sluggishly ambles around camp, hoping, somehow, somewhere, he’ll find his brother alive, happy, and well.  The deaths of both Elmroot and Astertwist leave him and Poolbounce as the only survivors of Sleepyfoot’s kits.  Primcrest (28) wails when she sees the body of Mossyfleck, still and cold.  She spends time by herself, letting herself mourn Mossyfleck and the time they should have had together.  No one can begrudge her the need to grieve for her brother.  Primcrest has also been having nightmares, and her older half-brother, Wildcave (69), comforts her through them.  Creekstar feels like a failure for not being able to protect her Clan from this curse.  And she’s convinced it is a curse, sent by Yuccawillow for exposing her.  Why else would it take her father, Gladepatch, from her? She wonders if, like StarClan cats can give lives, Dark Forest cats can take them.  Or, maybe it’s only Star-blessed Dark Forest cats who can do that. Starclan has also been sending dreams to Poolbounce and Frecklepaw (13).  They must look outside the Clan to bolster their members and beat this curse.  Cypressbadger, despite being shocked, knows that a lot of cats are out of commission right now and volunteers for extra patrols.

Meta: I have decided that this was, in fact, a curse from Yuccawillow. The Clan has lost 23 cats in the past 8 moons. That has been very hard on Creekstar and I'm pretty sure her personality is now insecure (just like Yuccawillow's was. . .). Also, I write the moon summaries themselves as I play the moons, so Creekstar being afraid of kits dying was not originally intended to be foreshadowing this event.

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Moon 185-Greenleaf

Tornpaw’s (12) efforts are be paying off, but at a price.  All his training has torn up his pelt around his paralyzed hind legs.  That doesn’t stop him from working hard though!  And telling the kits fanciful stories about how he was paralyzed (he fails to mention that he was actually born with the condition).  Mousekit (2) is proving to be the little darling of the camp.  Fry (92) appreciates how she always checks in on him and Mossyfleck (27) tries to get her to sneak out of camp with him.  Fry also wants to spend more time with his grandson and tries to sneak out of camp with Halfnoise (26).  Cypressbadger (51) has never been a big fan of young kits, but having a bunch of kits in camp is actually making her revise that opinion.  Specifically Lightkit (2).  He’s making her remember just how cute kittens are.  Creekstar (39) doesn’t agree.  She thinks it’s stressful having so many kits in camp.  If one of them dies or is injured, she feels like it would be her responsibility.  Sleepyfoot (51) is finding out that working with young cats isn’t always sunshine and roses.  Frecklepaw (12) has entered her teenage stage where she doesn’t want to listen to the older Healer.  It’s annoying.  Rabbitfur (41) continues to be the heartthrob of the Clan.  Brightfern (27) takes time out of her day to roll around in some herbs after hearing that Rabbitfur likes them.  While on a patrol, Tornpaw gets in a skirmish with a rogue and one of his good legs is mangled.  Mouse dung!  He feels a bit better about it when he learns that Wildcave (68) later encounters the same rogue and ends up with a mangled tail.

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Moon 183-Greenleaf

With both their mates dead, father and son Wildcave (66) and Fry (90) have decided to move on.  Creekstar (37) decides to seize on the fact that Wildcave is ‘newly’ single and confesses her feelings to him.  And gets rejected.  Probably too soon for that, sweetie.  Creekstar copes with the rejection by spending some time chatting with Mossyfleck (25).  Now that they’ve gotten over their minor spat, they’re getting along quite well.  Pigeonspot (52) is trying to be more involved in Sleepyfoot’s kit’s lives, even of those she’s not the bio mother of.  She’s been really enjoying spending time with Glowquake (19) lately.  Another one of Sleepyfoot’s kits, Poolbounce (19), scolds Wildcave for shooting blasts of flame near the healer's den.  Wildcave is not thrilled at being scolded by a younger cat.  He can indeed control his fire, thank you very much.  Tornpaw (10) is glad that his warrior training is going so well.  He’s amazed by the skill of those surrounding him, especially Brighfern (25), and is excited to become a warrior and develop skills like that of his own.  While on a patrol, Poolbounce and Astertwist (19) find a litter of kits next to the dead body of their parent.  Poolbounce instantly wraps himself around the kits and orders Astertwist back to camp to prepare.  Astertwist isn’t thrilled to be ordered around by his brother, but he obeys and then comes back to bring the kits back.  Two of the kits, the very polite Lightkit (0) and Logkit (0), have very weak wind-blessings.  One of them, Robinkit (0), has a fire-blessing so weak he may as well be powerless.  The fourth one, Mousekit (0), is powerless.  Poolbounce decides to adopt them as his own.

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Moon 182-Newleaf

Peakspots (151) is so proud of Primcrest (24).  He feels like she’s already making a great deputy and promises to always look out for her. Now that she’s deputy, Primcrest is much busier.  But she still finds time to say hello to her dad and hang out with the other young cats in the Clan.   Gladepatch (58) is a little overwhelmed with all the young Healers around lately.  He takes a nice long walk to clear his head.  How is it that he, at not even 60 moons old, is the most senior Healer in the Clan?  He’s glad he has Sleepyfoot (48) to support him though. It turns out that there is one cat Rabbitfur (38) actually likes: Gladepatch.  She thinks his charming smile is sweet.  Mossyfleck (24) is talking about potential mates with Brightfern (24), his sister. Glowquake happens (18) to be eavesdropping on him and is disappointed when his name doesn’t come up.

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Moon 180-Newleaf

After his revelation last moon, Peakspots (149) is enjoying spending more time with Primcrest (22).  She reminds him a bit of Shadestar.  Creekstar (34) has noticed that Mossyfleck (22) is frustrated with her and offers him a piece of his favorite prey in reconciliation.  Fine.  He supposes she’s alright.  And Primcrest is alright, too.  She’s enjoyable to partner with on guard duty, at least.  Fry (87), despite being fire-blessed, wonders if he’d make a good swimmer.  It’d be fun to ‘dive in’ to another element for a change.  Gladepatch (56) is excited for the half-moon meeting with the other Healers.  He enjoys chatting with them, but he’s mostly excited to visit with his parents in StarClan.  Despite being one of the highest powered cats in the Clan right now, Glowquake (16) doesn’t feel like he’s very useful.  He wishes he could do more, like Volcanoblossom used to.  Maybe he could create a wind shield over the camp to keep the storm water out.

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Moon 179-Leaf-bare

The Clan is shaken by Amethystdapple’s loss.  Peakspots (149) mourns the loss of his friend.  This loss, so soon after Chervilcry’s, has taken such a toll on him that he can barely find his footing as he stumbles into his nest, wailing for Amethystdapple.  Fry (86) can hardly process the sight of Amethystdapple’s body before him.  Somehow, the world feels colder and crueler now.  He makes sure to grab a bit of his mate’s bedding.  Her scent comforts Fry as he drifts to sleep that night.  Sleepyfoot (45) wonders how the Clan will cope without Amethystdapple in their lives.  The world seems dim and lifeless, and Sleepyfoot keeps close to her Clan, seeking out their comfort and company.  Primcrest (21) gently licks Amethystdapple’s fur clean, as she did for her in the nursery.  It’s partly because of Amethystdapple’s love for her that she’s still alive today.  In the days to come, Primcrest barely stirs from her nest. Mossyfleck (21) and Brightfern (21) do their best to comfort her, but it’s not enough. In their grief, Peakspots and Primcrest are bonding.  Peakspots had thought that, because Dark-cursed cats are viewed more positively now, Primcrest’s life would be easier.  It turns out, she still feels constrained by all the rules placed on her.  She wishes she had more freedom to use her powers.  Life in the Clan continues.  Asterpaw (15) and Poolpaw (15) have both been made full Healers:  Astertwist in honor of his insight and Poolbounce in honor of his zeal.  They miss Featherspeck, but they see her watching their naming ceremony from the ranks of StarClan.  Marshdapple’s  kits have also been made apprentices.  Frecklepaw (6) has been apprenticed to Gladepatch (55). The healer's den is quite full now!  Tornpaw (6) has also been made an apprentice, giving Halfnoise (20) his first apprentice.  During an herb-gathering patrol that turns into a skirmish with ChaffinchClan, Frecklepaw saves Mossyfleck from an enemy warrior.  And all she got were bruises!  Impressive. Also, Elmpaw (9) has come out as a trans tom!  Go Elmpaw!   And Mossyfleck is feeling a bit frustrated at Creekstar (33) for giving Halfnoise, who’s younger than him, an apprentice but not him.  And Primcrest only got an apprentice because she’s dark-cursed.  How is that fair?

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

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

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

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

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

Mentor: Sleepyfoot

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

Mentor: Gladepatch

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

Mentor: Brightfern

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

Mentor: Wormdart

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

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

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

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Moon 176-Leaf-fall

Sleepyfoot (42) and Pigeonspot’s (45) kits have been apprenticed!  Elmpaw (6) has been apprenticed to Primcrest (18), giving her her first apprentice.  Elmpaw has matured from a little know-it-all into an ambitious little cat who wants to learn all she can about the Clan’s history.  Meanwhile, Goldenpaw (6) has been made a Healer apprentice-meaning that the apprentices in the Healer's den officially outnumber the full Healers.  It’s kind of weird for her to be an apprentice alongside her older brothers and be mentored by her mom.   Gladepatch (52) is keeping an eye on his daughter.  She may be the leader, but he wants to make sure she’s taking care of herself.  Fennelpaw (12) has been made a warrior, with the name of Fenneltuft in honor of her dutifulness.  Despite the leaf-fall chill, she was able to keep herself warm with her fire magic during her vigil.  Amethystdapple (103) loves her and Fry’s (83) kits.  She feels most like herself when she’s around Brightfern (18).  Meanwhile, Primcrest feels like even though cats aren’t necessarily afraid of her, they don’t really trust her to keep her powers under control.  She vents to Fry about it, and he hopes that his daughter will feel better afterwards.  Chiku (110) gets in a border skirmish and is scolded by Mossyfleck (18) for it.  Not because he fought, but because he didn’t let the powered cats fight.  Oh, so that’s how it is?  Glowpaw (12) feels a bit like Pigeonspot is trying to replace Featherspeck as their other mom.  She’s not even Sleepyfoot’s mate!  This tension leads to him bickering with Pigeonspot over the best bedding.