#seedspot

[queen-raven-imp]

Always Be

🖤~ This is Dusty! Ve is a mercenary. Ve was hired by one of Seedspot’s competitors to take him out, but when ve got to the syrax, Seedspot hired Dusty to work for him. Ve couldn’t pass up the offer of even more money, and preferred how Seedspot ran things, so ve agreed and became essentially the syrax’s bodyguard.

🤍~ For ver design, I was inspired by eagle-owls! Ve is a strix, which is a quite tall, owl-like creature in this world. They are usually quite solitary and live in desert environments. But Dusty now lives with Seedspot in the city. Ve has a reputation for ver deadliness.

[wheatclan-clangen-comic]

Founding Cats

🌾Welcome to WheatClan, a Clan of cats founded by barn cats, estranged Clan cats, and loners! There's room for anyone willing to make a home here, and the founders will make sure of it. 🌾

MEET THE MAIN FOUNDERS! (More info on each below!)

First, WheatClan's leader, Seedstar.

It's a little unclear why exactly Seedstar became WheatClan's leader. All that is known is that he sought refuge with the barn cats, back when his name was Seedspot, after fleeing something seemingly horrific that happened to his Clan. He was in a state of shock, unable to compose himself even to hunt. Luckily, the barn cats helped care for him, and he started opening up to them, explaining Clan life and how it works. He was visited one night by a cat he'd once known named Swishstripe, who granted him nine lives and the duty to lead a new Clan of cats he was to name WheatClan. Seedstar is shaky, nervous, and frankly a bit cowardly, which other cats often criticize him for. But StarClan chose him to lead for a reason... right?

Softstripe, the deputy

During Seedstar's first couple moons of his stay, loners would often come and go while visiting the barn for shelter, only as a place to sleep. Softstripe, then known as Fluffy, was the cat who changed the tides. She had heard of many tales of Clan life throughout her travels, and eventually stayed at the barn to help Seedspot recover. Softstripe now serves as WheatClan's deputy, a helpful source of lore for the cats. She's incredibly loyal and dedicated to the new Clan, doing all she can to provide for and protect the cats living in it.

Weedleaf, the medicine cat

One of the barn cats was an older she-cat by the name of Wheatie, who'd taught herself the knowledge of medicine after getting curious with some herbs at a young age. She was often seen as the head of the barn cats, though was always more for providing than giving orders. She's brutally honest at times, a bit bold, but is also extremely intelligent as she knows the territory (particularly herb patches) like the back of her paw. She was more than willing to help take care of Seedstar, and later form WheatClan after suddenly forming a strange connection to StarClan.

Snapdragonpaw, the rebellious apprentice

Snapdragonpaw traveled with Softstripe as a kit, eventually being adopted by her. She was more than eager to help create WheatClan, even if she would've automatically been an apprentice despite her nearly being of warrior age. Softstripe ended up being placed as her mentor anyway, which worked out fine for her. She's very energetic and fiery, as well as a bit of a rebel to authority. This often gets her in trouble, but she doesn't really seem to care. That is, until she's ordered to do chores around camp. Ugh.

Dreampaw, the charismatic apprentice

Dreampaw was one of the barn cats alongside Weedleaf, although never formally adopted by her. She's the same age as Snapdragonpaw, and became surprisingly close to her following her stay at the barn. Dreampaw didn't mind becoming an apprentice either, seeing that it was only fair for her and Snapdragonpaw to be apprenticed together. Dreampaw notices and brings out the bright, positive side of other cats, making them very fond of her. Some accuse her of attention-seeking, when the truth is she just wants to be a genuine, sweet cat.

Here's all of the founding cats, in case you wanna see!

(Note that Daisyswarm was renamed Daisypelt lol)

Anywho, thanks for reading about these cats, many more are to come! Stay tuned as veeeery soon there will be some comics of earlier moons coming out! Peace out!

[chorusfm]

Albums in Stores – Mar 1st, 2024

If you hit read more you can see all the releases we have in our calendar for the week. Hit the comments to access our forums and talk about what came out today, what albums you picked up, and to make mention of anything we may have missed. A Somber Funeral – Summertime SorrowAlienist – Love/HateAngmodnes – Rot Of The SoulAnother Sky – Beach DayAzell – Death ControlBen Frost – Scope NeglectBig Big Train – The Likes Of UsBlazar – Fatal Cosmic WoundBlind Channel – Exit EmotionsBlowfuse – The 4th WallBo Ningen – The Holy Mountain Live ScoreBrittany Davis – Image IssuesBruce Dickinson – The Mandrake ProjectCabinet – Hydrolysated OrdinationClarion Void – Failure In RepetitionClouds Taste Satanic – 79 A.E.Coco – 2Coda Found – VastCogitations – RelinquishedDaniel Romano’s Outfit – Too Hot To SleepDefocus – there is a place for me on earthDevastator – Conjurers Of CrueltyDialeto – PandeliriumDirus – Caste Beneath The FirmamentDoro – Conqueress – ExtendedDrill – HommageEinvigi – MonokromaEnslaved – Heimdal (Deluxe Edition)Everything Everything – MountainheadFall Of Leviathan – In WavesFathomless Ritual – Hymns For The Lesser GodsFaye Webster – Underdressed At The SymphonyFelix Martin – The GatheringFirewind – Stand UnitedFootballhead – Overthinking EverythingGames We Play – Life’s Going GreatGavran / Svjetlost – Ocean Of SilenceHabitants – AlmaHaunt – DreamersHellgrimm – SacrificeHollow Coves – Nothing To LoseInitium – IIJahari Massamba Unit – YHWH is LOVEKaiser Chiefs – Kaiser Chiefs’ Easy Eighth AlbumLiam Gallagher & John Squire – Liam Gallagher John SquireLysistrata – VeilMannequin Pussy – I Got HeavenMaster Peace – How To Make A Master PeaceMetro Society – The London Conspiracy Chapter I 1898Ministry – HOPIUMFORTHEMASSESMulva – Bitter FormNadine Shah – Filthy UnderneathNew Years Day – Half Black HeartNils Frahm – DayNotion Blue – Out Of ExilePelican – Adrift / Tending The EmbersPissed Jeans – Hald DivorcedPoisoned Seeds – Poisoned SeedsPotence – Cinq Années De NuitProfane Burial – My PlateauProjekt Gemineye – What’s On Your Mind?Real Estate – DanielSTRFKR – Parallel RealmsSaturnalia Temple – Paradigm CallScHoolboy Q – Blue LipsSerpette – SerpetteShallow Waters – All Colours Blur To OneSheer Mag – Playing FavoritesSnakes Don’t Belong In Alaska – Navegando Al ParaisoSonic Boom Six – RE:GenerationSuicidal Angels – Profane PrayerSuldusk – AnthesisSunspear – SunspearTKTWA – EukaryoticThe Overlook – Weird Thing FactoryTigers On Opium – PsychodramaUnsufferable – UnsufferableUzlaga – DepthdwellerVolcandra – The Way Of AncientsWaves In Autumn – Burning SeasonWe Follow The Earth – ExtinctWorst Doubt – Immortal PainYard Act – Where’s My Utopia?Zakk Sabbath – Doomed And Forever DoomediDKHOW – GLOOM DIVISIONlake j – Dizzy --- Thanks to helloiamzach for providing additional contributions to this week’s list. You can check out and support his weekly music podcast It’s Not A Phase or follow him on his socials. --- Please consider becoming a member so we can keep bringing you stories like this one. ◎ https://chorus.fm/albums-in-stores-today/albums-in-stores-mar-1st-2024/

[orchardclan-wc]

Cats in OrchardClan, because why not?

Leader: SlipStar, a slender grey tabby tom with golden eyes

Deputy: EagleFoot, a dusty brown tabby tom with bright green eyes

Healer: MintFleck, a long furred golden tortie she-cat with amber eyes

Overseers:

ShrubClaw, a brown tom with green eyes

WrenSpeckle, a mottled cream she-cat

LightFlower, a silver tabby she-cat

Hunters:

MilkNose, a long furred cream colorpoint she-cat with dark blue eyes

DahliaPelt, a black spotted tabby she-cat with dark amber eyes

HoundHeart, a large dark grey tabby tom

IceNose, a long furred white tom with green eyes

Warriors:

TadpoleTalon, a pale grey tom

FinchWind, a cream tortie with white paws and amber eyes {formerly shadowclan}

Snail, a calico tom with unusually long fur

KestrelSnap, a tortie she with odd colored eyes

Scouts:

SheepHeart, a long furred black tabby tom

SeedSpots, a golden spotted tabby tom with blue eyes

SapNose, a red tabby she-cat

Queens/Kings:

AlmondDapple, a short cream and red spotted calico with dark amber eyes

MarshGlide, a dark grey tom

BoneClaw, a white furred she-cat with blue eyes {born deaf}

Juniors:

FoxPaw, a red tabby tom

ColdPaw, a dusty brown spotted tabby she-cat

RabbitPaw, a cream tabby tom

Seniors:

S'mores, a calico she-cat {formerly a kittypet}

SalmonStone, a speckled grey tom

Kits:

{AlmondDapple's kits}

AloeKit, a torbie she-cat

BeetleKit, a red spotted tabby tom

CarpKit, a cream tom

Dartkit, a white tom with a red tail

EggKit, a cream tabby tom

FernKit, a dilute tortie she-cat

{BoneClaw's kits}

AdderKit, a black tabby tom

HeatherKit, a cream she-cat

Outside cats:

Clip, a grey spotted tabby tom {Flip's twin}

Flip, a grey spotted tabby tom {Clip's twin}

Opossum, a mottled grey and white she-cat with a hairless tail

Wheat, a long furred cream she-cat

Gravel, a black and white tom with golden flecks of fur

Flamingo, a blue-grey tom

Pepper, a white cat with black speckles unusual colorpoint markings and bright blue eyes

[rosevalleyclans]

Angelwing (and Songkit) - warrior of RumbleClan

Daughter of Sedgeleaf and Birchmask

Littermate of Doveflight

Mate of Rosestar

Mother of Valley, Songthunder, and Pricklefang

Apprentice of Seedspots

Mentor of Smokewing

[cervidclans]

the prophecy three.

[ivansart]

sorry I havent been very active 😿 Ive been really busy with school. But here’s some warriors sketches. (yes im still super obsessed with warriors rn). Click the pics for more info. The first three are OCs and the last one is Jayfeather 💖💖

[doritopaw101]

Arc1, book 3: Chapter 2

Silverstream sighed as the water lapped at his paws and belly. He felt the soft paws of Featherkit and Gillkit nudge his belly, their small whimpers made him smile. He moved his body a little making it easier for his kits to latch.

'Graystripe says Featherkit looks just like me. I wish I could see that for myself' Silverstream thought with sorrow. Mudfur did his best to save his eyesight, even trying some herb mixtures that he was taught by WindClan's old medicine cat Hawkheart, but nothing worked. Silverstream didn't care too much; there were worse fates.

"Um… Silverstream?" Silverstream turned his head to the sound. Although he couldn't see that well anymore, he recognized the voice as Dogpaw's, and could also smell Vixentail, Blackclaw, and Bluepaw with them.

"Yes, Dogpaw?"

"I brought you some carp," Dogpaw mewed. "I know it's your favorite."

"I made sure that it's not poisoned this time," Vixentail growled, while Dogpaw let out a little whimper of guilt. Personally, Silverstream didn't blame Dogpaw or Bluepaw for the fish, no matter what others thought. He knew the apprentices already had enough struggles, and he knew it was the Twolegs fault.

"Thanks, Dogpaw," Silverstream mewed, pawing at the ground to find where Dogpaw had put the fish. Feeling its wet, slimy form beneath his paws, he bent down and began to chew on it.

Blackclaw must've been watching him struggle to find the fish, because she murmured, "We don't need any more blind cats," under her breath. Vixentail murmured a quiet agreement, but Silverstream still heard them both. He was used to the blind comments by now. He knew the only reason they didn't say it to his face was because he was Stormstar's kin. At least my father still treats me the same.

Silverstream had always tried not to be too offended by Blackclaw's smart remarks. After all, she had always thought he was above everyone else. Being the son of Shimmerpelt and Piketooth, two very respected fisher and fighter respectively.

And as for Vixentail, she liked to follow the black tom's lead a little too much, in Silverstream's opinion.

He was glad Stonefur dumped Blackclaw in favor of Skyeyes. He didn't deserve to be Stonefur's mate.

"How's Featherkit and Gillkit?" Bluepaw asked, the kits in question mewling loudly as they still laid pressing against Silverstream's stomach.

"Loud as ever," Silverstream chuckled. "Hungry too, I think my milk is fine for now though Bluepaw"

"What's it like being blind?" Dogpaw

"Dogpaw!" Vixentail hissed, and the loud thwack of someone's paw hitting the back of the Dogpaw's head followed.

"Ow!"

"It's fine," Silverstream said plainly. "Imagine not being able to see, but your other senses increased tenfold."

"That's cool!" Dogpaw mewed.

"No, it's not," Vixentail muttered.

"What's going on here?" Silverstream almost jumped at the sound of Voleclaw's voice. He hadn't even noticed the tom creep up on them. "Silverstream, are they bothering you?"

"Only Vixentail and Blackclaw."

"We need to take your kits," Blackclaw said. "Featherkit in fact"

Vixentail made a shocked sound but Silverstream couldn't tell if that was genuine or not.

Silverstream could recognize irritation in Voleclaw's voice now. "Why would you ever?"

"We need to make sure it healthy."

"That's Mudfur and Bluepaw's job, not yours, fish-face," Silverstream growled. "This is my kit, and you will not refer to her as it, you will refer to her as her name and that alone, Blackpaw."

Blackclaw hissed.

"Leave," Voleclaw snapped at the pair. "Don't you have patrols to do? I know Willowheart and I gave you somewhere more important to be, Blackclaw."

Blackclaw released another defiant hiss, but he was still obliged by Voleclaw's orders. Silverstream could hear him mutter angrily to himself as he stalked away with Vixentail following after him. Before the two disappeared, Vixentail called, "Come on, Dogpaw!"

"Dogpaw can stay. You two can swim away," Silverstream replied, curling his tail around Featherkit, Gillkit, Dogpaw, and Bluepaw.

/

Silverstream growled in frustration, water splashing everywhere. He missed another fish.

"Silver, I know you love fishing, but maybe-"

"Don't, Minnow. Just don't," he replied shortly. He knew what his sister would say, and that was sending him back to camp. But Silverstream didn't want to go back there again, not after what had happened with Blackclaw and Vixentail. He thought that by coming out here, he could prove herself to them again by relearning how to fish as a blind warrior, but it seemed impossible.

They felt like a dead weight in the clan, but he didn't want to feel this way anymore. Bluepaw encouraged him to help Mudfur gather herbs, but Silverstream wasn't sure if he should offer to be the old medicine cat's apprentice when his heart still yearned to be a warrior.

"You know that I'm not trying to be rude, but…" she trailed off.

Silverstream sighed. "You know I'm not really useful being blind now."

"I love you, Silver. You're my littermate."

"I know, and I love you too, Minnowpool. That's why I know you wouldn't say what you know is the truth."

Minnowpool's pelt brushed comfortingly against Silverstream's side, and he sighed. Would he ever get to be a warrior again, or was he doomed to be useless to the clan from now on?

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Icefire flicked his tail back and forth, watching the clan as they moved around the camp. He had Mistlekit nuzzled in his tail while Snowkit was playing with Waspkit and Hornetkit. He had managed to assign patrols, with some of Leopardstorm's help. The pointed white tom had been helping him adjust and even helped watch the kits with him before he led a patrol to Sunningrocks.

Taking care of kits was still something he enjoyed doing, even with his deputy duties keeping him on his toes. He'd been taking a lot of care for Milk-kit, Snowkit, and Mistlekit. Mostly to give Nettlemist a break and honestly he didn't mind bonding with the kits and wanted to look out for Milk-kit and Snowkit because they don't exactly fit clan norms.

He saw Shrikepaw bring over a sparrow, her fur just as frazzled and spiky as his Fuzzypelt's had been. "Been hunting?"

"Yep, caught this one easily," Shrikepaw purred. "I caught two squirrels, too."

"Can you take it to the elders?"

"Yep," Shrikepaw mewed. "That was okay, right?"

"Of course, sweetie," Icefire replied, licking his kit's forehead. He chuckled when he felt Milk-kit try to latch, he was so telling her this when she was older. He felt Goldenflower lay beside him. "I'll watch them, go stretch your legs," she mewed. "Shrikepaw, you can help, if you want."

"Cool."

Icefire slowly got up and made his way around camp, deciding to pay a visit to the elders. As he approached the fallen oak where the elders made their den, voices drifted up from behind its bare branches.

"Darkstripe's kits will be born soon, and Cherrycloud and Thymeroot have finally named their kits," Speckletail mewed.

"New kits are always a good omen, sister," White-eye purred. "What are they called?"

"Badgerkit and Stork-kit"

"Starclan knows we could do with a good omen," Smallear muttered darkly.

"You're not still fretting about the ritual, are you?" Patchpelt croaked. Icefure could imagine the old black-and-white tom flicking his ears impatiently at Smallear.

"The what?" White-eye mewed loudly.

"The naming ceremony for the new clan deputy," Patchpelt exclaimed loudly. "You know, when Tiger-roar and Nightshade left a quarter moon ago."

Smallear snorted, and Icefire imagined him nodding at Patchpelt. "A young cat can't be trusted to make wise decisions on the clan's behalf."

Icefure could hear Speckletail tear at her moss bedding with her claws, trying to fluff it to her liking. "A young cat with kittypet heritage, at that," she pointed out hoarsely. Icefire's heart stung at her comment, but it hurt even more when he heard Smallear's next comment.

"I'd trust an experienced traitor over Icefire, especially when his ceremony didn't follow the proper ritual. ThunderClan is as good as dead, with Icefire as our deputy."

His tail drooped as he heard the elders murmur their mutual agreement. His spirit feeling hurt beyond repair, Icefire took a few paces backwards and headed for the fresh-kill pile, wanting nothing more than to sulk and release his hurt on a mouse or two.

Maybe the elders are right, Icefire thought sadly. What if I really am a bad deputy?

/

"We should attack Shadowclan," Seedspots growled. "They're getting too pushy lately."

Icefire struggled to contain his frustration as the meeting progressed. He had been in charge for the meeting of the elite warriors as Bluestar was still sulking in her den, but it was difficult to assert his authority as a leader without his leader here. Once again, he reminded himself of the elders' conversation a night before, and he couldn't help but feel a stab of despair yet again. He wished Bluestar was here.

"They haven't done anything to warrant an attack," Raveneye mewed, the strong wafts of lavender and marigold spreading throughout the room as they spoke.

"So? They are just biding their time and getting ready to strike in the night," the tortie replied. She pointed to the map of attack that she had drawn in the dirt a while ago. "We could attack here."

"We will not attack if they haven't done anything," Icefire mewed before releasing a sigh. "Why start a fight for no reason?" There was already a border scuffle this past moon, and it had been during the last patrol that Darkstripe was allowed to lead before Icefire had the nursery cats confine him to camp. He had been a little relieved at Darkstripe's confinement, because it meant less worrying about whether Darkstripe would slip out of camp and betray ThunderClan's secrets to Tiger-roar and Nightshade somehow. He still didn't know where they were and he knows they would try to kill him, mostly Nightshade. Didn't help that he remembered that they had Brokentail and Dewflare with them.

Icefire had been part of the reinforcements to the scuffle, and he ended up ripping into Whitethroat as the black tom nearly killed Cinderfreeze. Icefire felt enraged during that fight. Whitethroat wouldn't meet with him anymore like he used to, and it was making Icefire constantly worry, and it was getting in the way of his duties. With the new pressure of being the clan's deputy, and admittedly his own insecurities, he realized that he didn't need the added stress of Whitethroat on his mind. Whitethroat would keep shutting him out no matter what he tried, so he decided it was time to be rid of Whitethroat for good.

He was snapped out of his thoughts as Seedspots countered, "You don't want to show ThunderClan's strength? I know plenty of cats who want to slash some ShadowClan hide."

"What's wrong with peace?" Embereyes asked. "At least for the moment."

"If we don't show strength then the other clans will think-"

"Who cares what the other clans think?" Icefire scoffed. "I don't. They can mind their own business." Rising to his paws, he fanned the map away with a quick flick of his tail. "This meeting is over."

"Seriously?" Seedspots snapped. "Don't you have an ounce of bravery in you?"

Icefire ignored her, and decided that was the end of it.

If only it had been that simple, but then, nothing was simple anymore.

He was on a solo hunt at the Owl Tree when he heard the awful news. He was stalking a dove that was pecking at some seeds that Icefire left for it as bait to lure it from the tree. The bird was fat, looking very well-fed this season. It'd be enough to fill two warriors' bellies.

Licking his lips, he began to creep up on his prey, careful not to disturb the leaves with his tail. As he closed in on his kill, he bunched his muscles, preparing to leap and deal the final blow. However, the bird quickly took to the skies when it was startled by a rustle in the bushes not far from his hunting place. Hissing with frustration, Icebelly turned to curse whatever had scared away his catch, only to be cut off short when Brightpaw shot into the clearing, barreling into Icefire.

He wanted to snap at the apprentice for making him miss his catch, but there was a sense of urgency around the younger cat that kept Icefire silent. Brightpaw, out of breath, took a few moments to gain their breath back before quickly mewing, "Icefire, you have to come quick. Seedspots is taking a patrol to the ShadowClan border to fight!"

Icefire felt like he should feel a ripple of shock course through him, but there was nothing. It was just like Seedspots to do something so arrogant, even against his own deputy's orders. Anger engulfed Icefire, but it was mostly directed at himself. If he had been a better deputy he would have done more to prevent Seedspots from leading such a rash attack. "Show me the way, Brightpaw. We have to stop this!"

Brightpaw, though still out of breath, managed to find enough energy to quickly lead him towards the border where Seedspots' patrol had gone. He knew it had been too late when he heard the hissing and screeching of wrestling cats at the Thunderpath. He watched the chaos unfold around him, while Brightpaw stood rigid with fear beside him.

Seedspots' patrol was even bigger than he had imagined. It seemed like half of the clan was present at the fight. He could make out Dustpelt's brown and ginger tabby fur in the cluster, the tom delivering a deep bite wound on Wetfoot's shoulder. Only a mere fox-length away from him, Robinwing and Thornpaw were both tag-teaming on Hollyflower, who looked absolutely terrified by how outnumbered the ShadowClan patrol was.

Icefire charged into the clearing, trying to find Seedspots in the fray. He noticed that Sandstorm had been a part of the fight too, and she was struggling beneath Sharpfang, who had pinned her roughly into the dirt. Icefire launched himself at Sharpfang, throwing her away from his clanmate with sheathed claws.

Sandstorm sat up quickly, her sandy fur now dotted with brown specks of dirt, and her pelt was riddled with fresh wounds. "I could have handled myself, Icefire!" she snapped.

"That doesn't matter. You shouldn't be here!" Icefire snarled at her. "Nobody from ThunderClan should. Where is Seedspots?"

Sandstorm flicked her tail vaguely towards the direction of the Burnt Sycamore. Icefire's gaze turned towards it, spotting the cat in question. Seedspots seemed to be fighting with the leader of the ShadowClan patrol, Russetfur. The she-cat's russet-coloured fur was stained scarlet as Seedspots tore her apart.

"Seedspots! Stop this at once!" Icefire yowled with fury.

If Seedspots heard him, she didn't listen. She dug her teeth deep into Russetfur's fore-leg, bowling them over and exposing her belly. Too wounded from the battle, Russetfur seemed to be hunching over in submission. She looked more vulnerable and weak than a piece of fresh-kill; an easy kill.

Seedspots must've noticed it too, because her muscles bunched beneath her fur, and she pounced at Russetfur again with her claws extended. Seeing an opportunity to end this, Icefire dove into the quarrel on winged paws, nearly dodging Oakfur as Fogtail tripped him over with his long tail. Leaping into the air, Icefire's claws met Seedspots mid-leap, and he slammed his clanmate hard on the ground.

"What the fuck?" he snarled.

"What?" Seedspots said, her fury stopping in confusion at the word 'fuck'.

"What in the name of Starclan is wrong with you?" he snapped.

"What's wrong with you, kittypet?" Seedspots sneered.

"You piece of-" he began, but he cut off as he was shoved away from Seedspots by a blur of black fur. He was too pissed when he saw Seedspots avoid his orders yet again by rolling onto his paws and pouncing on Blazefang now, who was trying to help the injured Russetfur away from the battlefield.

Not giving a damn anymore about stopping the fight, Icefire wrestled his opponent. He had his attacker locked in his claws, and the both of them were standing on their hind-legs, throwing punches and raking each other's faces with unsheathed claws. He realized it was Whitethroat that he was fighting with, but he didn't care. He shoved forward, hissing, trying to go for Whitethroat's neck.

He recognized that it was Whitethroat that he was fighting with, but blinded by fury, he didn't care. He shoved forward, hissing, aiming for Whitethroat's neck. The black tom tried to trip him up with his tail, but Icefire had been trained by the best warriors in ThunderClan. He wasn't falling for that old trick.

Icefire latched onto Whitethroat's tail with his teeth, biting down hard. Whitethroat hissed with pain, and Icefire expected him to retreat back into his territory, but Whitethroat was stronger than he thought. His strength overpowered Icefire's own, and he quickly threw Icefire on his back, forcing him into a pin. The black tom bared his teeth in a snarl.

"Do it," Icefire growled. "Finish me already or get off and run."

"I could never kill you."

"You can't fool me," Icefire retorted, recalling how Whitethroat told him about the times he shredded fought with Badgerfang, his clanmates, and even his own kits. "I know for a fact that you have no problem spilling blood."

Hurt flashed in his eyes at Icefire's jibe, but it quickly turned to anger again. "You don't know anything about me," Whitethroat snapped.

"You didn't let me!" Icefire retorted. "You never let me in. You always shut me out, just like you do with everyone else. I don't know how your clan or your kin can tolerate you."

Whitethroat slammed a paw on Icefire's lower stomach, and in response, Icefire slashed the black tom's belly with his hind-paws. Icefire was about to kick Whitethroat away from him, but he felt the ground shake beneath him, and dread crept up on him.

"Monster!" Icefire yowled.

Every cat began diving for cover, all except Icefire. He scanned the clearing to make sure that every ThunderClan warrior had made it to cover before him, and he felt frozen with fear as he spotted Swiftpaw lying on the Thunderpath, not moving. The monster was barrelling towards him at a rapid speed.

Icefire wouldn't let the apprentice become roadkill. Thinking quickly, he leaped forwards as Fogtail tried to rush to Swiftpaw's aid at the same time, the car nearing closer with every second. Seeing the monster encroach on the apprentice made Icefire panic, and he made a regretful decision.

He kicked Fogtail away as they, too, rushed to Swiftpaw's aid. He launched himself onto the smelly path and grabbed Swiftpaw by the scruff, tossing him towards his mentor on ThunderClan's side of the path before Icefire quickly dove for cover along with him, but he had leaped for safety too late. The car had hit him, and everything went black.

/

Starclan, why!

Thymeroot was frustrated and worried beyond belief. She didn't think things could get more hectic, but of course she had to be wrong. She admired her work on the unconscious Icefire's leg and tail. It hadn't been in the way too much, she managed to pop in back in and stop the bleeding. He'd keep his tail, the fur just needed to grow back and he'd need help lifting it and walking. He already had a limp, it would be worse now.

"Good job, kid," Yellowfang rasped. "The foolish cat will need it."

"He did save Swiftpaw from being killed," Thymeroot pointed out.

"That he did," Yellowfang replied. She gazed at Icefire like a queen gazes at their own kit. "Trying to be a hero."

"Better than being the villain like Seedspots," Thymeroot growled.

"She's already having the tongue lashing she deserves."

"Was it you, Goldenflower, Raveneye, Frostbite or Bluestar?"

Yellowfang chuckled. "All of the above. Raveneye and Frostbite especially tore her down."

Thymeroot couldn't share her mentor's good-nature at the moment. "What's her punishment?"

"Two day exile, and when she returns, apprentice duties until further notice."

Thymeroot sighed. Seedspots definitely deserved more than what she received. This was no time for the clan to be starting petty battles with other clans. Thanks to her, they would not only have to worry about the cryptic imprint that Tiger-roar and Nightshade's exile left on the clan, and now had to watch out for ShadowClan's retaliation.

Worry wormed within her as she cast a side-long look towards Icefire's unconscious form. The clan seemed more vulnerable than ever before. With Bluestar still sulking in her den, Icefire had been the only leader that most of the clan would obey. This attack would leave him out of commission for a long while, far longer than Seedspots' exile would last, and who knew what she'd try to encourage the clan to do next when she returned?

If they return, Thymeroot thought grimly. Seedspots obviously did not respect Icefire's authority, just like Tiger-roar and Nightshade had. Could Seedspots be another traitor in their midst and inform Tiger-roar and Nightshade of ThunderClan's weaknesses? And who would be the first to retaliate on their clan; the newly-aggravated ShadowClan, their traitorous ex-clanmates, or both of them teamed up together?

[we-rate-warrior-names]

Sharptongue of Riverclan, Badgerclaw of Windclan, Foxfang of Shadowclan and Seedspots of Thunderclan

Sharptongue - A proud and bold cat. Sharptongue is never afraid to tell it how it is, they will always give their honest opinion, no matter how brutal it may come across, they believe honesty is highly important, and so you will never catch them telling a lie. Sharptongue will never admit if they are wrong, and will often shift the blame to anything but them, they strive to be the perfect RiverClan warrior, so they will not readily see their own flaws. Sharptongue is never afraid to speak up at clan meetings or even at gatherings to express their opinion on a matter, and they hate being interrupted, but they have an icy stare that can silence even a clan leader, so they do not get interrupted often, 15/10

Badgerclaw- A kind and skilful cat. Badgerclaw is one of the most powerful warriors in WindClan, they might not be as speedy as some of their clanmates, but they certainly make up for that in their strength. They are a skilled fighter often using their strength to their advantage, but they only fight when they have to, and will often try to win fights without any need for bloodshed, often using their strength to pin opponents down. Outside of hunting and battling, Badgerclaw is a big softie, they will often help out their clanmates, and they will often be found playing with kits outside the nursery or sharing tongues with the elders, 14/10

Foxfang - An intelligent and confident cat. Nothing ever seems to phase Foxfang, they seem to be able to handle whatever is thrown at them with ease. Foxfang often thinks fast and acts faster, but they always ensure their movements are as precise as they have quickly planned, as any mistakes could be costly both for their reputation, and potentially their life depending on the situation. Foxfang always walks with their head held high, and without any hesitation, they have complete confidence in themselves, and every victory they have only adds to this confidence, 14/10

Seedspots- A kind and nervous cat. Seedspots is a little jumpy, they get surprised easily and they sometimes get a little paranoid, however this leads them to always envision the worst case scenario, so they are prepared for it to happen, and often discuss these scenarios with their leader to help advise them on backup plans if things go wrong. Seedspots is a naturally kind cat, and will do anything to help a clanmate, some cats might think to take advantage of Seedspots’ kindness, but no one in ThunderClan could ever bring themselves to do that, Seedspots is regarded to be one of the nicest cats in the forest, 15/10

[canon-notcanon-warriorcats]

any good suffixes for Seed-? I'm trying to figure out renames for all three of the Seedpelts but i'm kinda stumped and you're really good at this stuff

what's wild is that seed- is the prefix i've always had the hardest time with even when i was a kid, like i had an oc named seedpelt, ironically enough (before other seedpelts were in the books) because i just like... couldn't think of a better name lol and now i'm trying to figure out a warrior name for seedpaw and my first thought always goes to seedpelt

so i am here to enlighten this weird seed suffix purgatory

-seedwhisker

-seedface

-seedfur

-seedspot

-seedfall

-seedspring

-seedstem

-seedwind

-seedflight

-seedstep

-seedwing

-seeddapple

-seedclaw

-seedflower

-seedroot

-seedtooth

-seedspeckle

-seedtoe

-seednose

-seedfrost

-seedstorm

-seedblaze

-seedflame

-seedmouse

-seedbird

-seedfire

[queen-raven-imp]

Seedspot

🖤~I just felt like drawing Seedspot. I love his design and wanted to focus more on the details of his face. Plus I couldn’t help but draw his mane as well. It’s iconic.

🤍~I still can’t draw the seeds in his mane AFSGDHFGHJKLKGKLLKKLL I tried my best ok.

[clanslist]

🖥️ how's about it? :}

Seedspots

[blessed-izzy]

#seedspot #2dlcphilly #dwellcity (at WeWork) https://www.instagram.com/p/BvkdrbHA8t9vw2VEsnCR_fgzjE99sdwTHGJb-I0/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1484o9yt2ee2j

[lifesobeautiful]

How to Land Your Dream Job: The S.T.A.R Technique

Sally is a recent graduate looking to break into the consulting industry. She has prior internship experience and a stellar academic record. However, every time she’s invited to an interview, she freezes and doesn’t know what to say.

What can Sally do to better prepare for the questions she’ll be asked? How should she structure her responses to show her prospective employer how truly special she is?

If you are anything like Sally, knowing how to land your dream job is essential. That is where the S.T.A.R technique can help with your success.

What is the S.T.A.R technique?

Via enterprisealive.co.uk

It’s a job interview technique that allows interviewers to gather all the relevant information about a specific capability that the job requires. It stands for:

Situation

Task/Target

Action

Result

Using this technique, you’ll be able to craft a compelling answer that will highlight your talents and make your potential employer swoon. Let’s go through each section of the technique individually.

Situation

Every great story begins by setting the premise of the tale.

The situation section describes the environment (time, place, context, etc.) of the answer you’re providing. This could be a restaurant you used to work at, an internship you had the previous summer, a prior job you had, etc.

For example, one of my S.T.A.R situations centered on my time as manager of a local restaurant in Phoenix. I would explain the situation by detailing the setting before continuing with my answer. Explaining the situation well for potential employers helps give context to the scenario.

Task/Target

Now that you’ve set the stage, it’s time to explain your task.

Be sure to include metrics in your task to help your potential employer see its value. An example of a well-elaborated task would be when I described the purpose of my senior design project.

As part of our project, our group was tasked with implementing a small-parts bagging machine into a manufacturing production line. This implementation would eliminate 2 part-time workers, which would translate into a yearly savings of $60,000.

By clearly explaining the task and tying metrics to it, I was able to grab the attention of my interviewers and keep them on the edge of their seat.

Action

All great answers center on the action taken by the individual to resolve the problem. This is the section where you get to show the interviewer how awesome you are. The action taken describes what you did, what skills you utilized and what behaviors/characteristics you exhibited to accomplish your goal.

Be sure to highlight the characteristics that line up with the skills your potential employer is looking for. If your interviewer values someone who has great eyes for details, focus on how you exhibited that characteristic in a past scenario.

In the example of the bagging machine implementation, I described how I coordinated with the senior design group to organize weekly problem-solving meetings and how I compiled our time study data to create a solution proposal. I also explained how I worked with the team to navigate through the red tape of the organization.

All these actions highlighted skills that were valuable to potential employers.

See Also: Warmth or Competence: What Job Interviews Are Looking For

Results

Employers are always searching for candidates who can consistently deliver results to their organization. Your ability to convey how you’re able to drive results will largely determine whether or not you’ll get the position. Providing clear and concise metrics will help your interviewer get a better picture of what you bring to the table.

An example I often referenced in interview situations was my business venture “Pasticity”. As a result of our hard work and determination to grow the company and develop a solid mission, we were accepted into the highly competitive business incubator called SeedSpot.

The program curriculum taught us how to develop our brand and effectively grow a start-up. Highlighting these events showed the interviewer what positive results he/she could expect from me in the future.

Putting it into action

Now that we’ve covered how to structure your answer, let’s walk through a scenario where a Sally uses the S.T.A.R technique to effectively answer an interview question.

Sally is applying for a position as a financial analyst at a multinational bank. The job requires her to give clear and concise presentations and have a strong grasp of finance concepts.

If her potential employer asked, “Tell me about a time you worked on a team and what was the outcome?” She could tailor her answer by focusing on the 3-key candidate characteristic mentioned previously.

The average answer:

“An example of a time I worked on a team was during my senior design project. The subject of our senior design project was “Come up with an investment strategy that yields 12% per year over the next 3 years”. For about 2 months, we worked together to come up with the strategy. We finally did and we were able to meet the requirements of the project.”

Although this answer does follow the S.T.A.R technique structure, it doesn’t drive the point home that she was a valuable team member on the project. It doesn’t highlight the skills the employer is looking for, too.

The better answer:

“As part of our senior design project, our group was tasked with coming up with an investment strategy that would yield 12 percent growth per year over the next 3 years. I took the responsibility of leading the group and assigned different research assignments out to each of the project group members. Every week, I would follow up with each team member to support their progress. Once we compiled the necessary information about the various investment opportunities we’d researched, we began structuring our new investment strategy. Although there were obstacles along the way, we were able to utilize our critical thinking skills to work through them. When we finalized our investment portfolio, I verified that the math and logic of the investment strategy were sound. In the end, we delivered our presentation and received an A grade for the project. We also had the opportunity to utilize our portfolio to compete in a local finance competition.”

As you can see by Sally’s answer, she clearly described each section of the S.T.A.R technique and established herself as a valuable contributor to the team. This answer would bring Sally closer to achieving her ultimate goal of securing a full-time position.

Recommendation

My book recommendation for this article is “How to Win Friends and Influence People” by Dale Carnegie. In the book, Dale shares some timeless insights on how to become well-liked by the people around you. It also teaches how to influence people to make decisions that can benefit everyone.

I found the content of this book extremely helpful and have used many of the strategies in my own life. It’s one of the best business books out there and I highly recommend it. I’ve provided the link to the book here:

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[cervidclans]

Hollymole:

M/F: M

Background: Hollymole is a take no shit cat, who is part of a trio with Onestripe and Seedspot. Daring and just a little dramatic, he is essentially the trope of ‘The Straight Man’ within the chaos of the entire clan, and while prone to slightly darker ideas by being a pessimistic optimist, he will do whatever it takes to keep his clan and it’s members safe. He will even defy fate itself for his friends.

Onestripe:

M/F: M

Background: Onestripe is a good cat, though everyone keeps implying that he is a cannibal, even though there is no evidence for this. He’s just That Cat™ that will assist Seedspot in finding loopholes in rules and exploiting them and is really just here for a good time so will go along with whatever Seedspot’s plan is.

Seedspot:

M/F: F

Background: Totally lawful chaotic, Seedspot has no hesitation for bending the rules as far as they can go for her own purposes. These purposes are never malicious, and are often downright helpful in nature, but it’s just the fact that when she goes ‘technically…’ that other cats start backing away because you know she will come up with a ten step plan on how to prove someone’s innocence if she believes they’re not guilty.

[sarahburness]

How to Land Your Dream Job: The S.T.A.R Technique

Sally is a recent graduate looking to break into the consulting industry. She has prior internship experience and a stellar academic record. However, every time she’s invited to an interview, she freezes and doesn’t know what to say.

What can Sally do to better prepare for the questions she’ll be asked? How should she structure her responses to show her prospective employer how truly special she is?

If you are anything like Sally, knowing how to land your dream job is essential. That is where the S.T.A.R technique can help with your success.

What is the S.T.A.R technique?

Via enterprisealive.co.uk

It’s a job interview technique that allows interviewers to gather all the relevant information about a specific capability that the job requires. It stands for:

Situation

Task/Target

Action

Result

Using this technique, you’ll be able to craft a compelling answer that will highlight your talents and make your potential employer swoon. Let’s go through each section of the technique individually.

Situation

Every great story begins by setting the premise of the tale.

The situation section describes the environment (time, place, context, etc.) of the answer you’re providing. This could be a restaurant you used to work at, an internship you had the previous summer, a prior job you had, etc.

For example, one of my S.T.A.R situations centered on my time as manager of a local restaurant in Phoenix. I would explain the situation by detailing the setting before continuing with my answer. Explaining the situation well for potential employers helps give context to the scenario.

Task/Target

Now that you’ve set the stage, it’s time to explain your task.

Be sure to include metrics in your task to help your potential employer see its value. An example of a well-elaborated task would be when I described the purpose of my senior design project.

As part of our project, our group was tasked with implementing a small-parts bagging machine into a manufacturing production line. This implementation would eliminate 2 part-time workers, which would translate into a yearly savings of $60,000.

By clearly explaining the task and tying metrics to it, I was able to grab the attention of my interviewers and keep them on the edge of their seat.

Action

All great answers center on the action taken by the individual to resolve the problem. This is the section where you get to show the interviewer how awesome you are. The action taken describes what you did, what skills you utilized and what behaviors/characteristics you exhibited to accomplish your goal.

Be sure to highlight the characteristics that line up with the skills your potential employer is looking for. If your interviewer values someone who has great eyes for details, focus on how you exhibited that characteristic in a past scenario.

In the example of the bagging machine implementation, I described how I coordinated with the senior design group to organize weekly problem-solving meetings and how I compiled our time study data to create a solution proposal. I also explained how I worked with the team to navigate through the red tape of the organization.

All these actions highlighted skills that were valuable to potential employers.

See Also: Warmth or Competence: What Job Interviews Are Looking For

Results

Employers are always searching for candidates who can consistently deliver results to their organization. Your ability to convey how you’re able to drive results will largely determine whether or not you’ll get the position. Providing clear and concise metrics will help your interviewer get a better picture of what you bring to the table.

An example I often referenced in interview situations was my business venture “Pasticity”. As a result of our hard work and determination to grow the company and develop a solid mission, we were accepted into the highly competitive business incubator called SeedSpot.

The program curriculum taught us how to develop our brand and effectively grow a start-up. Highlighting these events showed the interviewer what positive results he/she could expect from me in the future.

Putting it into action

Now that we’ve covered how to structure your answer, let’s walk through a scenario where a Sally uses the S.T.A.R technique to effectively answer an interview question.

Sally is applying for a position as a financial analyst at a multinational bank. The job requires her to give clear and concise presentations and have a strong grasp of finance concepts.

If her potential employer asked, “Tell me about a time you worked on a team and what was the outcome?” She could tailor her answer by focusing on the 3-key candidate characteristic mentioned previously.

The average answer:

“An example of a time I worked on a team was during my senior design project. The subject of our senior design project was “Come up with an investment strategy that yields 12% per year over the next 3 years”. For about 2 months, we worked together to come up with the strategy. We finally did and we were able to meet the requirements of the project.”

Although this answer does follow the S.T.A.R technique structure, it doesn’t drive the point home that she was a valuable team member on the project. It doesn’t highlight the skills the employer is looking for, too.

The better answer:

“As part of our senior design project, our group was tasked with coming up with an investment strategy that would yield 12 percent growth per year over the next 3 years. I took the responsibility of leading the group and assigned different research assignments out to each of the project group members. Every week, I would follow up with each team member to support their progress. Once we compiled the necessary information about the various investment opportunities we’d researched, we began structuring our new investment strategy. Although there were obstacles along the way, we were able to utilize our critical thinking skills to work through them. When we finalized our investment portfolio, I verified that the math and logic of the investment strategy were sound. In the end, we delivered our presentation and received an A grade for the project. We also had the opportunity to utilize our portfolio to compete in a local finance competition.”

As you can see by Sally’s answer, she clearly described each section of the S.T.A.R technique and established herself as a valuable contributor to the team. This answer would bring Sally closer to achieving her ultimate goal of securing a full-time position.

Recommendation

My book recommendation for this article is “How to Win Friends and Influence People” by Dale Carnegie. In the book, Dale shares some timeless insights on how to become well-liked by the people around you. It also teaches how to influence people to make decisions that can benefit everyone.

I found the content of this book extremely helpful and have used many of the strategies in my own life. It’s one of the best business books out there and I highly recommend it. I’ve provided the link to the book here:

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