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Post by ascendant on May 13, 2017 16:38:30 GMT -5
so, let's flesh out the start so we have a rough timeline to go by
bird would arrive & would she meet a tunneler that spots her or just a patrol from soilclan? & she'd be so unaware of clan customs, so she assumes they're part of a tribe
and i guess i'm using refs now, i'm lazy
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Post by Feathertalon on May 13, 2017 16:44:31 GMT -5
That sounds good. The clan cat would do the natural thing and ask her questions and all then take her to the leader?
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Post by ascendant on May 13, 2017 16:46:40 GMT -5
definitely, & she's very confused
after talking with the leader and being confronted by the clan, dark could prob pull her aside. should dark be the one to find her?
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Post by Feathertalon on May 13, 2017 16:54:55 GMT -5
Yeah, Dark can find her and bring her to the Clan then pull her aside
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Post by ascendant on May 13, 2017 17:03:10 GMT -5
and then rebellion stuff and we can further the plot after that. is that good or should we further it a bit more right now?
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Post by ascendant on May 13, 2017 17:03:35 GMT -5
bird in shallow waters (bird) -- f -- hunter/messenger
curious, extremely fast -- heightened hearing, eyesight, and smell to a level much above clan cats
batstep -- m -- warrior
smart, cautious -- minor control of rock
echopelt -- m -- tunneler
soft-hearted, welcoming -- completely silent movement on rock or bare soil
mapleleap -- f -- warrior
fierce, confrontational -- can influence plants to grow in the cave's caverns w/o light
rainwhisper -- f -- tunneler
calm, unshaking -- knows where weak rock is and when a tunnel will collapse
foxpaw -- m -- apprentice
naive, energetic -- developing ability of earth control
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Post by Feathertalon on May 13, 2017 17:03:45 GMT -5
i think that's pretty good for now. uvu
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Post by ascendant on May 13, 2017 17:11:23 GMT -5
alright! i can start while you get your cats ready, if you want.
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Post by Feathertalon on May 13, 2017 17:13:45 GMT -5
sounds good.
and oh! do you want deputy or medicine cat or leader? if not, I can make those three ranks uvu
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Post by ascendant on May 13, 2017 17:19:21 GMT -5
i can take one or two of them. it depends on what you don't want to do- i'm good with any of them.
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Post by Feathertalon on May 13, 2017 17:21:19 GMT -5
i want the deputy at least if that's fine c':
then i can do either medicine cat or leader as well, you can pick which one you'd rather have
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Post by ascendant on May 13, 2017 17:22:59 GMT -5
it's perfectly fine! leader or medicine cat is a difficult choice >< i can do leader, and make either a medicine apprentice or make foxpaw a medicine apprentice.
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Post by Feathertalon on May 13, 2017 17:23:57 GMT -5
that works with me ;D
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Post by ascendant on May 13, 2017 17:39:57 GMT -5
snowstar -- m -- clan leader
stubborn and intelligent -- can raise or lower temperature of surrounding air slightly
ripplepaw -- f --medicine cat apprentice
quiet and snappish -- infallable knowledge of where all medical herbs are on territory
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Post by Feathertalon on May 13, 2017 17:41:15 GMT -5
darkfern - she-cat - tunneler ; rebellion leader
secretive, ambitious, natural leader -- can create sinkholes in groundhoundshadow - tomcat - tunneler
compassionate, fatherly -- can hear movement underground nightstream - she-cat - medicine cat
patient, motherly -- can make plants grow fasterduskbite - she-cat - deputy ; former warrior
fierce, independent -- can turn opponents into petrified rock for a few seconds
hickoryburn - tomcat - warrior
loyal, protective -- can create a sand or dust stormelmheart - tomcat - warrior
friendly, humorous -- can sense vibrations in the earthhoundshadow is the father of batstep, darkfern, and nightstream
hickoryburn and elmheart are brothers
if needed i can make more cats uvu
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Post by ascendant on May 13, 2017 17:47:15 GMT -5
it's fine! i'll add them all to the front page, just so we can look back at that instead of going through pages. i'll start the rp after dinner.
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Post by Feathertalon on May 13, 2017 17:47:58 GMT -5
alright, sounds good c:
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Post by ascendant on May 13, 2017 18:36:02 GMT -5
Bird in Shallow Waters wasn't exactly the happiest cat at the moment. Her family and Tribe were dead, she was roaming for a purpose even she didn't understand, and the valley she was currently in was the first scent of other cats she had found on her moon or two of traveling. It absolutely reeked of them, just as the Tribe's borders had, but nothing had the comforting scent that was there closer to the coast and the sea. Here it was earthy and crisp underneath the cat-smell, and as she tuned out the other scents she focused on the smell of the land.
Her ears went back and forth, cataloging the strange sounds that came with the new land- birds that she had never heard mixed in with ones that she had, animals on the ground a heron's flap or two away. It was all so much more than a regular cat could hear, see, smell and process all at once- and for the first time, a sense of wonder overpowered the grief Bird felt from having her happiness stolen from her by a raging storm. This had other cats, strange birds and other animals, and it was all just....so new. Mountains that she had once seen only a speck of on the horizon loomed so closely all around but for the way she had come in, strange and unfamiliar, trees all around here where she had been used to open land with only a few trees.
Bird grinned when she heard a bird go to the ground nearby and immediately fell into a stalking position, adjusting for the new foliage and trees all around her. The new terrain didn't harm her skills at all as she crept forwards and then darted at the sparrow, killing it in an instant and settling down to eat. It didn't matter that there were obviously many cats in the area and one she could smell coming closer- they couldn't be hostile, right? Tribes did not meet newcomers with hostility, and even the most confrontational Tribe fighter would be courteous to a new cat.
"Hello?" Finishing off the sparrow and burying its remains, Bird turned towards where the sound was coming from and blinked. Even a cat without hearing enhancements would be able to hear her, she knew, even if they were startled that she knew they were there. They were sneaky, but Bird could hear, smell, and see even the stealthiest of prey, and she smiled at the other cat nearby. "You're part of the Tribe in this land, right?"
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Post by Feathertalon on May 13, 2017 19:02:52 GMT -5
”Why haven’t you given Snowstar’s idea a chance? He’s made some fair points. Tunneling is getting dangerous, Darkfern. Our own mother was killed because of those tunnels. Who’s going to have to die next for you to see that tunneling isn’t what it used to be?”
The soft voice of her sister rang in Darkfern’s mind like some stupid mantra. She did her best to push out the voice that echoed over and over, but she just couldn’t. It bothered her that her sister, Nightstream, had been so easily persuaded by Snowstar. How could her own sister do that to her? Tunneling was what made SoilClan different all the other Clans. CopseClan, PeakClan, and CanopyClan all had their own differences, so why couldn’t SoilClan? Snowstar was trying to take away the rights of SoilClan cats! Darkfern wasn’t going to have it. Tunneling was in their blood. Darkfern herself was a descendant of well-respected tunnelers. Her father was still one himself, and her mother had been one before her untimely death. It was true that tunneling was dangerous, cats died underground, but cats died above ground as well. Danger lurked everywhere. Some cats just couldn’t see past their noses and realize that. How would they feel if I tried to tell them we couldn’t have regular warriors anymore? They’d throw a fit! The entire Clan would be in turmoil. Houndshadow understands that at least… He acknowledges that tunneling is dangerous, but it’s part of what makes us SoilClan.
So deep in her thoughts, the long-legged and slim tortoiseshell had no idea that another feline - a foreign one - was nearby. She was angry. She was in shock. How could so many cats side with Snowstar? He was leader, but he had a terrible idea. He was going to ruin the Clan with what he was trying to do, and Darkfern wasn’t going to stand by and let him succeed.
The she-cat jumped when she heard an unfamiliar voice. Calming down she felt her fur bristle and her claws instinctively unsheathe. ”Who’s there?” She growled, lowering her body and prowling through the underbrush. Darkfern could now smell the overwhelming scent of the newcomer; it was choking her, making her want to gag. What sort of scent even was that? It was like the scent of the streams but something was way off about it… ”Show yourself!” Darkfern hissed.
Parting through the underbrush the tunneler soon came upon a very strange she-cat. She didn’t look like any Clan cat Darkfern had ever met. She was slim but seemed compact with a pretty beige color coating her. Faint tabby markings danced and swirled through her pelt that darkened around her limbs and tail. Then there were her sharp and beautiful blue eyes. Darkfern shook the thoughts away to efficiently deal with the trespasser. ”Who are you and why are you on SoilClan’s territory?” The female asked sharply.
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Post by ascendant on May 13, 2017 19:54:01 GMT -5
Bird in Shallow Waters blinked, surprised at how the new cat looked. She was taller than her own Tribe on the coast, obviously well-adapted to the forest and mountains here. She was a tortoiseshell, long-legged and beautiful- but snarling at her. Bird's mouth curled in a friendly smile until she jolted, the hissing voice of the other cat not friendly at all. It was almost like her brother, a fierce fighter that had fought off many a predator- but she didn't expect someone like this to be so....rude, especially as they were stunning. It was so strange, to see a new cat for the first time since losing her Tribe and for them to not be hospitable.
"My name is Bird in Shallow Waters," she mewed without any hostility in her voice, more surprise showing and confusion. "What is a SoilClan? Where is your Tribe? I was part of the Tribe of Endless Waves, over by the sea, before...." Bird's voice trailed off as she shrunk, grief so clear and heavy in her face before she spoke again, stating what was obvious in her face. "Before most of the Tribe was killed by a storm and ended up in the Tribe of Calm Waters." She shook her head, pulling herself up and shoving the grief where it could stay for a while. "I suppose that the heron's spirit guided me here."
The heron had been with her ever since she was a kit- giving her abilities that were stronger than most of her Tribe, able to hear and see and smell so much better than them all. Her parents had been delighted, as had Wavecaller- he had been proud that there had been a kit with such remarkable abilities. The heron had shown her through her trials as a to-be, and Bird had become a phenomenal hunter and messenger.
She stood up and walked closer, radiating unawareness that the she-cat would ever attack her. "What's your name? You smell like the earth. Is that why you said whatever it was before? Soil-calm?"
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Post by Feathertalon on May 13, 2017 20:08:49 GMT -5
SoilClan was a pretty secluded Clan - all of the Clans were. There were never that many outsiders, and if there were, they were easily taken care of. When Darkfern had still been a mere kit a rogue had been caught near the border of SoilClan and CopseClan. Not many cats talked to kits about that, though. Darkfern never knew any more about that incident other than the fact that it happened. Luckily the tortoiseshell knew what she was doing. As rare as they were, SoilClan cats were trained to fight off any intruders or take them directly to the leader. While Darkfern was very well capable of fighting, this trespasser didn't seem to merit such harsh actions. Taking her to Snowstar would be easy enough.
All hostility was replaced with confusion when the odd she-cat spoke. Even her voice was different, accented in a way that reminded Darkfern of the gentle whispers of the streams. "Bird in Shallow Waters? What sort of name is that?" She questioned with amber eyes widening. "I don't know what you're going on about, but there's not any Tribe around here. SoilClan is my home, the place you're trespassing on right now." A moment of returned hostility sparked back in Darkfern's voice. Her tail flicked back and forth, unsure if it should portray hostility or curiosity. A Tribe? The sea? Such odd words coming from an oddly beautiful she-cat.
Then a thought struck her. Was this cat playing with her, toying with her mind? Had she come up with all these strange things to confuse a Clan cat? Looking Bird in Shallow Waters over, Darkfern didn't get that sort of vibe from the female. Bird seemed genuine. She didn't seem like the type to play around with the minds of others, but a good manipulator never seemed that way until it was too late. "Your words make no sense, Bird in Shallow Waters. How can I believe that what you say is true?"
For a second Darkfern's hostility broke yet again. "I'm Darkfern," she mewed, feeling that it wouldn't harm her to tell the odd feline her name. What could Bird do with her name anyway? "It's SoilClan, and it's the Clan in which I live. Now, if you would, follow me. There's some cat you need to speak with. We don't take trespassers lightly," the tortoiseshell muttered, turning to walk back to camp but keeping an ever-watchful eye out on Bird. No telling what the strange she-cat could do.
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Post by ascendant on May 13, 2017 20:30:52 GMT -5
No tribe? What place had no tribe? Bird's eyes widened when this information was given, shocked and thrown off by the words. There were so many cats here that it didn't seem possible that there was no tribe. She huffed when her name was called silly, though, and she tossed her head. "My name is perfectly normal, thank you very much." The she-cat in front of her had quite a harsh voice- was that normal, or was she mad at her? For what reason? "If you're that mad at me in your territory, I can just leave, but you're the first cat I've seen in a moon or two of traveling."
Bird in Shallow Waters sighed softly, hit by doubt that it had been a good idea in the first place to call out to this stranger. She had insulted both her and her parents for choosing her name, and had been quite rude ever since speaking to her. When she questioned her credibility Bird showed the first sign of anger since they had started a conversation and her mouth curled in anger, bristling.
"Why would I have a reason to lie? Do you want to go see where my Tribe's bodies still lay to believe me? Question me until I have a reason to fight you, even though I was never trained in fighting?" Bird looked hurt as she looked away, anger gone as quickly as it had appeared. It was filled with cautious curiosity- what was a Clan? Was that like this she-cat's version of a Tribe? And why was her name so short?
"That's a strange name," she mewed softly, resigned as she followed the beautiful cat that led the way to 'some cat she needed to speak with'. "Both SoilClan and your name." Darkfern had a nice ring to it, though, and she said no more on the subject while she followed her. There was no question that Bird could be beaten in a fight, and she had no desire to get hurt in any way, especially by someone she just met that was bringing her to the first group of cats she could talk to in so long. Bird was already forgetting her Tribe's voices, purring, rising and falling with each word in their own special way like the tides. This cat had no such lilt like her own, one tone and flat, unfamiliar with every word she spoke.
However, Bird in Shallow Waters had nothing to say to Darkfern on it, so she followed the dark-pelted cat with graceful and near-silent steps.
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Post by Feathertalon on May 13, 2017 20:45:07 GMT -5
"If you think your name is normal compared to Clan names then mice can fly," Darkfern responded swiftly with a shrug of her shoulders. She couldn't help but look Bird over again, surprised to see that, for once, the blue-eyed female was actually angry. Looked as if she had finally hit a nerve. "You're staying with me for now. I need to report this to Snowstar." Hopefully it'll be the last time I have to report something to that slug-brain. He's not my leader, at least not the leader SoilClan needs.
Darkfern shook the thoughts away, throwing them into the back of her mind. She couldn't help but allow a new stream of thoughts to flood her mind. What exactly was a Tribe like? Was it like a Clan in any way? Why had Bird left her Tribe and traveled for so long? Something must have happened. Perhaps Bird had been exiled for some sort of deadly plot. Or had she just left because she could? Darkfern had so many questions, but she held herself back from asking Bird. Now wasn't the time to ask.
Darkfern knew nothing about this strange she-cat. She knew Bird was beautiful, but that was only on the outside. On the inside Darkfern knew nothing. She huffed, shaking her head. "There's no reason to fight. I have no need to travel to your so called Tribe lands. For now I believe your story." Honestly she did; Darkfern had her doubts, of course she did, but what sane cat would make up such a story about her whole Tribe being wiped out? Darkfern didn't like how her Clan was turning out under Snowstar's leadership, but she didn't want the entire Clan to be wiped out.
"Better get used to the names. Each Clan has names like this," the tortoiseshell mewed nonchalantly. She pushed through the undergrowth with experienced steps, able to walk through the woods with her eyes closed. She knew the tunnels much better than she did the above ground world, but Darkfern knew her territory just as well as she knew herself. "You'll be speaking with Snowstar, my Clan's leader." Typically Darkfern would have kept silent while taking some strange cat into her camp, or she felt like she would have kept silent, but she felt the need to warn Bird that she was going to be speaking with a Clan leader. No matter what a cat needed to be prepared to meet a leader.
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Post by ascendant on May 13, 2017 21:18:32 GMT -5
"If they're so short, then how can you get any meaning into them? I mean, besides your Wavecaller- wait, sorry, leader. We call ours Wavecaller. They're the only one with a short name, but that's what our ancestors wanted." Bird in Shallow Waters quieted, looking up and around at the many trees and foliage with wonder while they walked. How could these cats be comfortable without the open sky and the clouds? Without water for forever on the horizon? She shook her head, curiously following Darkfern as the terrain got steeper, obviously on a mountain now.
Up ahead, she could see something like a large cave with light in it, unblocked by trees- and she could hear cats far before her companion could, could smell them. It was nearly the same amount of cats as her Tribe, chattering just as they did- young to-bes talking about hunting, protectors and fighters and hunters chatting with family and friends and others.
When they finally arrived in the large lit cave in the mountain, she looked around and focused on the places that weren't the cats. There were what seemed like tunnels that opened up to caves that cats slept in, one that smelled of herbs and another of other plants, and a large ledge with a small cave held a snowy white cat. That must be the leader, Snowstar, her mind whispered, and she straightened and looked at Darkfern even as a pitch black tom bounded up to them.
"Darkfern! Why were you out?" His voice was concerned and cautious, especially when he looked at Bird. "Who is that? Did you bring a loner or rouge into camp?" She had no idea why the cave fell quiet after his words, instead frowning and pulling herself up to her smaller size.
"I am Bird in Shallow Waters, and I am from the Tribe of Endless Waves," she meowed briskly, making him tilt his head in confusion even as she sighed. "My Tribe- my equivalent of your SoilClan- was destroyed by an extremely strong storm. None survived but me."
His face was cast in sorrow for her and she looked away, uncomfortable at the pity even as the white tom noticed the silence and looked at Bird, although she had no idea that he was watching. The white cat leapt down and walked forth, the sound making her look up at him and startle. "Why are you here......Bird in Shallow Waters? Darkfern, where did you find this stranger?"
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Post by Feathertalon on May 13, 2017 23:20:35 GMT -5
sorry for the poof
i won't be able to reply tonight, and i'll try to reply later tomorrow uvu
if i can't later tomorrow, i'll definitely reply the day after~
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Post by ascendant on May 13, 2017 23:38:58 GMT -5
it's fine! are you able to chat right now or do you have to go?
if you're going, then goodnight ^^
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Post by Feathertalon on May 13, 2017 23:43:06 GMT -5
i can chat for a bit, but i'll need to go to bed in a bit since i gotta wake up early. driving home from college tomorrow and it's a good eight hour drive x3
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Post by ascendant on May 13, 2017 23:50:06 GMT -5
whew, that's a big drive. it's nice that you can head home, though.
i'm also not quite sure what i'm doing tomorrow, but part of it will be visiting family ^^
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Post by Feathertalon on May 13, 2017 23:56:06 GMT -5
yeah, i'm excited to be going home; i'll get to see all my animals and family uvu
ohhh, that sounds fun :'D
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Post by ascendant on May 14, 2017 0:02:07 GMT -5
that's great! i was planning on going to a convention this weekend as well, but plans fell through and we couldn't go. it's fine, though. i can just sleep more.
sort of? it's annoying hearing some of them bicker :/
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