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Post by Saint Ambrosef on May 31, 2017 22:41:38 GMT -5
Ooooh poor Web and Frost. I imagine maybe Web and Squirrel meet at the border after he finds out, if only by accident and long after she left the group. Maybe she lingers for a bit and they exchange their half-clan stories or something– only for later, when he's hurt by Mossdapple and Squirrel tries to clean the wound a bit for him to lash out at her using her heritage as a poison tipped arrow, maybe something like "Your bayou is showing, if you were REALLY caldera you'd just go back to what you're good at: leaving us alone." Squirrel would obvs retaliate with some thing along the lines of "At least I'm trying to take care of the ones I care about, you're just ignoring the fact that your sister has turned into the ones we tried to stop" Pull his sis into the conversation to poke that sore spot. BRO that's heartless. let's do it. I want a bitter Web and a defensive Squirrel. I can image his pride is dealt a blow by his facial scaring, remember that he's fairly vain about his looks and he'd probably think they're ruined. poor kiddo. Like a Maelstorm of emotion. Just start shutting people out. I'm sure that'll hurt Raven in some ways too, even if she's in the same clan. Maybe Raven will feel like Squirrel's actually turning her back on them. She thinks she's giving up, too afraid to continue on. I like the idea of using Light to pass messages. Also the idea of them being fake mates/sweethearts/etc. It'd thicken the plot and be inconspicuous enough to Thunderfall. Squirrel could tell her sister about the threat on her life, or maybe Light would deduce it for herself. And this spurs her to recklessness and wanting to help, so she volunteers to be the drop point/rendezvous for those working behind the scenes. I could see that whichever way Thunder finds out, Sly will probably find some way to blame himself/feel guilty, and that'd be a good opportunity to explore development in him.
Joining page looks good to me.
I think for the border page we could just have a really short blurb on what it's for. Like, one paragraph.
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Post by Saint Ambrosef on Jun 1, 2017 12:19:15 GMT -5
o bro I forgot to mention, Patchedcloud and Meadowdance were sibs from the crib. He's bitter toward Echocavern and blames him for Meadow's death, because she wouldn't have died if she hadn't been giving birth to his kit. I'm thinking Patched will be one of the cats who will support throwing Echo out as the murder suspect, even though deep down he knows that his sister's mate would never do such a thing. He's blinded by grief.
I finished the history, now all I got left is the intro. Yay. Gonna start assigning mentors, too. Right now I have Stormtail with Coldpaw, Shadowstalker with Jaggedpaw, Fogwalker with Webpaw, and Frostpaw with Mossdapple.
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Post by Saint Ambrosef on Jun 1, 2017 13:57:21 GMT -5
I figured since in the books the clans have legends about the big cats (leopard, tiger, and lion) then BayouClan should as well. So I snuck in a section of the traditions about a myth about a basilisk somewhere on the territory. BUT i'm halfway considering making it into a real thing that is discovered later, living in the tunnels and hollow of Shredding Rocks. The question then becomes, do I make it an actual giant snake? Or do I try and rationalize it with an actual creature, like an anaconda or komodo dragon that was released from some careless owner in the past?
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Post by Saint Ambrosef on Jun 1, 2017 14:54:49 GMT -5
pops in because wanted to give my two-cents<3
i think that legend could have it that it could have been a giant snake; though some cats could have rationalized it? just an option ovo true. But if I'm going to have it actually show up at some point, I'll have to decide whether to go realistic or go crazy. I'm leaning towards the realistic side, since that's what we've always fought hard to maintain in this rp. Every detail was constructed in a way that it wouldn't be impossible or weird to find IRL. In which case, I'd go with either an anaconda (which is kinda anticlimatic imo) or change the lesson to a "dragon" and make it a komodo/monitor lizard. Going crazy could be fun, though. Make it the lochness monster sorta deal, where some ancient titanboa survived somehow.
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Post by Featherwing on Jun 1, 2017 18:17:18 GMT -5
WELL... it could be something like a black mamba, which arguably is tiny but it's bite will paralyze and kill you. Maybe over exaggeration is what made it be mistaken for "enormous"? Like you know how over time things get more and more exaggerated in stories? Like, in the beginning it was a gold fish that bit your toe but suddenly became a bullshark after the 50th time told. Maybe it's only very rarely found in one small section of the bayou, past crocodile alley or whatever, and so few go there so no one can actually confirm the size of the snake. Those that go don't usually come back– so many possibilities.
Yesss torture Web and Squirrel <3
My secret-not-secret headcanon is SlyXLight, but in a super old-person-love way. Like, he comes to visit her in the sick den, maybe brings her a squirrel to share, or some flowers/feathers to decorate her nest with. At first it would be to exchange info but then he just visits when he needs to vent. She's just getting sicker and sicker but putting on a show so no one realizes it. It seems she's finally getting better one day, maybe after Berrysnout finds a new treatment for her ailments, so she's able to go for a walk around the territory with the group like old times. But then the next day someone goes in, Sly, Raven or Squirrel herself, maybe even Ice because he's like the dad she never had– and whoever it is, finds her dead. Maybe there would be foam coming out of her mouth, evidence of poisoning– point is, it would be obvious it wouldn't be a natural death. Thunderfall would walk in, act surprised and be like "oh so tragic, she died in her sleep."
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Post by Featherwing on Jun 1, 2017 18:25:57 GMT -5
The snake could also be an eastern diamondback rattler that just got super big. Or it could be a canebreak/timber rattler. Both species has neurotoxic venom that paralyzes.
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Post by Featherwing on Jun 1, 2017 19:19:51 GMT -5
I don't mind! This IS a planning page after all! Feel free to also discuss your characters and what not, if you've got some in mind already.
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Post by Featherwing on Jun 1, 2017 19:32:06 GMT -5
Btw, Shad, here are who I assigned for CalderaClan mentor/apprentices:
Thunderfall ◘ Slypaw Aspenleaf ◘ Ravenpaw Patchedcloud ◘ Lightpaw Icewillow ◘ Squirrelpaw
Let me know if you want me to change anything!
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Post by Featherwing on Jun 1, 2017 19:32:49 GMT -5
Also is Echocavern already banished by the time this starts?
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Post by Saint Ambrosef on Jun 1, 2017 19:49:40 GMT -5
i think i'm gonna draw the trio next. Raven, Cold, and Sly. that'd be fun.
True, hyperbole and all that. Like that game telephone. If I went with a snake size-wise, it'd have to be an anaconda, since those get the thickest. But if not, I might go with a cobra. Someone's exotic pet that got loose or something. Simply because it's suspected that the basilisk myth is thought to be based off cobras: they're known to grow up to 20 feet in length, and spit venom into the eyes of threats. Hence, the "killing stare" part of the legend. Maybe I'll embellish on realism just a little and make it a bit bigger than they usually are. Right now I'm thinking of making it only a myth that most cats don't truly believe, just kind of superstition. Like the boogie man. It'll be living inside the hollow of Shredding Rocks, which is dangerous enough that cats already avoid it. Lots of rodents and small animals, sunny, many holes/tunnels for it to live in. I want the tunnels of Shredding Rocks (which is a karst btw) to be a plot point in the future. That's when I want this legend to become physical to the clans. Maybe the apprentices are wandering it one day because they're stupid like that, and they hear slythering from deeper inside. If not a snake, a monitor lizard. Then I'll change the legend from a basilisk to a dragon. Mostly I just want some sort of massive reptile that will feel like a nightmare monster to the cats. It needs to tower over them, look like it could eat them, etc. They're used to dealing with rattlesnakes, cottonmouths, etc, so I don't know how frightening a mamba would be to them. But a cobra or monitor, that'd be a true terror for them.
omg that's heartbreaking!! but you know what would make it worse? unrequited love. I'm having flashbacks to that piece you wrote about Goldenpaw and that she-cat he loved, speaking on his deathbed. So cruel. But super emotional. Light falls in love with Sly and though he cares deeply for her, it's not romantic for him. And maybe he's not aware of it until she confesses not long before her untimely death. Yeah, that'd skyrocket the guilt factor in him. Do we have a plan for Jagged and Raven? I know they're supposed to happen at some point but we haven't talked about their relationship much.
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Post by Featherwing on Jun 1, 2017 20:04:40 GMT -5
Oooh yeah I get it. Have you thought of a King Cobra? Those things get ENORMOUS! And they are extremely aggressive, so that's a plus.
Oh geez Lightpaw as the new Goldenpaw– I'm down. Very down. She's shy and quiet enough. Maybe she tells him on one of the walks he takes her on– ooohhh. Idea. Maybe it's the last one they go on together, they stop because she expresses her feelings and he rejects her. He feels too awkward now to go in and check on her or to take her for walks so he avoids her for a few days and then he gets the news– Lightpaw/Lightbringer "died in her sleep." Only, she didn't die in her sleep, and everyone sort of knows it but doesn't want to admit she was murdered in her own nest. Later he overhears Thunder joking about her, maybe Thunder apologizes to his former apprentice, like "I know you were sweet on her, but she was becoming a bit of a nuisance." Or something.
Jagged and Raven <3 My OTP. Well I always had the idea that Jagged was kinda insecure about his place at Raven's side. Maybe when they're all grown, and spend less time together because of the actual faction separation within their clans– he gets irritated she doesn't want to just hang out the two of them, that she doesn't just want to relax and play. Maybe she thinks he's too immature and that he's not taking the situation seriously and he gets super defensive about it, maybe blurts out he likes her or something. They have a spat but not a big one and things get kinda awkward for a bit. I can't remember if Raven has a fear of commitment, but Jagged craves it. He craves that stability, that steady affection. He'd even leave BayouClan if she asked, but he's afraid she won't ask, that she won't even entertain the thought. He wonders, deep inside, if she'd leave CalderaClan for him. If he ever meant that much to her.
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Post by Saint Ambrosef on Jun 1, 2017 20:09:08 GMT -5
and you're 100% fine Lem!! It's kinda nice having a third voice every now and then, actually. It's just been the two of us for so long lol
bro I love that line up. Sly being Thunder's apprentice means he's in a position to have already gained is inexplicable trust, which would also explain his back-and-forth as a double agent for awhile (he ain't named Sly for nothing). It's already in his personality to intrinsically obey authority and give proper respect to his elders and betters, but he's more manipulative than everyone thinks beneath that calm exterior. The more I think about it, the more I think Sly's gonna be an interesting character. Patchedcloud's gonna lose his apprentice on top of losing his sister/niece. Ouch. Poor guy. Will Lightpaw died before or after she becomes a warrior? I imagine her warrior name might be something of an honorary title, since it sounds like she'll be chronically sick throughout her apprenticeship. Idk who Aspenleaf is but I hope they're ready to put up with Raven's attitude problems ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Idk. That depends. Who died? The former deputy, right? We should probably figure out the details of his character and death, and then maybe we can pick up right before they deduce it to be Echocavern from whatever fake evidence Thunder planted against him. Makes for an exciting beginning.
Damn, I really can't decide between a cobra or an anaconda. Either way, I may be able to get away with them being larger than recorded IRL if I claim island gigantism: i.e. the case in which a predator is unchallenged/threatened by anything else and so it completely rules the habitat, growing to extraordinary size because of this. So basically, megafauna. It's pretty interesting to read about.
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Post by Featherwing on Jun 1, 2017 20:23:20 GMT -5
I wasn't sure whether or not to use Redstar so, Aspenleaf (my birdwatching bae inspired character) will mentor Raven.
Former deputy was Sapphiresky, a blue grey she-cat who's body was found on the river banks, down river from the gorge. Cause of death was drowning, but the battering indicated she fell from high up and hit her head. It was very clear she fought someone before falling to her death, the unusual claw marks on her face, throat and chest indicate at LEAST attempted murder. Once it was deemed a murder, accusations cropped up. According to the reputable Thunderfall, she'd been seen arguing with Echocavern prior to going out for a lone patrol.
At least, that was what my brain came up with. PLEASE feel free to add because it seems too simple. Too he-said-she-said. Planted evidence?
Island gigantism is definitely a thing, so is peninsula gigantism. Doesn't matter which one, the territories are relatively isolated minus the twoleg town and the tourists. I estimate either a small volcanic island, the only major hub of twoleg activity is the medium sized sea-side town– or the tip of a peninsula, again, the only major port of twoleg activity being the town.
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Post by Saint Ambrosef on Jun 1, 2017 20:25:15 GMT -5
Oh geez Lightpaw as the new Goldenpaw– I'm down. Very down. She's shy and quiet enough. Maybe she tells him on one of the walks he takes her on– ooohhh. Idea. Maybe it's the last one they go on together, they stop because she expresses her feelings and he rejects her. He feels too awkward now to go in and check on her or to take her for walks so he avoids her for a few days and then he gets the news– Lightpaw/Lightbringer "died in her sleep." Only, she didn't die in her sleep, and everyone sort of knows it but doesn't want to admit she was murdered in her own nest. Later he overhears Thunder joking about her, maybe Thunder apologizes to his former apprentice, like "I know you were sweet on her, but she was becoming a bit of a nuisance." Or something. You have a proclivity for being heartless. I feel like we're basically co-authoring a story here, and the rpers are our readers that have self-inserts. I lowkey have the goal to cause them as much emotional turmoil following these clans as they possibly can xD Like, "aw, they're so sweet together. what do you mean sly? yes you do like her, go back--WHAT DO YOU MEAN SHE'S DEAD" sigh, I can imagine it now. music to my ears. <3 Maybe Squirrel blames him in some ways, too. For not somehow finding out about Thunder's plan to kill her. For leaving her alone in her final days. More drama amidst the squad!! "Why do you always treat everything like one big game? There are lives at risk here!" "Of course I know that. I get how important this is. But there are times when I wish we could just hang out like we used to, pretend the world wasn't burning down around us." "You can do that with Webwatcher and Frostwhisper. I have responsibilities." "I know that!" "Then why does it have to be me?" "Because I love you!"
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Post by Featherwing on Jun 1, 2017 20:38:53 GMT -5
We sooo are coauthoring a story. We've been working on it long enough XD Also, same. I intend to make people weep for our characters. WEEP.
Squirrel would for sure blame him. She'd be almost murderous with rage and grief. Probably would ask him why he couldn't lie to Lightpaw, why couldn't he pretend. She was so sick all the time she didn't have time to make many friends, not like Squirrel did. Low-key imagining Squirrel's son to be named Golden, after her sister.
"She died thinking you hated her, Slystep! How could you do that to her?" and "Couldn't you just lie? You do it all the time! One lie– one kind lie, that's all you needed to give her! You let her die thinking no one wanted her! That no one but her sister loved her. That she was alone!" and who could forget the classic "You could have saved her! You were so busy running away from every mention of her that you didn't even know your own mentor was going to kill her! Even if you didn't love her she was at least your friend! Or were those late night chats for nothing? Died in her sleep, everyone saw the signs of poisoning. Everyone saw the berries she tried to spit out. Someone stuffed death berries down her throat and you were busy ignoring her existence."
Also THAT IS THE EXACT DIALOGUE I WAS PICTURING. Mind meld.
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Post by Saint Ambrosef on Jun 1, 2017 21:08:26 GMT -5
But yeah, Raven does have commitment issues. She's got a mercurial heart; her crush changes every moon, can't stick it down for one tom. I think it stems from daddy issues, like with a lot people IRL. She wants their attention, but she doesn't want to give away her heart because she's afraid of being abandoned again. And she can't be left behind if she never gives herself away completely. So she floats around from tom to tom. But Jagged is different. She's not sure what, but her heart is wary around him. The way he's immature and kinda childish, sure, but he clearly cares for other cats. There's no "love at first sight" phenomenon like with the others. She's suspicious of him at first, because he's from BayouClan. But it grows to a deep respect, and then a trusting friendship. That's why it's so hard for her to take the next step with him. It scares her how much of her heart she's given him without realizing, piece by piece. She goes into denial. It'd be hard for her even if he was in the same clan, but being from rivaling clans makes it that much messier. For all her bravado, Raven's scared to take that leap.
I like what you have so far, but we can build on it. Echocavern had been seen arguing with her by multiple characters. He was in one of his depressive moods/funks and she told him to snap out of it, so he got defensive, and it turned into an argument. Maybe somehow he holds a grudge against her for Meadowdance's death. Like Meadow's labor was going wrong and he sent her to fetch the medicat but she died anyways, and he thinks it's because she wasn't fast enough. Now he's got a motive that the clan can find suspect. Thunderfall could be the one to discover her body, and in doing so plants some of Echo's fur between her claws (a la Spottedleaf). The mix of the testimonies and evidence, as well as Echo's lack of alibi, is what leads to Redstar exiling him for murder.
Yes, that's terrible, perfect. It would totally eat him alive. Maybe shortly after their talk/her confession, Light speaks to Squirrel about it (right before her death) and kinda has an emotional break down. She seems like the type who would put on a brave face and pretend nothing's wrong, but sooner or later she has to let it all out, and the rejection really lays her low. And the thought that Sly never made it better for her is what enrages Squirrel. And maybe Raven tries to defend her brother, and that's one of the reasons there's a growing rift between them. I can imagine Sly would get defensive and immediately spit back at her. You know how they say the scariest angry people are the ones who are usually nice and calm? That's him. It'd be a maelstorm of emotion from him that nobody would think him capable of expressing. And I'm sure he'd bring something up about how she keeps running away from Web, who clearly has feelings from her, so is she really any better? and maybe that's a moment for Squirrel, who kept pushing that thought away, and for someone else to point it out is like...a moment of realization for her.
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Post by Featherwing on Jun 1, 2017 21:15:37 GMT -5
You know, of all our characters– Raven and Jagged's relationship is the most steady. Everyone else is having drama out the wazoo but they're relatively chill.
Yessss. All of that. Perfect. I imagine Sapphiresky not having time for any grieving cats, there is WORK to do and she'd definitely pick on Echo's grief for his mate and kitten. All of that works.
I kinda want to write a blurb situation for Light and Squrirel's conversation about Sly. Side note, Squirrel probably never told Light about their half-clan nature, letting her live in ignorance. Also yesss, that would probably prompt her to seek Web out and THAT could be around the time Web gets in a fight with Moss– ooh. We're gonna shred our characters, my friend.
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Post by Saint Ambrosef on Jun 1, 2017 21:25:39 GMT -5
True. Their lives apart from each other are fairly stable. No warring siblings, threats on their lives, complicated relationships. Or at least as normal it can be when tyrants try to take over your respective clan.
So basically: >Light admits to Sly that she's got a thingy for him >Sly feels awkward and has to reject her, then runs away and stops visiting her until he can adjust to this news >Light breaksdown and has a heart-to-heart with her sister about her feelings >Thunder poisons Light, she dies, Squirrel starts blaming Sly. Raven tries to defend her bro, and Squirrel doesn't like that >Sly snipes right back at her, pointing at her avoidance issues with Web >Meanwhile, Web tries to stand up to Mossdapple and gets facial scaring for free >They coincidentally meet at the border and she gets all concerned, especially with the newfound recognition for his little crush >he snaps at her, still bitter about her abandoning them, they fight, more conflict.
Brilliant. I'm lowkey hoping Squirrel will underestimate the length of his feelings for her and convince herself it's just a little crush and not like a huge deal, and then he's gonna done do something dramatic and reveal the depth of his feelings and she'll go into shock and die. Well, maybe not that last bit.
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Post by Featherwing on Jun 1, 2017 21:36:48 GMT -5
Tentative dialogue possibilities for Light and Squirrel around the time Sly rejects her:
The strong scent of herbs clog Squirreldance's nose as she steps from the medicine den to the sick den, seeking out the golden figure curled up in a nest in the far corner. The den is empty, barring this one individual. The golden Lightbringer, a star made flesh, or so Marblefoot used to coo when they were kittens. Squirreldance clears her throat, but Lightbringer barely twitches in her nest, the only sign of life being the shudder that runs through the already rough breathing pattern.
"Hey Little Star, what's wrong?" Squirreldance's voice was gentle, as it always was when addressing her sister. Her words had Lightbringer curl in closer on herself, tail covering her nose. "Nothing's wrong. I-I'm just not feeling well. Y-you can go now. I don't w-want you to get sick" The sadness, the grief, in the beautiful she-cat's voice was barely disguised. A broken sob rippled through her thin form, and Squirreldance immediately moved to curl around her sibling. "Hush now, kitten mine. Why the tears? Didn't you have a nice walk with Slystep?"
Squirreldance already had a sneaking suspicion what these tears were for, but she would give the male the benefit of the doubt. He had a hard job, being a double agent. But the barely muffled wail that ripped from her little sister's throat had her ginger fur on end. "What happened, Lightbringer? Did he hurt you–?" Oh, Squirreldance blinked. She didn't realize she was already standing, ready to launch herself at the tom who must have been the cause of this. Her little sister never wailed, at least, not since she was a kitten and never for trivial reasons. "No no no, it's not him. Never him. It's– it's me. I'm not– I'm not–" Another broken cry, Lightbringer buried her head into her ginger sister's belly, shudders wracking her body.
Smoothing a paw soothingly down the golden cat's back in repeated strokes, Squirreldance tried to calm her sister enough to get a proper response. "What happened, dear heart?" she crooned, nose nudging a golden ear gently. Lightbringer took a shuddering breath and began to explain, "W-we were out on a walk and I've been doing so much better lately, you know? Berrysnout's medicine has finally started working and I feel like I can breathe clearly for once in my life and I thought– I thought that since I might make it, that I might live longer than my warrior ceremony– that Slystep and I, that we could– we could be together. A-and I know it's irresponsible to think about taking a mate and Spark forbid, kits b-but I was thinking that someday, when things are better–" Lightbringer couldn't bring herself to speak anymore, jaw tightening and she burrowed further into her sister's fur. Squirreldance frowned, "he rejected you?" she asked, not quite sure she could believe it.
"Yes..." the heartbroken voice of Lightbringer whispered out from her hiding place. "Did he say why?" "He just– he didn't feel the same. Which he is entitled to. He doesn't need t-to– but I was so sure, and he's been so kind to me and he brings me feathers for my nest" Cobalt blue eyes set in a golden face lifted from ginger fur, peering into green. "What did I do wrong?" Lightbringer whispered. "Nothing, dear heart, nothing." Squirreldance soothed.
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Post by Featherwing on Jun 1, 2017 21:42:42 GMT -5
Yess very good timeline.
Also lowkey I will happily go along with that because it'll fit into her character– she doesn't think much about her own relationships and would for SURE underestimate Web's affections. She'll definitely go into shock, not die but it'd be a near thing. Might be some stupid "I know" Han-solo esque situation. Very nonchalant though she's freaking out on the inside, like "what I thought he'd be over this. Wait. Am I not over this? Oh god I feel the same. what do I do. Lightbringer isn't here anymore and oh no what do I do, who can I talk to about this?? Raven? Yeah Raven would be good. Wait she's mad at me oh geez what do I do."
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Post by Saint Ambrosef on Jun 1, 2017 22:13:26 GMT -5
CRUEL. I have feels now. Sly had been hiding in secrets for so long. So many lies. He could have lied to her, said the feelings were mutual, but he thought Light deserved better than fake love. Given time, once all the plotting had died down, he might have accepted her as his mate. It would never have been romantic for him, but I think he would have wanted her, so innocent and sweet, to be happy. And it wasn't like there was anyone else. But in that moment he was just so tired of faux lives and secrets that he couldn't fake it for her at the time. And he'll regret it for the rest of his life.
I was thinking about adding a cultural aspect to the clan. Something like arranged marriages. It's not unheard of for parents (or parental figures) to set up their kits with another because they think the union and resulting offspring would be good for the clan. After all, the clan does dabble in specialized skills, so it becomes a case of wanting their kin to inherit strong skills. No rule about having to follow the parents' wishes, just a note that it's not an uncommon practice. Could be ripe for nice drama later. Especially if we get a Romeo/Juliet situation where there's two branches of family that hate each other.
Oh no bro Web is gonna be really dramatic. She won't see it coming at all xD
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Post by Saint Ambrosef on Jun 1, 2017 22:15:25 GMT -5
by the way, could you draw/write a quick layout of where everything in your territory is? I was gonna have the river come in by the northeast corner of the Bayou, which would be the southeast for CalderaClan. I want to make sure whatever map I draw will be accurate to both our territories and it'll be weird if we indicate the river from different parts of the map.
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Post by Featherwing on Jun 1, 2017 22:25:10 GMT -5
And Light would have appreciated that truthfulness, had she lived XD
Yessssssss tentative arranged marriages. Like, oh hey our families are buds why not have our kits be mates so we can have shared grandkids! Some fams could be more strict about it than others– yes.
I'll draw something real quick.
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Post by Featherwing on Jun 1, 2017 22:48:47 GMT -5
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Post by Featherwing on Jun 1, 2017 22:50:12 GMT -5
There we go! A Very Basic And Sloppy Map™
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Post by Saint Ambrosef on Jun 1, 2017 22:50:45 GMT -5
I think I'll make Mossdapple and Winter related after all. He left the clan willingly because he didn't find it suited him, too roguish and a loner. This would make Mossdapple Web and Frost's aunt on top of being their mother's best friend. So maybe after Light died, she stepped into an almost motherly role for them at times. Hence her influence over Frost. And it'll make her scarring of Web that much more frightening as to her character.
And I aim to make full use of these mentor/apprentice relationships to mold these characters from what they are now to what they'll eventually be. Fogwalker is going to instruct him on the art of melting into the scenery that would make even the great Shade envious, until he's almost disconcertingly good at vanishing whenever he wants. He'll gain a nickname, like the Phantom. In BayouClan, mentors have some say in what apprentices they'd take on, especially though with highly specialized abilities like Fogwalker. He's never had an apprentice before because none of them had the innate abilities he thought they needed. Which makes Web quite special, although he doesn't realize it for quite awhile. Shadowstalker will teach Jagged how to become a master strategist. There's a reason she's deputy, and you better believe she's gonna channel all her skills into him. He'll decimate the war games, learn how to keep a cool head in stressful situations. Probably won't be able to tame the immature side of him though, that'll have to come through himself. But he'll become one heck of a thinker. Idk what Stormtail's specilization will be, or if he even has one. He doesn't have to. That's up to you xD But Cold is gonna live up to his name and become an expert at fighting with ice, snow, and slush. The bayou doesn't have the benefit of volcanic vents, so it gets quite cold in the winter Idk what to do with Moss's special skill yet. Maybe nothing special. Like balance or swimming.
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Post by Saint Ambrosef on Jun 1, 2017 22:53:01 GMT -5
ooooo okay I see. I didn't realize the river ran through the gorge, I thought that was only when the river flooded, and so it usually runs dry.
Lemme sketch a quick outline
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Post by Featherwing on Jun 1, 2017 23:15:17 GMT -5
I assumed it ran through the gorge, but it doesn't have to, at least not all the time.
If Storm had a specialization in anything it would be to use his surroundings to his advantage. He's a beserker. He will rush in to ensure that he is the one the enemy focuses on first, letting the others pick the enemy off from the side. He knows how to use the terrain to his advantage, how to blind his opponent temporarily with snow or more permanently with ice– how long to keep someone underwater to get them unconscious but not to drown them. He's the tank, so to speak. Just point him in a direction and watch him destroy.
CalderaClan will be less focused on skills and more on bloodlines. Skills definitely are taken into account but only so far as to which family tends to have what sort of skills to offer. For instance, Redstar's fam, including Squirrel and Light, tend to be excellent at logistics and strategy. They may not be the biggest cats on the field but they sure aim to be the smartest. They don't necessarily train for specialization unless the cat shows an aptitude for a certain skill. Take Aspenleaf, for example. Aspenleaf is a climber– she does best with aerial assaults and using the trees to do what she needs to do. She and hers have always happened to be more of the climbers than anything, thus they have that reputation.
Redstar wasn't built like a brick house at first. In the beginning he was super sickly and weak but he eventually grew out of it (see where Lightpaw gets it?) and so while he was young he didn't have the energy to do the fighting, only the planning. His accomplishments marked his family and that will be something his offspring will be said to have inherited. Of course, families don't always guarantee the same affinity for skills so that is where the arranged mates come in, if only tentitively. Parents will often postulate prior to the litters birth, over family skills and what would be best for the family and the Clan and how to ensure that they get more prestige. The title of deputy must be earned but more often than not it is the leader's child that gets the position. Because leadership is thought to run through bloodlines, at least in some way. Much like ginger cats are said to have the blood of Spark somewhere in there. Whether or not Squirrel gets leadership eventually will be moot point, she is from the Blood of Leaders, she has the proclivity for it and it's one of the reasons why Thunder will keep a close eye on her. She's smart, she's vocal and she's relatively predictable.
Bloodlines hint at who that individual might become, barring trauma. However, an individual does not rest under their parents' sky so an individual CAN make a name for his or her self outside of their bloodline. It's quite common. But then that name is then attached to that individual's children and so on. Skills matter, but everyone is trained generally and later, in their late apprenticeship, they can choose to specialize.
Berrysnout's family skill, something she's been raised in and cultivated even though she is a medicine cat, is secrets. She is the whisperer of knowledge– and that she will share with her apprentice as she will never have kits. Tumblecloud's family specialization is tracking though he isn't much good at it. Thunderfall is a berserker like Stormtrail except he's less of a "use your environment" kinda guy and more of a "use the cats around you" kinda guy. He's the one grabbing enemies and then sending them back into their ranks in pieces sort of fellow.
most of that was just notes for me btw.
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