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Post by Jakob Alexander on Dec 2, 2018 1:22:44 GMT -5
Your travel is quiet and lonesome in the darkening twilight. Alone, you wander. Do you have a purpose here, you do not know; but your paws have been guided since your birth - whether or not you believe that there may be forces beyond your control. From the beginning of your journey, where it be from far or near, you have felt a pull to this place - beyond rocks that reach for the sun, and trees that create the most frightening of shadows in the moonlight. Dreams of a life far more fulfilling than that which you had previously fill your senses a feeling of deja vu the more your paws pull you onward.
As the sun pulls you down paths of sand and leaf, though narrow gaps in brush and past towering conifers, you dream of snakes. But lo and behold they are not the same as you remember - towering large than life with powerful legs like lizards and maws like the fiercest beast, soaring like birds with no wings. Some are more lizard like than others, with stronger bodies and bat-like wings, or wings with the softest and strongest of feathers. Though frightened you are not, this creature you follow is not unfamiliar. For through your travel you have come to greet it as friend, not foe. They call themselves Dragons, lords of the skies, and they are taking you home.
The land around you is fairly hilly, full of a thickly dense wood of oak and birch, the floor littered with thorny bushes, bracken, bramble, and fern. As you arrive though Stone Pillar Path the the south, you are greeted with the river Darkwater that passes down the Sharprock Mountains from the Darkwater Caves under Starlit Peak and into the rest of the forest. There is a path of rocks in the river farther down, providing a way across and paths that all lead down to where the river goes to, Dreamless Lake. By the mouth of the river sits a giant rock shaped like a dragon called Dragon Stone. Across the lake, which is too deep and far for any cat to swim, is the camp.
The camp is a clearing surrounded by cliffs and trees, with an array of thorns, bramble, grasses and ferns, bordering a particularly steep edge of the Lake known as the Leap. The leader's den is a small but cosy cave in the part of the cliff under the Dragon's Ledge. Up on the cliff face itself is the Apprentices' Den. Beneath it in a bramble, fern, and thorn den are the Queens and Kits. In between them and the Leader's den is the Medicine Den and the Elder's den, which are situated so that both the older cats and queens are on either side of the Medicine den and easily accessible. On the other side of the Nursery is the Warrior's Den.
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Post by Jakob Alexander on Dec 2, 2018 1:23:52 GMT -5
I. Introduction,Territory, Camp
II. Key, Rules, Links & Pages
III. Lore
IV. Code of Honor, Ceremonies V. Allegiances VI. Relationships, Member Directory VII. Reserve VIII. Extras!
I. Please follow all forum rules; including whatever ghost rules may still be intact. II. Do not control another player's characters. You and your characters are not all powerful, nor do they no every little thing. Please understand that a person's character is not them, and that any issue with someone in character should not translate to out of character, and visa versa. III. Please do not have perfect characters. Mary Sue's get tiring to play, as well as interact with - and it breaks a lot of good plots and stories that could happen. IV. While this is a mythical type of clan, I would personally prefer that there be no outrageous pelt colors or patterns. However, a few weird eye colors here and there are fine - and the dragons can be whatever colors you want. V. The code is: Mushu VI. Please try to be semi-literate when you write. Something with more than a sentence is completely fine, as long as it has something for someone to work with when replying to you. VII. Please also try to be at least somewhat active. I don't expect anyone to be on constantly every day, but please try to at least post once a week. If you are gone more than three weeks, you will be archived, and may rejoin at a later date. VII. Most importantly, have fun! I am here to help provide a safe place to have fun and roleplay with friends. Do not hesitate to ask to talk if you need it.
I. Border Page II. Gathering Page III. Medicine IV. Moves
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Post by Jakob Alexander on Dec 2, 2018 1:24:49 GMT -5
Hello, young cat! I am Hemlockfrost, oldest among those who are already old. There, if that doesn't impress you, nothing will. Are you gonna finish that mouse? ... If you won't, I will.
In the beginning - and there has to be a beginning, otherwise there's nowhere to start - there was a pretty young loner named Ruby and a scar-tailed rogue by the name of Serpent Tail. There was one other, but I'll get to him in a moment.
In the time of the old clans, during the terrifying war between Bloodclan and the forest cats of the west, Ruby had been promised a place of power beside Tigerstar - only to find out that the blasted mongrel had made the same promise to many many other young she-cats, crowding his clan with many foreign and violent cats. It was too late to go back, and she soon learned not to say "no" to a cat as powerful as he. Serpent Tail was a bit older - and had been a happy kittypet before his twoleg's den had caught fire in the night. His tail had caught fire, and burned his tail so badly that no fur would grow on it. Many other cats made a fool of him for his disfigurement.
Tigerstar tried to use this to his advantage to convince Serpent Tail to join Tigerclan by his side, but the great Kinslayer miscalculated - for although Serpent Tail was a sad outcast and Ruby an abandoned queen - they were not the viscous and jaded individuals that he wanted. When Tigerstar announced to his warriors that he would "cleanse" the clans by killing in could blood, the two fled the camp and known forest - guided only by a cat who had only been with the clan a few days beforehand.
When the alert was sounded and they were pursued by Tigerstar's sentries, that young tabby fought tooth and claw with the other two, sacrificing his life to save a pair of strangers without ever even getting the chance to tell his name. This is why we have the tradition to give traveling cats three days of hospitality, no matter their origin - because the unknown warrior gave his life for companions he had known no less than three days.
After burying his remains near the Highstones of Old, Ruby and Serpent Tail began the Journey of a Hundred Sky-lengths. They first stopped at a pool in a hollow with a stream leading into a large lake, surrounded by trees and tall, towering stones. They stayed for the night, and both had dreams.
Serpent Tail awoke in an unknown clearing, one with discernible dens, and even a perch for a leader. It smelled somewhat familiar to him. He also smelled the approach of a Riverclan cat and a Thunderclan cat. Atfirst, he feared he had been captured, the two cats coming out of what he had assumed where dens - they must have been clan cats in that case. The first was a scar-faced dark grey she-cat with a flattened face, while the other was a much larger stone grey tom with blue eyes.
" Who are you? And where is Ruby? " The she-cat chuckled with a slight tail twitch.
" She is not here, but then again, neither are you! "
" I-If I'm not here, then where am I? "
" This is where you are going to live, " spoke the stone colored warrior, though as he continued what sounded like a thousand voices rose around him to join in. " To find it, you must chase your tail for 100 sky-lengths. "
The she-cat snickered again, seeing the look on Serpent Tail's face.
" You'll be the first to ever get anywhere by chasing your tail! " As she spoke, it seemed that the other tom was walking away. Away and.. up. The she-cat seemed to be following suit, though she spoke softly, " Be wary, your journey takes you beyond what most think possible. Trust your paws, and your heart, young warriors. " And with that, his dream faded back into dark silence.
Ruby's dream was fairly different from Serpent Tail's. She awoke in a clearing with a large rock shaped like a strange snake with feet. It's muzzle, however, was like a dog's. In the air, there were dozens of similar looking creatures flying gracefully through the sky, though they had no wings. There was one sitting in what looked like what could have been the stone monster's mouth, looking up at the others. Though old and scarred, he seemed happy to see the young she-cat. It emanated a quiet but deep purr as she approached, and by its side she could see a tiny brown snake curled up against its chest. It seemed equally old, and equally as content. It only lifts its head to flick its tongue, before gently settling back into place against the thing's chest.
" Hello, she-cat. We were wondering when you would begin your journey. "
" Y-you knew I was coming? " Her voice shook as she spoke, weary of the strange creature. " Then, maybe you could tell me where I am going. "
" Follow the star that doesn't move at night and keep the sunrise to your right. We will meet you where the great waters touch the sky. " Ruby looked at this snake with wings in surprise, the mission she was being given beginning to dawn on her.
" Should... Should I tell Serpent Tail? "
" Yes," Says the beast, though the she-cat's vision was fading fast, and his voice warped and muted, " But he has his own guides. "
Both cats awoke the next dawn where they had fallen asleep, and spent the morning hunting around the lake and discussing the dreams of the night before. Though reluctant to open up about his dream, Serpent Tail reluctantly did so when Ruby shared hers, though he was more inclined to believe his own dream than hers. However, the grey she-cat's words echoed within his head, and he agreed. For a hundred sky-lengths they they would follow the star only seen at night, and meet the creatures at the edge of where the light touched the water.
Through trial and tribulation, and many moons of travel, they found their way to the place of promise. Through their travels, however, the duo of cats soon grew into a whole group. Of kittypets waiting for a she-cat with the sun on her pelt, to rogues and loners awaiting a snake-tailed tom. These cats all shared the duo's visions of a safe home of many cats and flying snakes.
It was through a forest that Serpent Tail really began to understand the warning that the grey cat had given him. As they approached the edge of the water that touched the sky, a forest rose beneath a cliff, and in order to reach the strange rock that sat near the water's edge - they had to travel through it. It was dense and thick - but slowly yet surely the air seemed to change. It wasn't uncomfortable, by any means, but it was most certainly different than the feeling he'd had while they traveled. This felt more comforting than anything he'd ever felt, and soon, he could feel something tugging at him, pulling him in deeper. Something comforting.
The strange creatures came to them, in the night, alighting the skies with fire in response to the colors that appeared over the water's edge. All shapes, all sizes, and exactly the same number as that of the cat's present. You see, each of our precious founders felt a draw to these creatures - the ones that would become their partners, just like Scarletstar and Gale.
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Post by Jakob Alexander on Dec 2, 2018 1:25:30 GMT -5
- Defend your Clan, even with your life. Your companion is both your shelter and your claws - you must trust them with your heart and soul.
- All travelers regardless of their stories are given a three day reprieve and must leave at sunrise the fourth day.
- Elders, queens, and kits must be fed before apprentices and warriors. Unless they have permission, apprentices may not eat until they have hunted to feed the elders. If any warrior or apprentice is sick or injured, they may eat while the elders, queens, and kits are eating.
- Prey is killed only to be eaten. Give thanks to StarClan for its life.
- A kit must be at least six moons old to become an apprentice.
- Newly appointed warriors and their partners will keep a silent vigil on the Dragon's Ledge for one night after receiving their warrior name.
- A cat cannot be made deputy without having mentored at least one apprentice and must have a dragon partner.
- The deputy will become Clan leader when the leader dies, retires or is exiled.
- After the death or retirement of the deputy, or death of the deputy's companion, the new deputy must be chosen before moonhigh.
- No warrior can neglect a kit in pain or danger, even if the kit is from a different Clan.
- The word of the Clan leader is the warrior code, so goes for their partner.
- The leader's partner is always the leader of the dragon clan.
- An honorable warrior does not need to kill other cats to win their battles, unless they are outside the warrior code or if it is necessary for self-defense.
- A warrior rejects the soft life of a kittypet.
- All cats in the clan must have a dragon counterpart, unless and elder or a medicine cat.
" Let all cats old enough to catch their own prey, gather beneath the Dragon's Ledge! "
Apprenticing " I, ______, leader of Dragonclan stand before our ancestors alongside ( dragon ) the _____. Before you, sit the apprentice(s) to be, six moons, ready and waiting your blessings. Do you ( kit ), promise to learn to protect, hunt for, and guide your clan alongside ( dragon ), as long as you and him/her live? " " We do. " " Then by the powers of our ancestors, I, (dragon), name you (name)paw. (Mentor), you are ready for an apprentice - you and your dragon will teach (apprentice) and (dragon). "
Warrior " I, _____, leader of Dragonclan stand before our ancestors alongside ( dragon ) the ____. Look down kindly upon this/these apprentice(s), for they have trained hard to learn the ways of our noble code. (Apprentice), do you promise to uphold the Code to defend and fight for your clan alongside your dragon, even at the cost of your life? " " I do. " "Then under the guidance of our ancestors I name you (warrior), in honor of (virtues). (Dragon), alongside your partner you have gained the (virtue) and (virtue) to become a great warrior. The Great Dragon smiled on your birth, and it is my pleasure to welcome you as a full warrior of Dragonclan. Tonight you will both take silent vigil upon the Dragon's Ledge, until the sun should rise over the darkened forests. "
Deputy " I, _____, leader of Dragonclan, say these words before the body of (previous deputy)/our ancestors. (Warrior) will be the new deputy of Dragonclan. "
Warrior/Deputy/Medicine cat to Elder " (Warrior) and (dragon)/(name), is it your wish to join the elders in their den? " " It is. " " You have done a great service for your clan, (name), may Starclan grant you many seasons of rest. "
Loss of Dragon " (warrior), you have lost your partner, and the clan mourns your loss. What is the path you will choose now? " " I wish to ( join the elders/pursue the path of a medicine cat/leave to find a better place). " " The clan accepts your decision and may Starclan guide your paws. "
Name Change " Starclan, you know everyone by name. Now I ask that you take that name away name away for it no longer stands for who he/she is. His.her new name shall be (name). "
Medicine Cat Apprentice " Dragonclan, I have served your clan as a Medicine Cat for many moons, but I will not be around forever. I decided that I will be taking on an apprentice. (Name) will be my new apprentice. " -- " (Apprentice), is it your wish to enter the mysteries of StarClan as a medicine cat? " " It is. " " Then come forward. Warriors of StarClan, I present you with this apprentice. He/she has chosen the path of a medicine cat. Grant him/her your wisdom and insight so that he/she may understand your ways and heal his/her Clan in accordance with your will. "
Medicine Cat " I, (name), medicine cat of Dragonclan, call upon my warrior ancestors to look down on this apprentice. He/she has trained hard to understand the ways of a medicine cat, and with your help he/she will serve his/her Clan for many moons. (Name)paw, do you promise to uphold the ways of a medicine cat, to treat both cat and dragon and to protect all cats equally, even at the cost of your life? " " I do. " " Then by the powers of StarClan I give you your true name as a medicine cat. (name)paw, from this moment you will be known as (new name). Our ancestors honor your (virtues), and we welcome you as a full medicine cat of Dragonclan. "
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Post by Jakob Alexander on Dec 2, 2018 1:27:40 GMT -5
females in pink | males in blue LEADER Scarletstar | she-cat | 67 moons old | 2/9 lives A dark ginger tabby she-cat with a blotchy white patch on her left ear and on her tail, and white socks. She has scars all down her flanks and sides, and a particularly bad one across her muzzle and left cheek. Scarletstar has piercing golden amber eyes. While she may seem unkind and angry at first, Scarletstar is not the first one to tell you that she is indeed a kindhearted and gentle individual. While she may be stern when she needs to, and a bit hasty, she is still a proud and respected leader. She relies on her dragon partner, Gale, to help her guide and lead the clan. ( Jakob Alexander )
DEPUTY ( will be chosen once we have more than 15 warriors )
MEDICINE CAT ( the only cats that don't have draconic counterparts ) APPRENTICE Snakepaw WARRIORS Aspenwhisker | tom | 38 moons old A light grey tom with white flecks, black paws, and pinkish amber eyes. He has a scar running down his left back hip and a bite scar on the right hip. He is calm under pressure, and is collected in the presence of danger and uncertainty. He does, however, lose his cool sometimes, but he can quickly recover and return to business as usual. His daughter is Snakepaw, though any other family is currently unknown. ( Jakob Alexander )
APPRENTICES Snakepaw | she-cat | 9 moons | medicine cat A light brown she-cat with lighter flecks and white spots along her muzzle and around her eyes. Her eyes are a pretty leafy green, with darker flecks in them. Though mostly calm and collected like her father, Aspenwhisker, Snakepaw is easily excitable and can be riled up into a state of endless talking just by getting her excited over herbs and other medicinal practices. ( Jakob Alexander )
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KITS ( for every kit born in the clan, so is a dragon, but there are less cats than dragons )
ELDERS Hemlockfrost | tom | ??? moons old | Former Deputy before Scarletstar A light grey tabby tom with white patches, white paws, and leafy green eyes. His left ear is completely torn off, and his right eye is gouged but closed, scarred over. Half of his tail is also missing. He is a happy go lucky grandfatherly sort of tom, and is the oldest cat in the clan. A lot of cats come to him to learn the stories of their past and bring both kits and apprentices to come listen to him. Father of Scarletstar, he is also respected for his wisdom and expertise in mentoring and leadership. ( Jakob Alexander )
DRAGONS Gale | Leader of the Dragons | 67 moons | male Gale is a big, scarlet oriental dragon, with gold embellishes and scars that cover the length of his body on one side. His whiskers are long, and his hair is greying slightly, but he has the bluest of eyes. As the leader, he takes a sort of grandfatherly parental role over the rest of the clan's dragon population, and is there for every naming ceremony - be if for a kit and a dragon's hatching or for an apprentice to be made a warrior. He loves the entire clan like his own kin. ( Jakob Alexander )
DRAGONS WITHOUT COUNTERPARTS --
OUTSIDERS --
STARCLAN --
THE DARK FOREST
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Post by Jakob Alexander on Dec 2, 2018 1:29:24 GMT -5
theyre <3 mates, crushing > crushed, mutual < > crush, sibling - bond, parents = kits Aspenwhisker <3 ??? = Snakepaw Hemlockfrost <3 ??? = Scarletstar, ??? cat - dragon Scarletstar - Gale Aspenwhisker - ??? Hemlockfrost - ???
Jakob Alexander Scarletstar, Gale, Aspenwhisker, Snakepaw, and Hemlockfrost
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Post by Jakob Alexander on Dec 2, 2018 1:29:37 GMT -5
Reserve!
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Post by Jakob Alexander on Dec 2, 2018 1:29:52 GMT -5
Reserve!
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Post by Jakob Alexander on Dec 4, 2018 13:06:02 GMT -5
Open for Joining!
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Post by Jakob Alexander on Dec 4, 2018 23:12:49 GMT -5
--{ Bump }
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Post by Jakob Alexander on Dec 6, 2018 8:34:01 GMT -5
--{ save for starter }
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Post by Jakob Alexander on Dec 14, 2018 22:38:29 GMT -5
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