Dark Forest(Part of The Apprentice's Quest claim-a-cat RP)

History and About


The Place of No Stars (informally known as the Dark Forest) is the opposite of StarClan's hunting grounds. It is a place where cats that have committed great crimes against their Clans and against the Warrior Code go when they die. However, cats who commit crimes but believe they are following the Warrior Code by doing them can usually join the ranks of StarClan instead, like Mudclaw or Ashfur.

There is no prey and cats can feel no hunger. Instead of walking the skies with friends and family, like in StarClan, cats here are banished to walk through the forest in solitude, though Tigerstar seems to have found a way to overcome this. Much like in StarClan, cats of the Place of No Stars who are forgotten by all living cats fade away to little more than ghostlike spirits, who haunt the Dark Forest.

Several cats can walk in the dreams of living cats. Usually in the dream, the cat finds him or herself in the Dark Forest, with the deceased cat(s) (Although this is not always the case, as with Hawkfrost visiting Ivypaw in a field she dreamed of). There seems to be no limitations on who the Dark Forest cats can visit, although if a cat consciously decides that they don't want to be visited any more, it seems to prevent it from happening again. Upon waking up from the dream, they will retain all characteristics acquired (for example, if they get wounded in the Dark Forest, they will have the same wound in reality as well. This also applies to fatigue, and skills practiced in the dream).

StarClan cats are able to pass into the Place of No Stars if they need to, but by doing so, they risk the chance of becoming lost and never finding their way out again. From StarClan, there is a barrier of sorts consisting of a great cloud of mist, that eventually leads to the Dark Forest. Living cats are able to visit the Dark Forest when guided by a StarClan cat, although on one occasion Leafpool was able to see it without any StarClan cat with her.

Allegiances and Relationships chart

Leaders:

Mapleshade (Lostmoon)

Thistleclaw (Stormheart123)



Senior warriors:

Hawkfrost (Stormheart123)

Slash

Bee

Beetle

One Eye

Snowtuft (The Flying Dutchman)

Magottail

Silverhawk (Count Saltcula)

Sparrowfeather (Count Saltcula)

Tangleburr (Stormheart123)

Stumpytail

Brightflower

Redwillow (Count Saltcula)

Marshcloud

Lilywhisker

Deerfoot

Darkstripe (artisticmoon)

Blizzardwing

Antpelt

Shredtail (Count Saltcula)



Warriors (living):



Trainees:

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When the time comes, I'd like Mapleshade to be Nightkit's "dream mentor", the mentor that teaches her in her dreams.

I'd like Darkstripe please.

SIlverhawk, Shredtail, Sparrowfeather, Thistleclaw.}

May i claim Mapleshade maybe?)

(Count Saltcula, I already claimed Thistleclaw, but you may have the others: ) )

Can I take Redwillow too?}

(Added )

(Breezekit too, and Larkkit )

Darkstripe strained his ears, hearing Thistleclaw. He ran over to where he'd heard him, seeing Thistleclaw on a tree stump.

Hawkfrost pricked up his ears, and padded over to Thistleclaw, sitting at the foot of the stump. His gaze scanned the clearing and saw that only Darkstripe had arrived besides himself. "Move! Our leader has summoned you!" He shouted. His voice rang out in every direction.

Tangleburr entered the meeting site, and sat down. She curled her tail around her paws and looked up at Thistleclaw. What was this about anyway? She saw Marshcloud enter and sit beside her. She leaned forward to talk to him, their voices were hushed whispers. The feminine looked up to see Brightflower and Antpelt had arrived, eyes narrowed. The she-cat looked back at Marshcloud and continued to whisper.

Can I be a trainee?