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Nov 27, 2023 2:11:48 GMT -5
Post by Aphelyon on Nov 27, 2023 2:11:48 GMT -5
the descendants
Status
open, joining encouraged
open, joining encouraged
In a circle of stones upon a black ridge, countless cats sit still as the boulders around them, each darkened pelt glittering as though though they had stolen the stars from the blank sky above. There is no wind or trees, and the grass is still, but the night is filled with a faded whispering, too low to make out the words. Perched at the crest of the hill are five figures with eyes shining with the light of the absent full moon, their gaze seeming to beckon you forward. Your ears strain as you step forward, the whispering growing more urgent but no more clear. As you pass through the crowd, the stars in the cats' pelts blink out one by one, as as you brush by each silhouette it fades until you are standing alone, face to face with the five, and the whispers fall silent.
"They will come."
The five speak as one now, the intensity of their shared voice rattling inside your skull. Their gazes weigh down on you until you feel you may as well be buried beneath the stones. But even as the panic of suffocating overwhelms you, you cannot move from the ever-brightening glow of their gaze, until all the world turns to blank white and you feel you may never breathe again.
You open your eyes to the familiar scent of your home, shaken by the vivid dream. Nightmare? You blink away the images of the strange dream, unaware that it will be visiting you again soon.
"They will come."
The five speak as one now, the intensity of their shared voice rattling inside your skull. Their gazes weigh down on you until you feel you may as well be buried beneath the stones. But even as the panic of suffocating overwhelms you, you cannot move from the ever-brightening glow of their gaze, until all the world turns to blank white and you feel you may never breathe again.
You open your eyes to the familiar scent of your home, shaken by the vivid dream. Nightmare? You blink away the images of the strange dream, unaware that it will be visiting you again soon.
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Main Plot
Arc One: The Call
The Five Great Clans died long ago, many generations now, and their descendants were scattered across the land. Though stories of the warrior code and the heroic deeds done in its name have been passed down, its laws have been long since forgotten and StarClan all but faded away. In a last effort to preserve themselves and memory of the warrior code, the last warriors of StarClan - confused and half-faded shadowed of their former selves - call out to their last living descendants. Across the land, cats begin having strange dreams. Although they begin merely as an odd nightmare, many cats begin seeing shadows flickering or wisps of starlight in the forest, accompanied by the whispered, ominous words: "They will come."When and if the Descendants begin to find one another, StarClan intends to encourage them to reform the Clans, whether as recreations of the old five or as something new. StarClan itself is split over this decision; some believe that there is no point if the Clans cannot be reformed as they once were, while others feel that perhaps adapting to a new age is best. Some still feel that it would be better if the Clans were forgotten altogether. But of course, the spirits of StarClan aren't the only ghosts with an interest in the fate of the new Clans, and the Dark Forest stirs anew as well. Even so, all the spirits, good and evil, have begun to fade away as they are forgotten, and their memories of their lives and their Clans are only half-remembered. Between their lost memories, the weakness of their powers, and the lack of unity amongst the spirits, StarClan's ability to guide the new Clans as they form is precarious.
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Subplots
β§ Cats who are not Descendants may take an interest in the new Clan(s) as they form. Some might be loners or rogues in the area who are not so keen on new competition, perhaps even directly fighting with the Descendants for territory. Others might be non-Descendants interested in talk of Clan life. How the Descendants will deal with these outsiders remains to be seen.
β§ Though the spirits of the Dark Forest are just as faded and forgotten as StarClan, they may seek to use StarClan's division as an opportunity to influence the Clans and their new warrior code into something more favorable. That said, the Dark Forest may not end up being any more united about their ultimate goals than the warriors of StarClan are.
β§ Though the spirits of the Dark Forest are just as faded and forgotten as StarClan, they may seek to use StarClan's division as an opportunity to influence the Clans and their new warrior code into something more favorable. That said, the Dark Forest may not end up being any more united about their ultimate goals than the warriors of StarClan are.
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roleplay rules
β§ The usual: follow forum rules, keep the roleplay forum-appropriate, be nice to each other, etc.
β¬ Please keep characters realistic (within typical Warriors parameters) in appearance, abilities, and personality. At the moment, there should be no unnatural type abilities beyond some cats possibly having a slightly better connection to StarClan or the Dark Forest. Appearances follow Warriors rules in that they don't have to be 100% realistic but they should be believable.
β΅ Although I won't impart a literacy limit on this roleplay, please try to keep it somewhat slow-paced and mid-level: decent grammar with enough content to build off of, without writing an entire novel each post. One or two paragraphs per post is suggested, but use your best judgement.
β΄ Similarly, I won't impose any particular activity level, but I would say to at least try to keep the RP going at a steady pace. Ideally, between all members there should be at least one or two posts a day. Please keep roleplay posts on the roleplay page, and chat posts in the planning page (although you may include some OOC text on your roleplay posts).
β― Things that happen in the living world should be roleplayed on the main page, while things that happen in the spirit world (StarClan or the Dark Forest) should be roleplayed on the spirit page. So, when spirits visit the living, that would be done on the main page; when cats visit the Dark Forest or StarClan's hunting grounds in their dreams, that would occur on the spirit page. This is mostly meant to help keep spirit plot and non-spirit plot separate for players who might not want to know what spirits are up to.
β There is currently no limit on the number of characters each player can have, but if a lot of characters end up being sidelined and ignored this could change. StarClan/Dark Forest characters do not have to be active and can be used sparingly, but living characters should consistently remain at least somewhat involved in events.
β¬ Please keep characters realistic (within typical Warriors parameters) in appearance, abilities, and personality. At the moment, there should be no unnatural type abilities beyond some cats possibly having a slightly better connection to StarClan or the Dark Forest. Appearances follow Warriors rules in that they don't have to be 100% realistic but they should be believable.
β΅ Although I won't impart a literacy limit on this roleplay, please try to keep it somewhat slow-paced and mid-level: decent grammar with enough content to build off of, without writing an entire novel each post. One or two paragraphs per post is suggested, but use your best judgement.
β΄ Similarly, I won't impose any particular activity level, but I would say to at least try to keep the RP going at a steady pace. Ideally, between all members there should be at least one or two posts a day. Please keep roleplay posts on the roleplay page, and chat posts in the planning page (although you may include some OOC text on your roleplay posts).
β― Things that happen in the living world should be roleplayed on the main page, while things that happen in the spirit world (StarClan or the Dark Forest) should be roleplayed on the spirit page. So, when spirits visit the living, that would be done on the main page; when cats visit the Dark Forest or StarClan's hunting grounds in their dreams, that would occur on the spirit page. This is mostly meant to help keep spirit plot and non-spirit plot separate for players who might not want to know what spirits are up to.
β There is currently no limit on the number of characters each player can have, but if a lot of characters end up being sidelined and ignored this could change. StarClan/Dark Forest characters do not have to be active and can be used sparingly, but living characters should consistently remain at least somewhat involved in events.
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