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Post by Treeheart on Jul 23, 2020 13:58:19 GMT -5
Fresh Start:
The moorland is a gorgeous area. The terrain curves and bumps all the way to the horizon and beyond. With little trees in the area and mainly thickets and bushes littering the floor, it's almost entirely an open space. The bushes and such are multicolored, some a reddish violet and others a rotting greenish brown. The sky above is clear with wispy clouds.
The small group of cats continue to wander, huddling together. They stumble and struggle to catch the mice and lizards that scurry past, too disoriented to even try and catch the birds that hop around nearby.
"Come, friends, we'll find ourselves a home soon," one urged the rest on, the weary faces staring up at them in exhaustion. "Come, we'll be safe. Soon. Come."
After a while of traveling, they finally came upon a little area. It was an odd little ditch, where the land lowered, flattened out and ended towards a larger hill. The grass and plant life on the hill had stripped away in places to expose ragged stone. The dip, the little basin surrounded by the hilly terrain was filled with bushes and tall grass. But, for the most part, it seemed... safe.
"We'll bed here for the night," the previous speaker spoke up again, lifting their head towards their companions. "And if we're lucky... it'll be our home. Those who've casted us out before will not reach us here. This is our new start. Our new dawn."
And so Dawnclan was born.
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Joining Form:
Name - Description: physical and personality. || Family information; Mate/crush/kits/daughter of... || Any extra information about your pretty kitty. || Sexuality/Gender identity if it's important to the character. || Rank in the clan. || Screen-name. ||
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Rules:
- Joining Form! Please use!
- Forum rules apply! Don't mess with us.
- No bullying, get that outta here
- Be. Respectful! B-E Respectful!
- No character limit, go nuts! Or at least as much as you can handle.
- Kit-stealing is fine, just ask before you storm in and start snatching.
- Maybe don't start mentioning other RPs in the thread. Normal OOC chatting is fine though! Just no spam.
- Higher Positions are given to active members. Unexcused inactive members with this rule will be removed after a week with no response or explanation.
- Please have literacy! Occasionally grammatical errors, slip-ups, misspelling, that's all fine, but don't let it be a constant thing.
- This is a LGBTQ+ safe zone. Any homophobia, transphobia, etc will not be tolerated. People are people, love is love.
- Maybe an apprentice Queen or two I'd allowed, but nothing crazy please.
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Post by Treeheart on Jul 23, 2020 14:01:17 GMT -5
About:
Dawnclan was born after a group of cats was exiled from their home for unjust reasoning. They made their home in a distant moorland, far from their previous clan and decided to form a new one. One without harsh rules and punishment, without constrictions. A new home, one that's free, one where they'll be safe. And because they knew all too well what the pain of wandering brought, they're known to bring in any lost souls who are willing to join their family. Once a family, always a family.
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Customs:
- New Souls: Joining Ceremony When patrols, or really any clan-member, find a stranger within the territory, they are not to attack (unless it is in self defense). They are to invite this stranger back to camp, where they'll be brought and assessed by the Leaders. If it is decided that they are permitted to stay, they will be brought before the clan and introduced - renamed if needed and/or allowed. The clan will shout their name(s) and they will all share tongues. A new soul as joined, a new member of the family.
- New Souls: Kit-Naming Ceremony Names are important here in Dawnclan. To rid of their past, the founders of Dawnclan all shed their birth names and gave themselves new ones. Anyone who wants it, will be able to change their names if they please. Now, because names are so sacred, it is unlucky to speak the name of unborn kits before they are born. Even if you are the parent speaking to your mate.
Mothers are in charge of naming the sons and Fathers are in charge of naming the daughters - a way to prevent too strict of gender preferences. The kits are not to be named at birth, only once they open their eyes. Stillborn kits and kits who pass before their eyes open are still to be named, for they were still family. (Basically meaning, the person who RPs the father will decide the names of the she-kits without telling anyone else - even the one playing your mate -, same for the mother with the tom-kits. You may discuss looks and genders, but the point is to keep the names a surprise until the naming ceremony.)
Once their eyes open, they are brought out in front of the clan. Their parents then announce the names, fathers speaking for their daughters and mothers speaking for their sons. The clan cheers out the names and the kits are then allowed to wander into the crowd and interact with their clanmates. They welcome the kits into their home.
- Bonded Souls: When a cat would like to confess to their crush, they must go out into the moorlands and find something to offer them. Prey, pretty plants, something shiny, anything. The offering doesn't truly matter to whether or not the other will accept, though it depends on the cat. It's more for show than anything.
After the offering, if the cat accepts, they will inform one of the leaders. The Leader would then call to the rest of the clan, then announce the new pairing. The clan will congratulate them with shared tongues and words of encouragement.
If they do not accept, that remains private. Nothing is announced.
- More to possibly be added.
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Post by Treeheart on Jul 23, 2020 14:08:01 GMT -5
Leaders:
• Krestelstar - A slim she-cat, a mixture of creams, light browns and darker browns. Her base coat is a light, light brown, with cream across her mouth, cheeks, throat, chest, underbelly, and tail. She has fair brown tabby stripes across her body and faded brown spots down the sides and inner sides of all four of her legs. Her pelt is also spotted with a dark, almost black-brown piebald, giving her patches of this color on the upper sides of her paws, across her upper abdomen ears and over her eyes. Her eyes are a minty green. Krestelstar is a warm, friendly cat. She adores her family, the clan, and would do anything to protect it. She tends to keep away from anger and harshness, not wanting to stir any bad blood. She loves new faces, whether that's in the form of strangers entering the clan or newly born kits. || Daughter of late Firefly and old Gingerpounce. Sister of Alderfang, Muddyscar, and Oaknight. No mate, no kits. || Open for crush/mate, or adopted kits. || Heterosexual || Leader || Treeheart ||
• Voidstar - Formerly Voidwhisper, Voidstar is a cat who lives up to her name. She's a tall, slim shecat with thin, sleek pitch black fur that has no drop of color on it whatsoever. Her tail is long as whisp like, and her ears are large and pointed. What really earned her name was her eyes, which are such a dark color that they look basically black. Her voice is soft and quiet, and she speaks more in whispers and will oftentimes need to work hard to speak up during meetings. She's more strict than her more chipper co leader and is often less trusting towards rouges and loners. She has a rough exterior, but Once you prove to her that you're trustworthy to the clan, however, she will defend you with her own life. Her lack of natural trust comes from a rouge shecat she fell in love with who joined the clan and later betrayed them- and her. Now she's hesitant of strangers, but she is fair and will give you a chance to become a welcome member of the clan. || No mate, no kits- daughter of the elder Smokewing and the late Valeshadow || She's claimed to have sworn off love and dedicated her life to her clan, but she's secretly a major romantic || Bisexual || Leader || Rowansky ||
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Deputies:
• Spiderblossom - Spiderblossom is a calico she-cat with pale hazel eyes. Spiderblossom is known to be flirtatious with toms and shecats alike but makes sure that the recipient of the attention is comfortable with it, stopping any banter the moment a cat shows discomfort. She cares about her clan and while she is known for being a jokester from time to time, she takes her job as Deputy seriously when everything is said and done.|| Family information: Open to anything|| Bisexual, feminine leaning || Deputy || rockydublin ||
• Silverheart- a large, battle-scarred light gray tabby tom. He sports wide, muscular shoulders, powerful paws and usually serious and cold yellow eyes. In his past, Silverheart was a vain, aggressive and dismissive tom which was popular in his youth to be. He surrounded himself with similar friends but while they all grew out of that persona and character, Silverheart had completely adapted to this lifestyle which caused him to constantly be in trouble and reprimanded publicly even as a warrior. As time grew in though and the life of a warrior took it massive toll on the tom by losing his friends, forcing his father into an early retirement with a sickness that broke him slowly, did Silverheart learn that he had to really fix himself up if he wanted to survive and honor the ones he lost. He’s a snappy one, always ready to put anyone in their place but has learned to curb his tongue in respect to his position as deputy. A brilliant fighter, but a hater of war, he finds that mentoring is his one goal in the life of a warrior but he’s not closed to love as much a sense he may allude to it. || Son of the late Hailfeather. Open to mates and other family and plot lines.|| cowbird ||
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• Cootpatch - A small but stout, black smokey she-cat with white bicolor. The white stretches across the chest, up and around the throat, over her mouth, as well as down her left hind leg leaving her paw black and overtaking her right paw. Her tail tip is also white. Her eyes are a medium shaded hazel. She is a lovable and free-spirited soul, who lives life with an open mind. She doesn't care much for tradition and is quite extroverted and loud. For her default volume being at a 75, most find her annoying, but she pays it no mind. || Daughter of old Cedarwhisker and Smokestorm. Sister of late Hazelshine, Falconeyes, and Sootcloud. No mates, no kits. || Open for crush/mate || Bisexual || Warrior || Treeheart ||
• Gingerfog - A broad, pale siamese cat with red spotted tabby markings on his face, legs, and tail. His paws are mitted with white and his eyes are a pale blue. Gingerfog is a tall tom with broad shoulders and a long tail. He's a stern creature who enjoys being the one in charge rather than the one following orders. He's fairly smart, often seen fiddling with small twigs and pieces of moss to try and make stuff. || Son of late Deerglow and an unknown loner. Brother of Duckpuddle, Driftsnow and the late Harepaw. No mate, no kits || Not open for crush/mate || Asexual and aromantic, not at all interested in love. || Warrior || Treeheart ||
• Nightgaze- scruffy, battle scarred black tom with torn paws and ears. He has a long faded scar on his hind leg which tends to tire him out quickly when he doesn’t get the rest he needs. Plagued by a rough childhood, Nightgaze used to live right where DawnClan moved in and while many were suspicious, he welcomed the clan full hearted to the land. He’s like the in general- a kind, open minded and sweet tom. || Bisexual polymorous || Warrior || cowbird
• Flowerstep- tall, bright yellow tabby she-cat with green eyes. The fur around he neck and ears isn’t fluffy and soft, but the rest of her body is streamlined and smooth, as if she was moving in water constantly. Flower is a generous, free and happy soul- unlike Littledawn. She’s always joking and playing around, even with the more hardcore members of the clan and while she never speaks out loud her more serious and less popular jokes, she does have a slight disdain for the customs of the clan, a feeling she believes only she shares. Flowerstep however, for all her joy (her mother called her the sunshine of her generation) doesn’t have a lot of close friends. She tends to fall back when other gather around to share tongues and while she never shows it, she often retreats sadly in the warriors den before anyone as if not to get looks. || Heterosexual || Warrior || cowbird
• Littleflame- mottled gray and brown tom with round, small ears, slim dainty paw, and clear, perpetually always wet looking green eyes. He’s a skittish fellow, always suspecting of danger and never really able to sit still an attribute which has cost him more than just numerous eye rolls from his clanmates. He a rule follower and very principle-led, believing more in the structure of the clan than anything. As paranoid and lacking of confidence as he is, Littleflame is known to be brave and is a strict defender of customs and the code. || Heterosexual || Warrior || cowbird
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• Minnowpaw - Minnowpaw is a blue smoke mink, with dark blue eyes and long ears that curl towards each other at the tips. In appearance, she's feathered and such, but only truly on her body and tail. Her head and legs are all shorter fur. Her face and all four legs are a dark, blueish gray than the rest of her light gray hue. Minnowpaw is a strange little being. She's quiet and keeps to herself, usually a favorite amongst older cats because she doesn't normally make trouble. She's awkward around the certain types of cats she'd prefer to avoid, and tends to pick and choose a small group of who she's comfortable around. If you're apart of that group, you'll see she really isn't the quiet and completely well-behaved molly she appears to be. Though she isn't bad, she tends to show a more silly and snarky side to her when you've managed to win her trust, something only family and very close friends tend to see. Despite this, she's still known to wander off on her own, just for the sake of it. || A loner's daughter. Sister to Featherpaw. She doesn't have clear memories of her father, but she does remember her mother. No mate, no kits. || She and her litter-sister were handed off to a Dawnclan Warrior on patrol by her mother while they were just old enough to be weaned. The mother handed them over and promptly left soon after without an explanation. Minnowpaw, personally, does hold some resentment towards her mother for abandoning her and her sister, though won't hesitate to admit it was probably the best thing that happened to her. || Questioning || Apprentice || Treeheart ||
• Featherpaw - Featherpaw is a platinum smoke mink with pale blue eyes and long ears that curl towards each other at the tips. She is a completely shorthaired cat, her pelt being a smooth white with faintly shaded hues on her face and all four paws. || A loner's daughter. Sister to Featherpaw. She doesn't have clear memories of her father, but she does remember her mother. No mate, no kits. || She and her litter-sister were handed off to a Dawnclan Warrior on patrol by her mother while they were just old enough to be weaned. The mother handed them over and promptly left soon after without an explanation. || ?? || Apprentice || Up For Claim ||
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• Mottleleaf - Mottleleaf is round and short molly with large ears. Her pelt is a chocolate hue with amber tortie patches that splatter her entire body, other than the white bicolor. She has a white belly that stretches up to her chest, mouth, and the left side of her face only up to her eyes. Her eyes are a shimmering, deep green. Mottleleaf is a sassy and stern molly. She prefers to do no harm, but takes no nonsense. She only, briefly, softens for her family members. || Daughter of Bramblepatch and an unknown loner. Sister of Brookshine, Brightsky, Grousefeather, and the late Acornflake. || Pregnant from an unknown loner. From what she tells others, the mating was completely consensual, yet neither were looking for a relationship. She'd wanted kits and he simply helped her with that. || Pansexual || Queen || Treeheart ||
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Post by cowbird on Jul 23, 2020 18:16:30 GMT -5
I definitely gonna join this over the weekend, imma make a queen and s few warriors for this dear!
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Post by cowbird on Jul 23, 2020 18:17:13 GMT -5
I love the inspiration too that’s really cool, would never think of that as a base of a clan,
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Post by Treeheart on Jul 23, 2020 18:18:06 GMT -5
I definitely gonna join this over the weekend, imma make a queen and s few warriors for this dear! Yay, okay!
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Post by Treeheart on Jul 23, 2020 18:18:15 GMT -5
I love the inspiration too that’s really cool, would never think of that as a base of a clan, Thank you!
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Post by GryffinCry on Jul 24, 2020 0:32:02 GMT -5
Voidstar - Formerly Voidwhisper, Voidstar is a cat who lives up to her name. She's a tall, slim shecat with thin, sleek pitch black fur that has no drop of color on it whatsoever. Her tail is long as whisp like, and her ears are large and pointed. What really earned her name was her eyes, which are such a dark color that they look basically black. Her voice is soft and quiet, and she speaks more in whispers and will oftentimes need to work hard to speak up during meetings. She's more strict than her more chipper co leader and is often less trusting towards rouges and loners. She has a rough exterior, but Once you prove to her that you're trustworthy to the clan, however, she will defend you with her own life. Her lack of natural trust comes from a rouge shecat she fell in love with who joined the clan and later betrayed them- and her. Now she's hesitant of strangers, but she is fair and will give you a chance to become a welcome member of the clan. || No mate, no kits- daughter of the elder Smokewing and the late Valeshadow || She's claimed to have sworn off love and dedicated her life to her clan, but she's secretly a major romantic || Bisexual || Leader || Rowansky ||
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Post by cowbird on Jul 27, 2020 7:56:58 GMT -5
Littleflame- mottled gray and brown tom with round, small ears, slim dainty paw, and clear, perpetually always wet looking green eyes. He’s a skittish fellow, always suspecting of danger and never really able to sit still an attribute which has cost him more than just numerous eye rolls from his clanmates. He a rule follower and very principle-led, believing more in the structure of the clan than anything. As paranoid and lacking of confidence as he is, Littleflame is known to be brave and is a strict defender of customs and the code. || Heterosexual || Warrior || cowbird
Flowerstep- tall, bright yellow tabby she-cat with green eyes. The fur around he neck and ears isn’t fluffy and soft, but the rest of her body is streamlined and smooth, as if she was moving in water constantly. Flower is a generous, free and happy soul- unlike Littledawn. She’s always joking and playing around, even with the more hardcore members of the clan and while she never speaks out loud her more serious and less popular jokes, she does have a slight disdain for the customs of the clan, a feeling she believes only she shares. Flowerstep however, for all her joy (her mother called her the sunshine of her generation) doesn’t have a lot of close friends. She tends to fall back when other gather around to share tongues and while she never shows it, she often retreats sadly in the warriors den before anyone as if not to get looks. || Heterosexual || Warrior || cowbird
Nightgaze- scruffy, battle scarred black tom with torn paws and ears. He has a long faded scar on his hind leg which tends to tire him out quickly when he doesn’t get the rest he needs. Plagued by a rough childhood, Nightgaze used to live right where DawnClan moved in and while many were suspicious, he welcomed the clan full hearted to the land. He’s like the in general- a kind, open minded and sweet tom. || Bisexual polymorous || Warrior || cowbird
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Post by cowbird on Jul 28, 2020 10:53:38 GMT -5
Shadepelt- small black and dark gray streaked she-cat with silver hairs around her tail end, belly and silver eyelining, with wren paired with stormy gray eyes. She’s not a talker but she’s not shy either, open to sharing her thoughts when asked. She’s a loyal and sensible mind, yet blends in the background often forgotten. || Bisexual || Warrior || cowbird
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