Spiderthroat
He/Him || Head Hornet :: Beefed Up Tier III
@5K3LL3T0N_5H43 :: @poppy.
The calico raised his head once he realized ah, he'd been called as a backup. Seems as though more and more Warriors were getting sick and he himself wasn't feeling too hot. Although maybe it was because the lack of sleep. Who knows.
He made his way towards the pair, stopping just a few tail lengths away. "Ready when you lot are."
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She made her way to the mouth of the medicine cat's den and dropped the stinging nettled ungracefully at her paws. Violetfreckle was glad to be rid of the nasty things. "Hey Drizzlecloud, we got uhh... 5, 3, 8... 16 nettles for ya!"
yarrowcrest // he/him // 19 moons
purrks: mind reader [INACTIVE], flock together tier 1 [ACTIVE]
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Quickly padding back into camp, he approaches the Thunderclan leader, eyes filled to the brim with concern.
"Bumblestar... I'm back from the Windclan border. There was a small patrol of what looked like a warrior and two apprentices... They were on our side of the border but I was alone." He mews sheepishly, taking a seat in front of her and letting his tail settle atop his paws. "They didn't look like they meant any harm but... They were indeed trespassing."
Springpaw has called for herb patrols, and if you’ve been mentioned, you’ve been placed on one of them! If you do not wish to be put on a patrol, please vm me and request to be replaced within three days of the patrols being organized. (If you want to be replaced, let me know before October 31st.)
These patrols will be due by November 6th at 11:59 PM EST. If you need an extension, please let me know before then, however, you may ask for an extension up to three days after the due date (November 9th). If this is done, you may still be subject to very minor punishment (such as a scolding or being sent out to find the herbs again, as well as Springpaw’s disappointment).
Lack of communication whatsoever will result in a moderate punishment. Communication after the due date will result in a minor punishment. Communicating that you are not able to finish the patrol on time/asking for an extension will result in no punishments.
When it comes to replies, bumping someone after 48 hours with no response is acceptable, but after 72 hours you may skip their turn.
Patrol leaders, please remember to add your patrols to the patrol menu! If you do not know how, let me know, and I can add it there for you. Thank you for reading!
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Springpaw long-furred, oriental-shaped, gray-and-orange calico molly with blue eyes; torn right ear
purrks: herbal knowledge - tier 2 | the collector | mind reader | skip the steps[all perm. active; sts for battle training]
[HERBS NEEDED: POPPY FLOWERS[has thirteen poppyseeds within each] | BORAGE | CHAMOMILE ] [optional prompt: the day feels a little warmer than usual! why don’t we hang out around here for a little longer?]
After eyeing the rather low herb storage, Springpaw had been feeling gravely disappointed. Disappointed with the lack of results of patrols coming back with the herbs that were needed for the storage and from the clear laziness that some warriors have shown at least once or twice in the clan. Now, she wasn’t going to let such things get in the way of getting the right herbs for the storage. ThunderClan needed a good amount of herbs, and so she was going to send out patrols to hopefully find such herbs and keep a keen eye out for them bringing back the right ones. Besides, today felt a little bit nicer than usual, maybe they’ll have some luck. “P… patroltime! I-if… I say… your name… your in… the patrol…” Springpaw explained, keeping her voice to an approximate volume in hopes that most of her clan-mates would hear her. She glanced briefly towards her clan-mates before sighing and focusing towards the first few cats that drew towards her vision. “F… F-fallenheart[ @/^\Spooky+Vix/^\ ], can… you bring… both Dragonflycliff[ @hex_cat ] …and Mistheart[ @Jayvines ]… with you… to… find p-poppy flowers… borage… and chamomile around the territory?… we… have none… in the storage… but each herb… is… easy to find… poppy flowers… are red flowers… with… thirteen poppyseeds… within their petals… borage is… a purple, star-shaped flower with… dark green leaves… it has… a distinguishing smell to it… so it should be easy… chamomile is… small… white flower… with… a yellow center… don’t mistake it… for a daisy!” Good lord, her throat ached like hell after spewing out that large assortment of words. Oh well, it wasn’t like that was going to be the only time, she supposed.
[HERBS NEEDED: BURNET | DANDELIONS | CHERVIL ] [optional prompt: the meadow seems awfully brighter than usual in this rather bleak weather. why not take a moment to memorize its beauty?]
Okay, first patrol down, many more to go. Sucking a deep breath into her aching chest, the calico glanced around the clearing for more cats that would be willing to go onto patrol, and her eyes set in on a few cats in particular that seemed fine with going on patrols. “Hm… S-Sunleap[ @Katiethewolfchild ]… can you… bring both Chestnutfall[ @Luck ]… and Asterpaw[ @FrostyGalaxy ] out to… find the herbs burnet… dandelions… and chervil in… Firefly Cove,” she explained, trying to raise her voice loud enough for each of the felines to hear her, her throat already feeling like it was clawing and scratching at her speaking. “I am… pretty certain… that you already… know what… a dandelion looks like… but chervil… is a sweet-smelling plant… with large, leaf-like ferns… and white flowers… be careful about the roots… for when you pick them… they are naturally knobby and brown… and usually have an acrid taste to them…” Her tongue was growing dry from the constant rambling of words, but she had to keep going in order for this patrol to be let loose. “Burnet… has medium-colored… basal leaves… it occasionally has spikes… of purple flowers… it doesn’t have… a smell… so you need… to use your eyes… to see the herb… and find the right one.”
[HERBS NEEDED: JUNIPER BERRIES | CELANDINE | MOSS & COBWEBS ] [optional prompt: the territory of the old camp is pretty freaky… how about you tell some good ol’ creepy ghost stories to set the mood, eh?]
Now, another thing that has been deadlocked in her frigid mind was the heavy lack of juniper berries that both she and Drizzlecloud had in the herb storage. That definitely needed to change, especially with the cold weather coming in and with how difficult it’ll be to find those precious berries with the coming snow. Just the simple thought of the drastic cold weathers made the fur along her hackles bristle with pure indignation at the fact that the worst of leaf-bare was only making its way towards the clans with zero intention of making it very easy for the clans to escape its hard grasp. It wasn’t like Springpaw wanted to pay her thoughts towards it for too long; there were a good portion of well-needed herb patrols that needed to be sent out. “W… W-wildtwist[ @Bean_The_Pumpkin ], please… go to Haggard Ruins with… both Leafpaw[ @Leafy ] and Chickadeesong[ @haunted peach ] to… search for… juniper berries… celandine… moss… and cobwebs… I’m certain that… you know what both cobwebs and moss look like already… but juniper berries are… purple-blue berries from dark green… spiky-leaved, juniper bushes… they often have a pungent smell on them… so it’s easy to find them… celandine… is a yellow flower with four petals… it also has hair leaves and stems… These herbs often hide… in the remaining lush lands… of the forest… so you’ll have… to poke around to… find them if… necessary… he sure to… use small sticks to… collect wads of cobwebs so they… don’t get ruined.”
[HERBS NEEDED: COLTSFOOT | HONEYCOMB | MARIGOLD ] [optional prompt: the bees seem to be extra aggressive towards anyone getting close to their precious honey that they are storing for the cold winter months. might wanna be extra careful when gathering that sweet honey!]
Thankfully, she and Drizzlecloud had altered a little bit about these two herbs since there was already a good amount of marigold and coltsfoot in the herb storage, but that there alone wasn’t enough to keep the storage at a decent level. Three sproutings of coltsfoot wasn’t going to be enough for any of her clan-mates that fall ill with anything as infectious as whitecough or greencough. Or, even worse, they get the horrific disease of what was called Snow Fever that Lightningstorm had spoken about a few moons ago at the Starcave with her and the other medicine cats. It was already horrible enough that ThunderClan was dealing with poisoned prey along their territory, they didn’t need any chances of infectious diseases sprouting up from around the corners and latching onto them like blood-sucking insects or parasites. A quiet shiver surpassed her lips, her barbed tongue anxiously swiping around her dried lips to try to ease her frightened nerves, swallowing rather thickly as she focused her attention on the next few cats for this next patrol. “Roaringcoast[ @vampire ]… can you… take… both Flickerpaw[ @kyoufudrefan ]… and Sagefern[ @Spooky Galaxy ] to go collect… some honeycomb… marigold… and coltsfoot at… Willow’s Rise? Both… marigold and coltsfoot… are a… big necessity at… the moment… so I hope… you find a… good portion of them… coltsfoot looks… like a flowering plant… with white or yellow flowers… it almost… resembles a dandelion… and has a rich, fragment scent… marigold is… a plant with yellow-bright orange petals… it also… smells like sour nettles… and has… a rather strong taste… for collecting honeycomb… try to roll in the dirt… it acts as a temporary shield against bees… gather as…. as much as you can… and get out of there afterwards so you… don’t get stung.”
[HERBS NEEDED: FEVERFEW | BURDOCK ROOT | RAGWEED ] [optional prompt: it’s quite dark and foggy around here… and very muddy too! ew! did it rain last night or something?]
This was something that Springpaw never really did before; sending out herb patrols to go collect herbs around the borders of the territory. Sure, it seemed like a decent idea, but was Springpaw really certain that sending cats out to collect herbs towards Herondive Hollow was a good idea? Most likely not. But, did the oriental-shales feline really have much of a choice along the matter? No. The clan needed herbs, and searching around the borders was going to be one of their best bets if they wanted to restock the herb storage as efficiently as possible. She was bound to trust her gut along with this one and solely send warriors to patrol this place for herbs instead of any young apprentices. There were already enough issues going on, and the herb storage was low enough as it is that the clan didn’t need any more casualties weighing it down among its shoulders. With a heavy sigh and the impulsive urge to draw a paw along her face, the molly silently scanned the clearing once more before speaking up again. “Rateye[ @Spooky_Sus_Bean ]… Can you go with… Yarrowcrest[ @spookywynds ]… and Larchflame[ @Apolloween. ]… to search… for ragweed… feverfew… and burdock root at Herondive Hollow?… burdock root… is a tall-stemmed thistle… with a sharp smell… and dark leaves….it has… a bitter taste… ragweed… is tall yellow flowers… with a pungent smell… feverfew… is scalloped… dark green leaves… with yellow and white flowers… usually has a sharp, tangy smell… and small leaves… please… when you three go… be careful… I don’t want ShadowClan… to do anything… to you three.`` She was being serious about that for a fact. The simple thought of losing her clan-mates was more than enough to make the fur along her hackles bristle more than anything that she encountered.
[HERBS NEEDED: DOCK | CATMINT | DAISIES ] [optional prompt: what in the world is that weird thing popping up from out of the ground? is it a weird-looking stick? should you go check it out?]
This next one should hopefully not be as stressful as how the other one was, but the stakes were still high with one thing: the poison. As much as Springpaw didn’t really see much of a problem with both of the newest medicine cats of RiverClan, she definitely wasn’t certain if anybody else from there could exactly be trusted the same way. There were issues at stake, and whoever she sends there, she has to hope that they won’t end up becoming poisoned from whatever the hell they brought to ThunderClan. Clearing her throat, the calico glanced around the clearing again, and made her eyes make direct contact with her targets that were going out to patrol the border for herbs. “R-Roseraven[ @Shade. ]… can you go… to Smallpines… with Feathernose[ @GhostlyStarfinder ] to search for… dock… catmint… and daisies… dock looks… like a dark green… soft large-leafed plant… with a tangy smell… and taste… a daisy looks like a white flower… with dark green… oval-shaped leaves and… a hairy stem… and bitter taste… Lastly, catmint is… a tall, soft, leafy and delicious-smelling plant… it has gray-green leaves… and a hairy stem…it also has pale purple flowers… this last herb… won’t be easy to find…. but I have… hopes that you lot will… however… before you leave… keep an eye out… for any white flowers… near the water… that is poison… steer clear of it.” Well, at least that is over, and hopefully they will listen to her word and steer clear of any potentially white flowers noticed along the border!
[HERBS NEEDED: SUNSET ROSES | SUNFUZZ | LAVENDER | “YELLOWBELLS”[BROOM] ] [optional prompt: brr! how can windclan even live around here? it’s so cold and chilly! do you wanna huddle together to keep warm?]
Last patrol. Finally, after like… six patrols being released, she was on the last one. Yet, this felt superiorly better to get this patrol out and over once she is finished with speaking of what they were going to do… because, of course, she was going to be going with them to go collect the herbs that were mildly necessary for the herb storage. “Lightningpaw[ @els ]… and Mistymoon[ @lem~ ]… we are going… to be going to… the Thunderglade… to look for… some herbs that I know… I will… explain to you both… in further detail… once we get there… is that understood?…” she glanced over towards her cousin and at the warrior after explaining, not in the biggest mood to keep talking since her throat was already hurting and aching from her long rambling tirade of sending out patrols. She just wanted to give her vocal cords a break, y’know?
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Last edited by iliri; February 25th, 2024 at 07:58 PM.
Springpaw has called for herb patrols, and if you’ve been mentioned, you’ve been placed on one of them! If you do not wish to be put on a patrol, please vm me and request to be replaced within three days of the patrols being organized. (If you want to be replaced, let me know before October 31st.)
These patrols will be due by November 6th at 11:59 PM EST. If you need an extension, please let me know before then, however, you may ask for an extension up to three days after the due date (November 9th). If this is done, you may still be subject to very minor punishment (such as a scolding or being sent out to find the herbs again, as well as Springpaw’s disappointment).
Lack of communication whatsoever will result in a moderate punishment. Communication after the due date will result in a minor punishment. Communicating that you are not able to finish the patrol on time/asking for an extension will result in no punishments.
When it comes to replies, bumping someone after 48 hours with no response is acceptable, but after 72 hours you may skip their turn.
Patrol leaders, please remember to add your patrols to the patrol menu! If you do not know how, let me know, and I can add it there for you. Thank you for reading!
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Springpaw long-furred, oriental-shaped, gray-and-orange calico molly with blue eyes; torn right ear
purrks: herbal knowledge - tier 2 | the collector | mind reader | skip the steps[all perm. active; sts for battle training]
[HERBS NEEDED: POPPY FLOWERS[has thirteen poppyseeds within each] | BORAGE | CHAMOMILE ] [optional prompt: the day feels a little warmer than usual! why don’t we hang out around here for a little longer?]
After eyeing the rather low herb storage, Springpaw had been feeling gravely disappointed. Disappointed with the lack of results of patrols coming back with the herbs that were needed for the storage and from the clear laziness that some warriors have shown at least once or twice in the clan. Now, she wasn’t going to let such things get in the way of getting the right herbs for the storage. ThunderClan needed a good amount of herbs, and so she was going to send out patrols to hopefully find such herbs and keep a keen eye out for them bringing back the right ones. Besides, today felt a little bit nicer than usual, maybe they’ll have some luck. “P… patroltime! I-if… I say… your name… your in… the patrol…” Springpaw explained, keeping her voice to an approximate volume in hopes that most of her clan-mates would hear her. She glanced briefly towards her clan-mates before sighing and focusing towards the first few cats that drew towards her vision. “F… F-fallenheart[ @/^\Spooky+Vix/^\ ], can… you bring… both Dragonflycliff[ @hex_cat ] …and Mistheart[ @Jayvines ]… with you… to… find p-poppy flowers… borage… and chamomile around the territory?… we… have none… in the storage… but each herb… is… easy to find… poppy flowers… are red flowers… with… thirteen poppyseeds… within their petals… borage is… a purple, star-shaped flower with… dark green leaves… it has… a distinguishing smell to it… so it should be easy… chamomile is… small… white flower… with… a yellow center… don’t mistake it… for a daisy!” Good lord, her throat ached like hell after spewing out that large assortment of words. Oh well, it wasn’t like that was going to be the only time, she supposed.
[HERBS NEEDED: BURNET | DANDELIONS | CHERVIL ] [optional prompt: the meadow seems awfully brighter than usual in this rather bleak weather. why not take a moment to memorize its beauty?]
Okay, first patrol down, many more to go. Sucking a deep breath into her aching chest, the calico glanced around the clearing for more cats that would be willing to go onto patrol, and her eyes set in on a few cats in particular that seemed fine with going on patrols. “Hm… S-Sunleap[ @Katiethewolfchild ]… can you… bring both Chestnutfall[ @Luck ]… and Asterpaw[ @FrostyGalaxy ] out to… find the herbs burnet… dandelions… and chervil in… Firefly Cove,” she explained, trying to raise her voice loud enough for each of the felines to hear her, her throat already feeling like it was clawing and scratching at her speaking. “I am… pretty certain… that you already… know what… a dandelion looks like… but chervil… is a sweet-smelling plant… with large, leaf-like ferns… and white flowers… be careful about the roots… for when you pick them… they are naturally knobby and brown… and usually have an acrid taste to them…” Her tongue was growing dry from the constant rambling of words, but she had to keep going in order for this patrol to be let loose. “Burnet… has medium-colored… basal leaves… it occasionally has spikes… of purple flowers… it doesn’t have… a smell… so you need… to use your eyes… to see the herb… and find the right one.”
[HERBS NEEDED: JUNIPER BERRIES | CELANDINE | MOSS & COBWEBS ] [optional prompt: the territory of the old camp is pretty freaky… how about you tell some good ol’ creepy ghost stories to set the mood, eh?]
Now, another thing that has been deadlocked in her frigid mind was the heavy lack of juniper berries that both she and Drizzlecloud had in the herb storage. That definitely needed to change, especially with the cold weather coming in and with how difficult it’ll be to find those precious berries with the coming snow. Just the simple thought of the drastic cold weathers made the fur along her hackles bristle with pure indignation at the fact that the worst of leaf-bare was only making its way towards the clans with zero intention of making it very easy for the clans to escape its hard grasp. It wasn’t like Springpaw wanted to pay her thoughts towards it for too long; there were a good portion of well-needed herb patrols that needed to be sent out. “W… W-wildtwist[ @Bean_The_Pumpkin ], please… go to Haggard Ruins with… both Leafpaw[ @Leafy ] and Foxstep[ @val ] to… search for… juniper berries… celandine… moss… and cobwebs… I’m certain that… you know what both cobwebs and moss look like already… but juniper berries are… purple-blue berries from dark green… spiky-leaved, juniper bushes… they often have a pungent smell on them… so it’s easy to find them… celandine… is a yellow flower with four petals… it also has hair leaves and stems… These herbs often hide… in the remaining lush lands… of the forest… so you’ll have… to poke around to… find them if… necessary… he sure to… use small sticks to… collect wads of cobwebs so they… don’t get ruined.”
[HERBS NEEDED: COLTSFOOT | HONEYCOMB | MARIGOLD ] [optional prompt: the bees seem to be extra aggressive towards anyone getting close to their precious honey that they are storing for the cold winter months. might wanna be extra careful when gathering that sweet honey!]
Thankfully, she and Drizzlecloud had altered a little bit about these two herbs since there was already a good amount of marigold and coltsfoot in the herb storage, but that there alone wasn’t enough to keep the storage at a decent level. Three sproutings of coltsfoot wasn’t going to be enough for any of her clan-mates that fall ill with anything as infectious as whitecough or greencough. Or, even worse, they get the horrific disease of what was called Snow Fever that Lightningstorm had spoken about a few moons ago at the Starcave with her and the other medicine cats. It was already horrible enough that ThunderClan was dealing with poisoned prey along their territory, they didn’t need any chances of infectious diseases sprouting up from around the corners and latching onto them like blood-sucking insects or parasites. A quiet shiver surpassed her lips, her barbed tongue anxiously swiping around her dried lips to try to ease her frightened nerves, swallowing rather thickly as she focused her attention on the next few cats for this next patrol. “Roaringcoast[ @vampire ]… can you… take… both Flickerpaw[ @kyoufudrefan ]… and Sagefern[ @Spooky Galaxy ] to go collect… some honeycomb… marigold… and coltsfoot at… Willow’s Rise? Both… marigold and coltsfoot… are a… big necessity at… the moment… so I hope… you find a… good portion of them… coltsfoot looks… like a flowering plant… with white or yellow flowers… it almost… resembles a dandelion… and has a rich, fragment scent… marigold is… a plant with yellow-bright orange petals… it also… smells like sour nettles… and has… a rather strong taste… for collecting honeycomb… try to roll in the dirt… it acts as a temporary shield against bees… gather as…. as much as you can… and get out of there afterwards so you… don’t get stung.”
[HERBS NEEDED: FEVERFEW | BURDOCK ROOT | RAGWEED ] [optional prompt: it’s quite dark and foggy around here… and very muddy too! ew! did it rain last night or something?]
This was something that Springpaw never really did before; sending out herb patrols to go collect herbs around the borders of the territory. Sure, it seemed like a decent idea, but was Springpaw really certain that sending cats out to collect herbs towards Herondive Hollow was a good idea? Most likely not. But, did the oriental-shales feline really have much of a choice along the matter? No. The clan needed herbs, and searching around the borders was going to be one of their best bets if they wanted to restock the herb storage as efficiently as possible. She was bound to trust her gut along with this one and solely send warriors to patrol this place for herbs instead of any young apprentices. There were already enough issues going on, and the herb storage was low enough as it is that the clan didn’t need any more casualties weighing it down among its shoulders. With a heavy sigh and the impulsive urge to draw a paw along her face, the molly silently scanned the clearing once more before speaking up again. “Bumblestar[ @dino. ]… Can you go with… Yarrowcrest[ @spookywynds ]… and Larchflame[ @Apolloween. ]… to search… for ragweed… feverfew… and burdock root at Herondive Hollow?… you already know what… burdock root and ragweed… look like… but feverfew… is scalloped… dark green leaves… with yellow and white flowers… usually has a sharp, tangy smell… and small leaves… please… when you three go… be careful… I don’t want ShadowClan… to do anything… to you three.`` She was being serious about that for a fact. The simple thought of losing her aunt was more than enough to make the fur along her hackles bristle more than anything that she encountered.
[HERBS NEEDED: DOCK | CATMINT | DAISIES ] [optional prompt: what in the world is that weird thing popping up from out of the ground? is it a weird-looking stick? should you go check it out?]
This next one should hopefully not be as stressful as how the other one was, but the stakes were still high with one thing: the poison. As much as Springpaw didn’t really see much of a problem with both of the newest medicine cats of RiverClan, she definitely wasn’t certain if anybody else from there could exactly be trusted the same way. There were issues at stake, and whoever she sends there, she has to hope that they won’t end up becoming poisoned from whatever the hell they brought to ThunderClan. Clearing her throat, the calico glanced around the clearing again, and made her eyes make direct contact with her targets that were going out to patrol the border for herbs. “S-Sparrowpelt[ @SuspiciousMindz ]… can you go… to Smallpines… with both Brambleberry[ @5K3LL3T0N_5H43 ]… and Feathernose[ @GhostlyStarfinder ] to search for… dock… catmint… and daisies… dock looks… like a dark green… soft large-leafed plant… with a tangy smell… and taste… a daisy looks like a white flower… with dark green… oval-shaped leaves and… a hairy stem… and bitter taste… Lastly, catmint is… a tall, soft, leafy and delicious-smelling plant… it has gray-green leaves… and a hairy stem…it also has pale purple flowers… this last herb… won’t be easy to find…. but I have… hopes that you lot will… however… before you leave… keep an eye out… for any white flowers… near the water… that is poison… steer clear of it.” Well, at least that is over, and hopefully they will listen to her word and steer clear of any potentially white flowers noticed along the border!
[HERBS NEEDED: SUNSET ROSES | SUNFUZZ | LAVENDER | “YELLOWBELLS”[BROOM] ] [optional prompt: brr! how can windclan even live around here? it’s so cold and chilly! do you wanna huddle together to keep warm?]
Last patrol. Finally, after like… six patrols being released, she was on the last one. Yet, this felt superiorly better to get this patrol out and over once she is finished with speaking of what they were going to do… because, of course, she was going to be going with them to go collect the herbs that were mildly necessary for the herb storage. “Lightningpaw[ @els ]… and Mistymoon[ @lem~ ]… we are going… to be going to… the Thunderglade… to look for… some herbs that I know… I will… explain to you both… in further detail… once we get there… is that understood?…” she glanced over towards her cousin and at the warrior after explaining, not in the biggest mood to keep talking since her throat was already hurting and aching from her long rambling tirade of sending out patrols. She just wanted to give her vocal cords a break, y’know?
' ' Yeah sure! ' ' Fallenheart chirped.
(Sorry for the short post, I didn't want to get the header and make character development for such a short post )
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Springpaw has called for herb patrols, and if you’ve been mentioned, you’ve been placed on one of them! If you do not wish to be put on a patrol, please vm me and request to be replaced within three days of the patrols being organized. (If you want to be replaced, let me know before October 31st.)
These patrols will be due by November 6th at 11:59 PM EST. If you need an extension, please let me know before then, however, you may ask for an extension up to three days after the due date (November 9th). If this is done, you may still be subject to very minor punishment (such as a scolding or being sent out to find the herbs again, as well as Springpaw’s disappointment).
Lack of communication whatsoever will result in a moderate punishment. Communication after the due date will result in a minor punishment. Communicating that you are not able to finish the patrol on time/asking for an extension will result in no punishments.
When it comes to replies, bumping someone after 48 hours with no response is acceptable, but after 72 hours you may skip their turn.
Patrol leaders, please remember to add your patrols to the patrol menu! If you do not know how, let me know, and I can add it there for you. Thank you for reading!
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Springpaw long-furred, oriental-shaped, gray-and-orange calico molly with blue eyes; torn right ear
purrks: herbal knowledge - tier 2 | the collector | mind reader | skip the steps[all perm. active; sts for battle training]
[HERBS NEEDED: POPPY FLOWERS[has thirteen poppyseeds within each] | BORAGE | CHAMOMILE ] [optional prompt: the day feels a little warmer than usual! why don’t we hang out around here for a little longer?]
After eyeing the rather low herb storage, Springpaw had been feeling gravely disappointed. Disappointed with the lack of results of patrols coming back with the herbs that were needed for the storage and from the clear laziness that some warriors have shown at least once or twice in the clan. Now, she wasn’t going to let such things get in the way of getting the right herbs for the storage. ThunderClan needed a good amount of herbs, and so she was going to send out patrols to hopefully find such herbs and keep a keen eye out for them bringing back the right ones. Besides, today felt a little bit nicer than usual, maybe they’ll have some luck. “P… patroltime! I-if… I say… your name… your in… the patrol…” Springpaw explained, keeping her voice to an approximate volume in hopes that most of her clan-mates would hear her. She glanced briefly towards her clan-mates before sighing and focusing towards the first few cats that drew towards her vision. “F… F-fallenheart[ @/^\Spooky+Vix/^\ ], can… you bring… both Dragonflycliff[ @hex_cat ] …and Mistheart[ @Jayvines ]… with you… to… find p-poppy flowers… borage… and chamomile around the territory?… we… have none… in the storage… but each herb… is… easy to find… poppy flowers… are red flowers… with… thirteen poppyseeds… within their petals… borage is… a purple, star-shaped flower with… dark green leaves… it has… a distinguishing smell to it… so it should be easy… chamomile is… small… white flower… with… a yellow center… don’t mistake it… for a daisy!” Good lord, her throat ached like hell after spewing out that large assortment of words. Oh well, it wasn’t like that was going to be the only time, she supposed.
[HERBS NEEDED: BURNET | DANDELIONS | CHERVIL ] [optional prompt: the meadow seems awfully brighter than usual in this rather bleak weather. why not take a moment to memorize its beauty?]
Okay, first patrol down, many more to go. Sucking a deep breath into her aching chest, the calico glanced around the clearing for more cats that would be willing to go onto patrol, and her eyes set in on a few cats in particular that seemed fine with going on patrols. “Hm… S-Sunleap[ @Katiethewolfchild ]… can you… bring both Chestnutfall[ @Luck ]… and Asterpaw[ @FrostyGalaxy ] out to… find the herbs burnet… dandelions… and chervil in… Firefly Cove,” she explained, trying to raise her voice loud enough for each of the felines to hear her, her throat already feeling like it was clawing and scratching at her speaking. “I am… pretty certain… that you already… know what… a dandelion looks like… but chervil… is a sweet-smelling plant… with large, leaf-like ferns… and white flowers… be careful about the roots… for when you pick them… they are naturally knobby and brown… and usually have an acrid taste to them…” Her tongue was growing dry from the constant rambling of words, but she had to keep going in order for this patrol to be let loose. “Burnet… has medium-colored… basal leaves… it occasionally has spikes… of purple flowers… it doesn’t have… a smell… so you need… to use your eyes… to see the herb… and find the right one.”
[HERBS NEEDED: JUNIPER BERRIES | CELANDINE | MOSS & COBWEBS ] [optional prompt: the territory of the old camp is pretty freaky… how about you tell some good ol’ creepy ghost stories to set the mood, eh?]
Now, another thing that has been deadlocked in her frigid mind was the heavy lack of juniper berries that both she and Drizzlecloud had in the herb storage. That definitely needed to change, especially with the cold weather coming in and with how difficult it’ll be to find those precious berries with the coming snow. Just the simple thought of the drastic cold weathers made the fur along her hackles bristle with pure indignation at the fact that the worst of leaf-bare was only making its way towards the clans with zero intention of making it very easy for the clans to escape its hard grasp. It wasn’t like Springpaw wanted to pay her thoughts towards it for too long; there were a good portion of well-needed herb patrols that needed to be sent out. “W… W-wildtwist[ @Bean_The_Pumpkin ], please… go to Haggard Ruins with… both Leafpaw[ @Leafy ] and Foxstep[ @val ] to… search for… juniper berries… celandine… moss… and cobwebs… I’m certain that… you know what both cobwebs and moss look like already… but juniper berries are… purple-blue berries from dark green… spiky-leaved, juniper bushes… they often have a pungent smell on them… so it’s easy to find them… celandine… is a yellow flower with four petals… it also has hair leaves and stems… These herbs often hide… in the remaining lush lands… of the forest… so you’ll have… to poke around to… find them if… necessary… he sure to… use small sticks to… collect wads of cobwebs so they… don’t get ruined.”
[HERBS NEEDED: COLTSFOOT | HONEYCOMB | MARIGOLD ] [optional prompt: the bees seem to be extra aggressive towards anyone getting close to their precious honey that they are storing for the cold winter months. might wanna be extra careful when gathering that sweet honey!]
Thankfully, she and Drizzlecloud had altered a little bit about these two herbs since there was already a good amount of marigold and coltsfoot in the herb storage, but that there alone wasn’t enough to keep the storage at a decent level. Three sproutings of coltsfoot wasn’t going to be enough for any of her clan-mates that fall ill with anything as infectious as whitecough or greencough. Or, even worse, they get the horrific disease of what was called Snow Fever that Lightningstorm had spoken about a few moons ago at the Starcave with her and the other medicine cats. It was already horrible enough that ThunderClan was dealing with poisoned prey along their territory, they didn’t need any chances of infectious diseases sprouting up from around the corners and latching onto them like blood-sucking insects or parasites. A quiet shiver surpassed her lips, her barbed tongue anxiously swiping around her dried lips to try to ease her frightened nerves, swallowing rather thickly as she focused her attention on the next few cats for this next patrol. “Roaringcoast[ @vampire ]… can you… take… both Flickerpaw[ @kyoufudrefan ]… and Sagefern[ @Spooky Galaxy ] to go collect… some honeycomb… marigold… and coltsfoot at… Willow’s Rise? Both… marigold and coltsfoot… are a… big necessity at… the moment… so I hope… you find a… good portion of them… coltsfoot looks… like a flowering plant… with white or yellow flowers… it almost… resembles a dandelion… and has a rich, fragment scent… marigold is… a plant with yellow-bright orange petals… it also… smells like sour nettles… and has… a rather strong taste… for collecting honeycomb… try to roll in the dirt… it acts as a temporary shield against bees… gather as…. as much as you can… and get out of there afterwards so you… don’t get stung.”
[HERBS NEEDED: FEVERFEW | BURDOCK ROOT | RAGWEED ] [optional prompt: it’s quite dark and foggy around here… and very muddy too! ew! did it rain last night or something?]
This was something that Springpaw never really did before; sending out herb patrols to go collect herbs around the borders of the territory. Sure, it seemed like a decent idea, but was Springpaw really certain that sending cats out to collect herbs towards Herondive Hollow was a good idea? Most likely not. But, did the oriental-shales feline really have much of a choice along the matter? No. The clan needed herbs, and searching around the borders was going to be one of their best bets if they wanted to restock the herb storage as efficiently as possible. She was bound to trust her gut along with this one and solely send warriors to patrol this place for herbs instead of any young apprentices. There were already enough issues going on, and the herb storage was low enough as it is that the clan didn’t need any more casualties weighing it down among its shoulders. With a heavy sigh and the impulsive urge to draw a paw along her face, the molly silently scanned the clearing once more before speaking up again. “Rateye[ @Spooky_Sus_Bean ]… Can you go with… Yarrowcrest[ @spookywynds ]… and Larchflame[ @Apolloween. ]… to search… for ragweed… feverfew… and burdock root at Herondive Hollow?… burdock root… is a tall-stemmed thistle… with a sharp smell… and dark leaves….it has… a bitter taste… ragweed… is tall yellow flowers… with a pungent smell… feverfew… is scalloped… dark green leaves… with yellow and white flowers… usually has a sharp, tangy smell… and small leaves… please… when you three go… be careful… I don’t want ShadowClan… to do anything… to you three.`` She was being serious about that for a fact. The simple thought of losing her clan-mates was more than enough to make the fur along her hackles bristle more than anything that she encountered.
[HERBS NEEDED: DOCK | CATMINT | DAISIES ] [optional prompt: what in the world is that weird thing popping up from out of the ground? is it a weird-looking stick? should you go check it out?]
This next one should hopefully not be as stressful as how the other one was, but the stakes were still high with one thing: the poison. As much as Springpaw didn’t really see much of a problem with both of the newest medicine cats of RiverClan, she definitely wasn’t certain if anybody else from there could exactly be trusted the same way. There were issues at stake, and whoever she sends there, she has to hope that they won’t end up becoming poisoned from whatever the hell they brought to ThunderClan. Clearing her throat, the calico glanced around the clearing again, and made her eyes make direct contact with her targets that were going out to patrol the border for herbs. “R-Roseraven[ @Shade. ]… can you go… to Smallpines… with both Brambleberry[ @5K3LL3T0N_5H43 ]… and Feathernose[ @GhostlyStarfinder ] to search for… dock… catmint… and daisies… dock looks… like a dark green… soft large-leafed plant… with a tangy smell… and taste… a daisy looks like a white flower… with dark green… oval-shaped leaves and… a hairy stem… and bitter taste… Lastly, catmint is… a tall, soft, leafy and delicious-smelling plant… it has gray-green leaves… and a hairy stem…it also has pale purple flowers… this last herb… won’t be easy to find…. but I have… hopes that you lot will… however… before you leave… keep an eye out… for any white flowers… near the water… that is poison… steer clear of it.” Well, at least that is over, and hopefully they will listen to her word and steer clear of any potentially white flowers noticed along the border!
[HERBS NEEDED: SUNSET ROSES | SUNFUZZ | LAVENDER | “YELLOWBELLS”[BROOM] ] [optional prompt: brr! how can windclan even live around here? it’s so cold and chilly! do you wanna huddle together to keep warm?]
Last patrol. Finally, after like… six patrols being released, she was on the last one. Yet, this felt superiorly better to get this patrol out and over once she is finished with speaking of what they were going to do… because, of course, she was going to be going with them to go collect the herbs that were mildly necessary for the herb storage. “Lightningpaw[ @els ]… and Mistymoon[ @lem~ ]… we are going… to be going to… the Thunderglade… to look for… some herbs that I know… I will… explain to you both… in further detail… once we get there… is that understood?…” she glanced over towards her cousin and at the warrior after explaining, not in the biggest mood to keep talking since her throat was already hurting and aching from her long rambling tirade of sending out patrols. She just wanted to give her vocal cords a break, y’know?
"I'll make sure they don't goof off, Springpaw." Rateye meowed calmly. Then Brokenheart walked over.
"I was hoping to go on a patrol today... Oh well! More time to keep an eye out for someone that Sootpelt warned me of!" She mewed warmly before padding off.
Feathernose walked over, her gait more sluggish than usual. Ugh, her mind still felt fuzzy, but she had to go on patrol anyway. Those herbs won't pick themselves! Straightening, the warrior plonked onto her haunches, eyes roving around the milling cats for her patrolmates. She was totally okay, and her belly did not feel like a billion worms were thrashing around in it... Her poor belly.
*-Asterpaw-*
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he/him || 9moons || no purrks Lanky, flame point siamese with heterochromatic eyes
He'd been called for an herb patrol? ...ok. The medic was sending out quite a lot of patrols today, so maybe this was important? Either way, there was a good deal of trust being placed on the young siamese to gather these herbs, so he tried to commit the descriptions to memory as best he could while looking for the rest of his patrol.
Re: ThunderClan Patrols
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