Stagskull padded back into camp with two mice and a robin. Three pieces of preyz just like Mistlewhisker asked. She felt a tired from the hunt, but only a little. She was a warrior! She was born to hunt and provide for her clan! Stagskull looked around for Mistlewhisker before setting the prey down at her paws. "Mistlewhisker, I brought the prey." She said to the molly when she saw her, dipping her head to the other warrior.
Stagskull padded back into camp with two mice and a robin. Three pieces of preyz just like Mistlewhisker asked. She felt a tired from the hunt, but only a little. She was a warrior! She was born to hunt and provide for her clan! Stagskull looked around for Mistlewhisker before setting the prey down at her paws. "Mistlewhisker, I brought the prey." She said to the molly when she saw her, dipping her head to the other warrior.
Mistlewhisker
ShadowClan Enforcer
she/her | 38 moons
[Large black cat with a half-white muzzle and pale green eye (left gouged out)] Purrks: Beefed Up T3, Shadow Fiend
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Mistlewhisker glanced over at the camp entrance as she heard and smelled Stagskull reenter, three pieces of prey in her maw. The enforcer merely stared at Stagskull as she approached and dropped off the prey, only speaking when Stagskull spoke. "Good. You are dismissed." She certainly hoped this would not be a repeat offense with the molly. Next time, she would not be as lenient.
The apprentice’s fur puffed up and she let out a startled mrrp! as her name was called. Well, her Clan name anyway. Oh, it was the angry looking cat that sent out her patrol. A small prick of guilt washed over her as she also heard her mentor’s name called. But then again, she was confused. Catbrows furrowed as Lark tried to formulate a coherent response.
"What?" was all she could come up with, more than a little flabbergasted and quite frankly annoyed. "I'm an apprentice! That’s not my job, is it?" Despite being irritated, Lark was feeling overwhelmingly confused. Did she miss something? All she caught was one measly frogtoad!
// @Mica sorry about not reporting skfhkd, life been kickin my butt rn so feel free to kick lark’s a bit, she probably deserves it \\
Mistlewhisker
ShadowClan Enforcer
she/her | 38 moons
[Large black cat with a half-white muzzle and pale green eye (left gouged out)] Purrks: Beefed Up T3, Shadow Fiend
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Irritation prickled along Mistlewhisker's spine. "And yet you caught something, no? So why would you not report back with the rest of your patrol to drop off the prey?" Her tail flicked irritably, but she managed to calm it. "Here is a lesson for you, Larkkit. Hunting patrols require every member of the patrol to report back with their prey. Congratulations, you have just found yourself demoted back to a kit. You are now confined to camp for a moon. If I hear you have left camp, you will remain a kit for another 6 moons." Mistlewhisker pushed herself to her paws. It seemed like Boneclaw was not around to recieve their punishment, so this was the last one. "Dismissed." And with that, the large enforcer stalked off to report to Dawnstar.
[Lark's punishment will be over 5/4/24! Let me know if you have any questions ]
Patrols are due April 17th by 11:59 Central Time.
If you'd like to be replaced, let me know before April 10th.
You're always free to ask if an extension is needed!
Patrols that do not report in are subject to in character punishment by Lostspark and/or Dawnstar.
Report to Lostspark in this thread with the number of each herb and links to the herbs collected. Realistically, no single cat should be able to carry more than 5 herbs - obvious exception for OCs with The Collector purrk.
Every character reports their own herbs unless stated by the patrol lead. *Returning empty-handed could result in IC punishment!
If you have any questions, feel free to VM me!
*If none of the warriors are showing to the patrol, it is still the apprentices' responsibility to either let Lostspark know or find another warrior to go with!
White paws carried Lostspark from her den and into the clearing. If there was anything constant in Lostspark's life, it was this. Like clockwork, her duties. Always there, never forgotten. Even during her lowest of lows, Lostspark had not abandoned them. It'd been the only thread of normalcy she could cling to in a life filled of unknowns.
Fogged amber gaze flitting around the clearing, Lostspark found the corner of her mouth tipping upward with fond amusement as she spotted a familiar face. One of her sons. "Bleedingkit [ @Rani ]!" The herbalist called, lifting a paw to gesture him over. "I'm sending out patrols, if you want to help. Besides, I'm going to be describing a couple of herbs in a bit, it'll be good to know what they look like. You can ask me what they're used for, if you wish." Whether the kit scampered over or not, in the former's case, Lostspark would briefly duck her head, aiming to give the tom's head a gentle lick.
"Sharpfrost [ @Willie Warf ], take Amberfern [ @Warriorsfan9054.1 ] and Eggpaw [ @MockingRabbit ] to Icy Heartlands for cobwebs and honeycombs. You’ll have to climb a tree once you spot a hive and knock down what you can. Try not to get stung too bad.”
"Blackhawk [ @Red Dawn ], take Stoneblossom [ @mars ], and Spiderpaw [ @Katiethewolfchild ] to Shadow's Break for juniper berries and yarrow. Juniper berries will be round blue berries on a needled bush. Yarrow looks like a cluster of tiny flowers bound together."
"Hillstrider [ @Mica ], take Quietpaw [ @Morrigan ] and Yellowtwist [ @hades. ] to Sunkissed Creek and look for oak leaves on the ground and mallow. Mallow are generally found in clusters of long stems with round, wavy leaves at the end."
"Chestnutfeather [ @ItsATryp ], take Silvershadow [ @*_Athena_* ] and Sleepypaw [ @Estelle ] to Croaking Swamp for mushrooms and broom. Broom are large bushes of bell-like yellow flowers, and for the mushrooms - stay away from the glowing ones. The rest you can bring back."
"Wisteriacrescent [ @lys.luvbot ], take Suncloud [ @Fernwillow ] and Shadowpaw [ @Fish ] to Mourning Ruins. You'll be looking for lavender and marigold. The former is recognizable by scent as well as being a tall purple flower, and the latter is a thick, round yellow to orange flower."
"Moonmeadow [ @Dolomedes ], head out to Moonlit Grove with Darkcloud [ @Morrigan ] and... Moonpaw [ @Poprock ] to look for celandine and comfrey. Celandine are small yellow flowers, and comfrey is a tall plant with long green leaves and drooping purple flowers."
"And lastly..." The medicine cat canted her head to the side. "Springblossom [ @Starphobia ], take Fallenmoon [ @SeonghwasBunnyEars ] and Wildflowerpaw [ @nyx ] to look for dandelion and borage. Dandelions are flat, round yellow flowers, and borage is a a fairly tall, fuzzy plant with large leaves and pointed blue flowers. You lot are heading out into the territory."
Herbs must be listed and linked individually by every patrol member, unless specified by the patrol leader. Failure to report herbs will be considered a no report.
Chestnutfeather was in the middle of grooming himself, licking his paw and wiping his forehead, when he heard his name announced by the medicine cat. He turned his head and looked over, listening to the instructions given to him. An herb run? He scoffed. He was more useful than just gathering herbs, but he wasn't going to complain aloud in front of everyone else. A lot of cats were gathered to go searching for herbs, so at least he wasn't singled out. Still, it was going to be an annoying task nonetheless.
He searched around the camp for the members of his patrol party. "Let's go," he muttered once he located Silvershadow and Sleepypaw. He hoped to himself that the two were competent enough to make this an easy, smooth trip. "I'll be leading the way. Don't go too far when we're there- I don't want any issues to arise. I want to do this as quickly as possible." His tail twitched and he turned, ready to leave the camp.
This wasn't with Miss Grandmama. This wasn't with Mama. This was with a stranger - two strangers. Sleepypaw, now permitted in the clearing without prior guidance or permission, looked up. Mama was doing her job. She wanted her to find mushrooms broom, plants, with the two strangers. Sleepypaw would rather go with someone who wasn't a stranger, an enforcer or Miss Grandmama or Mama. But this was Mama's job. A job Mama had given her, and it was her job to complete it. Getting up the dark-furred newly named apprentice approached a warrior who addressed her; he was looking disgruntled, but the young one didn't complain. Instead she went over Mama's words, how the mushroom and broom looked: large bushes of bell-like yellow flower (whatever a bell was), and the other... Weren't supposed to glow. That was all the description she was given.
Bleedingkit
Shadowclan Kit | He/Him | 2 Moons | Just a Scratch
To be honest, Bleedingkit was bored.
His siblings were all older than him, and so he doubted even the ones who were still kids wanted to play his baby games. This also went for his friends, most of the kit friends he managed to make were also older than him so the same applied.
So he’d been on his lonesome, practicing running with his disability so he could keep up when an apprentice wobbling back and forth across the clearing. It resulted in a fair amount of bumps and scrapes but he didn’t mind and was quickly learning that once he had momentum his shaking was less bad.
Still though it was boring so when his Mama called him over Bleedingkit let out a happy little squeal and wobbled his way over (notably at a quicker clip rather then his slow and faltering one, it seemed his practice worked). “Oooh yes mama, yes please! I’ll carry ALL the herbs, been growing big and I know I can do it!”
His ‘charge’ ended with him kind of knocking into his mothers legs, unable to stop, but it would hardly hurt the medicine cat. He’d grown but was hardly that big yet. He was downright ecstatic with the grooming too and rubbed against the medicine cats legs with a purr, leaning into it, and even turned to try and groom her tail in turn while she issued orders to the other patrols. “Their herbs sounds cool! Which ones would you use on boo-boos like I get when I fall?”
The bengal hadn’t fallen in a bit, given everyone was already watching over the kittens closely and doubly for Bleedingkits disabled self. But really it was only a matter of time, if he learned to gather the herbs to treat himself he’d be less of a burden on the clan. Not that he was thinking that, he was just curious.
Hillstrider
ShadowClan
he/him | 18 moons
[Big fluffy orange tabby with yellow eyes]
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[Lostspark - @/Rose ] [Quietpaw - @Morrigan ] [Yellowtwist - @hades. ]
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Hillstrider padded up as patrols were called, hoping to get put on one himself. When Lostspark called his name, he grinned. Leading a patrol, score! And with his apprentice! She might've been a quiet one--maybe that was why she was named Quietpaw?--but Hillstrider didn't mind. They would be best friends before they knew it! He nodded to Lostspark. "You got it, ma'am!" Padding off to the side, he awaited his patrol mates.
The feline looked over to the medicine den as she heard her name being called, Moonmeadow grinned when she realized that it was for a patrol. She was just about to go on a solo hunt to stretch her legs but a patrol is a bit more productive use of the extra energy bounding beneath their pelt. She isn’t too familiar with the folks she was put on a patrol with but they really don’t mind. The feline stretched, yawning widely, before padding over to where everyone was gathering for their respective patrols, looking around with sickly green eyes for any sign of her clanmates. Darkcloud and Moonpaw huh. Ah, Moonpaw, the name brought up the thoughts of her own apprenticeship for obvious reasons. Moon wasn’t an uncommon name so there have been plenty of ‘Moonpaw’s but it still made them nostalgic.
Moonmeadow turned to Lostspark with a respective nod, showing that she had heard the call. The warrior spared a grin with a soft affectionate chuckle at Bleedingkit’s antics. Now then, the molly settled down, tail swooping around her body in one big sweep to rest over her giant, shadowy paws, let’s wait for Moonpaw and Darkcould to show up. She scanned the area for the cats. Celandine, small yellow flowers, she isn’t too familiar but they sounded unique enough to have no issues, comfrey was an herb she was familiar with finding so they didn’t think they would have issues with that one.
Hillstrider
ShadowClan
he/him | 18 moons
[Big fluffy orange tabby with yellow eyes]
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[Lostspark - @/Rose ] [Quietpaw - @Morrigan ] [Yellowtwist - @hades. ]
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Hillstrider padded up as patrols were called, hoping to get put on one himself. When Lostspark called his name, he grinned. Leading a patrol, score! And with his apprentice! She might've been a quiet one--maybe that was why she was named Quietpaw?--but Hillstrider didn't mind. They would be best friends before they knew it! He nodded to Lostspark. "You got it, ma'am!" Padding off to the side, he awaited his patrol mates.
(Takes place after Yellowpaw's warrior ceremony)
Yellowtwist Slipped out of the warrior's den and into the clearing at thecall of his name. Soon after, he saw who he was going to be on patrol with and frowned. Did anyone in his clan besides maybe Dawnstar and Hawkbite have an ounce of intelligence in their head? He hoped the other one on the patrol lived up to their name.
Padding up to the patrol silently at first, he observed his patrol-mate. Okay, so his goal from what he had gathered was to get done as soon as possible. "Quietpaw or Silentpaw, get over here." He said confidently, finally breaking his pretty much complete silence.
[ @Morrigan ]
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