A Warrior Cats adventure between Elven and myself~

About Dawn Clan:

The cats of Dawn Clan live rather peacefully in their forested territory, even taking their name from a simile of the woods themselves which were called Sun Forest by the first cat who came here; their beloved leader StripedStar.

They're stealthy and rather amazing at ambushes. The warriors are skilled in moving from tree-top to tree top, claws always at the ready for battle. Tight-knit is a loose description of the Clan interaction, and each cat works in their own way to keep the peace among the camp and its members. From a young age, kits are taught the values of respect and manners, spanning all the way through apprentice-ship, on into becoming warriors. The skills and morals of these cats are nurtured into a secure grace that each member of the Clan possesses. From the cats in the stars who oversee every pawstep the Clan takes, to the oldest Elder inhabiting the dens, DawnClan is a unique cluster of felines that would never turn their back on each other.

True to form, no Clan or cat is perfect. The downfalls of DawnClan lie within their inability to fight well in darkness, as well as their lack of speed. They're cats made for ambushing and daylight battles, considering their territory is in a sunlit forest. Because they aren't on an open moor, the need for fast paws isn't really necessary.

Territory and Camp

The entrance into camp itself is well hidden from both the view from above and sides by a thick clump of flowering bushes. There is the mountain wall on one side of camp which contains the Elder's Den, the Apprentice's Den, and the Nursery as caves of varying sizes. Stretching out from the mountain is a shallowly sloping ridge that forms a half circle around the rest of camp. The Warrior’s Den is by the wall but is’ on the outside and it’s made up of bushes and brambles which keep the weather out but allow the sun to spot through. Two large trees are in the corner of the camp with low branches. The tree closest to the entrance is the Leader’s Tree where they sit on High Branch and announce Clan Meetings and the branch above it where the leader sleeps. The tree next to it is the Medicine Cat’s Tree. The lowest branch serves as the Injured Cat’s Hollow and the branch above it is the Medicine Cat and Apprentice’s Den. There’s also a hollow in the bottom of the tree which is the Very Sick Cat’s Hollow where cats who are too weak to climb or severely hurt go. The Dirtplace is in the far corner of the camp next to the Apprentice’s Den and the Fresh-Kill Pile is near the entrance, but not too close!

Sun Forest: This is the forest that covers all the territory except the Stone Forest. There’s walking room, but lots of beautiful growth. There are many trees that make the sun hit the forest floor in a dappled pattern, earning the forest its name. It’s beautiful and SilentClan is very proud of it.

Herb Clearing: This place is located in the Northern corner of the territory and is a great place to gather all kinds of herbs. There are some trees about here and large patches of green herbs and grasses in the warmer months. There are a few twigs, logs, and branches scattered about as well. You can still find herbs here even in the colder months if you look hard.

Moss Rock Clearing: This is a clearing in the middle of the territory where there are scattered rocks that are covered with moss. When the weather is nice out, the cats that have free time like to doze off, eat, and share tongues with one another here. The sun also shines down brightly through the trees making it an even better spot.

River Grounds: This is a slightly large dip in the ground with soft sand in it and besides the Clear Mountain River. The apprentice’s come here to train with their mentors for battle practice. There are also many large trees around the dip for climbing practice.

Hidden Pool: This is a beautiful, small, clear pond on the border of the Sun Forest and the Stone Forest which some herbs grow around and where mates like to come to relax together or where friends like to discuss how they’re doing or share secrets without the other Clanmates around.

Stone Forest: This "forest" is made up of large stones piled onto each other and weathered there so they won't fall. Although stable cats still must be careful because of sharp stones and old stones falling on them. This area appears to be the result of the mountain, though it's the only spot like it in the territory.

Brief history of the founding of the clan:

The first leader of Dawn Clan, Stripedstar, comes from a former clan known as Thunder Clan, but was captured one greenleaf when he wandered too close to a twoleg trap. His mate, Featherflight, desperately leapt to his aid only to be captured by one of the twoleggers, who managed to capture her using some sort of cobbweb attached to a long stick. As the cats were then placed into a monster and taken to a thunder path, He began to fear that they would never see home again. But by the time that they arrived at a group of twoleg dens and a transfer was being made for both of the cats, an opportunity arose destined by Starkland that helped both cats escape. Unfortunately, they had traveled far beyond their old territory and had not The slightest inkling of which direction they needed to go. After nearly a half moon of travel and a grim acceptance that they would never see their old home or clan again, they searched for a new home among the mountains and forests. Together, they discovered what would come to be called the Sun Forest and set about to build a clan of their own. Convincing rogues, loaners, and even some kittypets to join together, Stripedheart became Stripedstar with a blessing from Starclan and Dawnclan was born.

@AutumnFrostApologies for the delay, I haven't had pc access or the time to sit down and type out all the Clan info and everything for you. I should hopefully get to it tonight (:

@AutumnFrost here we go! Could you possibly also add which Clans your cats are in please so I know which ones my important ranks are to go in (so I don't get medicine cats and deputies the wrong way around mostly ahaha)
Hope this is all okay for you, I wanted to be a little bit different with the kinds of prey and the dangers found hence the crocodiles, but if that's too out there for you just let me know and I can take them out XD

About MarshClan

MarshClan were the native Clan to the territory, established already by the time DawnClan came to be (though not for very long, so the Clans were roughly the same size, though the MarshClan cats knew the territory better). The Clan was named for the vast expanse of marshes that make up the majority of their territory.

MarshClan cats are most well known for being large and incredibly powerful, with a particular talent for swimming, as well as being very sly and cunning. Their coats are sleek and shed water like a duck's feathers, some even say that the cats are more at home in the water than they are on land!
As the Warrior Code dictates, they take care of one another however MarshClan cats value strength and tradition, so they do not take to outsiders well. They are said to not accept kittypets or loners into their Clan, though rumours have been spread that a rogue who can prove their worth in battle may find place with these cats who have a particular love for battle and contests of strength and wit.

However, their size and powerful muscles means that they are generally not very agile, therefore they are poor climbers, and don't fare well in places with heavy bushes/tree cover. Most MarshClan cats are also slow and can't run very fast.

Territory and Camp:
The Marshes:MarshClan's territory is largely open marshland, with peaty, swampy ground and few patches of solid ground. Inexperienced cats who don't know the territory often find their paws slipping out from underneath them and an unexpected dip in the murky water! However, there is enough cover for ambushing prey for those that know how to use it: reed beds and clumps of rushes and other marsh plants, as well as tree roots in some places. Plenty of water-loving herbs like watermint can be found here, but to get the herbs that thrive in drier soils (like catmint and burdock root etc.), the medicine cats must travel right up to the border with DawnClan where the land is less marshy.
A semicircular clearing can be found near the middle of the marsh, this is where warriors bring their apprentices to train in battle moves.
Sick Hollow MarshClan value their strength above all else, so all cats with contagious sicknesses are moved to a hollow away from the rest of the camp to prevent the sickness spreading through the whole Clan. This hollow has a stream nearby to provide fresh water, and warriors and apprentices regularly visit here when it is empty to make sure there are always clean and fresh nests in case of any sick cats. There is a separate area for the medicine cat to stay in when they're here treating sick cats so they don't catch the sickness, either!
Camp(The Grove): MarshClan's camp is situated in a circular grove of willow trees, on the far side of the marsh. In the center of this grove is the oldest willow tree in the marsh, this is known as the Great Tree. This tree's roots are massive, and span over a considerable distance, creating a space below them where the leader's den can be found; this is where the leader and deputy both make their nests and sleep at night. The leader will jump up into the low hanging branches of the tree to address the Clan and make announcements to the Clan.
The Nursery, Warriors Den, Elder's Den and Apprentice's Den are all also made in the space between the roots of the smaller trees around the edge of camp.
Medicine Cat Clearing: Past the trees that make up the Elder's Den and the Nursery, the curtain of willow leaves parts into a decently sized clearing of solid ground. It is here that the medicine cat and their apprentice stay, the clearing is right near the stream that feeds into the marshes, and the clearing has a pathway directly out into the Sick Hollow so the medicine cats can move between the two places quickly if needed. Herbs are stored in rock clefts or in hollows in old tree stumps found throughout the clearing.

Prey:
MarshClan's main source of prey are water birds such as ducks and geese, fish such as pike, and small water rodents. Occasionally, they may find small lizards, snakes or even turtles (though cracking into those pesky shells can be difficult!). More experienced warriors may even work in a tag team to take down some of the dangerous predators that the cats have to watch out for such as otters or even crocodiles!

Brief History and Founding of the Clan:
The MarshClan cats began as a small family group of cats living in the mountains, who desended distantly from the Tribe of Rushing Water. They were raised on tales of StarClan and the Tribe of Endless Hunting, though they followed StarClan the closest. Eventually, this group grew very large and so a small band of the more adventurous cats, led by the Clan's first leader Pike's Tooth, ventured down the mountain into the territories that MarshClan and DawnClan now occupy. They tried to use all of the territory to themselves at first, but they found that their large builds from living in the mountains were unsuited to the closed forest canopies so they stayed in the marshes mainly, eventually deciding to name their Clan MarshClan after their preferred home. Pike's Tooth eventually became Pikestar and they became a Clan who followed the ways of StarClan very closely.

They had only very recently settled as an established Clan when Stripedstar and Featherflight arrived to stake claim to the forest territory. Though some cats in the Clan were very angry that this new Clan thought they could take the territory away from them, Pikestar was less opposed to the idea, seeing the reason that MarshClan never hunted there so it wouldn't be a big loss to let them have it. This sparked conflict within MarshClan and with the new neighbours of DawnClan however, leading to quite a viscious war during which many of the cats who had led the rebellion died. This is how the Dark Forest came to be in these new territories, and while the Clans have lived relatively peacefully side-by-side for generations, a new leader is on the rise in MarshClan, a leader not chosen by StarClan but instead put into power by the vengeful, bloodthirsty cats of the Dark Forest....

Will they succeed in taking over the territories and eliminating StarClan and the belief system forever, or can the terrible plot be exposed before it's too late?

So I just spent like a whole hour writing out my main characters and the bloody computer I was using crashes before I can finish and post them.

I've lost all of it and I really can't be bothered to retype the whole bloody lot so it's going to have to wait until whenever I by some miracle get access to that computer again and that it actually will let me write the character sheets without crashing

I can't redo it now because I'm just too angry because it took me forever to write out all the descriptions and it's completely lost. I'm tired as hell too so I'm going to bed. Hope you at least enjoy the Clan info and I might somehow get a miracle and be able to get on that stupid useless computer for a little while tomorrow to attempt rewriting the stupid character sheets >_<

Aww! Technology can be wonderful when it works, but when it's broken, it's frustrating. I am so sorry that you are experiencing problems with your computer! And that you've lost all of the character information that you had written out. o_< I hate it when things like that happen! I've had my share of posts and things getting deletedin the middle of working on them. Baw! It's frustrating! I'm sorry that you're experiencing that. Take your time and do it only when you're feeling up to it.

I did, on the other hand, really enjoy your description of Marsh Clan. I like that the cats are good swimmers and that they descended from The tribe of rushing waters. It's a really neat connection!

I shall definitely post which cats are in which clan. :3

Ugh tell me about it, it's sooo annoying not having my laptop XD but they still haven't got the parts in to fix it so I have to use my phone or borrow dad's when I can until then because copy pasting on a phone is tricky lol

Should be able to get them done for you tonight with any luck! lol

Was thinking possibly of making an allegiances thing to keep track of all the characters and who mentors who etc. Like they have in the front of the books? What do you think, yay or nay? =P

I definitely know what you mean about copying and pasting being difficult on a phone! With any luck, the parts will come in sooner than expected. I'll keep my fingers crossed that that is the case.

Oh! That's actually a really good idea! So in case we ever forget, we have an easy place to check. Thumbs up on the great idea.

Started mine finally! Having to do it by phone so am doing them a few at a time and editing/saving as I go lol

Awesome! When I can get on the computer and we have set up the Clan's and all I will make up an allegiances thing as well :3 might move the Clan info things we did across to the Characters tab as well so they're easier to find? ouo

@AutumnFrost I forgot to mention you in my last post sorries! XD got most of my important characters up so we can start whenever you like (: We can always add other Warriors etc as we go along lol

Hopefully getting my laptop back today so I should be able to do the allegiances thing this evening as well :3

Oh, no worries. I had seen it, it just seems like I forgot to post my reply. Or my post didn't go through. One or the other. I am loving the characters that you have so far! I've enjoyed reading about them.

I hope your laptop is fixed soon! That would be so exciting! :D

Where would we like to start the story? With the patrol attacking the rogues? I can start work writing a post that gets a patrol together.

Laptop is back, now I just have to replace the mouse which somehow got moved/lost in the like month and a half that my laptop was broken -_-

Yeah that sounds like a good place to start! Then Icerain and the old leader can be killed during that battle and Sandstar can take the leaders place :)

Finally got my post up! Hooray! Sorry that took me so long. I have been getting things ready for my husband to be out of town for the rest of the week. I've just had a lot on my plate the last several days. But I really enjoyed writing my introduction. I even started listening to the first book in the omen of the stars series again, Just to brush up on warrior cat terminology. Ha ha! :3

No worries, I understand! I've been a bit out of it this week as well, but will get you a reply up after work tonight!

I kinda miss some of the books, I liked the first arc and the Omen of the Stars series, but didn't care awful much for The New Prophecy or The Power of Three, somehow the writing and plots just didn't seem as good in those ones XD

No rush! Whenever you get around to it. :3

I should read the first handful of stories. I've only been through the Omen of the Stars. But even then, they don't have the last two books in audio format. I had to go through them with my iPad reading them. It was rather hard to understand some of the cats names. Ha ha! I don't think they had any of the other books on audio, but I might have to check again. If nothing else, I can always look in iBooks. It's good to know that the later Siri's weren't all that great. Thanks for the heads up.

That's a shame if they don't have them all D: fingers crossed cause the first series was pretty good, didn't care for the second and third too much but omen of the stars was good. The super edition Crookestars promise is really good as well if you can get hold of that one somehow :p

Sorry for the huge delay in response, I'll get you one out tomorrow evening. I've had an absolute nightmare of a weekend and I still have so much to do and not nearly enough time to do it all in. Thanks for being patient!

EDIT: NVM I'm being dumb, I figured it out ahahaha ignore me lol

Oh my gosh I don't believe this....typed a whole post out for you and my internet browser only goes and crashes and deletes it all!! UGH!!

Sorry this one is so short and horrible, tbh I just need to get a post out now because the fact I haven't posted for it yet is making me have an anxiety attack D: hope this is at least okay and you can somewhat work with it at least c':

... It's official. Your laptop hates you. >_< I'm so sorry the Internet browser crashed on you! That is awful! It drives me crazy when things like that happen to me. Gah. Maybe try writing out your posts in a word program or something like that and then just copy and paste it into the browser. That might save you a few headaches. :)

And your post was not horrible! I really enjoyed it! It may be a little shorter than you were hoping for, but the quality is still good. I've been trying to work on my response, but our Internet has been out quite frequently the last couple of days. We've had someone out to look at it and apparently it's the main line that is having problems and that would require someone from the main company to come out and have a look at it. -sigh- And of course, I dictate all of my writing and Siri uses the Internet to be able to decipher what I say. So it hasn't been working. x_x It's been stable today, so I've been working on it often on when inspirations strikes. I should be getting it to you soon.

I did have a question though. Would you like to assign a mentor to Cricketpaw and Turtlepaw?

Yeah I try to remember to do that but I always forget. I've got cognitive problems so I struggle to remember to do stuff properly etc. XD

Sorry to hear about your internet, that's a pain! D: No rush or pressure on my end, whenever you can get a post up is fine I understand! My internet's playing up right now too so I'm not able to load stuff easily T_T :P

Oh yeah, we should probably do that lol err maybe Sunspot could mentor Cricketpaw and Sandpelt/star could mentor Turtlepaw? ouo