For as long as anyone can remember, CaveClan has lived underground. Nobody knows how, or why, they came here. Did the surface become too dangerous to live on? Did their ancestors wander down here, only to become lost in the maze of tunnels and caverns? Or, just maybe, is there nothing left of the surface at all?
Hardly anyone takes these old stories seriously, though. They’re all just tales for kits. Almost every CaveClan cat has accepted the fact that the story of how they arrived here has been lost to history. Many of them don’t even want to reach the surface in the first place, in fear of what may lurk up there. Which is just as well, it seems - no one knows how to leave the cave system. The way back has been lost to the winding tunnels.
The words ‘sun’ and ‘night’ are meaningless to them. The words ‘star’, ‘sun’ and ‘cloud’ are nothing but tales told to kittens, things that probably don’t even exist. However, things beyond the clan’s control and starting to take hold, and they may just be faced with a difficult decision in their future. ... But until then, things are peaceful. Life goes on as normal in the small clan, but how much longer will it last?
Last Edit: Sept 15, 2015 7:28:07 GMT -5 by Flicker
More images up ahead, but I tried to keep them small, so hopefully no one gets a laggy computer from me throwing pictures at them.
Territory:
For the most part, CaveClan territory all looks very similar: A winding maze of tunnels and caverns, confusing to all but the best navigators. Not even CaveClan themselves know how far it goes on. There are a few key landmarks, though, and every cat is taught these as soon as they’re apprenticed.
The first is a small tunnel that sticks out from the West of camp. Following it leads to fresh water, a large pond. No one is quite sure where it comes from, but it gives them clean water, and some cats practice swimming here.
The second landmark is a long, dark tunnel that leads to the place where the underground clan can speak with their ancestors. Once the tunnel ends, the cat finds themselves in a large room filled with enormous crystals. Resting on one of these crystals makes a cat feel drowsy, and if they fall asleep here, they’ll be able to speak with StarClan. This area is called the Crystal Cave.
Finally, the camp itself is a large cavern. There are a couple smaller dens where the cats sleep, though they don’t have any moss to use, some cats choose to decorate their sleeping area with interesting rocks and stones they find.
Prey:
The clan occasionally catches bats, but their biggest source of prey is cave fish from the lake next to camp.
Salamanders can be found in the cave, but as they're poisonous, the cats cannot eat them. That's one of the things kits are taught from a very young age, never touch a salamander, much less eat one.
Once in a while, a creature from the surface wanders down into the cave system, but it’s very rare that they come deep enough for CaveClan to encounter them.
Medicine Cats:
The Medicine Cat has very few herbs to use in this environment, but they still serve their purpose by acting as the spiritual adviser of the clan. They often consult the Leader when the Leader needs to make an important decision, and they search for and interpret signs from StarClan. Finally, if there is a shortage of Warriors, the Medicine Cat is also expected to help with hunting and fighting.
Last Edit: Sept 15, 2015 0:42:25 GMT -5 by Flicker
1.) This really should go without saying, but be polite to other members. Out of character arguments are not okay here. 2.) For plot reasons, no characters can be from outside the cave system, at least not at this stage in the roleplay. 3.) No unrealistic pelt colors, and no one can have powers. 4.) Do not meta-game or powerplay. If you don’t know what either of those terms mean, then feel free to PM me, I’d be happy to help explain. 5.) I’m okay with somewhat lyrical names, but try not to go overboard. Names such as Brightwing or Flamefeather are okay here. Something along the lines of Dragonbreath or Inkblot, for example, is not. 6.) Please use proper grammar if possible. I understand a few slip ups, everyone makes little mistakes now and again. I know I'm not perfect. But with that said, proper punctuation and spelling makes your posts a lot easier to read. 7.) Avoid making one-liners. I don’t know about other people, but I have a lot of trouble replying to little posts like ‘he nodded’ or ‘she yawned’. I may ask you to expand your posts a bit if they’re only a short sentence or two. 8.) Don’t do anything major with the plot without permission, like finding a predator or getting a prophecy. I'm always willing to listen to new plot ideas, though, so don't be afraid to PM me about any ideas you might have. 9.) Finally, if you are inactive for a month without notice, your characters will be deleted from the allegiances and assumed missing in-roleplay.
Form:
(Sections marked with * are optional.)
Username: Name: Gender and Pronouns: Appearance: Personality: Skills: Flaws: Age: Rank: Relationships: * (Put it here if they are family to someone in the clan, or have a crush on someone.) History: * Other: *
Last Edit: Sept 15, 2015 8:41:04 GMT -5 by Flicker
Leader: Ivystar - A very dark brown, almost black, female tabby cat. She is a fairly large cat in height and weight, making her a very strong, if somewhat slow, fighter. She has amber eyes. She only became Leader a moon ago, and currently has all nine of her lives. 39 moons old, played by Flicker.
Deputy: Will be chosen.
Medicine Cat: Harestep - A medium chocolate brown tom with a lighter blaze, down to belly, and bottom section of tail. He has darker paws, with tabby, raccoonlike stripes on his paws and tail, and jagged stripes down his neck to back. He has green eyes. 42 moons old, played by cooper. Medicine Cat Apprentice: Crystalpaw - A white she-cat with light grey patches and blind blue eyes. 9 moons old, played by Jadestone.
Warriors: Silentshadow - A short-haired black she-cat with amber eyes. She has a dark grey spot on her forehead. 25 moons old, played by Jadestone. Batpelt - A slender she-cat with short black fur. Her build is lithe and her legs are long. Her eyes are a hazel color and her right paw is white. 40 moons old, played by Citrine. Stonedust - A black tom with a small grey patch of fur on his chest and muzzle. He has blue eyes and little fur. 41 moons old, played by C H I Y O. Frostsong - A cream patched tabby with darker cream (Brownish) spots along her back and flank, tabby markings on her tail. She has a white forehead, muzzle, chest, underbelly and paws. She has yellow eyes. She has medium length fur. 19 moons old, played by C H I Y O. Silverstripe - A medium-sized she-cat with sleek silver fur and green eyes. She has distinctive tabby markings, white paws, and some white markings on her muzzle. 32 moons old, played by ✞~Spottedleaf ~✞. Asterfur - A short and stocky grey-blue tom with a stubby tail and a pair of bright golden eyes. 15 moons old, played by Fashin.
Apprentices: Dappledpaw - A deep orange and black she-cat with soft fur and a long tail. Dappledpaw is quite graceful and lean, and has slim legs with broad paws. Her claws are short and sharp, yet surprisingly lethal. She has faded white toes and a tailtip that is light gray. She has a long scar on the tip of her tail, splitting her fur. Her eyes are a deep emerald color with lighter dapple in them. 10 moons old, played by cooper.
Queens:
Kits: Pipitkit - A grey-brown tabby tom kitten with bright, energetic copper eyes. He has webbed paws and is a bit smaller than most of his clanmates, even for his young age. 4 moons old, played by Flicker.
Elders: Morningstorm - A dilute tortoiseshell cat with many scars, though most are covered by her long fur. Some stick out, though, like a small knot out of both her ears and a slash on the bridge of her muzzle. She has yellow eyes. Roughly 70 moons old, played by Flicker.
Kin: Morningstorm is the mother of Ivystar. Silentshadow is the older sister of Crystalpaw. Harestep is the uncle of Dapplepaw.
Mentors: Silverstripe is mentoring Dapplepaw.
Crushes and Mates: Batpelt has a crush on Ivystar.
Username: jadestone Name: Silentshadow Gender and Pronouns: she-cat Appearance: A short-haired black she-cat with amber eyes. She has a dark grey spot on her forehead. Personality: Curious, loyal, determined, stubborn, cunning, kind, understanding, quiet. Skills: She is great at tracking and hunting. Flaws: She is bad at swimming and worse with fighting. Relationships: Younger sister: Crystalpaw History: Unknown Other: 25 moons Warrior.
Username: jadestone Name: Crystalpaw Gender and Pronouns: she-cat Appearance: A white she-cat with light grey patches and blind blue eyes. Personality: Curious, smart, determined, brave, distant, kind. Skills: Tracking and navigating the caves through how they feel and smell. Flaws: Swimming in deep areas, hunting. Relationships: Older sister: Silentshadow History: Her parents got lost in the cave system when she was a kit. Other: 9 moons Med cat app?
Username: waterpelt Name: Batpelt Gender and Pronouns: Female, she/her Appearance: a slender she-cat with short black fur. Her build is lithe and her legs are long. Her eyes are a hazel color and her right paw is white. Personality: Friendly, passionate, charismatic, protective, determined, quiet, unambitious, crafty, envious.
{Friendly} Batpelt is friendly enough to others, greeting them and all around talking to others. She's not somebody who would go out of their way to be friendly or make friends, but she's not mean, either.
{Passionate} It's rather hard to get Batpelt passionate about something, but once she is, there is nothing that can stop her. If she sets her mind on something, she'll fight for that cause.
{Charismatic} Batpelt has a certain way with words. She knows this, and admits to have used it before for personal gain. However, she may only appear charming and charismatic until a cat gets to know her better and actually sees the flaws she has.
{Protective} Batpelt is overly protective of the cats the likes. In some cases, this is good, in others... not so much. A few cats may get annoyed by her fighting their battles, or even find it suffocating. Batpelt is also very protective of kits.
{Determined} Her determination goes hand in hand with her being passionate. It doesn't happen often, but when it does, there's no stopping her, no matter the consequences. More often than not, however, Batpelt isn't too determined about something.
{Quiet} While having a way with words, Batpelt doesn't speak too much. She prefers to listen and think. In her opinion, there are a lot of cats who talk enough for her, too, so she rather listens.
{Unambitious} Batpelt has no ambitions about becoming deputy. To her, it'd be nice to be one, but she also sees the work behind it. Batpelt usually does things behind the scenes, as to not be the center of attention. As it is, she wouldn't work harder or anything to achieve something, but rather thinks that her usual actions speak for themselves. She also doesn't want to show a wrong picture just to impress somebody.
{Crafty} Batpelt surely is loyal to the Clan, but sometimes the things she does are at least a little bit questionable. She sometimes schemes things, though they aren't necessarily wrong. Sometimes, they're even helpful, like when she decides to explore some more tunnels without telling others.
{Envious} She'd never admit to this, but Batpelt easily gets envious or jealous, especially when cats she likes are concerned. She tries to hide it, of course, but it is somewhat suspicious when she isn't being friendly to somebody without any real reason.
Skills: Convincing others, sneaking, planning, running Flaws: easily envious, swimming, over-protective, strength Age: 40 moons Rank: Warrior Relationships: Crush on Ivystar History: I may add something here later Other: I'm gonna create a male character soon, I just don't have the time rn, haha.
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Post by C H I Y O on Sept 15, 2015 10:35:33 GMT -5
Username: Nightmaregg Name: StoneDust Gender and Pronouns: Male (He,him,) Appearance: A black tom with a small grey patch of fur on his chest and muzzle. He has blue eyes and little fur. Personality: A grumpy introvert who is serious. He tends to be a bit distant from his clanmates, but would help them if they found themselves in danger. Skills: Digging, fighting. Flaws: Socializing, sneaking. Age: 41 Moons Rank: Warrior Relationships: * (Put it here if they are family to someone in the clan, or have a crush on someone.) None History: * Grew up normally Other: * None
Username: Nightmaregg Name: FrostSong Gender and Pronouns: Female (She, her) Appearance: A cream patched tabby with darker cream (Brownish) spots along her back and flank, tabby markings on her tail. She has a white forehead, muzzle, chest, underbelly and paws. She has yellow eyes. She has medium length fur. Personality: She is eager, childish, playful, curious and warm. She tends to be a bit distant and cold to everyone. She is a good friend, but her curiosity often leads her to danger. She tends to be nosy. Skills: Exploring, talking, sneaking Flaws: Keeping out of things, Hunting, sitting still Age: 19 Moons Rank: Warrior Relationships: * (Put it here if they are family to someone in the clan, or have a crush on someone.) None History: * Grew up there normally Other: * None
(Everyone is accepted! We can start the roleplay now.)
Ivystar trudged back into camp proudly, a pair of fish in her jaws. Fishing wasn't her strong suit, but with some patience (and a bit of luck), she had managed to snag a pair of fish. She plopped them both down in the fresh-kill pile, on top of another fish and a bat. They weren't too low on prey, but they did have less than she would've liked. Maybe she could send out a hunting patrol soon. Still... it wasn't like anyone was starving. Hunting could wait until a few more cats were awake. The Leader padded across the camp, her paw steps making soft echoes as she walked.
Last Edit: Sept 15, 2015 16:29:37 GMT -5 by Flicker
Post by C H I Y O on Sept 15, 2015 16:34:30 GMT -5
Stonedust was curled up in his nest soozing. His flank heaved up and down as he slept. His tail twitched occasionally in his sleep. He would shift uneasily occasionally as well, but that was the only sign that he was even slightly awake.
Frostsong lumbered out from her nest and into the clearing of the cave. Her ears perked as she glanced about. "Ah. Good morning everyone." She purred.
Last Edit: Sept 15, 2015 16:36:18 GMT -5 by C H I Y O
The tabby cat gave a small, polite smile, flicking her tail in greeting. "Good to see you're awake, Silentshadow, Frostsong." The Leader nodded. She took a few steps toward the two Warriors, her ears perked attentively. "How have things been lately?" She wondered, deciding to start a little small talk.
Post by Jadestone on Sept 15, 2015 16:52:56 GMT -5
Silentshadow blinked her eyes as she tried to wake up fully. "Pretty good, though my sister keeps stepping on my tail when she feels around the walls," she mewed half amused.
Crystalpaw perked her ears so she could listen to their conversation. I did not! She hissed in her mind at her older sister.
Post by C H I Y O on Sept 15, 2015 16:59:36 GMT -5
"Ah. Morning to you, Ivystar." Frostsong replied politely. "And to answer your question, my day has started off fairly. I woke up and got out without any problem, and have been enjoying the silence until you came. It certainly is nice to see you. Where have you been?"
