#prairieclan

[lendri]

let’s look with mama

[prairieclan]

Meet PrairieClan: Owlivy

[stillgoldenponyboy]

Prairie Dogs in Prairie Dog Town (1974) written by Irmengarde Eberle, illustrated by John Hamberger

Bonus °o°

[clansofthemidwest]

Cats of the golden, grassy prairie, members of this clan are faster than the wind and have fantastic eyesight. Proud, fiery, traditional, and quick to anger, these cats are resilient and known to speak their minds. Dishonesty is considered an absolute taboo - as is bending the truth. Sneaking around is hardly this clan’s style, preferring to make all problems and grievances known. They are loud, bold, and fiercely devoted to both their own and to their allies, making alliances valuable and grudges deadly. They are incredibly devoted and dedicated to caring for their families, whether biological or chosen.

(Pictured above: Scorchstar, Leader of PrairieClan, played by @juniperstar)

PrairieClan prides themselves on tradition and history - this Clan loves their way of life and are incredibly community oriented. This even shows in the Clan's unique camp - located in an abandoned groundhog burrow, most ranks all share one den together, called the Clan Den. This Clan's loyalties run deep, as no Clan loves their own more than PrairieClan. If you pick a fight with one of them, you pick a fight with all of them - and they won't go down easily.

Are you interested in PrairieClan? Find out more about it in the navigation link in our pinned post - and check out the other Clans too! Applications are open for high ranks and normal ranks as well. We'd love to have you!

[outsmartingbasilisk]

Sad kitty  I already made a post about why Ashdapple is so sad so you can just look at his tag if you want to know

[heathfall]

So, PrairieClan, any particular guys from there you just looooove rotating in your head?

Snakegrass!

So, quick lore about PrairieClan-- the deputy doesn't de facto become new leader on the old leader's death; instead all eligible warriors go and sleep under the stars and make their choice. Even so, it's pretty common that the deputy is chosen, and even if they don't they usually remain deputy.

Therefore, it was a surprise when Snakegrass was not only passed up in favor of Goldenstar, but not returned to the deputyhood.

He's a brown tabby tom, he's the protagonist's (Elkheart) ex-mentor from before she switched to being a healer, he's a bit intense.

Oh, also cats are winding up dead and he's got a very shifty alibi.

The thing is, though? He's doing nothing wrong. He's a 100% loyal warrior. He's spending his time trying to solve the murders, but he doesn't want the killer to think he's onto them.

He's my silly little villain parody and I love him so much.

[residents-of-the-darkforest]

Dark Forest Resident: Morningsky 

Aliases / Nicknames: Witch Doctor, Doctor of Death 

Gender: she-cat 

Sexuality: asexual, homoromantic 

Family: Lakefur (mother), unnamed father, Cloudykit, Adderkit, Emberkit (brothers) 

Other Relations: Shimmerthroat (mentor), Plumshadow (apprentice) 

Clan: Prairieclan 

Rank: medicine cat 

Characteristics: judgemental, had a neglectful upbringing, believes she's doing the right thing 

Number of Victims: 7+ 

Number of Murders: 2+ 

Murder Method: feeding tainted herbs to expectant parents 

Known Victims: Dustyrose, Slatefreckle, Beeflower, Grassburr, Batfall, Leopardtail, Blackstream, several unborn kits 

Victim Profile: pregnant queens she believed would not make good parents

Cause of Death: poisoned, killed by Plumshadow 

Cautionary Tale: a lesson to medicine cats to not misuse their talents

Story: 

Morningkit had never been wanted.

The Clan had no clue who her father could possibly be. And her mother, Lakefur, would have preferred not to be a mother at all, but if she did have to have kits, she much preferred toms over she-cats. Sadly, all three of Lakefur's sons, Morningkit's brothers, were born sickly, and all of them died before their fifth day of life. 

Lakefur took out her rage and fury on little Morningkit, barely even giving her the time of day. Needless to say, Morningkit's first six moons of life were miserable. Things began looking up for Morningkit when she became Morningpaw and was apprenticed to Shimmerthroat, the Clan's medicine cat. 

Shimmerthroat was everything Lakefur should have been to Morningpaw and more. She taught her so many valuable life lessons, but the one that was most influential to Morningpaw was that, as a medicine cat, she had the power to make things right for her Clanmates.

It stuck with Morningpaw, and she made a vow--she would use her abilities to make sure no other kit would have to go through what she went through.

Morningsky's crusade started with good intentions. Poor, sweet, playful Dustyrose, who had only been made a warrior just a week before, had become pregnant with kits. And Morningsky was pretty sure she knew who the father was too: Dustyrose's mentor had always been a little too creepy for her tastes. She couldn't let kits grow up in that environment. 

So she snuck rotten herbs into Dustyrose's herb bundle. It worked like a charm. She had lost the kits before the week had ended, and she was back to warrior duties, as happy as a clam. Seeing how happy Dustyrose was to not be pregnant anymore made Morningsky feel great. And those good feelings went to her head. 

Her next targets were a trio of sisters, Slatefreckle, Beeflower, and Grassburr, who had moved into the nursery at the same time. Granted, this one was a little more petty, as the sisters had bullied Morningsky when they were all kits. But in Morningsky's defense, she also thought that Slatefreckle, Beeflower, and Grassburr's bond was too strong, and would reflect unhealthily on their litters.

Morningsky made her only mistake here, and added a little too many tainted herbs into Slatefreckle and Beeflower's herb bundles. It caused the bleeding from the spontaneous kit-loss to be too strong, and Slatefreckle and Beeflower both passed away. Seeing Grassburr wail with grief over her sisters' bodies, her own body still weak from her kit-loss, did twist Morningsky's stomach a little, but she reasoned that Grassburr would become a better cat now that her sisters weren't holding her back. 

Morningsky was much more careful from then on, partly because she didn't want to have more blood on her paws, but also because she had an apprentice of her own now, Plumpaw, whom she doted on like a son. She wanted him to make his own path, just like Shimmerthroat had allowed Morningsky to do. 

That didn't mean she was done with her crusades, though. There was Batfall, a blind and partially deaf she-cat, Leopardtail, a tom who used to be a she-cat, and was now pregnant with kits, and Blackstream, who reminded Morningsky a little too much of her own mother, power-hungry and completely disinterested in being a mother. 

None of them would be good parents, and one after the other, they lost their kits, though thankfully, they didn't meet Slatefreckle and Beeflower's fate. Soon after Blackstream had lost her kits, it was time for Morningsky to give Plumpaw his medicine cat name. She smiled with delight as she named him Plumshadow, knowing fully well that she had taught him to be the best medicine cat that he could possibly be. 

After they had returned from the Moontree, Plumshadow came to Morningsky with a gift, a fat, juicy, nutria, her favorite prey. He said it was thanks for being such a good mentor to him. Morningsky thanked Plumshadow profusely and dug into the nutria. However, as she ate, she could sense a strong bitter undercurrent under the fatty and delicious flavours of the meat. 

She looked down to see the telltale dark greenish-brown bits of tainted herbs delicately woven into the fibers of the nutria's meat. Morningsky had simply looked up at Plumshadow with pride. She really had taught him well, hadn't she? Plumshadow simply nodded grimly and directed Morningsky to her nest, staying by her side as the herbs ravaged her body, and her breathing slowly came to a silent end.

Additional Information:

--Submission by @starfalcon555​

--Morningsky's surviving victims figured out what she was doing and went to Plumshadow to ask him to kill her. He did genuinely like her, but he also had a strong sense of justice, so he went through with it reluctantly.

--Plumshadow probably told the Clan that the nutria must have been rotten, so he got away with it.

--Blackstream actually really wanted to be a mom, and would have been a great mom too. She just wasn't a very emotional cat, and that, combined with Morningsky projecting Lakefur onto her, made Morningsky think otherwise.

[puddleferns]

Important Pfurrs of PrairieClan

hello friends! i will make a more detailed post about what a 'pfurr' is in prairieclan, but for now all you need to understand is that a pfurr is a cat's closest companions, essentially their partners. polyamory is totally normalized in prairieclan, and actually expected. a cat in a pfurr is assumed to be in a relationship with all the cats they aren't directly related to, and the units act as their own small families within the clan! maara is another term used in prairieclan, and it is a cat's closest friends, typically those they grew up with. important to note: cats in a pfurr are maara, but cats that are maara are not automatically in a pfurr together. all the cats listed are from my prairieclan clangen playthrough!!

Rubblespots-Honeyshade-Poppypetal (deceased)-Shadewhisker-Yellowsong-Jumpholly

this pfurr was maara growing up

except for jumpholly, she joined later

poppypetal gave birth to five kits, honeyshade gave birth to one, shadewhisker gave birth to one, and jumpholly gave birth to four

this pfurr decided not to disclose which tom sired the kits, so it is still unknown to this day

of course, this doesn't matter, as rubble and yellow are both wonderful fathers to all the kittens

poppypetal has long since passed, but the pfurr honors and remembers her always

Bloompool (deceased)-Dewshadow (deceased)- Braveclaw (deceased)- Heatherswoop (deceased)

yes, this entire pfurr is dead

doesn't mean they weren't important, though!!!

dew, brave, and heather were all pregnant at about the same time

dew and brave each gave birth to three kittens, and heather gave birth to two

unfortunately, tragedy struck this pfurr when their kittens were young

in the dead of winter, a few rogue ferrets managed to find their way into the nursery full of newborn kittens

the queens fought bravely, managing to keep four of the six kittens alive

sadly, dewshadow and mumblecall gave their lives to protect the kits

bloompool, who was sleeping nearby, raced into the tunnel to protect his pfurr, but lost his own life in the process

heatherswoop was forced to raise six kittens completely on her own, without her pfurr, an extremly difficult feat for a cat used to having three others to lean on

heatherswoop herself is now also deceased, having starved to death in a difficult winter

(many cats speculate that this loss and tragedy is why beepool is Like That, despite none of his siblings sharing the same traits)

Swallowsplash-Mumblecall-Meadowblotch-Clawback-Murkshade-Fernpatch-Shell-Frostleg-Ravenburr-Acorntail-Bounceshadow

RARELY do pfurrs get this large

this is due to the fact that swallow, meadow, murk, frost, and acorn are all siblings and incredibly, extremely close

the three litters were all birthed by poppypetal, exactly two moons apart, meaning that for just a little bit, all five were in the nursery and apprentices together

it's been known by the clan ever since they were young that any cats who started a relationship with one of the five would be joining their pfurr, not the other way around

of course, this means everyone was extremely surprised when acorntail declared her love for bounceshadow and beepool, and said she would even leave her siblings' pfurr to start one with just them

this was made all the harsher when beepool rejected this offer

bounceshadow was not so stupid, and fit in seamlessly

and then there was the matter of the kittens

this pfurr has created a record number of kittens

and it all started with frostleg

now, normally, a pfurr does not specify which member sired a litter of kits

cats can speculate, but they keep it to themselves

and of course, having kittens outside your pfurr is basically unheard of. the whole POINT of the pfurr is to have lots of options to have and raise kits with

which is why it was a major scandal when frostleg, after refusing to acknowledge her obvious pregnancy, popped out four kittens, one of which was the spitting image of beepool... about two moons after a refused to join the pfurr

the pfurr very nearly split, siblings and partners split on what to do

but in the end, frostleg needed their support. and they all loved her, so they put it behind them and stayed by her side

beepool, despite his clear involvement with the litter's creation, refused and continues to refuse to take part in his kits' lives

later, frostleg found herself with another surprise pregnancy, giving birth to a single kit. this time though, the father, ravenburr, stepped up, did what was right, and ended up happily joining the pfurr to raise his kit

he and frostleg went on to have four more kittens

yes. frostleg is a mother to nine. NINE

mumblecall gave birth to three kits, but sadly all three died due to a prey sickness. she later adopted a kitten and he is being raised as the pfurr's own. meadowblotch has also had one kitten

Quickrapid-Spottedwing (former)-Doebloom-Dustfur-Riverfang-Thimblewhisker

quick, doe, river, and thimble are all brothers, kits of frostleg and beepool (even if he pretends he isn't)

this pfurr was all maara growing up, with dust and spotted's other siblings

however only dust and spotted joined the pfurr

this pfurr is one of the few examples of a cat actually leaving

spottedwing became pregnant when she was still spottedpaw, about a half-moon before her warrior assessment

upon discovery of her pregnancy, a pfurr quickly formed to support her

quickrapid was the sire, and had barely himself been a warrior for more than a moon

spotted gave birth to four kits: bird, badger, bison, and bramble

badgerkit was born during the prey sickness, and died of starvation before she even opened her eyes. bramblekit, always a loner, wandered off on his own one day and was found hours later, dead. it's assumed he tumbled into a hidden tunnel entrance and hit his head

after the death of two kittens, the pfurr struggled badly. especially spottedwing. her relationship with the kits' sire went downhill fast

even though she knows her pfurr loves her, spottedwing still made the decision to leave it. it's just too hard

aaaaand that's it! there are a lot more cats than this, and i'm stil trying to sort out other pfurrs and relationships, but these are the big, important, dramatic ones! hope you enjoyed this little insight into a unique prairieclan feature!