#scarletclan

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Scarletclan Moon 02

Slightpaw and Sandypaw have become apprentices!

Slightpaw was apprenticed to Frogstar!

Slightpaw is excited to have her clan leader as her mentor! Frogstar feels a pang of grief as he touches noses with his new apprentice; Scorchroar was supposed to be her mentor, before his sudden passing.

Sandypaw has decided to pursue the path of a medicine cat, and is apprenticed to Rippleclaw!

Rippleclaw wishes Spiderfoot were here to help guide him.

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Moon 01

Drizzlepaw and Scorchroar get into a fight

Scorchroar was caught by a large dog on patrol and killed.

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Frogstar is the current leader of Scarletclan, though he only held the deputy position for a short time before his predecessor, Whorlstar, succumbed to sickness.

Frogstar is a dedicated and endlessly loyal cat. Though he comes off as cold, perhaps even uncaring, he shows his loyalty through his actions. He spent the harsh leaf-bare tirelessly hunting, both to feed the sick cats of Scarletclan and to provide for his own young son, Drizzlepaw. Frogstar is underweight and exhausted, stressed beyond belief, but hopeful for a bright future and deeply grateful that his son survived the plague, though his mate, Volestripe, did not.

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Our first Scarletclan Character Portrait!

Drizzlepaw is our Sole Survivor for the Loner Challenge.

He is 6 moons old, freshly apprenticed to new deputy Sunnydapple. His traits are Righteous and Lover of Stories, very fitting.

Drizzlepaw has had to grow up awfully quickly in the last few moons. He hardly knew Scarletclan before the sickness, but the older cats in quarantine would often pass the time by telling stories, both from their own lives and those passed down through generations. Drizzlepaw has committed these stories to memory, a promise to his clanmates that they won't be forgotten.

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Clangen Loner Challenge Rules

Disclaimer: I didn't come up with this challenge, just adjusting the rules to suite my fancy.

A great tragedy has befallen your clan, and few survivors remain. As their poor luck continues, their numbers dwindle further, until only a single cat is left behind. Carrying their dead clans legacy on their shoulders, and guided by generations of their ancestors, the sole survivor vows to rebuild, and restore their clan to its former glory.

Start your clan with the minimum of 7 cats, selecting either a kit or apprentice to be your Sole Survivor. By the end of moon 5, all other cats must be dead, leaving your Sole Survivor alone in the world.

Other Rules

Must always invite outsiders in when given the option

A cat must choose to become a medicine cat, you cannot force them into the role.

No leader or deputy can be appointed until the clan is at least 12 cats strong.

Cats must select their mates of their own accord

Any cat who gets Whitecough/greencough /yellowcough/redcough must be exiled for the safety of their clanmates.

Game-Mode: Expanded Settings:

Allow cats to breed with cats who aren't their mate: ON

Pregnancy Ignores Biology: OFF

Increase same-sex adoption: OFF

Allow cats to have a litter with an unknown second parent: ON

Allow leaders to automatically choose a new deputy: OFF

Experience-based graduation: ON

Cats will never retire based on a permanent condition: ON

Allow warriors and elders to choose to become mediators: ON

Win - When your clan reaches 25 members and your Sole Survivor has at least 5 adult offspring and 2 grandkits from separate litters.

Lose - All cats die or your Sole Survivor's bloodline ends.

We will be following: Scarletclan

There was nothing different about that Leaf-Bare, not at first. Drizzlekit was two moons old when the first snow fell, leaping after the flakes as they fell. He spent most of his days outside, before it got too cold, his mother insistent that his antics would disturb Sunnydapple’s newborn kits, Slightkit and Sandykit.

Poppyfoot was the first to fall ill, but still, her Whitecough seemed mild, and the medicine cats believed she would recover quickly.

Things just kept going wrong after that, though. Leaf-Bare is a hard season; prey is scarce and sickness common, but this was something different. The prey ran so thin many warriors would go a day or two without to ensure the elders and kits were fed. The clan slept on empty stomachs, their pelts growing thin and ragged, ribs exposed to the cruel chill. The sickness spread steadily, making its way through the hunger-weak clan more quickly than they would’ve thought possible. What at first looked like mere Whitecough escalated, turning to severe Greencough. To their horror, Rippleclaw even began to suspect Yellowcough among them. When the sick outnumbered the healthy, and cats began to die, Whorlstar ordered the still-healthy cats to quarantine outside of camp.

Drizzlekit and his father, Frogspots, were still counted among the healthy cats of the clan. Together with Sunnydapple, Scorchroar, Rippleclaw, and a few others, they constructed a temporary den, far enough that they could just see the entrance to Scarletclan’s camp.

Drizzlekit huddled with Sunnydapple and her kits, desperately wishing his own mother, Volestripe, had been able to come with them. Though he was only four moons old, Drizzlekit began training with Frogspots and Scorchroar to hunt, bringing back what meager prey could be found in the icy forest. Keeping their strength up was of utmost importance, but so was feeding the sick cats who still remained within camp. 

Frogspots and Spiderfoot, the deputy and senior medicine cat respectively, took it upon themselves to continue caring for their sick clanmates. All other cats, including the younger medicine cat Rippleclaw, would remain quarantined. The two liaisons constructed their own temporary den, and stopped contact with the healthy cats. Drizzlekit could only watch his father from afar, dreading the day he began to cough and wheeze like the others.

Though the deputy and medicine cat tried their hardest, each day they found new bodies in camp. The clan was only getting weaker, dying slowly, and there was nothing else they could do.

When Spiderfoot fell ill, it was decided. The remaining healthy cats would leave, and try to start over somewhere new. By some miracle, Frogspots had not succumbed to sickness, and he became Frogstar, leader of what was left of Scarletclan. He appointed Sunnydapple as his deputy, and gave her his son Drizzlepaw to mentor, before they set out to find a new home.

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Scorchroar is the oldest cat in Scarletclan, though that doesn't mean much these days. Before the sickness, he was a respected senior warrior, and particularly renowned for his skills as a mentor.

Losing his previous apprentices to the harsh Leaf-Bare seems to have changed him, though. Scorchroar is snappish and surly, particularly with Drizzlepaw and the kits. He spends his days hunting and patrolling alone, and often gets into fights with Sunnydapple, who wants him to help with Drizzlepaw's training.

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Rippleclaw is the only medicine cat of Scarletclan. Once a warrior, he changed course after his littermate Wavepelt passed. She had succumbed to infected wounds, and Rippleclaw was overcome by feelings of helplessness. He often thinks about what might've happened if he had chosen the path of a medicine cat earlier, if his intervention could have saved his sister, but he can only hope that Starclan will guide his paws and help him keep the rest of Scarletclan alive and well.

Rippleclaw has been struggling since they left his mentor, Spiderfoot, behind. He oscillates between hoping the older cat managed to recover, perhaps even healed a few of their clanmates, who would come find them soon. But in his heart he knows that the other cats of Scarletclan did not survive the bitter winter. He has been angry and withdrawn, furious at himself for being unable to cure them.

Unbeknownst to the rest of the clan, Rippleclaw has also been plagued by bad dreams. He can't tell if the nightmares are simple retellings of the horrors he's witnessed, or messages from Starclan.

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Sunnydapple and her daughters, Slightkit and Sandykit

Sunnydapple had only just given birth when the sickness began to spread, and moved to quarantine when her kits were only two moons old. Unfortunately, they never met their father, and Badgerface was one of the first to fall ill. Though she is grateful that she and her daughters made it out alive, Sunnydapple grieves the fact that they will never see the Scarletclan she knew. All the cats she loved will only be stories to her children.

Sunnydapple is a capable and intelligent she-cat, and Frogstar is immensely grateful for her help in caring for his son Drizzlepaw. He trusts her completely, and knew there was no other choice for his deputy. She is doing her best to fill her new role, though her heart is broken. She keeps up a happy disposition for her kits, who cannot understand what they have lost.

Slightkit has a sour disposition, though no one can blame her after the difficulties of her young life. She doesn't remember much of Scarletclan, but she remembers the first nursery, and then the quarantine camp, how the bitter cold seeped into all their bones and her mother often looked hungry and distressed. Things may be better now that New-Leaf is here, but Slightkit can't help but wait for the next disaster.

Sandykit is her sister's opposite, mirroring Sunnydapple's positive demeanor. She is eager to explore the new camp, and doesn't seem overly preoccupied with the struggles she has faced.