Though my soul may set in darkness, it will rise in perfect light; I have loved the stars too fondly to be fearful of the night
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Nostrils flared as the forest musky scent of ThunderClan came into notice. If they had entered Fourtrees a few moments sooner then Moosestar and his clan might have beaten her. For Palestar it was only customary that ShadowClan was first as they had been for many moons now. Tonight was one of many traditions it seemed. With all the confidence of a seasoned leader, she led her clan with the added bonus of three new apprentices in paw. It was a long time since her first Gathering, but she remembered it clearly.
ShadowClan Attendees:Palestar, Dawnflurry, Flutterdream, Muddypaw, Swamppaw, Wolfpaw, Quailfeather, Emberdust]
The best are often found in midst of thunderous chaos.
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Mousedung. Second again. ThunderClan would get the Fourtrees first one day, and he wasn't about to give up especially now since he'd come so close. Tail held balanced to the curve of his spine, the dark brown tom led his clan into the clearing, before approaching Palestar and initiating some casual plesantries. Arriving early always gave his clan time to socialize.
[ThunderClan Attendees: Moosestar, Kestralswipe, Tigerrush, Robinpaw, Oaktall, Sunstrike]
The oak remembers the storms as warriors remember their battles.
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Almost as soon as he settled into the clearing and started to smooth down a swathe of dark fur on his shoulder, Oaktall was approached by a bubbly sort of she-cat carrying ShadowClan's scent. It was almost like it was her first Gathering. Oaktall nodded politely as the stubbed tailed feline introduced herself as Emberdust. He didn't unterupt her as she went on chatting about how nice the night was, or how excited she was for her kits - He blinked over at the trio of what he assumed were freshly named apprentices. How exciting.

FROM RIVERCLAN:
Cottonbright, ♀ Anxious Senior Warrior
Nettleplume, ♂ Cynical Medicine Cat
Merryaster, ♀ Insightful Warrior
Otterwhisker, ♀ Adventurous Elder
Tangleloon, ♂ Whimsical Elder
FROM THUNDERCLAN:
Bravesong, ♂ Gracious Elder
Leopardrose, ♀ Striving Warrior
Wildcry, ♀ Fierce Elder
Rimekit, ♀ Rowdy kit
FROM WINDCLAN:
Cloudflare, ♂ Suave Senior Warrior
Barleyswipe, ⚧ Ornery Elder
Heatherpaw, ♀ Sincere Apprentice
Smokekit , ♂ Assured Kit
FROM SHADOWCLAN:
Palestar, ♀ Stern Leader
Honeyglow, ♂ Reserved Elder
Emberdust, ♀ Artless Warrior
Duskmantle, ♂ Opportunistic Warrior
FROM WHITEHART & BEYOND:
Ahryndae, ♀ Princess of Camelot
Lelouch Von Noon, ♂ Marquess of Noon Cattery
Kosmo, ♂ Visionary Feral
Montgomery (Monty), ♂ Sentimental Semi-Feral
If you believe you can, that’s enough to try.
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Quailfeather slipped into the clearing one of the new apprentices, Wolfpaw, flanking him. The quiet tom wasn't his apprentice, but all the apprentices had come to the gathering today, and he was quite fond of all of them. So there was little complaint from the chocolate tom as he slipped easily into place beside another chocolate tom with sepia pointed fur. Great StarClan he was huge... perhaps he was a kit descending from the larger cats in ThunderClan's bloodlines... well the major one he's heard of.
The young warrior didn't quite introduce himself right away, just made his presence known with a gentle nod toward the other warrior of which seemed about two moons his senior. Not much older than Quailfeather at all. He wondered what ThunderClan was like for a warrior of his age and size, perhaps it was different from ShadowClan. Maybe.
And finally, a soft "Nice night?" Left Quailfeather's mostly white maw, not shy, not exactly secretive, but a little more reserved than usual. He wasn't sure what it was, was it the sheer size of the tom next to him? Or was it simply the gathering making him a little antsy... StarClan knows.
I’m not different. Am I?
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[OOC: Table will be changed after banner is updated, until then, the kit table will be used for any interactions]
Wolfpaw took to Quailfeather's flank protectively, he knew that he was a well adjusted warrior, but from what Wolfpaw had heard from his mother and Quailfeather himself, the younger warrior always seemed to have a streak of bad luck when it came to being out like this. However he didn't seem to see anything that could go wrong, so the younger tom let him be.
He was inclined to follow his mother, but he didn't he was an independent apprentice now, and it should be time for him to do this on his own, even if his sisters may have assumed otherwise.
With that, Wolfpaw moved to an empty seat within the clearing, no cats around, but it was enough room that he could see the leaders perched atop of the great rock in the center of the vast clearing. And thus, Wolfpaw acted on what he did best, observation.
Don’t compromise yourself - you’re all you have.
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Robinpaw drifted off with Tigerrush to where the other medicine cats would be, it was only the two of ThunderClan and Flutterdream there as of now, but Robinpaw was sure that WindClan and RiverClan wouldn't be far behind them. She wondered if that RiverClan medicine cat, Nettleplume, still had something against her. She didn't intend to ask, but she wondered why he seemed so avoidant or if Robinpaw had actually done something without realizing.
The calico apprentice turned to face Flutterdream and nodded to her in a calm and certain greeting "Evening, Flutterdream." She greeted before turning as Moosestar took his leap onto the great rock beside Palestar. She had been to a gathering once before, she knew... vaguely who these cats were, but there would likely be new ones each gathering... well, until she would have met them all that it.
But for now, it was simply time to listen and mingle before announcements began.

FROM WINDCLAN:
Beewhisker - ⚧ A Bubbly Warrior (They/Them)
Sunbear - ♀ A Stoic Elder (She/Her)
Basilflame - ♀ A Gentle Warrior (She/Her)
Berrypaw - ♂ An Energetic Apprentice (He/Him)
FROM THUNDERCLAN:
Greypebbles - ♂ A Quiet Warrior (He/Him)
Robinpaw - ♀ A Considerate Apprentice (She/Her)
Orchidflame - ♀ A Sincere Elder (She/Her)
Gingerthrash - ♂ An Arrogant Elder (He/Him)
Brindlespice - ♀ A Selfish Warrior (She/Her)
FROM SHADOWCLAN:
Clovershine - ♀ An Optimistic Senior Warrior (She/Her)
Wolfkit - ♂ A Reserved Kit (He/Him)
Eaglecry - ♀ A Maternal Elder (She/Her)
Quailfeather - ♂ A Caring Warrior (He/Him)
FROM RIVERCLAN:
Goosesong - ♂ A Disciplined Senior Warrior (He/Him)
Lilyriver - ♀ A Fierce Queen (She/Her)
Skykit - ♀ A Gracious Kit (She/Her)
Hailstrike - ♀ An Ambitious Warrior (She/Her)
OUTSIDER/S:
Duchess - ♀ A Charming Semi-Feral (She/Her)
Laetitia Von Noon - ♀ A Poised Domestic (She/Her)
Fox - ♂ A Charismatic Feral (He/Him)
Vivica - ♀ A Calculated Domestic (She/Her)