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Estellaria
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Who

Duke and whoever

What

Vigilance

Where

Whitehart, 200s First/Second Avenue area

Day

16

After patroling and refreshing scentmarks around town, Duke set his eyes on a house not far from the church. He leapt and climbed to an upper part of its roof. Moonlight caught in his grizzled fur until a convenient cloud began to shield the tom.
 
It had rained earlier, but the night was clear enough for him. Good enough for observation. Whether he only ended up observing the usual night life or something else, it wouldn't be a waste of time.

PCs:
Hollyclaw, Warrior of ShadowClan
Sunpool, Warrior of ShadowClan
Dawnflurry, Deputy of ShadowClan
Mistyleaf, Warrior of ThunderClan
Thornstrike, Warrior of RiverClan
Shadesleek, Warrior of WindClan
Morgan, Royal Scion of Camelot
Duke, Rogue

NPCs:
Hawkfeather, Elder of ShadowClan
Nettlesky, Warrior of RiverClan
Ceridwen, Princess of Camelot


   
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Survival demands caution, but greatness requires daring
⋆。°✩ ⭒ ──● 𓄿 ●── ⭒ ⋆。°✩

Kosmo slipped into the night the way a shadow slips between the cracks. The last of the puddles reflected slivers of moonlight as he padded through the damp grass behind the churchyard.

The cinnamon rogue scaled the side of the house momentum carrying him in one smooth pull onto the roof’s edge. He didn’t crowd Duke. Kosmo knew better than to spook an old fighter. His gaze turned out toward the sleepy town below.

"Quiet night." He murmured, voice a whisper over the night. "Storm washed the scent pretty clean." He didn’t push further than that. Not yet. Duke wasn’t the kind you corner with questions. His chin was tipped towards the stars, ears alert for...something other than the grizzled tom beisde him.


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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


   
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Estellaria
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Duke's ears swiveled at the sound of movement. His tail-tip flicked as he looked for its source, then relaxed when he saw it was just Kosmo. The tom didn't seem any worse for wear than the last times Duke had seen him, but Duke's judgement of how well someone was usually depended on how physically injured they were in front of him.
 
"Yeah," Duke replied plainly about the night and then the storm. "They do that."
 
To Duke, what determined whether weather was helpful or hindering was what you needed out of it and what you got.
 
"Storms are like fangs and claws," he stated as if that was a common phrase anyone would know. He returned his gaze to the streets and houses.
 
"Any news from out there?" Duke asked, indicating in the direction of the forest.

PCs:
Hollyclaw, Warrior of ShadowClan
Sunpool, Warrior of ShadowClan
Dawnflurry, Deputy of ShadowClan
Mistyleaf, Warrior of ThunderClan
Thornstrike, Warrior of RiverClan
Shadesleek, Warrior of WindClan
Morgan, Royal Scion of Camelot
Duke, Rogue

NPCs:
Hawkfeather, Elder of ShadowClan
Nettlesky, Warrior of RiverClan
Ceridwen, Princess of Camelot


   
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Survival demands caution, but greatness requires daring
⋆。°✩ ⭒ ──● 𓄿 ●── ⭒ ⋆。°✩

Duke’s question hung between them, catching in the ridge of silence that followed. At length, his jaws parted on a slow exhale. "There’s news." He meowed matter of factly. Not secretive but heavy. "None of it’s good."

His mismatched eyes drifted toward the treeline beyond the town where the Clans called the forest their home. "For one, the murderer is still out there." A muscle twitched beneath his eye. "I've seen killers before... and she is plagued by a great and twisting madness."

Kosmo’s tail flicked once, sharp against the shingles. "She kills not for need, but for wasteful slaughter." He turned his chin towards the large tom, at ease despite the proximity. "My raven has been keeping her trail so we can try to predict her movements. Confrontations have been prevented, yes...but some have died."

His gaze narrowed, reflecting a sliver of starlight that made him look eerily feral. His raven was well fed on her kills. She might have been doing him a favor weakening the wavering Clans, but she was unpredictable, even under pressure of ravenwing.

A humorless huff pushed from his nose. "Not an easy task chasing a creature that doesn't think straight."



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


   
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Estellaria
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Confrontations had been prevented? Duke wondered which, and whether the Clan cats had even noticed. When Kosmo mentioned having seen killers before, Duke glanced at him for a heartbeat, briefly wondering if he should comment on stating the obvious.
 
"I heard," the tom replied about the indiscriminate slayings. "Mad or not, thinking straight gets you killed if you're attacking groups as big as the Clans." There was still a method in her madness, he thought, even if there might not be a clear one to it.
 
"Is there a plan to deal with her?" he asked. "Or just hoping someone gets lucky?"

PCs:
Hollyclaw, Warrior of ShadowClan
Sunpool, Warrior of ShadowClan
Dawnflurry, Deputy of ShadowClan
Mistyleaf, Warrior of ThunderClan
Thornstrike, Warrior of RiverClan
Shadesleek, Warrior of WindClan
Morgan, Royal Scion of Camelot
Duke, Rogue

NPCs:
Hawkfeather, Elder of ShadowClan
Nettlesky, Warrior of RiverClan
Ceridwen, Princess of Camelot


   
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Survival demands caution, but greatness requires daring
⋆。°✩ ⭒ ──● 𓄿 ●── ⭒ ⋆。°✩

Kosmo's whiskers stirred at Duke's bluntness, a faint twitch betraying amusement rather than offense. He shifted his weight on the shingles.

"There's always a plan." His voice was low, tinged with proposal.

"Some of the Clans are floating the idea of a temporary border truce. Just long enough to hunt her down without tripping over old grudges."

Kosmo finally turned his head, mismatched gaze fixing on the grizzled tom. "RiverClan and WindClan have allied in purpose. ThunderClan refuses." He purposely revealed with a curl of his maw.

A dark shape shifted above them. Perhaps a cloud. Perhaps a dark body of feathers. "How have you been?"



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


   
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Chloe
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"Get back here, little lizard!"

𓅨₊˚⊹♡⊹ ࣪ ˖𓅨₊˚⊹♡⊹ ࣪ ˖𓅨₊˚⊹♡⊹ ࣪ ˖

Raven rarely took midnight strolls. She liked to sleep in her cat tree during the night and play all day. Though perhaps 'play' wasn't the right word anymore. She wasn't a kitten anymore. She was an adult now. Albeit barely.

The she-cat had been padding past when she heard the voices of two other felines speaking. Something about clans? The she-cat thought back to the encounter she had with that ThunderClan cat weeks ago. Maybe she could learn more about the clans.

Raven strained her ears, hoping to eavesdrop on the pair.


I play...
From WindClan
Bayflower (F) an understanding warrior
Cedarkit (NB) a loving kit
Ashkit (M) an affectionate kit
From ShadowClan
Swampkit (NB) a grumpy kit

From ThunderClan
Finchkit (M) a reserved kit

From RiverClan
Cinderwhisper (F) a silent elder

From beyond the clans
Noah (M) a lazy semi-feral
Raven (F) a playful domestic kitten


   
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