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Hi everyone!
Since there hasn’t been much interest in the Isolation Plot recently, we’ve moved to discussing how we’re going to bring the clans back together.
To tie together a few different suggestions together, DawnClan is currently sending a patrol to SunClan to tip them off that NightClan has been crossing through their territory. SunClan will begin more heavily patrolling the NightClan border, where we could have some skirmishes. Kingfish will then take a small band of NightClan’s best fighters to SunClan’s camp and kill a few cats, possibly kits and queens. SunClan, having already started considering an alliance with MoonClan, could then go to Sneakstar and ask for support in attacking NightClan. MoonClan, who’ve had their own problems with NightClan recently, will agree to the alliance.
Meanwhile, NightClan doesn’t know that it is DawnClan that originally tipped off SunClan to the invaders and will turn to them for support. DawnClan, who have reason to fear MoonClan and are desperate to regain their lost territory, will accept the alliance with NightClan and possibly attack MoonClan.
If you haven’t already, please look over the previous Plot Planning Blog Entry for all the details of these individual plots, I’ve only presented one way we can string them together and have left out some of the intricacies.
As well, we need to decide what we’re going to do with the spies and whether we’re going to stick with SunClan’s strict culture –which has not been particularly enforced- and DawnClan’s civil war.
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If we go with Ripple?s idea of restarting the gatherings, should all the clans see each other again, or how should we organize the two-and-two gatherings? Maybe the medicine cats could get together and start it?
I'd like to start the gatherings again, so I agree with having the medicine cats start them fully 
having the progression of two-two and then to four would most likely be the most effective and safe,.
having the progression of two-two and then to four would most likely be the most effective and safe,.
The medicine cats are a good choice to start. The two-to-two will be MoonClan and SunClan, I presume? Icestar has already traveled to MoonClan, so that helps.
If Scarletflame(star) happens to retire in a manner other than old age, then Ricochet could probably pick up the pace left between she and Kingfish in a more open way. He's not clanborn, so he doesn't have any hard feelings built up for the opposing sides in NightClan. (And this is not me planning your character's downfall, Lochflame.
If Scarletflame(star) happens to retire in a manner other than old age, then Ricochet could probably pick up the pace left between she and Kingfish in a more open way. He's not clanborn, so he doesn't have any hard feelings built up for the opposing sides in NightClan. (And this is not me planning your character's downfall, Lochflame.
Maybe the MoonClan and SunClan medicine cats could just run into each other at the Moonstone and start talking about Icestar and Sneakstar's little peace attempt? It would be a bit coincidence-y for them to be there at once, but not outside the realm of possibility.
Once she's leader, it wouldn't be outside of Lightningstrike's personality to travel to NightClan in an attempt to forge an alliance. She would be rather intent on getting back DawnClan's territory, and DawnClan would obviously need help to do that.
Why would she go to NightClan instead of SunClan? Maybe she could know something about SunClan and MoonClan being on friendly terms?
She'd go to NightClan expecting to find Kingfish the leader there. They've met a couple of times and been semi- friendly, so going to NightClan would be her first choice. Of course she'd be surprised to find Scarletstar is leader, but at that point she'd be in the camp already and an alliance could happen more naturally from there. Both NightClan and DawnClan would be hurting from their little civil wars, and have reason to ally with another clan as a safety net for a few moons.
So, what do y'all think would happen if Kingfish didn't do the raid?
I'm sorry, but I'm really insistent on keeping him, and I'm not seeing nay ways to do that at this point with all of these ideas.
I'm sorry, but I'm really insistent on keeping him, and I'm not seeing nay ways to do that at this point with all of these ideas.
Perhaps he could just pick off cats, here and there? Rather than bursting through the front entrance of a camp and attacking so openly? Or he could have a middleman to do the killing and such? Or something along those lines to keep things from being directed entirely at him? Meaning others would get the flack from Scarletstar and others, but Kingfish would be behind it all? Yet that would mean there'd have to be cats that faithful and willing to be blamed and banished.... If only I had Goshawktalon (he would do anything to get his claws dirty, since he wasn't even above killing, or at least trying to kill, his own flesh and blood). He could take the chewing out. But he isn't that young anymore...so he, in truth, probably would not be that much help... (I'm super tired, so this probably isn't as well thought out as if I'd be more awake.)
If only I had Goshawktalon (he would do anything to get his claws dirty, since he wasn't even above killing, or at least trying to kill, his own flesh and blood). He could take the chewing out. But he isn't that young anymore...so he, in truth, probably would not be that much help... (I'm super tired, so this probably isn't as well thought out as if I'd be more awake.)
That could work, but I think eventually someone would figure it out. Unless you think that would work Ember?
Unless you think that would work Ember?
For the Gatherings, both clans could plan to meet with each other at Hawk's Tree during the next full moon. Then, all four clans show up and it can act as a sign to all of them that it's time to end isolation. A little bit of a coincidence, but it's not unreasonable so long as each clan makes plans to meet with their new allies there.
Unless I?m mistaken, it seems like we?re throwing out the raid and battle ideas for now. I'm not sure what purpose the killings would serve, even individually, since we're trying to bring the clans together.
It isn?t too much of a coincidence, considering gatherings do traditionally fall on the full moon.
It isn?t too much of a coincidence, considering gatherings do traditionally fall on the full moon.
Could someone sum up the things that have been discussed please?
I was thinking that Nightmist could be discovered as a spy when Flamestar dies. She could say that she was once friends with her, and knew her, and regrets what her Clan (MoonClan) has caused, including the territory loss. Cats could take this, and her disappearance during the battle in which DawnClan lost territory, as a hint that she's a spy.
I was thinking that Nightmist could be discovered as a spy when Flamestar dies. She could say that she was once friends with her, and knew her, and regrets what her Clan (MoonClan) has caused, including the territory loss. Cats could take this, and her disappearance during the battle in which DawnClan lost territory, as a hint that she's a spy.
This sounds good to me. I think rotating the spies will be good as well, and two months is a generous amount of time. After all, who doesn't like to role play a spy?
Okay, to tie together what we?ve decided on:
NightClan will become unified under Scarletstar after Kingfish and his closest lackeys are done away with (either through banishment, leaving the clan to form their own gang, being executed?we need to work out the details, but point being, Kingfish?s presence isn?t realistic).
In DawnClan, the tension between the Nationalists and Traditionalists is reaching a breaking point. Over the next week or so, the clan will erupt into civil war that will leave Flamestar dead. As Lightningstar comes into power, she will travel to NightClan expecting to find Kingfish as the leader. However, upon finding that Scarletstar is leader and NightClan is also recovering from a rift in their ranks, the two clans will agree to meet for a gathering at the next full moon.
DawnClan will send a patrol to SunClan to inform them that NightClan has been crossing through their territory, which will encourage SunClan to start looking for allies. They will turn first to MoonClan, due to the attempts at piece made between Sneakstar and Icestar, and discover that MoonClan and DawnClan are at war. The two clans will also decide to meet at the next full moon to discuss a possible alliance.
All four clans will arrive together on the next full moon and interpret their unintentional gathering as a sign to end isolation. However, tension will remain between the clans. Despite DawnClan?s famine coming to light, the SunClan and MoonClan will refuse to give them prey or, in MoonClan?s case, return their lost territory. NightClan will support their tentative allies, making MoonClan and SunClan stick even closer together. We can use this divide as a starting point for our next battle.
If this all sounds correct to y?all, I can update the Planned Events Page when I get a chance.
There are a few questions we still need to answer.
1. When should we have the gathering? The usual date would be November 11th through the 13th, but that seems needlessly far away. Next week seems too soon, though, so maybe we could aim for October 28-30th?
2. What are we going to do with the spies? It sounds like we?re keeping them, but will clans other than MoonClan start sending out spies, and will MoonClan keep spies in SunClan or just in DawnClan and NightClan? Also, if you?d like to have a spy, please PM me! I?d like to shuffle around the spies soon, now that we?ve agreed on changing them ever two months.
3. Will we also resume medicine cat meetings? If so, when should the next one be?
NightClan will become unified under Scarletstar after Kingfish and his closest lackeys are done away with (either through banishment, leaving the clan to form their own gang, being executed?we need to work out the details, but point being, Kingfish?s presence isn?t realistic).
In DawnClan, the tension between the Nationalists and Traditionalists is reaching a breaking point. Over the next week or so, the clan will erupt into civil war that will leave Flamestar dead. As Lightningstar comes into power, she will travel to NightClan expecting to find Kingfish as the leader. However, upon finding that Scarletstar is leader and NightClan is also recovering from a rift in their ranks, the two clans will agree to meet for a gathering at the next full moon.
DawnClan will send a patrol to SunClan to inform them that NightClan has been crossing through their territory, which will encourage SunClan to start looking for allies. They will turn first to MoonClan, due to the attempts at piece made between Sneakstar and Icestar, and discover that MoonClan and DawnClan are at war. The two clans will also decide to meet at the next full moon to discuss a possible alliance.
All four clans will arrive together on the next full moon and interpret their unintentional gathering as a sign to end isolation. However, tension will remain between the clans. Despite DawnClan?s famine coming to light, the SunClan and MoonClan will refuse to give them prey or, in MoonClan?s case, return their lost territory. NightClan will support their tentative allies, making MoonClan and SunClan stick even closer together. We can use this divide as a starting point for our next battle.
If this all sounds correct to y?all, I can update the Planned Events Page when I get a chance.
There are a few questions we still need to answer.
1. When should we have the gathering? The usual date would be November 11th through the 13th, but that seems needlessly far away. Next week seems too soon, though, so maybe we could aim for October 28-30th?
2. What are we going to do with the spies? It sounds like we?re keeping them, but will clans other than MoonClan start sending out spies, and will MoonClan keep spies in SunClan or just in DawnClan and NightClan? Also, if you?d like to have a spy, please PM me! I?d like to shuffle around the spies soon, now that we?ve agreed on changing them ever two months.
3. Will we also resume medicine cat meetings? If so, when should the next one be?
Late October sounds good to me, and the medicine cat meetings could come again after the first Gathering, planned at the time they were before the isolation plot? Although they rarely had much sway over the plot, and they never seemed to get all medicine cats to actually interact with each other, they were a nice device to have. Should they ever serve a purpose, it would be good to already have them established than to find a way to restart them quickly.
Yeah, even if the medicine cat meetings don't do much, they also don't disrupt the roleplay as much as a pointless gathering does. -shrug-
I thought we nixed the Kingfish exile idea since he wasn't going to be attacking anymore?
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