"Let all cats old enough to catch their own prey, join here for a clan meeting!"

Called the black-and-white IslandClan Leader. She watched from Highledge as her Clanmates began to gather. Eight cats stood behind her, and one, a shaggy black tom with an evil glint in his yellow eyes, was guarded by Ravenswoop and Amberfrost.

'Today we will welcome seven new Clanmembers into IslandClan,' She yowled and waited as a cheer from IslandClan rose up and died down, 'AND, we will also condemn a Prisoner to our Hollow Tree.'

Everyones gaze whipped around to the black tom and some even started snarling.

"Storm and Sunny, please step forward."

The young tom and she-cat did.

'You are the right age to be Apprentices. Ravenswoop, you have not yet had an Apprentice, and I know you will pass on all you know to Storm.' Shadowstar paused, then mewed, 'Blizzardfang, you also have not yet had an Apprentice. You shall mentor Sunny. I trust you shall pass all your knowledge onto this young Apprentice. Storm, you shall be known as Stormpaw. Sunny, you shall be known as Sunpaw.'

"Snow, Red, Star and Spar also want to join our Clan as Warriors." Shadowstar mewed, gesturing with her tail to the she-cats behind her. "Snow, Star, Spar, Red, do you promise to uphold to Warrior code and protect your Clan, even, if StarClan wills it, to the point of death?" She mewed and looked them all in the eye.

"We do!" They mewed in union.

"Then by the power of StarClan,you shall be known as Snowblaze, Starwind, Sparwind and Scarletflower."

The IslandClan Leader smiled as the Clan chanted their new names. then she spoke again,

''Onto less joyful tidings. Last night, this TangleClan spy was caught sneaking up behind the Nursery. We are lucky at how noisily he was stalking along, or it might have been too late.'' Shadowstar looked straight at the tom with a fierce light in her eyes.

''Scratch, for attempted theft and kidnapping of kits, for sneaking into our Camp, for trespassing on on Territory, you are sentenced to the Prisoner's Den until Newleaf when we shall happily escort you off our Territory onto uninhabited parts of the Mainland. Ravenswoop, Amberfrost, take him away.'' And as she spoke, the two Warriors escorted Scratch unceremoniously to the Hollow Tree, and then placed themselves at each end as guards.

As if nothing had happened, Shadowstar regained her cheery voice and began to speak.

''Our dawn patrol also came across this abandoned kit who wants to join. Fawnstream, will you take Dusk-kit as your own?''

Continue with Roleplay

Territory Map

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Unexpected Visitors: Part I

"Lionheart, look after the Clan for a while. I am going to seek an allegiance with SunClan. I will be taking only Mudflower and Poppyheart."

Lionheart dipped his head respectfully as his Clan leader, Shadowstar. Shadowstar was going to travel to SunClan's territory to gain an alliengance, with her trusted daughter and medicine cat as her companions. It was up to Lionheart to look after the Clan while she was away.

He watched Shadowstar call for a Clan meeting as Mudflower walked towards the medicine cat's den. He padded after her. Remembering the time when they were Lionpaw and Mudpaw, friends that went separate paths, he stopped outside the entrance.

"Hey, Mudflower. Preparing travelling herbs?" he asked. Lionheart breathed in the rich scent of the forest. Then a second later he breathed out, relaxing his broad shoulders, just as Mudflower came out of her den with three leaf bundles, all neatly tied together.

"Lionheart! It's good to see you again," Mudflower exclaimed, rushing to meet him. "I mean..." she stammered, "I see you everyday, but it's just not the same ever since you became deputy!"
Lionheart purred, clearly not offended by her comment. Just as he was about to ask her what she'd been up to, Shadowstar called from the distance. "Mudflower, it's time to leave," meowed Shadowstar.
Mudflower gave him a look of sadness, but soon changed to excitement as the young cat raced to meet Shadowstar. "I'm on my way!" she replied.



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Lionheart leaped on top of Highrock. IslandClan cats were already below him, so he didn't need to try and grab their attention.

"As you know, Shadowstar left our Clan at dawn, with Mudflower and Poppyheart to seek an allegiance with SunClan. Each task will carry on as usual. Borders will be carried out." He came down Highrock, and rasied his golden head so cats could hear.

"Smokeblossom, Icefur, Rainwhisker, and Brokenclaw will be on the dawn patrol. Ravenswoop will lead this patrol."

"Amberfrost lead the hunting patrol. Take Streamcloud, Flamebreeze, Cinderflight, and two other warriors with you," he continued. "Keep a look out for dogs." With a last glance, he went to hunt by the stream.

Lionheart pricked his ears and sharpened his senses. He could hear a distant rumbling in the distance. He peered in every direction, but couldn't find the source. Lionheart soon ignored it as he spotted a rabbit.


Crouching low and carefully, so the rabbit couldn't hear him, he crawled from behind the ferns, narrowing his eyes so his focus was only on the rabbit. He bunched his muscles and...

Suddenly, the rumbling in the distance was clearer, and the rabbit sprang away from Lionheart's gaze. Lionheart hissed and turned to see what might have caused this. Then he spotted something familiar; his eyes widened and his jaws opened to let out a yowl of alarm. He faced the intruders, ears hot and his fur bristling with fury. He growled, unsheathing his claws.


"What are you doing in our territory, Shadestar?"

Let all cats old enough to catch their own prey, join here for a clan meeting!

Yowled IslandClan's Leader to her Clan as they quickly gathered at the foot of Highledge.

"As most of you know, there is a full-moon Gathering tonight. Listen carefully;

 The Cats accompanying me to The Great Rock shall be.....

Lionheart (Feather)

Goldenbranch (Jenna)

Mudflower (Feather)

Thunderstorm (Jenna)

Icefur (Pielover)

Poppyheart (Me)

Streamcloud (Me)

Ravenswoop (Me)

Hollystorm (Akire)

Cinderflight (Akire)

Amberfrost (WC)

Smokeblossom (WC)
Heatherpaw (Alina)

Enter this 'passageway'..

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to go to The Gathering.

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Let all cats old enough to catch their own prey, join here for a clan meeting!..

..Yowled the IslandClan leader as she nimbly leaped from Highledge. It had been moons since Startail, her mate, had died and now she was completely recovered from the shock and sorrow.

Shadowstar was strong and confident again.

I must bring my Clan alive again.

She thought to herself before calling up the four soon-to-be-Warriors - and Medicine Cats - to the Highledge.

"IslandClan, today Crystalpaw, Cinderpaw, Hollypaw, Hawkpaw and Mudpaw have all successfully completed their training and will be joining the Warrior Ranks this day." Shadowstar purred.

"Cherrynose, Lionheart, Poppyheart, Goldenbranch,' began Shadowstar, 'Are you satisfied with these Apprentices training?"

"Yes." The mentors chorused.

"I am also satisfied my my training of Hawkpaw.'

' Then now they shall be known as Crystalfur, Cinderflight, Hawkwing and Hollystorm. Goldenbranch, will you step forward to name your Apprentice?"

Goldenbranch nodded and gently prodded Mudpaw forward with her to the front.

"Mudpaw, is is your wish to follow the sacred path of a Medicine Cat?" She asked gently.

"Yes." Mudpaw mewed, smiling.

"Then I, Goldenbranch, Medicine Cat of IslandClan, place on you the name of Mudflower. May StarClan bless and commend your path." Goldenbranch mewed.

As the Clan cheered for the newly ranked Clanmates, no one suspected a sinister among one of the Apprentices. A One that would affect IslandClan forever.

Let all cats old enough to catch their own prey join here for a clan meeting!...

...Yowled Shadowstar as she nimbly lept up onto Highledge.

'Today we have many new Clanmembers.' She purred proudly. 'Ice, Silvyne, Flame, Rain, Birch, Splash, and Heather, do you promise to uphold the Warrior Code and protect this Clan even at the cost of your life?' The IslandClan leader asked solemnly.

"We do!!" They replied excitedly.

'Then by the power of StarClan, you shall be known as Icefur, Silverstorm, Flamebreeze, Birchfur, Rainwhisker and Ripplestream! Heather, you are the right age for an Apprentice, so you will be known as Heatherpaw. Hawkheart will be your mentor. I hope you will teach her all you know, Hawkheart.'

Shadowstar mewed to the black tom.

"Icefur, Silverstorm, Flamebreeze, Birchfur, Rainwhisker, Ripplestream, Heatherpaw!

Icefur, Silverstorm, Flamebreeze, Birchfur, Rainwhisker, Ripplestream, Heatherpaw!"

IslandClan chanted happily for their new Clanmates.

Mudpaw's Discovery

Gathering herbs can be so dull.... Thought Mudpaw as she trudged along in the woodlands of The Island. It was a very drear day, muddy, rainy, grey-skied... The Medicine Cat Apprentice couldn't wait for Greenleaf, because Newleaf on IslandClan's Island was usually very, very rainy.

Hello... What's this? Mudpaw thought as a strange blueish-grey mist came rolling in around her. The mist seemed to be whispering something... Mudpaw could almost make it out when she saw a wispy, glowing figure of a cat padding towards her, from the fog. The young Medicine Cat peered into the fog, and as the figure came closer, she suddenly recognized it as -

"-Birdflower?!" Mudpaw asked excitedly. Birdflower had been Mudpaw's first mentor, who was tragically murdered by a monster.

"It is I, little one." Birdflower murmured, very close to her former Apprentice now. "IslandClan Medicine Cats have not had anywhere to meet with us for many moons now. No cat even attempted to look for a place." The former Medicine Cat mewed sadly. "I am here to guide you to our chosen place for you. Follow me." Birdflower ordered and then seemed to retreat into the fog, which started to move forward, past Mudpaw, towards the southern coast of The Island.

Mudpaw followed it hurriedly. It led her past Waterfall Pool, The Forest Clearing and beside the Stream until it dis-appeared down a moss fern-gated gap in the rock beside the stream. Mudpaw's heart beat hard when she leaped through the gap and realized it led to a nicely-sized tunnel.
As she ran after the mist through the tunnel she noticed she was most likely under the Forest Hollow, for the tunnel had doubled back in that direction.
Then the tunnel stopped abruptly into a large, beautiful, underground, moss-covered cave.
The cave was well lighted for it had many tiny gaps in the hard-packed dirt-and-grass roof where sunlight could shine through. However, mostly grey light shone though due to the nasty weather of early Newleaf.


"It must be here!" Mudpaw mewed happily. Welcome to The StarGlen.... The mist seemed to whisper. Then it evaporated before The IslandClan Apprentice's eyes. Mudpaw's heart was bursting with joy. IslandClan finally had a place to meet with their ancestors.

[Feather, it would be lovely if you continued Mudpaw's story.]