CREATUREFEST JULY 2025

[AceOfNothing]

LORE

Moon 157
- Quesowave doesn't know what he did to be murdered by an apprentice. But Brackenpaw walks away without anyone knowing anything.
- Torrentpaw is named Torrentdrip, Cavesplash is so happy for her kit.
- Salmonspeck is found and brought back to camp. Brinestripe chatters excitedly to Wavestar about some other things he heard from kittypets, and she let's him make more rescue plans.
- Brackenpaw goes missing for a few days. Wavestar and Brinestripe talk to him personally. He says the death of Quesowave just effected him, he needed to get out of his head.
- Wavestar doesn't seem to believe this fully. She tells him he's to stay in camp the rest of this moon.
- Greensmoke is hit by a monster while crossing the road

Moon 158
- Caakirimist and Mikhailfish stare at the daughters body during the vigil, Mikhailfish knowing the ache in her stomach isn't just from grief.
- Mikhailfish tells Wavestar he's expecting kits, the leader leans against the medicine cat as he cries. To lose a kit in such a happy moment...
- Coral joins the elders
- Wailspike and Marshshine are made full warriors.
- Conepaw apprenticed to Shorespeckle, Codpaw to Dewmoon, Floodpaw to Moistbreak
- Drinkghost doesn't feel like they're a tom anymore, and they're happy with that.
- Tropicfall and Octopusfreckle have a fight in the mediators den. Bassdust doesn't know how to feel when it ends with them cuddling in his nest.
- Turtlescreech and Teddydrip can't save Scrubheart from the sinkhole 

Moon 159
- Mikhailfish is hoping for a big litter! You'd think as head medicine cat she'd be sure of this but it always feels like a surprise.
- Waterstripe and Shorespeckle are expecting kits! No nursery yet.
- Airripple fades day by day. Wavestar is just happy he got home before passing.
- Brinestripe manages to lead Palmfang home, Wavestar is so proud of him and her clan.
- Palm is a little bruised but nothing bad.
- Finquiver is gonna be nursing rejection from Pearlyspots for a while
- Little Ghost Tears and Marshcove become mates, so do Vanillanut and Dewmoon
- Torrentdrip doesn't feel like tom really suits them
- Softbubble heals from a snake bite despite it being pretty poisonous. He then manages to get bit by a snake again and still survives. The medicine cats are confused. He feels unkillable.
- A flood catches a training patrol and Sandpaw is unfortunately swept away in the currents. 
- Soakstripe breaks his jaw being hit by a monster, but he's alive
- Two new cats join the clan, Glowfish and The Doctorgrass 
- The Doctorgrass refuses to change his name, but he brought a lot of catmint.
- "16 moon olds these days dont know when to put down the catmint" Wavestar says to no one in particular.
- Breezethistle can't tell them what Wave was like at 16 moons.

Moon 160
- Waterstripe is hoping for a big litter, Shorespeckle wants a small one. They both end up dragged into the nursery by Mikhailfish, and no one want to argue with him so close to kitting.
- He's honestly relieved when it's only 2 kits. Wanting more and having more are separate things. Moonkit and Eelkit, a Molly and a Tom
- Crabdusk is taking a peaceful stroll outside of camp and is killed by a fox. Wavestar hates to hold a vigil only a day after happily announcing the kits.
- Wavestar and Brinestripe hear from loners and kittypets about an older cat they might know. Lake. They meet her one day, and Wavestar can hardly hold back her shock. Lakekit, 75 moons old, is finally back in the clan. She's adventurous and a great fighter.
- She goes home with them, everything feels foreign. Only a few days old when taken by two legs, she hardly feels like she belongs. But she takes the name Lakewhisker, and meets the rest of the clan.
- It feels... nice. To feel wanted. To feel loved.
- Deliwave retired to the elders den. He snickers when Wavestar refers to him as a former deputy, it hardly feels right.
- Ospreypaw is name Ospreysun, Saltpaw is named Saltchasm
- Finquiver learns nothing and is rejected by Pearlyspots again.
- Splashkite, a kittypet who acts more like a dog than a house cat, joins the clan. Oddcurrent brings her home after fighting her dog friend.
- Oddcurrent catches a particularly nasty case of fleas. Splashkite is almost certain it's from the dogs.

Moon 161
- Splishfur dies fighting a dog
- Waterstripe and Moistbreak welcome two kits, Cloudkit and Rainkit. Shorespeckle and Oddcurrent welcome a singlekit and name her Wetkit. All Molly's.
- Ghostreed joins the elders.
- Anemoneleaf and Brackenmask are made warriors.
- Pebblepaw is apprenticed to Reedeagle
- Brackenmask stares at his paws that night, remembering them covered in a clan mates blood. The clan doesn't know, they don't know what he's done. But Starclan does. 
- Pearlyspot is really getting tired of Finquiver and debates biting her daily.
- Instead, Pearlyspot confesses to Riptishadow. He's delighted to have Riptide as a mate.
- Despite some bumps, Tropicfall and Octopusfreckle become mates.
- Theres a flea outbreak the clan has never seen. Wavestar is genuinely overwhelmed.
- Fleas: Oddcurrent, Sunbracken, Finswirl, Caakirimist, Brackenmask, Fishfleck, Coral, Jellyfishheart, Snapdragonfloat, Sealpaw, Oleanderbubble, and Stripedrown.
- Gooseegg has to tell Shorespeckle and Oddcurrent Wetkit isn't ignoring them, she's deaf. 
- Glowfish is free from fleas, maybe he brought them in.
- Algaepaw from Twigclan joins.
- Floodmallow, an injured kittypet joins.
- While scratching some fleas, Fishbounce breaks what he thought was raspberries in his mouth. He barely makes it to camp before collapsing from the death berries poison 

Moon 162
- Drinkghost is expecting kits and doesn't want to fool around, they move into the nursery.
- Sealpaw is named Sealshade, and Algaepaw is named Algaepatch.
- Dewmoon and Vanillanut have a huge fight and break up.
- A loner approaches shyly one and asks to join the clan, she takes the name Heartsplash
- Flea counts rise: Marshshine, Little Ghost Tears, Algaepatch, Swanswirl, Pearlyspot, Wailspike, Ghostreed, Bubbleback, Tinygull, Agathacreek, Anemoneleaf, Frozenghost, Sushimouse, Clamheart, Octopusfreckle, Lakestripe, Eelkit, Splashkite, Agnescurrent, Shellspeckle, Floatbeetle, Lobsterbranch, Bubblingberry, Soakstripe, Saltchasm, Glowfish, Driftfuzz, Lilypadswirl, Hadarrain, Toadslip, Moistbreak, Grousegull, Stripedrown, Jellyfisheyes, Deliwave, Moonkit, Floodpaw, Oddcurrent (Who just got rid of them!), Tuftsand, Salmonspeck, Scalechase, Flukedawn, Cloudkit, and Jellyfishheart.
- The rest of the moon is uneventful. Maybe the warriors are slacking from so much scratching.

Moon 163
- Honestly, Brinestripe thought it would be something glorious. A battle with a rogue, a war with the overclans, taking down a two leg, or a betrayal by a clan mate. A fox or a badger attack. Something to show she fought to the end.
- Wavestar thought it might be peaceful. In her sleep, surrounded by the clans soft purrs. Maybe a sickness, something her body can't handle. A warning to take your body seriously. 
- But instead, it's a sinkhole that swallows her whole. It takes all her remaining lives, and she finds herself reunited with her mother. 
- Rayshimmer and Kelpdrop greet her with tears, and she knows she'll visit Clamheart in his dreams.
- Brinestripe travels to get his nine lives, tears stinging his eyes.
- Pool, his mother, a life for confidence. Iceripple, his ex mate, a life for sympathy. Marinedapple, his best friend, a life for acceptance. Abalonelilac, a life for clear judgment. Sealeyes, a life for endurance. Kelpdrop, a dear friend, a life for empathy. Cloudtail, a life for certainty. Duckbramble, a life for instincts. And Wavestar, who believed in him even in the worst of times, who became a mentor and close friend, who searched for him tirelessly for moons, gives him a life with the strength to overcome his fears.
- He returns to clan feeling stronger than ever, the cats cheer for Brinestar. He names Floatbeetle deputy. She's honored, even though they're not particularly friendly.
- He sits with Clamheart one night, letting the older cat sob about missing his mate while he holds back tears of his own.
- Oysterdazzle and Frozenghost become mates.
- Brinestar tosses a snake out of camp before it can bite anyone.
- Torrentdrip and Swampnoise become mates. Brinestar congratulates the former leaders last kit, knowing she'd be happy for him.
- Jellyfishheart reject Marshshine. 
- It's a fairly quiet moon, all things considered. Brinestripe... Brinestar is okay with this. It's going to take some getting used to. Clanmates mourn their leader. While life must move on, he hardly thinks he'll be able to fill her paw steps. 
- Heronclaw has still not been caught for murder, and now his mate is leader! He's honestly maybe too happy this moon, but Brinestar hardly notices.

Moon 164
- Caakirimist passes in her sleep, Mikhailfish is overwhelmed with grief.
- Fogbuzz is completely surprised by Drinkghost having Five Kits. Loachkit it the only molly, Guppykit, Bettakit, Halibutkit, and Crabkit are the toms.
- Octopusfreckle announces she's expecting kits. She is irate at the idea of going to the nursery already, insisting she's not that delicate.
- Floodstripe is welcomed as a warrior.
- Mikhailfish doesn't know why Turtlescreech thought asking to be mates was appropriate while he was freshly grieving
- Wavestar visits cats in their dreams without saying much. Brinestar is trying, and she wants to support him.
- She visits Dunestripe and Waterstripe, happy to visit two of her sons.
- Dewmoon is captured by twolegs.
- The fleas are leaving.

Moon 165
- Turtlescreech and Salvageflood join the elders
- Conehoney and Codglare are made a warriors
- Turtlescreech and Mudmane are killed by a gang of rogues
- Softbubble is expecting kits and moves into the nursery immediately, hoping to speed the litter along.
- Hadarrain dies from a sharp pain in his chest 
- Octopusfreckle moves into the nursery. She hopes it's a small litter.
- Cuttlescar isn't paying attention and ends up washed out to sea.
- Basspool, Driftfuzz, Foamswirl, and Shorespeckle are shaken with grief.
- Dewmoon is brought back to camp safely
- The fleas are gone! 
- Sealshade is captured by humans while hunting

Moon 166
- Pebblepaw finishes mediator training and is named Pebbledapple
- Moonpaw is more interested in the clans well being and myths and stories. Rapidfern takes her on as a medicine cat apprentice.
- Eelpaw is apprenticed to Palmfang
- Floundermallow is killed by yellowcough
- Softbubble wants a small litter, he's certain of that while looking at Octopusfreckle and Tropicfall with their 2 kits.
- Octopusfreckle and Tropicfall look at their two molly kits, and name them Mistkit and Swankit.
- Frogcove falls into a snow bank on a particularly cold day, during a patrol. The cold seeps into his bones long before the clan can dig him out.

Moon 167
- New apprentices! Cloudpaw to Oleanderbubble, Rainpaw to Finquiver, and Wetpaw to Flukedawn.
- Softbubble and Deliwave welcome 2 kits, Lotuskit and Dewkit
- Teddydrip announces he's expecting kits, and honestly seems annoyed about it.
- Salmonspeck dies of Yellowcough
- The clan has been looking for Maggie to chase her off the territory. Clamheart takes the risk to warn her, the cat hardly taking him seriously.
- He gets a thorn stuck in his paw on the way back and seems particularly annoyed as of late.
- Brinestar seems unsettled. He learned from Wavestar long ago that a fairly quiet moon means bad is coming. He thinks it's been too quiet.
- Heronclaw doesn't get it, and they argue about it for days on end. They're still mates but Brinestar feels angry at the start of this moon.

Moon 168
- Bubblingberry and Swanswirl retire
- Squidshell dies of yellowcough
- Coral is expecting kits
- And then the floods hit
- Two Floods, one takes out Ripplegaze, Dunestripe, Saltchasm, and Deliwave. A second takes out Neuroscientistfern, Splashskitter, and Ghostreed.
- It's a lot of cats to suddenly lose, Brinestar is left with a grieving and angry clan. 
- Charisma is not getting him out of this, but he's trying so hard
- Molly Murder Mittenscurrent has to have her tail cut off due to infection. She sobs into her nest, but gets up to go hunting anyway.
- Floatbeetle and Brinestar are working harding to keep the clan afloat, fixing dens, catching prey 
- Splashkite returns soaking wet, yowling a warning to the clan of an incoming flood. Codglare was with him. The water rushes through, but they stayed dry. Codglare was with Splashkite. Where is Codglare Splashkite?
- Brinestar counts clan mates. Codglare was taken in the flood, Splashkite sobs apologies he doesn't need to give. The clan comforts, They still short someone.
- "Where is Floatbeetle?"
- "He was patrolling alone Brinestar."
- They have to find the bodies. He has to know if he needs a new deputy.

Year: 14
Cats: 115
Food: Great
Medicine: Good

OTHER

WAVESTAR

MY BABY
Ugh you still look so pretty dead. I love you
She's also a great grandma now. Tropicfall is her grandson, so his two kits are her great grandkits. I almost named one Wavekit but it felt too soon.


Oh this was actually a hard year to finish. And I keep accidentally calling him Brinestripe and not Brinestar. 


Here's the ceremony ftr. I dont know.
AND THEN FLOATBEETLE DIES ON ME IN THE LAST PATROL
Hate to end it with no deputy but I like letting the game pick.



I have to figure out what I'm doing from here and I'll probably post a poll about it in the discord. Unfortunately for Brinestar the fact that his mate is still an unknown murderer to a cat in the dark forest means I can do evil things.