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TAINTED HOPE
A CYOA STYLE CLANWIDE EVENT
Following a tumultuous Leafbare, an omen shakes ShadowClan, leaving prey in the fresh-kill pile suddenly rotted overnight. Warriors and apprentices alike had emerged from their dens to the scent of rot, and confused murmurs rose into the open air, wondering what this may mean for ShadowClan. Time has gone on, and it's become more and more obvious that not all is well within the swamp. as sickness spreads, and prey spoils faster than it ever has before, cats warily turn to the ominous words uttered by Marbleleaf nearly a moon ago: The hunter's gifts will continue to rot. Our land is tainted by something StarClan has never seen before.
HOW DOES THIS WORK?
We encourage all members to icly take steps as you desire! If your character has any suspicions— within the realm of what Ternstar would allow, of course— you're free to make an open thread wherein a discovery may be made! Make the framing of these threads open ended, describe your character doing or looking for something, but do not conclude just yet what this may result in! A member of the hp team will see this thread and communicate with staff to receive an answer on how the thread will proceed! A reply will be left in as timely of a manner as we can manage so the thread may move along.
We ask that going forward, all event threads are marked with a ⚠︎ symbol, so that these threads can be located easily.
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⚠︎ 2/4/2025 An omen announces the presence of something sinister within ShadowClan's territory, rotting the prey in the fresh-kill pile all at once. The stench of rot filling the air, Ternstar recognizes the omen and advises ShadowClan to dispose of the crowfood for now. All warriors are advised to prioritize hunting so that they may replenish their stocks.
⚠︎ 3/4/2025 Sickness takes ShadowClan as a queen, Moltface, falls ill, exhibiting symptoms not seen in familiar illnesses like whitecough or yellowcough. In the coming weeks, cats continue to fall ill.
⚠︎ 3/6/2025 After sharing tongues with StarClan, Marbleleaf returns to ShadowClan with a warning directly from ShadowClan's former Medicine Cat. According to Marbleleaf, Starlingheart says that, "The hunter's gifts will continue to rot. That our land is tainted by something StarClan has never seen before." From here, she alerts the Clan that their prey may not be safe to eat. Following this revelation, Ternstar instructs the Clan to turn elsewhere in search of prey, namely Carrionplace, and to the territories of other clans, curious if the prey would be affected the same.
⚠︎ 3/10/2025 Sharpshadow discovers that prey atop the fresh-kill pile has begun to spoil unusually quickly. Observant hunters may be able to note some prey smelling off before it's even caught...
⚠︎ 3/11/2025 Marbleleaf attempts to treat the mysterious sickness to no avail. If there is even a cure at all, Marbleleaf may be too inexperienced of a Medicine Cat to have knowledge of it.
⚠︎ 3/26/2025 Near Carrionplace, Amberhaze makes a shocking discovery: the clear stream that had formerly cut through the territory now has patches of green, slimy water that was not there before. -
⚠︎ As of 3/4/2025, Anyone can now start exhibiting symptoms of this strange illness! It is currently unknown what exactly causes this, still.
At first, cats may experience...⚠︎ The scent of prey, even as it's freshly killed, smells off, almost like decay
- dizziness
- fatigue
- heavy salivation
- vomiting
- muscle tremors
- difficulty breathing
⚠︎ ThunderClan prey smells healthy and remains fresh in the fresh-kill pile. Eating this fresh-kill will not directly cause sickness, but that is not to say those cats still can't get sick from something else.
⚠︎ As of 3/26/2025, patches of slimy, green water have been found in the stream near carrionplace. -
Participating members can receive a badge after making two or more posts in event related threads! There is no set end date for this event, but we will give users three more days after the event has ended to post in the necessary threads!
The following threads count as event related:
- threads involving contraction of the mysterious sickness
- threads involving rotting prey
- threads involving discussion of event related occurrences
- threads involving any other discoveries made over the course of the event
- generally speaking, you can assume any thread linked in this post can count toward the badge!
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