Post by bee on Aug 2, 2022 12:52:21 GMT -6
august 2022
Happy August, everyone! We're getting close to the end of summer and I'm sure everyone is ready for cooler weather and fall décor.
Starting off, Erose and I want to thank everyone who has been involved so far with Whitewater's opening! Its been a little over one month since opening our doors and it's been so wonderful to welcome old friends and meet some new ones! We are loving the characters that have been created and are looking forward to all the plots to follow!
We have accepted some high ranks over the last month, so we wanted to give another big congratulations to Alatus, Wurm, Shy, Jinx, and Northy for beginning to fill out our Clan councils! We still have plenty more openings for current and future members, so hopefully we can see fully filled high ranks in the upcoming months.
As roleplay is still kicking off, we just have some housekeeping updates for y'all:
➤ We have updated our rules to include trigger warnings for any topics that go beyond the expected scope of Warriors. We hope this helps Whitewater continue to be a safe and welcoming environment for all current and future members!
➤ We have added an application for NPC characters and some general guidelines for NPCs here. Huge thank you to Monge for this suggestion! We hope having more Clan members to reference will help continue to bring life to our groups and also provide some NPC plot participants for extra drama.
➤ A new special suffix has been added to each Clan. Thank you again to Monge for suggesting these! Our naming guide has been updated with the following suffixes and reasonings:
RidgeClan
- -stone for stalwart and dependable cats, as well as those seen as stoic or stubborn.
PrairieClan
- -petal for exceptionally gentle and nurturing cats, as well as those especially good with plants.
MistClan
- -rain for exceptionally nurturing cats, especially honored caretakers such as queens.
As a thank you to all of you for your support, all current members have been granted the use of one special suffix for a character! You all are welcome to use this either on a current character or save it for a future one...we'll keep track so save the suffix for as long as you would like!
➤ We have also adjusted our timeline and how it is laid out. When first opening, we had the timeline aligned month-by-month with real time. Since we have since chosen not to do age-ups for July and August as we didn't feel the site was ready, our timeline is now behind. Instead of being based on real-life months, our timeline now goes by Moon 1, 2, and 3 of each season. Hopefully this prevents any confusion and provides us flexibility during both fast and slow periods!
We will be adding in events and high ranks shifting as council characters are accepted, but if you have any ideas for past timeline events, feel free to reach out to staff!
For your reference, here are the months for each season that we have been following:
Leaf-Bare: December, January, February
New-Leaf: March, April, May
Green-Leaf: June, July, August
Leaf-Bare: September, October, November
In regards to activity, Erose and I want to assure everyone that low activity is fine! We know things have been slow to kick off (summer is traditionally slow for roleplays and is not an ideal time to launch...we just couldn't wait!) but we are invested for the long haul! We are hoping that fall and winter bring more new faces to join us, but even if not, we are just happy to be able to have a warrior cats home!
As this site is for you all as much as it is for me and Erose, please be sure to offer any suggestions that would make it a better experience for you! Whether organizationally or plot-related, we want to hear it all!
Moving forward, September will be our fist Activity Check and age-up! As a reminder, we don't have strict activity requirements, so this will serve mostly as an interest check. Later in the fall, keep your eyes peeled for a fun Halloween event to embrace those spooky fall vibes!
Happy plotting!