december 2022

housekeeping

Welcome to December! This update will be a bigger one since we missed the last two months…oops! Thanks to everyone for sticking with us through a slow period of activity. We are incredibly grateful to have such a dedicated memberbase for the highs and lows of life!

We want to give an extra big welcome to our new members! We are all eager to see the characters you all continue to bring into the world of Whitewater. If you haven’t already, we recommend newer faces to make sure to familiarize themselves with the links and tidbits in our Getting Started Guide!

As always, new (or old!) members are encouraged to reach out to staff or senior members with any questions they may have. We are also always open to suggestions to make sure your roleplay experience is as fun as possible!

This month will bring another timeskip, bringing us into Leaf-Fall. Temperatures are starting to drop and the days are getting shorter. Chilly nights will begin to impact herb supplies and prey will start to become scarcer as the entire valley readies itself for Leaf-Bare.

For all characters accepted before 11/1, please update their ages by one moon. If you made a character and they were accepted after 11/1, it is up to you whether or not you age them up. The only exception to this are accepted characters that are tired to a previously accepted character…they will need to be aged up regardless of acceptance time to keep their timelines matching! If you aren’t sure if you need to update your character’s age, please reach out to staff and we will help.

Please be sure to also update ages in your wanted ads as well. Once everything is updated, please respond to this thread. This will serve as our activity check. Please respond by 12/12. If you are unable to update your ages, please post an away in our Discord or message staff privately about your absence!

Lastly, we are excited to add Halo of Ashes as a new sister site! We are working on a sister discord that will give you all the opportunity to connect from others from the community. We plan to have cross-site events, movie & game nights, and a chance to share that battle cat love! We'll have more information in January for you all. 

site updates

We have quite a few new high ranks to recognize! A big welcome to:

♦ Hailstar, leader of MistClan, played by Shy
♦ Maplefrost, medicine cat of PrairieClan, played by Serpent
♦ Bristlepaw, medicine cat apprentice of PrairieClan, played by Katie
♦ Lionflower, herbalist of PrairieClan, played by Erose
♦ Frostpaw, medicine cat apprentice of RidgeClan, played by Rin

Congrats to all characters and their players! Our site history will be updated within the next few days to incorporate these changes.

For those interested in playing a high rank, there are still several more opportunities available. RidgeClan’s deputy and ex-oracle and MistClan’s deputy and historian are both still open! For more details, refer to our high ranks guide.

With our influx of new characters, we have updated our limits & bans. Currently, MistClan females and PrairieClan males & young warriors are strongly discouraged. Current WIPs are exempt from this. While not banned just yet, we may need to ban them soon if not balanced! Warriors as well as specialist ranks are encouraged for all Clans.

To provide more character inspiration, we are also now offering Canon Adoptables!

Canon adoptables will be characters of members who have either left us or have been put UFA by their player. These characters have plot and relationship ties that are important enough to keep them in play! Currently, our two canon adoptables have direct ties to Wolfstar and plenty of plot potential to drive RidgeClan’s development.

Keep a look out for NPC adoptables in the future to give you all more options and inspiration for character creation!

clan updates

Things have been relatively quiet in each Clan, but we wanted to provide some updates so everyone knows their Clan’s standing!

Keep an eye out in the Discord for sign-ups for some of these new patrols! Also keep an eye out for details about on-site Gatherings. We plan to have our first in January!

MISTCLAN ♦ Feeling the pressure of his neighbors, Hailstar has started to add an additional patrol to both their PrairieClan border as well as the river and forest that borders RidgeClan. Additionally, an alternating guard will be posted by the tree bridge, the new crossing point between the Clans that Wolfstar used to launch his attack. While not visible and encouraged to hunt while keeping an eye on the bridge, to a keen-eyed RidgeClanner, the act can be interpreted as a show of distrust.

Within the Clan, the hunt for the kits continues. While some warriors have begun to lose hope, others continue to search…either for the kits or for an explanation. Some eyes are turned to Dawnclaw, the RidgeClan refugee who some may feel hasn’t quite been a member of MistClan long enough to trust. Others turn their eyes to their neighbors, showing particular attention towards Shadowpaw of PrairieClan as well as the loners in the area.

RIDGECLAN ♦ After RidgeClan’s rocky recent history, a show of strength and security is needed. RidgeClan is not weak and will move forward with the rest of the valley. Mushroomstar makes sure that two visible guards are positioned near the tree bridge during the day to monitor the crossing point. Of course, the decision is not entirely to keep others out…the patrol seems to look inwards just as much, to ensure rebellious Clanmates don’t try to continue Wolfstar’s mission. At night, an unlucky warrior is also posted to keep an eye on the bridge, though this cat is to remain less obvious.

Within the Clan, warriors struggle to find the path to RidgeClan’s future. Many wish to simply continue as normal, focusing on their duties and trying to move past Wolfstar’s rule. With several of their previous warriors now situated in their neighboring Clans, RidgeClan feels divided. Some are determined that hard honest work will mend the break, but others feel that Wolfstar’s mission was the way…including his own daughter.

PRAIRIECLAN ♦ Littlestar is not blind to the tension around her Clan. Hailstar’s increased patrols do not go unnoticed, and in response, her own Clan increases their border presence. Like MistClan, though, PrairieClan warriors have been told to be on their very best behavior around others. Neutrality and caution are emphasized, even with the growing hostility of Foxglove’s sect on their territory and the rocky relationship with MistClan that does not seem to be on the mend any time soon.

Within the Clan, tensions are brewing regarding PrairieClan’s future. Some may feel that the Clan has taken in too many cats from other Clans. While hard-working and proving their worth, recent events do not ease their transition. With the valley so divided, can PrairieClan trust these new Clanmates?

CLANLESS ♦ Foxglove has not forgotten his mission. The cabin sect has remained relatively neutral the past few moons as they established themselves on PrairieClan land. Now, though, they begin o move with purpose. Confrontations no longer dance around their current stale-mate but instead border on hostile, claws and fangs more eager to show. While no outright plans have been put into motion, it’s time to show that they are not a force to be ignored.

At the barn, the loners are desperate to hang on to their alliance with PrairieClan. A recent visit from Littlestar soothes some of their worries, but the opinions of Clancats can change like the weather.

OTMs

For our last site update, we want to recognize our first batch of OTMs! These were actually decided on back in October, so they do not take newer members or characters into account. Moving forward, though, we plan to update this monthly, so everyone will have a chance to be recognized! If at any point you feel a particular member, character, or thread is deserving of being recognized, please reach out to staff with nominations!

MEMBER OTM ♦ Since joining, Katie has been a welcoming and friendly presence on Whitewater! She involved herself quickly by taking several adopts as well as filling PrairieClan’s medicine cat apprentice with the hard-working Brindlepaw. We have enjoyed hearing about her many pets and look forward to continuing seeing her characters develop!

CHARACTER OTM ♦ The eccentric and clever Shadowpaw demands attention! A bit of an odd bird in his own Clan, he draws the adoration of his fellow apprentices while drawing less positive attention from his elders. A possible suspect of the kitnapping in MistClan, Shadowpaw has his paws full trying to prove his innocence while hanging on to his apprenticeship as long as possible. Louie’s devotion to the character is obvious and inspired an entire Stranger Things ad!

THREAD OTM ♦ Dewdrops on Spiderwebs involves the leader of PrairieClan, Littlestar, and a meeting with the longer, Aster. While serving as one of Foxglove’s closest allies, Aster has reached out to Littlestar with an opportunity…to provide intel to the leader to try and stop the bloodshed that the loners seek. A tense read with two she-cats tip-toeing around each other to feel out the other’s goals, and a promising start to an interesting development with the Clanless conflict!

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