may 2023

housekeeping

Happy May, Whitewater! Did you know next month will be our one year anniversary? We are so happy everyone has found as much joy in the world of Whitewater as we have! Next month we will celebrate with some exciting on-site development, but for now, we will be taking it easy with some spring cleaning.

➤ To allow everyone time to continue settling back in to writing after our winter slump, we will not be having an age-up this month. Instead, we would like to encourage everyone to take some time to make sure any trackers, adoption threads, development threads, your discord introduction, and/or bio histories after the last few on-site moons are all up to date!

➤ We will also be doing an advertising push as we get closer to summer and our year anniversary! While staff primarily handles advertisements, we wanted to give any interested members the opportunity to help! Any member who posts ads on 20 different sites will be granted the use of a special suffix! This doesn't have to be limited to other Warriors sites. Feel free to visit other genres, topics, and types of roleplay sites! 

Some advertising etiquette to keep in mind:
- Make sure to use the correct jcink or proboards ad, depending on where the other site is hosted. This keeps our ad legible and keeps our neighbors sites looking nice!
- Make sure to follow the site's advertising rules. A typical general rule is to not post an ad if our site is already on the first page of ads. Too many ads in a row may lead to advertisements getting deleted and give us a bad reputation! Therefore, each member participating will need sites different from each other, so keep an eye out!
- Our ad should include the site name in the title.
- Staff reserves the right to ask any member to stop advertising if we feel these guidelines are being ignored!

To claim your special suffix, please respond to this thread with links to your 20 advertisements. The suffix can be applied immediately to a new or existing character or you can hold on to it for the future!

➤ Speaking of suffixes...we've added some more options!

To the general list, you may now use:
-spring, for a cat who may be particularly athletic (similar to -leap) or for a cat who has an especially energetic or bouncy personality.
-flame, for a cat who may exhibit a passionate or protective personality.
-splash, for a cat who is especially skilled in regards to fishing or swimming.

A special suffix has also been added to each Clan:
-snow has been added as a RidgeClan special suffix. While all cats see and experience this weather phenomena, the mountain Clan has the most experience with both the beauty and harshness of snow. This suffix would be used for serene, observant, and/or persistent cats.
-bird has been added as a MistClan special suffix. Residing in the trees, MistClan views birds with more respect and familiarity than their neighboring Clans. This suffix would be used for nimble, talkative, and/or clever-pawed cats and would most likely be found within the weaver rank.
-rose has been added as a PraireClan special suffix. Flora is abundant throughout the prairie, and while roses are more common near the cabin or near the barn, they are still a favorite of the Clan. This suffix would be used for graceful, noble, and/or elegant cats. A respected suffix, this may be found more with older cats who have received a name-change later in life to honor them.

open threads

With our uptick in activity, we wanted to take some time to draw some attention to some open threads that are available and ready for anyone to join! If we missed your open thread or if your two-person thread is open to another cat or two, just shoot staff a message and we will add them to the list!

rock on top of sand - Tiny terror Berrykit is exploring the camp and has found a dangerous snake to defeat in combat...this thread is open to the owner of the snake-...er, tail, that Berrykit has targeted. 

when the rain falls down - Warrior Quillfeather is visiting the honored resting place of RidgeClan's dead...this thread is open to any other RidgeClan members, whether they're also visiting their lost ones or come across the grieving Quillfeather.

just around the river bend - Warrior Prowlingfang is leading a PrairieClan patrol along the river...this thread can be open to any PrairieClan members, whether they are apart of the patrol or not, as well as any RidgeClan members across the river. 

stain to my name - Weaver Ryewhisker is collecting grass near the PrairieClan border...has he been approached by a Clanmate, a PrairieClan member, or even a Clanless trespasser?

site roles

We've recently gone through and tallied all declared plot views on everyone's character bios. While this was just for fun, we thought we would share the current standings so everyone could see the current divisions within the Clans. 

While not all views are known by their Clanmates, this can perhaps provide some plotting inspiration if you see a character who shares (or opposes) your own character's current viewpoint!

Some cats may be in multiple sections if they encompassed multiple views in their plotting section. Please also note that we only included cats that specifically stated a certain view in their bio, so not all on-site characters are listed. 

We hope you all enjoy and are perhaps inspired for plots or even character ideas!

RidgeClan
➤ Saturn, heal what has been broken
       - Mushroomstar, Rainstorm, Webfrost, Foxflight, Quillfeather,    
         Batsong, Thymepaw
➤ Mars, come back stronger
       - Toadfeather, Ravenheart
➤ Pluto, all is lost 
       - Cherrynose, Littlehawk, Laurelfern, Shadowgaze
➤ Uranus, equal, not better
       -Silverheart, Foxflight


PrairieClan
➤ Amaryllis, assert our strength
       - Littlestar, Rosethorn
➤ Sage, balance strength with kindness
       - Lionflower
➤ Peony, help thy neighbor  
       - Maplefrost, Bugnose, Shadowpaw, Dustpaw
➤ Heather, prioritize the clan  
       - Newtnose, Stagleap, Darkpaw


MistClan
➤Roots, the clan comes first
       - Hailstar, Frostfeather, Dawnclaw, Irisfrost
➤Bark, defend what's ours
       - Hailstar, Aspenrain, Frostfeather, Wispfang, Dawnclaw
➤Branches, allies are not a weakness
       - Ryewhisker, Alderbranch, Riversong
➤ Leaves, change is needed
       - Lotusfire, Milkpaw
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