Desperate Times
From Children of StarClan
The Desperate Times is a "bridge plot" that is intended to keep things interesting between major world plots. It did ultimately become more serious than originally intended, and spawned a sub-plot called Tiger's Wrath Arrives in which the cold and starvation results in deaths due to illness.
Contents
Plot Sections
Desperate Times
- Starting at the end of Leopard's Rest 2008, then continuing through Long Nights 2008 and Tiger's Wrath 2009 until the prey finally begins to run again by the end of Melting Waters 2009, the Desperate Times marks a Leaf-bare in which cats starve and prey fails to run. Little food is available and every cat in every clan suffers hunger pangs and other symptoms of the lack of food during the course of the winter.
The Blizzard
- On the 1st day of the Moon of Tiger's Wrath a blizzard spanning 4 days blows in. It dumps huge amounts of snow on all four clans and drives the prey even deeper to ground.
The Coughs
- Starting in the Moon of Tiger's Wrath the snow, cold and lack of food open the clans to vulnerability to illness. Coughs begin to run rampant in all of the clans, taking lives and lowering moral even further.
Timeline of Events
- Coming Soon
Threads
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Out of Character
- (WORLD PLOT) Desperate Times
- (WORLD PLOT) Tiger's Wrath Arrives
- (PLOT) 2009 Blizzard Deaths
- (PLOT) Tiger's Wrath Illnesses
Leopard's Rest 2008
Fishcats Don't Need Squirrels
- Clan/Where: TC & RC/Starts at Owltree, but heading into the River Copse
- When: 6th Day of the Moon of Leopard's Rest
- What: Foxbright Hunts. And Trespasses.
Hope Springs Eternal?
- Clan/Where: TC/ThunderClan Camp, ThunderClan Territory
- When: 24th day of the Moon of Leopard's Rest
- What: Hopestorm returns from a solo hunt
Long Nights 2008
Throw It All Away
- Clan/Where: SC/ShadowClan camp
- When: 1st of the Moon of Long Nights, late morning
- What: Casual
- Plot Section: Desperate Times
At least it's food...?
- Clan/Where: WC/Camp, at the fresh-kill pile
- When: 2nd of Long Nights, afternoon
- What: Prey Dropoff
- Plot Section: Desperate Times
Borderline Psychosis
- Clan/Where: SC & TC/On and around Thunderpath.
- When: 3rd of Long Nights.
- What: Hunting nearby the Thunderpath.
- Plot Section: Desperate Times
On the Road Again
- Clan/Where: TC/Near the Thunderpath
- When: 3rd Long Nights, Sunhigh
- What: Hunting on the Thunderpath.
- Plot Section: Desperate Times
AWCforum/st/id1912
- Clan/Where: WC/WindClan Camp
- When: Early In The Morning
- What: Casual, in an attempt to get WindClan some much needed activity!
- Plot Section: Desperate Times
Tightrope
- Clan/Where: SC/Briar Patch
- When: 17th of Long Nights, evening
- What: Warrior ceremony for Crescentpaw, Hawkpaw, Hazepaw, Rosepaw, and Seapaw
- Plot Section: Desperate Times
Icy Words
- Clan/Where: RC/The rabbit warren entrance area, but we can move out
- When: 21st of Long Nights, a little after dawn
- What: Bad news and an irritated medicine cat!
- Plot Section: The Blizzard
Tiger's Wrath 2009
(OOC) Rabbitfoot & Strongheart 1TW'09
- Clan/Where: RC/Nonespecified
- When: 1st Day of the Moon of Tiger's Wrath 2009
- What: OOC Rabbitfoot & Strongheart blizzard announcement
- Plot Section: The Blizzard
Requiem
- Clan/Where: RC/Near the outer mouth of the tunnel, RC camp
- When: Sunset, 1st of the Moon of Tiger's Wrath (2009)
- What: Fretting about the missing, and other ways to occupy yourself during a blizzard
- Plot Section: The Blizzard
(OOC) Doveleap & Fadedwing 4TW'09
- Clan/Where: WC/Warriors Den, Camp
- When: 4th Day of the Moon of Tiger's Wrath (2009)
- What: The outside wall of the Warriors Den collapses from the weight of snow.
- Plot Section: The Blizzard
A (sort of) border patrol?
- Clan/Where: RC/Upper West Bank, RiverClan Territory
- When: 5th Day of the Moon of Tiger's Wrath (2006)
- What: A Border Patrol
- Plot Section: The Blizzard
(OOC) Dovesong, Silverdust, Willowkit & Owlfeather
- Clan/Where: WC/Unspecified
- When: Various dates in Tiger's Wrath
- What: Cats fall ill.
- Plot Section: The Coughs
(OOC) Crowkit 8TW'09
- Clan/Where: RC/RiverClan Camp
- When: 8th day of Tiger's Wrath
- What: Crowkit becomes ill with Greencough
- Plot Section: The Coughs
Please, save me. StarClan save me.
- Clan/Where: WC/Medicine Cat's Den
- When: 13 of TW Early
- What: Sickies!
- Plot Section: The Coughts
Frozen Hope
- Clan/Where: WC/WindClan territory, Plateau
- When: 14th day of Tiger's Wrath. Mid-day
- What: Desperate hunting
- Plot Section: Desperate Times
Melting Waters 2009
- Coming Soon
First Fishing 2009
(OOC) Rivertail Dies (5FF09)
- Clan/Where: TC/ThunderClan Camp
- When: 5th Day of the Moon of First Fishing (2009)
- What: Rivertail Dies of Blackcough
- Plot Section: Tiger's Wrath Illnesses
(OOC) Wetfur Dies (28FF09)
- Clan/Where: RC/RiverClan Camp
- When: 29th Day of the Moon of First Fishing (2009)
- What: Wetfur Dies of Cough
- Plot Section: Tiger's Wrath Illnesses
Casualty Lists
Blizzard Deaths
5 characters died as a result of the blizzard.
Strongheart, Warrior of RiverClan
Rabbitfoot, Warrior of RiverClan
Fadedwing, Warrior of WindClan
Aleit, Feral Cat
Doveleap, Warrior of WindClan
Illness Deaths
15 characters died due to illnesses that resulted from the cold & hunger.
Honeyflower, Warrior of ThunderClan
Whitepelt, Warrior of RiverClan
Squirrelfur, Elder of ShadowClan
Newheart, Queen of RiverClan
Sagepelt, Elder of ShadowClan
Bearshine, Senior Warrior of ShadowClan
Wetfur, Senior Warrior of RiverClan
Silverdust, Elder of WindClan
Rivertail, Elder of ThunderClan
Reedpaw, Apprentice of RiverClan
Dovesong, Elder of WindClan
Skydancer, Warrior of ShadowClan
Rowanfall, Senior Warrior of ShadowClan
Honeycloud, Warrior of WindClan
Mistkit (Fernheart), Kit of RiverClan