#stagcharge

Credit: Art and Erminewish by Crayons (@semi-mortal-crayons). Meadowblaze by Lake (@theatredreams0655). Stagcharge by Yuki (@jaydenjackal).

This is how things used to be.

Once, there were three young cats; Stagpaw, Meadowpaw, and Erminekit. Together, the three were a happy family.

Now, Stagcharge and Meadowblaze refused to even speak to each other— and Erminewish desperately wanted their family to be back together.

But would things change now that Erminewish was chosen as BoarClan Cleric?

Or would things become even worse?

Thoughts like those made Erminewish nostalgic for the way things used to be.

Here's a few of them! (At least, ones that are characters you guys know about. There are some future characters ya'll haven't seen yet heeheehohoo)

Clayfur-Gay, Spotty and Dawn-both Bi, Mistysnow-Ace, Elmtail-Gay

Hawkshell-Lesbian Ace, Frost-(angry) gay, Falconswoop-Trans

Moon-Ace, Wrensong and Hailstorm-Gay and Poly, Stagcharge and Elmtail- gay husbands, Wrensong and Smallpebble-Gay and Poly

Birdflight-Non-binary, Sunfire and Breezeheart- Gay husbands

Wildfur-Demi, Wolfthorn-Bi

They are sort of close, yes.

Rowanstorm's mom died when he was only 2 months old or so. Elmtail had had an unofficial relationship with Stagcharge for a long time before that. Many cats in Oak Colony are poly, so Beechleaf was aware and she was fine with it, she just wanted Elmtail to have love.

Stagcharge, Leading Mentor of Oak Colony

She made her way down to the infirmary. To Elmtail. 

The old tom lay on the outcrop, his breathing weak. Stagcharge and Rowanstorm were pressed close to him. 

“Can you make it home?” Stagcharge asked, though he already knew the answer. 

Oak Colony Line-up- Shifting Roots

Mentors and New-Claws

Select rangers who oversee the training of all new-claws.

   The Oak Colony Mentors have a certain hierarchy about them, with those who have mentored longer being higher “ranking.” They teach young new-claws during their field training and supervise the Rangers who are given new-claws to train; training the trainers. They work as a unit to make sure that young cats have their footing on the cliffs, learn the best ways to hunt in the territory and fight effectively.  

   Stagcharge is basically the top Mentor who reports directly to the Captain and shares the status of training in the entire Colony-it helps that the Captain is also his mate. This group of five has an interesting dynamic with each other and can sometimes be a bit clique-y as they all 

get along and view each other highly. They hold daily meetings at sunset to communicate about training techniques and new-claws that are struggling. They are a united force in Oak Colony.

"Yeah- saw it too. Head hunter or not, Meadowblaze hasn't changed a bit in all of these moons."

"That really what you took away from it? If anyone said that sort of thing to me, I'd give them what for!"

Credit: Art Credit to Yuki; Stagcharge design belongs to Yuki; Meadowblaze design belongs to Lake.

"I don't want to hear a damn WORD from you! You and your cursed namesake who did nothing to help us!-"

"-Usually when you do that, you ignore them into oblivion, but leaving them to die is low, even for you.”

At the end of a day already drenched in grief and blood, the recounting of the encounter with the Rotbeast goes sideways when tempers flare between two estranged littermates. Meadowblaze (Head Hunter of BoarClan) was one of the four cats chosen to come with Ashclaw to try and rescue Birchfrost and their escorts. The fight was harrowing, with almost no-one leaving unscathed and new discoveries brewing. But in the end, they failed to save the life of their Cleric, who bled out and delivered a prophecy before passing. Stagcharge (Member of the Leader's Guard of BoarClan), among the remaining cats in BoarClan who were tasked to guard camp, fiercely believes he could've done something to change the outcome if he'd been chosen to go. He marches up to the returning patrol, cutting into their conversation with sorrow and accusation, and Meadowblaze reacts explosively.

Both littermates — friends with Birchfrost before they died — are deeply affected by the death of their clanmate, and the two nearly come to blows before they're interrupted- but it does nothing to quash the growing animosity between these two, and the weight of loss that settles in both of their hearts.