Open Event SCAVENGER HUNT - TEAM POPPY

[Quailstep Quailstep]

{$title} please see OOC section on first post for rules!

QUAILSTEP
SHE/THEY
38 MOONS
SKYCLAN SUN GUARD
SPEECH | THOUGHTS | PHYSICAL

PENNED BY PLOT

Quailstep stood in the clearing, looking at her assembled Clanmates - young and old, gathered together… to listen to her? It felt so strange, to think that everyone would pay attention to something she had to say. But clearly, Hawkstar placed this trust in her, and she was going to do the best she could.

"Fellow cats of SkyClan!" she began. "As we continue our celebration of a year in our new home, I'd like to offer everyone a bit of a friendly competition!"

"This competition is meant for all of us - from the young to the old - and will serve as a reminder of the guide for our lives which we hold so dear. Collaborate, listen, and help each other as you compete for the honor of being the ones most knowledgeable of our Warrior Code!" Quailstep took another step forward, grinning at her Clanmates.

"Clanmates, divide yourself into three teams! Each team will work amongst themselves to prove their knowledge of the code… with a scavenger hunt! Collect fourteen items, each to represent one of the tenets of the code, and bring them to me to prove your knowledge! You may find what you seek in camp, or out in the pine forest or further, but I trust your minds and loyalty to determine what best reflects our way of life!" As the cats gravitate towards the three groups, her gaze lands upon yours.

"Your team will be Team Poppy, named for one of our leaders of old, a noble cat who upheld our traditions. Bring to me an item representing each rule of the code in order to prove yourselves!"

​

OOC: Welcome to the Moonlight Celebration Scavenger Hunt!
Your team will need to work together in order to receive the prize of 8 points towards the event badge! Even if your team does not manage to complete all 14 rules, anyone who participates will get 4 points!
For reference, the code can be found here; there are 14 rules of the code.
Members of the team can be of any age, as you can find items both in and out of the camp.
A character may only join one team and you may only have one character in each team.
Please allow for other people to post before you make a second post in the thread!

In order to find an item for the scavenger hunt, you may roll a d10. On a 6 or higher, your character finds an item to represent one of the rules of the code - you can pick which! Just come up with the item and how you will justify it connecting to that particular rule!

The Moonlight Celebration mega thread has some prompts if you're having difficulty, but feel free to come up with your own ideas!

I will keep this post updated with which rules for the code have been covered by this team - the competition will end on December 16th!

Rules Covered: 1, 5, 8, 11

 

[Berrykit]

BERRYKIT

Berrykit listened carefully to Quailstep, taking his very first Moonlight Celebration activities very seriously. He was not an apprentice yet, but he has been learning the warrior code from the very best - his mom and momma, both very precise in making sure he understood it.

Collecting an item to represent each tenet of the warrior code...

Berrykit thought real hard about each rule of the code and what he could bring that would represent it - 'Boundaries must be checked and marked daily'.. while Berrykit knew of this, he couldn't fully grasp what it meant, for he had not seen a border just yet and has not learned how to mark it. How could he even begin to figure out a way to represent it? How about... 'Prey is killed only to be eaten. Give thanks to StarClan for its life.'? Berrykit could perhaps bring a piece of prey to represent this; but then wouldn't that be the opposite of the code? Taking food as some kind of trophy instead of food?

Berrykit shook his head. This was harder than he'd expected! What other lines of code were there?

And then he realised - 'A kit must be at least six moons old to become an apprentice.' - that was about him! He has just turned six moons and would, hopefully, soon become an apprentice. He had waited patiently all his life for this opportunity, knowing he was not allowed to become one before that, for he was too young. What better way to think of this code than himself?

Berrykit looked around the camp, searching for something - he knew what, he just wasn't sure where to find it. First, he checked the shrubs surrounding the camp, but everything was cold and withered at this time in the season. Maybe some of the dens could have what he was looking for? But no matter how much he searched, he could not find it.

Until an idea struck him - a pretty clever idea, at least in Berrykit's mind. He scanned the camp to see if he would spot Swallowbreeze, having an important question to ask of the healer. And there she was - out in the clearing, listening in. "Swallowbreeeeeeze?" he called her name with pleading eyes as he approached. "Do you have any berries you could spare, pleaseeee?" He did not want herbs, but he knew some came with berries not useful to the medicine cat. "It's for the competition!"

To Berrykit's delight, Swallowbreeze agreed and swiftly went into the healer's den and right back out, carrying a pinkish red berry, consisting of countless round and small parts. She explained to him that it was a raspberry, a berry from a raspberry twig, whose leaves are used as medicine. He didn't truly understand how that worked, but it was okay - the most important thing was, he got what he needed! "Thank you Swallowbreeze!" he smiled at her and ran back to Quailstep.

"Qwuailshtep! Qwuailshtep!" he darted towards her, excited, though his mouth was full and thus he could not speak clearly. Finally at her side, he dropped the raspberry at her paws. "I brought this!" he looked into her eyes happy and realised he was almost as tall as her now. "A kit must be at least six moons old to become an apprentice." he recited, then added, "I brought a berry, because it's a code I'm living right now and I'm Berrykit! I just turned 6 moons and am finally allowed to become an apprentice soon!"

He hoped this reasoning was good enough, he felt quite clever for it.

OOC: Rolled a 6! Bringing a berry for "5. A kit must be at least six moons old to become an apprentice.". Confirmed with Maxine that this is ok :)​

SkyClan | Kitten

 

[Fettuccine]

Well, wasn't this a fun event! Fettuccine looked about, spotting his younger pal Berrykit, and trotted over to the kit.

"I'll join your group, if that's alright!" he meowed, flicking his tail over the kit's shoulders. "Now, to think about something I could help with..." Fettuccine pondered what he knew of the code - while it hadn't entirely stuck into his mind yet, he knew a few things. The ideas swirled in his head, and he bent his head to chew at a toe claw in thought. The sheath dropped onto the ground, and he suddenly got an idea.

"Perfect!" He gently grasped the discarded curved sheath and padded up to Quailstep, presenting his item.

"In representation of the first rule of the code! What better to defend your Clan with than your own claws?"

[OOC: Rolled an 8! Fettuccine is covering rule 1 of the code.]

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FETTUCCINE he/him, SkyClan 21 moons old.
shorthaired red point/blue tabby chimera with yellow eyes
"speech" // "thoughts"
Fettuccine is gender non-conforming. While he prefers he/him pronouns and is AMAB, he likes more traditionally feminine accessories, may have some traditionally feminine mannerisms, and is fine with feminine, masculine, or gender neutral gendered terms!
penned by PLOT ↛ plot_twists on discord, feel free to dm for plots.

 

[Starlingtrail Starlingtrail]

Starlingtrail watched on with a warm smile as Berrykit paraded to Quailstep, berries clutched carefully with his rather sweet explanation. It was a stark reminder that her little sweetlings were soon to be apprenticed, her smile laced with a quiet sorrow. But she wouldn't let it ruin the festivities; she considered what code she could find an item to represent.

Her gaze scanned the camp, mulling over the code. Blue eyes lit up as she noticed a specific cat. Starling had to leave camp to find what she needed, but it had been a rather long time since she had enjoyed the beauty of the Skyclan territory.

It took a while, in the cool of the season, but finally she stumbled upon a small patch of flowers. She bowed her head and plucked a single one; there was only one flower of their clan, and it was all they needed.

Returning to Quailstep, she purred warmly with crinkled eyes, motioning to the singular flower. "For the code of a deputy taking the place of leader upon death, retirement or--Starclan forbid--exile, I have brought a singular flower. Representation of our very own deputy, Flowercloud." The caretaker purred, looking to the molly with a smile. There was but one flower to take the mantle, some day down the line, that is.

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Roll 1d10 -> Rolled a 7 (Success!)
Bringing a flower for Code 8. The deputy will become the Clan leader when the leader dies, retires, or is exiled.

˗`, ˖ ݁ .✶ ݁₊ . . ݁₊ ✶. ݁ ˖ˎˊ˗

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STARLINGTRAIL she/her, Skyclan caretaker 35 moons old.
A short-haired black and white molly with soft, blue eyes.
mentored by none // mentoring none
littermate to none
Larkvine x Greyduck / mother to Berrykit, Ducklingkit and Dovekit / mated to Chrysalisgaze
"SPEECH" // "THOUGHTS" // ATTACK
penned by Pheo ↛ phoenixwashere on discord, feel free to dm for plots.

 

[Rain Rain]

R A I N
​ what a shame we all became ​

Rain watched her friend introduce the game fondly. They seemed to be taking to their new responsibilities well, and she was proud that she could call them a close friend. Pride warmed her chest, only to quickly be overrun by ice-cold panic flooding her. A scavenger hunt about the code? She knew the code. Mostly. Sort of. She grimaced. She'd been told about it, vaguely, and had eavesdropped on conversations about it. But she'd be lying if she said she knew the entire thing by heart. She knew there were rules about when a kit could become an apprentice, and that new warriors had to sit vigil. She watched Berrykit, Fettuccini, and Starlingtrail all successfully bring up items to represent tenets of the code. Berrykit had taken one of the few rules that popped into her brain.

She glanced around, squirming under the pressure of wanting to impress Quailstep, as well as the rest of the clan. How could she call herself a Skyclan cat without knowing the code?! She knew there was something about... prey? A couple rules about prey? But what were they? She groaned internally, weighing the shame she would feel from giving Quailstep a wrong answer versus no answer at all. She decided to hang back and continue scouring her brain for what the actual rule was. Maybe her friend wouldn't notice in all the activity that she was a failure of a clan cat.

such fragile

✦

broken things

• OOC: rolled a two, get this girl outta here!
• KEY:
  

  "speech"

  
  

  'thoughts'

  
  attempted action
  

  "other character's speech"

  
  
• 
  

  sleek grey she-cat with white paws, tailtip, face, and chin
  she/her
  loner
  16 moons
  
  

 

[Berrykit]

BERRYKIT

Rain seemed a bit lost - no wonder. Had anyone explained the warrior code to her? She was new after all.

"Don't worry, Rain." Berrykit appraoched the queen. "It's a lot to learn at once! I had my whole life to be taught it all." He thought for a moment, before perking up. "It might be easier to remember if you have something to connect the codes with. Let's see..."

Berrykit guided his friend towards Quailstep. "I bring my friend Rain. No cat can neglect a kit in pain or danger, regardless if they are Clanborn or not." he recited. "SkyClan immediatelly welcomed Rain and her unborn kits without hesitation, because it's the right thing to do!"

The kitten smiled at Rain, purring, his eyes reflecting his love and encouragment.

OOC: Code 11. No cat can neglect a kit in pain or danger, regardless if they are Clanborn or not! ​

SkyClan | Kitten

 

[SWALLOWBREEZE]

swallowbreeze's ears twitched, focusing her attention on quailstep from outside her den. she boasts about a scavenger hunt and assigns teams, it sounded like a game for kittens, and the molly convinced herself that clearly meant she wasn't allowed. spending all this time checking herbs can get boring... why not a little peek? she pokes her head out just in time for berrykit to waddle over and ask for a berry, which she complies with.

berrykit's enthusiasm about the scavenger hunt is enough to encourage the medic to give it a try. she knows the code, stars, she knows two whole codes, it can't be that difficult. swallowbreeze pokes around every corner of their camp, muttering to herself different laws she could use to help their team.

"a cat cannot be made deputy... a bundle of fluff? no, that's gross. prey is to be killed— no, no... gross-er." swallowbreeze shakes some snow off her nose, and flicks a twig that's tangled in her fur. "this is hard!"

rolled a 3 :(

 

[Dovekit Dovekit]

Dovekit​

status: Calm​

She knows the code but has not been able to think of any items. So she instead follows her brother and mother around the camp as they search instead. Berrykit is clever with his use of a berry to represent the apprentice code. She supposes for her it would have been a dove feather. And the use of Rain herself for the representation of a code item makes her giggle. Starlingtrail brings out a flower for the code about deputies and Dovekit leans real close to it. "We just hope nothing happens to the leader before their time yes? Yes." She hums as she pokes the flower.

"I know the code but I can't think of or find anything clever little items for them." She turns to face Quailstep in idle curiosity. "IT is ok though. I will have plenty of time to learn yes?" She, like Berry, will be made an apprentice soon. There would be plenty of time to know more about the code and what items might best represent each one.

you are the dreamer and we are the dream

ooc

information

main ref

• rolled a 5 so close yet so far
• 

  DOVEKIT She/Her Fawn tabby with low white and somatic mutation and blue eyes. A sweet whimsical child who loves moths and bird.
  
  ꨄ︎ Kit of Skyclan / Mentored by N/A
  ꨄ︎ Sister to Berrykit and Ducklingkit / Daughter to Chrysalisgaze and Starlingtrail
  ꨄ︎ 6 moons; ages on the 1st of every month (updated 12/8/2025)
  ꨄ︎ speech thought action
  ꨄ︎ peaceful/healing powerplay permitted
• 
  

  ​

 

[Fettuccine]

FETTUCCINE
HE/HIM
21 MOONS
SKYCLAN DAYLIGHT WARRIOR
SPEECH | THOUGHTS | PHYSICAL

PENNED BY PLOT

Fettuccine was trying his best to recall the different rules of the code - he'd gotten the first one remembered, and a couple more swirled in his head, jumbling amongst themselves... And even the ones he could remember, he couldn't figure out what to bring to Quailstep in order to prove it!

Augh, this would be so much easier if he could just recite things! Even though he'd get them wrong, he'd feel like a whole lot less of an idiot!

​

OOC: Poor guy rolled a 5!

 

[Rain Rain]

R A I N
​ what a shame we all became ​

While she plunged into the depths of her brain, activity grew around her. She blinked at the realization that Berrykit was talking to her. She offered a small, sheepish smile. It made sense that a clan-born kit would know, but it still seemed wrong that a baby knew more than her! Still, she allowed him to lead her towards Quailstep, a purr drawing itself from her chest as she grinned at her friend.

Looking down at Berrykit, she felt warmth flood through her. He believed in her, and she knew Quailstep did, too. It was just a game, but it felt like more than that. This was a chance to prove she belonged there. She wouldn't let them down.

Offering one last smile to Quailstep and a quick lick to the top of Berrykit's head, Rain turned and bounded away.

such fragile

✦

broken things

• OOC: we'll get em next time for sure!
• KEY:
  

  "speech"

  
  

  'thoughts'

  
  attempted action
  

  "other character's speech"

  
  
• 
  

  sleek grey she-cat with white paws, tailtip, face, and chin
  she/her
  loner
  16 moons