Welcome to Four Clans of the Forest, a semi-literate roleplay based on Erin Hunter's Warriors series. Ever since 2005, we have been one of the most active in our genre around. The site is set in the original forest and is occupied by, naturally, four Clans. Thunder, River, Wind and Shadow rule the territories, watched over by the bright eyes of StarClan. But what happens when that guidance is removed? What happens when faith is shattered, ritual broken, and four starving Clans have to fight?

The battle for Sunningrocks has been one that has put many to the death-- Oakheart and Redtail to name two. But for all four Clans now, the once-private rivalry between RiverClan and ThunderClan has changed into deadly alliances that become binding when in a devastating turn of events the Clans lose contact with the glue that holds them together-- their Warrior Ancestors. Without StarClan to help them survive through the brutal seasons, can the four Clans really remain just four?

WELL HELLO! It's your friendly neighborhood Simpy, once again making a news bulletin for the first time in months and only because she made a new skin. Yaaaay! Don't be afraid to put your arms in the air and wave them around for a bit. It's okay. WELL, as you can see -looks around- looks like there's been a skin change! It's called earth to ashes and is a rather dreary scheme of beige and brown. It reminds me of mud 8D in any case, let it set the scene for the rest of the site, because that's what's up with the Clans this time of year-- mud. And a little snow, and a lot of dead plants and the like. RiverClan's flooding, look out RC'ers! I moved the chatbox down, otherwise I didn't do anything. Except the awards spaz out when you mouse over them 8D it makes me giggle. Otms are finishing up. We should probably have a gathering soon as well, let me check my full-moon chart. Apart from all that... well... POSTPOSTPOST! Several of our kind members have opened up post-paid stores, so depending on your word count you can go fetch a nice little reward for all that hard-spend muse. Yaaaay. Simp out 8D

Plotwise and IC, we are making good time-- to refresh all of your memories, the ThunderClan leader was given a warning about the collapse at Highstones, but Elkstar interpreted it to a disasterous effect when in the process of visiting the Moonstone the cavern crumbled. His death left ThunderClan in shambles under their new leader with no way to get his name, and quickly the panic spread to the other four Clans. Ficklestar of WindClan broke off the alliance with ThunderClan, but RiverClan sought peace with its long-bitter rival and rebuilt a new one between the two Clans. Rapidfalls Circle was dissolved and the cats even now struggle to survive in the barren forest locked in eternal leaf-bare. Will the change in alliances grow deadly and binding with the all-too-real dangers of newleaf?

Simp / July 08, 2010

Apart from brief and occasional freak storms brought on by the malignant weather patterns, the snow has at long last melted-- it is mud now that blankets the ground from the constant rainstorms, the skies stained almost permanently gray. The sudden rush of water has done wonders for the greenery, and the trees are finally budding with leaves-- but the river has grown far in size and the silt-choked waters are dangerous to any and every cat. Though winter is now officially over, the devastation it left in its wake has not melted with the ice...