Rookshell

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Rookshell is a large yet lithe, silky-coated white she-cat with light gray spots.

## Rookshell

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## AcornClan Deputy

### Suceeded by:

Waterhusk

Rookshell is an AcornClan medicine cat currently serving under Maplestar's leadership. She was born to unknown parents as **Rook** alongside her sister, Maple. The two, having been left to fend for themselves at an early age, didn't know how to survive. However, they found out from another loner that some groups of cats were forming camps, training to become warriors, appointing leaders and deputies, and eventually becoming clans once their numbers grew. So, they decided to try clan life and renamed themselves **Rookshell** and Maplepelt; Maplepelt being the leader, and Rookshell a medicine cat. For some time, life seemed good and lots of cats were joining - but something stuck out about the former AvianClan warrior named Crowwing. He was oddly possesive over Rookshell's sister, demanding to '*be closer to her than anyone else*'. She would try to inform her of his dark nature, but she wouldn't listen until it was too late. He was ultimately exiled after threatening to bring disaster to the clan, though Maplepelt had his son not long after. He made an attempt on his former mate's life, and Rookshell acted immediately, throwing him into the nearby river where he ultimately drowned. Corvidpaw was later exiled aswell for something unrelated.

The skies seemed to clear up for some time after that, and more recruits began coming along, which included the young Wolfpaw. Once Maplepelt's camp officially became AcornClan, the tom had an odd vision because of which he ended up consulting Rookshell - the clan's only medicine cat at the time. She realized what it was about when a very sickly kit - Foxkit - was brought back to the camp some days later. Wolfpaw became her apprentice, and Foxkit became her adoptive daughter that she would tend to in the isolation den every day. One day, she caught the illness herself, nearly succumbing to it but being saved by the efforts of her apprentice and their strong connections to StarClan. Before her full recovery, she passed foamcough onto Coralpaw, though he and everyone else apart from Rosykit and Maplestar (who lost one life) survived.

After the foamcough epidemic, Rookshell continued her regular duties, turning the former isolation den into an herb storage place from the time being. As if the deaths she witnessed in the past weren't enough, she and Heathbracken - her peer - came across the cooling bodies of a dead queen and her kits, and although they weren't familliars, the scene had a lasting effect on each of their mental states.

## Clangen History

### Moon 1

Whispertuft's panting woke Rookshell and her apprentice up. She was carrying a kit in her mouth, about ten weeks old. It seemed to be completely malnourished, just a sack of skin and bones, but Rookshell didn't care. She immediately took the kit out of Whispertuft's mouth, and upon inspection, she saw it was nearly three moons old, but the size of perhaps a moon and a half old kit. Then, when she looked inside the kit's mouth, it was full of blood, foam, and improperly chewed squirrel meat. She remembered Wolfpaw's dream, and she quickly understood. The kit had the very disease the dogs and foxes carried, and it was most likely transmitted to her through the squirrel. There was no way she killed it herself in this condition anyway. Ironically enough, when the kit regained consciousness, Rookshell learned her loner name was Fox. The kit had gratefulness in her little eyes, and Wolfpaw convinced Rookshell to let her stay, even if she could pass the illness onto them or the rest of the clan. Rookshell added another section to the medicine den called the ''isolation chamber'', and Wolfpaw told the other cats about Foxkit, saying not to visit her as she was very ill. Only Maplestar could visit Foxkit, as she also had to approve her stay in AcornClan.

About a week had passed since Foxkit joined the clan, so Rookshell told her apprentice it was time to let the clan know about his vision, the kit's illness, and that the latter was staying in the clan even if it was dangerous for everyone. The two medicine cats took their turns speaking, and as expected, the warriors of the clan began to protest. Eventually, though, Maplestar got them to stop talking. She took some more time to think about what to do with Foxkit, but she ended up finalizing her decision to keep her in the clan after all.

Looking into the small Foxkit's weary, sleepy eyes made Rookshell feel hopeful and determined to help, not only vowing to keep her safe but also adopting her as her own. It was somewhat of an impulsive decision on her part, but it ended up good for both cats.

### Moon 2

Maplestar came to Rookshell about fifteen sunfalls after the clan meeting complaining about feeling weak. Three weeks had passed since Foxkit had joined the clan, and she figured it was because of visiting her multiple times and even delivering fresh kill to her every day. She knew she caught it, and so did Wolfpaw and Rookshell. Wolfpaw had another dream the night after Maplestar told them. Rookshell's interpretation of it was that StarClan heals all ailments. But how would a non-medicine cat contact StarClan? ...Death. MapleStar had to give up one of her nine lives before passing the illness onto anyone else. And so, she went into the leader's den and lost her first life, letting StarClan heal her body as her spirit shortly wandered through Silverpelt.

### Moon 3

Rookshell was giving Foxkit her weekly checkup. Her situation seemed to finally be improving after a moon and a half. She was much more responsive, and although she was still very frail and not nearly as active as the only other kit of the clan, she was getting better. Speaking of Coralkit, he had his apprentice ceremony and gained his apprentice name. On his very first patrol, he got a thorn stuck in his paw, and he came to Rookshell to take it out. Little did the two know, Rookshell had caught the disease from Foxkit... and because of that, Rookshell transmitted it to him. Rookshell was a medicine cat and could be visited by StarClan cats and have her body healed, but he was a regular warrior apprentice. He was soon transferred to the isolation chamber where Foxkit was. Rookshell only showed some symptoms before conversing with StarClan in her dreams and being healed by Wolfpaw, but the young tom almost died. The situation was worsening, but at least Rookshell had gained near immunity and could be freer with taking care of the sick cats.

  Near the end of Moon 3, Waterhusk had brought back another cat to the clan, along with her three kits. Their names were Heathbracken, Nightingalekit, Firkit and Rosykit. Rookshell was told Heathbracken had healing skills and knew of an herb combination that could help lighten the sickness she called ''foamcough'', and that she only needed the proper herbs. Rookshell hesitated and decided to first inspect the newcomer and her kits. It was good she did, since Nightingalekit and Rosykit were sick with an early stage of the so called foamcough. They were immediately put into the isolation chamber with Coralpaw and Foxkit. Meanwhile, Wolfpaw and Waterhusk told Maplestar about what happened, and she was frustrated until she heard about the possibility of a cure. The rest of the clan replied the same way. After taking in six outsiders, half of which were deathly sick, Maplestar decided not to let any more outsiders join.

### Moon 4

Rookshell and Heathbracken had now become the caretakers of the foamcough cats. Heathbracken shared her favorite herb mix with the old medicine cat, and she took note of it. Up until now, Rookshell had been giving Coralpaw and Foxkit the Blazing Star, since yellowcough and foamcough were relatively similar to one another. It seemed to be working slightly better, but Rosykit was still in very bad condition. He was slightly hostile at completely random times, and he was vomiting blood still.

Things were improving for Foxkit. After nearly three long moons, she was finally cured of foamcough, and had earned her immunity. And more importantly, she was healthy now, having gained a natural resistance to foamcough, and no longer needing to spend her days feeling babied and taken care of by everyone but herself. It was time to become an apprentice at long last.

### Moon 5

One day, while Rookshell and Heathbracken were examining the foamcough patients, Rosykit started vomiting lots of foamy blood. It was everywhere, and when the medicine cats rushed over to him with herbs, he started hissing and yowling in pain. Then, his body spasmed, and he just.. died. He stopped breathing, and his heart wasn't beating. His corpse lay on the ground as Heathbracken screamed in agony, begging for him to come back. Rookshell just watched, frozen from shock. When Wolfpaw ran over to see what happened, he nearly vomited. The whole scene was horrifying. Once Heathbracken physically calmed down, Rookshell carried his little body over to the middle of the clan. A vigil was held, and he was soon buried.

### Moon 6

It was time to give the foamcough patients their herb mix, when Rookshell realized there was no more lungwort. It was leaffall now, and it was all the scarcer. She consulted Heathbracken about the situation and asked her to try and look for some. She didn't find any. Then she asked Wolfpaw, and he found some! But only enough for one patient. Heathbracken immediately started panicking, already having lost two kits to something like this, and not wanting to lose another. While Rookshell was discussing the situation and what to do with her apprentice, the anxious she-cat snatched the lungwort along with the other herbs and gave them to Nightingalekit. When the other two saw, the apprentice aged kit had already downed the herbs. Rookshell scolded her as Coralpaw's condition could worsen after three moons of slow progress just because of her impulsiveness, but she didn't care. Now Coralpaw's herb taking schedule had been changed, and there was no lungwort ***or*** thyme for the next multiple days. It seriously messed up his way to recovery.

### Moon 7

Coralpaw somehow beat all the odds and was finally able to recover from foamcough, alongside Nightingalepaw who had now become an apprentice. ***This meant the clan was free of foamcough at long last, but for how long would that last? Would Maplestar begin allowing outsiders into AcornClan again, and how long from now? Were ShellClan and the others free from the sickness? What about HollowClan and GustClan on the far shore?*** The next gathering, Rookshell made Wolfpaw push back his slight anxiety about everything and talk to the medicine cats of the other clans, and foamcough had indeed dissipated in all clans but one. The others had it much, much worse than AcornClan, which wouldn't have been as safe if it wasn't for Rookshell.

## Kin

### *Members*

Mother: Unnamed pale brown she-cat (Last seen alive, unknown status)

Sister: Maplestar (Alive as of most recent Clangen playthrough)

Nephew: Corvidpaw (Last seen alive, unknown status)

Adoptive daughter: Foxspark (Alive as of most recent Clangen playthrough)

## References

1. ↑ *This page is a work-in-progress, and in need of a cleanup. Help by reorganizing the content and writing whatever you know about the page topic!*
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 *Clangen, Rookshell's sprite*
3. ↑ *Clangen, Rookshell's info page*

## Full Clangen Page

Rookshell's full Clangen page!*Screenshot taken during Moon 10, and before the age readjustment*