Omens and Prophecies

These are the various omens and prophecies sent by either Starclan or another known entity in the Sunlit Prairies' afterlife that have been confirmed and documented. Cats are used to the idea that only cats who are especially gifted with Starclan's power can receive these signs, so it's unheard of and extremely unlikely to be believed coming from a cat who isn't designated to receive signs, such as a Nurse, who is trained to interpret the signs.

The legitimacy of these signs are based on a lot of loose factors. They are solely interpreted by the Nurse, though on loose occasion the Leader has been known to stick her muzzle into it and allow her input. No other cats in the clan are trained to interpret signs, so it's very difficult for them to tell a lot of the time, though many cats are under the assumption that if a Starclan cat presents themselves in the sign, and if they speak to you, it is considered very feasible, and also quite petrifying to a degree. Omens and prophecies can range from visions of events that will occur, or simply metaphors for such things in the form of signs, symbols, and ideas presented by nature and things Starclan can bend with their will in the invisionary landscape of omens and prophecies.

A false prophecy/omen is considered in a very threatening degree, as to attempt to speak with Starclan's voice. Getting a true omen wrong is a different case, faking an omen is considered a crime against Silkstar, and a threat/mocking of her name. Cats of Sunlit Prairies are very strict when regarding them, and share the ideas with the entirety of their group, allowing everyone knowledge of what Starclan has shared, only kept if it is believed to forsee *great* danger, for the protection of the clan. Nurses do not have the authority to keep a sign from Starclan from her clan, though a Leader may permit them to for either an extended period of time, or until a threat can be neutralized before the clan panics over any danger. The Leader is also the cat who would punish a cat who fakes a prophecy/omen, they are deemed sinners, and may either be executed or banished from clan territory, with cats welcome to shred the pelt of the cat before they have a chance to set a paw outside camp.

## Omens from Starclan

### The Budding Meadow will Rot

Omen received by: Petalpaw, indirectly sent to her from Starclan.

Factual Happenings of the Omen:

Petalpaw's conscious picks up on an omen when she is smacked into a tree during a spat with her clanmate, Sharpsun. While unconscious, she awakens in a young meadow of solely flower-buds, that bloom when she pads towards them. The meadow is similar in vision with the meadows of Sunlit Prairies, mentioned by Petalpaw specifically when she believes she's been brought back home. The territory smelled of death, it hung in the air and wafted around her. She sniffed the flowers, finding that the source came from them. They stopped blooming abruptly when she sniffed them, a blackness exposed that consumed them beginning with the center blooming bud, the petal wilting in her paws. Around each flower followed until an ugly black scar of decay surrounded her. She noted a Starclan cat in the distance, her pelt faded and nothing more than her shadow along the moors, until she stretched into view. Upon gazing at her form, the molly grew solid, revealed an unnamed Starclan cat, later identified by Dawnstar as Ravenstar. She noted grey-blue eyes and her glossy frame that was outlined by frosted stars. Ravenstar spoke to her as well, meowing; "There is a toxin among the flower buds, the petals will wilt if it is left to fester. The toxin must be purged before the storm." This was all spoken while the rot consumed the meadow, the sky, and even the sun, all blocked up and black. She noted the Starclan cat's eyes rounding on her, as if realizing who she was, before her brow furrowed angrily, and her body unfurled into a conspiracy of ravens, who created a storm of wings around her. She awoke after this, back in the forest and splayed against the tree.

Omen sent by: Ravenstar

Omen sender interpreted to be: Ravenstar, interpreted by Dawnstar.

Petalpaw was brought back to camp by Sharpsun, who dropped her in the medicine den for treatment. Lavendersnow tended to her after having Decayingbelladonna take direct care over the apprentice. Petalpaw began to beg Decayingbelladonna to listen to her, as she was scared they'd be in danger from a threat. Decayingbelladonna urged her to speak, and she told her about the omen. Lavendersnow however dismissed her instantly, telling her she was confused. She was declined further explanation from Lavendersnow, until Dawnstar came to camp. Lavendersnow retrieved her immediately, forcing her into a heated argument where Lavendersnow made solid points against it, making it clear she'd listened thoroughly and had enough time to think it out, attempting to make it very difficult for Dawnstar to disagree. She was thoughtful however, and unwavering as she insisted on interpreting the sign.

Lavendersnow lists reasons for disproving it such as the sky and sun blacking out, meaning she was waking up from imagining the scene. She wasn't trained to be capable of *seeing* these signs in the first place. She's furious with how open-minded Dawnstar is about it, inviting Decayingbelladonna and Petalpaw to her den to discuss it.