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RIVERCLAN MEDICINE CAT APPRENTICE
~ APPLICATIONS ~

It is the moment you've all been waiting for...
Berryshine is looking for an apprentice!

**Please read ALL of the information before applying.**

After moons of hardship and loneliness, our timid little she-cat has finally healed enough from losing her best friend and coworker, now looking for a new apprentice. She has a good mindset, wanting to find someone who is faithful to the Clan and will work diligently alongside her to provide their safety and comfort. Due to the significance of this role, the RiverClan HR team is taking this choice very seriously and want to see the best rise up to the challenge!

We're not looking for just generic forms here with names, ages, and basic skills. We wanna see creativity and passion put into this, as we'll expect out of you if you're chosen!

Any current warriors or apprentices are able to apply (and older kits, like those at/around 5-6 moons!). While making new characters for this application is completely fine, we would also like plenty of information on their backstory, character, personality, etc. to see how compatible they are with the HRs.

**NOTE: Herbal knowledge does NOT give you a one-up in this application. Berry adores teaching and will be happy to pass along all of her knowledge, as she's done in prior events; buying the purrks will not count towards our consideration.**

**Before proceeding, please read the HR Expectations and the High Rank Selection Process!**

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EXPECTATIONS

 

- HIGH ACTIVITY. The HR team requires an active and consistent user! While we acknowledge things like uncontrollable events, hiatuses, and life itself are inevitable and natural, we are looking for someone who expects to be INVOLVED and in here for the long haul. This position is both a labor of love and something vital for the Clan's wellbeing; that means no dropping off the map unexpectedly or someone who fizzles out of motivation, barring extenuating circumstances. Most of the time, as long as you're communicating and planning ahead of time, we are fine and dandy! Speaking of...

- COMMUNICATION. While it isn't a requirement, having Discord will be beneficial so we can add you into our Lionheart and High Rank server. It is invaluable to be able to communicate both on and off WCO, especially as issues/events are happening in real-time. You'll be expected to actively participate in both servers by contributing meaningfully to discussions, generating ideas, providing feedback, and responding within a reasonable timeframe to pings. You should frequently check your VMs and DMs, and should answer any important ones within a few days.

- CHARACTER. While it's a very rewarding and positive experience to be an HR, it can also be grueling, frustrating, patience-testing, and at times downright upsetting depending on what goes down. We expect RiverClan's medicine cat apprentice to demonstrate maturity, patience, and level-headedness in the way they engage with the community OOC. How you act also reflects the other HRs and the Clan altogether; let's figure things out! If things get too testy, we have a wonderful staff team ready to back you up.

- ORGANIZATION. There are plenty of tools at our disposal, and we medicine cats have a very important task of staying updated. There's a lot to keep track of! Some things include ensuring patrols are being sent out as scheduled, the herb store is being properly updated and tracked, old herbs are being removed routinely, healing forms are being answered and healing rps tracked, and that your own training is progressing steadily and efficiently, among other things. Tools like spreadsheets are fantastic to help with this!

- TIME. Time is precious, and we recognize time can be fleeting. But given the significance of an HR role, we expect that you understand the time you will be dedicating to the position and its IC duties! Between healings, patrols, and regular RPs, and chats with the HRs, several hours a week are likely to be devoted to your time here.

- DEDICATION. This sort of goes with the activity blurb, but I can't stress this enough: RiverClan has been THROUGH IT, and we are looking to create a longlasting set of HRs. We ask (and beg) that if you apply to this, you are serious about wanting your character to be in this for the long haul! We understand things like plot ideas and interactions are engaging and fun, but you should also be mindful of both IC/OOC consequences that may impact you and your character should you pursue them. We don't want to pick someone who plans to have their character die within the next few months or have some crazy scandal. We understand that things happen (as is the nature of roleplay), but we ask that you be mindful!

Ideally, whoever gets this position will remain in the spot for at least 9-12 months. Given all of this, we respectfully ask that you refrain from applying if you fall into one or more of the following categories:

- Your computer access is frequently restricted (i.e. you can only access WCO on a school computer or your parents often restrict your access to WCO)
- You have many OOC obligations that may significantly affect your activity.
- You have a very hard time committing to a character for more than a few months.

Whew. That's a lotta words. But if you haven't been scared off yet, here's the more fun considerations... with our gal Berry! (and the HRs :3)



IC CONSIDERATIONS

 

- Berryshine is a sweet, timid cat who is incredibly faithful to StarClan, RiverClan, and her friends/family. That being said, your cat does NOT have to have a similar personality to be chosen, so do not cater your character just for this application! We are looking for compatibility, yes, but that can be done as long as your cat shares similar values: duty to the Clan, and a love for helping them. As long as Berry knows that your cat is loyal (and isn't some ruthless, dark-hearted cat who enjoys hurting others), she is likely to consider them regardless of personality! So apply any of your applicable kitties you want!

- Recently, Berryshine lost her former co-medic, Cobwebstorm. This was her best friend and someone she trusted dearly. Because of the lingering stress from watching her friend go into self-exile due to a series of unfortunate events, Berry is VERY mindful about this next choice. She wants to choose somebody who seems reliable, trustworthy, and considerate so as to hopefully prevent another mishap like before (and to not lose someone else so soon). This experience is something that will likely be relevant in her training with the future med app.

- IC, she will be running these candidates by Owlstar and Sunheart, too, wanting to make the best and most informed choice; therefore, your cat should probably have a decent reputation (or at least no major bad marks) in terms of reliability, character, and trustworthiness to be considered! (This is not to exclude cats that have 'messed up' in the past; we all love a good redemption story! If you apply such a cat, we'd love to see some emphasis on how they're trying to get better and more steadfast. This could be their chance!).

Aaand... I think that's it! Hopefully, if you've made it this far, you're still interested. The RiverClan HR team looks forward to seeing all your lovely applications and the passion behind them! We appreciate all you lovely roleplayers who love RC as much as we, and will take the time to apply


Ready, set... go!!

credit to occultation in the last med applications for a good chunk of the expectations/wording <3

APPLICATIONS WILL BE DUE:
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 11TH AT 11:59PM EST