Rabbitpaw's Training Tracker

***Alchemist Kitsune*** · #1 August 5th, 2024, 09:25 PM

✧ Rabbitpaw's Training Tracker ✧
★ = completed | ✩ = incomplete | ✧ = optional

200/200

Herbal Knowledge
★ Celandine
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✩
✩
✩
✩
✩
✩
✩
✩

Poison Knowledge
✧

Healing Techniques Practiced
✧

Healing Experiences
✩
✩
✩
✩
✩
✩
✩
✩
✩
✩

Training Experiences
✧ Hunting Lesson
✧ Rabbit Hunting Lesson
✧ Offensive Battling Lesson
✧ Defensive Battling Lesson

Territory Tour
✧ Sky Glade
✧ Starry Meadow
✧ Twilight Falls
✧ Sunset Grove
✧ Windy Hills
✧ Thunderglade
✧ Whispering Wetlands
✧ Sedgewater Valley

Battle Experiences
✧

Life Experiences
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Patrols
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Meetings
✩
✩

Gatherings
✩
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Final Assessment - ✩

Last Updated
August 5, 2024
Current Status
Active
Current Mentor
Lightningstorm
Current Roleplayer
@Oliver

***Alchemist Kitsune*** · #2 August 9th, 2024, 10:11 PM

| Lightningstorm |
22 Moons - WindClan Medicine Cat
Flock Together [Tier 3] - Active | Mind Reader - Active | Dreamwalker - Inactive

Exhaustion. That was all Lightningstorm could feel these past few days. Between the death of one of the furies, the upkeep to make sure those closest to her didn't collapse mentally, and just... the general attempts WindClanners as a whole seemed to relish in when it came to trying to make their lives as unsafe as possible had the medicine cat stretched to her limit. On one paw, she believed this was a sign that she had made the right call. That she was ready for an apprentice. That WindClan might just need two bloody medics just to keep running. On the other paw... she had been so busy she hadn't had a moment to properly teach her apprentice a damn thing, and that was just a real shame, wasn't it? She had been looking forward to teaching. To sharing her knowledge. To having someone else to gush about herbs to. All she'd gotten so far was headaches, vague memories flashing aggressively and confusingly before her, and a lack of sleep. Rest could wait until later though. She had more pressing matters to tend to now.

"Ears?" the calico called out as she entered their den, wondering if the paw had started making himself at home in their underground domain already.

@Oliver [Rabbitpaw]
| So, because the Bravebird death roleplay started a while back before Lightningstorm asked Rabbitpaw to be her apprentice but it hasn't ended yet and canonically didn't occur until after he was officially announced as the new medicine cat apprentice, I am trying to sort of retcon a bit of a timeline here so there's an explanation as to why Rabbitpaw wasn't even given the choice to try and help - Lightningstorm would have taken the help as it was an incurable disease and any ideas would have been welcomed while she was in the testing stages - in that Bravebird started getting ill well before Rabbitpaw was made a medic, therefore Lightningstorm had already noticed that it was a lost cause and she didn't want Rabbitpaw's first patient to be an inevitable death. Sorry for the confusion there.

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***Dolomedes*** · #3 August 26th, 2024, 02:43 PM

Rabbitpaw

Rabbitpaw poked a paw into the little stream that ran through the medicine den. His den. Miss Lightningstorm’s den. He wasn’t sure about what to call it, if he had any right to refer to it in any manner that implied it was his own but also… he was the medicine cat apprentice now… which was also incredibly weird to think. He had always thought he would be a warrior, and then a tunneler, and now he was here. A medicine cat apprentice. Though not much in terms of training has happened, not that he blames Miss Lightningstorm in any way! Of course not, It’s been busy and he wasn’t trained enough to help which sort of made him feel bad! He was her apprentice, his whole job was to help… but he couldn’t. Not yet! Right, yet! He would soon-

His tattered ear flicked as he heard the nickname that Miss Lightningstorm had recently assigned to him, and he quickly sat up from looking into the stream and turned to see his… mentor. “Miss Lightningstorm! How are you?” He got to his paws and walked over to the older feline. Would they begin his training? What would he be learning first? The idea of herbs and medicine has always been interesting to him but he has never really learned anything before besides what Miss Lightningstorm had told him about celandine and then the bit about burnet.

[ @Alchemist Kitsune - Lightningstorm ]
[ Sorry for the delay ]

***Alchemist Kitsune*** · #4 September 6th, 2024, 08:48 PM

The sight of her apprentice coaxing a wide grin on the molly's face, she gave Rabbitpaw a loud purr in greeting, closing her eyes contentedly for a moment before sitting down. He looked better, despite the fact that he had been hiding himself since the... Well, she supposed anyone would. She couldn't remember having a bond that strong with anyone, but she was certain that if she had lost a loved one, it would have affected her. Without a shadow of a doubt.

"Doing quite well, thanks love. Bit tired, but that's just clan life, innit? If you ain't tired that might just be a sign you're leaning to the kittypet life," she joked, lightening the mood.

It was a reflex. After Bravebird's death she'd had to keep her spirits higher. Twilightstar, Hawkfur, Crowtooth and Dapplebreeze had all suffered a tremendous loss. Firestorm, the pretty ginger tabby that had begun visiting her every now and then - with the amount of kits that she was suddenly caring for, she was honestly surprise the she-cat had any time for her at all - had also felt that loss, apparently having seen the lilac point as a mother. In all earnest, this constant upbeat demeanor was part of her exhaustion, along with the string of patients she'd had to tend to over the days she'd been trying to find a cure for the doomed fury. Which of course meant she was even more invested than ever in training the younger tom. Having another pair of eyes to help take care of these cats who seemed to have their heads stuck up their arses half the time would be a blessing for her... although it might just be the beginnings of headaches for the lad. Hmmm... perhaps teaching him about feverfew would be a top priority then, just in case.

"Not tired enough for that lovely smile of yours though, eh, Ears? Now, what say you we get to learning? Can't be having this fancy new den just for the pleasant scents, right?" Lightningstorm chirped, her mood more openly cheerful at the thought of sharing knowledge. One of her favorite pastimes for certain!

"So far, you've learned celandine, haven't you? Back during that last outing we had? The one I asked you to be my apprentice? Tell me, love. You remember what I said back then?"

A small, impromptu test. An assessment of sorts. From what Lightningstorm had seen, Rabbitpaw had excellent muscle memory. He was a brilliant tunneling apprentice. She'd no doubt his fighting and hunting was up to par as well. Now she just needed to see how his powers of recollection were. True, it had been some time since that talk, but medicine cats needed to remember many a herb, and they had to recollect this knowledge in the blink of an eye, no matter how long it had been since they had last used said herb on a patient. This was something that could be practiced, of course. But it would be best to know just how much practice it would take - if any - for him to begin getting the grasp of swift herb recollection before she begun filling his head with even more medicinal know how. Like say... the type she was planning on teaching him today!

@Dolomedes [Rabbitpaw]
| Sorry for the delay on the delay here! I kept peeps updated on Discord, but posting on the site on mobile is so hard I was focusing on the few responses I could sneak out! Had a blackout that lasted three days followed by an extra one without internet - phone has separate internet, thankfully... but I am not made for mobile posting apparently - and my entire schedule went haywire again. Storm season really not being kind this year. Over September already.

Regardless of what Rabbitpaw responds here, by the way, Lightningstorm will be bringing up the basics next - marigold and the difference between cobwebs and moss - and finish the lesson here with a mention on burnet. Past that point, I will have Lightningstorm call on Rabbitpaw to join her in healing roleplays so he can either learn herbs on the job or have her mention lesser used herbs here in mini "scenes" where she sits down with him to explain a few extra herbs that he could learn for specific uses.

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***Dolomedes*** · #5 September 18th, 2024, 08:31 PM

Rabbitpaw

Rabbitpaw was already feeling much better, if there was just one thing that Rabbitpaw was actually good at no matter what it was learning and listening when it comes to training. Though since that patrol so much has happened and he wasn’t actually sure if he could completely recall everything Miss Lightningstorm told him about celandine, he would, of course, tell her what he did remember. He looked to the side I’m thought, his tattered ear flicking before he started to speak slowly, as if thinking through his words individually as he said each one.

“It’s pretty specific to eyes right? White flowers?” That sounds right, because he had been wondering how someone had originally figured out the use of the herb if it only helped with eyes. It wasn’t like he was in the habit of throwing random flowers, be it just the juice or nectar stuff or not, into his eyes to see what happens. Maybe he would try other things down the line in the attempt to learn and discover but he would like to keep his eyes secure for a few moon more before messing around with them. “I imagine that if they do heal eyes then it’s probably for things like irritation or maybe even infections? I don’t know many other issues you can have for your eyes that you can heal… if that makes sense? Like if you cut them up- oh wait!!”

His mind went to the encounter he had with Tallgrass, and how his eyes had gotten messed up after the vulture had stabbed at them with its beak. Had Miss Lightningstorm used white flowers after that? “Just kidding I can’t remember what you used for Tallgrass’s eye that one time.”

[ @Alchemist Kitsune - Lightningstorm ]
[ Alrighty! I hope the storms stop bugging you so much soon! ]

***Alchemist Kitsune*** · #6 September 28th, 2024, 05:03 PM

Lightningstorm purred, amusement lighting up her eyes. Sure, he needed a bit of a refresher, but to be honest, she didn't blame him. She'd sprung up that question on him soon after the fact, hadn't she? And then with everything that had happened, it wasn't surprising in the slightest that the exactitudes surrounding celandine hadn't really stuck to his mind. He hadn't expected to need the information. And it was so niche, too. Not something the average warrior needed to be bothered with in the slightest.

"Yellow flowers, as a matter of fact. Usually having four petals, although I have seen some with one or two more. Here," she mewed, grabbing a small, dried flower from a bundle she'd brought along with her.

"This one right here is celandine. A bit drier than I like, but if soaked for a little while it tends to perk up just enough to be usable. You see, most of the herbs I will teach you are used in the forms of poultices or you down right get 'em straight down your gullet. Patients tend to be less than fond of the latter. Celandine is a bit of an odd one, though. You see, it is neither poultice nor eaten. You must - with care - press on the flower until the juices from the petals drip down into the patient's eye. You don't want to overdo it, so a singular flower is always good for both eyes.

Surprisingly, despite being a yellow flower, it does not have any properties that seem to help with infection. When treating a severe injury in which the eye might be salvaged, in fact, you might want to combine celandine with a different herb to treat infection. Which one is of course up to what is available and how severe the infection... or if you are looking to prevent as opposed to combat. Different herbs provide different traits as you will learn in time. Celandine however is best used to help with damaged or injured eyes. While it doesn't help with any infection, it seems to really help the healing of the eye itself, making it a must have for any warriors that might have gotten scratched during combat if trying to save their eyes! Irritation is also helped with celandine, so point for you on that, you clever lad!

Now... are we all clear on this, or do you have any questions? I'm always all ears to those, love. If not though... Ready to move on to... hmmm... perhaps the most used of these infection combating herbs that is oh so useful for just about everything in the every day life of the clans?" Lightningstorm mewed, excitement running down her spine, her voice turning giddier the longer she spoke. Herbs were such fascinating things, after all!

@Dolomedes [Rabbitpaw]

***Dolomedes*** · #7 Yesterday, 10:16 PM

Rabbitpaw
He/him | WC Medicine Cat Apprentice| Moons: 11 | Part Manx cat
|| Rabbitpaw in his scarecrow costume for spooky season ||

Ohp- Rabbitpaw ducked his head a bit in slight embarrassment, but no cat got everything right the first time! He would just have to remember it properly this time around, it would probably help that this was a proper lesson rather than a brief explanation before... a lot happened. So they were yellow, and had four petals, like clover but sunny! He's surprised that he wasn't more familiar with the little flowers after the explanation, he was a tunneler after all, or was he supposed, and with all the digging and exploring getting stuff if in your eyes from time to time was unavoidable. Though usually he just blinked a lot and then tadaaaa all better.

Poultices... alright, and then eating was something he already knew, were there other odd ones? Like special methods like with celandine? Yellow flower but not something that fights infection? Has he seen Miss Lightningstorm use yellow flowers before?? He recalled the aftermath of the raid on Riverclan, recalling making it back to camp to be treated. It was sort of hazy, and even though that wasn't too long ago, it felt like it was some time ago. Then a memory was pulled up when he thought about his own injuries and he almost lifted a paw to look at the pads as though the dreaded moss paws were still there.

"Yellow flowers fight infection? Like the dandelions you used on my paw pads when they cracked and stuff? Also what you said about soaking the herbs, can you do that with other herbs or is it a special celandine thing like the treatment method and the specific healing it does. Also if you can soak other herbs can you drink the water and get like the healing effects still?"

[ @Alchemist Kitsune - Lightningstorm ]

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