Full warren [p]

[Rani]

Crowtooth
Windclan Tunneler/Fury | He/him | 51 Moons

Power Card: Cold Gust

Ok as was routine now it was time for another group for tunnel training! Winterpaw had expressed interest and he was overdue for it, Leechscar Batglare and Dapplebreeze needed it for the fury rank.... Stars that was still larger then his usual group, where did all this come from??? Best not delay then.


The cats were rounded up with various degrees of enthusiasm and many rasps of "Tunnel trainin' time, I dont care what ya were doin' ya gotta get this done. Come on, up an' at 'em!" the four were gathered and Crowtooth lead them out of camp to the nearest tunnel entrance, starting his spiel.


"Alrighty ya'll are here ta learn some tunnelin' so lets get some info down before ya even enter.



First: senses! Yer gonna be blind as a bat (heh) so yer gonna rely on different senses.

Yer whiskers are a godsend, use 'em. Ya cant see roots or rocks or the turns o' the tunnels so keep yer head down an' stretched out an' whiskers brushin' the ground or wall so they'll feel thin's comin' before they hit yer paws. Get good an' ya can even trot wit'out fallin' usin' this.


Hearin'. Now sounds can be deceptive. Rushin' water (which is a death sentence down there) can sound just the same as wind an' sounds tend ta echo. However listenin' for creatures movin' can guide ya ta a warren ta hunt or warn ya if a predator is comin'. Plus if ya chirp loudly ya can tell some info by how it sounds. Muffled an' yer facin' a wall or the path dead ends, hollow or echoy an' the tunnel goes onward.


Finally yer main one, scent. Scent dont really flow or fade down there wit' no wind ta move or wipe it clean. It sticks an' stays fer awhile so if ya smell somethin' dont trust its as fresh as it seems.

However I abuse that. I an' all tunnelers I instruct mark the right wall as they go inta the tunnels, so if ya find anyone's mark an' wanna get out make sure its on yer left an' eventually it'll take ya too an exit.


Scents's still useful though, if ya smell wet/damp run as water (again, dangerous) is in the area, the moor an' an exit is nearby, rabbit an' theres likely rabbit, predator scents linger too so identifyin' aint too hard unlike above where it can be muddled."
Arriving at the tunnel entrance Crowtooth shifted the heather off of it to reveal the spot, coughing several times as his raspy rant taxed his throat. Shouldve asked for juniper from Lightningstorm for all the talking he's going to be doing but thats hindsight for you.


"Alright fire away questions before we head down an' I explain tunnelin' an' some navigation tips, maybe let ya try out skills fer yerself an' do some diggin'."
Or no questions and they could get going, that worked too.


@Moonraven @Undertaker @zozelen @Alchemist Kitsune (no post order for this rp for speed reasons lol just post when you can and fire away!)