Post by Deleted on May 20, 2014 1:58:47 GMT
THE PLATINUM BRIGADE
HISTORY
once upon a time, there was a kitty-pet. she was a show cat, a stunt double, and a charmer. her name was platinum. she was named after her beautiful silvery coat, with white tipped fur. her eyes were a bright sky blue, with darker flecks hanging around her irises. she truly was beautiful. one day, when she and her owner were being taken to England to film some sort of show platinum was starring in, their private jet's engines died, and the plane spiraled downward. Platinum, being a smart cat, jumped out of her owner's lap and hid under a metal frame for protection. she plane hit the ground in the middle of no where.
Platinum, dizzy and aching, exited the plane and looked around at her surroundings. it was a ghost town, and quite as few of the old building had caved in on themselves, of looked on the verge of doing so. she made her way into the village, and found it to fit her liking. the she-cat soon discovered that the fields just over the hill where rich with little squeakers and other tasty prey.
she met a few loners in the village, and instantly grew fond of them. one day, she was out scouting her new territory, when she came across another group of cats. she spied on them for a while, and one of them spotted her and lectured her about all this stupid code stuff and talk of loyalty and mercy. it disgusted her, so when she came back, she came up with a new idea. she wanted to found what she called an anti-clan. the friends worked together to create what is now, the platinum brigade.
FOUNDERS
the founder was a cat by the name of platinum. the co-founders where ravenclaw and a few other loners who have passed on from falling rocks and snakebites.
TERRITORY
the platinum brigade makes their camp in an abandoned ghost town. it is pretty much the exact thing you'd see in an old timey movie about the wild west. all the buildings that still stand have the flappy doors about half way up the door frame. however, cats can just walk right under the doors if they would like to enter a room.
the nursery is the room in the center of the town, in what used to be a knitting shop. baskets of balls of yarn can be found too and fro, and shelves full of yarn have been tipped over so they are lying on the floor exposing the yarn. they provide warmth and comfort for oaks and potentials. the hemlocks, senior hemlocks and yew sleep in the room next door. it is one of the biggest buildings still standing, so there is plenty of space for all their cats. it used to be a library, but shelves have fallen and cracked, creating places for nests to go. the books have been opened and are used as nests.
the room on the other side of the hemlock's quarters are the executioners quarters, shared with the secret branch of the mayflowers. they are two room connected by a VERY well guarded door. why, you ask? well, the wall is lined with weapons of several kinds, and they don't want wandering potentials either a) killing themselves or b) killing someone else. you have to have special permission to enter the back area of the room. in the front of the room there is a small fireplace against the wall and a sharpener for any dull weapons that need to be sharpened.
the rest are the nicest of the houses, for the high positions. the nightshades den is an old general store, and they use the counter that has shelves I them, visible through glass to store their herbs and poisons.
BELIEFS
near the abandoned ghost town, she found a narrow cave, slinking down into the earth. it is dark, and damp, with veins of platinum etched into the walls. she took that as a sign that she was truly meant to create the platinum brigade, ad be it's next leader. as she traveled deeper into the cave and found mist surrounding her. she was puzzled, because she thought it was impossible for mist to be created so deep into the earth. at the end of the cave, there was a large cavern. there was a pool of acid in a hole in the floor. what was most peculiar, was that this puddle was iced over. she felt herself being pulled toward it, and ended up lying on it with her nose touching the other side of the pool.
she then saw her two old friends approaching her, pretty much transparent. what distinguished them from the rest of the cave was the silver tinted mist curling around them. they told her that she had found the cave of the platinum souls. the friends talked for a bit before they gave her eight more lives, one representing each letter in platinum. by the time this ceremony was over, this ordinary cat was now nine lived, just like the legends in old maids tales.
only the most worthy cats make it into the platinum souls. the others remain misty figures, doomed to forever roam the inside of the walls of the cave, never to make it into the tunnels. the misty figures you see when you enter the cave are the platinum souls' council members. the other members live under the sheet of acid in a cat paradise.any deal souls can speak in the dreams of living cats, but only when the platinum souls appear in dreams, the leader is told.
the platinum souls and the regular old dead cats are distinguished by the color of the mist surrounding them. the platinum souls have a silver tint, where as the normal dead cats have a dull bronze tint. when the leader dies, they will automatically become some what of a goddess or a god in the platinum souls.
TRADITION
*one way to become a boss is being the heir, which is being the current boss's child. when the leader dies or retires, the heir will take over. if the boss has no children than the skull will take over. if there are two skulls, than they fight to the death. the winner will take over. if there are two heirs, the eldest will take over and the other one will remain heir.
*recruits have to go through many challenges, all in which the boss will monitor to see who gets what rank if they succeed. before the challenges, they will get one night of rest to give the platinum souls a chance to visit them in their dreams, either telling them to become a nightshade/sprig or whispering advice. the challenges often include fire, water and duels. these challenges are watched by the brigade for entertainment. the people who succeed are listed in numerical order that shows how well they did. if you fail, you become a servant maid or janitor. these challenges are called the oncoming.
*there is always one nightshade. but there are often two sprigs. the most knowledgeable sprig shall take over when the nightshade dies or retires. the other will just remain a sprig.
RANKS
BOSS
the boss is the leader of the platinum brigade. he/she is in charge of leading the clan, and making the final decisions. they have the ability to promote and demote any cat inhabiting their clan. the highest position of the clan.
SKULLS
the skull is the second in command. there can be one to two of these, but no more. they have the ability to change potentials to nettles, and nettles to hemlocks. they are also in charge of the executioners.
HEIR
the son or daughter of the boss, the highest rank below the boss itself. this cat/s are trained to become the future leader. if the boss has no kits, than the skull will takeover instead. high position.
NIGHTSHADE
the nightshades are the healers of the clan. they heal their clan mates to the best of their ability and interpret signs and omens from the platinum souls. they have another duty, besides to heal; believe I or not, their duty is to train in the ways of poisoning. their duty is to pass on all their knowledge to their apprentice, so when he/she becomes a full nightshade, they are well prepared. high position.
NIGHTSHADE SPRIG
the nightshade sprig is the trainee of the nightshade. night position.
YEW
advise the high positions, and will give advice to anyone in the clan, but with a price. they must trade something of high value, however being the yew's slave is most common. they are also the strategists of the clan, that help plan any up coming battle or events. therefore, they also serve a party planner or ambassador.
EXECUTIONERS
executioner the masters of the weaponry, often very shady and destructive. they are in charge of executing enemy cats and traitors on the word of their boss. these cats must be merciless and undaunted by death and gore. semi high position.
MAYFLOWERS
recruiters / spys. this is a secret rank, and no one knows accept the rank themselves, and the boss. they must take an oath where they swear secrecy. if they break this, they will be incinerated. they are a branch off of the executioner. semi high position.
SENIOR HEMLOCKS
the most trusted hemlocks, that advise the high positions when asked for advice. usually if a cat is to be promoted to yew, they will start off as a senior hemlock. these cats are not high or semi high positions, this is just a title given officially by the boss.
HEMLOCKS
the warriors of the brigade, and they are trained to fight, hunt and defend their territory. they are expected to show little to no mercy in battle, and fight to the death if necessary.
NETTLES
they are the apprentices that have passed the test and train under most commonly the hemlocks, however some decide to go on a different path, such as the path of a yew, or the path of a nightshade sprig.
OAKS
they are the mothers of the potentials, and get to stay in the nursery and relax until their kits are nettles. this is a reward for keeping the clan alive. however, some mothers, even after their kits have moved on, decide to stay and take care of the abandoned kits. this rank is often called mercy. the abandoned kits who are not adopted, sink to the bottom and grow up to become servants until they are ready to take the test.
POTENTIALS
the kits of the clan, they are watched over under the care of the oaks until they are six moons old and ready to become nettles.
LUCK
the elders of the clan, and are a very hard rank to receive. most cats do not make it this far in life, so they are respected by all cats even though they are one of the lowest ranks. they are low, because it is considered enough of a treat that they even lived that long.
SERVANTS
they are selected by the high position to serve them as a personal slave. these cats have authority over the maids, janitors and recruits. the head of the slaves, often the servant of the boss, are the overseers of all the ranks lower than his/herself.
RECRUITS
newly recruited cats. they are lower than the lowest rank until they prove themselves during a harsh test. if they fail, they become an even lower rank of main or servant.
MAIDS
a female cat who had failed their test, or does something to become worthy of this rank. they help clean all of the rooms and will be of service to anyone who needs it. their hardest job is cleaning out the warehouse. some who go in, never come out.
JANITORS
the male version of the maid.
THE BRIGADE
boss : (1/1)
platinum rped by leopard
skull : (1/2)
ravenclaw rped by horselover
heir : (0/∞)
nightshade : (0/1)
nightshade sprig : (1/2)
neuropaw rped by pineleopard
yew : (0/5)
executioners : (0/5)
mayflowers : (0/2)
senior hemlocks : (0/5)
RULES
*follow all site rules
*be respectful
*do not openly ask for a hp. your character may hint at it, but the codeword is igpay atinlay you must prove your worth and activity. the boss's rper will send you a pm if you are going to be promoted before their ceremony.
*have fun
*do not spam
*more will be added
FAQ
how do I join?
you can either make a joining thread for your character or jump right in!
how do I become a high position?
to become a high position, you must be promoted by showing activity with your character.
more will be added
