Medicine Cat Mini-Plot.

[gabbs]

So here was what I came up when I was creating my character, of whose name I'm still debating.
I know it says that RiverClan has no medicine cat, which is understandable. However, I was wondering if my character recieved very strange dreams that pictured him exploring the enigma beyond the walls of what he knows to be the world. These dreams become for frequent, and after a while he visits a dying elder who once lived beyond the very same walls. The elder tells him stories of this bizarre world, how the Clan ran itself, and even of a gifted cat who used herbs and other figments of nature to heal sick or injured Clan members. Upon asking who was responsible for this in the elder's own world, the elder solemnly tells the young warrior that she passed a long time ago. He then proceeds to become his own mentor in these arts, which not only proves to be a difficult taks, but also raises suspicion from his fellow warriors.
After figuring out that the poor supply of whatever plants existed in the enclosure, he discovers that using insects is an effective healing method. By now, though, I expect us to be far along into the roleplay. My character comes out of his expirimentation to basically "preach" his beliefs to the warriors about coming together and forming a strong clan, under the guidance of his new faith in StarClan. Which would probably cause a controversy due to the fact that you have fervent believers then you have the ones who are against clan-ism. It'd be like half a room of Christians mixed in with some atheists and agnostics, with the Christians trying to preach to the agnostics and the atheists not really trying to get the agnostics to believe what they do, but trying to get the Christians to shut their mouths.
Then the agnostics are like ;--;
The Christians are like e__e;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; !
Then the atheists are like !!!! DDDDDDDDD<
And so :
The neutral warriors are like ;--;
StarClan faithfuls are like e__e;;;;;;;;;;;; !
& the fend-for-your-self cats are like !!! DDDDDDDD<

:)
But I just thought I'd ask before finishing up the details on my character and giving him a name.

[Ten]

"I was wondering if my character recieved very strange dreams"
--x
No.

"a dying elder who once lived beyond the very same walls"
--x
At this point, that entire generation is dead.

"insects is an effective healing method"
--x
You've researched this?

"StarClan faithfuls are"
--x
Nonexistant.

[gabbs]

No.
-x-
Alright that's perfectly fine; while brainstorming I realized I didn't like the idea too much anyway. ^^


At this point, that entire generation is dead.
-x-
-goes back and reads the lifestyle differences thread-
Oh... I must have skipped over that bit. However, could you perhaps provide a more precise depiction of how much time has passed since RiverClan has lived in the enclosure?


You've researched this?
-x-
Yes, actually. I did quite a bit of digging. About 21 species of insects were used in ancient Chinese culture for medicine. And even then, in ancient times dating back to as far as 100 A.D., there was not as large of a variety in bugs as there is in present times. So, I'm sure what my character catches would suffice as medicine.


Nonexistant.
-x-
Oh. So there are no warriors whose ancestors passed on their faith in StarClan to their children, and so on? Because most of the times, when a parent has a 'religion' I guess you would call it, they pass it on to their young so long as the young choose to accept it. However, I do understand that faith in StarClan would probably be lost after the focus was centered on simply survival. But still, shouldn't there exist two or three cat families who did not lose their faith amid the sudden unfortunate change in lifestyle?

[Ten]

"However, could you perhaps provide a more precise depiction of how much time has passed since RiverClan has lived in the enclosure?"
--x
How does twenty-five years sound?

"About 21 species of insects were used in ancient Chinese culture for medicine."
--x
What part of China?

"So there are no warriors whose ancestors passed on their faith in StarClan to their children, and so on?"
--x
Belief in StarClan died out for numerous reasons. For one, StarClan didn't try to warn them about the betrayal, plus there's no medicine cat or Moon____ for communication. Also, they don't have much of a sky.

[gabbs]

How does twenty-five years sound?
-x-
Okay, great. The longest I've seen a cat live is eighteen years, so the elder would have to simply of had grandparents who lived in the era.


What part of China?
-x-
That part I am unsure of. However, there were other cultures in which insects played an important part in the development of medicine. For example, during World War II, larvae from a blow fly was used to eat dead tissue and clean wounds. I'm sure if you asked an Entomologist they could explain it better than I can.


Belief in StarClan died out for numerous reasons. For one, StarClan didn't try to warn them about the betrayal, plus there's no medicine cat or Moon____ for communication. Also, they don't have much of a sky.
-x-
Hm. Well then that only leaves neutrals and non-clanners for me to deal with. Which is fine with me.

[Ten]

"the elder would have to"
--x
What elder?

"That part I am unsure of."
--x
Then you don't know if any desert insects have healing properties?

"that only leaves neutrals and non-clanners"
--x
What do you mean by neutrals?

[Brain]

"the elder"
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It is possible that a medicine cat could teach him in dreams about starclan and medicine.

[Ten]

StarClan doesn't exist.