Stoatpaw training w/ Magmafeather

Pups may not wander in. Anyone else can though.

This is currently being used for Stoatpaw's training. Silverpaw/heart was a former apprentice of mine.

To apprentices: Note that if you don't come on for 72 hours, you will lose 2 points in each skill that you haven't mastered yet. Mastering means having a 60/60 value in that skill.

Skill Point Rubric:
Hunting Large Animals : 14 for hit, 8 for miss (0/60)

Hunting Medium-Sized Animals : 9 for hit, 5 for miss (55/60)

Hunting Small Animals : 4 for hit, 2 for miss (4/60)

Fishing : 4 for hit, 2 for miss (0/60)

Finding Prey : 4 for large, 8 for medium, 12 for small, 6 for fish (20/60)

Finding Herbs : 5 per successful find (0/60)

Scouting for Predators : 8 for successful scouting w/out injury, 5 for successful w/ minor injury, 2 for successful w/ major injury (0/60)

Offensive Fighting : 5 for Successful hit, 2 for unsuccessful hit. (54/60)

Defensive Fighting : 7 for Successful block, 3 for unsuccessful block. (60/60)


Enjoy the training!

(Just a little note here, we decided to make it out of 60 for apprentices to master a skill, and 80 for warriors. just to make it a little quicker. have fun with training!)

(I shall pop in now!)

Breathing softly she stood waiting for Magmafeather her mentor. Her eyes watching each leaf and her muscles loose. Closing her eyes ready to began training her tail slowly swing back and forth.

Magmafeather entered the training area and walked to Silverpaw. After looking around a bit, he spoke. "You need to master 3 skills to become a warrior. What would you like to learn first?"

She fluttered her eyes open and took in a sharp breath. Then turned to face him and thought deeply. "How about ummm, defense moves, hunting small game, and swimming?" She said then picking "Hunting!" Chirping cheerfully she glanced around excited. Her slim figure silver gray white pelt sticking to her. Her eyes now a deeper green blue flecked brown. Legs slim and long for her age she shook with joy.

Magmafeather notices a deer grazing by the training area. "There you are." He whispers to Silverpaw, pointing to the deer. "Sneak up on it and try to kill it" he continues "Don't make any noise and don't step on any twigs or leaves, or you'll scare it away. 10 Medium-Animal points if you hit it, 5 if you miss it. Go ahead and try."

She nods softly dropping quickly keeping her white silver pelt out of sight. Her paws barely touching the ground her haunches tense she quietly wiggled. Then launched her paws scraped its hind quarters put her pounce ended and she thumped down. Racing after it managing to jump and land on its back sloppily planting her claws into the deer.

Magmafeather watched as Silverpaw weakened the deer. She wasn't off to a bad start, he thought. 1 hit and 1 miss. The Deer might get away, he thought, but Silverpaw did have a chance at killing it.

She began sliding tumbling and landing with a thud. Silverpaw shook and raced after the deer again determined. Her stomache growled and the deer had become a target. Scraping its sides until it slowed and began falling slowly.

Magmafeather watched as the deer reached the ground. It was nearly dead.

She pounced her long legs crashing into the neck. Sinking her white claws into the warm skin and puncturing it. Smiling she looked at Magmafeather her eyes twinkling with an icey blue glaze.

"Good work, Good work." said Magmafeather "The problem is, though, most times the prey won't find you - you have to find the prey. What I'd like you to do now is go out and find another animal to kill on your own. Go ahead and start while I take the deer back to camp."

She nodded taking briefs swallows of breath her heart pumping. "Yes sir!" Then silently sliding into shrubs sniffing the air. Her paw pads were brushing the soft grass her belly fur swaying softly. Long legs loose and ready. Silver smelt the faint scent of woodchuck slinking forward and carefully sliding out of the bushes.

Magmafeather got back from camp and followed Silver's Trail. He soon reached her and noticed she had seen a woodchuck. Hiding in the bushes so he wouldn't be noticed, he waited to see what Silver would do.

Only a tail length away she swiped her paw quickly to the neck stunning it. Pinning its tail to the ground it reached out. She leaped back and snarled then before she could speed ahead it had plopped into the water and swimming away.

Magmafeather walked up to Silverpaw. "That was close." He said calmly. "If you had bitten its neck rather than attacking it with your paws, it would be either dead or at least a lot slower than you and you would have killed it eventually. But since we're near water now, we may as well practice fishing. Look into the water, and when you see a fish, try to catch it, aiming for where it will be in a few seconds.

She took a relaxing breath "yeah guess I'm just a little off..." padding to the shoreline. Silver scales beamed in the crystal clear water. Her claws shimmered and she striked a few inches from its head. The slippery body was wedged in her claws. Hooking it throwing it up and batted onto land she pounced on its side and raked its gills.

Magmafeather saw the excellent move. This apprentice was a natural, he thought. He just hoped the fish wouldn't manage to flop away.

It limply hung from her jaws and shook it. With a reassuring last shake she softly placed it at Magmafeather's paws. "Was that good?" She said softly her eyebrows raised slightly.

"Yes, that was perfect!" Said Magmafeather in a very pleased sort of voice. "Now, we're just going to bury the fish, because it's inconveint to run back to camp right now." Magmafeather quickly buries the fish. He then says "Now I'd like you to find a large prey animal - an Elk or Moose - and kill it. It's possible that a predator will show up as well, and if such an event happens, you'll need to make sure you get to the food first, or chase the predator away. Go ahead and start."

Her eyes widened and she gasped softly. "Thanks, and yes sir right away!" She said in a whisper yell. Slowly trotting inland towards a clearing where the grass was rich and surrounded by trees. A breeze wafted towards her her mind clicked 'elk' she thought to herself. Making sure no predators were in sight she crouched swiftly slipping closer. Her pelt laying flat then bolting towards the hind quarters. She clamped the thigh feeling blood drizzle her muzzle. Then hauling herself onto its lower back and lunging at the neck. A sharp turn flung her off but something frightened the elk. Scanning the area her eyes landed on a large coyote passing through. She growled letting her chest fur stand at end then tensed her legs. She glared at it then pounding after it she raked its nose slashing it. Raising on her hind legs a flashing a large blow to its head. It squealed and scampered off in fright.

Magmafeather, believing Silverpaw would be safe, went off to make sure the coyote wouldn't come back. Just as he expected, the coyote was trying to return, but at just a snarl from Magmafeather, it ran off and did not return again. Magmafeather then headed back to Silverpaw and watched her continue to fight the elk.

She spun around following the trail of blood. Soon the creamy coat was in sight again limping yet still bounding. Her legs stretching far and pelt ruffling in the wind. Silently pouncing on its mid back and clawing its throat and biting the neck.

Magmafeather continued to watch. The Elk hadn't started fighting back yet, and he hoped it wouldn't decide to do so.

Slipping over the elk's head she quickly grasped the dirt. She dodged the flailing hooves and swiping at the chest and lower neck. It began backing up at shaking its head pushing me away. I refused and raced to the lowered head and clamping a jaw on the skull. Plaint her claws on each side of the neck. Sweat dripped from her face and panting she smoothed her fur. Then stood on top of the elks stomache the breathing hushed and slow.