[Fate Admin]

It is time for OTM nominations to begin. There are a few rules to follow and a short form to fill out if you wish to nominate a thread for Thread Of The Month.

1. You MAY nominate your own threads (as other people are in them as well). One-offs in the personal rp board cannot be nominated.

2. You may only nominate one thread.

3. Do not nominate a thread multiple times. If the thread you want to nominate has already been nominated, either choose another thread to nominate or wait until voting starts after nominations close to vote for the thread you wanted to nominate. I will delete posts that include a nomination for a thread that has already been nominated.

4. The TOTM title can only be held by a Thread that was started after February 22nd. If the thread you wish to nominate was started on the 22nd or before, you may not nominate it. If a thread that was started on or before the 22nd is nominated, I will delete the nomination.

Please fill out this short form if you wish to nominate a thread.
[b]Name:[/b] The name of the thread you wish to nominate.
[b]Link:[/b] The link to the thread you wish to nominate.
[b]Participants:[/b] List the characters and the members who play them, who have posted in the thread (Bloodtalon - Ravenstar, Deadstar - Hyperbole, etc.)
[b]Reason:[/b] Tell us why the thread deserves to be TOTM. It can be anything, but try not to be too silly about it ;)

Post your short nomination form below. Nominations will end on Saturday, March 23rd and voting will start on Sunday, March 24th.

[Deleted]

Name: The Seven
Link: www.fiveclansfate.proboards.com/thread/3041/apprentice-ceremony-all-tc
Participants: Fawn (Lionstar + Onyxpaw), Insidious (Crimsonpaw + Grayowl), Ravenstar (Bloodtalon), Bloodrose (Featherpaw + Brokensong), Ghostlight (Sunstride + Seedpaw), Phoenix (Wormpaw), Sheep (Wavepaw), Butterfly (Wildpaw)
Reason: Fawn managed to orchestrate seven apprentice ceremonies neatly and concisely, and it would have been so easy to either not have the ceremony at all OR have it be a giant mess that would take longer than a Gathering to finish. The setup is perfect for both covering the needs and not being too restrictive.

[Fate Admin]

Name: Leave the Soul Alone
Link: fiveclansfate.proboards.com/thread/2828/leave-soul-frostpaw-injury?scrollTo=8528&page=1
Participants: Fawn - Frostpaw, Rookfrost, Windstrike, Ravenstar - Snowpaw, Dovesong; Sheep - Mousepaw; Smokefur - Goldenpaw
Reason: Many character developing things are happening in this thread for quite a few characters. Frostpaw was mauled, her face disfigured, and she will be losing sight in one of her eyes, delaying her training and warrior ceremony and causing a massive blow to her usual confident self. Snowpaw is dealing with his first serious patient as a medicine cat, and its his own littermate and sister no less, so he must fight through the panic at seeing his sister so horribly wounded, dredge up any and all knowledge Rookfrost might have imparted to him about how to deal with the situation, and attempt to save his sister's eye, but will ultimately fail and have to deal with that knowledge, that he could not save his sister's eye. Dovesong is dealing with her kit's major injury, trying to be strong for her and not just break down, and Windstrike is there to comfort and support her, which she will realize later and it will only boost her affection for him and make her fully realize any romantic feelings between them.

Overall there is just a lot going on character development wise in this thread, and I think threads with lots of character development are great threads for TOTM.

[Fawn]

Name: Follow, For Rebellion Awaits
Link: www.fiveclansfate.proboards.com/thread/3052/follow-rebellion-awaits-open?scrollTo=8911&page=1
Participants:Palepaw&Grayowl - Insidious, Onyxpaw - Fawn, Nightpaw - Bloodrose.
Reason: Nothing says tension quite like a sadistic TreeClan cat, his new apprentice, and two LightningClan apprentices caught out way past their bedtime and much too close to the TreeClan border. I've been enjoying the little mental games going on between all four participants; the budding intrigue over Palepaw in Nightpaw's eyes is particularly interesting for a cat who claims to have a soul as cold as the ground in leafbare. Palepaw's love of danger and exhilaration could truly spell trouble for her and Nightpaw this time, whereas Grayowl and Onyxpaw - just starting to get a feel for each other, though their relationship is likely to be a convoluted one, at best - are hovering just at the edge of darkness. Grayowl is looking to push his apprentice right over the edge, and Onyxpaw is trying to read Grayowl as best as her perceptive little self can. All this seems to be escalating towards some sort of fight, and with four highly intelligent but equally as dangerous cats in one place, who walks away with the least amount of injury will be the one who 'wins' in the end. I'm personally rooting for a fight to write home about, but we'll see how it plays out!