TideClan's territory stretches along the eastern coastline where golden beaches meet the endless sea. The air is heavy with the scent of salt, and the sound of crashing waves never truly fades. Wide stretches of sand are broken by tide pools, weathered cliffs, rocky coves, and grassy dunes that shelter the camp from the strongest ocean winds. The tides shape the land twice a day, revealing hidden hunting grounds before reclaiming them beneath the waves. TideClan cats are excellent swimmers and skilled at navigating slippery rocks, often diving into shallow water to catch fish or prying crabs and shellfish from the shore. They also hunt gulls, sandpipers, and other seabirds that gather along the coastline. While greenleaf brings plentiful prey, fierce storms and high tides during leaf-fall and leaf-bare can flood parts of the territory, forcing the Clan to adapt quickly.
Sunrise Shore – A long stretch of pale sand where the sun first rises over the sea. It is TideClan's favorite hunting beach, rich with crabs, shellfish, and seabirds after the tide recedes. The Clan often gathers here to celebrate important occasions at dawn.
The Whispering Tides – A broad field of tide pools filled with colorful seaweed, shells, and small fish trapped by the retreating ocean. Medicine cats gather sea herbs here, while apprentices learn to fish in the shallow pools.
Driftwood Point – A rocky spit where currents deposit massive logs, tangled seaweed, and flotsam after storms. Warriors use the sturdy driftwood to reinforce dens and camp walls, and the pile is constantly changing with the tides.
Crabclaw Cove – A sheltered cove lined with smooth stones and rocky shelves. Countless crabs hide among the rocks, making it one of the Clan's richest hunting grounds—but the larger crabs are notorious for pinching careless apprentices.
Seaglass Beach – A secluded beach covered in smooth, colorful pieces of sea glass polished by the waves. TideClan cats believe the sea leaves these gifts as reminders that even broken things can become beautiful with time.
Stormwatch Bluff – A high cliff overlooking the ocean. Patrols climb here to watch approaching storms or distant boats. The Clan's leader often visits this bluff to think in solitude, listening to the endless rhythm of the waves.
Moonfoam Arch – A magnificent natural stone arch extending over the water. During high tide and a full moon, silver waves crash beneath it, making the arch glow in the moonlight. TideClan believes StarClan walks across the arch on moonlit nights.
Saltwind Dunes – Rolling dunes covered in beach grass and hardy shrubs. The tall grasses provide shelter from harsh sea winds and hide rabbits, mice, and nesting birds that occasionally supplement the Clan's diet.
Barnacle Rocks – A chain of wave-worn rocks extending into the surf. Experienced warriors leap between them to catch fish or collect mussels, but the rocks become dangerously slick during high tide.
The Singing Cavern – A sea cave carved deep into the cliffs. As waves rush in and out, the cave fills with haunting echoes that sound almost like distant voices. TideClan believes these are the whispers of StarClan carried on the ocean, and warriors often leave shells near the entrance in remembrance of lost Clanmates.
Nettlestar - A black tom with sea-green eyes. Calm and adaptive, he believes leadership should flow like the tide—firm when needed, but never rigid.
Poolstep - A sturdy brown tabby she-cat with amber eyes. Practical, organized, and highly respected for her ability to coordinate patrols during storms and high tides.
Seabloom - A pale cream she-cat with soft blue eyes. Gentle and intuitive, deeply knowledgeable about sea herbs, kelp remedies, and tidepool medicine.
Pebblewhisker - A small gray tom with bright green eyes. Curious, talkative, and constantly collecting strange shells “for research.”
Tidebreaker - Large dark gray tom. Powerful swimmer, excels at catching fish in rough surf.
Saltfang - White-and-gray tom with sharp amber eyes. Gruff, experienced, and fearless in storms.
Coralstrike - Reddish-brown she-cat. Fast, bold, and known for diving off rocks into shallow waters.
Waveglide - Sleek silver she-cat with blue eyes. Silent swimmer and expert crab hunter.
Driftwhisper - Pale cream tom. Calm, observant, often patrols beaches alone at dawn.
Stormgaze - Black she-cat with sea-green eyes. Watches the horizon constantly, especially before storms.
Barnacleroot - Thick-furred brown tom. Strong climber of slippery cliffs and tide rocks.
Seaglassshade - Light gray she-cat with green eyes. Stealthy hunter in dune grasses and coves.
Riptideclaw - Dark tabby tom. Aggressive fighter, excels in defending camp during flooding tides.
Gullfeather - White she-cat with pale gray speckles. Agile jumper, skilled at catching seabirds.
Murkface - Blue classic tabby tom, with short fur, and yellow eyes.
Thriftstream - Short haired, white she-cat, with a lilac and cream mackerel calico tail and ears, and gold eyes.
Quietbrook - Mostly white, blue and cream classic calico-tabby she-cat, with short fur and green eyes.
Fishpaw - Energetic silver tom who wants to be the fastest swimmer in TideClan.
Crabpaw - Brown-and-white she-cat with a stubborn streak and strong claws.
Saltpaw - Gray tom with blue eyes. Quiet, observant, and already skilled at reading tides.
Glimmerpaw - Cream she-cat with fluffy fur that she complains gets “too wet, too often.”
Shellbriar - Golden-brown she-cat expecting her next litter. Warm, protective, and deeply respected.
Foamheart - Pale gray she-cat with soft blue eyes. Gentle and playful, often tells kits stories of the sea.
Pebblekit - Small gray tom who collects anything shiny and insists it's “treasure.”
Spraykit - White she-kit with boundless energy and a love for splashing in tidepools.
Dunekit - Sandy-colored tom who dreams of exploring every dune in the territory.
Bristlewave - A silver tom with faded green eyes. Former legendary swimmer who survived the Great Storm Tide.
Thistlepelt - Cranky but wise brown she-cat covered in scars from years of coastal hunting.
Tidebreaker + Mistflow (Deceased)=Fishpaw, Saltpaw
Poolstep + Unknown Mate (Pinefang)=Crabpaw, Glimmerpaw
Shellbriar + Riptideclaw=Spraykit, Pebblekit
Stormgaze + Driftwhisper=Waveglide
Foamheart + Saltfang=Dunekit
Coralstrike & Gullfeather
Coralstrike + Gullfeather
When an apprentice becomes a warrior, they must spend one full tide alone at Sunrise Shore or a similar beach. They are not allowed to hunt or speak—only observe the sea from low tide to high tide. It symbolizes learning that everything in life rises, falls, and changes. When they return, they are greeted with fresh-caught prey and seaweed woven into their fur.
When a Clanmate is lost at sea or swept away by a storm and never found, TideClan performs no burial. Instead, they place a shell or piece of sea glass into the waves at dawn, believing the ocean has already claimed them. That cat’s name is never spoken as “gone,” but as “returned to the tide.”
Elders who feel their time is approaching are given a final walk along Seaglass Beach, accompanied by close Clanmates. They choose one shell or stone from the shore to be placed in the elders’ den afterward, symbolizing the piece of the ocean they carry with them.
