#bayclan

Core Traits

A culture that emphasizes honor, family, and duty over all.

Many cats are free-spirited, but will always return to the sea.

Wary of outsiders but open minded.

Inhabiting the coasts, wetlands, and fields, BayClan is a mixture of RiverClan and ShadowClan. Their aquatic habitat has enabled them to gain webbed paws over many generations and a large lung capacity which allows them to dive for longer periods of time than the average cat. They believe that all things come from and return to the sea and worship the sea god, Mare.

BayClan is a bit more independent, which leaves rooms for cliques and tight friend groups to form. They are often blunt and straightforward, much like the cliffs that jut against the coastline, and they value strength and skill. They enjoy sparring, and are almost always damp. While not as creatively expressive as FieldClan, BayClan cats are known to adorn themselves with glittering accessories like fish scales and pearls, with plenty of cats being quite vain.

BayClan's unique subranks are fishers and sentries. Fishers are cats who specialize in fishing and diving, with a strong swimming ability and fearlessness. They use nets to catch large swathes of fish, and dive into the sea in groups like penguins to take down larger prey. They are tasked with watching the tides to alert for floods, save drowning cats, and signal what times are safe to hunt and roam the shores. Sentries are the strongest warriors; Battle-hardened guards and front-line combatants. They train to fight in all types of weather and terrain. They are occasionally tasked with rescuing cats who have been caught out in a nasty storm or other disaster.