#deerclan

Finally the clan’s territories and camp locations marked out! From bottom left and up around:

Whisper Clan

Lynxclan

Deerclan

Bearclan

Blank map and a little territory info under the cut.

Yes this is cat linny

Leader: Pinestar

Deputy: Sagetwist

Medcat: Needlenose

Clan camp: Worn-away hill with the exposed roots of trees.

Landscape features: Red spruce, fir, birch, & pine trees; knolls and hills; spongy layer of conifer needles and moss over damp, shallow, rocky soil.

Prey: Birds, squirrels, fish, weasels

Dominant characteristics: Long legs; many browns and russets; striped and spotted tabbies most common

Deerclan Leader, Pinestar

Previous names: Tumblekit, Brindlepath, Brindletree

Her mother was the clan leader and, like her mother before her, Brindletree was a favored pick for becoming leader. She was mentored by the warrior that became deputy when her mother passed and was well known for being a strong and steady presence when she eventually gained the rank of deputy as well. Despite some fringe opinions that it was all unfair biases that led to her rising in the ranks she was well-received as Deerclan’s leader when the time came.

Not long after gaining the position Pinestar had her first litter. They were not very strong kits to begin with, having been born in the colder seasons with less food, and that year saw a harsh snow-fall. Most of the kits in the nursery died that season, including all of Pinestar’s. She was distraught and in her grief vowed never to have kits again.

She took the tragedy as a sign from the ancestors and instated new rules:

There are to be no more than two queens at a time

No kits should be born during snow-fall

The time of needle-fall is not the time to be mating

Only queens and those with special permission are allowed to enter the nursery

Kits cannot leave the nursery until they are able to eat fresh-kill (5-6 weeks)

Thanks to Pinestar’s strict rules, Deerclan kits are the most protected of all the clans and they almost never lose them anymore. However they also have much fewer new warriors each year and while some queens are grateful, many others resent Pinestar’s regulations. Among the elders they whisper about how her leadership has made the clan weaker and that she is to blame for their shrinking territory, since she devotes more cats to camp guard duty than she does border patrols.

Whisper Clan

A newer clan that came to the area just a few seasons ago and took over the southwest grounds. Their clan camp is a grove of tamarack trees protected by shrubs.

They had to flee their previous territory when a Twoleg dam broke and flooded the valley they lived in. In an effort to avoid such a catastrophe in the future, they immigrated to the mountains and eked out their own territory in the Fell Woods.

Lynxclan

The northwest clan’s territory stretches into more mountainous terrain than the others. Their clan camp is a knotted weaving of witch-hobble. There is a secret entrance of a long-abandoned fox den that comes out beneath a maple tree a far distance away, and the burrow is used for the nursery and dens in the cold season.

Deerclan

This clan resides in the northeast, close to the lake. The abundance of conifer trees make the ground soft with pine needles and moss. Their territory is criss-crossed with many Twoleg trails. Their clan is a worn-away hill with the exposed roots of trees for shelter.

They are a highly matriarchal clan. Their current leader is particularly paranoid about kits and strictly regulates the whole process; the nursery is at the farthest inner hollow of the camp where special permission is needed to enter. There are never more than two queens at a time and no kits are to be born in the snow-fall season. Very rarely are outside toms accepted into this clan.

Bearclan

Deerclan!

We've got

- gay

- PØNK

- an emo horse girl

- a literal child

- Harry Potter

- a himbo

- soft orange

- bowl cut

- some people you stole from the other clans