#hemlockclan

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none of them had a starclan, no. in fact, hemlockclan didn't believe in an afterlife at all!

in shoalclan, the new leader would swim out to the dark tides to prove themself worthy of nine lives. the dark tides are on the edge of the territory, and though the tides there are probably not strong enough for the average adult human to be in much trouble, they're fairly dangerous to a cat. most leaders drown here and end up with eight lives instead. willetwish, notably, did not do this- doing it would be admitting that everyone was dead and she was the only choice for leadership- but got nine lives anyways.

in hemlockclan, a deputy would become leader by proving they had nine lives. after the passing (or exile) of the previous leader, the deputy would consume some kind of poison, die, and come back to life. because of this tradition, the line of succession was way, way more important in hemlockclan than it is in the others. you can't just have all your cats dying trying to be leader, after all! after the leader came the deputy, then the oldest healer, then the next oldest healer, and so on.

in tangleclan, a new leader would spend a week underground becoming one with the earth. they chose a deputy before leaving, and spent all their time in the pitch dark with no real food to speak of. leaders would have to learn what they could eat and where they could drink. some starved during the week and most were irrevocably changed by the experience.

All eight Clans live inside a mountain valley, surrounded by tall peaks and hills. Luminous named all the parts of the territory, letting Their kits decide where they wanted to live.

HemlockClan made their home in a pine forest with absurdly soft mossy ground.  The other Clans regarded them as strange, stupid, and air-headed.  HemlockClan cats certainly tended to be more spiritual than their neighbors, and had quite the number of superstitions- you’d never find a Hemlock cat stepping into a circle of mushrooms, that’s for sure!

Clan: HemlockClan

Mother: Duskstone

Father: Grayleaf

Sisters: Vixenfern, Tawnystalk, Grasspool

Born beside six other sisters,  Waxpetal, Vixenfern, Tawnystalk, and Grasspool were the only ones to live during a harsh leafbare. The Clan saw them as walking miracles. They were highly praised and spoiled by the entire Clan. Waxpetal didn’t know how to respond to all this love, and after he came out as a tom, the Clan seemed to coddle him even more. His sisters were happy being the most respected cats in the Clan, especially as apprentices, but Waxpetal wasn’t sure he deserved it. This was all odd for HemlockClan, as they were mostly strict with kits and apprentices. But, still, these were the medicine cat’s kits. It was a bad omen when a medicine cat’s kits died.

He’d often leave camp to get away from his suffocating Clanmates. He’d just try to listen to the earth and breathe without anyone bothering him. He loved the forest and the small amount of meadows in HemlockClan territory. Eventually, a small hollow became his safe place and cats avoided him when he was there, seeming to take the hint.

When their strange Seer, Owlseer, began keeping her eyes on Waxpetal, he didn’t pay much attention to her. She was his cousin, but, of course, they weren’t close. Seers were never close to their family and friends. But, she seemed to want to become closer to him. She often asked him to walk with her, and they’d just sit together, looking up into the night sky. She’d ask he what he heard, and he’d perk his ears and listen carefully. He’d listen closely and hear whispering among the wind rustling leaves and grass. When he said what he heard, her eyes would light up.

Clan: MountainClan

Mate (formerly): Berrysplash

Son: Lightningclouds

Clan: MountainClan

Orcaspots was the eldest son of Plumstar, the wretched leader who declared war on DriftClan after the leader before her finally made peace. Harestar, who was a fairly new leader at that point, was raging mad. He sent battle patrols, too many for the MountainClan cats to keep up. It didn’t take long for Plumstar to lose all her lives in a battle. Leapfang became leader, and chose Dawndapple, a senior warrior, as their deputy. They’re still trying to make peace, though, still 

Orcaspots grew up with Plumstar’s harsh way of parenting. His father was long dead, and his younger siblings, Littlepaw and Cinderpaw both died the last leafbare. After his mother was killed, Orcaspots felt lost and scared. He hated his mother, but she was all he had. What would he do now? It wasn’t until Berrysplash took an interest in him. Berrysplash lost both his parents in the battle, which they bonded over. They fell in love, and eventually, Orcaspots was pregnant with his kit.

Lightningkit was born in a cold leafbare, the only kit in the litter, and he grew big fast. He decided quickly that he wanted to be a medicine cat under Stormfleck and Creekfang. Stormfleck passed away not long after he was apprenticed. Orcaspots was very proud of his son. And he was happy with Berrysplash.

A few moons passed, and Orcaspots was named deputy. Dawndapple died of greencough, but their time as deputy wouldn’t be forgotten anytime soon. Orcaspots was trained well by Leapstar, and was ready to become leader after them. Berrysplash acted as if he was proud of his mate, but he started acting strange. Orcaspots became nervous. He didn’t want to act skeptical, though.

It wasn’t until he came across Berrysplash sneaking around camp with a mouse in his jaws. Orcaspots followed him, surprised when Berry didn’t head back to camp. Berrysplash met a rogue on the border, giving them the mouse. He was shocked. The orange cat, Sunflower, was one well known in DriftClan. They’d often come into camp to hunt with the Clan cats. Orcaspots confronted his mate. Berrysplash explained what happened: Sunflower and him had met a few moons before, and fell in love. Orcaspots looks at Sunflower, asking if they knew abut Berry’s relationship with Orca, and Sunflower said that they did, saying they thought Orca knew about them. Sunflower and Orcaspots turned on Berrysplash, and left him at the border, angrily going home. Sunflower didn’t come to camp anymore.

If you're new here, these are FanClans who reside in northern Alaska made by me, @need1etail . I will be making a fic for these FanClans.

In the bio, you can find the introduction for these Clans, holding everything you need to know about them. Right now all I have to do is finish my maps and the lore and territory doc.