TOC ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ - Territory Description and How They Utilize It - Physical/Build Description - Clan Specific Abilities - Common/Permitted Pelt Coloring - NightClan Prey and Predators - General Clan Personality and Customs - Extra Info/ In Depth Descriptions on Customs ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ TERRITORY ★ NightClan resides in a dark, shadowy, quiet pine forest that often seems ethereal or spooky to the other clans due to the fog that gathers there. NightClan's camp is a cave system in the part of FrostClan's mountains that is still in NightClan territory. They use the element of the mist and shadows for stealth. ★ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PHYSICAL/BUILD DESCRIPTION ★ NightClan cats are very sleek, wiry cats, built for speed, they have sleek yet dense coats to provide insulation. They have muscular legs as well. They also have large ears to pick up little sounds throughout the forest and a heightened sense of smell to smell prey through the fog. NightClan cats all have brightly colored eyes, often amber, silver, or green, that seem to glow in the dark, giving them an intimidating yet ethereal appearance. They also have dark fur, better suited to blending into their dark surroundings. ★ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CLAN SPECIFIC ABILITIES ★ NightClan uses the darkness of their territory to their advantage, using their dark colors to create an element of surprise in fighting and an element of stealth when hunting. They do a lot of hunting at night as well. A main strength of NightClan’s hunting and fighting style is the ability to silently ambush. Their warriors are trained to move without making a sound, stalking their prey or enemy without a whisper. They will often wait until the right moment, using their surroundings to trap their target in a confined space or in the shadows, making their strike as swift and deadly as possible. ★ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ COMMON/PERMITTED PELT COLORING ★ NightClan cats all generally have darker pelts, with the lightest being a fiery ginger or silver, they come in charcoals and greys, as well as muddy brown and darker brown tabbies. They do not dye their pelts like RoseClan and this will not be permitted unless they are an ex RoseClan cat and lived in RoseClan up until mid apprenticeship. I will only allow a few cats to do this at a time so as to avoid people cheating that system. Their eye colors may vary from ambers, yellows, and reds, to bright blues. Never purple or pink like RoseClan though★ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PREY AND PREDATORS ★ NightClan commonly preys on mice, voles, and shrews, as well as squirrels, rabbits, birds like woodpeckers, finches, and sparrows, as well as frogs and lizards, and fish from streams and the river ★ ★ Common predators of NightClan are foxes, badgers, and owls, as well as wolves and lynxes, though it has happened to where a lynx joined NightClan, due to their feline genus being able to communicate with the NightClan cats. Another possible predator is mountain lions wandering down from the mountains in search of deer. Though it's uncommon. ★ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CLAN PERSONALITY AND CUSTOMS ★ NightClan are generally a very mysterious and shady clan. They focus most of their energy on the Moon. After every gathering, the entire clan sits in a circle in the center of their camp and reflects on the past moon as well as listen to elders tell stories of the past. NightClan Codeword is Stars. NightClan cats generally have darker sounding names, centered around shadows, aspects of the night, or about the fog, as well as attributes that define the cat. Like a cat who is very good at disguising in the mist might be named MistWhisper, or a particularly stealthy, dark furred cat might be called ShadowStep, etc. Due to the depth of the cave they live in, cats will often go deeper into the system and meditate. In an apprentice's Warrior Assessments, they must prove their ability to hunt like all warriors but also must be able to travel throughout the forest without disturbing the silence and order. NightClan values their ability for stealth greatly. They also very strongly value the energy of the moon and stars, medicine cats wear moonstone crystals wrapped on vines as bracelets or necklaces and often have Moonflowers as an accessory as well. ★ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ★ I can add to this, so if you have any unique/good ideas for anything I should add, feel free to tell me about it. I'll credit you as well. ★
