In the days of the original clans, the warriors had prospered and times were not as hard as they once were, and peace was in the land. Then, before their very eyes, their home was destroyed. The twolegs had taken over the clan's territories and made more of their twoleg nests, and the cats were forced to disband and flee. Some resorted to the soft lives of kittypets, some left never to return, and many did not make it at all. But some remaining cats who still held the traditions and laws of the warriors found each other after the devistation of loosing their home and went in search of a new place to restore the clans. It didn't matter that they were from different clans, all that mattered was survival. After traveling many moons, they finally found sanctuary in a deep forest, with an abunance of prey and some similarities to their old home - FourTrees, plenty of places to make camps, and they found a cave to keep the remaining pieces of the Moonstone they had recovered before the humans had destroyed it all. The remaining warriors prospered, and eventually split into different clans. Life would never be the same, but life could only be determined by StarClan, who had always been and always be there.
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Plot
After the twoleg's destruction of the old clans, the new ones have broken into their groups and go searching for new territories. With no luck and with numbers of surviving cats so few, StarClan has given this prophecy to every medicine cat in every clan:
One clan alone cannot live
Together they will survive
The medicine cats have alerted his own leader and declared that the clans must join if they are to live. Reluctantly, the clans have joined together in a small clearing, each clan with his own camp with dens made out of whatever they could find. They have put the moonstone in a cracked rock in the middle of a small pond in camp. Though joined together, the clans fight constantly, angering StarClan. The StarClan warriors have sent a rain to constantly beat down on the cats as punishment. To the warriors in each clan, it seems like if they follow StarClan's prophecy, they will only rip each other to shreads rather than survive.
To solve the problem, the clan leaders have agreed to have two warriors from each clan scout outside of camp to find places for the clans to live. They also have issued an order for this time to be peaceful, meaning that no warrior could kill or harm another clan's warrior, or the punishment is exile. Even with this agreed law, tensions still rise from the constant rain, making the clearing a cold, wet, hostile place.
The Clans
LeafClan
Clan Leader: Smokestar
Ingame Username: GamerGirl
Clan Strengths: LeafClan is very good at climbing trees and catching prey. They are very strong-willed warriors and good fighters.
Clan Weaknesses: LeafClan warriors are not good at swimming. In fact, they hate water. The only water they tolerate is the small stream that runs through their territory, which they use for drinking only. They do not do well in very open areas, and tend to stay in the forest.
Extra information: LeafClan consists of all female warriors. They get more warriors by accepting lone she-cats into the clan or, if they're desperate, stealing kits from other clans to raise as their own. They are fierce fighters who are able to concentrate on the care of their clan because there are no males in the clan to distract them. They look on all toms as threats, and will attack if provoked by one. They will fight other females from other clans, too, if necessary.
Where this clan lives: The LeafClan camp is in a small glade found deep in the forest, some of the dens and lookout posts are in the trees. A small stream runs by the camp, creating a small waterfall that pours into a pond. The dens are made of reeds, grasses, and leaves. A small training ground can be found outside the camp to train apprentices.
MountainClan
Clan Leader: Dartstar
Ingame Username: Justice
Clan Strengths: MountainClan is known for their rock hard paw pads. They feel hardly any pain when stepping on sharp rocks or even glass if they come across it. MountainClan of course lives in the mountains and are known for living off chinchillas mostly, although they have a keen eye for catching birds as well. They also deal with deep snow pretty well.
Clan Weaknesses: MountainClan is awful at swimming. They know how to paddle but they don't know how to stay a-float well enough. They are also bad at grooming their fur. Since they live in the mountains, they tend to not be bothered by mud or other gross things. They live more rugged lives.
Extra Information: MountainClan can catch birds well by leaping off mountains. They climb as high as they can go and then the bird flies by, they will leap out and push the bird to the ground, killing it.
Where this clan lives: MountainClan of course lives in the mountains. They dwell inside cracks that the mountains provide.
BushClan
Clan Leader: Cinderstar
Ingame Username: Jessie Dagger
Clan Strengths: BushClan warriors are good fighters, swim well, see well in the dark, are good at healing themselves, and are fast.
Clan Weaknesses: Most of the cats don't have good stamina, and they hunt well, but they don't do it often.
Extra Information: Most of the cats in BushClan are taller and faster than normal cats.
Where this clan lives: Bushclan lives in a fairly big camp and has a wide territory of open plains. The leader has a rock to announce things to the clan and the dens and nests are made out of mud, grass, and bushes. The medicine cat den has two places for the med. cat and their apprentice, plus a place to keep patients and herbs.
MarshClan
Clan Leader: Stormstar
Ingame Username: DINOSAUR215
Clan Strengths: MarshClan cats can swim well, run swiftly, and sneak around as easily as a fox.
Clan Weaknesses: This clan cannot climb trees well, and they cannot smell as well as most other cats due to the thick air in their swampy home.
Extra Information: MarshClan has an abundance of toms, but they will accept she-cats. They tend to be very aggressive to intruders. The only loners and rogues they accept are aggressive like the rest of the clan, because their leader belives that a clan will aggressive cats will better survive than those who aren't.
Where this clan lives: MarshClan tends to live in swampy areas, their camp only has dens for every rank except for warriors, who sleep outside due to their leaders belief that if they sleep in outside, they will be quicker to protect the camp if intruders attack the camp.
Rules
1) All Clans must obey all the Feral Heart rules and the Warrior Code (the code is loose because in roleplay cats can disobey and break the code, but it is recommended you stick to it). Kittypets, loners, and rogues do not have to obey the Code but must still obey the Feral Heart rules.
2) All characters in the roleplay must be literate. If you do not know how to be literate or what it means, leave now.
3) I will not tolerate map stealers or map claimers. The map is made by GameGirl (me) and no one else. If someone says otherwise, please PLEASE take a screenshot and send it to me.
4) Only approved clans, members of those clans, and members of the roleplay playing as kittypets, loners, and rogues are allowed in this map. If I have found that anyone has been giving out the map link, you will be removed from the map. No exceptions.
5) When requesting to join the roleplay, please have the word "picklejuice" somewhere in your application.
6) Only original characters and clans are allowed. This means that the clans and characters and their names in the book series by Erin Hunter are not allowed. Be creative and come up with your own clan! There are many possiblities out there, and its more fun for everyone if things don't stick to the books. The only clan from the book that exists is StarClan.
7) No godmodding, powerplaying, autohitting, or perfect characters. Also, no killing or seriously wounding another person's character without their permission.
8) Please no sexual or super gorey content. Descretion and maturity, that's all I'm asking.
The Warrior Code
1) Defend your Clan, even with your life. You may have friendships with cats from other Clans, but your loyalty must remain to your Clan, as one day you may meet them in battle.
2) Do not hunt or trespass on another Clan's territory.
3) Elders, queens, and kits must be fed before apprentices and warriors. Unless they have permission, apprentices may not eat until they have hunted to feed the elders. If any warrior or apprentice is sick or injured, they may not eat while the elders, queens, and kits are eating.
4) Prey is killed only to be eaten. Give thanks to StarClan for its life.
5) A kit must be at least six moons old to become an apprentice.
6) Newly appointed warriors will keep a silent vigil for one night after recieving their warrior name.
7) A cat cannot be made deputy without having mentored at least one apprentice.
8) The deputy will become Clan leader when the leader dies or retires.
9) After the death or retirement of the deputy, the new deputy must be chosen before moonhigh.
10) A Gathering of all four Clans is held at the full moon during a truce that lasts for the night. There shall be no fighting among Clans at this time.
11) Boundaries must be checked and marked daily. Challenge all trespassing cats.
12) No warrior can neglect a kit in pain or danger, even if the kit is from a different Clan.
13) The word of the Clan leader is the Warrior Code.
14) An honorable warrior does not need to kill other cats to win his/her battles, unless they are outside the Warrior Code or it is necessary for self-defense.
15) A warrior rejects the soft life of a kittypet.
