Dawn of the Clans was such a cool concept for a wc book series! It’s so sad that female characters and certain plot points were just so weak; idk if it’s just that arc but it seems like later arcs just don’t have the best writing :,( like so much could have been done with family dynamics and everything but they were so determined to get from point A (no clans) to point B (the beginning of clans) they forgot characters are more than plot devices. Reading The Prophecies Begin after DOTC causes whiplash LIKEYOURE TRYING TO TELL ME ITS THE SAME SERIES?!!! there is so much fan made content i’ve read and seen that just blow DOTC out of the water with quality. Wish it could have a do over
This is all to say you should read DOTC if you haven’t
blackstar: one of your daughters took a frog from our territory. she told us she wasnt going to eat it but was just going to let it live here
sandstorm: …..that doesnt sound like MY girls but okay. thank you for telling me. we’ll be on the look out for a frog i guess??
blackstar: …
sandstorm: they’ll get a stern talking to. we’ll make it hop back in your territory when we find it
blackstar: ….alright.
sandstorm, as soon as he leaves: alright you two give me the frog.
leafpaw: we named him jumppaw.
sandstorm: he needs to go back home
squirrelpaw: firestar promised he’d give him a warrior name and everything mom you cant get rid of thunderclans newest and bravest apprentice….
Shout out to all the Black ppl that can no longer participate directly in the fandom they love because of the stresses of racism 👍🏾 you contain multitudes of value and I'm sorry that the color of your skin and the power of your voice makes people not want to acknowledge that.
btw the cats owner was found but he was the best little guy in the world and i loved him
found a cat. Please give warrior names!!! staring with ___paw
i love how seriously this fandom is about some stuff as if this universe is at all grounded in reality
Day 6 - Favourite Windclan cat.
« Kill me. Kill me and live with the memory. Then tell the stars that you won. » - Gray Wing
One of my favourite quote ever, along with the Sun Trail's quote. Day 6 of @otterplush 's WCTOBER.
i’m feeling tempted to do more with this 0-0 i think the clans need fire so bad
Here is where I dump or information on the idea but I had to make these realllyyy fast sketches before I lost the idea. Fire and the coal they keep is sacred to them becasue it mirrors the Sun. The coal is especially used in festivals during Winter and Spring but they are also used during special ceremonies.
How the coal is treated also acts as a characterizer of each Clan. Wind Clan is more communal so apprentices and warriors can carry/place the coal. It is kept in a tunnel in the center of the clearing wall. For this reason, they all have general knowledge on how to create and fix masks. Rabbits feet may be used to decorate them or dried flowers.
In contrast, River Clan is more private and prioritizes keeping the coal sacred. This resembles how they interact with Star Clan believing that each cat has a more personal relationship with Star Clan, fesivals are more quiet and focused on calming and centering oneself. The coal is stored in an unmarked area which is moved if any other clan finds it on accident or on purpose. Medicine cats exclusively can touch or place the coal. The mask is equally sacred and can only be properly mended by a medicine cat although leaders can fill in if necessary. The making of a mask is taught to medicine apprentices.
Thunder Clan keeps the coal in the leaders den becasue they believe much of Star Clan's power is funneled through the leader. Leaders are expected to move and place coal, however, medicine cats make the masks. The coal is kept in the leaders den in a nook in the rock. Thunder Clan is known to have loud crackling bon fires.
Shadow Clan is more communal in terms of coal handling as well, however, masks are extremely sacred and can only be made/mended by medic cats. A charred and hollowed tree near the entrance is where they keep the coal. Clan specific festivals are completely exclusive and secretive unlike Wind Clan which is known to invite friendly members of other clans if they feel inclined. Bon fires are not common but they often cremate bodies on a small island that is surrounded by bog. Cremation is also common in River Clan.
Star Clan must bless a mask before it is used, this contributes to how long lasting they often are (the oldest being from Shadow Clan going back 10 generations). The coal, although it mirrors the Sun, is contrasted by the blue light glow of the moon stone so the fire of coal represents life while the moonstone represents soul and spirit.
In many ways, the coal makes the Clans somewhat dependent on eachother because if coal somehow goes out there is an obligation for any Clan asked to share. If, for whatever reason, this does not happen there is a small eternal fire in a cavern said to be located far beneath the moonstone, however, no one has had to travel here for a couple generations. The knowledge of this cavern is held by medicine cats.
Theyre talking cats so I don't feel too bad making a crazy ass fire society head canon
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