The island is heavily based off of Flowerpot Island, although in the game is called Ember island. The clans call it Starfell island, and the island from one end to another is about a hour walk for the clan cats.
The island, while small, hosts six groups of cats that all live on the island in relative peace. These groups are Barkclan, Mossclan, Shoreclan, the Frostwalkers, the Nightinggales, and the Empty Eyes. In the game, the player can choose which clan to warn first about Glade's raid, which determines which clan Wisp will join. It is impossible to join one of the loner groups currently, but plans to have party members from the loner groups have been made.
Barkclan is a large clan that lives within the forest of the island, and has claim to the largest amount of territory. Barkclan values honor and fighting, and believe that starclan is a place where one can fight proudly and never tire, and serve their clan even after death. Each half moon they hold a tournament, where the victor of the tournament will be granted one wish, as long as it doesnt conflict with the warrior code. Typically younger cats wish for things such as a day off hunting and training or the first pick of the freshkill, but older cats will ask for specific kits to mentor or permission to visit the Star Crystals, the islands contact point with starclan. The losers of every match gets a scar, not as a thing to be shamed of, but something to remind every warrior in the clan that even the oldest and strongest warrior hasnt been always all strong and powerful. Its extremely rare to see a barkclan warrior without at least one scar.
Mossclan lives on a old hiking trail that became too dangerous to keep open, due to the fact that moss had begun growing on the rocks and making them slippery. Theyre known for being large cats built for climbing, and are famous for the large stone bridge that rises high into the air they love to sunbathe on. Apprentices arent allowed to climb any higher than the camp to avoid accidental deaths, and they punish apprentices harsh if theyre caught doing so to avoid anyone following suite. Their medicine cat is highly respected, as theyre one of the only cats that have knowledge on how to plant and grow herbs.
Shoreclan is the smallest clan, cat and territory size, and are seen as lazy for the ease of prey catching. They live in the beach around the island, hunting sea birds and fish and during the colder seasons hunt in the forest. Theyre the only clan with two deputies, and when the leader dies the clan casts a vote on who becomes leader. This was done after Screechstar passed away, and the deputy died on the way to the star crystals, leaving the clan leaderless and deputyless.
The Nightingales are an unoffical fourth clan of sorts, and work with the clans to help lost kittypets be reunited with their twolegs. All kittypets found on the clan territories are to be escorted to the Nightingales, who will take care of them as best they can. Whenever a kittypet cannot be reunited with their twoleg, they offer to take them in, or will ask one of the clans to take them in. Sometimes kittypets will willingly stay with the Nightingales and abandon their twolegs, but this is quite rare to happen. The Nightingales are allowed to participate in gatherings, and are treated with the same respect as a normal clan is.
The Frostwalkers is a small group of cats brought together for the simple goal of survival. Shelter is provided for every cat, although hunting and other necessities are not. Recently a cat with medical knowledge named Lark joined, and provides healing and herbs, making the Frostwalkers a much more tempting group to join for loners and rogues.
A group of kittypets, the empty eyes are a group of about a dozen cats all being taken care of by the twolegs on the boats that transport campers to and from the island. While seen as pampered and lazy, they also are quite feared because they can easily alert the twolegs to a cats presence, and have threatened to show the twolegs where the clans live. They transport goods from the mainland to the island, and while no one likes to talk about it, the island doesnt naturally grow enough herbs to support three clans, so the Empty eyes supply the clan herbs in exchange for various things, such as territory and prey. The Empty eyes are split into two groups- The Jades and the Owls. The Jades are the ones that collect and transport the items from the mainland to the island and back, and the Owls are the ones that protect the Jades while they do this. Each group has a leader and an oracle, who have a simple relationship. The Oracles create fake omens and prophecies to suit the leaders needs, while the Oracle has free reign and freedom in what they do, as it considered an offense against their goddess, the ocean, if one is to prevent the Oracle from doing something.
