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[nu11andvo1d]

Sat down and finished my 3,500+ word piece for my warrior fanclan bc if Erin Hunter won’t give me queer cats I’ll do it myself.

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Mystclan Ranks

The ranks of Mystclan are as mysterious as the cats, here is an in-depth explanation as to what they are, their responsibilities and powers, and their drawbacks. 

Kami::

The Kami is the leader of Mystclan. Instead of having a name ending in -star, their name ends in -soul. The Kami is responsible for keeping the members of the clan safe from threats, both inside and out. If a traitor is found, especially among the higher ranks, then it reflects upon the Kami for trusting them, unless the cat was still in the Akuma rank.

It is also the duty of the Kami to test Akumas, to determine how long they must be tested, to decide if they are trustworthy, and to kill or drive them away if they are not proven loyal.

Instead of two litters with each mate, the Kami is only required to have at least three litters, no matter how many mates they have. It is frowned upon for them to have more than two mates though.

Keeper:: The Keeper is the deputy of Mystclan. They are responsible for choosing the cat who will be the next Keeper, by choosing a Cadet they feel will be able to fill their paws. 

Typically, the Keeper will only ever train a single Cadet whilst in the Keeper role, unless the Cadet is disqualified or killed before the Kami’s death. Any Cadets trained while the Keeper is a Guardian are not eligible for the role, unless the Keeper-trained dies before the current Kami loses all of his lives, then the first-trained is next in line, unless or until the Keeper trains a new Cadet.

Mage:: The healer of Mystclan, the Mage’s name will always end in -spirit. The Mage is responsible for keeping the belief of Starclan strong within Mystclan, and for keeping the cats healthy. 

The Mage will often accompany the Kami to the Dusk Lake, to strengthen the connection to the spirits. The Mage is often, but not always, able to see and speak to the spirits of the dead.

The Mage is the only full rank in Mystclan forbidden from having kits. The belief is that if a Mage has kits, their responsibility will be shirked, and the clan’s belief will die. If a Mage is found to be pregnant, or to have given kits while in the rank, they are to be placed as Akuma for a minimum seven moons, often longer. Usually, the Kami is unable to find them trustworthy after breaking such a great law, and they are killed or banished at the end of their trial.

Guardians:: Guardians are the fighters and hunters of Mystclan. It is their job to train Cadets, hunt to keep the clan fed, fight to keep the clan safe, and bear cubs to keep the clan alive. 

When a Cadet becomes a Guardian at the age of seventeen moons, they are assigned a mate. Either the youngest available guardian, a new guardian from their training cycle, or promised the eldest Cadet, depending on the choices. If a Guardian joins the clan from being a loner however, they are allowed to choose their mate, with permission from the Kami of course.

Before a Guardian can retire, they must have trained two Cadets fully, and had at least two litters with each of their mates, the exception being if a mate dies, or if they become Kami or Mage.

When a Guardian retires, they are sent to the Dusk Lake. There, an ancestor will possess them, and deliver a prophecy to the Kami, the Mage, and any family the cat might have within the clan. After that the spirit will kill the cat and take them to the skies. It is seen as a great honor to live long enough to retire, as the retirement age is one hundred and fifty moons, and very few cats actually live that long.

Akumas:: Akumas are prisoners, cats seeking to join Mystclan who had been members of other clans, cats who had been revealed to be part of a forbidden relation, children of a forbidden relation, and so on. 

Akumas are put on trial, with a minimum sentence of two moons and a maximum sentence of twenty moons.

It is absolutely forbidden to take a mate or have cubs while in the akuma rank, UNLESS the cubs were already conceived. 

Cadets:: Cadets are apprentices, those in-training. Their only job is to focus for the future, training to become the next Guardians of Mystclan. After all, one day the guardians will be dead, unable to fight for Mystclan. It will be the next generation, the Cadets of the past, who must step up to fight for their Kami, their friends, and their cubs.

Cadets are discouraged from making relationships beyond battle-friendships, because of the whole ‘arranged mates’, and no cat wanting them to be discouraged or tempted by not getting a cat they are in love with for a mate. 

Nurses:: Queens, the mothers of nursing or weaning cubs, pregnant she-cats, or even toms filling in for dead she-cats. The Nurses are responsible for caring for cubs, no matter their origin, until they reach the age of six moons. 

After their cub reaches six moons and becomes either a cadet or an akuma, the Nurse will return to their normal duties. No matter the origin of a cub, a Nurse is to be kind and nurturing. It is their spirit-assigned duty to protect the young.

Any Nurses found harming or neglecting a cub, no matter their excuse, is to be put to instant death, and any of their children will become Akumas for a minimum of four moons.

Cubs:: Kits, the young of the clan. Cubs have no responsibility other than playing and enjoying their six moons of care-free life.

Once a cub reaches the age of six moons, depending on the actions of their parents, they will become either a Cadet and train instantly, or an Akuma and be forced to prove that they are not their family.

[adventuresofmystclan]

This is the story of Mystclan!

Adventures of Mystclan is a sideblog ran by me, Savannah-the-Caracal, based on my Advanced-Scribes Create a Clan group.

Asks will be opened up once I have character bios completed

Enjoy

Mystclan live in the crook of five mountains, hidden away in a valley, below a blanket of fog that seems to always guard their heads. Cats rarely leave the valley, and when they do it's only for extended patrols, visits to the ancestors, and gatherings. They attempt to appear as mysterious and mystical, while at the same time they really just want friends.

Mystclan tend to do the opposite of normal clans. Instead of keeping their numbers low, for preservation of prey, they see young as a blessing, as well as the entire future of the clan, so mates are required to have at least two litters together, even if they split up. If you've been a mate with someone at some point, then you need to have at least two litters with them, even if they hate each others guts. It's not personal, it's just the law, and their entire way of keeping the clan alive. Of course this tends to lead to mentoring issues (as in the lack of enough mentors) so they train the cadets in bulk, with groups of two or three guardians.

They also do arranged mates for the first pairing. As soon as a cadet levels up, so to speak, they are assigned a mate, and instead of holding a silent vigil they are to spend the night trying for cubs. They aren't freaks though, and cadets are trained until the age of seventeen moons, instead of twelve, to ensure they are mature enough to be able to be full guardians of Mystclan, and that they will make good parents if the ancestors bless them on their first night as mates

Mystclan also doesn't have any elders. See, this is because when a guardian retires, they are sent to the Dusk Lake(a spiritual lake where the Kami goes to ask for new cats/advice/etc), where a spirit from the past will posses them, deliver a prophecy, and then take the guardian to join them in the skies.

Overall? They are a very messed up clan, but the members wouldn't have it any other way.

[rodrigoclancs]

Moon 3

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...Last Moon

~WARRIORS~

RoseThorne saw SireRodrigo in the distance before she darted off into the forest for patrol, he was heading toward the water. Fishing probably, their stockpile still required a lot of building up. With Leaf-fall approaching it was important they grow now, both in clan size and food supply. She decided to take a quick lap around the territory, it's a volatile time of year - and they were much better off safe than sorry. Lots of small creatures were running around, she could have hunted, but that really wasn't what she wanted to do. When you're so focused on prey, you miss out on other things that might be helpful, RoseThorne knew this from experience, she had many hungry days and nights under her pelt. Most of her patrol was uneventful, she tracked a few cats, but their scent would drop off after a few hundred paws. Upon descending a small hill, a flicker of what looked like a cat tail caught her eye, and then almost as soon as her brain processed what she was seeing, the scent of a tomcat hit her nose. She darted after him.

~LEADER~

SireRodrigo was placing his fresh Smallmouth Bass kill into the stockpile when he heard RoseThorne's high pitched meows entering the camp. It sounded important, slightly frantic, but not necessarily like danger. He quickly pushed some underbrush over the stockpile and pounced towards the sound of her meow. Out from the forest line came RoseThorne, with another cat following close behind her.

...Now

EagleEye was a few moons older than SireRodrigo and RoseThorne, but he never held that over their heads. Instead, he shared his wisdom with them. He taught RoseThorne a particularly effective patrol configuration, and helped SireRodrigo fine-tune his striking from pouncing position. They felt safe together, they were strong and well organized. However, there were still a lot of weak spots in their small clan, and they all knew it. SireRodrigo felt it was time to go back to StarClan and ask for another member to add to the ranks. RoseThorn decided to take up most of the hunting duties for now since the addition of EagleEye allowed them to divvy up tasks easily. EagleEye ran patrols, perhaps too often, and perhaps almost obsessively.

[SireRodrigo visits the MoonPool, he hopes for a Medicine Cat, but would be pleased with whomever StarClan sends]

[RoseThorne goes hunting, she focusing on the birds before they start flying off, Leafbear was soon.]

[EagleEye goes on Patrol]

[The Clan eats 1 Mouse and 1/3 of a SmallMouth Bass]

[rodrigoclancs]

weather: leaf-fall.

it is beginning to get cooler with the arrival of leaf-fall. however, not much else has changed from the green-leaf weather. trees' leaves have yet to change their colors, and many foxes and badgers still roam the territories. however, kitting will begin to get harder as we approach leaf-bare. http://www.chickensmoothie.com/Forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=3348832&start=1780

[rodrigoclancs]

Moon 2, Post 2.

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Clan Total: Two

1 - Male | Female- 1

Blood is thicker than water only in certain cases, you need water to live.

Next Moonpool Visit: August 12

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...Last Moon

~WARRIORS~

RoseThorne was ready to pounce on the next living thing that crossed her path. She had been laying down in this thicket for what seemed like a quarter moon, even though she knew it was not that long at all. This is one of her favorite spots to canvass, it was somewhat controversial of her to do so, but she didn't pay much mind to that. The was once a warrior code that forbade killing any animal at the Moonpool, it was a sacred place and as such was neutral ground. However, she knew she wasn't hunting at the Moonpool, just on a common path that leads there, surely there was nothing wrong with that. She did not have to wait much longer as she soon heard a faint, although unidentifiable sound in the distance, she prepared her attack.

~LEADER~

SireRodrigo was enlivened, StarClan made no suggestion that his request wouldn't be granted. He felt confident that by the time he returned to RodrigoClan territory he would have another clan member to work with. The thought of being part of a clan was absolutely overwhelming for him, he spent so many moons wishing for a companion, a place to call home, a clan to care for and to care for him in return. Now he not only would have all those things, he would also be the leader. For the first time that he could remember, short of being in pain of course, he was purring.

...Now

SireRodrigo watched RoseThorne bolt into the forest, she cleared a large log with ease - there was something familiar about the way she moved, he couldn't put his paw on it though. He was proud to have her be a founding member of RodrigoClan, from the moment they met, when she pinned him returning from the Moonpool that is, he knew she would be an incredible asset. She had caught him in a moment of weakness, he was purring and his senses were dimmed, but he appreciated that she was able to out scuffle him all the same.

Although it was only the two of them, they were determined to see RodrigoClan to grow - they both worked far more than they ever rested. Since RoseThorne had went out on patrol in the forest, SireRodrigo decided to hunt in the creek, the high temperatures of GreenLeaf was bringing the waters down very low this moon. He hoped there would be an ample supply of birds and fish to pick off from.

[SireRodrigo goes hunting & adds to the stockpile]

[RoseThorne goes on patrol]

[rodrigoclancs]

Warrior - RoseThorne - Female - 14 Moons

[rodrigoclancs]

Response

sirerodrigo caught a mouse! [ please specify in the 'fresh-kill pile' section of your post what type of prey your clan will catch c: ] starclan has granted you a warrior!