Well, we're back! But with a catch?
As I said, I am hoping to slowly make a comeback to my ClanGen stuff, and so this will be the beginning of that!
However, there was a slight hiccup when I got rid of my old computer and got this one, I couldn't figure out transferring my save file from one computer to the other. Not wanting to restart a whole new clan AGAIN, I decided to play as if I was now playing with the next generation of Dewclan's cats.
So this is the lineup of the new Declan, where we will begin again on my return. Several of these cats are the kits, or grand-kits, of previous Dewclan cats, after they had begin to settle among their new mountainous territory.
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After being established for many seasons, the many warriors of the other clans still refused to accept Dewclan as a worthy clan in their own right, and not a mis-matched group of misfits. Others took the chance to leave a clan where they felt rejected and devalued to join one who they truly wished to give their loyalty to, and so Dewclan's number began to grow slowly.
Some among Dewclan began to whisper that Almondstar, who had been a good leader for establishing the clan, had failed in making the other clans respect them. She was able to unite her own clan members together, but was too gentle and soft-pawed to strike out at the other clans and demand respect, or force the issue if needed. As clan numbers swelled, it became clear that there were two fractions forming within Dewclan. Those who were willing to draw blood to demand respect, and those who were not.
Darkfleck, the clan's Deputy, begun to feed the whispers that their clan needed to be willing to do what needed to be done to be seen as a full clan, and he became a secretly opposing pillar to Almondstar for a few years. Whisper into her ear and pulling strings where he could, to try and make her see his reasoning. She however refused to budge.
As Dewclan's numbers continued to grow, and kits began to be born to more of the clan members, the fractions between the two opposing groups only widened, until they could no longer remain hidden among the shadows. A war broke out, not between two opposing clans, but among generations of Dewclan warriors with incompatible views.
As the dust settled, it was the group who favored a more aggressive approach to the other clans, who came out victorious. Many Dewclan warriors were dead, and the clan was left with less members than they had had since they first formed their clan and entered the mountains. From among the victors, a leader was chosen, and any of the opposing side who would not submit were dispatched. The leader gained his nine lives. Several moons later, when Starclan hadn't made clear who they wanted for a Medicine cat, the new leader simply appointed one he could control.
With a new Leader, Deputy and Medicine cat in place, the clan knew they would have to spend some time recouping and rebuilding before they would be fit to demand their place among the other clans, so for now they bid their time. But soon, they declared, Dewclan would have their day to demand respect. A demand, which if refused by the other clans, would be paid for in blood.
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Above is the new Dewclan year 1 lineup!
Next I will be showing you each of them, and giving you a bit more of a deep-dive/background on them all. Then I'll be drawing up their story again going forward!