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TangleClan - “Claws Sharper Than Thorns”

TangleClan's territory is an oak and birch forest filled with blackberry brambles, which gives the Clan their name.  They were regarded as sharp, prickly, and snappish, quick to interpret insults and become offended.

TangleClan pelts were often thick, ensuring that any scrapes from bramble patches never drew blood.  TangleClan cats themselves tended to be on the smaller end, and many had long, sharp claws, giving them their motto, “Claws Sharper Than Thorns”, which also stands for their fierceness.

TangleClan used rabbit pelts, blackberry leaves, foxglove, wood sage, and milkweed as their trade.  The foxglove was generally unpopular with ShoalClan and SurgeClan, but HemlockClan had strong beliefs about poison and would often trade for the whole stock.

TangleClan believed that the dead had to be buried so their life force could return to the earth.  Plants were planted on top of the burial place, often ones that the cat loved in their lifetime.  It was a form of respect, a "thank you” to the earth for giving the Clan such a wonderful cat even for a short while.

The last known leader of TangleClan was Beachstar.  His deputy and healers were Ibissnap, Rushdancer, and Petalleaves respectively.  The only TangleClan survivor is Algaesplash.