#tangleclan

[ztorkdork]

Starting my allegiances for a story I’m working on woo-woo

[cutieclangen]

Fawnstar and Fawnstar!

Artfight attack on @tangleclan with double the Fawnstar >:3

My artfight

[reddroomba-art]

Family tree of all living TangleClan cats

[shoalclan-is-gone]

Wait so none of the Clans believe in StarClan? How do their leaders get nine lives? Or how DID they...

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none of them had a starclan, no. in fact, hemlockclan didn't believe in an afterlife at all!

in shoalclan, the new leader would swim out to the dark tides to prove themself worthy of nine lives. the dark tides are on the edge of the territory, and though the tides there are probably not strong enough for the average adult human to be in much trouble, they're fairly dangerous to a cat. most leaders drown here and end up with eight lives instead. willetwish, notably, did not do this- doing it would be admitting that everyone was dead and she was the only choice for leadership- but got nine lives anyways.

in hemlockclan, a deputy would become leader by proving they had nine lives. after the passing (or exile) of the previous leader, the deputy would consume some kind of poison, die, and come back to life. because of this tradition, the line of succession was way, way more important in hemlockclan than it is in the others. you can't just have all your cats dying trying to be leader, after all! after the leader came the deputy, then the oldest healer, then the next oldest healer, and so on.

in tangleclan, a new leader would spend a week underground becoming one with the earth. they chose a deputy before leaving, and spent all their time in the pitch dark with no real food to speak of. leaders would have to learn what they could eat and where they could drink. some starved during the week and most were irrevocably changed by the experience.

new surgeclan leaders had to eat an albatross. now, that may sound easier than the other methods, but there's a fair amount of skill and toughness that's needed for that. albatrosses aren't exactly easy to hunt; they only touch land once every year or two to lay eggs, plus they're horrifically giant with sharp beaks and strong wings. beyond that, the surgeclan belief is that albatrosses are the reincarnation of their dead kin, so eating one could mean that you're eating your parent or best friend. it isn't easy to do, physically or emotionally. the tradition is meant to make a leader understand the kinds of things they may have to put themselves through for the good of the clan.

[kentrl-z]

TANGLECLAN clangen

Loudfur and Lichenstar's full line, with COMMENTARY !

[itsdetachable]

i love you Bushkit

[no-gender-in-warrior-cats]

Strawberryshade and Robinflower, warriors of Tangleclan

[shoalclan-is-gone]

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.