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Sect Relationships
Roaring Thunder Sect
Shadow Sect - Tense Relations between Thunder and Shadow have always been somewhat tense due to their cultural differences. Thunder Sect values loudness, brashness, and bold fighting prowess; Shadow Sect values observation, stealth, and sneak attacks.
River Sect - Tense but amicable Things are almost always tense between Thunder Sect and the River Sect due to the Sunning Wars. For the first time in a long while, things are friendlier between them. This is because of the friendship between Thunder Sect's deputy, Blueflood, and River Sect's leader and deputy, Squallstar and Woodheart.
Wind Sect - Peaceful Thunder Sect and Wind Sect rarely encounter each other due to the positioning of their territories, so tension doesn't often develop between them. This also means that ally-ship doesn't develop often either. Thunder Sect is curious and displeased with the Wind Sect's disappearance, but not particularly motivated to go looking for them.
The Parklanders - Distant disdain Thunder Sect is vaguely aware of the Parklanders, but they don't have much of a relationship with them. There's a sense of disdain for them, that they're a group who avoids fighting and worship the idea of being pampered by beings long-dead.
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Twisting Shadow Sect
River Sect - Relatively indifferent The Shadow Sect doesn't see much of the River Sect beyond gatherings, so there's not very many chances for any relationships to develop.
Wind Sect - Indifferent Why should the Shadow Sect feel anything towards a Sect they've successfully driven out? Even before the attack, they were mostly indifferent. The Wind Sect was simply in the way of territory they needed, nothing more.
Thunder Sect - Tense Relations between Thunder and Shadow have always been somewhat tense due to their cultural differences. Dreamstar considered driving the Thunder Sect out first before targeting the Wind Sect, but he ultimately decided that the Wind Sect was smaller and would be an easier first attack.
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Glittering River Sect
Wind Sect - Indifferent Despite the closeness of their territories, the Wind Sect and the River Sect don't interact often. Though Squallstar forbids his warriors from hunting on the abandoned land, not all of them listen to him. After all, what use is it to the missing Sect?
Thunder Sect - Tense but amicable Things are almost always tense between Thunder Sect and the River Sect due to the Sunning Wars. For the first time in a long while, things are friendlier between them. This is because of the friendship between Thunder Sect's deputy, Blueflood, and River Sect's leader and deputy, Squallstar and Woodheart.
Shadow Sect - Distrustful The Shadow Sect has been making moves recently. Though Dreamstar has offered both the River Sect and the Thunder Sect usage of the Wind Sect's lands (and some Riverish have taken him up on that), there's a silent understanding that the relative peace between the two Sects won't last forever- probably not for very long, either.
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Howling Wind Sect
Thunder Sect - Indifferent Thunder Sect and Wind Sect rarely encounter each other due to the positioning of their territories, so tension doesn't often develop between them. This also means that ally-ship doesn't develop often either.
Shadow Sect - Intense hatred Prior to being driven out of their territory, things were fairly tense between the Wind Sect and the Shadow Sect. Ragweedstar kept making grabs for territory, and after her death, Dreamstar did the same. Things escalated to downright hatred on the Wind Sect's end after being driven out.
River Sect - Indifferent Despite the closeness of their territories, the Wind Sect and the River Sect don't interact often. A gorge filled with dangerous rushing water separates them, after all, and there's not much of a reason for either Sect to try crossing it.
The Flock - Peaceful admiration & respect The Wind Sect has always held the Flock in high regard, and the guidance they have given the Sect after being driven out has elevated that respect.
Spot // Spotshine
Advisor of Roaring Thunder
A dark spotted tortoiseshell she-cat with white paws and amber eyes.
Wears red flowers for Lord Thunderstorm // Monarch wings to show status
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Daughter of Swiftwing † and Snakefang † // Younger sister of Patchpelt & Leopardfoot † // Littermate of Redtail & Mistlepelt
Trained by Gooseweaver †
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Self-Centered, Vain, Kind
Cis Female / She/Her
AroAce
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shine - advisor skilled at giving advice
Blessed by Lady Mothflight The herbs and flowers that Spotshine cares for do just a smidge better than anyone else’s. They start growing earlier, die later, and rarely encounter disease.
Canon Counterpart - Spottedleaf
Sun // Sunfall // Sunstar
Leader of Roaring Thunder
A large bright ginger tom with long fur, a broad face, and a torn left ear.
Wears red flowers in honour of Lord Thunderstorm // Buttercups, sunflower petals, & rooster feathers in honour of Lord Sunflare
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Son of Larksong † and Flamenose † // Littermate of Featherroot † // Father figure to Blueflood
Trained Blueflood
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Kind, Intelligent, Stubborn
Cis Male / He/Him
AroAce
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Sun - bold ; favored by Lord Sunflare
fall - cheerful ; skilled jumper ; trustworthy
The Gleaming Star - leader of the Roaring Thunder Sect
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Received lives for graciousness, love, offering second chances, kindness, unity, stubbornness, creativity, and imagination
1 life remaining
Thunder Sect Culture
Values--
Strength, Justice, Virtue, Honour, Courage
Thunder Sect places a huge emphasis not just on being loud, but strength and prowess. Cats with remarkable willpower and those who don't flinch in the face of danger are admired as true warriors of the Sect. Battle scars are seen as trophies, and apprentices will often show off their first scars to whoever will look.
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Religious & Political Beliefs--
This Sect is known as the friendliest, and is often teased about it by the other Sects. They often invite wanderers and loners into their camp, and let them stay a while if they are injured or traveling. Despite this, they're actually tied as the second most likely to take a non-Sect cat in as a permanent Sect member (the other second-placer being the Glittering River Sect).
From an outsider's view, Thunder Sect cats are vain, nosy, and prideful. Thunder Sect, on the other paw, see themselves as courageous and fierce. They believe it's their job to help, no matter whether or not they've been asked to. They often refer to it as their "holy duty", much to the chagrin of literally everyone else around them.
While they’re not the strictest about the warrior code (that honour belongs to the Wind Sect), they are pretty firm in which rules are most important.
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Physical Traits--
Thunder Sect cats tend to be very fluffy, but rather small compared to the other Sect cats. They're muscular (although not as muscular as the River Sect), and their pelts tend to come in shades of browns, yellows, reds, and oranges. Most have small paws and large ears, and these features (combined with large eyes) are seen as very attractive within the Sect.
Bright yellow and dark grey cats are seen as the most beautiful cats within the Roaring Thunder Sect, as they're said to look like living storms. Fluffy fur, small paws, and large eyes and ears are also attractive.
True to their name, Thunder Sect cats are… loud. A quiet, contemplative cat is seen as an oddity, and is often the subject of wild rumors. The only time a Thunder Sect cat is truly quiet is when they're hunting. In their minds, loud equals powerful.
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Territory & Landmarks--
A lush woods with lots of undergrowth and brambles.
Deadpines - Rows upon rows of twisted, dead pines claw at the sky on the Western border. The ground there has no undergrowth and deep gullies filled with muddy water. No prey or predators live here, and though it’s technically within Thunder Sect territory, no one really goes anywhere near it.
The Great Sycamore - One of the largest trees in the forest with strong and thick branches. This is where apprentices are often taught to climb, and the trunk is scored with claw marks from many generations.
The Owl Tree - A massive oak tree that serves home to a tawny owl. Apprentices often dare each other to climb its trunk.
Sunningrocks - Rocks that absorb the sunshine and are a place of relaxation. Moons ago, it used to be an island belonging only to the River Sect, but when the river changed the current, the Thunder Sect wanted this territory, too.
Snakerocks - Home to venomous adders. The caves beneath the rocks can serve as dens to other dangerous creatures, as well.
The Sandy Hollow - A sheltered hollow with soft red sand. Used as a training ground so apprentices don't harm themselves.
Wrenfeather's Garden - A small garden filled with herbs and flowers.
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Camp--
A ravine hidden by brambles that was once a river, but is now dried up. A constructed gorse tunnel marks the entrance, and woven briars shield the camp.
The nursery is the most guarded part of camp, and is made up of blackberry brambles and yellow flowers.
The apprentice’s den and warrior’s den sit next to the entrance, and are woven from thorn bushes, ferns, and orange and red flowers.
The elder’s den sits next to the nursery, made of several logs propped up against a stone and held in place with clay and mud. The logs are decorated with violet flowers.
The leader sleeps below two large rocks propped up against each other with woven lichen and various brightly-covered flowers hanging over the entrance.
The healer’s and advisor's den is hidden behind a fern tunnel with mint, lavender, and skullcap flowers. The tunnel leads to a large den dug out beneath a cracked rock.
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Prey--
Mice
Shrews
Voles
Small birds (starlings, magpies, thrushes, robins, finches, etc.)
Squirrels
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Predators & Dangers--
Badgers
Foxes
Bears
Dogs
Raccoons
Coyotes
Owls
Hawks
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Trade--
Adder skins
Briars & brambles for weaving
Berries
Forest herbs
Flower beads
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Creative Skills--
Thunder Sect music is rowdy- lots of party and drinking songs. Focused on victories and winning.
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Naming Traditions--
The Roaring Thunder Sect prefers names relating to a cat's physical appearance (Snow, Red, Dark, Grey) or after flowers (Rose, Thistle, Dandelion).
When deciding on a title, parents and mentors have the most sway. Leaders will ask them what they think would be the best suffixes, a few are suggested, and the leader chooses from those.
Thunder Sect also has a system called "honor naming". When a cat has done something incredibly honorable- saving a kitten from a hawk, for example- they're named after it. Oftentimes if they receive a scar or injury from the experience, they're named after that (ex; Halftail). If a cat has gained an injury without doing something honorable and the leader changes their name after it (ex; Lostface), it's seen as cruel and hateful, and, occasionally, a reminder to the cat of the damage and harm they've done. It becomes both their name and title, and everyone, including friends and family, will refer to them with their full name. No other Sect has honor naming, and are often surprised and disgusted to learn about this.
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Important Names--
Adder, Lightning - A kitten is given one of these prefixes when their parent has high hopes for them, or when their child is weak and unlikely to survive without supernatural intervention.
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Taboo Names--
Maple - According to Thunder Sect legend, this name attracts Maple. To name your child this is basically asking for her to come and steal them away.
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Titles--
The Gleaming Star - Signifying a Thunder Sect leader
Storm - A title given to warriors and healers who have done something exemplary (such as discovering a new herb, or saving a litter of kits from certain death)
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Common Nicknames & Idioms--
"Like putting honey out for wasps" - If you give in to these demands, they'll just keep coming back for more.
"Sorry catches no prey / fills no bellies" - Apologizing doesn't undo what you've done.
"Making an oak out of a twig" - Making something small or unimportant into a big deal.
"An acorn spared may feed the forest" - Small efforts go a long way!
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Supersitions--
Thunder Sect believes that litters of three have a tendency towards bad luck, and the Maple haunts their forest looking for her children. Naming your kit Maple (or giving a warrior maple as a suffix) will attract her attention, something that they do not want. She is uhhhh not the most sane legendary Thunder Sect figure.
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Funerals & Mourning--
Thunder Sect funerals are private, reserved for loved ones only. Friends and family groom the deceased's body and whisper their name, hoping to help the Star guide find their loved one's spirit. It's the deceased's loved ones who bury the body, not the elders.
Mourning is made to be productive here. It's expected that a cat puts their grief into something else, whether that be hunting, training an apprentice, raising children, or gardening.
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Accent--
The Thunder Sect accent is throaty and low in pitch, with emphasis on their vowels. Many cats of the Thunder Sect have a sort of rumble to their voices when they speak.
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Miscellaneous Tidbits & Fun Facts--
Wrenfeather, a Thunder Sect healer, learned about gardening from the River Sect and began a garden of her own. While the River Sect only ever gardened herbs, Thunder Sect began growing flowers and other plants as well. They even began growing plants in camp and using them as parts of their dens! Many Thunder Sect cats plant and tend to plants in memory of their loved ones- favourite flowers, or a particular vine, or a bush that grows flowers the same shade as their pelt or eyes.
Giving someone a rabbit or hare- a prey animal that doesn't show up often on Thunder Sect territory, and takes some skill to hunt- is a quiet way to ask someone to court.
Thunder Sect Culture
Wait why is making traps not a specialty in Thunder?
In Thunder Sect culture, making traps is looked down on. They have a whole thing about hunting with your own claws, and how prey tastes better when you've "caught it yourself". They make fun of the other Sects for using traps, too, making comments that they must not be able to hunt that well on their own if they need the assistance of traps.
This makes Thunder Sect somewhat vulnerable during winter, as they catch less food than their neighbors do. The other Sects view their attitude around trapping as highly annoying and making entirely no sense, but Thunder Sect values a more traditional wild cat lifestyle. They're also a very proud Sect, even more so than the others. You'd never catch a Thunder cat dead using traps- that'd be admitting that they need assistance and can't make a catch on their own!
Allegiances - The Roaring Thunder Sect
LEADER The Gleaming Sunstar - A bright ginger tom with yellow eyes. > Canon counterpart; Sunstar
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