ShadowClan
From Children of StarClan
The ShadowClan of the books is one that lives in darkness, seeks power and war. This dark and aggressive point of view is considered by Children of StarClan to be inaccurate and unlikely to have risen there due to thier isolation from battle with other Clans.
Overview
Territory
Details on ShadowClan's territory will be forthcoming soon.
Prey
While frogs, snakes and lizards abound in the swampland of ShadowClan, these creatures make up only about half of their diet. Southplains and Forest's Edge play host to birds and squirrels, while the Heathlands are home to mice and other small rodents. The Ratfields are named for the prolific population of these large and aggressive rodents that roam from the Carrionplace. The Sidestream does not provide good fishing (it's too shallow and brackish to support many fish), though small ones can occasionally be found.
Cats
Character
Due to their difficult hunting conditions and their isolation from the rest of the Clans, ShadowClan has developed into a Clan of cats who are reserved and rather patient on the whole. While there are bold and aggressive cats amongst them, most of these personalities are tempered with the patience the characterizes the Clan.
Appearance
A discussion of the common physical traits of ShadowClan's cats will be forthcoming soon.
See Also
| Members of ShadowClan Home to 21 cats, of which 8 are Male and 13 are Female. | |
| Rank - | - Character - Short Description |
| Leader : | Elmstar - A reserved black bi-color tom with yellow-green eyes |
| Deputy : | Aspenbright - A blue mackerel torbie she-cat with gray eyes |
| Medicine Cat : | Ravenblink - A black tom with a large white patch on his chest |
| Medicine Cat Apprentice : | |
| Senior Warriors : | Lilywhisker - A petite gray she-cat with white paws, white chest, and hazel eyes Crescentglow - A young black van tom with green eyes Hazewing - A young, undersized pale tabby tom with pale green eyes and a fluffy tail Skydapple - A tortoiseshell tabby van she-cat with amber eyes |
| Warriors : | Lightningsplash - A longhaired gray bicolor she-cat with blue eyes Seablossom - A young black van she-cat with pale blue eyes Rosethorn - A young black bi-color she-cat with rusty shades and yellow eyes Hawkmist - A young gray bicolor she-cat with a fluffy tail and pale green eyes Marshstorm - A muscular calico tom with yellow eyes Flickercloud - A lean, copper-eyed ginger bicolor tomcat Nightsong - A stocky back she-cat with a single white paw and blue eyes of mismatched shade Mothflight - A lean and lanky ginger tabby she-cat with green-tinged yellow eyes Silentcreek - A lightly built gray-eyed she-cat with a cream pelt Brackenberry - A lanky tan tabby she-cat with sleek fur and dark brown eyes |
| Apprentices : | |
| Elders : | Lionheart - A amber-eyed longhaired cream tom with pale underside and primitive tabby markings |
| Queens : | Sunblossom - A tortoiseshell tabby bicolor she-cat with lime eyes |
| Kits : | Wrenkit (Sunblossom) - A sorrel bicolor tom-kit with primitive markings and a pale underside Basilkit (Sunblossom) - A blue ticked torbie bicolor she-kit |
These are detailed descriptions of the various areas located within ShadowClan Territory.
The highest level headers are the forums that exist, and the lower level headers are areas within.
Camp
East Tunnel
A tunnel located in the eastern camp wall that permits passage into the camp. It's about a foot across and the briars arch over the top to form a protective roof.
West Tunnel
A tunnel located in the western camp wall that permits passage into the camp. It's about a foot across and the briars arch over the top to form a protective roof.
Fresh-kill Pile
A small depression in the soft earth at the center of camp where hunters deposit thier prey and hungry cats can collect a meal without having to go out hunting themselves.
Talking Spot
A small clearing amongst the briars of the eastern wall atop a small rise. This is the place where announcements are traditionally made.
Leader's Den
A small den located just to the east of the talking spot. The dirt floor is hidden by a later of dried grasses and moss.
Deputy's Den
A bit further east is the deputy's den. This den is slightly smaller than the Leader's but is decorated in the same way.
Medicine Cat's Den
Between the Elder's Den and Nursery lies the Medicine Cat's comfortable den. All but one concern of the floor is bare dirt, and along the rest of the walls are the stores of herbs kept for healing, giving the den the heady fragrance of herbs and flowers year round.
Elder's Den
The largest of the den's on the northwall is the Elder's den. The dirt floor is thickly coated in dried grasses and mosses, and extra care has been taken to ensure the walls are wind-proofed.
Nursery
To the east of the Medicine Cat's Den lies the Nursery. This den has a thick covering of the softest mosses available in the territory, and the walls have been built thick with extra care to ensure there are no drafts.
Warrior's Den
The largest of all the ShadowClan dens is the Warrior's Den located on the southwall. This large den is bare-dirt at the center, but comfortable nests of dried grasses line the walls. The briar walls are thick, giving the warriors a secure place sleep.
Apprentice's Den
To the east of the Warriors' Den is the apprentice's den. This den, though smaller, is almost an exact match for to the Warrior's one.
Marshlands
Nearswamp
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Geography: A small area of swamp a short distance south of ShadowClan Camp Description: A medium-sized, marshy place just to the south of the ShadowClan camp. It is mostly flat, and the majority of it consists of grass and water, with an occasional low bush. It is a moderate place for hunting, as it would normally be prey-rich, but as it is near the camp, the comings and goings of large numbers of cats have scared off much of the prey. |
Swamps
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Geography: A section of swampland south of the big Thunderpath between Southplains and the Sidestream Description: A large, wet marshy area, much larger than the Smallswamps and the Nearswamps. There are large amounts of standing water in some places as well as thick mud in others. The Swamps are made up of two large pools of standing water with boggy mud and much plant life. A wide variety of herbs adorns the marshes, such as chickweed, horsetail, tansy, and water mint. Much prey is found there, including amphibians, reptilians, fish, and small mammals. |
Smallswamp
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Geography: A small swamp to the west of the Sidestream. Description: A small, marshy area near the south of ShadowClan territory. It is mostly flat and a mixture of grasses and water, with a few bushes. It is a good place for hunting, as frogs, snakes, small fish, water voles, water shrews, and lizards can be found there. It is fed mainly by the Sidestream, which lies just to the east. |
Sidestream
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Geography: The southernmost end of the sidestream that branches off RiverClan's River Description: A small stream snakes through between the swamps, feeding into them but running with small fish and rich with other prey attracted by water. |
Thunderpath
Northplains
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Geography: A small plain to the east of Carrionplace. Description: A smooth plain thick with clover and hay. While not acctually a part of the hay field, the humans sometimes use it to graze livestock or mow it in the fall. |
Carrionplace
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Geography: A place run by Twolegs, just beyond normal ShadowClan borders, bordered by the Heathlands, Northplains and the Ratfields Description: A place overflowing with Twoleg rubbish and crowfood. The place is often found crawling rats. There is also a Twoleg nest inside. |
Tunnel
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Geography: A spot near Fourtrees along the Thunderpath, just beyond the ThunderClan border that permits cats to pass under the Thunderpath Description: An unnaturally straight and smooth tunnel that goes under the Thunderpath, coming out right near Fourtrees. Sometimes water flows through here. |
Heathlands
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Geography: A broad area bordered on one side by the small Thunderpath and the other by Carrionplace Description: This broad, damp grassland area is home to some small trees and brush, giving it a fair variety in the prey that can be caught. |
Heathlands Treeline
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Geography: A dense patch of trees that runs along the big thunderpath from the tunnel up to the point where it means the little thunderpath Description: This rich, dense trees are a mix of pines, poplar, maples and other leafy trees. They run moderately rich with mammal prey and are frequented by birds. |
Open Lands
Ratfields
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Geography: The open lands surrounding Carrionplace. Description: The smooth slopes of the slight rise that surround Carrionplace are covered in grass taller than your average cat, and rats from the refuse-piles often shelter in it, giving the area its name. |
Forest's Edge
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Geography: An area to the northeast of ShadowClan Camp. Description: Trees dot the open plain before they give way to a small forest. The sycamore dominated trees stand tall, and give a place where ShadowClanners can hunt the squirrels that make their homes there, despite the fact that the thickest parts of the forest lay beyond the clan's borders. |
Forestplains
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Geography: An open swath of plains south of Forest's Edge, North of the Burnt Sycamore, and east of Nearswamp Description: This open section of plains is dotted with only the occasional tree. The grasses here are rich and deep, providing a place to hunt the occasional rabbit and giving the clan access to many other mammal prey items. |
Burnt Sycamore
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Geography: A tree just north of Southplains and east of the Swamps. Description: On a slight rise stands the dead and burnt out husk of a once proud Sycamore Tree. At the base of the blackened trunk is an apprentice-sized gap that leads to a small hollow. |
Southplains
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Geography: A stretch of open land to the east of the swamps and south of the the Burnt Sycamore. Description: These smooth grass and reed covered plains stretch from the swamps to the ShadowClan border. The plain is dotted with bushes and foliage. |
Southplains Treeline
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Geography: A clump of trees north of the Thunderpath, south of Southplains, and east of the Swamps Description: A thin clump of trees near the Thunderpath to the south of Southplains. It provides solid hunting for birds and squirrels. Some pines lie in amongst mostly elms and sycamores. |
The challenging life within the swamps has shaped the colored the cats of ShadowClan.
Useful History Links
Leader's Reigns
Elmstar's Reign
- Reign Began: Moon of Cheetah's Flight (2007)
- Reign Ended: Reign In Progress
- Deputy(s): Lionheart, Fogdancer, Lilywhisker, Aspenbright
- Brief History: Coming Soon
Whitestar's Reign
- Reign Began: Moon of the Markedkit (2006)
- Reign Ended: Moon of Cheetah's Flight (2007)
- Deputy(s): Ravenwing, Elmcloud
- Brief History: Coming Soon
Risingstar's Reign
- Reign Began: Unknown
- Reign Ended: Moon of Leopard's Rest (2005)
- Deputy(s): Fareyes
- Brief History: Coming Soon
