FieldClan

FieldClan is one of the four Clans that live by Raven's Wing Lake. Their territory is the largest of the four clans, consisting of three distinct areas they rotate between. Their summer camp consists of open grass and moorland, stretching to the wooded and rocky borders with Treeclan and Caveclan. Their winter camp lies closer to Treeclan, with denser vegetation in many areas. Spring and autumn camp are one in the same, sporting a rockier territory with low-lying, hardy shrubs.
Their founder was a cat named Tall Grass. Their current leader is Skystar and her deputy is Martensong.
== Description ==
FieldClan are the Clan of the northern field. FieldClan cats are lithe and lean, with tall and thin frames built for chasing rabbits through the open grassy expanse of their territory. FieldClan's most prominent prey are rabbits, hares, and rodents, but they also have several species of birds in their diet; mostly grouse and the occasional woodland bird. As a collective, FieldClan are oftentimes suspicious and grumpy but historically they have typically been the ones most willing to lend aid. Running is FieldClan's signature trait; they are able to move quickly and quietly, blending in with their surroundings.
== Territory ==
The main land FieldClan has claimed is a wide prairie with thick grasses. Twoleg landmarks include Lambert's Ranch, Absent's Rest, Broken's Bridge, Fletcher's Gorge and Nomad's Hollow. Nearby landmarks include: 
* Exile Camp - A cluster of trees that was used as a makeshift camp after FieldClan's was burned down moons ago. It was also used as a camp by the exiles that Swipestar tossed out of his Clan.
* Ancient Bridge - A tree that once grew in the territory, beside the stream. It crashed down on the stream and is now a bridge, sturdy and strong. It is choked with plants that grow in its cracks.
* The Gorge - A wide, rushing river at the bottom of a steep ravine. Many streams come from it, including the one that divides MarshClan and TreeClan territories. It is dangerous to the inexperienced. A small stream waterfalls down into the growing river.
* Stinkmud Pond - In the northeast of FieldClan's territory, where the meadow itself meets the rocky foothills of the mountains, is a small tributary of the CaveClan/FieldClan border stream. It makes a slow and steady path through the fields of thick grass, resulting in a swampy, muddy miniature wetland that is home to mushrooms in addition to many types of waterborne herbs and prey.
**any cat that visits Stinkmud Pond is required by Clan law to spend an entire day at the Exile Camp to get rid of the smell
* Twoleg Farm - A farm at the very edge of FieldClan's northern off-territory border. The Twolegs here grow an abundance of corn and barley.
In addition, Fieldclan also has three distinct camps:
* Greenleaf Camp - In summer, Fieldclan's camp is settled on the highest hill in a wide grassland. It has woven grass-and-branch walls, and an open sky.
* Leaf-Bare Camp - Winter camp; details in progress
* Newleaf and Leaf-Fall Camp - Fieldclan spends both spring and fall in this camp, sheltered by rocks and thorny shrubs.
=== FieldClan Summer Camp ===
The main entrance is a tunnel through the woven camp walls. There are several emergency exits. Kittens are allowed on the slope of the hill that camp rests upon. Behind the dens, acting as one wall to guard the nursery, is the [to be named], a clay-and-mud platform used for ceremonies. It doubles as a basking spot, with the medicine den nestled beneath.
Dens consist of various bushes; the warrior and apprentice's dens are both woven from various materials. The leader and warriors sleep toward the front of camp, near the entrance, while more vulnerable clanmates' dens are guarded toward the back. 
== Fieldclan's Winter Camp ==
[To be added]
== Fieldclan's Spring/Fall Camp ==
[Better name in progress.]
[To be added]
=== FieldClan Territory ===
The grassy meadows of FieldClan are windswept but the cats are accustomed to this and in fact prefer it to the wind-choked forests of their neighbors. Near the center of the territory is The Gorge. Also dotted around the field are rabbit warrens and badger sets. There is an abundance of wildflowers in the spring and summer. The grasses are thick and several tail-lengths tall in some places. The borders with CaveClan and TreeClan gradually give way from grassy meadow to woodland undergrowth and trees.
=== Borders ===
==== with CaveClan ====
The border with CaveClan is a scent-line, where the gentle fields of FieldClan harden into a rocky slope. CaveClan cats come from above, where the boulders rise, while FieldClan may have trouble seeing or climbing these rocks.
==== with TreeClan ====
Thunderwater Gorge serves as the northern part of the border with TreeClan, until it dips away into the forest. The southern border with FieldClan is a scent-line that stretches to Four Stones. Patches of deciduous trees dot FieldClan's side of the southern border.
== History ==
=== Early History ===
In the time before the clans, FieldClan was a loose collection of loners and nomads roaming the grasslands. These cats didn't consider themselves to be a consolidated group, nor did they have structured borders. They did however answer (loosely) to a cat named Tall Grass. Tall Grass was the son of Badger, who led the rest of the earliest cats from Four Stones and would go on to found TreeClan.
The cats at Four Stones soon outgrew the area and split off into various factions, each taking a different piece of the territory for themselves. The loners and nomads watched this happen from their vast meadow, and Tall Grass brought them a little bit closer together to make them easier to manage. The coalition of loosely-connected cats were united through a shared interest of keeping the grassland territory as free from the other groups as possible. This is in fact the reason FieldClan has the largest territory of all the clans; they for a long time did not recognize the borders imposed on them by the other clans, and eventually the other clans allowed FieldClan to set their own borders. 
[Work in Progress]
== Trivia ==
* FieldClan has become the most active Clan since the Discord Restart, populated with the most cats.
* FieldClan is one of the two clans that have multiple camps; the other being MarshClan and their emergency flood camp.
== Gallery ==
File:FieldClanExileCamp.png|The Exile Camp, south of FieldClan's actual camp.
File:FieldClanGorge.png|The Gorge, located somewhat ambiguously. Might be changing location in the future.
File:FieldClanCatOnFieldClanTerritory.png|A FieldClan cat near Broken's Bridge.
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