ShadeClan (ELLAPI)

Shadeclan was a clan associated with AJCW, founded by Fogstar(Believeinyoda), Moon(jenniferseal) and Swiftflame(Swiftflames) on February 12, 2017. The clan was neutral, leaning towards light. The three founders were all former members of Doveclan led by Burru, leaving to establish their own group. Shadeclan was considerably successful, having 90 members at its peak and approximately 140-160 loyal members in its entirety. Shadeclan was from a time when competition was bountiful and aggressive. Shadeclan went through a fluctuating yet successful lifespan due to its members ferocity and unified spirit. 
==History==
=== The Creation Age ===
Feb 12th 2017 Shadeclan is founded 
Shadeclan’s origins stem from Fogpelt, Moonshadow and Swiftflame meeting each other in Doveclan around summer of 2016. At the time, Fogpelt was a trusted elite warrior of the clan and was a candidate for further promotion. The clan was thriving and was receiving several new members, including Moonshadow and Swiftflame.
Doveclan’s reign would begin to falter when internal issues arose between the clan’s leader, Burru  and a group of her disciples who plotted against her, which would escale into an all-out civil war between Burru’s loyalists and Stormclaw’s revolutionaries. 
This war split the clan into two, and while Doveclan would eventually resolve, it wouldn’t be without multiple members being either killed, exiled or leaving. Moonshadow was thought to be a traitor and was exiled, which resulted in Fogpelt and Swiftflame leaving. Together, they would found Shadeclan with Fogpelt as the leader, becoming Fogstar.
Like other non-famous clans of the time, Shadeclan recruited its members by heading to Sarepia. An AJCW page existed but would be fully coded a few weeks after being founded. Within this month, these members were recruited. 
# Fogstar, Leader
# Moonshadow, Warrior
# Swifflame Warrior
# Shadowpool, Kit
# Rose, Warrior
# Wolfclaw, Warrior 
# Cloudpelt, Warrior
# Stormpelt, Warrior
# Rain, Warrior
# Badgermask, Medicine Cat
# Darkclaw, Kit
# Lilypool, Apprentice
# Sightless, Warrior
# Mapleleaf, Medic
# Featherflight, Warrior
# Ravenpaw, Apprentice 
(Members marked as Apprentice and Kit who have Warrior names were promoted in the future. Members that left quickly after joining, were exiled or were never active are not listed)
Of these 16 members, all but a few were extremely active during this age. Many of them would go on to be the core pillars of the clan for much of its reign. 
Doveclan was an ally to the clan even at this stage of early development. They provided protection for Shadeclan from clans that occupied territory that this original batch of Shadeclan was using to recruit members, an early sign of the reckless decisions that would stab the clan in the back in the future. Doveclan, which was still a fairly thriving group, kept a watchful eye on Fogstar as she built up loyal recruits. 
Friendships were born in this early stage of the clan, the group was tight-knit. Warriors mentored Apprentices into strong and loyal members. 30 days after being founded, Fogstar held a ceremony, promoting apprentices and assigning the deputy role. Moonshadow and Swiftflame were the clear options, and while Fogstar would offer Swiftflame the role, he would offer Moonshadow the role instead. Additionally, Fogstar would assign Rain, Rose, Swiftflame and Stormpelt as the clan’s first Elites. 
The month ended with the clan having a fully coded page and a strong morale for the future.
March-April 2017
Shadeclan would continue to prosper over the next coming months. New members were appearing regularly, with daily camp activity. Alliances with similar sized clans were made.
The clan would have its first battle with Rootclan, a skirmish in favor of Shadeclan. Rootclan was brought into a war by one of Doveclan’s enemies, subsequently bringing Shadeclan in to assist their ally. 
(FYI: Certain members at this point were allowed to make second characters.)
Arranged plotline rp’s were occurring often, including a multi-length arc of Hawkshadow, a Shadeclan Warrior that served as a secret antagonist. There was also the exploring of a dangerous new land that the clan was attempting to make its new camp. Another plot, in which a week-long torrential flooding would kill off a couple members. 
The members recruited in these months:
# Ravenpaw Apprentice 
# Fawnpaw Apprentice 
# Robinsong Apprentice
# Misttail Apprentice
# Ginger Warrior
# MistyShadow Kit
# AngelFeather Kit
# Wavewings Warrior
# Oakbreeze Warrior
# Whitefeather Warrior
# Otterstone Apprentice
# Bubbleflower Kit
# Willowmist Warrior
# Ashfur Warrior
# Nightfur Kit
# Leaffall Apprentice
# Duskfang, Kit
# Greypelt, Warrior
# Shadowmoon, Kit
# Velvetflower, Kit
# Ashpelt, Kit
# (This does not include second oc’s)
Shadeclan was at around 30-35 members by the end of April. Many of the members were now joining the clan through the AJCW page, which was given a remodel. The clan doubled in size and was finding recognition. As Shadeclan was celebrating its first quarter, it would begin to form relations with the larger groups of the time, for better or for worse.
The War Age
Once gaining recognition, Shadeclan met it's first allies, Mistclan, Bettaclan, Bearclan, etc. It also met it's fair share of enemies, these enemies were highly respected and/or feared. This list of enemies started with Crescentclan, it was due to territory rights. Luckily, peace was found, and no violence occured. The next enemy of Shadeclan was the Pack of Shadowed Paws. At this point in time Shadeclan was more or less a known clan among the community, POSP had thought Shadeclan was a clan that had disrespected them, although it was the wrong Shadeclan, two battles had broken out, POSP outnumbered shadeclan both times and was more advanced. Shadeclan was able to defend themselves, but this was a loss for Shadeclan.
The next battle from Shadeclan was a full on war with Cats of haunted shadows, a group that was lead by a tom named Flame, although it had some strong warriors, most of the warriors weren't properly trained. Swiftflame was chosen to be a double agent, and managed to get information on when the group would attack Shadeclan, after a couple battles, the two groups both had many wins against eachother, The Cats of Haunted Shadows planned an assault with about 30 cats with them to attack Shadeclan, luckily Shadeclan knew about it, and they were prepared. Fogstar lead about 20 Shadeclan cats into the battle, while Swiftflame and Rain fought off the leader, deputy and a couple untrained warriors. This was a victory for Shadeclan.
The final enemy was possibly the strongest of them all: Fireclan. Shadeclan saw Fireclan as unfair for claiming so much territory and other things, they confronted them about it, and a heated chain of battles would start. Fireclan at this time was possibly the strongest clan, and although Shadeclan was able to defend themselves, and even take offense, they suffered a couple casualties. Shadeclan and Fireclan found came to an agreement, and Shadeclan got to keep their own territory, but Shadeclan doesn't enjoy discussing of these battles, it was unnesessary and they won't be fond of the memory.
Shadeclan has gone through a couple leaders, the first leader Fogstar lead for about 8 months, in this time, she accomplished many things. She was one of the founders of Earthbound, an estimated 90 members joined (not counting second ocs, doors were open for new recruits every single day), she lead a number of great battles, she started a family, and many other things. Her tragic death was inevitable, she was killed by falling rocks, saving a kit in the process. The next leader of Shadeclan was Swiftflame, aka Flamestar. (LOL ok guys guess what that's me and I'm in this timeline already so I'm not gonna go in depth.) Flamestar got Shadeclan to #2 on 1st page behind Badgerclan, averaging out to about #4 or #3 in the spam of his time as leader. His last life was taken from unknown causes. 
After Flamestar lost his lives, the next leader was a she-cat named Greystar. Greystar wasn't as active as Fogstar or Flamestar. Her first mistake was changing the rules that had barely been touched since Shadeclan was founded. Many cats from Shadeclan were homosexual or bisexual, and Greystar changed the rules so that no gay ocs would be allowed. Many people left due to the offensive way she expressed it on the page, it was also seen to some as homophobic. This gave Shadeclan some controversy, and with that reason and grey's innactivity on AJ and on the page, no roleplay went on for very long ammounts of time, sometimes weeks. This got Shadeclan to 3rd page and lower, and Shadeclan slowly fell into obscurity. Greystar recently stepped down as leader, with new leader Ravenstar around. Shadeclan has been innactive for months, and it's not likely Ravenstar can bring it back, but it could be possible.
==Known Members==
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==Trivia==
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