SunClan

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### Borders

Eastern border with EagleClan, Western border with AntlerClan, Southern border with DriftClan.

## Clan Information

### Current Leader:

Sunstar

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## Books

### Book Appearances

Paws of Stars

SunClan is a group of cats that live in the part of the valley that is primarily pine forest and muddy grottos. SunClan was founded by Sunstar, at the time Sundream and his sister Goldenleaf both of SkyClan. The two cats along with a ThunderClan she-cat named Frostheart found former Clan cats and wanderers to join a new group they were forming. However, some of these cats led by a ThunderClan cat who was actually from WindClan named Eagleswoop left with half of the cats in an event called the Severance when he refused to have StarClan's chosen Sundream as leader. With Sunstar as the founding leader, the clan was naturally named in honor of him.

## **Description and Traditions**

SunClan is one of the four Clans and consider StarClan to be their warrior ancestors. SunClan live in a Pineforest with a large Cliffside of pine forests sticking out from some of the rocks that make the valley. They are known to be loyal and compassionate and are seen as the softest of the clans, and like their name, they are bright and cheery cats. SunClan are known for having ceremonies only during sunrise, with only the leader, deputy, and medicine cat ceremonies breaking this tradition. SunClan cats are very talkative and are considered somewhat noisy by the other Clans. They are most humble but do claim pride from being the first Clan and that every Clan was founded from them. SunClan cats have SkyClan, WindClan, and ShadowClan blood which can be seen through their traditions. Some say SunClan is the clan for out-casts or rejects as they take in kittypets but are wary of loners. SunClan cats are skilled tree climbers and move quicker leaping from the trees than from the ground, which makes them excellent ambushers. This is helped by the fact that they have quick reflexes which make sure they are prepared even before a cat can notice them not to mention that they use the ironically mostly shaded territory of SunClan to hide. SunClan cats usually have lighter pelts and mostly eat snakes and what their territory provides and don't have the best options. But SunClan cats don't have problems eating the many snakes, lizards, turtles, and rats in their territory but since there is no carrion place on their territory they don't have to worry about infection mostly. Despite having one of the harsher territories in the valley SunClan is the happiest and most caring Clan who loves sunning themselves when they have the time. The words SunClan leaders use for meetings are, "Let all cats old enough to rise and bask in the sun gather beneath Shaderock for a Clan meeting!"

## **Territory**

SunClan lives in the northern part of the valley, with their territory known by the twolegs as Viper Woods and the Adventurer's Cliff. Landmarks in this territory include:

* **Camp** - A large muddy grotto at the edge of Adventurer's cliff with tall large pine and spruce trees with many boulders and rocks. The harsh terrain up here only SunClan cats are used to, which means only the boldest try to attack SunClan's camp and even then they rarely succeed. Close to SunClan camp are patches of Chamomile the medicine cats collect.
* **The Twin Trees** - A forest mixed with pine and oak trees and a pine and oak tree intertwined in the middle, it is the border with AntlerClan. SunClan owns half of the territory, a pine forest with the intertwined oak tree and pine tree being the official border. It also serves as the place SunClan and AntlerClan medicine cats collect basil herbs.
* **The Shadowglade** - The most beautiful and shaded part of SunClan territory, where many lizards hide in the many small rocks that roll down there. It is also were SunClan medicine cats collect lavender and Greenleaf.
* **The Rot Tree** - The least shaded part of SunClan territory with a large dead tree in the middle and an array of rats living around and inside the tree in a colony. It is a usual sunning spot for SunClan cats. It is the place SunClan medicine cats collect bumbleleaf plants.
* **The Elder Pines** - The densest part of SunClan territory where the eldest put not the largest trees live and least room for other plants but room for rocks, occasionally some tree's roots get too old and they fall down, they also fall down when twolegs come to take their wood. It is the place SunClan medicine cats collect buzzberry.
* **The Muddy Fields** - The least visited part of SunClan territory where turtles live, it's usually dirty slimy, and sticky but is used for battle training as it tests an apprentice's skill while dealing with nature. It is also where SunClan medicine cats collect red valerian root.
* **The Snake Hill** - A large ridge covered in stones that small and large snakes hide in the crevices of; many apprentices go here to prove their bravery. It is also where SunClan medicine cats, carefully collect toadstool herbs.

### **Contested Territory**

* **The Riverclaws** - A clearing at the edge of SunClan territory with shiny stones, plentiful prey, and many herbs. DriftClan contests this territory, and both Clans fight to keep it for themselves every season as it's a good spot for fishing, hunting, and collecting peppermint to cure greencough and whitecough.

The camp is surrounded by a ring of stones where boxwood bushes are pushed together close to large boulders that serve as protect with the many dense tries and a pool of water to drink from just outside the camp. The camp's entrance is a clump of stones and two small spruce trees with a rotten log at the entrance with the warrior's den directly left of the entrance and the leader's den directly right of the clearing. The warrior's den is mostly made of boxwood bushes and usually has to be repaired when it rains, while the leader's den is made of stone with a small pine tree and a swamp tree giving shade and protection from the cold. The clan rock is called **Shaderock**; on its left is the elder's den covered by a large boulder and boxwood bushes with spruce tree leaves as protection for the den. On the right is the nursery pull of colorful plants with the left side of the nursery mostly covered by boxwood bushes and the right being covered by large and medium-sized stones. On the back of Shaderock, its left side has bushes growing from under the rock that serves as the fresh-kill pile, and on the right diagonally is the apprentice den which is mostly covered b the shadows of Shaderock and has some heather inside the den. Directly facing the back of Shaderock is the medicine den it's left side and back are made directly from the boulder that also covers the elder's den while the right side is only made of boxwood bushes and branches.

* Leader's Den
* Medicine Cat's Den
* Warrior's Den
* Apprentice Den
* Nursery
* Elder's Den
* Shaderock
* Fresh-Kill Pile
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## **Eras**

### **Sunstar**

Sunstar is the founder and first leader of SunClan. His deputy was Fallenstreak, and his medicine cat was Goldenleaf.

Sunstar had been a SkyClan cat and was chosen by StarClan to be the leader of the cats in the Pine Forest Grotto Camp, which caused the Severance. Sunstar has faith in his cats, but after the Severance fears the loyalty of his warriors. Sunstar had to deal with an increase of predators during the last days of Greenleaf as well as accidentally starting the long-running feud for Riverclaws between DriftClan and SunClan as SunClan claims it belonged to them first and DriftClan claims they won The First Battle for it. Sunstar after recovering from his death from a snake bite, but grew a powerful new conviction after he personally led his Clan to retake the RiverClaws. After The Invasion of SunClan Camp, Sunstar fell into a stupor with the loss of Summerpaw to EagleClan and temporarily regaining his other daughter Winterpaw, after recovering he took pride in the fact SunClan fiercely defended itself in battle.

## **Current Members**

SunstarFallenstreakGoldenleafMorningskyElmflightSnowspeckBrambleheartPrancepeltLarchwebPinepathMudspotsWolfshardFoxpawLightningpawWinterpaw