TimberClan

TimberClan is a group of cats who live in the coniferous forest of the Dried Lake territories. Their founding leader was Lonelystar, who gave the clan it's name from the forest it's located in.

## Description

TimberClan is one of the four Clans in the Dried Lake Territories. They are known for being the most impulsive and brave of the Clans, and most likely to get into a fight, though they usually mean well. TimberClan cats are often taking dangerous risks, and it's hard to make these cats sit still and stop fighting, even elders will adventure off outside camp often, leaders often put themselves in the most dangerous situations, they've got nine lives, why not use them? The scars these cats adorn are seen as trophies of their many hijinks. In battle they are fierce and loyal, and have their own Clan-Specific strategies, such as dropping down on top of their enemies from trees. The Clan's main prey are mice, chipmunk, squirrel, many, many types of birds, including woodpeckers and turkeys and even hunt raccoons sometimes. They hunt by stalking their prey. They're typically big cats that can hit hard, and they usually come in less saturated colors. TimberClan is the only Clan to actually have a graveyard for their dead, believing such utmost respect for the dead being the thing able to send them to StarClan. And as the saying goes ,"The day a TimberClan cat stops fighting is the day they drop dead".

## Territory

TimberClan's Twoleg name is Cottontail Pines, and the river running through it is called Almost River. Landmarks here include:

* Camp - A hollow in the ground with rocks dotted throughout it and around it, surrounded by a thick wall of thorny bushes.
* Evertall Pine - The tallest tree in TimberClan, many apprentices have dared each other to climb it, and so far only one has made it to the top.
* Grassy Dip - A dip in the ground full of soft grass used to train apprentices.
* The River - A river that cuts through TimberClan territory.
* Burial Ground - A graveyard for the TimberClan cats that have died.
* Littlerocks - A clearing of small sized rocks and boulders, a popular hunting spot.
* Waning Forest - The place where the forest ends and the dried lake begins.
* Twoleg Nest - A Twoleg Nest on the edge of TimberClan territory.

The camp entrance is hidden by tall ferns, making it hard to see where exactly to get in, A low hanging branch called the Lowbranch is where the leader makes their speeches, at the bottom of the tree in which the Lowbranch hangs lays the leader's den in a hole dug by cats moons ago. The nursery is located in a crevice formed by the rocks, the narrow entrance making it hard for attackers to get in. The apprentice's den is built out of thorny brambles, the warriors den is made of a big pine bush, the elders den is made out of an old fox burrow, and the medicine cat den is set in a juniper bush, making it easy for TimberClan to always have enough juniper berries to spare.

## Legends

As all clans do, TimberClan has many legends, but the way TimberClan perceives these legends is different from other Clans. Here are the ways their legends diverge from the others:

* To TimberClan, on Star Fall, Starry Snow takes the form of a wolf to give them presents.