ShoreClan

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* Current leader

## Habitat

In the territories
Borders and camps

## Clan information

Founder: Hali
Current leader: Salmonstar
Rank succession
Births and deaths
List of all cats
Alliances

## Unique skills

Hunting
Fighting
Swimming, Water combat, Dive hunting

**ShoreClan** is a group of cats that call Long Beach their home. Their founding leader, Hali, called the territory home before starting her Clan as a place for expectant mothers and young she-cats to be safe. The name ShoreClan, came from one of her own, many daughters - whose names have since been forgotten to the stars.

## Description

ShoreClan call the north-east beaches their home. These cats are known for their very religious views and insane adoration of the sun-drown-water on which they live. They have a very different life compared to the other Clans due to the nature of their home. These cats must be alert to their surroundings and at times, trusting of the Twolegplace that borders on their territory. ShoreClan cats tend to run patrols according to the tide - with more patrols being sent out during low tide than high tide. This is both for safety reasons and for accessibility reasons.
Certain colours and pelt patterns are more common than others in ShoreClan. The most common pelt types in this Clan include longhaired cats, or cats with a thick undercoat and colours and patterns including: blacks, blues, tortoiseshells, silvers, and smokes, and any amount of white at any time too.
### Culture

ShoreClan have close kinships and familial bonds. A frequent term of endearment is "sister". "Mother" is also a somewhat common term between elders, but referring to each other as "sister" is a more common practice. Mothers and daughters often remain close and it isn't uncommon for mothers to mentor their kits. The same is with fathers just to a much smaller and less frequent degree. Fathers of kits don't usually have to be recognised or announced as the choice is solely up to the expectant mother.
The founding of ShoreClan is passed on from mothers to kits. Some mothers (or grandmothers) recount previous leaders, highlighting particular moments from that leader's reign. This tradition helps keep a good oral history. Ironically, this doesn't carry over to family trees. Cats are able to name their immediate kin (for healthly bloodlines) but, often struggle beyond some grandparents. Some families are the exception to this, but not many. Hali's family tree is a good example of a family being 'forgotten'.
### Education

Generations tend to remain as friends. A good example of this happening is Minnowstar and her friends. often, groups of apprentices remain close whilst training as warriors. An apprenticeship is considered one of the most important times in a ShoreClan cat's life. During a typical ShoreClan apprenticeship, a young cat learns about the culture and history of ShoreClan as well as hunting and fighting skills.
Apprentices are named at six moons. Littermates are often kept together in the odd case one is injured, but not always (such as Rippedface and her sister). Apprentices become warriors around fourteen moons of age. They undergo two types of assessments - one for hunting skills on land and shallows, and then water safety and dive hunting. The second assessment is to ensure cats are safe and taught well on some of the most common hunting to the area. Dive hunting is a technique used to find typically larger fish and other prey. However, it is very dangerous for any untrained cat. It requires knowing the tides and how to spot rips. Breathing exercises and being able to hold a breath for long periods of time.
## Territory

ShoreClan territory is located in the north-east of the territory. They live close to the Twolegplace, and have a very good understanding of their territory and terrain. Landmarks in this territory include:
* **Camp** - is built under a run-down Twoleg dock. Most of the dens are made from old materials that have washed ashore. Dens are decorated with seaweed and shells from the beach and the leader addresses the Clan from a fallen post.
* **Beach Town** - is a large Twolegplace located to the western borders of ShoreClan territory.
* **Long Beach** - long stretch of coastline that acts as ShoreClan's main territory.
* **Sun-drown-water** - the ocean as it is called by the Clans.

Long Beach is the home territory of ShoreClan cats and has been since being founded by Hali. The apparent history is that her kin had always inhabited the land and she then drove them away to lay claim to the area herself. In the early days, the camp was made within the dunes further away from the shoreline. Here, the cats were a little more protected from the elements and dens were created out of reeds and grass. Some cats were known to decorate their nests with shells and other trinkets found in the sands. However, as it became more apparent that Twolegs were encroaching on their territory, ShoreClan adapted to the changes.
Over countless moons, the camp shifted to reside underneath a dilapidated dock. The cats of ShoreClan have managed to make it quite a sheltered area, draping it with what foliage they can find scattered and any driftwood that they can carry. The majority of the camp is made from fallen planks of wood from the dock itself. Some Twoleg rubbish remains behind and is used by the Clan to create sectioned platforms for safety and room. Due to the nature of their home, the camp has been adapted to survive both low and high tides. Most of the dens are built above the water line for safety, while the clearing is kept bare for low tide. The leader makes their announcements from a lop-sided support beam from the dock that rests central to the camp's main clearing.
## History

### Founding and passing on traditions

*Main article: Hali's Home*
Hali was born to a family group living on Long Beach, underneath the docks near the Beach Town. There, she was the eldest daughter out of a number of kits and as per an old custom from her mother's side of her family, she was told to leave to start her own family nearing her fourteenth moon. However, Hali didn't leave far and instead opted to drive her own kin from the prime territory as she saw fit. It wasn't as easy as one might think, and Hali was merciless in making sure they left, including her younger siblings.
In the days following her claim, word had spread enough that local she-cats around her age began flocking around her. Hali didn't mind and noticed that many were expecting kits, so she decided to make the claim of territory a safe haven for expectant mothers and she-cats seeking shelter. At first, this was met with some controversy with local toms that wanted in, expecting to be treated the same way. Hali, however, made local toms understand that their entry was only conditional and shouldn't expect to be kept around unless they prooved themselves useful. This rule would evidently remain during Hali's entire leadership over the growing colony which would eventually earn the name ShoreClan; the name coined by one of her own daughters.
Hali ruled for a long time, growing old enough to see some of her own great-grandchildren be born. However, by this stage, most of her leadership duties were split between her eldest daughter, Pouriliu, who stepped up when she and her sisters began noticing Hali's failing health. In her final few moons, Hali found that it was quite painful to move around on the sand of her home turf. She often got herself escorted to the shallows of the water so that she could rest herself in the soft currents that "healed" her aches and pains.
At a very old age, Hali passed away, leaving ShoreClan to her daughters. Unlike most of ShoreClan's future leaders, her name is remembered consistently for what she did for the many young she-cats of her time. Pouriliu, one of Hali's daughters, stepped up to fill in the leadership role as her mother slowly began losing her strength to her age. Pouriliu presumably had children of her own as it is noted Hali was alive to see some of her own great-grandchildren born. After her mother's passing, Pouriliu assumed leadership without question as most early ShoreClan cats saw her fit the role well. The she-cat led her mother's Clan for generations, before finally passing away herself due to unspecified causes.
### An outsider and the return to normality

*Main article: Minnowsplash's Turmoil*
In the countless moons following Pouriliu's death, the leaders that followed her were lost to the sands in ShoreClan territory. Not many can be recalled save for one rash individual named Snakestar. The she-cat was a former rogue by the name of Snakebite, who came to seek shelter with the infamously she-cat-led group, after losing her own territory begrudingly to other cats. To the surprise of some, she rose quickly through ShoreClan's ranks and within a few seasons of joining, became their leader. Under her leadership however, ShoreClan saw some huge impact and differences from their past few generations.
Snakestar's years as leader saw a violet turn, with an upturn of border conflicts and wars with the other two Clans. While some cats favoured her leadership, there was discomfort among the ranks of ShoreClan. Stormwave, the medicine cat of the time held the highest and most vocal distrust of Snakestar's leadership qualities. She found herself threatened with exile at numerous points, but without an apprentice, she remained within ShoreClan. It was by some fate that a very unfornate event would end Snakestar's brutal reign over the Clan. During a very dry greenleaf, a fire coming from neighbouring territory brought embers to the equally dry shoreline. Within hours, the coastline was overcome with flames and ShoreClan evacuated themselves, fleeing to Twolegplace for shelter. Among the few casulities was Snakestar, who became trapped beneath a beam from the dock above the main clearing of ShoreClan camp. The returning Clan would find their leader the following morning after the smoke clears. While the mood is sombre, there is an air of relief amongst the gathered cats as their deputy, Minnowsplash organized the Clan for a vigil to allow for Snakestar's spirit to pass peacefully.
The following morning, and subsequent days fell to Minnowstar's new leadership. She and her deputy, Ternface, worked hard to regain a new understanding with their rivals and heal past grievances caused by Snakestar's personal views. Minnowstar became immortalized as a Clan hero for her deeds during her early years as leader. Her deputy, Ternpelt, would come to retire after countless moons and would pass the role to Sycamoresplash, and later Sandpelt. Sandpelt succeeded Minnowstar within a few moons of earning her rank, as Minnowstar's lives were lost to an ongoing battle with a mysterious illness. Diving into Sandstar's reign, things would once again see a change.
### Breaking tradition

Sandstar began her leadership well, but her final few moons went south. Her last deputy, Gulldive, became one of the first toms to achieve a rank higher than senior warrior in ShoreClan. However, he was allowed to keep his position despite the majority agreeing his rank should be stripped. Met with nothing but almost outright disrespect as deputy, Gulldive struggled with his role, but, Sandstar reassured him that they would eventually come around to him. But, as Sandstar grew old and would eventually lose her last life to her age, Gulldive was forced, by his right by StarClan, to take the position of leader. He earned his new name of Gullstar and began his stint as ShoreClan's first tom leader. The tom struggled to gain any support from the Clan as they much preferred his deputy, Fogcloud, and would opt to instead listen to her orders. Frustrated, Gullstar started pushing the line of leadership and a dictatorship. He began imposing harsh rules on the cats of ShoreClan to ensure that they would follow his leadership despite his gender.
However, his rule was short. Gullstar was patrolling alone one night, inspecting the dock above the Clan's camp. It is believed that something spooked him, causing the tom to lose his footing and impale himself on a post jutting out of the sea. Some ShoreClan cats, though, believe a cat purposefully pushed him to ensure Fogcloud would succeed him. Fogcloud was quick to take up her leadership duties and was a very popular choice as ShoreClan's new leader. She appointed Salmonclaw as her deputy, who was a rather young cat at the time.
### A trial of patience

*Main article: Salmonstar's Trial*

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## Trivia

### Interesting facts

* The first concept of ShoreClan's matriarchal society and ranks was coined by Max on 11th of February, 2020.

## See also

* Salmonstar's Trial
* Hali
* List of ShoreClan cats

## References

1. ↑ Revealed in *Salmonstar's Trial*, chapter 1
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Revealed in Max's notes