ThunderClan

After being passed over for leadership twice, Thistle Sting grew discontent with ShadowClan and attempted to form a coup. However, with his plans foiled, he ran away with his rogues to the oak forest to settle.

## Current Allegiances

Leader

Deputy

Medicine Cat

Silver Streak - silvery she-cat with darker spots

Warriors

Dusk - massive tortoiseshell she-cat with fluffy fur

Wither - long-furred tortoiseshell and white she-cat

Cherry - pretty pale tortoiseshell and white she-cat

Nettle - tortoiseshell and white cat

Teddy - light gray cat with darker paws

Blade - pale gray tabby tom with green eyes

Thorn - slender pale brown tabby tom

Wasp - massive pale brown tabby tom with a cream mane

Fury - broad-shouldered tortoiseshell and white she-cat

Apprentices

Queens

Kits

Ginger - orange tabby she-cat

Elders

## ThunderClan Lore

### Code

1.) Cats who are too elderly or weak to fight are expected to repair dens, collect herbs, and otherwise help provide for the Clan. They will also eat last, with the exception of kits and nursing queens

2.) When a cat makes a decision for the Clan, they must defend their decision in combat from any cat who disagrees. The winner of the fight will be the one to decide

3.) Kits should never be directly harmed and should be cared for if held in camp

4.) Kits need to begin training at 3 moons, but claws cannot be used on them until at least 6 moons

5.) Treason against ThunderClan will be punishable by death.

6.) Camps of rival groups may be pillaged for herbs and fresh kill. If there are no survivors, the kits should be claimed for ThunderClan

7.) ThunderClan borders are to be patrolled and marked daily

8.) ThunderClan may have alliances with outsiders, as long as they benefit the clan somehow. If forced to decide, the clan always comes first

9.) Challenge all trespassers and prey thieves. Enemies are to be met with deadly force and the intent to kill. Show them no mercy

10.) ThunderClan cats are ranked by their ability to fight. Cats who have killed another in single combat are warriors and those who have no, or cannot, are simply scouts. In order to move up in the ranks, cats must officially challenge someone within their same rank to single combat. The winner will take the higher rank.

11.) Medicine cats are trained alongside warriors to learn to fight, though they should focus on pulling injured cats off the battlefield

### Traditions

* ThunderClan has a tradition where apprentices are matched against one another for their warrior names. Losers have to wait for another moon
* Every new season they get together and have one big feast together to celebrate a new year. They stay up all night and celebrate together until dawn
* New members must earn their warrior name until then they are an apprentice in the eyes of the clan
* They typically build up their dens with thick brambles with ferns and use them to protect themselves from the weather. This allows them to keep in shape and get stronger by building
* Almost no cat is turned away from the Clan as long as they can fight
* They hunt typically in groups of two and three, which helps them bring back more fresh kill
* All fresh kill must be added to the prey pile and the clan eats together twice a day once at dawn and the other at dusk
* Disloyal Thunderclan cats are either chased off the territory and never allowed to return or they are killed and thrown down the river
* Cats must have their battle prowess checked once a moon. If they fail to meet standards, they will be tasked with daily patrols and battle training until the next assessment. Three failed assessments - barring injury or sickness - is cause for exile
* When seeking to impress a potential mate, cats will seek out a particularly dangerous creature and fight or kill it. They will bring whatever trophy - fur, blood, or even the body - and present it to the cat they want to be their mate.
* ThunderClan cats fight solo. It's considered an insult if someone comes to help fight off another cat, and, if they do, the cat they saved is in their debt.
* Both mother and father are assigned a designated helper - most usually a close friend or younger warrior - to help them hunt for and watch the kits. These helpers usually become mentors to one of the kits once they are old enough to be an apprentice
* Kits are generally given related names of one of the parents' kin or close friends, even those who have not passed. For example, a cat whose father is Bristling Wolf might name their kit "Bristle" or "Wolf" in their honor, or a cat whose best friend is Burning Sun might name their kit "Ember" or "Day"
* When a cat dies, the body is painted with war paint and the deceased is given full honors as a warrior if they have yet to reach the rank, then the body will be buried with a stone marker on top so cats can come grieve at the burial place of loved ones

### Prey List

*Thistle Star only allows cats to hunt outside the forest if necessary. Most cats only leave to raid camps and might hunt on the way back from a fight*

#### Easy Prey

These creatures usually take only one cat to catch

* Mice, Voles, and Shrews
* *Bats*
* *Hedgehogs*
* Squirrels
* Songbirds
* **Goshawks, Kestrels, and Falcons**
* *Martens*
* **Adders**
* *Hares and Rabbits*

#### Hard Prey

These creatures are very hard to catch and often need multiple cats

* **Owls**
* Partridges and Pheasants
* **Stoats and Weasels**
* *Beaver*
* *Otter*

**Bolded** prey is considered dangerous. *Italicized* prey is rare.

## Deceased ShadowClan Cats

Thistle Star - muscular brown tabby tom. Killed by Fire Song

Death - skinny dark brown tom. Killed by Cloud Star

Blackjack - black tom with a white spot on chest. Killed by Quiet Rain

Sedonna - dark ginger she-cat with a fluffy tail. Killed by Blossom

Hawk - lithe tortoiseshell and white she-cat. Died in childbirth