ShoreClan II

***Spoiler warning:** Plot and/or ending details follow.*

## ShoreClan

* Icon
* Current leader
* Territory

## 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 live on the beach in the territories. It is beleived in modern day ShoreClan that Hali, the founding mother, called their 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 is a relatively peaceful Clan, preferring often to remain at the beaches and uphold their cultural teachings. 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.

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### 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'.
#### Religious beliefs

*Main article: Blackfins*
ShoreClan, like the other two Clans present within the territories believe in StarClan. However, ShoreClan are known for their extended belief of their ancestors. Going back to Hali's own mother's teachings, these cats believe their ancestors take residence in the great ocean they share. They also share belief that the Blackfins, large beings that patrol the waters, are protectors of their many mothers. This idea comes directly from Hali's mother who explained it had come from her mothers before her.
### 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

* **Camp** - their camp is a built in system of dens in the side of a sandstone cliff face. It provides shelter to the cats of ShoreClan and is relatively easy to defend in the event of a battle.
* **Old camp** - a camp that was used for a period of time underneath Snakestar's rule. It was built under a run-down Twoleg dock. Most of the dens were made from old materials that had washed ashore. Dens were decorated with seaweed and shells from the beach and the leader addressed the Clan from a fallen post. It was destroyed during a fire and put out of use following Snakestar's death.
* **Rockpools** - shallow rockpools near the ShoreClan camp. Can be a dangerous area in high tide, but in low tide its a useful place to train and hunt.
* **Long Beach** - the beach itself. It's a large territory that doesn't all belong to ShoreClan. However, they hold the land in revere.
* **Beach Town** - a Twolegplace that is somewhat off limits to the untrained cat. It is the largest Twolegplace in the territories, but is still relatively small. It's much busier during Greenleaf and quieter in Leaf-bare.
* **Sun-drown-water** - the ocean as named by the Clans.
* **Sand caves** - Twoleg-made caves near Twolegplace. Considered a hang out for young warriors to escape the sun's heat after a day of patrolling.

Camp: Inside is a large clearing that has inner overhangs that create the dens. The clearing is flat and is smooth sandstone after countless years of use. The dens are decorated with shells, dried seaweed, and anything else the cats can find that they deem "pretty". The entrance to the camp is tricky for the untrained warrior, but carefuly observation shows a worn in entry way with grooves resembling pawprints.

## History of ranks

### Medicine cats

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