StoneClan

StoneClan is a group of cats who live primarily on the marshland. The clan got its name from Midnight and Icepelt's liking of the patches of stone around the camp for lying in the sun.

## Description

StoneClan is known for being a fierce and suspicious clan. The last of the four clans, they defend their position among the clans fiercely. As a result, StoneClan cats try to keep the peace, and do not start fights, only finishing them. StoneClan's main prey is reptiles and amphibians. While the other clans don't tend to envy their prey, StoneClan cats passionately defend the taste of their food. StoneClan are light-footed and swift, and in battle they are feared for their strategy and stealth, known for finishing battles before their opponent even realises it's started. StoneClan cats are neither strong nor lean, being somewhere in the middle. They tend not to rely on brute force in battle, and focus instead on speed. Catching small reptiles and amphibians, StoneClan cats are observant and precise. However, StoneClan cats tend to waver in battle when they can't bring about a quick defeat, unable to hold their own for a long time.

## Territory

MapleClan territory is found in the marshlands and the surrounding farmland. Their camp sits along the edge of the Meadowglen river, though most of it is unaccessible on account of being too low down to safely climb to. StoneClan territory borders FieldClan on the South, and MapleClan on the West.

**Camp**: StoneClan's camp is located in the middle of their territory. While it is fairly exposed, cats from the other clans find it difficult to navigate the marshland without getting stuck in the swamps, making their camp fairly resistant to attacks.

**Abandoned Barn Yard**: The abandoned barn yard is an old twoleg farm that hasn't been inhabited for many years. The garden and crops from the farm were never removed, making the spot a goldmine for medicine cat supplies.

**Rodent Field**: While across the thunderpath from camp, the rodent field acts as an important piece of land for the StoneClan cats during leaf bare when all their ponds and swamps are frozen over.

**Sandy Half-bridge**: StoneClan cats own half of the sandy half-bridge territory, after losing half of it in the battle for the fishing territory against MapleClan. Nightstar still feels bitter about the loss, and bears in mind that she wants the rest of the territory back.

**Rogue Territory**: The Rogue territory borders StoneClan's territory, and is home to a multitude of rogues who were not taken in by any of the clans. The rogues occasionally give the StoneClan cats problems, but they tend to keep themselves to themselves.

The camp is at the centre of camp, meaning it's fairly difficult for other clans to make it to their camp without first being scented. This also means that patrols are easier to organise and to spread out. Their marshland is surrounded by farmland and abandoned twoleg buildings. These lands tend to be barren of prey except for the rodent field, which is rich with rodents in all seasons. The apprentice den is alongside the thunderpath, cordoned off by rocks and bramble bushes. In the centre of the camp is a bare tree with a branch which leaders use as a vantage point to address their clan. Near this tree is the fresh kill pile, roughly sectioned off with bushes and cat-positioned stones. The dirt-place is up in the corner between the fresh kill pile and the leader's den, in the middle of bushes and stones. The warriors' den is on the left side of the camp, and on either is the elders' den and the nursery, all three dens cordoned off by large rocks. In the top right corner of the camp, beside a small pond, is the leader's den. In the top left corner is the medicine cat den, beside another small pond and slightly shaded by the tallest tree in the camp.

## Eras

### Nightstar

The first era of StoneClan is Nightstar's era. Nightstar was the foster daughter of the two founders, Midnight and Icepelt. Nightstar found most of her original members from the neighbouring rogue territory, and was fairly open to new rogues joining to get the clan numbers up. Nightstar is known for being cunning and observant, as well as slightly reckless, being as young a leader as she is. She lost many of her lives only moons after becoming leader, quick to throw herself in danger's way to protect her clan members.

Nightstar's clan was the target of the first battle among the clans, the fight for the fishing territory. Though she helped her clan put up a valiant fight, being unprepared and outnumbered, Nightstar could not bring home a win for her clan, though she privately swore to herself that she would win the land back eventually.