Iceclan

**Iceclan** is one of seven clans living in the Big Fang mountain range. Iceclan is located at the foothills and lower parts of the mountains. Alongside Scorchclan, they tend towards being the smallest of the clans, living in a harsh environment.

## Description

Iceclan is the most superstitious of the clans and for outsiders, one of the most mysterious. Adhering strongly to the Code, they tend to be seen as uptight and aloof by the other clans.

The clan's main prey are many kinds of birds, mice, squirrels, and rabbits, with the occasional vole or fish depending on the season.

Almost all of the cats in Iceclan have strongly built hind legs, rough and hard gray pads, and fairly thick fur. This allows them to jump great heights, traverse hard surfaces like the mountains or trees with breaking skin, and stay insulated in the bitterly cold leafbares in the mountains. Iceclan cats tend overwhelming towards white fur but also have a fair amount of dilute shades as well.

## Territory

Iceclan is located in the foothills of the Big Fang mountains.

* Camp- located in small hollow in the foothills, it is defended by briars and stones
* The Applegrove- an abandoned Twoleg orchard that serves as a common training and hunting place

## Eras

### Brightstar

Brightstar, alongside the other six founders, initially created the clans as a way to slow the fighting tearing apart the region.

### Dovestar

Like others in her era, Dovestar faced the threat of badger incursions from the western mountains.

### Froststar

The current era, Froststar has carried his clan through an outbreak of whitecough that took the lives of several of their elders.

## Culture

### Burial Rites

The body of the dead is taken to a special crevasse by their kin and the medicine cat. There, the medicine cat communes with Starclan that night while the kin sit vigil. In the morning, the body is pushed into the crevasse with special herbs in its mouth.

### Nests

The nests are mostly heather and moss with some fallen leaves when possible. Cats generally curl up together, especially during leafbare.

### Kit Naming

Iceclan is very superstitious. Throughout the queen's pregnancy, the eldest medicine cat talks to the parents and looks for signs from Starclan about the names. The parents have a moon. The medicine cat will then travel to the Moongem to consult with Starclan. If Starclan rejects the name, another month must pass and a new name must be selected. If this happens three times, it is considered an ill omen and the medicine cat will look for signs. Once a name is accepted, the leader and medicine cat perform a ceremony at the base of the mountain under the Silverpelt.

Names are often related to stony things and passage of time. Things such as 'Rock-', 'Stone-', and 'Slow-' are common; unlike in most of the clans, 'Slow-' is considered a very honorable name, as it refers to the slow-moving but mighty power of the mountains. Size names are often very common, such as 'Long-', 'Little-' and 'Heavy-'.

### Most Common Warrior Suffixes

-fur

-call: diplomat

-cloud: dreamer/idealist; fluffy coat

-dawn: serene

-dusk: calm and meditative

-fall: adept at attacking from above

-gaze: very observant

-ice: cold and calculating

-oak: mighty, resilient, and strong

-pelt

-step

-stone: keeps head in crisis; dependable

-thunder: powerful speaker

-tooth: skilled hunter

-wish: optimist

-frost: cool and even-keel

## See Also

* List of Iceclan cats
* List of other clans