DreamClan

## About

### Lifestyle

DreamClan dedicates their lives to StarClan and lives closer to the warrior code than most of the other clans. They avoid conflicts at all costs and will often try to mediate between the clans. They will also never turn away a cat that needs help. Even outsiders who do not abide by the warrior code. Cats that live in the clan are expected to not break the code for any reason, no matter how small. Minor infractions will result in a penalty point while unforgivable crimes are punished with exile, or in extreme cases, death. However, any cat that ranks up too many penalty points shall also be punished with exile. Cats with even one penalty point should not be chosen as deputy, or the leader earns a penalty point themselves. Should the leader collect enough penalty points, they will be faced into early retirement. Should they break the code one more time, they will be exiled from the clan like any other cat.

To become a full warrior of DreamClan, a cat is taken into the MoonCave. The clan leader, deputy, and all the clans medicine cats must be present for all oath taking ceremonies. The cats taking the oath wade into the water and state each law of the warrior code. Then they make a promise to protect the MoonCave and to honor StarClan's will. After that, they are given their full name. Until they take this oath, a cat cannot be given penalty points, but that does not mean StarClan will forgive them. A cat can still wake up in the Dark Forest, whether DreamClan forgives them or not.

Due to their devout nature, the clan has no limit on medicine cats ready to help cats in need. However, unlike many of the other clans, DreamClan holds fast on the idea that medicine cats should not have mates or kits. Any medicine cat found to have broken this rule will be stripped of their medicine cat title and both cats will receive a penalty point.

Penalty points are displayed permanently for the whole clan to see. The medicine cats are taught carefully to make a dye out of deathberries. During the ceremony, the cat's paw is dipped into the dye, and pressed onto the Record - a stone kept sheltered from the rain. The offending cat is warned to thoroughly wash their paws in the river afterwards. To complete the ceremony, a small tuft of fur is taken from the offending cat using tree sap and taken by the medicine cats, who must weave it into a talisman before moonhigh. At this time, the talisman is taken by the offending cat to the mooncave and dropped into the pool - an offering for forgiveness.

Because of their policy of taking in cats in need, the clan is generally much larger than most clans. As such, they have had to adapt to find enough food to feed everyone. It helps that many of their members come from many different backgrounds. They are able to hunt just about anything that the other clans can. With teamwork, they are even able to hunt eagles and steal kills from larger predators such as foxes and wolves.

Cats that come to visit the MoonCave are usually permitted to stay in an empty den until Moonhigh. To attack DreamClan is considered the same as attacking StarClan themselves. Likewise, a cat from DreamClan can never deny a cat access to the MoonCave as the importance of talking to their ancient ancestors must outweigh all personal clan disputes.

### Camp Layout

The camp is a grotto that lies directly next to the mouth of the MoonCave. The dens and walls are woven from twigs and spiky bushes. The camp is heavily fortified, and all the dens have an emergency exit tunnel hidden towards the back. Each den has a spiky layer of woven branches on each side of the escape tunnel to prevent unwanted visitors from getting into the dens. Though the dens are able to be expanded as needed, there are generally more dens than the average clan to accommodate the needs of guests. The dens are always in a circle and are constantly being woven or dismantled as needed. The most heavily fortified dens are the nursery and the medicine dens.

### Notable Cats

#### Clan Leaders

* Tuftstar (Formerly)
* Gullstar (Formerly)
* Brightstar

#### Deputies

* Flaxstripe (Formerly)
* Tornpoppy (Formerly)
* Cherryspeck (Formerly)
* Condorfeather (Formerly)
* Whisperbreeze

#### Medicine Cats

* Burrheart (Formerly)
* Conefur
* Snookthorn
* Bearclaw (Formerly)
* Cowtuft
* Wolfgorse