SoundClan

List of all cats

## Habitat

Territory

Camp

## Unique Skills

Strength

Flexibility

Heightened hearing

**SoundClan** is one of the five Clans that occupy the valley. They're known for their strength and flexibility, as well as their once violent past.

### Clan Personality & Features

SoundClan cats were once known for their ruthless nature which made them and incredibly difficult foe. Their territory was once vast, stretching out into what is now SheerClan and RigidClan territory. After a massive defeat at the claws of SheerClan, they retreated back into the lower valley where they reside today. Ever since their defeat, SoundClan has been plagued with misfortune, beginning with the death of the Ancient Seer, who is rumored to have cursed SoundClan's water. A majority of SoundClan cats are so young due to a plague that wiped out a majority of their older ranks.

SoundClan cats are usually shades of gray or silver with white spotting being seen in a majority of their ranks. SoundClan coats are thick yet sleek, allowing them to swim with little resistance. They share this trait with CurrentClan cats, who are thought to have a common ancestor with SoundClan cats.

### Territory

SoundClan territory is a dense forest, not unlike WealdClan's, with a large lake in its center. The trees of their territory thin out near the back of the valley, where the mountains begin to turn into tall hills. SoundClan cats don't go into the hills very often, as their lake provides them with all the fish they need.

* **SoundClan Camp** - SoundClan camp is near the center of the lake, making it difficult for most cats to reach without exhausting themselves. They have no need for guards because of this.
* **Seer's Grave** - a hill that overlooks the river leading into the lake. The Ancient Seer was said to have died around the hill, either tumbling off into the rocks below, or being swept away by the violent waters.
* **Upland Woods** - a section of trees just before the border with SheerClan.
* **Stone Shore** - a shore made of smooth stones and pebbles that rests in front of the third island of the lake, known as **Turtleshell Island**.
* **Skyward Hills** - tall hills that extend off of the mountains which are similar to SheerClan territory. SoundClan cats don't patrol that far into the hills, and so most foxes and badgers will come from these hills.

### Camp

SoundClan camp is on a large island near the center of the lake. The island is surrounded by reeds and alder trees, some of which are half submerged. In the center of their camp is a massive willow three whose roots curl around a hill, aptly named the **willow hill**. The **fresh-kill pile** right beside one of the willow tree's roots.

* **Leader's den** - the leader's den is on the other side of the willow hill and what is thought to be an abandoned otter den. The den is spacious and can fit all of the high ranking cats without them feeling cramped. The willow keeps the dirt in place.
* **Healer's den** - the healer's den is a small grove between a cluster of alder trees. There are no set nests in the den, so cats may rest wherever they're the most comfortable. Herbs are stored and washed near the back of the den where a small stream flowers beneath the alders' roots.
* **Warriors' den** - the warrior's den is inside a small hill covered in reeds and small pebbles. A log rests beside the entrance which senior warriors will sun themselves on; younger warriors must earn the privilege of the log.
* **Apprentices' den** - the apprentice's den is inside of a crack in a small, twisted tree.
* **Nursery** - the nursery is atop a small rise surrounded by shrubs and trees. The nursery was originally at the bottom of the hill but was moved to the top after a flood washed away half of the Clan's kits.
* **Elders' den** - the elder's den is in a bush beside the elder's den. Part of the den's ceiling is made from reeds reinforced with mud. The elders make it a game to try and stick feathers between the reeds, a game not many apprentices are fond of.

SoundClan camp is slightly raised above the water, making flooding only a minor inconvenience. Only when a terrible tempest rolls in does the camp truly flood. There is no safe way for the cats to evacuate the island during such a storm, and so they're forced to wait it in their camp, praying they survive.