SheerClan

List of all cats

## Habitat

Territory

Camp

## Unique Skills

Speed

Stamina

Resistance to heat

**SheerClan** is one of the five Clans that occupy the valley. They're known for their speed and wide range of skills their cats possess.

### Clan Personality & Features

SheerClan cats are very open-minded individuals thought to have been given to them by their open territory. They're very relaxed on the rules and don't give the same punishments as the other Clans might. Though they're open to change, they won't budge if they believe it will bring harm to them or one of the neighboring Clans. Ever since their founding they've been willing to help the other Clans no matter the circumstances they're in. This has made them a valuable ally, or asset, to the other four Clans.

SheerClan has split their warrior rank into vanguards and tunnelers. Vanguards patrol and hunt on the open moor and are the cats that mark and maintain borders. Tunnelers help expand and maintain the tunnels that go throughout SheerClan territory. These tunnels are used to transport prey and cats.

SheerClan cats tend to be lithe yet fit, with the smallest cats opting for the tunneler lifestyle. Their pelts are usually lighter browns with tabby stripes or dapples which help them blend into the tall grass of their home. Their pads are usually rough and cracked from running or digging, and their claws are dull from quick turns or the strain of the earth. Almost all SheerClan cats have thin coats that help them cool down in the heat but prevent them from warming up in the cooler months.

### Territory

SheerClan territory is a vast moor with a small wooded area near its border with SoundClan. The land is coated in grass, lavender, and bracken, with the occasional shrub popping up alongside a few stones.

* **SheerClan camp** - SheerClan's camp is in between a pair of rocky hills. The only shelter in the camp can be found in the dens, where most cats will only go if the weather gets too rough.
* **Heedrocks** - a collection of large rocks that provides vanguards a great view of the territory. Vanguard apprentices are tested on their scouting ability at these rocks, and guards will be set up here during war.
* **Guideshale** - large, rectangular stones surrounded by heather and bracken where apprentices are trained. Both vanguard apprentices and tunneler apprentices will train here, as the soil is sturdy enough to support tunneling.
* **Downstones** - a collection of stones near the border with CurrentClan.
* **The Twisted Oak** - once SheerClan territory, now used for gatherings.
* **Scout's Mark** - a tall, sharp rock which is right by the border with SoundClan. The Scout's Mark originally marked where the border ended, but since it's naming the border has moved back.
* **The Starcave** - a cave in the mountains where cats can communicate with StarClan. Once SheerClan territory.
* **Star Grove** - a grove of trees just outside of the Starcave.

### Camp

SheerClan's camp is nestled in between two rocky hills coated in lavender and bracken. The entrance is between the **guard stones** which, like their name implies, is where the camp guards will sit and watch the path leading to their camp. At the back of the camp is the **Skyward Stone** which is where the leader calls meetings.

* **Leader's den** - the leader's den is a small burrow just beneath the Skyward Stone. It's constricted due to the dense stone leaking into the dirt, only allowing for a couple cats inside at a time.
* **Healer's den** - the healer's den is just beneath a rise in a small hill. The healer's den is longer than it is wide, following the curve of the hill. This was done to prevent the nursery above from caving in from all the digging underneath. Herbs are stored along the way in shelves carved out of the walls.
* **Warriors' den** - the warrior's den is the largest den made partially by a collapse near the Clan's founding. It was where the Clan's founder stayed their first night, snuggled between their followers. The den houses both tunnelers and vanguards. A tunnel leads into the back of the den and provides an escape into the territory.
* **Apprentices' den** - the apprentice's den is beside the warrior's den and is the smallest den, next to the elder's den. Despite it being the smallest, it's still spacious compared to other Clans' dens.
* **Nursery** - the nursery is above the healer's den in the right wall of the camp. The floor of the den is smooth and coated in moss with nests jutting out here and there. Apprentices are required to smooth out the floor at least once during their apprenticeship.
* **Elders' den** - the elders' den is the smallest den beside the apprentices' den. It has a similar smooth floor as the nursery but doesn't have the moss coating (elders in the past found it infantilizing).

The camp is always monitored by guards either at the guard stones, on the hills, or on nearby stones surrounding camp. Before an apprentice can become a vanguard or tunneler, they must guard the camp at least once. Vanguard apprentices will be the ones guarding camp most often.