WealdClan

List of all cats

## Habitat

Territory

Camp

## Unique Skills

Tree climbing

Stealth

Leaping

**WealdClan** is one of the five Clans that occupy the valley. They're known for their tree climbing abilities and great stealth.

### Clan Personality & Features

WealdClan cats are very secretive with few knowing about their traditions and beliefs. They're so well hidden that not a single raid has been led on their camp; other Clans can barely get halfway there before they're chased away. WealdClan cats stick primarily to the trees where they hunt birds and squirrels. This allows them to stay safe from foxes and enemy warrior, but can also lead to serious injuries such as a broken leg or worse broken ribs. Kits are taught from a young age how to balance to prevent such accidents.

WealdClan cats are lean with long, powerful legs, allowing them to leap between trees with ease. They tend to be shades of brown but can also be gray and tortoiseshell. The introduction of halfmoon warriors has allows for more diverse genetics and therefore more diverse pelts, the most common of which being shades of gold and silver. WealdClan cats have shorter pelts to make it easier to slip through the undergrowth without worry of tangling their coat.

### Territory

WealdClan territory is a very tense forest. Very little sunlight reaches the forest floor, making it difficult to navigate, especially at night. WealdClan cats find it easier to travel through the canopy where most of the light hits the leaves.

* **WealdClan Camp** - WealdClan camp is in a well-hidden forest clearing. The camp dips into the ground allowing the trees to hide a majority of the dens.
* **Mossy Hollow** - a hollow filled with mossy stones that is commonly used for gathering nesting materials. The hollow also acts as a garden for the healers of the Clan, as it has a perfect mix of sun and shade.
* **Founder Beech** - a large beech that is said to be the oldest tree in all the Clans.
* **Halfmoon Holt** - a few hills in the southern part of WealdClan territory. These hills are named after halfmoon warriors who travel through them to get to twolegplace and back.
* **Barren Path** - a path of silt and sand where a river one flowed. No trees grow along the path, only shrubs and flowers, which is where the path got its name. Trees are smaller and much younger than the rest in the forest around the path due to the frequent flooding that used to occur.
* **Flood Dell** - a great dip in the ground filled with smooth stones that frequently floods during the warmer season. The barren path leads into the Flood Dell as does an unnamed path with a similar appearance. The territory was once fought over but CurrentClan gave up once they lost too many warriors.
* **Old Willow** - an old, bent willow tree atop a hill in the north of WealdClan territory.
* **Twolegplace** - near the edge of WealdClan's woods is the beginnings of a twolegplace. As the area became more developed, more kittypets began wandering into their woods, and soon those kittypets began working for WealdClan in exchange for safety and their life.

A sketchy drawing of WealdClan's camp

WealdClan camp is in a well-hidden clearing that dips into the ground, allowing the tall trees around it to conceal a majority of the dens. A stream flows into camp through the entrance, providing freshwater for the cats inside. The stream winds around the **Great Stone**, where the leaders will call meetings.

* **Leader's den** - the leader's den is inside an abandoned fox den nestled into the bottom of an aspen tree. The roots extend outward to the fresh-kill pile. The leader will come out of their den and check the pile on a daily basis.
* **Healer's den** - the healer's den is a dug out den sheltered by the roots of a tree. The den is split in two by a small wall in the center of the den. The left side of the den is dedicated to patients and the right side of the den, which isn't visible from the entrance, is where the healers rest. Herbs are stored on shelves made of compact dirt and mud.
* **Warriors' den** - the warrior's den is a dug out den beneath the roots of a hawthorn tree. The den has been expanded multiple times to support the growing Clan. You can tell which sections of the den are older by if the dirt has been sunken down by sleeping cats.
* **Apprentices' den** - the apprentice's den is above the warrior's den inside of a hawthorn tree.
* **Nursery** - the nursery is a spacious den that has a large entrance facing toward the warrior's den. The roof of the den hangs over the entrance a little and is supported by old roots and branches.
* **Elders' den**- the elder's den is a dug out space underneath the roots of an aspen tree

Behind the Great Stone is a clearing that is half the size of the main camp. A large tree sits to one side of the clearing and in its roots is a **spare den** which will be used if an existing den collapses. The spare den overlooks the **training hollow** where apprentices will do a majority of their training.