Post by Amandus on Dec 29, 2015 11:34:19 GMT -5
Cultures based on Clan
"When one tugs at a single thing in nature,
he finds it attached to the rest of the world."
-John Muir
"When one tugs at a single thing in nature,
he finds it attached to the rest of the world."
-John Muir
ThunderClan-
ThunderClan prefers to take the middle ground in all matters, fearful of Domestics to a degree, but not to the point that they feel the need to kill them, and they will fight with other Clans for their own sake when necessary.
ShadowClan-
ShadowClan has a long history of instability; in the canon timeline, at least, they have had corrupt leaders and had to move to a new host campground in 2012 after one leader decided to burn down Tuolumne Meadows.
Out of all Outcasts, ShadowClan hates Domestics the most, harboring extreme paranoia of them. Beginning in 2010, they have even gone so far as to killing any Domestics they see trespassing their land, including park rangers. Still, park staff cannot come to a conclusion for who is responsible for the deaths and disappearances. Most of the victims die from blunt trauma.
ShadowClan has often shown disrespect to the Outcast Code, not honoring the Spirits. Some members don't even believe in SpiritClan altogether.
RiverClan-
RiverClan has always been the most powerful group of Outcasts, possessing the most resources and access to Yosemite Valley every day, unlike the other Clans. They try to resolve conflicts between other Clans to the best of the their ability, advocating harmony between all Outcasts. However, several of the Clans have only grown jealous of their power and their phenomenal abilities in slipping past, or even tricking, Domestics.
WindClan-
WindClan is probably home to some of the toughest Outcasts, living in the driest and most barren region of the park. They have also endured many conflicts with ShadowClan over tensions that neither side know the reasons for anymore. In addition, slithery rogues sometimes come back to trespass their land, constantly preoccupying and exhausting the patrols as they drive them back out.
In canon, WindClan has also had the longest living Outcast, who died at 19.
StarClan-
StarClan has always been plagued with wildfires in their territory and tensions with SkyClan. These tensions are particularly over Hetch Hetchy lake, which they currently have split in half for use in fishing and raiding a few hiking outposts. In the mean time, its members enjoy woodcarving and selling their creations at the Gathering and Solstice Festivals.
In canon, StarClan has led the way for several advancements in nursing and sanitation.
SkyClan-
SkyClan is a sort of black sheep for the Outcasts, with poor communication and resources in their rugged area of the park. ShadowClan constantly threatens war on them to gain more of the land that they hardly even use, but SkyClan is smart - and brave - enough to ignore the harassment.
Hence their name, SkyClan has a fascination for weather patterns, and have been distressed by the Californian drought and increase in wildfires over the 12+ years of the society. They predict that Yosemite could be destroyed by a powerful earthquake or other disaster in the future, but the other Clans scoff at this, preferring the idea that the Outcasts will end from being exposed by the NPS.
NOTE: Even in the canon universe, I have never particularly thought about the differences between the Clans in detail. For the most part, they are rather unified thanks to the sharing of ideas at the Gathering, such as sharing the same daily schedule, etc.
I'm sorry that this isn't very extensive, but I hope this is helpful to the RP anyway. However, slight differences in culture between the Clans may be determined as people RP.
ThunderClan prefers to take the middle ground in all matters, fearful of Domestics to a degree, but not to the point that they feel the need to kill them, and they will fight with other Clans for their own sake when necessary.
ShadowClan-
ShadowClan has a long history of instability; in the canon timeline, at least, they have had corrupt leaders and had to move to a new host campground in 2012 after one leader decided to burn down Tuolumne Meadows.
Out of all Outcasts, ShadowClan hates Domestics the most, harboring extreme paranoia of them. Beginning in 2010, they have even gone so far as to killing any Domestics they see trespassing their land, including park rangers. Still, park staff cannot come to a conclusion for who is responsible for the deaths and disappearances. Most of the victims die from blunt trauma.
ShadowClan has often shown disrespect to the Outcast Code, not honoring the Spirits. Some members don't even believe in SpiritClan altogether.
RiverClan-
RiverClan has always been the most powerful group of Outcasts, possessing the most resources and access to Yosemite Valley every day, unlike the other Clans. They try to resolve conflicts between other Clans to the best of the their ability, advocating harmony between all Outcasts. However, several of the Clans have only grown jealous of their power and their phenomenal abilities in slipping past, or even tricking, Domestics.
WindClan-
WindClan is probably home to some of the toughest Outcasts, living in the driest and most barren region of the park. They have also endured many conflicts with ShadowClan over tensions that neither side know the reasons for anymore. In addition, slithery rogues sometimes come back to trespass their land, constantly preoccupying and exhausting the patrols as they drive them back out.
In canon, WindClan has also had the longest living Outcast, who died at 19.
StarClan-
StarClan has always been plagued with wildfires in their territory and tensions with SkyClan. These tensions are particularly over Hetch Hetchy lake, which they currently have split in half for use in fishing and raiding a few hiking outposts. In the mean time, its members enjoy woodcarving and selling their creations at the Gathering and Solstice Festivals.
In canon, StarClan has led the way for several advancements in nursing and sanitation.
SkyClan-
SkyClan is a sort of black sheep for the Outcasts, with poor communication and resources in their rugged area of the park. ShadowClan constantly threatens war on them to gain more of the land that they hardly even use, but SkyClan is smart - and brave - enough to ignore the harassment.
Hence their name, SkyClan has a fascination for weather patterns, and have been distressed by the Californian drought and increase in wildfires over the 12+ years of the society. They predict that Yosemite could be destroyed by a powerful earthquake or other disaster in the future, but the other Clans scoff at this, preferring the idea that the Outcasts will end from being exposed by the NPS.
NOTE: Even in the canon universe, I have never particularly thought about the differences between the Clans in detail. For the most part, they are rather unified thanks to the sharing of ideas at the Gathering, such as sharing the same daily schedule, etc.
I'm sorry that this isn't very extensive, but I hope this is helpful to the RP anyway. However, slight differences in culture between the Clans may be determined as people RP.