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♥ the clan of secrets ♥
♥ the clan of secrets ♥
Long ago, there used to be two clans in the forest, Mistclan and Leafclan. Mistclan was located along the riverside, while Leafclan could be found deep in the forest. Since then, however, Leafclan has vanished from existence after disbanding from a fatal move by its leader, and Mistclan nearly did the same thing. Swanstar (the leader of Mistclan), and Lionstar (the leader of Leafclan) had fallen madly in love with each other. They managed to keep it a secret for a long time, but then the Leafclan deputy, Coalfur, discovered the two leaders meeting in secrecy and told all of Leafclan the treachery of their own leader. Lionstar was driven out of his own clan, and Coalfur became the clan's leader, but not for long.The series of events divided Leafclan into two. The supporters of Lionstar versus the supports of Coalstar. It started as simple arguments, then erupted into full-on battles with one another. Some cats left the clan and became loners, never to be seen again, while others joined the much more stable Mistclan, still lead by Swanstar, who at this point decided to distance herself from Lionstar for her own sake, and took up a mate from her own clan. When Swanstar died, her very strict daughter, Snoweye took her place. Snoweye, in light of Leafclan's fall, announced a new code for warriors to adhere to. The mates of all warriors were to be decided by the leader themselves, and any forbidden romances (including cheating on your assigned partner with another Mistclan cat) could result in exile. Depending on the cat's age, if their mate dies, they may not take another one. If the cat is still rather young, they may be assigned a new one.
It was highly unpopular, but everyone feared exile if they tried to stand against it. So they quietly accepted the new code, and eventually, it became woven tightly in with the clan's society and function. Once an apprentice becomes a warrior (typically at 12 moons), they are sent to the 'she-cat camp' or the 'tom camp' depending on their biological sex until the day the leader finds a suitable match. Once they are assigned their mate, they are allowed to live in the main camp. This rule was set into place a long time ago, and most of the cats who lived to see it are dead or are at least one hundred moons old.
In more recent times- three moons ago, in fact- the cats of Mistclan were forced out of their original territory after twolegs kidnapped and even killed several clan cats and encroached further and further onto the land. They journeyed up and down a mountain to escape this, until they arrived where they are now. Here, there is a small but ferocious group of rogues who are angry that they have to share land, but other than that, things have gone smoothly. The cats captured by twolegs have, thankfully, managed to find their ways back to their home clan. However, the leader and the medicine cats keep hearing Starclan whispering "Leafclan" in their dreams. A prophecy is on its way, signaling yet another big change.
