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This is where you'll create your characters! If you are new to the site you are required to create a full character biography that meets our standards before you're allowed to roleplay on FCOTF. You must be accepted by an admin or ranking position in that Clan to proceed. If you already play at least one character, however, you can feel free simply to post the basic statistics in the Allegiances thread of your new character's home Clan.

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A ravine flowed many years ago in this space, but a strange drought left it perpetually dry, making it the perfect place for ThunderClanners to 'nest'. Fallen trees, bushes, and fern-enclosed clearings create the Clan's dens, in which a smoky smell lingers, a living memory of an ancient fire.

Enter the forest! Known for its soft forest ground and deciduous trees, ThunderClan's territory also extends to the adder-infested boulders of Snakerocks and the tainted ground of Tallpines. Whether it is prey or merely experience you seek here, it is surely a good place to find it.

ThunderClan has two borders - one at Sunningrocks with RiverClan, later tapering off to the river, and one the length of the Thunderpath with ShadowClan. The scent markings here should be renewed daily, but any cat should always be wary when doing so, especially close to the monsters of the Thunderpath.

Although the RiverClan camp is strategically placed - on a little island enclosed by the water - it may not have been the smartest place to build a home. In early newleaf, when the ice starts to melt, it often threatens the dens made of trees and shrubbery, forcing the water-dwelling clan to flee to higher, more wooded ground.

With the powerful curve of the river shaping this Clan's territory, this board includes numerous other water features, along with a small willow forest. Though it is now neutral ground, Sunningrocks is found here as well, open to ThunderClan and RiverClan both.

Like the other Clans, RiverClan has two borders, one at the Thunderpath, and one with the neighbouring Clan. In this case, RiverClan's neighbour to the right is ThunderClan. Their border snakes around Sunningrocks and runs along the line of the river, while with WindClan, the Thunderpath marks the edge of their territory at that end.

Their relationship of being close to the stars being the thing they flaunt the most, naturally, WindClan sleep under the stars. The wind and snow never bother them, and like the shelter of the trees, this Clan feels confined inside dens. The only structures on this flat part of the moor are bramble bushes: The nursery and elders' den.

Seemingly endless stretches of rolling moorland characterize WindClan Territory. The coarse grasses turn golden-brown in the summer, threaded through by small streams that supply this Clan with water. A wide plateau watches over the grassy hills. Deep into the territory's heart, a hazy blur can be seen-- a small forest also under WindClan control.

WindClan's hilly territory ends first at the Thunderpath, and then with the Clan opposite them to the right, ShadowClan. The first border, with RiverClan across the stinking black strip, is a clean, Twoleg-made line, but when it comes to ShadowClan, the territory is split less-than-evenly, weaving it's way deftly around Carrionplace and up towards the Twoleg barn.

Not that they are bothered much by the bog, having lived in such a territory for season upon season, but ShadowClanners thank Silverpelt nonetheless for not having to sleep in that muddy wetness as well. Their camp, protected by some shrubbery and tall grass, has dens made entirely of bramble thickets - perhaps that's why this Clan is so prickly?

The dark marshland of who are said to be the coldest heart fits them-- ShadowClan territory is ever-damp underpaw, prickly evergreens towering ominously just overhead. Muddy pools pepper one section of the territory, bracketed by a strangely serene field of blossoms on the other side.

It seems strange that the Clan the most fierce over territory patrols their borders the least. One at the Thunderpath with ThunderClan, and one splitting the Flower Fields with WindClan, ShadowClan takes pride in the fact that they strike fear into the other Clans' hearts, and that fear, they believe, keeps their neighbours from tresspassing.

The place where all four Clan territories meet is marked by the four massive oak trees that grow there. A small dip in the forest surrounded by grassy slopes, the Clan cats meet here once a month under the full moon for Gatherings. A strict truce prohibits fighting during this time.

To the north of all the Clan territories, Mothermouth lies beyond the farmland and hills, to an old abandoned Twoleg mine. Within lies Highstones and the Moonstone, where leaders and medicine cats travel to speak to StarClan.

At the gnarled, twisted roots of an ancient oak, many StarClan spirits gather to share tongues in the evenings. The massive roots provide perches and protection from the elements, along with being comfortable dens that will shelter a cat of any Clan.

The lands of the afterlife run as far as eternity, spanning the heavens in every direction. Well-known places in this glimmering expanse mimic the home territories of the fallen. Marshland to moorland, from water to woodlands, the phenomenal territory is open for all spirits to enjoy.

Every territory must come to an end; and in StarClan's case, it is at the Outlands. Spirits of cruel cats haunt the dark, endless trees-- forever alone. This area is strictly off-limits to the cats of StarClan, as it is a place of nightmares where only those who do not believe can walk...

This huge array of Twoleg nests can be found west of RiverClan and ThunderClan. The Twolegs here live in sprawling communities of their strange, erect dens, as well as a thriving population of monsters. Clan cats never stray here, and most other cats will do well to stay away as well.

A great swathe of dark, awful smelling ash that scythes through the forest and the territories. It's a treacherous place for cats to cross, because it is frequented by Twoleg monsters which will not hesitate to run over a warrior. Many cats have been injured by trying to cross, and it remains one of the most dangerous places on in the territories.

This stretch of waste land lays adjacent to ShadowClan territory. There is no real prey to hunt except for rats, and it is filled with stinking Twoleg waste. Diseases have been known to spread from the rotting things there, so young cats would do best to keep away. It is only to be used as a food source as a last resort by Clan cats.

To the south-west of ThunderClan's territory near Tallpines, it is a hive of Twoleg activity during green-leaf. During that time, a cacophony of noises erupts from this area as the Twoleg monsters chew up the trees, scaring off prey.

The great stretch of rogue territory. It lays outside the Clans' land, and most Clan cats try not to stray too close. The cats that live here are often hostile and dangerous, loyal to nobody. Within, some groups of rogues have united for survival, and occupy a rogue camp. Therein also lies a plentiful forest and a jagged line of cliffs.

A large patch of no-mans-land that doesn't really belong to anyone. Located out in the hills outside of both the rogues' territory and the Clans' cats of all sorts wander. Here, they don't have to be afraid of hostile rogues or territorial Clans, so you're always able to find a host of unusual wanderers here.

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