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Post by Aphelyon on Sept 30, 2017 10:42:06 GMT -5
Are the descriptions you posted with the rough draft map completed? Or is there still more that needs to be added? If not I can just use that Oops just saw this. No, those weren't necessarily complete, but with some tweaking they can be easily made into completed versions. I can go ahead and do a full description though, complete with all the new landmarks and everything. Shouldn't take that long.
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Post by Aphelyon on Sept 30, 2017 18:04:51 GMT -5
SpringClan's territory is located in a section of the Mojave Desert. It is hot year-round, though some parts of the year are less hot than others. At night it becomes very cold in most parts of the territory, as the sand does not hold heat well. There are a few interesting areas and unique landmarks which help the cats to identify places and find their way around the territory, and each area comes with its own benefits and dangers. Most of Clan life revolves around the availability of water, and so unless they have to, cats will rarely leave the areas where water is present for very long, especially during the day when they might be very quickly overheated, and becoming overexerted can mean almost certain death. Most of the Clan's territory is open desert: flat, rolling, and sandy, with sparse foliage and covering, and a few occasional trees or rocky outcroppings. There are a few other areas in the territory, though.
Much of Clan activity takes place in the central part of the territory, in the canyon. This is where the camp is located, near the springs which flow out of caves in the canyon walls, and the small oasis at the bottom of the canyon's head. Due to the ready availability of water at the bottom of the canyon, it is filled with far denser foliage than the rest of the territory. Still, make no mistake; it is still dry and sparse, and a cat can still die from the heat here if they're not careful. Plus, while it is a lucrative hunting spot, the shade and foliage, and especially the water, attract more predators as well. Legend has it that a mighty river, fed by the springs, used to flow in the bottom of the canyon; in modern times, however, no such sign of this ancient river exists, save the oasis and springs themselves. Near the southern edge of the territory, the canyon branches: the western branch leads out of the territory, while the eastern branch leads to the Red Valley.
The Red Valley is a deep valley of red clay and stone, carved in many different and interesting ways by years of rain water and creating very strange canyons, valleys, pillars, arches, and other unusual formations. Some of the shadier areas have sparse foliage and, in some crevices, even pools of water; however, anywhere touched by the sun is burning hot and barren during the day. At night, the red stone holds heat slightly better than the sand, and so the temperature doesn't drop quite as much here as in the open desert. Though much of it is shadier than the open desert, the red-stone walls trap heat more than any other area of the territory, and the air here is still, making it just as hot as- if not hotter than- the rest of the territory.
In the open desert north of the Red Valley is a small hollow, shaded by a massive stone outcropping. In the shade beneath the stone is a small pool of water, which is usually warm and a bit stagnant- still, it's water nonetheless. The water level fluctuates depending on the time of year, and how recently it has rained; it can be anywhere from overflowing, to little more than a puddle during the hottest, driest part of the year. The hollow, like the canyon, is filled with foliage, and thus prey. The remnants of a streambed lead a short way south, out of the hollow. This area is called the Lonepool.
West of the Lonepool is a large hill of jagged stones which jut out from the desert. These are called the Fang Stones, due to the way they extend from the earth like massive, jagged teeth. This can be a good place to find mice, but it can also be a great place to get bitten by a snake if one isn't careful. Overall, it's better to avoid. At night, however, it has a fantastic view of all of the surrounding territory, being the most central, and its view of the stars is unparalleled.
Above the western edge of the canyon is the Twolegplace; a thunderpath passes through the western part of the territory, and there is a stop near the edge of the canyon where twolegs will rest and look into the canyon from a viewing platform. Cats mostly try to avoid it, as there are almost always twolegs here- sometimes with dogs- but when times are hard it can be a decent place to find discarded twoleg food, or water.
Another, smaller thunderpath breaks off from the main one and heads north, into the stony hills that make up the northwestern edge of the territory. The hills are rocky, dusty, and at times unsteady, filled with big horned sheep that can be dangerous if a cat gets too close. In some of the shadier valleys, cats might find some sparse foliage, while snakes and prey can be found in equal measure among the hills. Nestled in the hills, at the end of the dusty thunderpath, is a place the cats call Squarestones. Squarestones is the remains of what was once a large quarry, with the burned, abandoned ruins of an old twoleg nest nearby. A few tunnels lead into the side of Squarestones' cliffs, but neither go all that deep.
The last important location is the camp. The camp is located at the top of the northern tip of the canyon, in a pile of stones at the edge as well as a few caves in its walls. A trail leads down into the canyon and to the oasis below. Cats are careful not to let snakes and other animals into camp, but every now and then one does manage to slip past the guards; thus, cats must be careful where they tread, even in their own dens. The larger spring emerges from its cave just below the camp, making very easy access to water without having to brave the oasis and the predators it attracts.
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Post by Aphelyon on Oct 2, 2017 21:15:12 GMT -5
Yay awesome ^^
Bringing my attention back to planning pages, I actually wanted to invite you to one that I just opened. It'll be hopefully quite a few ancient Greece inspired Clans, and I'll need help making and running them. If you think you'll be too busy what with SpringClan, though, or just aren't that interested, that's fine, I just figured I'd invite you in case it piqued your interest XD
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Post by Aphelyon on Oct 3, 2017 10:21:22 GMT -5
Awesome, I appreciate it! Even if you only end up joining, or just throwing out a couple ideas in the planning phase, anything will be greatly appreciated. I'll give you the link as soon as I'm back on my computer, unless you wanna stalk my recent posts or look in this forum.
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Post by Aphelyon on Oct 3, 2017 10:49:26 GMT -5
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