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Post by Scarpath on Aug 19, 2016 11:44:38 GMT -5
does anyone have any specific headcanons for any of the five Clans (RiverClan, ShadowClan, SkyClan, ThunderClan, WindClan) or StarClan? things like behavior, rituals, even personality traits that haven't been described in the books. i have a few that i might add on here later, but i'm curious as to what everyone else thinks about the canon Clans.
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Post by Scarpath on Aug 19, 2016 13:39:58 GMT -5
i love that idea too!! i like the idea that since they have bad pasts, they are loyal to leaders, deputies, and even just friends that they trust, and tend to form close bonds with fellow warriors because of it. wow, you've gotten me thinking now. i like the idea that, instead of cats whose "hearts are hardened by the cold winds" (or whatever Graypaw tells Firepaw in the first book), they're guarded because of a bad past and are devoted to the Clan and to each other strongly.
i also think ShadowClan needs to shed the bad reputation. honestly, it's just annoying.
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Post by Scarpath on Aug 19, 2016 13:58:22 GMT -5
aaaa i love everything about what you just said.
ThunderClan has produced far more "bad guys" than ShadowClan and ShadowClan still has this evil reputation. i like the idea of them being prickly and defensive, still, but not evil. more ShadowClan content would be so nice - i haven't read anything past halfway through OotS, so i can't speak for the three newer series (including the origins series, i forget the name, Dawn of the Clans?), but i want something from their POV if that's not taken care of with Needlepaw (i really don't know anything of what's going on in the newest series, i just know she's ShadowClan).
honestly, i just want more development for all of the Clans, including ThunderClan.
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Post by Scarpath on Aug 19, 2016 15:51:48 GMT -5
i love Tawnypelt too!! Tawnypelt for ShadowClan leader 2k16.
all the Clans could use more development... ThunderClan is dry, WindClan contradicts itself, ShadowClan is barely touched upon, and RiverClan is wasted potential in my opinion. but that's just me.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 19, 2016 19:26:05 GMT -5
i hate how the clans are either portrayed as holy and good or EDGY AND EVIL like what
honestly all this thunderclan worship by the erins needs to stop
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Post by Deleted on Aug 19, 2016 19:36:22 GMT -5
we need another cat like ripplestar
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Post by Paw Prince ♛ on Aug 19, 2016 20:51:37 GMT -5
I have this one headcanon that ThunderClan has unconsciously picked up a bunch of kittypet-exclusive idioms over time due to their close proximity to the Twolegplace (back in the forest territories). So they'll constantly say things at Gatherings like "It's best to kill two birds with one stone, right?" and cats from the other clans will be like "Why would you ever do that? There are so many better ways to kill a bird." :'0
The follow-up to this is that ThunderClan cats genuinely don't know how to explain themselves (the expressions have been passed down in ThunderClan for so long that understanding them is something that's taken for granted), but their refusal to elaborate is often misconstrued as them looking down on the other clans' "ignorance," so the other clans stereotype ThunderClan cats as being elitist know-it-alls (shout-out to that one line in T&S! ^0^). |
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Post by Scarpath on Aug 20, 2016 14:49:00 GMT -5
@winterlynx i completely agree; all of the Clans need more depth, and all of them besides ThunderClan need more attention in the books.
@wolflover i honestly haven't read anything about Ripplestar yet, so i can't comment, sorry.
Paw Prince ♛ aww, i really like that!! that's funny, actually, and i think it fits well with ThunderClan's basic personality. and the other Clan's reaction is also a clever idea, i really support this headcanon in full, haha.
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Post by Pupachu on Aug 21, 2016 1:04:05 GMT -5
I've seen this before, I'm not sure if it was confirmed or in the books, but I think RiverClan cats collect things like shells and other items from the river or lake. They keep them in their nests.
I swear I've seen that before, but I can't remember where. I like to think its true.
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Post by Scarpath on Aug 21, 2016 2:02:49 GMT -5
Pupachu yeah, i think it's mentioned somewhere also, i'm pretty sure it's canon. i wish it was developed more, though, honestly.
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Post by tiger beetle on Aug 23, 2016 21:31:55 GMT -5
ThunderClan usually points with the tail, ShadowClan the paws, WindClan the muzzle, RiverClan the ears
because in Yellowfang's Secret it seemed like a lot of cats pointed with their paws
in the past it was probably that all five Clans did all four things interchangeably but as they solidified border stuff (i.e. the border patrol rules that greatly decreased accidental trespassing) and gained pride in their heritage they started using a single one more often
modern SkyClan, having been created largely by Firestar, uses the tail more than anything, but since the cats are just sort of everything thrown together it's not as consistent as it is in ThunderClan
this has the benefit of being able to give silent orders (agreed on pre-battle) that a rival Clan may not pick up on as quickly as they would their own signals
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Post by Lightflame on Aug 27, 2016 0:29:49 GMT -5
More like Headclanons.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 7, 2016 17:23:00 GMT -5
☂ I sometimes headcanon that StarClan never existed. It's simply a figment of the clans' imaginations; created for comfort when it came to the loss of family members, mates, etc. All the things that happened were actual, real-life events with things that existed, but they, for some reason, saw the spirits of cats long dead. With the clans' loss, so many battles and deaths, StarClan was created only for comfort.
The Dark Forest is similar to StarClan; it provides comfort. The cats hide all their darkest secrets there, out of the sunlight, in an area where nobody can get to them. They believe that cats that were especially bad (Tigerstar, Brokenstar, etc.) go there for their crimes... but, in reality, they go into that black abyss where no one will remember them. It's the clans' way of ridding themselves of those who brought destruction.
I also headcanon that cats who don't believe in StarClan go into a Void-like area where they can see living cats, but nobody can see them. They basically still live where they used to, and can't exit the area where they died. Mainly, this came to mind when I thought about where Mothwing and Cloudtail would go when they died.
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Post by pastelpills on Sept 28, 2016 2:00:22 GMT -5
I've seen this before, I'm not sure if it was confirmed or in the books, but I think RiverClan cats collect things like shells and other items from the river or lake. They keep them in their nests. I swear I've seen that before, but I can't remember where. I like to think its true. That was confirmed |
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Post by ≈ rippleheart ≈ on Dec 26, 2016 19:59:01 GMT -5
I know it's sorta weird, but I love the idea that SkyClan cats have these really lean, muscular bodies and tough calloused pawpads... and then soft curly fur like lambs on top of all that. The Rex gene (which causes curly fur in breeds like the Cornish Rex or LaPerm) is really close to me, so it's probably just bias, but honestly it's so fitting for cats so close to the sky to have fur like clouds. (Maybe not every single SkyClan cat having that gene, but at least a nice family of them where it pops up in kits from time to time. For example, Cloudstar having that gene.)
Another headcanon I had was that WindClan cats more frequnetly have Oriental body types than any other Clan (which is somewhat supported, considering Crowfeather was confirmed as an Oriental).
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Post by Deleted on Dec 26, 2016 20:35:25 GMT -5
I've seen this before, I'm not sure if it was confirmed or in the books, but I think RiverClan cats collect things like shells and other items from the river or lake. They keep them in their nests. I swear I've seen that before, but I can't remember where. I like to think its true. in one of the OTC ( pf the clans books ) Mistyfoot said how they collected shells// pretty rocks and stuff like that in the forest but they havent found as many in the lake. |
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Post by Stoneflower on Jan 8, 2017 18:12:07 GMT -5
The clans have been around long enough for each clan to have a different accent. I don't know how to describe accents, so I'll just give an example of the closest human accent:
Riverclan-French, or something else with a lot of elegance.
Shadowclan-Russian or German, something a bit harsher, but quite lovely once you get used to the sounds. Having such an accent could also add to the reason why other clans are so intimidated by shadowclan cats.
Thunderclan-british? Irish? I can't think of anything that would fit them. I feel like their clan in now a mix of dialects, due to having so many kittypets and loners in the clan. But may have started out as british or irish. What do you guys think?
Windclan-Chinese or korean. I always pictured all the windclan cats as oriental cats. Korean and Chinese have always struck me as very noble, respectable languages, fitting for the extremely loyal, yet modest Windclan.
Modern Skyclan-American, due to being influenced by a mix of firestar, loner life, and limited knowledge of the twoleg language. No one american accent in particular, every cat has a different one.
Ancient Skyclan-Old norse, viking sort of accent. Because they are ancient. The other clans probably started out with something similar and evolved from there.
My take on other groups:
Tribe of rushing water- Some form of native american dialect. Because of their names and territory.
Kitty-pets:
The ones by the forest territory have the typical suburban american accent, due to their twolegs.
The ones by the lake territory and everwhere else have some form of country accent.
I think their accents are always evolving, due to shifts in culture, half clan cats, and other new non-clanborn members. Not to mention feral cats don't live that long, so forty years might be a few centuries to them. Their trip to the lake territories and their meeting with the tribe also influenced younger cats, causing an eventual shift in accents as well, one that is just now becoming noticeable among current warriors.
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Post by dashingshadows on Jan 10, 2017 0:31:39 GMT -5
Headcannon for StarClan: When a cat disappears from StarClan (and the Dark Forest) they are reborn as new kits, no memories from their previous lives are there until they get to StarClan. Tthe constant cycle of living, learning, dying, and living again is what makes StarClan so wise. If a cat from outside the Clans joins the Clans, their spirit will join the others in the cycle.
(Kinda like the Mimbari from Babylon 5)
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Post by Mᴏᴏɴ - - on Jan 17, 2017 17:48:15 GMT -5
- WindClan cats are all on the 'Oriental' side in terms of build; angular and chiseled heads, large ears, skinny yet flexible bodies, and long, tapering tails. WindClan cats consist of various Asian-oriented breeds, including, but not limited to: the Siamese, the Kurlian Bobtail, the Japanese Bobtail, the Dragon Li, the Khao Manee and - of course - the Oriental. The cats are not necessarily pure-blooded in genes, needless to say, but some have the body type of these previously mentioned breeds.
- RiverClanners are mostly Turkish Vans, Maine Coons, American Bobtails, or Turkish Angoras; cats with beautiful, silky fur that don't mind swimming in the water. Some cats have miraculously semi-webbed paws, akin to a duck.
- ShadowClan cats tend to get sick from poisoning quite a lot; both from the unsanitary conditions of the Carrionplace, moreover from the disease the prey might be carrying along with them.
- A few WindClan cats have claustrophobia. Some worse than others. Due to their homeland being quite expansive and open to the sky above, some cats have trouble handling sheltered places. The tunnels, especially, could have been stressful for the felines that had trouble coping in the enclosed spaces.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 17, 2017 20:44:38 GMT -5
Shadowclan cats are cat breed that have sleek but not fluffy fur such as Nebelungs , Ragamuffins , Singuporus , Korats , (( I think Yellowfang is more of a korat to me than British short-hair )).
Thunderclan cats are mainly cats with very sleek fur that short and comes in mainly all colours. Abbys , Russian blues , Somalis , American short hairs.
Skyclan cats are cats with fairly fluffy fur like clouds. Types of cats would be skrillex rex , La perms , any wirehaired cat.
Riverclan cats would be cats with sleek and fluffy beutiful fur such as Turkish angoras , Turkish vans , Maine coons.
Windclan is mainy orientials and many japanese and chinese short - tailed cats. This makes sense because Japanese bobtails sometimes could have clusterphobia (( Fear of being surrounded )). So this fits Windclan well.
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Post by cinder on Jan 18, 2017 14:52:45 GMT -5
That's what I always thought. But why does Yellowfang look like she's part persain?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 18, 2017 16:11:52 GMT -5
That's what I always thought. But why does Yellowfang look like she's part persain? Her Dad is sleek furred but I think her Mom is part persain as she is described to have a flat face. |
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Post by cinder on Jan 18, 2017 16:12:26 GMT -5
Hmmm... Interesting. I wonder where that gene came from.
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Post by Aku on Jan 18, 2017 20:54:56 GMT -5
I always pictured WindClan to have the longest tails on average and RiverClan to have the shortest tails on average.
For fur length, RiverClan is definitely long and sleek, WindClan is short, ThunderClan is of varying lengths due to all of the half-Clans and outsiders they take in, but for the most part they tend to have thick fur, and ShadowClan tends to be a mix of Wind and River, short and sleek.
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Post by loveeye on Jan 22, 2017 9:14:12 GMT -5
Maybe sounds weird but I picture RiverClan cats with super long fur, that hangs like willows beside a lake that have that super hanging twigs.
And cause it always sais "oily fur" I thought it looks like someone's hair that hasn't been washed for a while.
Maybe they even have webbed paws...
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