𝘞𝘏𝘌𝘕 𝘞𝘌 𝘈𝘙𝘌 𝘚𝘐𝘓𝘌𝘕𝘛
𝘞𝘌 𝘏𝘈𝘝𝘌 𝘈 𝘛𝘏𝘜𝘕𝘋𝘌𝘙
𝘏𝘐𝘋𝘋𝘌𝘕 𝘋𝘌𝘌𝘗 𝘐𝘕𝘚𝘐𝘋𝘌

━━━━ 𝗖𝗟𝗔𝗡 𝗛𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗥𝗬

whisperclan was founded by a small band of felines in search of a place that they could call home, after having bounced across territories to find the perfect one, previously loosing their one and only homeland that they had had since the lot of them where kit's.

the group leader, ❝ 𝙙𝙖𝙧𝙠 𝙬𝙝𝙞𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙗𝙡𝙤𝙬𝙨 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙧𝙚𝙚𝙯𝙚 ❞, or just 'dark whisper' to the rest, stumbled upon a large bog—like scenery, with woodlands and open field. tall, ominous towering trees peered over the cats that placed a paw on the grounds, and upon observation, he decided that this was to be their new home.

it was perfect. it was spacious: with open woodlands for them to run within and hunt, gooey rivers of mud that lined through the lands to act as markers for the territory, and the predator count was low.

dark whisper then became darkstar. he incorporated his old name into the name for the group, naming them whisperclan.

darkstar's sister, eagle that soars above the highest peak, was from then on known as eagleroar, for her ferocity, as well as her loud mouth. she became the the clan's deputy and would take darkstar's place if anything was to happen to him.

eagleroar was anointed as temporary leader while darkstar journeyed to the distant mountains and the wilderness beyond, to receive his nine life's from the residents in starclan.

he came face to face with another feline, and had the idea of attacking them, when a tumbling rock made him rethink the situation, and made him feel uneasy about fighting on such a land he's so unsure about.

darkstar readied his return, enduring the long walk back to his territory, when he was attacked by a band of cats. they out numbered him but their skills were lacking, and darkstar managed to fend them off. he lost a life in the process of doing so, which worried him as he wasn't sure as to what had happened.

the loss of his life was something that astounded his attackers, and they claimed darkstar was some being sent from those above in the stars, and begged to be allowed a place in his clan, so they could serve under him, and protect him.

darkstar returned with the cats, and welcomed them into the clan. they received their warrior names and the clan recalled the warrior code.

gradually, over a period of many moons, cats of all ages began joining whisperclan: those seeking a safe place to live out their final moons of life, those who wished for protection and a place to call home, so they could raise their young, and flourish.

darkstar eventually died of old age. the tom retired from the role of leader, not wanting to keep rising from the dead following the loss of a life. he was old and fragile, wounded from years of his life, and with a few lives left — he figured he would pass the clan down. he remained in the elders den until he died, having served whisperclan, and the group before, for more than enough time.

eaglestar stepped up and appointed a new deputy, a cat whom she was close friends with. stormneedle was made deputy of the clan, and before long, both of them declared themselves as mates — which the clan frowned upon, claiming that their judgment and minds would be clouded as they would be too caught up in one another.

despite the rumours, they succeeded expectations.

eaglestar vanished one night, leaving whisperclan in the dark, and leaderless. they waited for her to come back, but they knew they couldn't keep waiting for her to return. stormneedle was made leader and he deputised mothroar.

stormstar made an effort to venture out and try and find his mate, but had no luck with doing so. no body was never found.

stormstar felt abandoned, and alone. he wallowed in a depressive episode, not wanting to rule the clan on his own, without his mate, and mothroar did all he could to offer up his assistance.

the clan dealt with a major loss, following the death of one of their noble warriors: lighttalon. the tom had ventured to the twoleg place to bring back his kits, as well as the she—cat he loved moons ago, in an attempt to give them a new life, so he could watch his family grow.

following lighttalon's death, a kit of his was picked up by a passing patrol who found the cat abandoned by his mother. the patrol scurried back to camp with the kit, and made it back after lighttalon's body was recovered.

the kit, named hollyhock at the time, told the clan about what had happened to his father: how he had to watch as a dog mauled him, and ragged him, and how his mother left his mangled body in the grass over night, only to dump him on the other side of the fence the next day — the day she abandoned him.

hollyhock was welcomed into whisperclan, just like how his father wished for him to be. he remained in the medicine den and nursery for a few weeks, and was made an apprentice shortly after his arrival due to the fact that he was older than they anticipated.

the body of stormstar was discovered, after the clan had worried about his lack of presence. brindlefur declared he had died of natural causes, having lost his last life during the night. but the fact that he was on his last life worried mothroar, as he was certain that stormstar had only lost a few of his lives while ruling whisperclan.

mothroar received his nine lives and his name as a leader, and was made mothstar, deputising milkfang to help him.

milkfang being deputised upset a small percentage of the clan, particularly rising water, who wished that she would be picked for the role: seeing as she had the knowledge, and strength.

━━━━ 𝗪𝗛𝗜𝗦𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗖𝗟𝗔𝗡 𝗖𝗔𝗠𝗣

whisperclans camp is a relatively large camp in a swampier part of the territory — the grass isn't as vibrant as it is elsewhere, and has dulled over the moons.

the camp sits in an opening surrounded by bushes along the edges. a murky shallow river cuts through the centre of the camp and divides it in two, and is lined with reeds and tall grasses along the rivers embankment.

on the left side of the river stands a large and wonky half—dead tree that folds over to one side: the calling tree, where the leader beckons for the clan for any clan meetings. at the base of the tree is an opening into the trunk and leads into the leaders den.

just below the calling tree is a large bush which houses the elders in. a short distance from the elders den, is the nursery. it's a medium sized blackberry bush — so the clan uses the thorns already present on it for additional protection against predators or other threats.

the medicine den is just below the nursery. its a small solidified muddy rock formation with a few weeds and flowers growing outside. inside, it's relatively spacious with enough floor space for a number of nests. cracks and crevices have weathered into the stone walls and have formed storage spaces for herbs.

to the right of the river is where the rest of the dens are. the warriors den is at the northern side of the camp, and is, like the rest of the dens, a large bush with a wide entrance for easy access in and out.

below, is the apprentices' den. it's marked by a log that sits behind it, which makes for extra dens should the apprentices need more nest space if the apprentice bush is over—crowded.

there's an entrance and exit on either side of the camp, and both are used equally.

━━━━ 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗥𝗜𝗧𝗢𝗥𝗜𝗘𝗦

whisperclan's territory is large. streams and rivers, marshes and woodlands cover the entirety of the land. the trees are tall and ancient, and consists of pine and emo trees. the ground underfoot is soft and wet throughout the seasons, due to the large number of marsh's dotted around the territory. a large mass of trees hugs the bottom and top of the territory, and a thunderpath cuts through the southern side: which leads to a kittypet place past whisperclan's border.

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     ━━ ❝ GENTLE RIVER ❞ ━ a meandering river that winds through the whole of the territory. it's the main source of fresh water that the clan can drink, fish and use to bathe and swim on warmer days.

     ━━ ❝ ROBINS HOLLOW ❞ ━ a singular oak tree that stands awkwardly within the territory, and is home to a family of robins. they regularly nest within the tree, and due to the fact that they have been around since whisperclan was founded, the robins there are off—limits and are not to be hunted by anyone.

     ━━ ❝ THUNDERPATH ❞ ━ a long thunderpath that is located at the very bottom of the woodland. opposite to it are rows of twoleg houses that have been built, they weren't originally always there when the clan first occupied the land.

     ━━ ❝ LARGE MARSHLAND ❞ ━ the largest of all the marshland that can be found on the territory, the rest are smaller, and often go unseen due to their size, or generally tend to be forgotten when cats pass through them, but the large marshland makes up a lot of the territory, besides from the woodland. the marsh is home to numerous creatures that can be hunted by the clan: frogs, mudskippers, birds like crows and ravens, heron and other birds that like to fish. predators lurk within the waters. there's rumour of an alligator that swims within the deeper parts of the swampy water, and will attack and kill a cat if it encroaches on its part of the water territory.

     ━━ ❝ OLD CAMP ❞ ━ the old campgrounds for whisperclan. it's now mainly used for training. the dens have crumbled, a few remain and can be used as shelter if there is any weather that needs to be avoided.

     ━━ ❝ SUNNY STONES ❞ ━ an open area within the clans territory. the tops of the trees are scarce, forming a ring opening that allows sunlight to reach the ground. there are numerous rocks here and the ground is dried compared to the rest of the territory and it's damper grounds, and is a place that the clan cats enjoy to come and sunbathe on warm days.

     ━━ ❝ OLD BURROWS ❞ ━ an old burrow. a system that may have once been used by cats before, or used as a fox den many moons ago. it's dangerous and has the risk of collapsing at any given moment. the tunnels themselves are off limits, but rabbits do occupy the burrows: so prey is populated here.

( territory images drawn by diino ! )