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OVERVIEW
OVERVIEW
Living underneath the sun and sleeping underneath the stars, ValleyClan sees the world at its best and worst. Their lands are as vast and free as they come, with rolling hills and fields of flowers. ValleyClan is known for their 'get up and go' personalities, loving exercise and running through their beautiful land. Their specialty ranks of choice, the Sentinels and the Guardians, are trained to guard and keep watch from any incoming threats.
TERRITORY
TERRITORY
The territory is characterized by large hills. The ground underpaw is half grass, half dirt and sand. The grass varies in length, from dense tall grass to large patches of short but soft grass. Sparse bushes dot the territory; anything larger in vegetation is rare. There are very few trees, save along the borders; any few trees found among the sloping hills are long dead. Out of all the territories, this territory has the most interaction with Twolegs. From a fully functional farm to remnants of past farming attempts, these cats are no strangers to the ways of these strange creatures. The main prey here are rabbits, pheasants, and very rarely, hawks. The main predators that can be found here are coyotes, badgers, and the occasional fox or large bird of prey. The cats that live here are wiry and typically brown-colored, to blend in with their territory.
DAILY LIFE
DAILY LIFE
Having no tree cover, ValleyClan members are typically early birds: they get up at the crack of dawn! These cats typically use phrases that associate with the farm close by; examples of phrases include "soft as a sheep's pelt," "cow dung," and "A rooster's flight away." ValleyClan members have a slight advantage to running then other Clans, due to their wiry builds: they are built for speed. As a result, kits love to play tag and chase one another for games; this love of running continues into warriorhood. Warriors often challenge each other to races for fun, though these competitions can get heated easily for bragging rights. As the competition gets more serious, it's not uncommon to barter prey, and even morning patrol shifts.
SPECIALTY RANKS
SPECIALTY RANKS
Following the invasion of the Pack in ValleyClan’s territory, the new leader, Lilystar, and her deputy instated two new ranks in an effort to keep the fragile Clan sage from future threats. These ranks are the Guardian and the Sentinel. The Guardians act as ValleyClan’s first line of defense, and are set to patrol the perimeter closest to camp. Cats who decide to step into this position must be adept in all sorts of fighting styles. The Sentinels are regarded as the eyes and ears of ValleyClan. They patrol the outskirts of ValleyClan’s territory and report signs of oncoming danger to the Guardians. Sentinels are expected to be quick, prioritising speed over strength in order to be a carrier of information. A cat can begin training underneath the Guardians and Sentinels after completing their Warrior’s training.
ValleyClan Camp
Location
ValleyClan's camp resides at the base of the only cliff located as a rather prominent dip among the rolling hills of their territory. Marked by a dead tree, the only safe point to enter ValleyClan camp without breaking a limb from falling is a short sandy incline located just among the dip of two bushes. This hard to locate incline serves as the entrance to ValleyClan camp. Once inside, the ground underpaw is smooth and sandy, with very, very sparse vegetation. The bushes above offer a sort of camouflage to the uneducated eye.
Dens
ValleyClan cats make their dens among the caves and recesses found along the cliff sides. They're rather large, somewhat deep, and spacious, with a sort of stone floor underpaw. In times of heavy rain, cats are moved from the caves below to the caves above; due to the multi-level elevation of ValleyClan, rain does not flood whatsoever into the top caves.
CLAN HISTORY TIMELINE: 0-50 MOONS AFTER START DATE (August 19th, 2019)
CLAN HISTORY TIMELINE: 0-50 MOONS AFTER START DATE (August 19th, 2019)
9/1/2019 (Age-Up): 2 moons after Start Date
9/1/2019 (Season change): Leaf-fall begins
10/1/2019 - 11/1/2019: 4-6 moons after Start Date
11/21/2019: There was a fire at the barn at the edge of ValleyClan territory that caused the animals living there to panic and run through the territory. Luckily, there were no injuries.
12/1/2019 (Age-Up): 8 moons after Start Date
12/1/2019 (Season change): Leaf-bare begins
1/1/2020 - 2/1/2020: 10-12 moons after Start Date
2/1/2020: Sickness rages through ValleyClan. The sickness, when contracted, causes coughing, chest pain, wheezing; cats afflicted eventually struggle with fluid in the lungs and difficulty breathing. Herbs may offer temporary pain and symptom relief, but so far no one has been cured.
2/7/2020: Cherrystar has declared ValleyClan's borders closed to StreamClan: no StreamClan cats will be permitted on ValleyClan territory for any reason, including neutral territory around the lake's shore.
3/1/2020 (Age-Up): 14 moons after Start Date
3/1/2020: Territory-wide nonstop rainfall has caused damper conditions in camp, exasperating sickness. Sickness is now more susceptible to spreading, and there is still currently no cure.
3/7/2020: StreamClan cats have taken refuge within ValleyClan's territory. Cherrystar has granted permission for all four Clans to have access to ValleyClan territory, to support one another.
3/11/2020 (Season change): New-leaf begins
3/25/2020: Cherrystar has lost two lives due to contracting the illness with no cure: she has finally accepted healer intervention.
4/1/2020 (Age-Up): 16 moons after Start Date
4/6/2020: Kittypet food has become available at the WoodClan Thunderpath following the monster crash, just beyond the stream that borders the two territories.
4/25/2020: With the receding floodwaters and break in the storm since the Gathering, StreamClan's territory has become inhabitable once more. StreamClan has begun to move back into their home, and rebuild what was lost, while ValleyClan works to clean their territory of the temporary camp and dens that StreamClan occupied.
5/1/2020 - 6/1/2020: 18-20 moons after Start Date
6/1/2020 (Season change): Greenleaf begins
7/1/2020 (Age-Up): 22 moons after Start Date
7/9/2020: Sootfade has been named Deputy of ValleyClan.
8/1/2020 - 9/1/2020: 24-26 moons after Start Date
9/13/2020 (Season change): Leaf-fall begins
10/1/2020 - 11/1/2020: 28-30 moons after Start Date
11/10/2020: Adderstar has forcefully demoted Cherrystar to a warrior, renaming her Cherrystone, and appointed Sootstar as leader, albeit with just one life. Sootstar has chosen Antlerthroat as his deputy.
11/11/2020: Doepaw reported that a dark gray tom wearing a red collar attacked and murdered Wrenwhisper. The description of the WoodClan warrior has been determined by ValleyClan as fitting the WoodClan warrior Crowfrost. A patrol was sent out to inspect the border, but no body was discovered, nor was Crowfrost.
A patch of bloodstained grass and lingering WoodClan scent was found on ValleyClan's side of their shared border. The following day, faint trails of ValleyClan scent could be found headed towards the Thunderpath, but not strong enough to follow far due to constant rainfall in the territories. The following half-moon did not turn up further evidence, but it is assumed that Crowfrost attacked and murdered Wrenwhisper, and then hid the body.
11/15/2020: Antlerthroat has been chosen as the new Deputy of ValleyClan.
12/1/2020 (Age-Up): 32 moons after Start Date
12/1/2020 (Season change): Leaf-bare begins
12/21/2020: Shinesoul was exiled from ValleyClan, due to severely injuring Doecall in a fight and continuing to fight Sootstar following the confrontation.
1/1/2021 - 2/1/2021: 34-36 moons after Start Date
2/13/2021: Hailstorm, Larkspirit, and Jason of RockClan arrived in the middle of the night, waking up ValleyClan with reports of Willowchomp's life-threatening injuries, requesting the aid of healers. Sootstar calls to rouse Lilyfrost, but she does not awaken. Being left with just Kestrelpaw, Sootstar declines, not wanting to leave ValleyClan completely defenseless with no healer. The rest of ValleyClan is awake, but discover that not all warriors can be roused from sleep. The following warriors did not wake: Lilyfrost, Doecall, Flametail, and Hayflower.
2/18/2021: Jasminebreeze visited ValleyClan, informing the Clan of Willowchomp's invitation to temporarily stay in RockClan's territory. Sootstar has agreed to this offer.
3/1/2021 (Age-Up): 38 moons after Start Date
3/3/2021 (Season change): Newleaf begins
4/1/2021 - 5/1/2021: 40-42 moons after Start Date
5/8/2021: Following Sootstar’s announcement, WoodClan have returned home to their territory, from their temporary time within RockClan.
5/15/2021 (Season change): Greenleaf begins
6/1/2021 (Age-Up): 44 moons after Start Date
6/5/2021: Beelight has been named Deputy to Sootstar.
7/1/2021 (Age-Up): 46 moons after Start Date
7/11/2021: Heavymane reported to ValleyClan unpleasant, unfamiliar scents within ValleyClan’s territory. Sootstar decided to station two patrols: one to stay behind and guard the camp, and one to go out into the territory to investigate the acrid stench. Harebounce, Cherrystone, Hayflower, Kestrelpaw, and Crimsonmoon volunteered to guard ValleyClan’s camp. Moorspirit, Beelight, Spottedtail, Nightflicker, and Sootstar left ValleyClan’s camp to investigate.
The acrid stench turned out to be an adders’ den. The patrol quickly found themselves fighting with the vicious reptiles. Disturbing the den, the adders fled and made a direct beeline to ValleyClan’s camp. The guard patrol met these vicious reptiles on headfirst, before they could enter any den. The patrol sustained injuries, and Sootstar lost a life.
8/1/2021 (Age-Up): 48 moons after Start Date
8/19/2021: In the middle of the night, ValleyClan’s camp was briefly lit by the glowing red light of a falling white ball of flames soaring across the sky. It fell somewhere past RockClan’s territory, where the faint outline of the mountains could be seen.
9/1/2021 (Age-Up): 50 moons after Start Date
9/25/2021: A patrol from WoodClan informed ValleyClan that Wildsoot has been exiled from WoodClan, for injuring a fellow Clanmate to near death. The former warrior has fled WoodClan, and is at large.
9/26/2021: Sootstar has brought Wildsoot and Fawnwish to ValleyClan’s camp, to remain there for the time being as the Clan’s prisoners.
9/30/2021 (Season change): Leaf-fall begins
CLAN HISTORY TIMELINE: 51-100 MOONS AFTER START DATE
CLAN HISTORY TIMELINE: 51-100 MOONS AFTER START DATE
10/1/2021 - 11/1/2021: 52-54 moons after Start Date
11/13/2021: The Fjell’Byr patrol has formally let RockClan know that Willowchomp was not the heir they were looking for, and that they are still searching. If any RockClan cat feels they may hear the call of the mountains, they are urged to reach out to the patrol, staying at the Gathering Place…
11/14/2021: Sootstar called a Clan meeting, to address ValleyClan’s prisoners, Wildsoot and Fawnwish. Sootstar decides to hold a Clan vote, to decide the fate of the prisoners.
After deliberation, the Clan has decided to exile Wildsoot, and allow Fawnwish to stay if the cat chooses. Fawnwish decided to leave with Wildsoot. Aspenbreath too decided to travel with them. All three have left for the western region.
12/1/2021 (Age-Up): 56 moons after Start Date
12/1/2021 (Season change): Leafbare begins
12/3/2021: In the middle of the night, the entirety of ValleyClan feels an eerie, unwelcome presence disturb their slumber from somewhere beyond their understanding. To several, this unwelcome presence is very familiar…
12/13/2021: Stonepaw arrived at ValleyClan’s camp, quickly spreading rumors and gossip about his visit to the Fjell patrol at the Gathering Place. He learned that they had found their heir, Singesight from StreamClan, and that they would be returning home once more. They extended a formal invitation to all of ValleyClan, for anyone to join them on their journey back to Fjell’Byr, if one felt the calling from the mountains.
1/1/2022 (Age-Up): 58 moons after Start Date
1/9/2022: A StreamClan patrol comprised of Drizzlepaw and Thawpatch came to warn ValleyClan that Mistlefrost had been exiled from StreamClan, for murdering another Clanmate. Quillstar urged ValleyClan to remove the former StreamClan warrior by any means necessary. In response, Sootstar made a Clan announcement in the interest of ValleyClan’s safety:
Anyone who wished to leave ValleyClan’s borders must inform Sootstar first. Training and hunting would be moved closer to camp.
2/1/2022 (Age-Up): 60 moons after Start Date
2/28/2022: Hazelstar invites members of ValleyClan to participate in the trial of Graybriar, for the death of Bluefern.
3/1/2022 (Age-Up): 62 moons after Start Date
3/7/2022 (Season change): Newleaf begins
3/9/2022: Following the news of Graybriar’s execution, Sootstar called a Clan meeting to address this sentence. He invites his Clanmates to speak privately to him, should they ever have troubles within the Clan.
3/27/2022: Lilyfrost visited StreamClan, inviting their healers to the Half-Moon Gathering.
4/1/2022 - 5/1/2022: 64-66 moons after Start Date
5/18/2022: ValleyClan’s territory was struck by a tornado, completely destroying the camp and ruining the rolling hills. The herbs in the healers’ den were completely destroyed, and many cats were left with injury. Lightleap, Clovereyes, and Crimsonmoon lost their lives to this storm, and Sootstar lost a life. Pheasantleaf, ValleyClan’s healer, was discovered to be missing in the aftermath.
5/25/2022: Following the destruction of ValleyClan from the tornado, the other Clans arrived to aid ValleyClan. Quillstar, Wavelight, Cloudwhisper, Pouncepad, Drizzledrop, Featherheart, and Pondflight came from StreamClan. Tigerstar, Brokenpath, Smokemask, Lilyblossom, Windstorm, Sagebreeze, Harveyroot, Waspheart, and Ratfang came from RockClan. Hazelstar, Smallhope, Shrikefang, Yellowleaf, Owlshine, and Flax came from WoodClan.
Quillstar offered to let StreamClan house ValleyClan, until the Clan was able to recover. Sootstar agreed to this offer.
5/27/2022 (Season change): Greenleaf begins
6/1/2022 (Age-Up): 68 moons after Start Date
6/12/2022: Sootstar led ValleyClan back to their camp, after spending several quarter-moons recovering in StreamClan’s territory.
7/1/2022 - 10/1/2022: 70-76 moons after Start Date
10/4/2022 (Season change): Leaf-bare begins
10/22/2022: Clouddancer, ValleyClan’s healer, has reported confirmed sightings of a ghost walking the Clan’s territory. There is no denying it now: ghosts walk among ValleyClan, in the wakes of the living.
11/1/2022 (Age-Up): 78 moons after Start Date
11/3/2022: Clouddancer and Stonehawk left ValleyClan temporarily, to travel to Fjell’Byr. The ValleyClan healer wished to seek out Minerva the Oracle, to report sightings of the ghosts around the lake.
12/1/2022 (Age-Up): 80 moons after Start Date
12/1/2022 (Season change): Leaf-bare begins
12/12/2022: Rockclan sends two warriors for herbal aid in a time of need. After a discussion amongst the clan, it was decided that Valleyclan would aid Rockclan with any herbs they needed.
12/29/2022: Clouddancer and Stonehawk have returned back to Valleyclan after their trip to the Fjell’Byr.
1/1/2023 (Age-Up): 82 moons after Start Date
1/25/2023: The clan bands together for a threat being a pack of dogs. The clan suffered injuries, but numbers were on their side as the dogs were eventually driven out.
It was not without loss of life, however, as Woolywish perished during the fight.
2/1/2023 - 3/1/2023: 84-86 moons after Start Date
3/1/2023 (Season change): Newleaf begins
3/27/2023: The Pack kidnaps deputy Beelight, holding her hostage in front of the clan, threatening to kill her if the clan doesn’t give up all of their current supplies. Sootstar agrees to this, in hopes that they let Beelight free. The rogues laugh it off, murdering Beelight anyway. This causes Sootstar to dive in immediately to start a war against the rogues. Many rogues tag team in trying to take down the leader, with only three lives remaining, the rogues were able to finish off the Valleyclan leader, leaving the clan without a Deputy and Leader during the fight. Once the leader and deputy were no more, the rogues had taken over the camp, holding the remaining warriors hostage.
3/29/2023: Lambrose attempts to plan an escape from ValleyClan’s hostage situation, involving her grandmother Cinderwhisker and the elder Cherrystrike. The three attempt their escape during the late hours of the evening, but after caught but the Pack cats and brought back to camp.
Cherrystrike and Cinderwhisker are both killed by the Pack, Lambrose is wounded by the rogues and forced to watch it happen.
4/1/2023 (Age-Up): 88 moons after Start Date
4/10/2023: Lilyfrost leads a coup against the Rogue pack. Taking back their home once and for all. The fight turns into complete chaos, leading Lilyfrost to yell for the clan to disengage and flee to the Gathering place.
However, Swifthawk and Sunblaze stayed back to fight off the Pack cats while the rest escaped. Sacrificing themselves for the Clan’s safety, Swifthawk and Sunblaze had been swarmed by the pack, the two of them dying swiftly in the pool of rogues. Many are injured, several dead, and the clan is left to lick its wounds at the gathering place as they recoup after the previous events.
4/26/2023: ValleyClan returns to their home territory and camp, ready to rebuild.
5/1/2023 - 6/1/2023: 90-92 moons after Start Date
6/12/2023 (Season change): Greenleaf begins
6/9/2023: A cattle stampede runs its course through ValleyClan territory, several cats are injured in the process.
6/21/2023: The sentinel and guardian ranks are introduced, in an effort to keep ValleyClan safe from further harm.
7/1/2023 - 8/1/2023: 94-96 moons after Start Date
8/2/2023: A strange scent has appeared on ValleyClan territory; feline in origin, but no one seems to be able to discern it.
8/2/2023: Heatherswirl has gone missing from ValleyClan, the only traces of the warrior being scraps of their fur and blood within the territory limits with a foul scent around the area.
9/1/2023 (Age-Up): 98 moons after Start Date
9/03/2023: The clans witnessed the return of the Dark Forest to the living world as three mysterious dark cats appeared from the shadows at the gathering, one donning the pelt of missing warrior Heatherswirl of ValleyClan, Adderstar and Spiderstar following along with them.
9/4/2023 (Season change): Leaf-fall begins
10/1/2023 (Age-Up): 100 moons after Start Date
CLAN HISTORY TIMELINE: 101+ MOONS AFTER START DATE
CLAN HISTORY TIMELINE: 101+ MOONS AFTER START DATE
11/1/2023 - 12/1/2023: 102-104 moons after Start Date
12/1/2023 (Season change): Leaf-bare begins
1/1/2024 - 2/1/2024: 106-108 moons after Start Date
2/1/2024: Lilystar retires from her position as leader, allowing Midnightstar to take her position. She becomes an elder, well-deserved after her many moons of service to ValleyClan. Midnightstar chooses Muddystep as her deputy.
3/1/2024 (Season change): Newleaf begins
3/1/2024 - 5/1/2024 (Age-Up): 110-114 moons after Start Date
5/28/2024: Midnightstar traveled to StreamClan without informing any of her Clanmates, to inform Hailstar that she has moved ValleyClan's border to take up more of StreamClan's territory. Hailstar reluctantly agreed to the terms, in front of his entire Clan in the middle of camp. Midnightstar then informed ValleyClan, who protested the choice. One of the loudest protesting voices was Flametail.
6/1/2024 (Age-Up): 116 moons after Start Date
6/2/2024 (Season change): Greenleaf begins
6/2/2024: Midnightstar announces to ValleyClan that Flametail will be retiring to the elders' den effective immediately, with a new name to reflect his new rank and his oppositions to Midnightstar: Flamecry.
7/1/2024: 118 moons after Start Date
7/02/2024: ValleyClan consulted RockClan, StreamClan, and WoodClan for aid following their leader, Midnightstar, executing a Clanmate for simply disagreeing with her. Midnightstar deserted camp, and ValleyClan's deputy, Muddystep, followed after to confront her regarding the decision. Neither have been spotted, since.
The ValleyClan patrol requested help in ousting their leader with nine lives from the Clan, so that they may be free of her tyrannical reign. WoodClan have promised to aid ValleyClan, while RockClan and StreamClan have turned them away and denied aid. Some defectors from StreamClan have left to aid ValleyClan, against their leader Hailstar's wishes.
8/1/2024: 120 moons after Start Date
8/30/2024: That evening, every ValleyClan cat was visited in their dreams by a StarClan warrior, claiming to have a message for them. The message received could easily be interpreted as a warning... Upon waking, the decision to share the dream was left to the Clanmate.
9/1/2024: 122 moons after Start Date
10/1/2024: 124 moons after Start Date
10/17/2024 (Season change): Leaf-Fall begins
10/17/2024: Midnightstar has finally returned to ValleyClan. With her return, she brought the ear of Muddystep, reporting that is all that is left of the Deputy. The Clan leader claims that the Serval Sisters got to her, while she was attempting to help Midnightstar come up with a plan to address the "dissenters" in ValleyClan. Warrior Rowanhawk attempted to assassinate Midnightstar for power. A StarClan warrior prevented the assassination. Midnighstar decreed that the cat who dealt with Rowanhawk would become ValleyClan's next deputy. Warrior Vipersnap answered the call, accidentally killing Rowanhawk in the process With a cheer, Midnighstar declared him Deputy of ValleyClan...
11/1/2024: 126 moons after Start Date
12/1/2024: 128 moons after Start Date
12/1/2024 (Season change): Leaf-Bare begins
12/7/2024: Vipersnap coordinated with both ValleyClan and WoodClan to prepare the coup. Unbeknownst to those preparing, a ValleyClan apprentice, Fernpaw, snuck away and informed Midnightstar of the plan. The evening of the coup, ValleyClan's leader was ready for the rebellion: the Dark Forest came forth to defend her, led by Spiderstar. After a grueling fight, Midnightstar was chased out of Clan territories into the Western Pine Forest. When the rebellion attempted to continue to give chase, they found themselves ensnared and injured by copious twoleg traps planted by the Serval Sisters. To their horror, it's revealed that Midnightstar was working with the Serval Sisters, disappearing with them into the forest. Vipersnap became Leader of ValleyClan, Viperstar. ValleyClan healer, Clouddancer, and warriors Spindrift and Blazinghawk perished in the battle. Midnightstar lost one life, confirming that she has more than one.
1/1/2025: 130 moons after Start Date
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