ƈơʅɗƈʅʌɲ: "ƭɦє ɯɪɲɗ ƨƭɪɲʛƨ ơυɾ ƒυɾ ʅɪƙє ƒɪɾє αпɔ тσυcнεƨ συя нεαятƨ"
ıптяσɔυcтıσп.
[font=arial]Wisps of smoke pillowed from your breath as you moved through the barren tundra. The freezing cold wind tugged at your fur, ice crystals stinging your eyes, nose, and ears. Your paws felt as though they could fall off, and your stomach was entirely empty and twisted itself. Just when you thought you were about to die, you catch a flicker of movement somewhere ahead, but as you move closer, you can see nothing but another drift of snow. Suddenly a cat emerged from the heap, claws unsheathed and fangs barred. It pounced on you and toppled you over, but just as it was about to kill you, another cat pushed them aside and glared down at your with piercing eyes. "Be you friend or foe, outsider?" It asked in a calm, cruel voice. You quickly stated friend and told them of your condition, where they gladly took you to an opening that appeared on the other side of a giant frozen glacier, sun reflecting the dawn light off of it. Inside you met a kind young tom cat and his mate, where they asked you to join their clan. Enjoying the nice, filling prey and strange found warmth in small crevices under the glaciers, you accepted, and now find yourself as one of them.
яεʟıɢıσп.
[font=arial]Instead of believing in StarClan like the other clans, they believe in a heaven called AuroraSkies. They know that their ancestors are always with them, for every night they watch the lights dance across the sky, from blue, to pink, to green, and rarely ever to purple. The two leaders, the priest, and the priestess interpret the constant change in coloration and try to predict the future with them. Similarly to StarClan, AuroraSkies ancestors do not send direct messages, and the heavy weight of the clan's lives is balanced on their shoulders.
яαпκƨ.
[font=arial]Also quite different from the other clans, ColdClan's ranks are almost entirely made up of a caste-system and social classes. The highest possible rank to gain would be the King and the Queen Consort. The second highest rank would be the Priest and Priestess, who heal and tend to the injured. Middle class ranks include the Earl and the Lady who keep track of the clan's records, the guards who defend and fight for the clan, the hunter-gatherers who both look for herbs and prey, the mothers, kits, and the elders. The lowest possible ranks in the clan are the peasants who are capable of becoming spies for the high class, the beggars who plead for prey and such, and the prisoners who are to be either released at one point or executed. Since this is quite a cluster, below are the ranks (with the class written above them) along with who has obtained the fine glory of that position.
[First Class: Royals. Advanced Form Only.]
κıпɢ:
King ______. Role player: None.
ǫυεεп:
Queen Feather (that floats on air). Role player: marmar1234.
ρяıεƨт:
Noble Shrillscream. Role player: тσиι¢.
ρяıεƨтεƨƨ:
Noble Sirenblaze. Role player: ғıcтıσпαʟ..
[Middle Class: Commoners. * Semi-Advanced Form Required.]
*εαяʟ:
Earl ______. Role player: None.
*ʟαɔч:
Lady ______. Role player: None.
ɢυαяɔƨ:
Chronic. Role player: ♥ Сℓøνє ♥ .
VenomAsh. Role player: WidowFang.
нυптεя-ɢαтнεяεяƨ:
SilentFrost. Role player: WidowFang.
мσтнεяƨ & κıтƨ:
Madam ______. Role player: None. Mate: None.
(Young ______. Role player: None.)
εʟɔεяƨ:
Wise ______. Role player: None.
[Third Class: Peasants. Regular Level Required With Effort.]
ρεαƨαптƨ:
None, open positions.
вεɢɢαяƨ:
Finny. Role player: ғıcтıσпαʟ..
ρяıƨσпεяƨ:
None, open positions.
пαмε cнσıcε αпɔ тıтʟε αʟʟσтмεпт.
[font=arial]Titles.
Upon completing a great mission or further advancing among the social classes, a warrior shall be awarded a title in which he or she may display in any way they choose.
---Once a kit has reached an appropriate age to be training, they will be entitled "Young" to be said before their names. A kit who has not yet become an apprenticing age will not have this title yet, for they may believe this is a part of their name.
---After an apprentice has successfully passed their Final Exam and has chosen which path they which to take (guard or hunter-gatherer), their current title shall be dropped and replaced with either Captain, Hunter, or Huntress.
---If a warrior were to be birthed from the Priest and Priestess, they will automatically take up the title "Noble" and be continuously called this. The Priest and Priestess are the only cats capable of making the next generation of Priests and Priestesses. The way this works is that the Priest and/ or Priestess are swapped with yet another Priest/ Priestess to take up that position, and then it will be possible for the two to mate and have a kit. All litters between the Priest and Priestess always have one kit, but it is said that AuroraSkies chooses genetics from all the Priests and Priestesses to mix them together and create strange hybrid kittens, giving one to each pair.
---The King and the Queen's firstborn (preferably a dominant tom) will have the title "Earl" bestowed upon him. If the King and Queen have no sons, then the firstborn she-kit will be given the title "Lady", but the two royals will be highly questioning of who becomes her mate and will rule after they have passed on to AuroraSkies. Please remember that the Earl and/ or the Lady will have to be accepted or denied by the King and Queen, for they have given birth to one of the two titles. This rank will not be open until there is a King and a Queen. The royal-blooded kit's mate will be chosen at birth (as they do in the old times) and will therefor have to marry the chosen one, who is of another royal family from another clan. It is not uncommon to find the King and Queen's other kits to be separated and brought to other clans/ kingdoms with the same religion.
---After a she-cat has found that "special someone" and has mated with them, they will be sent to the nursery and given the title "Madam" in correspondence to treating them like royals without them actually being of high birth.
---At a certain age, the warriors will be able to retire and become elders, granting them the title "Wise" and they will be given a nice, relaxing last part of their life.
---Please notice that cripples will not become elders, and instead will become beggars.
Names.
Ever since the beginning of ColdClan, there have been a grand variety of names. Warrior names, loner names, rogue names, and sometimes even tribe names have been introduced. There are not many rules against naming someone, so anything is welcome.
яυʟεƨ.
[font=arial] ---Do not spam.
---Please try not to flood others and give them a chance to reply.
---At the same time, please try to keep this thread as active as you can. If someone does not react within a matter of five days, then you are able to move pass the limit of one page, so long as you are willing to provide a recap that explains everything clearly.
---Read over everything on this thread, from the introduction to the names, to the ranks and to the forms. You never know what you might need to understand later on.
---Big plots such as invasions, attacks (by wild animal), or anything of that matter are not to be put in action unless the entire clan agrees on it in a vote.
---Smaller plots such as incoming kits, marriage, etc. should still be told to me, but they can be put in action at any time the happy couple would like, but the marriage will be organized and placed into a wedding ceremony, with the whole clan attending and- depending on the current situations- even the other clans may attend.
---The whole idea of me writing a lot was to both establish a set of strict rules for you to follow (because I'm cruel like that xd) and to cover up the codeword that is absolutely necessary for me to accept your form. If you do not write "burn" in your other (in a sentence, please), then I will simply say "Declined, please read the rules." Now to make sure that I still have your interest, for those of you who didn't write the codeword the first time around, I do not want you to write "burn". Instead, I wish for you to write "observe" in your other, but this time you must include it in a role play example that is a paragraph long. I am being harsh on you because *apparently* you don't want to join this thread as bad as you had thought you did.
---Speaking about couples, mates, and kits, you can not be your own lover. I understand how many people want to have kits and a next generation oh so badly, but you will just have to let it slowly develop between two characters. It is alright for you to ask another player to be your *future* mate, but no constantly nagging about it or having suicidal thoughts spoken aloud because of that very reason.
---Try to include everyone. I can't stress this enough, for many people quit because they are being ignored. Take your time and slowly read through the posts to see if anyone is talking to you, if not, then carry on with your duties. If you are the person being excluded, please contact me and I will try to focus a bit more attention based upon your character.
---Please try to avoid double-posting. It gets very, very annoying and basically counts as flooding, in a way. Try to edit your post if you forgot to add something, and please remember to be literate in your replies, for that is what this whole clan was basically intended on.
---Cursing is allowed, just please use it at your own risk. Many children come on this site, so if you must, star out the vowels or say something in warrior-tongue, like fox-dung and mouse-brain.
---More rules may be added. Please, if you are confused by anything written above, contact me in a p.m. and I will try to explain it at my best. Also, please p.m. me if you have any plots you would like to start, such as a new clan moving in, a blizzard, or even a feast upon penguins!
ғσямƨ.
яσчαʟ ғσямƨ.
