Nara Dynasty
*About Nara Dynasty!*
Old and mysterious, quite and vigilant. The ways of theses cats are not known to anyone but them. They are always seeking, seeking the meaning of life. They look up at the sky for answers, answers only the Shaman may ask. For he/she is the spiritual leader of the tribe(Med.cat) Every full moon he visits a scared place within the land they inhabit. He sits there all night and prays to the spirits to answer his call and to show him the way best for his people. At dawn he travels back into camp to tell the Leader what the spirits say. The Nara are not a warlike culture but every cat must have standard training, then if they want to continue they follow the path known to the Nara as Wariors Way.
It is a hard and long path that many don't make it. New members must train for moons with the Samurai, elite warriors within the tribe who spend their entire life studying the Art of War. Theses elite cats train apprentices who wish the follow the Warriors Way. Teaching them about peace and war and the balance of life. At the end of the training the apprentices must fight there mentor in combat and win. Then and only then will they finish the Warriors Way and be welcomed into the Elite Samurai class,only the best Samurai are chosen to become Warmasters.
Another path is the Spirit Path. The Shaman teaches this path, seeking the kit who is most in-linked with the Spirit World and choosing him to become the next Shaman. This path is mysterious and no one knows what happens to the cat on the way. For the Shaman and his apprentice are never allowed to know what happens to them on there way. Not even the Leader knows.
The third path is called. The Path of the Hunter. These cats hunt for the clan, making sure they are kept fed. But they are also the Tribes assassins and scouts. The mentors of this path are called, Swift Hunters. The fastest and quickest cats in the tribe. Apprentices must under go a series of test of speed and stealth. To become a Swift Hunter an Apprentice must past the final test, which is to find and kill a hawk. If they succeed they will become Swift Hunters, masters of stealth and speed.
The fourth path is called the Path of War. These cats are masters of war. They use different fighting stances when they fight. They hone there skills to the max. They are always training, meditating. There are two masters, called Master of Claws and Master of Fang. Each master picks the strongest kit, which they raise as there own. These kits become apprentices and when the Master dies they become the Master.
The fifth path is called the Path of Vengance. It is the least taken path of the Nara. It is usually looked down by the rest of the Nara. Cats who have lost so much that they can't forgive or forget. They walk down the path of Vengance. It is said to be the darker aspect of Yu Di. The Nara god of War. These cats become one with death. Learning in the secret shrine of Yu Di. Where they learn to control there sorrow, anger, hate. The master of this Path is known as the Faceless. He/She is feared and respected among the Nara.
*Nara History*
Started out as a small peacefull tribe living in a far away forest that never seemed to end. The Nara shared this forest with many other small clans and tribes. There was little fighting and the only time the clans fought was because of insults to the clan. The tribes lived in harmonly for many years. But when the Shaman of Nara had a vision of war and death coming to the forest. He warned the leader, but thinking it wasn't a matter of importance he ignored it. But as days kept passing more and more cats took santorary in there camp. Alarum the leader of Nara at the time finally grew worried and ordered every cat to be trained and ready to drive of the invaders. Barely a month later the invaders finally entered the Nara tribes land. Alarum gather many warriors and met out to fight. But they were cut down barely 20 warriors survived and Alarum lay dead on the battlefield. Fearful the surviving Nara and there allies retreated to the far edges of the forest where they where traped by a huge mountain, they had no way over and had no were to go. Time was agaisn't them. The Shaman had taken over the role of leader and called himself theWar Spirit He trained the remaining cats who were old enough to fight and after two months over hard training War Spirit had moved the camp and had commanded his warriors to wait for the World Eaters, the name the invaders called themselves. As the World Eaters marched through the forest seeking the camp. War Spirit called for his warriors to strike. Surprised, the World Eaters were surprised by this attack but they quickly recovered and the battle lasted all afternoon. The battered Nara limped back to camp in victory. They had driven the World Eaters away from the forest forever. The War Spirit continued to rule the Nara, creating a vast empire which he called the Nara Dynasty. They ruled there for a hundred years in peace before a new a greater threat drove the Nara out. These cats now seek to find a new land to rule as there own. Always watching, always waiting.
*About the Nara*
They are honorable cats. They usually don't trick others unless it depended on there survial. They do use ambushes when fighting larger clans etc. They try not to let there emotians get to them, for they fear it will drive the Nara into a darker path like the cats who tread on the Path of Vengance. Although they are not a warlike culture. They still train on a dailey basses so that when they do go to war they are ready for it. Before they decide to attack another group the leaders of each path come together, which they call this the War Council. They may spend a few minutes or a few hours discussing the battle plans before telling everyone else the plans. The Nara hate Anti-clans and other groups who wish to cause choas. The Naras goal is to bring the Anti-clans to there knees and wipe them out forever.
Honor- The Nara value Honor highly. The more honor the cat has the more likey he/she will be chosen to be next leader when the leader passes away.
Shame- Shame is looked down upon. Doing wrong deeds is considered shamefull.
*Nara Legends*
Legend of the Sky Seeker- A child of Zhain who is said to be born by Zhains love. This cat will come to the Nara when all hope seems lost.
The War God- It is said that this cat will be born into the terrors of blood and death.This cat will is said to be the son of Yu Di, the war god. To the Nara this cat is called the Defender of Nara.
Vision of Death- Prehaps the least told tale. Only the Shaman and a few others know the tale. It is one of Adventure, but full of sorrow and loss. Three kits will be born and will each pick a different path. One of War. The second one of Spirit and the last one of the Hunter. Each will become a master in theses paths. But they will set out into the world to seek answers. But it tells of one of the brothers betraying his kin and killing them. Then coming back with darkness that will forever scar the Nara.
*Nara Religion*
Yu Di- The god of war. He is worshiped on the battlefield. He is mainly worshiped by the cats who follow the Warriors Way.
Jian- The god of the hunt. He is worshiped by hunting for food or for foes. Cats who follow the Path of the Hunter will learn alot about him
Zhu- The god of Balance, life and death. All cats learn about him as they grow up.
Zhain- The godess of love and hope.
Zhalo- God of physical endurance
Ancestors- The Shaman and those who Take the Path of the Spirit do not worship any gods instead they ask their Ancestors about the past and future.
*Notes*
1. New paths may be made as time goes by.
2. Cats do not have to take any path if they do not want to. They may stay as warriors.
3. You can choose to leave the path you are on and pick another.
4. You may do all paths with one cat.
5. The Shaman CAN have kits if its a she-cat as well as the leader.
6. Loners my join as well later in the future.
7. The Nara do not fobid love, unless the lovers are apart of Skull, Blood or any other blood thirsty clan.
and the lover must join the Nara.
*Ranks*
Leader- Tomoko(Me)
Shaman-Quit- (Ice)
Shaman Apprentice-Shinning Echo(Celly)
Heir- Faddingdawn-Celly
Warmaster- Shanni(Ash)
Master of Claws-Open
Master of Fangs-Open
Faceless-Keiko(Me)
Samurai's- Aoi(Frostfeather)
Swift Hunters-Open Leon-(Zipple)
Narnni-(ash)
Dire Avengers- Yousha(Me)
Hunters-Ming Zhou(铭 舟)
Warriors-Ironclaw(Frostfeather)
Min-Min-(铭 舟)
Mou(^)
Ulima(Me)
Apprentices- Swooping Hawk(Me)
Withering Fern(Khrone)
Midnight Waterfall(Frostfeather)
Queens- Yumi(Khrone)
Kits- Firekit(Tainted)
Wildkit- Alice
Shadekit-Unleashed
Squrrielkit-Fishe
Nami(Malic)
We will be having more kits joining soon!
*Rules*
1. Do not fight with anyone.
2. Do not insult the Leader or Shaman.
3. Do not kill anyone from the Tribe.
4. If anyone has a request or problem come to the Leader.
5. Show mercy to your enemies. (Unless Anti-clanners)
6. Show respect to others.
*Paths*
Warriors Way- Cats who wish to continue fighting and defending. Those who wish to train higher. Cats who take this path learn, high battle moves, Peace and War, The Art of War.
Path of the Spirit- Not all cats will fully travel this path. Only one will. But all cats learn about the past of the Nara Dynasty. They also learn how to read omens.
Path of the Hunter- The quickest and stealthy come here to learn about the hunt. Theses cat train to track, ambush, hit and run tactics, scouting and assassination.
Path of War- Calm and strong warriors, they are hand picked by the Masters and raised by them. When the Master dies his/her apprentice becomes the next master
Path of Vengance- The darkest path. It is the least common walked. For it is looked down by the rest of the Nara. Cats who will never forget or forgive those wrongs done to them. The more and more they hate the closer they become a Faceless.
*Other paths may develop while time goes on*
*About each rank*
Leader- I'm sure all know what a leader is.
Heir- Like the deputy.
Shaman- Healer and a speaker of the gods.-Path of the Spirit
Shaman apprentice- Healer and speaker of the gods trainie.-Path of the Spirit
WarMaster- Like a general who is usually the first in battle.-Warriors Way
Master of Claws- A cat who has trained himself everyday for battle with his claws. This cat is wise and strong.-Path of War
Master of Teeth- A cat who has trained himself everyday for battle with his teeth. He has normal training with his claws but uses his teeth more. This cat is wise and strong-Path of War
Faceless- A dark vengfull warrior, who lives in a shrine and waits for those who have picked to walk the darkest path. -Path of Vengance
Samurai- The Naras elite warriors.-Warriors Way
Swift Hunters- The quickest and most keen eyed warriors of the Nara who are used as scouts/assassins.-Path of the Hunter
Dire Avengers- Dark warriors who are grim and usually stay away from the rest of the Nara, but they are the most loyal- Path of Vengance
Hunters- Swift Hunter apprentices- Path of the Hunter
Warriors- Normal cats who do not wish to walk any paths.
Queen/Kits- I'm sure you all know what they are(:
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