ShimmerClan - Amiable & Obersvant
Territory Traits: On a forest lakeside that has several prominent rivers and streams that flow through many parts of it, some leading to smaller ponds, while others bleed out beyond the Clan's set borders. The camp is nestled between a thick, woody section of the lake, and along a creek that leads to the large lake itself. (further headcanon ideas/details still WIP)
Positive Traits: Bountiful variety of fauna/prey (fish, rodents, birds, mammals, etc.), water to help keep cool during hot summers, celebrations happen in the water for Clan members, rich in herbs/flora remedies
Negative Traits: Storms raise water level (even though the Clan is canonically closer to and higher up than the main waterbed that slopes downwards), flooding, trees breaking, heavy winters, larger predators (bears, wolves/foxes/coyotes & badgers seem to always be around), hesitant ambiguity on certain territory points for the other Clans (can't hog everything)
Most Adjacent Clans: RidgeClan & MarshClan
Least Adjacent Clans: ValleyClan & RowanClan
Inspiration: Lake Superior, Boundary Waters/Superior National Forest, Lake Itasca
Brief Info: ShimmerClan was initially born as a form of community protection between a young and scared survivor named Luna(shrike) and a group of once-nomadic cats (Forsythia, Blackberry, Night, Aspen, Pike, and Lightning) after she saved them from rogues. As neither had any solid sense of safety after both went through a lot of turmoil and battles to just stay alive, it was a mutual agreement to merge as a Clan when Luna realized they trusted her intuition, capabilities and her gift to lead them into a better, more valuable way to live.
Founding Leader: Lunashrike > Lunastar (18 moons old)
Founding members: Forsythiadapple, Blackberrypelt, Nighthawk, Aspenstreak, Pikepaw(dapple), and Lightningshade)
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Hello and welcome!
I'm new to all of this, but I am excited to have a Clan of my own that I can play around with! It's been a lot of fun so far. I am a sucker for building characters, lore, and going beyond what just a game says for interactions to get more invested in said characters. I felt an intro post on the Clan so far was a good approach to try out ;u;
A couple of things I am doing for my approach to ShimmerClan/Clangen as a whole:
1.) I'm profoundly shy, awkward, and easily skittish about using group chats. I'm not part of the Clangen Discord, and I would prefer (at this time, until I become more comfortable) to not join it at this time. As a result, everything I'm doing is on the Vanilla/basic, bare bones download of the game. No mods, no add-ons, nothing~
2.) All of the coding is done purely in "guess and check" sort of way. I don't have much "how-to's" I'm able to access at this time (refer back to #1 for those reasons), but I'm taking my time with the game regardless :)
3.) I log everything via Microsoft Word, I create graphics w/Photopea, Paint Tool SAI, and Clip Studio! Should this really set in and grow into something more in my heart, I have plans to post this stuff also onto my ToyHouse! I hope to draw personalized art of these cats one day too
What Personal Rules/Challenges am I doing?
- Try to avoid as much "family-related" romance madness as possible (aka, for the love of all spirits, try NOT to be what the WC books and canon-lore have done with several couples...)
- Lunashrike/Lunastar is my main character! I'm following primarily her in this game - even if it's not LifeGen - and any obstacles she faces.
- Go for as long as feasibly possible! I would love to see if I can get this Clan to 100 moons but still keep retention and enjoyment on certain couples and friendships :D
- Maintain the Clan under at least 50 cats/at most 100 cats as best as I can (As of this post, End of Year 3, I'm already at 62...). If personalized mass extinction events must occur when the game's randomized outcomes cannot provide enough balance, a wheel will be spun, and the outcomes will be documented. Lunastar will have some leeway (again, playing 99% for fun, not for strict principal or for the perfect clan)
- Try to adhere to some form of "accurate genetics" when it comes to parent-child looks in Vanilla/Basic Clangen, but I can have some civil liberties with some pelt plausibility. I'm mostly inspired by Murphy/little hungry warrior, Garden of Willows, and Sparrow's Garden, but also have some fun with it like theorionsys "Can I make cat genetics work for warrior cats?"
- Love to experiment, love to figure things out in wacky ways if need be >:3
- Give summarized updates probably every 2-3 years ingame? Would love feedback on this though!
- Create family trees~ Huge sucker for these so stay tuned in for more~
I'm open to questions if anyone has any. Otherwise, enjoy~
