Description

The turbulent HawkGuild cats tend to be impulsive and opinionated. You wouldn't want to meet one in battle—they fight as ferociously as rabid coyotes. 

• Wild 

• Fierce

• Unpredictable 

HawkGuild cats are slender and agile, and are known to be fearsome fighters. They seem aggressive and unruly to other Guilds, but are, in fact, kind and compassionate toward each other.

In social situations they are guarded and cautious, reading the energy and body language of the cats around them, prepared to attack or flee at any moment.

Some may call them straight-laced—they follow the Codex carefully.

They value nestmothers highly, and treat them respectfully and well. They believe that one of the greatest honors in life is to be a mother, to bring forth and nurture new life, to continue their legacy.

HawkGuild cats are extremely possessive of kits, and they only become newpaws at over seven months of age. During the time over five months, when a kit from another Guild would be settling into its rank of newpaw, HawkGuild kits are allowed free run of camp, and can do in-camp newpaw duties, such as working with the leafkeeper or tending the taleweavers. This is a good time for them to decide which newpawship they would like, be it warden or leafkeeper.

Their caution with kits is due to the more dangerous nature of their territory, with the steep slopes and rocky ledges, and the frequency with which snakebite fatalities occur.

Territory

Their territory lies on the steep, rocky slopes of a low mountain peak. The landscape is thickly forested, and can be dangerous to navigate with numerous dropoffs, coves, and hidden slopes.

The HawkGuild camp is made in front of a huge, overhanging cliff. The keeper speaks from a ledge up the side of it, as it serves as a sort of auditorium, making their voice easily heard due to the echoes.

The territory is bordered by a highway on the north, the border between them and WolfGuild. On the east their border ends at the Cornfields.

On the west their border meets that of FoxGuild's, and on the south, FishGuild's.

Their prey comprises mostly of lizards, snakes, and squirrels.

Notable places in the territory are the Steepstones, the Eagle-claw Hemlock, the Parking Lot and Blackwater Trailhead, and the Blackwater Trail.

Cats of the Guild

Keeper: Ember Seer, daughter of Elkwhisper (Elkwhisper, deceased) and Pinefur (Pinefur, deceased), littermate of Goldensight (Goldensight, deceased), Sparktuft (Sparktuft, deceased) and Echo

Leafkeeper: Thunderbird, son of Stormhunter and Brightclaw, littermate of Cinderwing and Stonefall

Watcher/High Warden: Cinderwing, daughter of Stormhunter and Brightclaw, littermate of Thunderbird and Stonefall

Wardens:

—Stonefall, son of Stormhunter and Brightclaw, littermate of Thunderbird and Cinderwing, mate to Crowsong, father of Frog and Moss

—Brightclaw, daughter of Yellowfur (Yellowfur, deceased) and Sparktuft, mother of Thunderbird, Cinderwing, and Stonefall, adopted mother of Violet

—Stormhunter, son of Meadowlark and Witherwhisker, mate of Brightclaw, father of Cinderwing, Stonefall, and Thunderbird, adopted father of Violet

—Crowsong, daughter of Hailstone (Hailstone, deceased) and Eaglebrook (Eaglebrook, deceased), littermate to Kestrelfur, mate to Stonefall, mother of Frog and Moss

—Windwhistle, son of Wildfire (Wildfire, deceased) and Breezepaw (Breezepaw, deceased), father of Smoky, Blue, Stone, Heron, Copper, and Cloud

Nestmothers:

—Kestrelfur, daughter of Hailstone and Eaglebrook, littermate to Crowsong, mate of Windwhistle, mother of Smoky, Blue, Stone, Heron, Copper, and Cloud

Taleweavers:

—Witherwhisker, son of Dustwing (Dustwing, deceased) and Icepelt (Icepelt, deceased), mate of Meadowlark, father of Stormhunter

—Meadowlark, daughter of Floodleap (Floodleap, deceased), and Flaxtalon (Flaxtalon, deceased), mate of Witherwhisker, mother of Stormhunter

Newpaws:

—Frog, daughter of Stonefall and Crowsong, littermate of Moss

—Moss, son of Stonefall and Crowsong, littermate of Frog

—Violet, daughter of Tsunami and Snicket, adopted daughter of Brightclaw and Stormhunter

Notes:

—Ember Seer's littermate, Echo, went missing just before her Ceremony of Claws. She was last seen heading down toward the Steepstones, carrying an unidentified black object. She was never seen again.

FoxGuild adamantly denies any knowledge of her whereabouts, and it is a currently unsolved mystery.

—Smoky, Blue, Stone, Heron, Copper, and Cloud are all from the same litter.

—Meadowlark had several litters in her three years as a warden, but only one kitten, Storm, survived to adulthood.

—Violet ran off to explore and accidentally got lost in the woods when the car she was traveling in stopped at the Parking Lot.

—Ember Seer became keeper at only thirteen months of age. She barely held the position of watcher for a week before Lightning Snap was fatally bitten by a copperhead.

—Kits that died before naming are not listed.

—Stormhunter was caught by well-meaning humans and made a miraculous journey from the city back to his mountain home. It is said that he was guided by a red-tailed hawk, the Guild's guardian creature.

Keepers of the Guild:

(In chronological order)

Hawk Storm — Guildmaker and first keeper, allied with FishGuild to launch an attack on FoxGuild, helped start the War of the Sundered Forest

Sand Foot — Overcame his crippled hindleg to become a great warrior and leader

Honey Fang — Persuaded FoxGuild to return stolen territory to FishGuild

Dark Flicker — Attacked a hiker poking a stick into the nestmothers' den, and left him without a finger

Fawn Claw — Claimed to communicate freely with all Bara, not only the spirits of former keepers and leafkeepers

Lightning Snap — Initiated the Kitsnatching

Ember Seer — One of the youngest cats to become keeper in HawkGuild's history, current keeper