Description

The keen-eyed WolfGuild wildcats are dependable and loyal. Don't mess with one—there'll be five more behind her.

• Wise

• Reserved

• Perceptive

They are friendly to each other, forming close bonds with their Guildmates. They value the strength of a good team, but can appreciate a self-reliant, 'loner' spirit. 

WolfGuild cats are strong and have great endurance. They are lean, skilled hunters and fighters. They work best as a group, and form close bonds with their Guildmates. Many of them still retain the ancient bloodlines of the Mother-Cats, the great bobcats, and are large and powerful creatures.

They are independent and tend to keep to themselves, and the medicine cats are known to never use their rank's ability to travel through any Guild's territory.

They have respect and care for the forest and wildlife, doing various things to promote growth of foliage and health of animals, such as tending medicinal plants, pulling harmful vines off trees, clearing clogged streams, and never hunting nesting birds or eggs.

Territory

Their territory is a thick mixture of deciduous and coniferous forest, with streams running down from the Silent Mountains and thick, ferny undergrowth. The most common trees are poplars, elms, beeches, pines, and hemlocks.

Their territory's south border meets HawkGuild's and FoxGuild's, and is marked by a winding, frequently-travelled highway.

On the north the territory ends at Ninecrow valley, on the other side of which tower the Silent Mountain peaks, and on the east it is bordered by the wide cornfields, beyond which is a city. The west border ends at the top of a ridge overlooking the small town of Copper Creek.

The WolfGuild settlement is at the top of a ridge that descends from the mountains. The camp is in a hollow in the side of the ridge, filled with ferns. The Keeper's perch is a narrow rock that emerges from beneath the largest beech of all, and their den is in the tree's roots.

Notable places in the territory are the Blackberry Thickets, Deer Valley, Fading Sun Ridge, the Mudmarshes, Leaping Cat Branch, and Old Rabbit's cabin.

Cats of the Guild

Keeper: Dawn Wing, daughter of Snowsnout and Otterfrond (Otterfrond, deceased) sister of Brightwillow (Brightwillow, deceased)

Leafkeeper: Rainfrost, daughter of Silverleaf (Silverleaf, deceased) and Stormcaller (Stormcaller, deceased), sister of Poppy (Poppy, deceased), Wind (Wind, deceased), and Ivy (Ivy, deceased)

Watcher/High Warden: Ravensnap, son of Swiftsnarl and Thrushspot, claw-guide of Golden

Wardens:

—Swiftsnarl, mate of Thrushspot, mother of Ravensnap, claw-guide of Night

—Thistlefur, daughter of Leafstep and Tallpaw (Tallpaw, deceased) and older sister of Night, claw-guide to Misty

—Leafstep, daughter of Cloudcall (Cloudcall, deceased) and Soren (Soren, deceased) mate of Tallpaw, sister of Willowpad, and Duskfoot , mother of Thistlefur and Night

—Mothfang, son of Brightwillow and Poplarfoot (Poplarfoot, deceased)

—Cloudsky, son of Mosswing (Mosswing, deceased) and Cloversight, brother of Specklejaw, mate of Willowpad, claw-guide to Brindle

—Duskfoot, son of Cloudcall and Soren, brother of Leafstep and Willowpad, mate of Specklejaw and father of Brindle and Golden, Crow, (Crow, deceased), Peach (Peach, deceased), Cherry, Snow, and Twig

—Amberflame, daughter of Hollyscar and Nettlefur

Nestmothers:

—Specklejaw, daughter of Mosswing and Cloversight, sister of Cloudsky, mate of Duskfoot, and mother of Brindle and Golden, Peach, Crow, Cherry, Snow, and Twig

—Willowpad, daughter of Cloudcall and Soren, sister of Leafstep and Duskfoot, mate of Cloudsky, and mother of Soot, Minnow, and Storm

Taleweavers:

—Snowsnout, daughter of Moonleap (Moonleap, deceased), and Greyriver (Greyriver, deceased), mate of Otterfrond, mother of Dawn Wing and Brightwillow

—Thrushspot, son of Darkwing (Darkwing, deceased), and Deerblossom (Deerblossom, deceased), mate of Swiftsnarl, father of Ravensnap

—Hollyscar, son of Silent Thorn (Silent Thorn, deceased) and Rivertuft (Rivertuft, deceased), mate of Nettlefur, father of Amberflame

Newpaws:

—Night, son of Leafstep and Tallpaw, brother of Thistlefur, newpaw to Swiftsnarl

—Brindle, son of Duskfoot and Specklejaw, brother of Golden and Peach, Crow, Cherry, Snow, and Twig, newpaw to Cloudsky

—Golden, daughter of Duskfoot and Specklejaw, sister of Brindle and Peach, Crow, Cherry, Snow, and Twig, newpaw to Ravensnap

—Misty, formerly Freya, daughter of [redacted], newpaw to Thistlefur

Notes:

—Soren was previously named Snowhawk, but ran away and became a rogue, taking on the name Soren. She later decided to return to WolfGuild, and was accepted back, but was not allowed to reclaim her warden name.

—Kits that died before naming are not listed.

—Thistlefur and Night, both kits of Leafstep, are from separate litters. Leafstep was not a stellar nestmother, and their siblings from each litter died early.

—Cloversight was banished for attempted murder of one of her kits, Duskfoot. She is not listed as deceased since her whereabouts and status are currently unknown.

—Brindle and Golden are from a different litter than Peach, Crow, Cherry, Snow, and Twig.

—Thrushspot is not an elder, but retired after an accident which resulted in the loss of his sight.

—Snowsnout is currently the oldest known cat in the four territories at around nine years old.

Keepers of the Guild:

(In chronological order)

Wolf Sight — Guildmaker and first keeper, allied with FoxGuild against HawkGuild in the War of the Sundered Guilds

Tawny Claw — Began the practice of burying deceased cats

Night Brook — Encouraged inter-Guild romantic relationships to help prevent inbreeding

Stag Heart — First keeper to use the term 'weakpaw'

Thunder Call — Resigned after the loss of eight moons, superstitiously killed a Sphinx cat due to the legend of Rotting Fur

Rue Foot — Shortest time as keeper, dying after seven months in rank

Silent Thorn — Singlehandedly felled a full-grown deer, allied with FoxGuild against HawkGuild during the Kitsnatching

Dawn Wing — Attacked a bear alone to save a kit, killed a rogue simply for trespassing, current keeper