Roleplay Rules

[Lightfur]

Quoted directly from Wildstar, with the changing of one word by Lighfur to suit the new Roleplaying section-

These are the roleplaying rules, everyone. Refer to them whenever you are unsure of something in future.

-Absolutely no powerplaying or god-moding
-Literate replies must be used at all times
-Use "Ooc" or "(( ))" while out-of-character
-If you are not in the club, there isn't much point in you roleplaying in a Clan with which you have no connection
-Ceremonies will always be roleplayed, they may be announced on the news, though
-Roleplay topics and replies must be realistic, remember this
-Roleplay topics and plots must first be approved by Wildstar and Lightfur before being posted, the same goes for significant characters that are staff positions on Anatheria
-Character limit is six (6) per person. Exceeding that limit could get you in some foxdung. D8
-If a main character in a roleplay has not been present for a while, causing the story to lag, it is permitted that a member of staff may take over that character (for a short amount of time) to get the ball rolling again. If that must be done, the member must announce their reason for powerplaying and be approved by at least two staff members.

ADDED:
- All new cats need to have a profile made and posted and accepted by either Wildstar, Lightfur or Sleetfoot before you can post in the roleplay threads.

I will add more rules if I see that they must be enforced. Happy roleplaying to all of you!

[Wildstar]

[Wildstar]

1. Wildstar's Den
The leader's den is the highest part of MountainClan's camp, and sits just at the end of the Tallspire. It is protected mainly by the scree hills, and can only be accessed via a path next to the medicine cat's den.
The she-cat leader has decorated her den with the feathers of the MountainClan territory to make it feel more like home.

2. Tallspire
The Tallspire is used mainly for Clan meetings, although warning calls can be sounded from this location as well. The Tallspire is the highest part of the camp, save for Wildstar's den.
As there has been some confusion with this, I would like to point out that jumping onto the Tallspire is not actually possible, as it is at least ten feet in the air.

3. Medicine Cat's Den

4. Elders' Den

[Wildstar]

Leopard Customs: An Outline of the Regulations of Tribal Life

The King
Glacier is the reigning king of the leopards. Unlike Clan cats, the leopard's system of leadership is based on a monarchy. If the leader's mate cannot produce an heir, they are banished from the mountains and the leader has the full right to any mate of their choosing. Usually, this unfaithfulness does not occur, as it was created in a time when leopards would do anything to get to the top, and producing multiple heirs was essential to the monarchy's survival.
Glacier has only one heir, a young female, and refuses to mate again, as his faithfulness towards his (now dead) mate Iris is far more important to him than producing more offspring. After Iris's untimely death, Glacier became very closed off, except to his daughter. His underlying motive for destroying MountainClan is to keep his daughter safe from any and all harm.

Positions
All leopard cubs and their mothers are kept in the nursing den until the cub is old enough to defend itself. After that, the cub is sent to the fighters' den, along with its mother, until she becomes pregnant again. Simply put, they are called nurses and cubs.
Fighters are all the males and females (without cubs) strong enough to fight. The second-in-command (called the commander) of the tribe is in charge of the training of all the fighters of the leopard tribe. Mentors (called trainers) are chosen by the commander and assigned to the younger leopards. The training is not entirely well-known, as the trainers and trainees are sent to live outside the camp for the duration of the training. This means that trainer will be living in close quarters to his charge for at least six moons. Periodically (every half-moon), a scout is sent out to locate the two leopards, where they are given information on prey status, border reoprts, and various news from the territory. There are only two or three scouts at a time. Scouts live with the fighters. Scouts are generally well-able to handle themselves, and so, go about their duties alone, each scout usually covering different areas of the territory.

Spirituality
The leopards do not rely on a medicine at to recieve messages from their ancestors, or, as they call it, their spirit family. Instead, the current leader is trusted with this responsibility. Every moon, they burn two day's worth of prey on the sacrificial mound (a jutting piece of stone with three trailing veins of gold visible from the foot of the altar to the summit, about three leopard-tails high) to lure their spirit family to their camo, so that they many share tongues and speak with their deceased.

Mating
Unbeknownst to MountainClan, the cats have settled on the mating grounds of the leopard tribe. They have gone by unnoticed for over a year, as the leopards had no members of the tribe willing to mate that year (a horrible drought that had started in early spring had warned them against creating more mouths to feed in the coming moons). Not until MountainClan began to go further afield did a trainer pick up the cat scent.

[Sleetfoot]

Ther are only two or three scouts at a time.

Should be There

[Lightfur]

Oh, this is where all the leopard info is. * I've been so AWOL that I totally missed this. (Thus, I have been very confused.)

Also, I had been wondering about Tallspire. Thanks for clearing that up, oh illustrious leader! =3 (I have a Lion-King picture in my head. It sparkles.)

…But since the Tallspire is surrounded by, well, rocks, couldn't nify-MountainClan cats such as we get to the top by the means of several bounds from one outcropping to another? (Now I've got a picture in my head of leaping mountain goats. You know, they one from a documentary where they look like they're bouncing around like rubber balls.)

…I digress. Anyhow, I'm glad I found all the leopard stuff and re-found the maps, so that maybe now I'll have a couple less mess-ups in my roleplaying. =DD

[Sleetfoot]

I know right i see pride rock too

So...there's trees in their cave?

[Wildstar]

What cave? They don't live in a cave. O:

[Sleetfoot]

But...they...they dont?

[Wildstar]

Who do? @_@

[Starlight]

*is here to clarify* Sleety here was under the impression that the MountainClan camp was in a cave with seperate dens inside. Neither of us have any idea where she got that from. <.<;

[Wildstar]

Really? Well, MountainClan is out in the open. It is in a strange depression in the mountain, the former location of a great lake/pond.

[Sleetfoot]

Ah! Twas the Tribe of Rushing Water...

Anyway, what about a Moonstone/pool?

[Lightfur]

No, 'twas the lions from Lion King. xDD Hakuna Matata…

[Wildstar]

I've thought about that, Sleets. But, I don't really like the Moonstone thing. I know I need one, though. Any ideas?