Clan Sayings,Games And Fighting Techniques

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Clan Sayings, Games and Fighting Techniques

Hey there SCR members, this thread is basically to help you all out with what words the cats use, games each clan plays, and each clan own battle tactics and strategies. First below is listed all the standard words, games and fighting techniques that all the cats in the clans know. Then just click on the clan links below to go to which ever clan you would like.

Standard (all clans)

Sayings;
CROWFOOD; Rotting food also can be used as a insult.

FRESH KILL; Recently killed prey.

GATHERINGS; A meeting that the clans hold in peace at every full moon.

SUN-RISE; When the sun begins to rise.

SUNHIGH; Noon.

SUNSET; When the sun begins to set.

MOON-HIGH; The time of night when the moon is at it's highest-often midnight.

SUN-DROWN-PLACE; The sea to the west where the sun sets.

GREENCOUGH; Severe chest infection, which can be fatal in elders and young kits.

WHITECOUGH; Mild chest infection.

MONSTER; Usually refers to human machines such as cars and bulldozers.

THUNDERPATH; A human road.

TREE-EATER; A bulldozer

TWOLEG NEST; A human house.

TWOLEGPLACE; A human town.

TWOLEGS; The clans word for humans.

UPWALKERS; Another word for humans.

NOFURS; Another word for humans.

GREEN-LEAF TWOLEG PLACE; A place where humans visit only in the summer (A campsite, resort,ect)

HALFBRIDGE; A dock.

HORSEPLACE; Fields and stables near the lake where half-tamed cats live.

HOUSEFOLK; A house cat's word for it's humans.

KITTY-PET; A house cat.

LONERS; Cat that lives peacefully on it's own in one place but doesn't defend it's territory.

ROGUE; A potentially hostile cat who lives outside the clans and never spends to long in one place.

GREENLEAF; Summer.

LEAF-FALL; Fall/Autumn.

LEAF-BARE; Winter.

NEWLEAF;Spring.

SILVERPELT; The Milky way.

SHARING TONGUES; Term used to describe cats grooming each other.

ONE MOON; A month.

HALF MOON; Two weeks.

QUATER MOON; One week.

CLAW MOON; A couple days.

Games;

MOSS-BALL; Its a small clump of ball clumped together and made into a small ball to roll around. Most clans use this game to entertain the kits mostly.

STALK THE ELDERS; All kits do this at one stage the elders may have been retired from all their hard work the past moons but they still do their fair share for the clan by helping the queens taking the troublesome kits of their paws for a while. Some playful kits what to plan a sneak attack on a elder and the elders are usually wanting to play along.

KITTY PATROL; All kits play games such as making a patrol usually this is based around a game finding a kit that is hidden more like hide and seek. or a three against three kit patrols and they play fight each other and see who wins.

PRACTICE HUNTING; All kits do this practicing their hunting whether it's on each other, on a feather, pebble, frog, moss ball or on their mothers tail it helps them practicing with their paws and eye coordination.

Standard Fighting Techniques;

>> THUNDERCLAN
>> RIVERCLAN
>> SHADOWCLAN
>> WINDCLAN
>> SKYCLAN
>> TRIBE OF RUSHING WATER

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Thunderclan

Sayings;

FOX-HEART; A fox is defined as sly, cunning this can be used as a insult or used to say the cat is a betrayer, who is sly, who lied about something.

FOX-DUNG; An insult; stronger offense than mouse-brain.

CROW-FOOD; Means rotting food, can also be a insult meaning the cat smells like crow-food, or is acting rotten as crow-food.

MOUSE-DUNG; An insult; stronger than mouse brain,but less offensive than fox-dung.

MOUSE-BRAINED; It means not very smart. Mainly used as a insult.

BADGER-PAWS; This is also used as a insult trying to indicate that said cat is loud on their paws.

SQUIRREL-PAWS; This can be taken either way as a complement it means a cat is quick pawed. As a insult meaning they are to quick to jump into things without thinking.

SKUNK-PELT; This is used as a insult referencing to a cats particular scent. Similar to crow-food but a bit more offensive.

Games;

MOSS-BALL Its a small clump of ball clumped together and made into a small ball to roll around. Most clans use this game to entertain the kits mostly.

BADGER-ATTACK;This game is kits game be named anything, fox attack, Snake attack, one of the clans attack, this is a game mostly for kits to use their imagination of what being a warrior would be like usually badger attack is the most played game as Thunderclan has had their fair share of attacks.

ATTAIN THE ACORN;A game that requires 4,6,8 kits, apprentices or even warriors if they are game to play. It's like football. choose your teams to equal number have a acorn in the middle. Set what the goals are (ex. goal between two trees the other goal a curve in a small line of bushes.)*ideal to play this game in the sandy hollow for smooth ground. The aim of the game is to get the acorn into the other teams goal a certain amount of times. The team with the most goals wins!.

FLOAT THE FEATHER;The aim of this game is all the kits who are playing have a feather each they throw it into the air and then blow puffs of air underneath the feather, to keep it in the air and the last kit who can keep the feather in the air the longest is the winner.

Special Fighting Techniques;

FOREST ATTACK!; This is thunderclans secret of keeping the element of surprise.
1. Move quietly and communicate with signals. Cracking twigs, startled birds, and rustling bracken will tell the enemy exactly where you are.

2. Keep downwind of the trespassers so that your scent doesn't give you away.

3. Look for freshly broken Twigs, over turned leaves ob the forest floor, remains of prey, or a clump of fur caught on a bramble.Any animal that moves through the forest leaves signs that it's passed by- and signs like this could lead you straight to the invaders.

4.Keep your mouth open to search for unfamiliar scents.Be careful; If there is scent when there is no breeze to carry it through the forest, it could mean that your enemy is very close by.

5. Light-colored pelts are easily seen against brown and green foliage; so stay in the thickest cover. Keep low-the enemy will be looking for movement at normal head height, not close to the ground.

6. Never miss an opportunity to perfect your tracking ability. In the nursery, kits sneak up on their mothers and pounce with their moss soft-paws. Apprentices leap out on one another from behind bushes and stumps. These are more than just games.One day, these skills could save your life and defend your clan.

LIGHTNING STRIKE;Thunderclanners love this move for only them use it. Say a patrol is in the area. You crouch down to the ground like you are stalking prey keeping yourself as low as you can. ( treat the patrol as they were your prey) you sneak up as close as you can to the patrol once spotted, until you can almost touch them. (usually you will not be alone you would be with your own patrol) once your patrol leader gives the silent tail signal, you pounce,attacking what cat with what ever move you know. after the first attack the patrol leader gives the word and the patrol retreats back into the trees. The enemy thinks you have given up, but you don't run far,staying quiet and watchful wait until the other patrol relaxes and don't expect your patrol to attack again *as everyone says lightning does not strike twice in the same place, but this attack does, as soon as the enemy drops their guard you attack again same formation same attacks until you drive them back running back to their clan.

DOUBLE LIGHTNING STRIKE; This is another great thunderclan ambushing//battle tactic.This is used if your enemy has a larger patrol than your own. You do as the top says but on the second time you split up your patrol and attack at both sides. even attack from behind the patrol. Though you must be quick so the cats cannot recognize your scent. *A good hint is to scuff up dust in the enemy eyes so they cannot see you and identify you at the same time yell out random names of other cats in your clan to one another to make that patrol think your whole clan is there attacking them. With enough force you will drive off the threat thinking they had been beaten by a whole clan when it was only a couple cats.

SLASHING THE EARS;This is a old thunderclan cunning secret. In battle always scratch your enemies ears because they will bleed more than anywhere else, and make it look as if the invaders are hurt more than they really are..cunning aye?

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Riverclan

Sayings;

FROG DIRT; This term is used in a way as saying (AS IF!) saying it is a lie.

FISH GUTS; This term can be used a couple ways saying it's a lie, or as a insult to a cat sayingthey look like fish guts, or smell like fish guts.

FROG-BRAINED;This means not very smart.

FROG-DUNG; This is a slightly more of a insult than

SNAKE-HEART;This means they are accusing of the said cat to be lairs, are double crossers or cunning and sneaky like a snake.

FISH- BRAIN; this is slightly more insulting than frog-brain

PEBBLE-BRAIN;This is the most rude insult you could say to a cat it means they are brainless like a pebble. *empty thick headed as well as their pelt.

OTTER-PAWS; This is a slight comment otters are known as quick footed creatures and stealthy.

Games;

MOSS-BALL Its a small clump of ball clumped together and made into a small ball to roll around. Most clans use this game to entertain the kits mostly.

FISH-STORIES;This is a slight a game more like a elder or a warrior, to entertain kit and apprentices using un-eaten fish heads a cat will use them like a puppets and tell a fish story of a battle with another clan or tell the young ones a lesson about a warrior learning something important. this is great including if it is a stormy day.

MINNOWS-CATCH; Since kits are not allowed to leave the camp until they are six moons old they can get old of some of the games that can be played. Riverclan is surrounded by reeds and water streams joining to the fast moving river. when kits are accompanied by a warrior they are allowed to try to catch minnows it helps teach the young ones to hunt around water at a very early stage.

PICK THE PEBBLE; This game is for any cat of any moon age. basically there are three shells and under on of them is a small pebble the cat mixes the shells along the ground and stops then one cat chooses a shell thinking that one they have picked will have the pebble under it it is a 50/50 chance they are right. kits play this game for fun though some apprentices or even warriors play this game to wager jobs.

Special Fighting Techniques;

DOUBLE-FRONT-PAW SLAP-DOWN; Splashes water into the face of the enemy.

UNDERWATER LEG SWEEP(FRONT OR HIND); The opponents will not see it coming under the water so won't have a chance to brace himself before losing his balance.

PUSH-DOWN AND RELEASE; Almost all non-riverclan cats panic if they are submerged,while riverclan cats know how to hold their breath underwater. This move can be used to secure a decisive victory, because it's most likely to make the opponent surrender.

UNDERWATER CLINCH; Uses warrior's weight to hold the opponent below the surface, with a firm grip that enables the warrior to bring his enemy spluttering back to the surface before forcing him under again.

TAIL SPLASH;Temporaily blinds opponent by flicking water in his eyes.

UNDERWATER PUSH-OFF' Crouching and erupting out of the water into opponent, using surprise and impact to knock him off balance.

RUSHPAW SPLASH; Using noise of water splashed at a distance to create a decoy, leaving opportunity for a surprise attack.

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Shadowclan

Sayings;
SPILL THE LIZARDS INNARDS; This means telling another cat everything they know. (ex. "you don't you spill the lizards innards and tell them where our nest is crowpaw.")

LIZARD-BRAIN; It means not very smart. Mainly used as a insult.

LIZARD-DUNG; An insult; stronger than mouse brain, but less offensive than Lizard-brain.

FEATHER-BRAINED; This a stronger insult than lizard-dung it means a cats brain is light and useless as a feather.

SNAKE-HEART; This is a insult and can be used to describe a cat as a cold hearted cat, a backstabber, lairs, not trustworthy a cat who only cares for them selves.

OWL-EYES; This can be taken as a complement to a shadowclan cat saying that they have great eye-sight in the night.

RAT-PELT; This is a insult; it refers to the cats pelt smelling, or not cleaned it looks like the other cat takes no pride in their appearance.

OWL-DIRT; This is a statement saying (AS IF) that, that comment was all lies, made up.

Games;

MOSS-BALL Its a small clump of ball clumped together and made into a small ball to roll around. Most clans use this game to entertain the kits mostly.

FROG-HOP;This game can be played by kits and apprentices by how many you like. one cat will crouch into a ball while the others jump over it and 'rib-bit' like a frog then crouch in front of the other leaving a small space for a cat to land in-between the next leap. the kits see how long they can do this before one of them messes up.

HIDE-AN-SEEK; Since Shadowclanners are ment to be stalkers of then night the kits play games to see who can hide the best and can't be found. the young kits usually play with all of them hiding and have one seeker or one hides and the others at as a patrol finding a invader.

HOW MANY MOONS IS IT MR.LIZARD;Most kits play similar games trying to pounce on one and another this came is a little different one kit pretends to be a lizard he sits a fair distance away. All the other kits sit in a row behind the lizard. They all ask
'HOW MANY MOONS IS IT MR.LIZARD?' Then the kit that is the lizard can say 3 moons, are 8 moons, basically 1 to 12 moons. Once the lizard has said how many moons, the kits all take the steps. The lizard will do this a couple times each time the line of kits will get closer and closer when the lizard thinks they are close enough the kits will ask again, and the kit who was being the lizard will turn around mewing " IT'S PREY TIME!" and will chase the kits which ever kit is caught first will be the next MR.LIAZARD.

Special Fighting Techniques;

ATTACKING AT NIGHT; There is a reason shadowclan are called that. they like hunting mostly at night but when they want to attack they prefer to attack at the night for their pelts are mostly dark and their eyes can see more during the night more than any other cats.

NIGHT-AMBUSHING; Shadowclan cats use dipping gully's or anything similar to trap invaders on their territory this works greater at night. at night they have a attack patrol and a warning patrol. The warning patrol that is made up of two cats that silently keep track of the invaders, when the invader get into a right spot the send a waning this warning could be a sound of a owl, but always use the sound of the wind no invading cats know this tactic. The attacking patrol would quietly spread out, along the top hiding their bodies away from the moon. The leader gives the first signal a couple cats block both ends of the invaders escape route. Then the cats on both sides then come down for a attack, using the fall down to add to their first blow. Holding the attack lines and when the leader gives the order you fight you fight until the invading enemy surrenders.

MELTING INTO THE DARKNESS; After attacking a enemy in pure darkness and the battle is won shadowclan cats have a tactic, the let their beaten foe leave and wait until they are out of the way before they head for the closest shadow, making no sound, they melt back into the darkness. It is so if the enemy looks back they will see nothing and will have a nerve edge wondering if the shadowclan cat have left or are still their. (it makes the beaten enemy pelt prickle)

TAIL HELD ERECT; Shadowclan cats were the first cats to devise a system of tail signals,all clans use these but shadowclan attacking at night use these signals as battle strategy. This signal means "stop"

TAIL RIPPLING; "move forward with care"

TAIL HELD ERECT AND SWEEPING SLOWLY FROM TO SIDE;"Retreat silently"

TAIL POINTING LOW,PARALLEL TO GROUND, AND SWEEPING; "Spread out"

TAIL FLATTENED;"Get down"

TAIL BOBBING; "Enemy sighted"

TAIL HOOKED; "Danger"

TAIL POINTED SHARPLY;"Go that way"

TAIL HELD ERECT AND WAVING FROM SIDE TO SIDE; "Stay behind me"

TAIL KINKED OVER BACK; "Follow me"

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Windclan

Sayings;

HARE-BRAINED: A mild insult. Indicating a cat that acts or thinks like a hare in flight, zig-zagging uncontrolled all over the place. Often used by weary mentors to describe unfocused or distracted apprentices.

FOX-DUNG; An insult; stronger offense than mouse-brain.

DOG-HEART; this is a insult most dogs will chase cats bite and hurt them they are very common on windclan. This insult is referring to them being cruel to others or being less liked by their clan mate.

SHEEP-BRAIN; This is a insult stronger than hare-brained it means they are light hearted cats that eat all day and having nothing in their brains.

RABBIT-PELT; This is a complement an also a insult.

Games;

MOSS-BALL: Its scraps of moss clumped together and made into a small ball to roll around. Most Clans use this game to entertain the kits. In WindClan, sometimes heather is scrunched up into a ball to provide a firmer, more stable ball for the older kits to use outside the nursery.

RABBIT-RABBIT-FOX: An all-time favorite of the speedy Clan, used to help sharpen skills in swift turns, and for just having fun! The youngsters sit down in a large circle, while one walks around it, slapping the heads of the others with the tip of his tail as he goes past, calling out "Rabbit" each time he does so. He will then chose one sitting cat to be the fox, calling out "FOX!" as he taps her, racing around the circle to get away from the chosen fox, who gets up and chases him. The chased cat is safe once he steals back the "fox's" original seat. The "fox" then continues the game. If the "fox" catches the chased cat, the fox returns to their place in the circle, and the chased cat must begin the round again.

Special Fighting Techniques;

RUNNING; Most cats take running, running away is a weak sign that a cat gives up. but to windclan that is exactly the opposite. Running is windclan best ability they have fast reflexes great at dodging strikes. Their fast and long legs movements enable them to trip over an enemy. Windclan also use their fast legs to run from their attackers leading them to trip into a rabbit hole or fall and trip down a hilly moor slope, instantly giving the windclans the opportunity to take back control of the battle.

TUNNELS; Windclan cats of old use to use the rabbit tunnels as a escape route from a enemy, to chase their prey. Tunnels are all over the Windclan territory and some lead to the border edges and attack cats or even spring out onto invading patrols.

APPROACH FROM ABOVE YOUR ENEMY; The advantage of gaining the higher ground is that you can change at greater speed at the enemy, who will be weakened by having to fight uphill.

USE THE LIGHT FROM THE SUN; The sun should be behind you to dazzle the enemy. In greenleaf, the midday sun is especially bright and cruel to cats who are used to skulking under the cover of trees. In leaf-bare, the low sun hovers around the eye line like a troublesome bee; Keep your enemies facing it, and they'll have trouble seeing an attack from any direction.

KNOW WHERE THE WIND IS COMING FORM; If there is a strong wind, it should blow from behind you toward the enemy, blinding them with dust and holding them back like the current of a river, If you wish to preserve the element of surprise, the wind should blow from the enemy position toward you so that your scent is carried away from them.

CONCEAL THE SIZE OF YOUR FORCE; The number of cats in your battle patrols can be hidden to confuse the enemy from a distance. Cats packed tightly together will appear as a small attacking force, encouraging the enemy to be over confident and make poor strategic decisions. Alternatively, if cats are spread out single file, they will look like a solid border of warriors, which will seem impenetrable to an advancing enemy.

ATTACK BOTH ENDS OF THE ENEMY LINE FIRST; If both ends of the enemy's line are defeated, the cats in the center of the line will have to fight on two fronts. Even if they are not outnumbered, they will be outflanked, vulnerable, and in disarray.

KEEP FRESH WARRIORS IN RESERVE; Always have adequate reserves of fresh, fit warriors behind the battle line. They will be able to replace injured warriors, launch a separate attack if the enemy tries to encircle your forces, or fend off a surprise enemy from the rear. If the battle is in your favor, finish it by sending your reserve warriors behind the enemy line to surround them and demand surrender.

FEIGNED RETREAT AND AMBUSH; A group of strong cats charges at the enemy, screeching, then turns around and withdraws. Repeat this until the infuriated enemy finally breaks it's line and gives chase. Then the trap is sprung. Other warriors positioned in rabbit holes and in dips in the ground-out of the enemies eye line- attack as soon as your opponents have gone past. The enemy will be forced to stop and turn around to fight this unexpected threat, and as they do the retreating cats must turn and charge back at them at full speed. The enemy is caught between two bodies of attacking cats and will quickly surrender.

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Skyclan

Sayings;

Games;

MOSS-BALL Its a small clump of ball clumped together and made into a small ball to roll around. Most clans use this game to entertain the kits mostly.

Special Fighting Techniques;

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Tribe Of Rushing Water

Sayings;

BEETLE-BRAIN: A mild insult, the Tribe's equivalent of mouse-brain.

WOLF-HEART: A terrible insult, used rarely, and indicates a treacherous heart or nature.

WOLF-DUNG: The worst possible insult. Wolves are the hated enemies of the Tribe, ten times worse then foxes, and this indicates somecat as terrible as a wolf's leavings.

LONGFANG-FOOD: Don't let your mother hear you use this! This indicates a cat that is either worthless or weak, and therefore ideal prey for a Long-fang.

STONE-HEART: A mild insult. Indicates that the said cat's heart is as cold and bleak as the stony mountains the Tribe lives in.

EAGLE-EYE: This is a high compliment, indicating a cat whose sight or other senses are extremely good.

Games;

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