SkyClan

SkyClan is one of the 6 Clans living in The Valley.

Overview
SkyClan is certainly the most peculiar of the main five Clans, with their odd tradition of recruiting kittypets to join their ranks without changing their twoleg-given names. These half-warrior half-kittypets are known as Daylight Warriors. They are known for being good tree-climbers, with powerful hind legs that allow them to jump far, a skill that comes in handy in their mountainous territory. Their cats' diverse backgrounds make SkyClan versatile and open-minded, fitting for their varied territory.

Territory
SkyClan's territory is a mix of mesa and various kinds of forests. Their camp is located on the side of a mesa mountain and consists mostly of clay, which often heats up under the sun. A steep drop at the edge of their camp leads down to a spruce forest. The area is very active, and geysers can be found around their camp. Their territory borders the ocean.

SkyClanners are proficient in climbing and hunting in trees, and as such birds are one of their main prey sources. Their powerful back legs allow them to snatch birds straight out of the sky. They also hunt small woodland creatures and the occasional reptile, eating whatever they can find in the multitude of biomes that create their territory.

Creation of SkyClan
Until Icestar and Softweb's arrival, SkyClan was a simple rogue group with no name, led by Dark with the help of her sister Light. Dark agreed to Icestar's proposal of The Valley following the Warrior Code, and became Darkstar, gained her lives, and became the first leader of SkyClan.

Highranks of SkyClan
 Leaders of SkyClan 

Darkstar
Darkstar was the first cat to lead SkyClan. Her only deputy was Lightlily, her sister, and Mellowbug her medicine cat.

Dark was born a rogue alongside her sister Light. Their parents were always hard on Dark, leading her to become a very tough and reserved cat. Before the creation of the Clans, Dark was the sole leader of her nameless group of cats, until Icestar managed to convince her to help rebuild SkyClan. She and her sister both took on the warrior suffix of -lily, and Darkstar soon acquired her nine lives and made Lightlily her deputy.

She was a strict, intimidating leader, with a soft spot for apprentices. Darkstar loved her sister dearly and was devastated by her death, refusing to select another deputy while she grieved. Lightlily's murderer took this opportunity and slayed both Darkstar and Mellowbug.

Widowstar
Widowstar only received one leader life, from the leader of the Dark Forest. She had no deputy, and Ashdust was her medicine cat.

Widowkit was born into SkyClan shortly after its creation, and was assigned Lightlily as her mentor. The deputy was quite fond of the young she-cat, even going as far as to swear she'd make Widowpaw her own successor one day. As a warrior, Widowstride started training with Sulfurstar of the Dark Forest, and grew manic and overly ambitious. She eventually killed Lightlily, took the life of Mellowbug and several of Darkstar's, and left SkyClan with a medicine cat apprentice as their only highrank. The Median, a cat Sulfurstar had manipulated into taking control of the Clans for him, then appointed Widowstride leader.

Widowstar was a mad leader, cutting SkyClan off from all other Clans and establishing new rules that made it impossible to defy her. It didn't take long for cats to begin plotting against her. Perchlily learnt from WindClan's leader, Rainbowstar, that Darkstar was planning on making her the next deputy of SkyClan. The two cats thought up a plan to overthrow the tyrant, and so they did. After losing her only extra life in the battle, and taking one from Rainbowstar, Widow was sent to WindClan as a prisoner. She was later killed by Rainbowstar at the gathering where the truth about The Median was revealed.

Perchstar
Perchstar organized and led the SkyClan rebellion, after which she became the actual leader. Her deputy was Thunderbird and her medicine cat was Ashdust.

Perch lived her first few moons as a rogue before joining SkyClan with her father, Thistle, after her mother passed away. Thistle, now Thistlefire, worked hard to prove his worth to SkyClan, and began to train Perchkit from a young age. This training only got more intense as time went on, and when Darkstar took notice of this she made Perchpaw her own apprentice instead. With less pressure put on her, Perchpaw's skills improved greatly, and she soon became a warrior. Perchlily played the most prominent role in the rebellion against Widowstar, and after Rainbowstar revealed that she was Darkstar's chosen heir, became the Clan's de facto leader.

With a fair leader like Perchstar in power, SkyClan was steadily recovering from Widowstar's rule. They enjoyed a few peaceful moons before Shadow of BloodClan led a raid on them, taking large quantities of herbs and prey. Perchstar lost her first life to Shadow and tensions were high between the two Clans. BloodClan was discovered drinking from SkyClan's water supply without their permission, but instead of chasing them out, Perchstar proposed an alliance instead. Shadow accepted, and proceeded to carry out multiple raids on WindClan and RiverClan on Perchstar's behalf. SkyClan was stronger than ever, but when BloodClan showed up to a Gathering uninvited to announce their alliance, Perchstar began to regret her decisions. She promptly called off the entire alliance after receiving criticism from the other leaders, making Shadow vow revenge for their wasted efforts as they left. BloodClan attacked SkyClan one last time not long after. They not only stole back all the herbs and prey they'd acquired, but also took the lives of Perchstar and Ashdust.

Thunderstar
Thunderstar is SkyClan's current leader. Vapourtrail is her deputy, and her medicine cat is Roxierose.

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