Post by Kat on Jul 7, 2010 19:05:33 GMT -6
These cats have made their thickly-wooded home into a trap just waiting to spring on the unwary. The forest is so dense that agility is more important than speed, and the cats are used to dodging the vines and thorny bushes that clog space between the trees. They can disappear in a heartbeat in this kind of foliage, and the fact that their pelts are dark-coloured certainly doesn't help their enemies one bit.
Their name is taken from, as you may have guessed, the ivy that strangles many of the ancient trees in their territory. Although most training is done in the thickness of the forest (necessary to promote the quick reaction times that you need in such a place!) a popular training ground is a giant clearing. It was created when one strangled tree rotted all the way through, falling and taking many others with it. Though the original tree has rotted away, IvyClan take great care to gnaw away any saplings that attempt to take root there, keeping it clear for many years to come.
They were never the most trusting clan, and being so well hidden in their territory is more of a curse then a blessing. They will defend their territory (and prey!) to the death, and anycat found feeding themselves before the Clan is not let off lightly.
Their name is taken from, as you may have guessed, the ivy that strangles many of the ancient trees in their territory. Although most training is done in the thickness of the forest (necessary to promote the quick reaction times that you need in such a place!) a popular training ground is a giant clearing. It was created when one strangled tree rotted all the way through, falling and taking many others with it. Though the original tree has rotted away, IvyClan take great care to gnaw away any saplings that attempt to take root there, keeping it clear for many years to come.
They were never the most trusting clan, and being so well hidden in their territory is more of a curse then a blessing. They will defend their territory (and prey!) to the death, and anycat found feeding themselves before the Clan is not let off lightly.
