#orcastreak

[clanborn]

deputies of the alaska fanclans. i’ll make little info posts for each clan eventually, since they operate much differently from the book clans.

#i need a tag for them eventually hmm #my art #ocs #clearwater #orcastreak #grayjay #hemlocklight #3 syllable names are very common #warrior cats #warrior cats oc #alaska clans

[sabineartex]

Another art! This time my main OC "Orcastreak".

#warriorcat #warriorcatart #oc #traditional art

[clanborn]

are there any slight differences in religious beliefs between the clans? obviously each one worships their own deity and whatnot, but what about, say, sighting one of those animals? would one clan deem seeing their god in the wild as a blessing or a bad omen? is interacting with that patron a good or a bad thing depending on the clan? what about finding a different clans patron, are they treated the same as their own clans patron, or are they less respected?

Though the clans differ in their patron gods, they all still believe in the collective pantheon with equal reverence, with an exception for The Lynx, which is considered a Main Deity of sorts. Each god holds similar meaning for each clan, and their tracks and sightings would represent similar omens for all of them. For example, for all clans bear tracks generally serve as a sign of a coming change, or lynx tracks as a death omen.

Along with this, the clans’ relationships with their deities are sort of…complicated. Even though they worship these creatures and treat them with respect and veneration, there’s also a sort of underlying fear behind their devotion. The creatures they worship are vastly powerful and dangerous, and don’t necessarily see the cats as much more than prey or playthings. The cats’ religion is focused mostly about earning favor with their gods in order to postpone their constant looming demise. One generally accepted rule in clans is to always defer to a god when it approaches. If a lynx approaches you after your successful hunt, your fresh-kill belongs to the lynx now. A common practice is to catch a snowshoe hare and leave it for The Lynx, in order to satiate the deities and ward off misfortune.

Encounters with their gods are usually hostile, and can easily become fatal. Oceanclan’s deputy Orcastreak is famous throughout the clans for having fought a sea lion and survived, a feat that Oceanclan especially was impressed by and contributed to their appointment as deputy. However, some gods may engage in dialogue with a cat—if the god deems a cat worthy, or as a good source of entertainment—though that is extremely rare.

#the patron gods sort of inform the ideology of each clan #but all are worshipped by all clans #so not necessarily differences in religious beliefs but in philosophical ones #ask #drabbles-of-writing #alaska clans

[clanborn]

question about the Alaska cats, specifically the Oceanclan cats!! Since their patron god is The Sea Lion, how would they feel in seeing an orca, since they also hunt the sea lions?

I think orcas would almost be the equivalent of krakens or some other kind of legend for the Oceanclan cats, they are aware of their existence but sightings are so rare that there is very little clear or accurate information about them. They're very mysterious and embellished through stories, and kind of have a place in myth as an unimaginably ancient god, a manifestation of the sea itself, in all of its vastness and darkness and ferocity. To compare it to Greek myth it would kind of be analogous to the Titans' relationship to the main Greek pantheon: a precursor to the Sea Lion and much more powerful. So Orcastreak's name in these clans is kind of like a cat named Dragonstreak or some other mythological figure.

#i think mammoths hold a similar place in their folklore. since the cats know something massive walked the earth before them but they #only know of them through bones and stories #alaska clans #ask #entguarde