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World-building in Building Thunder #2 - Sculpting; Clay, Pots, and Grinders Chicoryjump of ThunderClan guides Sedgepaw through sculpting a rainwater pot. Meanwhile, Elmpaw and Wortpaw take advantage of the fact that their teacher is distracted.

Clay is a valuable resource to the lake Clans! It’s used to sculpt bowls and pots, the latter of which are used to store rainwater and honey.

Gathering and Processing Clay - Natural clay is gathered from riverbeds. Cats collect it by shoveling with the paws, sticks, etc, then moving it to a nice flat surface for processing. - Processing involves cleaning the clay (picking out sticks and pebbles) then mixing in sand, which helps it hold its shape. While the sand isn’t totally necessary, it’s better to mix it in now rather than deal with misshapen pottery. Finally, the clay is sculpted into the desired shape and left to dry in a sunny location.

Bowls and Grinders - Mortar & pestle for cats! Used by medicine cats (to make poultices) and RiverClan warriors (to prepare mashed salmon). - Bowl is crafted out of clay. The grinder is just a small rock that can be held in the mouth (often surrounded by moss for comfort). - Bowls can be made in a variety of sizes! Usually they’re small, but RiverClan makes bigger ones in late greenleaf to mash salmon in. - Bowls are often crafted in batches and may be traded between Clans that have a good relationship.

Pots - Pots have two uses in Clan culture: storing rainwater and storing honey. Rainwater is collected for cats who can’t leave camp, while honey is an invaluable antibacterial. - Crafted out of clay and topped with a cover. The cover is woven and weighed down with a rock to keep it in place. - Rainwater pots are larger than honey pots and stored around the edges of camp. When water needs to be collected, they’re rolled out into the clearing and left there during rainfall; to prevent disease, they need to be emptied after about two days. - Honey pots are stored in the medicine den and are strictly off-limits to anyone but the healers.

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ThunderClan Allegiances

A look at ThunderClan as of the start of Building Thunder. Also some extra content - a list of cats by skill, and trivia!

The Allegiances

High Ranks

[Leader] Berrystar - silky white tom. [Deputy] Coneleap - brownish-gray tabby she-cat with a cream underbelly. [Medicine Cat] Willowwhisker - long-haired ginger-and-white tabby tom. [Medicine Apprentice] Hatchpaw - thick-furred white she-cat with gray markings.

Warriors Bumblebee - old yellow-black-and-white calico she-cat. Cedarwatcher - old russet tabby tom with long, drooping fur.           Apprentice: Mothpaw Chicoryjump - gray-and-white tom (he/they).           Apprentice: Elmpaw Webtail - lanky silver tabby jack (she/he) with rippled black stripes.           Apprentice: Wortpaw Ashcloud - sleek pale gray spotted tabby tom.           Apprentice: Sedgepaw Aspenshade - mostly black tortoiseshell jack (they/them). Stormgaze - thickly-built gray tom with a nicked ear. Sorrelspring - slim calico she-cat. Brackenbird - long-haired dark brown tabby tom (he/they).           Apprentice: Nettlepaw Quailflight - stout cream-and-gray classic torbie she-cat with a bobtail. Bramblefoot - dark brown tabby tom with a twisted forepaw. Lichennose - light brown tabby tom.

Apprentices Elmpaw - big, scruffy dark brown she-cat. Mothpaw - fluffy tan tabby she-cat. Wortpaw - dark ginger tabby tom. Nettlepaw - small black she-cat. Sedgepaw - black jack (she/he/they) with big ears.

Nursery Sagetail - old white she-cat; mother to Foxkit, red-and-white tabby tomkit, and Firekit, ginger-and-white tabby tomkit (Cedarwatcher’s kits). Pebblefur - gray-and-white tabby she-cat; mother to Dewkit, gray she-kit, and Birchkit, pale gray-and-white tomkit (Ashcloud’s kits). Fennelheart - long-haired silky tan she-cat; mother to Cherrykit, tortoiseshell she-kit, Finchkit, tan tabby tomkit, and Seedkit, black she-kit.

Elders Amberstripe - scruffy ginger tom with a gray muzzle. Hollyfire - tortoiseshell she-cat. Aldertuft - silver tabby she-cat with strangely curled fur. Cinderstep - dark gray she-cat.

Cats Listed by Skill

Best Hunters: Bumblebee, Webtail, Sorrelspring Best Fighters: Stormgaze, Brackenbird, Pebblefur Best Trackers: Cedarwatcher, Aspenshade Best Runners: Berrystar, Webtail Best Weavers: Sagetail, Ashcloud Other:            Coneleap (climbing)           Fennelheart (complex problem-solving)

Extra Trivia

- Sagetail was the Clan’s top weaver for many seasons - unfortunately, over time she’s found it harder and harder to physically sit and weave. Nowadays she instructs others on it. Notably, she’s been showing Wortpaw the ropes, and he’s become a promising up-and-comer. - Sagetail and Ashcloud have distinctly different weaving styles. While Sagetail always enjoyed adding special touches (like flowers) to her projects, Ashcloud prioritizes function over form, so his work is generally uncreative. - Berrystar is one of the fastest cats in ThunderClan. His warrior name was Berryfrost for his endurance. - Willowwhisker and Hatchpaw get into a lot of friendly arguments, many of them started by Hatchpaw.  - Bumblebee and Cedarwatcher are ThunderClan’s oldest warriors and trained together as apprentices many years ago. - Fennelheart joined the Clan while pregnant, seeking a good place to raise her kits. She’s still adjusting, but overall enjoys the structure and the friends she’s made. She and Sagetail are notably close. - Brackenbird is among few cats who would volunteer to collect honey. - Aldertuft and Cinderstep are both mates and very skillful story-tellers. 

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