User blog:Bbun/Structure of StarClan on this Roleplay

Like most Warriors roleplays, the Clans believe in StarClan, a starry afterlife, as well as the Place of No Stars (better known as the Dark Fores), aka, 'cat hell'. Both factions are considered to be their ancestors, and they worship them.

In this roleplay, StarClan is a bit similar to canon, but has MANY interesting tidbits added.

What's kept in the canon;
 * Leaders receive nine lives from their ancestors.
 * Horrible, irredeemable cats are damned to the Place of No Stars.
 * StarClan cats can interact with the living so they choose; however it's extremely uncommon.

BOUNDARIES: What StarClan can do

 * StarClan (and to an extent, the Dark Forest) cats are dead, however they have small effects on the living world. However, there are certain things they can and cannot do.


 * They can:


 * Visit the living
 * Grant nine lives
 * Visit other cats in their dreams
 * Bring the spirits of dead cats to StarClan
 * Hand out prophecies to cats


 * They CANNOT:


 * Control the weather (they're dead)
 * Have any magical powers (they're dead)
 * Harm living cats (Did I say that they're dead? On a side note, this rule may not apply with all Dark Forest cats.)
 * Come out to every cat (they're special and therefore really appear during special times/serious times)
 * Impact the environment (again, they're dead)


 * In summary; with the exception of the Dark Forest hurting the living sometimes, StarClan and the Dark Forest, as much as the Clan cats do believe in it, cannot impact their lives or be TOO major. They tend to watch from afar many times, and thus aren't extremely active in cats' lives, generally. Keep that in mind. Unless it's a major plot point, please don't have your StarClan cat be visible to all when visiting someone (like a sibling, family member, etc.)

CULTURAL EXPECTATIONS: What the Clans think of StarClan

 * The Clans have tendencies to have some expectations of StarClan, being as...well, for the lack of a better term, gullible as they are.


 * They think that their ancestors can control their lives because they set their foundations, and thus are out there guiding them. Even if they aren't blatantly in front of them, they do expect StarClan to help them when they need it most.


 * They also believe StarClan knows what happens in their lives, since they hand out nine lives, prophecies, and dreams to the chosen. Since they think they know what will happen, the Clans have some hopes of StarClan coming to aid them during those times (referring back to the previous statement.)


 * tl;dr; The Clans don't have TOO many thoughts on what StarClan can do, other than that they know what will happen.

MORAL SPECTRUM; The Sliding Scale of Greys

 * Generally, those who don't do many morally questionable things tend to get into StarClan. The reason why so many cats get into StarClan is because most cats just live out normal lives, really.


 * However, there are those who do horrible, vile things, that without a doubt get sent to the Dark Forest. Then there are those whose 'morally questionable' things outweigh their 'good' things, and also get sent there. There's also those who got chased off or left to the Dark Forest, for reasons depending on the situation. Those who break the code too many times? Also get sent there, generally, unless the were minor rule breaks. The "bad" cats are sent off to the Dark Forest to live out the rest of their undead days, until they fade away.


 * StarClan decides by evaluating all of the actions a cat has made in their life. Generally, most are shown doing nothing horrible, and are sent to StarClan. Those who have done many vile things are sent to the Dark Forest. For those with an equally balanced amount, a vote is held; the majority decides where they go. The same also applies to cats who had forbidden kits; most tend to land in StarClan, though.


 * The Clans feel that it is right, since that StarClan's what has decided for them, and they can't really question it. However, there's some who'd care to disagree, and thinks that StarClan is unjust and biased towards some who they don't like. The Clan cats are somewhat affected by this as a result, and tend to think about their actions a bit because they must consider if StarClan will count it against them or not. However, there's some who wouldn't care what StarClan would think, bad or not....


 * So, in general, StarClan has a decent moral grading scale that's similar to but different from canon StarClan's.

A FEW CULTURAL CUSTOMS; The cats' lives affected by StarClan

 * The Clans, over the years, have developed, used, and considered many ways to venerate and show their varying beliefs in StarClan.

To be covered in this section, as it is a work in progress;
 * How the cats worship/venerate StarClan
 * The beliefs
 * Different religious groups
 * The Clans differences in spiritual beliefs and habits
 * How superstition impacts the Clans
 * How atheist, agnostic, and cats of other religions are treated and viewed upon
 * And more!


 * Check back at this section later for interesting tidbits on the spiritual beliefs on the Clans!

Feel free to suggest some stuff in the comments, since this is a fun little work in progress =DD