{ A T T E N T I O N. » Purebreds in Clans.

[⋆ Phia ⋆]

Attention HITS Members!

There's our first announcement already! Alright, I want to make a quick notice about making purebred clan cats. That means, making clan cats that are of a specific domesticated cat breed, and therefore don't consist of 100% what we call, "warrior blood". After speaking with Seren, we've decided that purebreds in clans will be prohibited. Unless, of course, you've made your purchases from the Shop! (if the Shop doesn't include the breed you're looking for, send a PM to Phia, and we can discuss the price of using that specific breed!)

But why?

This is solely to make things more realistic. Fancy cat breeds wouldn't normally occur in the wild, and while it's indeed possible to have your character obtain certain characteristics through genetics, it's impossible to get a purebred in a clan without implying they're an outsider. Yep, this is the only realistic way to bring a purebred cat in a clan; have them come in from the outside. Which means they don't have "warrior blood". But that's not so bad, is it? That way, you are more than welcome to bring your fancy cat breeds into a clan- including a thread that stresses their acceptance into said clan. That's right, you'll kind of have to use Firepaw's sneaky style here.

What happens to HiddenClan's purebreds?

If you have HiddenClan cats that are purebred, you may keep them as they are. HiddenClan is basically a clan full of mutts, meaning our lineage is not pure-clan. Most of the older HiddenClan Warriors came with Serenitystar from ThunderClan. After HiddenClan's birth, there was a period of time when rogues and loners were accepted without question into the new clans. Such cats were Nightcloud who was a loner prior to joining and Amethystmoon who was born in a distant clan before finding HiddenCan. These days, HiddenClan does not accept quite so many outsiders, but out of all the clans, they are the most lenient when it comes to warrior blood.

So which breed is acceptable for clan cats?

The official form for creating your characters does not require you to mention their breed, which just implies your character has the well-known warrior blood. If you really feel the need to mention their breed, you can use the common American Shorthair; this breed has plenty of variations in coat patterns as well as colours, so you can still be as creative as you like while also staying realistic!

Questions?

Feel free to post them below and me with the rest of the Staff will try our best to answer specifically. Thank you for reading, happy character making! ^-^

[Seawhisker]

Are American Longhairs and British Shorthairs acceptable? They are both common breeds I'd expect to see in feral cats, but I don't know.

[Seren♫]

Yes, those two breeds are more acceptable. I expect Greystripe was a longhair of some sort. Just remember not to go breedhappy. Simple is usually best.

[Ermielicious]

What about their pelt markings. What if they are totally unrelistic? Is that Okay? Because I know Ermines are hardly a plain Jane.. And so are Shattered's...

[Seren♫]

Depends what you mean and how extreme the markings are. I know we have decided that we will not ask anyone from Hiddenclan to change anything about their characters, but all other cats created after the switch will have to comply with the rules. Pelt markings shouldn't be much of a problem though. I'm much more lenient when it comes to bazaar markings. But it really depends. Characters most certainly cannot have purple pelts nor diamond markings or anything of that sort. I see no problem with characters who have unique style patterns, as long as they are semi-realistic.

[Ermielicious]

Ok... good. He doesn't have any of that.

[Swift]

What about breeds that actually occur through natural mutation such as American Curls, Scottish folds etc? The parents don't actually need to have the mutation themselves just the gene, so it could happen...

Would you still have to buy it? Do you still have to buy stuff like that even if it's realistic?

[Seawhisker]

Same question as Sweeft. I explained Seawhisker's breed - Scottish Fold - as a mutation, which is true. Scottish Folds and Highlanders were made by barn cats who eventually had babies that had the mutation, and soon it was quite common and classified as it's own separate breed.

[⋆ Phia ⋆]

Mutations should be kept down to a minimum- blindness and deafness can also occur naturally in any cat, feral or not, but those too are shop items. The addition of the shop was to give an opportunity to active people to make their characters even more special; it's gonna get a little messy if we let people go on with genetic defects and use genetics to get the most weird combinations, which would normally occur very rarely in the wild, such as the Scottish Fold mutation.

[Swift]

So would you still have to buy them? Or could - I haven't even looked at the shop yet - some mutations be raised a little bit lower in price because they are more likely to occur? :S idk

[☿ Mᴇʀᴄᴜʀʏ]

MmmMmm-- Swift you might just want to look at the shop. I think it's harder for someone to take the time and patience to type the answer out for you, all over again when you can easily go to the shop and look for yourself, especially with all the work put in making all those explaining threads about everything.

I don't really get the whole fuss about mutations. All of the mutations are rare within the Clans, we can't really pick out anything to be prized lower.

[Seren♫]

Breeds + Genetics = no bueno in a Warriors RP.

Seriously, why do breeds even matter? Its just a title or something.

Serenitystar is a tabby. IDK what her breed is, she's a feral cat??? But as for breed IDK and it doesn't matter, because stating her breed doesn't do anything for her. Yes, genetics made her what she is, but really, we aren't getting into all that biology, its meant to be kept simple. There are plenty of color combinations and markings for everyone to have a unique character, and if you wish to add other special features head on over to the Shop! That's what it's for!

I'm pretty much think I've decided to scratch breeds entirely. There's no point to them besides having a fancy title. You're either a Warrior, Loner, Rouge, or Kittypet. THAT IS YOUR BREED PEOPLE.

As for any special markings or characteristics you can purchase those from the Shop(I suggest everyone read the Shop Rules and such if having special features to your character is important to you.) So if you want a "Scottish Fold" appearance, you'll need to purchase the ear deformity to get the desired folded/docked ear appearance.

Anyways, I'm rambling and this is getting messy... So, NOW, anymore questions?

[Swift]

I was just sayin' ;u;

[ϛÞlashy]

What about a persian mix? I know that they are rarer, but I believe that Yellowfang might have been one. 

[Seawhisker]

I just really like the anatomy on Munchkins (SHORT CATS ARE ADORABLE OMG) and Ragdolls (I don't know if I could transfer their neat markings onto some regular feral cat o:). Also, what about kittypets? This rule wouldn't apply to them, correct? Since humans bred them?

[Seren♫]

None of you even bothered to read or comprehend what I've written.

BREEDS ARE NON-EXISTANT IN WARRIORS.

Why have you all the sudden become breed-happy its ugg Idk It bothers me so much e_e WHY.

Anyways, to reiterate, I think the new shop item to compensate for the lack of breeds is called "pure-breed" or something to that matter, Phia would have more info. But it is still a SHOP ITEM, meaning you must purchase it before use(sorry, but it really isnt that hard to earn the HS, especially with our kick-off contests and such).

I guess I didn't explain the no-breeds thing very well. I will try once again. A breed, essentially is a set combination of patterns or character traits that all cats of that breed share. So, what is a breed people? PATTERNS, COLOR COMBINATIONS, and CHARACTER TRAITS. These are all things you can use without claiming the title of a certain breed.

ϛÞlashy A persian would be described as a long-haired cat with a rounded face and a short muzzle.

Seawhisker You want a Ragdoll, buy the Shop Item >.<

I know I sound harsh and flustered, but really. Why do we need breeds? There are SOOOOO MANY combinations of colors and patterns you guys can use, get creative. If you need help with this ask someone on Staff or ask Ame, she is really good at creating unique characters that fit the limits of Warriors and are realistic.

I suppose the breed rule wouldn't apply to Kittypets... >.<

[ϛÞlashy]

Oh thanks for clearing that up :3

[Seawhisker]

/sobbing
Nojk okey dokey. o: One last question [ neh sorry uvu; ], are we like not allowed to add a breed part to the bio? Not for like anything important but I might freak if I don't have some stuff to take up room before I put lyrics in my bio sorryihaveweirdneathabits

[Seren♫]

xD Not a problem! Glad I helped clear things up.

I would not suggest adding a breed section to your bio unless you believe its absolutely necessary, there's really no need :< There's so much more to a character than just their pedigree. What Warrior has a pedigree anyways??? FERAL FERAL FERAL okay I quit. But I really wouldn't suggest adding breeds.

/sorryIfeellikeajerk

[⋆ Phia ⋆]

Hahahahah no worries Seren, that's how I felt as well. xD I hope the whole thing is understandable now. You want a fierce clan cat? There's only one limitation. You can't have a fancy breed.

Loners and Kittypets? Spam the breeds! Those can be of any breed you want (you still have to stay realistic though) since they don't originate from feral cat clans. Rogues are usually cats banished from the clan territories, so those won't really be able to be purebred, either.

I hope this has been clarified by now; I'll leave it here for another day and pull it down from announcements afterwards. I really do hope that you guys understand we're not trying to limit you on creativity- we're only trying to make sure the other three clans don't become full of purebred cats, which is near impossible in warrior cat clans, like HiddenClan. There are still plenty of ways to get creative; you won't really need fancy breeds. Happy character making! ^-^