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"[Firepaw] was surprised how different it smelled from the warm cat scents of the ThunderClan camp. And he was also surprised to realize just how familiar and comforting the ThunderClan scents seemed to him already."
Firepaw's thoughts about ThunderClan's scents in the camp in Into the Wild, page 58

A camp is a site where a group of cats makes its permanent home.[1] It is where the cats sleep, meet, bring fresh-kill,[2] get treated for injuries or illness,[3] receive orders, share tongues, make reports to the Clan leader or deputy, and have ceremonies.[4] Some cats, such as queens, kits, and elders stay in the camp, while the warriors, apprentices, deputy, and leader patrol the territory and hunt. Each Clan has one camp.

ThunderClan's camp in  in

ThunderClan's camp in the forest territories in A Thief in ThunderClan

Location

Each camp is situated on the Clan's own territory. The main criteria for choosing a site that is:

Structure

The term was first coined by Clear Sky's group when he created what would soon be known as SkyClan's camp.[1] Most camps are surrounded by some means of natural protection (such as thickets, stone walls or water) that shelter them both from weather and enemy attacks.[15][5] They usually have a single entrance, where only one cat can pass at a time (such as a tunnel under the thickets) along with one small entrance and exit to make dirt.[16] However, there can sometimes be secret entrances/exits, such as in ThunderClan's lake camp.[17] In addition to the natural defense, warriors patrol and protect the camp day and night.[18]

Main clearing

All camps contain a large, open area in their middle. Cats gather here to meet each other, sun themselves, share tongues and participate in Clan meetings. The main clearing usually also contains:

Dens

Dens are sheltered locations (such as thickets or caves) used by a cat or a group of cats to rest, sleep and recover. Beddings of moss, bracken, wool, and ferns are used to rest on. The dens are usually cleaned and tidied by the apprentices of the Clan. Most camps contain all (or several) of the following:

Outer facilities

The following can be encountered in the vicinity of the camp:

Known camps

In the forest

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ThunderClan

ThunderClan's camp in the forest territories

ThunderClan's camp in the forest territories

The ThunderClan forest camp is in a small, sandy ravine that used to be a riverbed a long time ago. From the top of the ravine, nothing but the same undergrowth present in the rest of the forest is visible. The bottom of the ravine, where the camp entrance—a tunnel through thick gorse—lies is reached by traversing down boulders. The camp entrance is a tunnel through a thick patch of gorse. The grass inside the tunnel is flattened and strong-smelling.[32]

The camp itself consists of a clearing edged with thick grass and dotted with tree stumps. At the center of camp, the ground is hard and bare. A thick curtain of ferns and gorse shields the camp, and it is also surrounded by brambles. There is a tall boulder at the head of the clearing, called the Highrock, used by the Clan leader to call meetings.[33] A vast, sandy clearing stretches to the Highrock,[34] and there is scuffed earth at its base.[35] Additionally, the fresh-kill pile usually lies at the side of the clearing.[34] At one point, the camp was burned down in a fire, but the vegetation grew back quickly.[36]

WindClan

The WindClan forest camp is in a sandy hollow, surrounded by gorse bushes[53] and heather.[54] The entrance is through a heather tunnel.[55] A tall, dark granite boulder in the middle of the hollow called the Tallrock,[56][57] is used by the leader to call meetings in a shallow hollow called the Meeting Hollow.[54]

RiverClan

RiverClan's camp in the forest territories

RiverClan's camp in the forest territories

The RiverClan forest camp is on a large, well-drained island and is surrounded by reeds and sedge.[69][70][71] There is shallow water surrounding it.[70] It can be reached only by swimming or by the stepping stones,[72] and as cats from other Clans cannot swim, the camp is rarely attacked. Floods present a danger; once, a flood swept away the floor of the nursery, along with two of Mistyfoot's kits.[73] The Clan leader sits on a large rock near the edge of the camp with a shallow stream surrounding it.[74] All dens are made up of tightly woven reeds.[75] Cats weave feathers in the reeds and decorate the edges with rocks and shells.[76] The dens are capable of floating during a flood.[77][78] There is a well-trodden grass track leading away from the sedges and between thick bushes of the camp.[79] The camp itself is in a clearing.[80]

ShadowClan

ShadowClan's camp in the forest territories

ShadowClan's camp in the forest territories

The ShadowClan forest camp is in a hollow with muddy ground surrounded by brambles and pine trees.[88] The entrance is through a thorn tunnel.[89] On the opposite end of the clearing is the Clanrock, a smooth boulder covered in lichen, and it is used by the leader to call meetings. The Clan's dens are shallow hollows surrounded by thorns,[90] and lined with moss and pine needles.[91]

Ancient SkyClan

The SkyClan forest camp is surrounded by brambles. On one side of the camp clearing is a hazel bush.[97] The fresh-kill pile is underneath an elderflower tree. There is also a tree stump in the center of the clearing that warriors sun themselves on.[98] The Clan leader sits upon the thin branches of a gnarled thorn tree.[99] SkyClan's camp was destroyed when the Twolegs built the Twolegplace, and they were forced to leave the forest. The Twoleg nest where Smudge lives is built right on top of the old SkyClan camp.[100]

By the lake

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ThunderClan

ThunderClan's camp in the lake territories

ThunderClan's camp in the lake territories

The ThunderClan lake camp is in an abandoned quarry, described as a stone hollow enclosed by tall cliffs that are taller on one side than the other.[104] The main entrance is through a thorn tunnel, which can lead out of the camp after exiting the dirtplace.[105] There is also a secret entrance that is reached by climbing the rocks.[17] The opening of the quarry is protected by a thorn wall.[106] The walls offer protection and keep out the wind, but cats must watch their step near the edge as falling into the hollow can be fatal.[107] A tall rock called the Highledge is used by the leader to call meetings, about half-way up the cliffside.[108] The cats use large, flat rocks to bask themselves in the sun and share tongues,[109] such as Halfrock, which is a smooth low stone that rises out of the ground near the elders' den.[110] At one point, badgers devastated the camp, but it was rebuilt by the Clan.[111]

WindClan

WindClan's camp in the lake territories

WindClan's camp in the lake territories

The WindClan lake camp is a shallow scoop in the ground of the moor.[137] Unlike other camps, it does not have any natural protection; they rely on the warriors to protect it. There are gorse bushes outlining the camp that the cats sleep under.[138] There are several boulders nearby, the highest being called the Tallrock and used by the leader to call meetings.[139][140] Cats often lounge or eat on the other boulders.[139] The clearing has sandy ground.[141]

RiverClan

RiverClan's camp in the lake territories

RiverClan's camp in the lake territories

The RiverClan lake camp is on a triangle of land between two streams sheltered by hazel, brambles,[151] and a wall of reeds.[152][153] The camp can be accessed through a reed tunnel.[154] It can be reached by swimming or by crossing the stream via stepping stones.[152] Twolegs often disturb the cats during greenleaf; once, they had to abandon the camp as they were harassed by Twoleg kits.[155] The clearing is surrounded by bushes.[156] Leaders and cats who wish to address the Clan use the Highstump.[157] Elders like to sun themselves on a sandy slope in the camp.[158]

ShadowClan

The ShadowClan lake camp is concealed in a wide hollow,[165] between tangles of brambles[166] and low-hanging branches, and is a dip beneath the pine trees.[165] The entrance is through a thorn tunnel.[167] The leader makes their announcements from a branch hanging over their den, called the Pinebranch.[168] There is also a tree stump in the middle of the clearing that the leader occasionally speaks from.[169] Warriors enjoy lounging on the edges of the camp,[170] or sun-bathing on a flat rock in the camp.[171] A hazel branch overhangs the camp.[172] All of the dens are tucked along the bramble wall, and a bramble tunnel leads to the dirtplace from the clearing.[173]

SkyClan

After the Sisters were forced from their territory beyond the abandoned Twoleg nest, SkyClan moved in.[184] The camp is nestled in a grassy valley surrounded by stones and trees,[185] including birch.[186] This sheltered valley makes it easier to catch prey even in leaf-bare.[187] The camp also has a pebbly floor[188] and is lined with grass.[189] The Clan leader holds Clan meetings from the Tallrock, a massive boulder three tail-lengths high in the center of the camp. It is blotched with yellow lichen.[188] The Clan leader also holds Clan meetings on a stump called the Tallstump.[190]

SkyClan (former)

The SkyClan lake camp was former ShadowClan territory given to them by Tigerstar. The camp is in a clearing among pine trees, where a small stream cuts through. Cedar and juniper grows within the camp, making it like an oasis. Low branches that hung with lichen forms a dome-like shape over the grove. The camp is edged with ferns, making natural walls, reinforced with woven bramble.[197] Cats would sun themselves on flat rocks littered throughout the camp.[198] The Clan leader holds meetings on the cedar roots of the leader's den called the Highroot.[199] The camp was used again by the rebels.[200]

Other camps

SkyClan (the gorge)

SkyClan's camp in the gorge

SkyClan's camp in the gorge

After being driven out from the forest, SkyClan made a new camp at the source of the River Chell, in a narrow gorge. The Clan made their dens in caverns zigzagged along the gorge walls. The Skyrock is the highest point in the camp, used by the SkyClan cats to hold Gatherings, and can be used to oversee the entire landscape. At the bottom of the gorge, near the river source, there is a pile of boulders called the Rockpile, used by the leader to stand on during Clan meetings.[204]

TigerClan (modern)

The Bonehill in TigerClan's camp

The Bonehill in TigerClan's camp

When ShadowClan and RiverClan united to form TigerClan, neither of the two camps were large enough to host all cats, therefore they made a camp in RiverClan territory, next to the river in a clearing surrounded by reeds.[207] The cats made a hill of prey bones called Bonehill to serve as a vantage point for the leader and to hold Clan meetings. It also served as a reminder for the Clan to see how well-fed they are. The camp reeks of carrion.[208] After Tigerstar's death, the ShadowClan cats stay in TigerClan's camp.[209]

ShadowClan elders

When Brokenstar orders the elders to leave the ShadowClan camp, as they do not hunt or fight, the elders find a copse of trees near a hole in a bank shaded by ferns, well within the territory, which Yellowfang and Runningnose help them enlarge to make a den.[211][212] The entrance to the den is later reinforced with sticks and walls woven from plants so it would not be as exposed to the weather,[213] and the ferns are also reinforced with sticks and logs, though an entrance to the camp itself is created as well.[214] A small fresh-kill pile is soon established within a circle of stones slightly outside the den.[215] The camp is later abandoned when the elders move back to ShadowClan following Brokenstar's exile.[216]

The Tribe

The Tribe of Rushing Water shelter in the Cave of Rushing Water, a large cave behind a waterfall.[217] Kit-mothers and to-bes rest in separate nooks, while the cave-guards, prey-hunters, and elders sleep in the main cave. Within the cave is a tunnel that leads to the Cave of Pointed Stones, where the Healer communicates with the Tribe ancestors and sleeps.[218]

The wildcats

The wildcats shelter in a large clearing, protected by two large boulders with a narrow passageway between them.[219] At one end of the clearing, prisoners are held in a spot surrounded by a bramble thicket so they are unable to escape without being spotted.[220] The entire area is enclosed by trees, thorns, and undergrowth, with a stream crossing through to provide water[219] and the undergrowth providing ample room for dens.[220]

Life in the camp

Gallery

ThunderClan

Map art

ShadowClan

RiverClan

WindClan

SkyClan

WarriorClan

External links

See also

Notes

  1. Mentions of a cave as the apprentices' den[116][117][118][119][120]
  2. Mentions of a yew bush/tree as the apprentices' den[123][124][125][126][127][128][129][130]

Notes and references

  1. 1.0 1.1 Revealed in The Sun Trail, page 253
  2. 2.0 2.1 Revealed in Dark River, page 276
  3. 3.0 3.1 Revealed in Dark River, page 82
  4. 4.0 4.1 Revealed in Dark River, page 178
  5. 5.0 5.1 Revealed in The Sun Trail, page 282
  6. Revealed in A Forest Divided, page 185
  7. Revealed in Starlight, pages 91-92
  8. 8.0 8.1 Revealed in A Forest Divided, page 84
  9. Revealed in Starlight, page 87
  10. Revealed in A Forest Divided, page 187
  11. Revealed in Starlight, page 56
  12. Revealed in Starlight, page 53
  13. Revealed in Starlight, page 52
  14. Revealed in A Forest Divided, page 186
  15. Revealed in Starlight, page 63
  16. Revealed in Dark River, page 27
  17. 17.0 17.1 Revealed in Twilight, page 234
  18. Revealed in Dark River, page 279
  19. 19.0 19.1 19.2 Revealed in Dark River, page 84
  20. Revealed in Dark River, page 175
  21. 21.0 21.1 Revealed in Tallstar's Revenge, page 144
  22. 22.0 22.1 Revealed in Dark River, page 119
  23. Revealed in Forest of Secrets, page 112
  24. Revealed in Dark River, page 252
  25. Revealed in Dark River, page 106
  26. Revealed in Dark River, page 176
  27. Revealed in Fire and Ice, page 277
  28. 28.0 28.1 28.2 Revealed in Into the Wild, page 106
  29. 29.0 29.1 Revealed in Into the Wild, page 263
  30. 30.0 30.1 Revealed in Forest of Secrets, page 79
  31. 31.0 31.1 Revealed in Darkness Within, pages 19-20
  32. Revealed in Into the Wild, pages 30-31
  33. Revealed in Into the Wild, pages 31-33
  34. 34.0 34.1 34.2 34.3 34.4 34.5 34.6 Revealed in Bluestar's Prophecy, page 13
  35. Revealed in Bluestar's Prophecy, page 19
  36. Revealed in A Dangerous Path, page 26
  37. Revealed in Into the Wild, page 32
  38. Revealed in Bluestar's Prophecy, page 11
  39. 39.0 39.1 Revealed in Midnight, page 124
  40. 40.0 40.1 Revealed in Fire and Ice, page 151
  41. Revealed in Into the Wild, page 53
  42. Revealed in Bluestar's Prophecy, page 15
  43. Revealed in Secrets of the Clans, page 16
  44. 44.0 44.1 44.2 44.3 44.4 44.5 Revealed in Into the Wild, page 48
  45. Revealed in Into the Wild, page 65
  46. Revealed in Bluestar's Prophecy, pages 17-18
  47. Revealed in Bluestar's Prophecy, pages 36-37
  48. Revealed in Bluestar's Prophecy, page 21
  49. 49.0 49.1 Revealed in Into the Wild, page 158
  50. Revealed in Into the Wild, page 63
  51. Revealed in Bluestar's Prophecy, page 20
  52. Revealed in Into the Wild, page 231
  53. Revealed in A Dangerous Path, page 140
  54. 54.0 54.1 Revealed in Tallstar's Revenge, page 8
  55. Revealed in Tallstar's Revenge, page 13
  56. Revealed in Tallstar's Revenge, page 7
  57. Revealed in Tallstar's Revenge, page 24
  58. Revealed in Tallstar's Revenge, page 6
  59. Revealed in Tallstar's Revenge, page 121
  60. 60.0 60.1 Revealed in Battles of the Clans, page 52
  61. Revealed in Tallstar's Revenge, page 70
  62. Revealed in Tallstar's Revenge, page 10
  63. Revealed in Tallstar's Revenge, pages 11-12
  64. Revealed in Tallstar's Revenge, page 231
  65. Revealed in Tallstar's Revenge, page 37
  66. Revealed in Tallstar's Revenge, page 11
  67. Revealed in Tallstar's Revenge, page 23
  68. Revealed in Tallstar's Revenge, page 21
  69. Revealed in A Shadow in RiverClan, page 127
  70. 70.0 70.1 Revealed in Leopardstar's Honor, page 13
  71. Revealed in Leopardstar's Honor, page 15
  72. Revealed in Leopardstar's Honor, page 21
  73. Revealed in Leopardstar's Honor, page 345
  74. Revealed in A Shadow in RiverClan, page 91
  75. Revealed in Crookedstar's Promise, page 1
  76. Revealed in A Shadow in RiverClan, pages 68-69
  77. 77.0 77.1 Revealed in Crookedstar's Promise, page 12
  78. Revealed in Crookedstar's Promise, page 408
  79. Revealed in Crookedstar's Promise, pages 30-31
  80. 80.0 80.1 80.2 80.3 Revealed in Crookedstar's Promise, page 43
  81. Revealed in Crookedstar's Promise, page 37
  82. Revealed in Crookedstar's Promise, page 40
  83. Revealed in Mothwing's Secret, chapter 2
  84. Revealed in Leopardstar's Honor, page 152
  85. Revealed in Crookedstar's Promise, page 13
  86. Revealed in Crookedstar's Promise, page 2
  87. Revealed in Crookedstar's Promise, page 3
  88. Revealed in Yellowfang's Secret, page 7
  89. Revealed in Yellowfang's Secret, page 52
  90. 90.0 90.1 Revealed in Yellowfang's Secret, page 12
  91. Revealed in Yellowfang's Secret, page 23
  92. Revealed in Yellowfang's Secret, page 11
  93. 93.0 93.1 Revealed in Yellowfang's Secret, page 29
  94. Revealed in Yellowfang's Secret, page 38
  95. Revealed in Yellowfang's Secret, page 19
  96. Revealed in Yellowfang's Secret, page 28
  97. Revealed in Cloudstar's Journey, chapter 1
  98. 98.0 98.1 Revealed in Cloudstar's Journey, chapter 5
  99. Revealed in Cloudstar's Journey, chapter 9
  100. 100.0 100.1 100.2 Revealed in Firestar's Quest, page 84
  101. Revealed in Cloudstar's Journey, chapter 6
  102. Revealed in Cloudstar's Journey, chapter 2
  103. Revealed in Cloudstar's Journey, chapter 4
  104. Revealed in Starlight, page 85
  105. Revealed in The Sight, page 20
  106. Revealed in Sunset, page 49
  107. Revealed in Twilight, page 305
  108. Revealed in Twilight, page 6
  109. Revealed in Sunrise, page 207
  110. Revealed in The Sight, page 37
  111. Revealed in Sunset, page 156
  112. 112.0 112.1 Revealed in Starlight, page 209
  113. Revealed in Starlight, page 200
  114. 114.0 114.1 114.2 Revealed in Fading Echoes, page 179
  115. Revealed in The Sight, page 5
  116. Revealed in Long Shadows, page 267
  117. Revealed in Spotfur's Rebellion, chapter 2
  118. Revealed in Spotfur's Rebellion, chapter 3
  119. Revealed in Spotfur's Rebellion, chapter 4
  120. Revealed in Secrets of the Clans, page 21
  121. Revealed in The Sight, page 108
  122. Revealed in Erin Hunter Chat 4
  123. Revealed in The Sight, page 247
  124. Revealed in Eclipse, pages 103-104
  125. Revealed in Eclipse, page 145
  126. Revealed in Fading Echoes, page 56
  127. Revealed in Fading Echoes, page 72
  128. Revealed in Fading Echoes, page 85,87
  129. Revealed in Fading Echoes, page 134
  130. Revealed in The Last Hope, pages 193-194
  131. Revealed in The Fourth Apprentice, page 62
  132. Revealed in Twilight, page 4
  133. Revealed in Starlight, page 252
  134. Revealed in Twilight, page 281
  135. Revealed in Twilight, page 41
  136. Revealed in Twilight, page 268
  137. Revealed in Crowfeather's Trial, page 222
  138. Revealed in Winds of Change, page 87
  139. 139.0 139.1 Revealed in Winds of Change, page 148
  140. Revealed in Crowfeather's Trial, page 35
  141. Revealed in Winds of Change, page 79
  142. 142.0 142.1 Revealed in Crowfeather's Trial, page 319
  143. Revealed in Wind, page 240
  144. Revealed in Crowfeather's Trial, page 34
  145. Revealed in Crowfeather's Trial, page 111
  146. Revealed in Winds of Change, page 171
  147. Revealed in Crowfeather's Trial, page 165
  148. Revealed in Crowfeather's Trial, page 166
  149. Revealed in Crowfeather's Trial, page 214
  150. Revealed in Crowfeather's Trial, page 36
  151. Revealed in Starlight, page 55
  152. 152.0 152.1 152.2 152.3 Revealed in Sunset, page 99
  153. Revealed in Sky, page 139
  154. Revealed in Sky, page 54
  155. Revealed in Dark River, page 193
  156. 156.0 156.1 Revealed in River, page 124
  157. Revealed in River, page 122
  158. 158.0 158.1 158.2 Revealed in Mistystar's Omen, chapter 2
  159. Revealed in Sky, page 50
  160. Revealed in Sky, page 243
  161. Revealed in Sunset, page 160
  162. Revealed in Sky, page 136
  163. Revealed in Mistystar's Omen, chapter 4
  164. Revealed in Mistystar's Omen, chapter 10
  165. 165.0 165.1 Revealed in Outcast, page 124
  166. Revealed in Eclipse, page 193
  167. Revealed in The Raging Storm, page 210
  168. Revealed in Lost Stars, page 223
  169. 169.0 169.1 169.2 169.3 Revealed in Outcast, page 125
  170. Revealed in Night Whispers, page 60
  171. Revealed in River, page 33
  172. Revealed in Night Whispers, page 64
  173. Revealed in Night Whispers, page 246
  174. Revealed in Outcast, page 127
  175. Revealed in Night Whispers, page 275
  176. Revealed in River, page 188
  177. Revealed in Night Whispers, page 59
  178. Revealed in The Raging Storm, page 126
  179. Revealed in Night Whispers, page 67
  180. Revealed in Lost Stars, page 151
  181. Revealed in Lost Stars, page 222
  182. Revealed in Night Whispers, page 241
  183. Revealed in The Raging Storm, page 166
  184. Revealed in Squirrelflight's Hope, chapter 28
  185. Revealed in Hidden Moon, page 22
  186. Revealed in Hidden Moon, page 24
  187. Revealed in Lost Stars, page 120
  188. 188.0 188.1 188.2 Revealed in Lost Stars, page 15
  189. Revealed in The Silent Thaw, page 172
  190. Revealed in Veil of Shadows, page 41
  191. 191.0 191.1 191.2 Revealed in Lost Stars, page 16
  192. Revealed in The Silent Thaw, page 82
  193. Revealed in The Silent Thaw, page 83
  194. Revealed in Hidden Moon, page 7
  195. Revealed in Hidden Moon, page 42
  196. Revealed in Hidden Moon, page 23
  197. 197.0 197.1 197.2 197.3 197.4 197.5 Revealed in Darkest Night, page 46
  198. Revealed in Veil of Shadows, page 78
  199. 199.0 199.1 Revealed in River of Fire, page 40
  200. Revealed in Veil of Shadows, page 75
  201. 201.0 201.1 Revealed in Darkest Night, page 99
  202. Revealed in River of Fire, page 34
  203. Revealed in Darkest Night, page 103
  204. 204.0 204.1 204.2 204.3 204.4 Revealed in Firestar's Quest, chapter 20
  205. Revealed in SkyClan's Destiny, chapter 3
  206. Revealed in Firestar's Quest, chapter 15
  207. Revealed in Leopardstar's Honor, page 474
  208. Revealed in Leopardstar's Honor, pages 474-475
  209. Revealed in Leopardstar's Honor, page 523
  210. Revealed in The Darkest Hour, page 212
  211. Revealed in Yellowfang's Secret, page 462
  212. Revealed in Exile from ShadowClan, page 14
  213. Revealed in Exile from ShadowClan, page 37
  214. Revealed in Exile from ShadowClan, page 57
  215. Revealed in Exile from ShadowClan, page 108
  216. Revealed in Exile from ShadowClan, page 183
  217. Revealed in Moonrise, page 98
  218. Revealed in Moonrise, page 153
  219. 219.0 219.1 Revealed in Ivypool's Heart, chapter 27
  220. 220.0 220.1 Revealed in Ivypool's Heart, chapter 28
  221. Revealed in Rising Storm, page 199
  222. Revealed in Rising Storm, page 14
  223. Revealed in Rising Storm, page 37
  224. Revealed in The Sight, page 165
  225. Revealed in The Sight, page 96
  226. Revealed in The Sight, page 79
  227. Revealed in Dark River, page 151
  228. Revealed in Dark River, page 79