Culture of Third Earth

A/N: This is a story of the varied cultures of Third Earth expanded upon. In a way, it also expands upon the story Written Map of Third Earth, which writer BrightBlueHearse has given permission to use or add to in any fan works or role-plays. It will be divided into chapters for each known race and nation/city/village on or above Third Earth that has been spoken of in the canon.

Disclaimer: I do not own ThunderCats 2011; it truly belongs to WB.


The Cats

*The Cats/ThunderCats of the Kingdom of Thundera live in a mostly fertile land with plenty of good soil for farmers to grow crops and sustain food in marketplaces for people to buy with gold and silver coins.

*Cat's Lair is the capital city of Thundera, and the dwelling place for the rulers of Thundera, like King Claudus and Lion-O.

*The Cats depend primarily on magic to live their lives, but sometimes have to use technology when in great need, such as when Thundera fell. The mysterious Book of Omens is said to be neither magic nor technology, but a mix of them both.

*They enjoy hearty and delicious meat and vegetables, and sometimes fruits, for their cuisine, making it into the most delectable of Cat dishes, like fruit salad, mutton, beef, poultry, and vegetable soups.

*Cats enjoy playing games and music, making the kind of music one might hear in a national anthem, or just simple instruments, like a variety of pipes, fifes, harmonicas, etc., hence WilyKit's flupe. Games are cute and inventive, particularly amongst their cubs and kittens, though they don't involve technological games or toys, due to the majority of Animal races fearing and shunning technology due to Mumm-Ra's bad influence on it. The royal games, like racing up a series of curved growths to ring a bell at the top, are also played on special occasions, to be dedicated to legendary heroes amongst the Cats.

*There is a hierarchy among Cats. Lions are considered royalty. Jaguars, Panthers, Cheetahs, Pumas, Ocelots, Lynxes, etc. were seen as lower ranking Cats, and the attention lavished on them ranges from moderate to almost none, particularly if they work as street merchants or live in the slums.

*The Tiger Clan was once banished to a far away mountain range for refusing to break their ties of loyalty to Mumm-Ra, and the only known exception to this is when Claudus adopted Tygra as an extra son.

*Architecture and building strategies are far superior to most other cultures on Third Earth. The Cat's Lair is a very ornate building accurately shaped like a Cat, the Tower of Omens is also very elaborate, and the (high and middle class) homes and businesses of Thundera are constructed with fine attention to detail that could do justice to the finest cabinet-maker.

*The Cat race is about 50/50 on the pragmatic/spiritual scale.

*Although they do not use much technology, the Cats' Thunderian Royal Army is one of the strongest armies on Third Earth, having metal armor and sharp, metal weapons to match the more primitive ones so many of the other Animal races usually wield, until the Lizards came with Mumm-Ra's technology to destroy Thundera.

*Cat clothing is a cross between armor and rough cloth, with the male ThunderCats and the Royal Army usually wearing armor, and the female and lower ranking Cats usually wearing cloth and leather clothing.

*Cats value their own kind, but until the coming of Lion-O, and his ancestor Leo, they have had a tendency to look down on other races, considering them weak and uncultured, and the Cats would take whatever they wanted, using the Eye of Thundera to pit nations against each other to weaken them further and consolidate their own rule.

*The Cats' number one source of strength and power comes from the War Stone, a Power Stone originally intended for Mumm-Ra's Sword of Plun-Darr, but stolen by Leo and installed within the Sword of Omens, becoming the mighty Eye of Thundera. It is through this Stone that the Cats, especially the ThunderCats, gain the strength to be superior in every battle against evil when wielded by a nobleman such as Lion-O or Leo.

*For reasons unknown, the Cats bear a stronger resemblance to humans than any other Animal race on Third Earth, with very human features on their faces, except for their pointed ears, the right number of fingers and toes, and an upright posture and height usually befitting a human.

*As is probably evident, Thundera is a monarchy, with a king and queen ruling the kingdom with a firm, proud, but steady hand.

*Cats are not entirely above using technology, as shown when the exiled ThunderCats use machines such as the ThunderTank, Hover Boards, and the airship, the Feliner.

*Not as much is known about the mountain range where the Tigers are exiled, but it's believed by the few who go there and return that the Tigers live alongside wolf packs, fox packs, bears, snow leopards, and various other natural, non-sentient hazards.