Kinsfolk

by Roloris

The Mountain and Valley Myriads are at constant rivalry with each other. Arnost, a young tom who, along with his younger siblings, are seemingly right in the middle of it. In desperate need of assistance, three strange cats coming from an unknown land later reveal themselves to him. Can he and the foreign cats stop the Assault, or will they all be lost in the process?

1. Allegiances

-Allegiances

A/C: Hey guys! I'm finally back and ready to publish my newest series, Kinsfolk. I feel quite ecstatic since I've been working on the script for this since my hiatus started here on FanFiction. I will not be starting the actual series yet, sadly. I wanted to get the Allegiances up just because . . . well, why not? The actual series will start at the end of the school year, as I literally don't have any time to work on it due to the massive amount of work my teachers have been giving me. Anyway, to make up for that, I made a little rule for my chapters: each chapter must be more than 1,000 words. If a chapter is published late, that amount will double. I plan on uploading 1-2 chapters every week. I will not be working on anything else other than Kinsfolk until it is finished. You will also be able to request! I will be keeping the Allegiances open until I feel that there are enough characters, so you can request as many as 1-3 cats at a time (Don't request for a character to be either Chieftain or the Chieftain's Consort. Make sure to include a description on what you want them to do in the story, and if I feel that they don't have a huge impact on the story's plot, they will only be included in one or two chapters). Please understand that not all requests will be used or added into the series. If I accept a request I will, obviously, edit the Allegiances. Now that I'm finally finished with this boring notice, let's start with the Allegiances and remember to R&R!

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Mountain Myriads

-Chieftain: Arvid || A ruddy colored Abyssinian tom with considerably long limbs and piercing green eyes-

-Chieftain's Consort: Klara || A brown tabby she-cat with a bobbed tail and amber eyes-

Trooper Authority

-Commander: Enok || A burly gray and black splotched tom with a scratched eye-

-Mason || An average-sized red tabby tom with a splash of white on his chest-

-Loane || A small ginger she-cat with a long, plumy tail and teal colored eyes-
-Trooper-in-Training || Lucille-

-Elouane || A dark ginger tom with amber eyes and white paws; Loane's littermate-

-Zac || A bluish colored tom with white paws and ears-

-Oriol || A golden colored tom with green eyes and a torn ear tip-

-Moen || An abnormally small gray tabby tom with black paws and blue eyes-

-Zephyros || A large black tabby tom with white paws and torn ears-

-Denver || A brown tom with amber eyes and white chest fur-

-Punit || A smokey gray she-cat with white paws and green eyes-

-Olav || A small black and gray striped tabby tom with yellow eyes-
=Trooper-in-Training || Arnost=

-Kanda || A boyish black and white mackerel she-cat with blue eyes-
=Trooper-in-Training || Farah=

-Leander || A large long-furred golden tabby tom with amber eyes-

Kit-Mothers

-Tora || Red she-cat with yellow eyes-
-Mate || Zephyros-
-Kits || Farah, Arnost, Lucille-

-Ester || A pure black she-cat with amber eyes-
-Mate || Leander-
-Kits || T.B.A-

Shaman

-Cannenta || A large long-furred black she-cat with green eyes-

-Kumi || An average-sized she-cat with yellow eyes and a brown and white tabby coat-

Elders

-Stefan || A scraggly black and white tom with amber eyes-

-Dai || A dark brown tabby tom with blue eyes and a long, thick scar along his neck-

Pupils

-Arnon || A tan tabby tom with mud-colored paws and amber eyes-

-Radim || A small tuxedo tom with green eyes-

-Cora || A golden-furred she-cat with white paws and blue eyes-

Tenderfoots

-Arnost || An average-sized dark brown marble tom with green eyes-

-Farah || A red tabby she-cat with white paws and yellow eyes-

-Lucille || A black and tan tabby she-cat with white belly-fur and green eyes-

Valley Myriads

-Chieftain: Anders || A large and well muscled amber-eyed tom with a long, gray tabby coat-

-Chieftain's Consort: Runa || An average-sized black she-cat with gray paws and face-

Shaman

-Karana || A small white she-cat with black paws and face and green eyes-

The Outlanders

-Fletcher || A brown tom with amber eyes-

-Dog ||A Scottish Fold tom with a matted brown tabby coat and hazel eyes-

-Red || A red tom short-haired tom with green eyes-

-Roxanne || An abnormally large black and white she-cat with blue eyes-

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About the Myriads

Mountain Myriads
The Mountain Myriads are known for their strict rules and prohibitions. Unlike those of the Valley Myriads, the cats of the Mountain prefer the harsh and high altitudes of the
rocky mountain they live upon, hence their name. Cats who belong to the Mountain Myriads vary, as those who had first established the settlement had been raised by the unusual Nofurs or had lived as ruthless rogues. Due to this, many different variations and breeds of cat live among the Mountain. They are known for their intelligence and bravery, though they are most popular for their stubborness and leadership skills. They specialize in hunting most mountain prey, such as small goats, hares, and even some large birds, like eagles or hawks. The Mountain Myriads have had a long-lasting rivalry between themselves and the cats of the Valley Myriads, who have settled and lived most of their life just below them.

Valley Myriads
The Valley Myriads are known for their extreme stubborness and ruthless attitudes. Although the usually keep away from the Mountain Myriads' territory, they're sometimes found deep into the rocky terrain where the cats of the Mountain are known to hunt for their prey. The valley where they live is accompanied by much prey, similar to that of the Mountain Myriads. Some sorts of prey include, but not limited to, hares, some species of vermin, small birds, and, quite rarely, hawks. Due to the constant fighting between themselves and the Mountain Myriads, their inhabitants are always at constant rivalry. The cats of the Valley are mostly made up of different colored tabbies, unlike that of the various cats that make up the Mountain Myriads. The Valley Myriads are quite popular when it comes to their strategic battle tactics and fighting abilities as well, and they are known for being the ones who start multiple boundary skirmishes with the cats of the Mountain.

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Myriad Guidelines

Tenderfoots
The Tenderfoots are kits that are, once at the age of seven moons, given the privileges of being able to hunt and provide for their Tribe. They are assigned an experienced Trooper by the Chief or the Chief's Consort. Once given their mentors the Tenderfoots are brought into the open world for the first time, being taught by their mentors until they are later able to take care of themselves on their own, which is expected once a Tenderfoot is at the age of twelve moons. If a Tenderfoot is thirteen moons or older and has proved to be experienced enough to take care of themselves, they are able to later be provided with the privileges given to a Pupil.

Pupils
Pupils are similar to the Tenderfoots. Once a Tenderfoot is older than thirteen moons, they are assigned to the Pupils den. Pupils are given privileges similar to those of the Troopers, though they are still not allowed to participate in any battles or border skirmishes with trespassing individuals unless being chaperoned by an experienced Trooper. The Pupils of a Tribe are expected to educate the Tenderfoots with whatever their past mentors had taught them. Once a Pupil is at the age of sixteen moons, they are allowed to help their fellow Tribemates with battles and invasions without needing to be chaperoned. They can also assign the Tenderfoots to do small things when their mentors are not available, such as tending to the Elders or helping the Shamans with their herbs. But, if given permission from the Chief or the Chief's Consort, they can also teach them different battle or hunting skills.

Troopers

Again, the Troopers are quite similar to the Pupils. Unlike the Pupils, however, the Troopers of a Tribe are allowed to attend battles without needing to be chaperoned by anyone. A Pupil is allowed to be given their battling privileges (or Trooper privileges) once they are eighteen moons old. The Troopers are assigned their own Tenderfoots to train once they prove that they can handle the responsibility by, but not limited to: providing the Tribe with food, protecting everyone in their Tribe at all costs, having a good teaching abilities, and having great hunting and battling skills. Troopers who are assigned a Tenderfoot must mentor them as safely as possible, keeping their claws sheathed unless the Chieftain tells them not to do so. They are also expected to keep themselves to their Tenderfoots at all times, and are not allowed to mate with any she-cats until the cat they're training has reached the age of twelve moons. Troopers are also assigned Tenderfoots of the same gender to reduce the chances of a mentor raping their student. The Commander of a Trooper Authority is chosen by the Chieftain himself. A Commander is expected to assign its Troopers daily border and hunting patrols, and is usually close or related to the Chief of its Tribe.

Kit-Mothers
Kit-Mothers are former Troopers who are temporarily staying away from doing hard work in order to give birth to healthy kits for the Tribe. The Troopers and Chieftain are the only cats allowed to mate. If a Trooper is caught mating and/or raping a kit, Tenderfoot, or Pupil, they will be automatically executed or exiled depending on the harshness of their doings. The Chieftain chooses their mate. If a she-cat becomes the Chief's mate, it is their duty to provide the Chieftain's kits to the Tribe whenever needed. Once the Chieftain's mate's heat cycle begins, they can give birth to only the Chief's kits. If it is found that a Chieftain's kits have been born to an Outsider, Trooper, or any other individual of that kind, the she-cat will be automatically taken down from its post, and the tom who had mated with the she-cat would be exiled and/or killed if not a part of a Tribe.

Chieftain
The Chieftain is an experienced male Trooper who is chosen by either vote or assault. When it comes to vote, all members of the Tribe are expected to place a pebble in two certain areas when it comes to their choice: one pebble near the fresh-kill pile if they believe a chosen Trooper should be Chief, and one pebble near the Trooper's den if they think the opposite. If there are more pebbles on one of either sides, that chosen Trooper would either end up staying at its post or becoming Chief. Becoming Chief by an assault is completely the cat's choice. If two cats are both chosen for the position, the two cats must agree that they should fight for the Chieftain title. They will both fight to the death until one individual wins. Whoever wins will become the Chief. The winner is expected to toss their losing opponent over a cliff, accepting their role as Chieftain of the Tribe. This is how assault is for the cats of the Mountain, but it's slightly different when it comes to the Valley Myriads. Since there are no mountains tall enough for a cat to be thrown, all cats of the Valley are taken to a large lake just outside their borders. There, they will toss the cat into the waters, chanting the newly made Chieftain's name whilst the body drifts into the depths of the lake.

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