The Luminant {Sign-Ups}

thebrokenvibe • 8 June 2017 at 3:26 AM

The Luminant is a group of cats that dwell within a forest and is believed to have been the starting point for SpruceClan, StreamClan and StoneClan. The creation of the Clans is always a bit fuzzy, although one thing remains certain. The Luminant played a pivotal role in seeing the three Clans come to fruition. This therefore, sits as the origins of the three Clans. The beginning of a journey to forever alter the way these cats lived.


The Luminant dwells in the heart of a deciduous forest, roughly three moons travel from the nearest large body of water. Their camp is located underground, in a large cave system. The main cave is roughly a tree length across from wall to wall in each direction. The very top of the cavern has broken open allowing light and fresh air to spill in. From the main cave there span four tunnels, one named the Seer’s Tunnel leads away into the Seer’s den, two on either side of the Seer”s Tunnel leading into the smaller caves where prey is caught, and one leading up to the forest allowing for different prey.

The dens are all located within the main cave aside from the Seer’s den. Smooth alcove like tunnels allow for up to four cats to sleep at once, and a fair number dot the walls of the main cavern. Allowing for cats to sleep wherever they please. Above the Seer’s Tunnel sits a platform with a small alcove behind it. On the platform the Speaker sits, organizing hunting and guard parties. In the alcove behind it sleeps the Heir to the Luminant as they train to become Seer.

The Luminant holds a very wide territory, spanning roughly three tree lengths away from the camp on all sides. A majority of this territory is thick forest with streams running through it. A tree length to the north of the camp sits a tunnel entrance which leads to an underground spring. This spring is known as the Spirit Spring. It is here that the Heirs to the Luminant are accepted as the Seer, and kits and newcomers to the Luminant receive the blessings of the Spirits.

To the north of the camp, sits a small grove in the territory. This place is considered sacred to the cats and is named the Fallen Grove, a place where the cats of the Luminant bury their dead and perform the burial rites.

The Luminant lives a great deal away from the nearest twolegplace, a six season journey between the territory and the nearest twoleg settlement. As a result the Luminant has rare interactions with kittypet. It also means that there is a larger stock of predators that endanger the Luminant. Among these predators live bears, wolves, raccoons, foxes, coyotes, hawks, snakes and porcupines.

The cats hunt small birds, mice, squirrels and when the cats are in large groups hawks.


The Luminant functions very much like the modern Erin’s Clans save for a few key differences.

The role of Seer is passed down from parent to kit, much like a monarchy. The only exception is if the Seer didn’t have kits before dying, at which point the Speaker of the Luminant takes over.

The Seer of the Luminant is given the same name as previous generations, and the name depends upon gender. For females it is always Pathwalker and for males it is always Stonespeaker. This is the same in the event that the Speaker of the Luminant takes over, the Speaker will change their name upon being initiated.

The cats of the Luminant take brief naps during all hours of the day and night, and will hunt or guard at any given time. They are near constantly active and moving around, with no set time to actually sleep aside from down times.

Instead of sitting a vigil for the dead, they instead take them to the Fallen Tree, a spot where all the dead is buried. There, the Seer performs the last rites of the dead, often times a small statement to ensure they make it safely into the Plane of the Dead, and they are thus buried.

The Luminant will refuse to do work on the New Moon, believing that without the watchful eyes of Leopard, they will not be protected if danger should attack. The Luminant will instead remain in camp and share stories and tales.

The process of receiving the Spirit's Blessing requires the Seer and those wishing to be accepted, to journey to the Spirit Spring and allow themselves to receive the mark of the Spirits, a temporary paw print of thick black mud is marked onto their chest, thus showing they have been accepted by the Spirits.

The Luminant is always welcoming of new cats, although if one of those cats has the name of Leopard, Lion, Tiger, Moon, Sun, Star, Spirit or Soul they will ask for them to pick a new name before allowing them to receive the Spirit's Blessing.


The Luminant holds a strong belief that in the idea that the Three Great Cats created the world and watch over it. They believe that Lion holds reign over day, and view him as the Sun, with a beautiful mane to give light. They believe Tiger holds reign over dawn and dusk, and believe that at these times Tiger watches over their endeavors and keeps them protected. They believe that Leopard created the night, and they see the stars as her spots, forever comforting the cats, they see the moon as her eye, keeping watch over the Luminant.

The Luminant believe in multiple planes of energy. They hold belief that there are three planes of energy. The Plane of the Living is where all living creatures dwell. The Plane of the Dead, the spot where the spirits of every creature goes when it dies, this realm is split into multiple areas, each for the various creatures that die. The Plane of the Spirits, the spot where the deities of the Luminant dwell.

The Luminant has various deities, the Three Great Cats are among these. They believe these to help maintain balance in nature and the way of life.


Lion is the Luminant’s deity of the day and one of the Creators. He is brother to Leopard and Tiger and is large, roughly the size of a fallen tree, with golden eyes, golden brown fur, and a mane of what appears to be pure light. Cats can’t look directly at him as his mane would near immediately blind him.

Leopard is the Luminant’s deity of the night and one of the Creators. She is sister to Lion and Tiger and is large, slightly smaller than Lion, with golden brown fur and dark brown rosettes, her eyes appear to be endless black voids of star light. She watches over the cats with her eyes as the moon and her spots as the stars.

Tiger is the Luminant’s deity of dusk and dawn and one of the Creators. He is significantly smaller than his siblings Lion and Leopard, but is still bigger than a normal cat, he is roughly the size of a boulder with golden fur crossed by black stripes and ever shifting eyes. He protects the cats in these times where Lion and Leopard can’t be found, and he is the one of the Three Creators to take a larger interest in the Living world.

Mehay is the Luminant’s deity of fire, flame and heat. Mehay takes the form of a black furred molly, with molten orange eyes, with patches of flames on her body. Mehay has breath of smoke, and patches of her body appear burnt down to the bone.

Leben is the Luminant’s deity of nature, earth and bindings. Leben takes the form of a dark brown tom with green vines for whiskers, matted legs that resemble tree bark, stone gray eyes and a spiked tail resembling a pinecone. He has twigs, leaves and rocks knotted in his pelt.

Ecl is the Luminant’s deity of water, ice and cold. Ecl takes on the form of a white furred tom with blue chevron markings on his legs and tail, he has large finned ears, a finned tail, webbed paws and white eyes. His blue fur appears to be wet, and his white fur appears to be frosted over, when he exhales clouds of vapor rise from his mouth despite temperatures.

Kiesha is the Luminant’s deity of air, wind and freedom. Kiesha takes on the form of a cream molly with large feathered wings in place of her front legs, these wings appear to function as legs as well, with a set of claw on the bend, Kiesha has a mane of cloud and blue eyes. Her mane appears to constantly shift and change, and she seems to have her fur blown in all directions.


For the Luminant there are a number of important roles, the Seer and Heir, which lead the Luminant and speak directly to the spirits. The Seer receives omens, prophecies, and other information from the other areas of energy. The Heir is almost always the Seer’s kit, and is always the opposite gender from the current living Seer.

The Speaker of the Luminant is the cat that organizes every patrol, the cat that chooses which guards watch over which hunters during patrols. They decide which patrols hunt above ground and which hunt underground. The Speaker also relays important information to the Seer and Heir, such as training progress, or lack thereof, and of any threats detected. They also are the only cat outside of the Seer’s mate and Heir who is allowed into the Seer’s Tunnel and Seer’s Den. The Speaker must have at least two guards with them at all times if they are venturing out of the tunnels. The Speaker is chosen specially as a trainee usually aged around 10 moons. The Speaker is usually aged 18 moons and up.

The Head Hunter is the cat that oversees the hunters and each cat who wishes to become a hunter, they assign mentors to each of the Hunter Trainees. They report progress of training as well as how they prey is running to the Speaker who in turn tells the Seer and Heir. The Head Hunter is usually 30 moons and up due to the experience the rank requires. But they can be as young as 25.

Hunters are the cats that go out and catch the prey for the cats of the Luminant. They are tasked with making sure each cat is able to at least eat something every day and are rarely trained to defend themselves.

The Head Guard is the cat that oversees the guards and each cat that wishes to become a guard, this cat assigns the mentors to the Guard Trainees. They report the progress on training and any threats or abnormalities that occur near the border to the Speaker. The Head Guard is usually 30 moons and up due to the experience the rank requires. But they can be as young as 25.

Guards are the cats that guard the camp, borders, territory and hunters. They are tasked with keeping the cats of the Luminant safe at all times and will often lay down their lives to ensure that the Luminant stays safe, these cats are very rarely trained to hunt.

Live-in Queens are three female cats who have decided that they are better suited to helping the queens with their kits, and helping the new queens feel comfortable giving birth. They have taken it upon themselves to oversee the kits if a Queen wishes to get out of the main cavern and to help each Queen with giving birth. In the event that there aren’t enough elders to bury the dead, the Live-in Queens would aid in burial.

Queens are mollys who are pregnant or nursing young kits. They typically spend a total of seven moons confined to the main camp, save for a few trips out with compromise from the Live-in Queens. They spend both moons of their pregnancy in the camp once kits are discovered, and spend the following five moons raising their kits. Once their kits turn five moons the Queen is considered either a Hunter or Guard once again and is allowed to return to their duties while their kits begin training. Typically queens are 18 moons and up.

Trainees of either type are cats who have chosen to go to become either a Hunter or a Guard, they will be trained by the Head Hunter or Head Guard depending on which role they chose to become. They start training at 7 moons and usually end at 14 moons.

Elders are cats of the Luminant that have grown too old or have become injured enough to prevent them from continuing their duties. They retire to the main cavern and live out their days resting, helping to bury the dead, and with keeping the younger cats entertained.


Tom is for males, Molly is for females
Seer Pathwalker|Molly

Speaker of the Luminant Open

Head Guard Open

Guards Open
Dusk|Molly
Wolf|Tom
Merperyann|Molly
Night|Tom

Head Hunter Finch|Tom

Hunters Open
Dawn|Tom
Howl|Molly
Splash|Tom

Guard Trainees Open
None

Hunter Trainees Open
Honey|Molly

Live-in Queens Open
(0/3 Taken)

Queens Open
Fawn|Molly

Elders Open
Abasardahon|Tom



Rogues Open
None

Loners Open
None


This RP takes place in the exact same universe as SpruceClan and the Serpentine. As such, I would highly recommend against using any characters you use there in this RP. Despite this, there might be a remake of SpruceClan, with a bit more of a plot being implemented.


- No mary sue’s, godmodding or powerplaying. Basically no perfectly flawed and/or unflawed characters, don’t control others characters, and don’t be able to do everything.
- No kittypets or former kittypets. Seriously the Luminant is too far from any twolegs or twoleg camping grounds for kittypets to logically make any form of sense.
- No double naming cats. By this I mean no two cats with the same name. So no two cats named Dusk or Blaze or Dawn. Even if they are of opposing genders.
- If you are using first person POV, state whose POV you are currently using when posting.
- Like it said in the beliefs section, no cats named Tiger, Lion, Leopard, Star, Spirit, Soul or anything along those lines are allowed within the Luminant. If you have an outsider with a name like that it is fine. But they cannot be in the Luminant with one of those names.
- Keep fur colors natural cat coat colors, or very close to them, and limit eye colors to a max of two colors in total.
- Keep genders even or at least balanced.
- No mates or crushes with your own cats if you only have two cats. It kinda closes off interaction with others when you own two cats who are with one another. If you have like four or more than two cats only can be mates or crushes with one another.
- Ping everyone in your posts. Some people don't want to subscribe and so pinging is a good way to keep everyone involved.
- If you understand the rules put a fun fact about your cat in other.
- Your cats can die, they can get in fights but you cannot directly kill another cat without their consent. The cat can end up dying as a result afterwards without permission needed as the owner makes the choice to kill them.
- If fighting with another, ensure that the other has time to fight back when you attack. It's not fair if you get to just freely attack someone. You have to offer reaction time.
- Make at least two cats of opposite genders, to keep numbers up
- If you understand all of the rules put a fun fact about your cat in other
- No unnecessary drama or yelling/excessive and unnecessary use of caps and punctuation.
- No unapproved major plots or storylines without confirming it with me prior to starting it
- A single cat has trouble fighting off a fox alone, and stands no chance against the higher tier creatures alone. Don't have your characters doing something unreasonable like fighting a fox alone and leaving without a scratch or killing a bear on their own. Cannot happen. Your cat would most likely be that bears dinner.
- Break any of these rules more than three times and you're gone. You will receive three strikes/warnings before you're done.
- Be literate and try to post 3+ sentences each post that isn't just dialogue.
- Don’t get too far without involving another person
- All things on the form are mandatory except for the three portions marked with an asterisk. Those three are the only optional part of the entire form. That means you have to name off kin for your cats. Dead or not.
- Past and personality must be at least two sentences. Please give me details on them. The only exception to the past requirement is if the character is a newborn kit or a kit that is under five moons.
- If you're gonna be gone for a while inform me beforehand so I can organize a stasis for your cats to enter.
- If you don't respond for more than four days without prior arrangement with me your cats go into stasis for five days. After which if you don't respond they will be killed off.
- You don't have to ask if your character has a crush on another. Crushes are fine. If you want characters to be a mate to another then ask permission.
- Adding on to the previous rule. I have no issues with any relationships or characters that are on the LGBT+ spectrum. So feel free to just go crazy with how you choose who your character likes.
- If you have any questions feel free to PM me about anything. I would be glad to help.
- If you agree to these rules and fully understand them put a song to represent your cat in code



Name:
Age:
Gender:
Rank:
Looks:
Eye Color:
Kin:
Crush*:
Mate*:
Kits*:
Past:
Personality:
Other:
Code:


Name: Pathwalker
Age: 22 Moons
Gender: Molly
Rank: Seer
Looks: A ginger and black calico molly. Pathwalker has a split down her ear, and is blind in one eye.
Eye Color: Her left eye is a milky green while her right is an orchid color.
Kin: Splash(Brother), Stonespeaker(Father, deceased), Lily(Mother, deceased)
Crush*: None
Mate*: None
Kits*: None
Past: Pathwalker was born to the past Stonespeaker, as the only living molly of her litter she was trained to take her father's role. She often would try to escape her duties by training with her brother as he taught her hunting tactics and as she tried to use them one day she fell into a tree branch, blinding her left eye. After which point she admitted her role in the Luminant and stayed with her father. Her father died just as Pathwalker finished training, dying of disease. She currently stands as the youngest Seer for the Luminant that can be recalled.
Personality: Pathwalker is very quiet, she tends to take things easier than her father. She is generally a very friendly cat and is very open to interacting with the cats of the Luminant. She tends to just bounce right back after problems, often coming back from an injury with an exceptional amount of excitement.
Other: She currently has no kits, nor has she shown any interest in any of the cats.
Code: Ace in the Hole - Saint Motel

Name: Splash
Age:22 Moons
Gender: Tom
Rank: Hunter
Looks: Splash is a ginger tom with a white blaze, locket and spot on his left flank.
Eye Color: Golden yellow
Kin: Pathwalker(Sister), Stonespeaker(Father, deceased), Lily(Mother, deceased)
Crush*: None
Mate*: None
Kits*: None
Past: Splash was born to the former Seer of the Luminant. But his status as a son meant that Splash was free to choose his own path. He felt bad for his sister but at the same time Splash knew how important it was for her to follow their fathers paws. Despite this he still taught her the things he learned in training. He was the one to find Pathwalker, half blind and bleeding. He felt bad, knowing that in a way his sister's injury was the spirit's way of punishing his actions. He was shocked by the death of both his parents, although he didn't really feel all that bad when his father died never knowing the tom that well.
Personality: Splash is excitable and a bit airheaded. He tends to not think things through before he does them, and he isn't always there. He tends to get lost in thought and is very easily distracted by his surroundings and the various aspects of life.
Other: He's got the feline equivalent of ADHD much like Moth Flight.
Code: Be Who You Are - The Kooks

The rest of my forms will be posted shortly.

reality • 8 June 2017 at 4:57 AM

@thebrokenvibe

Name: Fawn
Age: 24 moons
Gender: Female
Rank: Queen
Looks: A cat with a soft brown colored pelt and white dots along her back.
Eye Color: Brown
Kin: Dove(mother); Thrush(father) Both deceased
Crush*: None
Mate*: Finch
Kits*: Due soon, still has at least half a moon to go but I fast forward it to 2 days left.
Past: Born in the tribe, she was often called Fawn instead if her old name, Bird, because of gentle attitude toward others. When she was 22 moons old, she was declared mate to Finch and permanently called Fawn. A few days before, her parents died. She suspects it was a rogue.
Personality: Gentle and kind, but trusts too easily. A bit soft spoken and quiet.
Other: Like to run, another reason why she was called Fawn.
Code: April Come She Will - Simon & Garfunkel

Name: Finch
Age: 30
Gender: M
Rank: Head Hunter
Looks: Has yellow fur and brown feet.
Eye Color: Brown
Kin: Bark(father) and Yellow(mother) Both deceased
Crush*: None
Mate*: Fawn
Kits*: Due soon, there will be 3.
Past: Born in the tribe Finch was often known for being a bit too serious. His parents died when he was young. His life was pretty much normal after that.
Personality: A bit too serious and stern. Finch is known for being grumpy and easily annoyed. He can be nice, just give him time.
Other: Wishes to find the rogue who killed Fawn's parents.
Code: Owl City & Carly Rae Jepsen - Good Time

Name: Night
Age: 45
Gender: M
Rank: Guard
Looks: A pure black tom
Eye Color: Blue
Kin: Ray and Shimmer(father and mother; deceased)
Crush*: None
Mate*: Flower(deceased)
Kits*: Honey
Past: A rogue who killed Fawn's parents. Joined the tribe a while later. Still mistrusts some cats in the clan.
Personality: Loyal and mistrustful of others. Likes to work alone.
Other: Great at fighting. Knows pretty much every rogue moves and clan ones too.
Code: Owl City - Fireflies

Name: Honey
Age: 12
Gender: Female
Rank: Hunter trainee
Looks: A golden tabby. She has a strange flower and star like marking on her front right leg colored yellow.
Eye Color: One green and one blue
Kin: Night; Flower(mother; deceased)
Crush*: None
Mate*: None
Kits*: None
Past: Once a rogue who went by the name Star. She followed her father and became a trainee in the tribe.
Personality: Gentle and kind, with a playful and naïve side of her. Sometimes likes to rush cats, and does things without thinking.
Other: She has an obsession with bird feathers.
Code: One Direction - Little Things

thebrokenvibe • 8 June 2017 at 1:29 PM

@panda9983 Just making sure you know the Luminant isn't a Clan. It's more close to a group or tribe in what it is called. Can you go fix the mentions of Clan in your forms?

reality • 8 June 2017 at 1:41 PM

@thebrokenvibe

Changed.

thebrokenvibe • 10 June 2017 at 3:40 PM

@panda9983 accepted.