Post by LYNX ♥ on Jan 9, 2011 13:46:55 GMT -5
camp
The VertigoClan camp is rather dark and shaded, shrouding the sunlight from its inhabitants due to the thick cover of evergreens, mostly cedars and ancient jack pines in combinations with hemlocks and other various conifers. Because this is such an old forest, some of the trees are deteriorating and falling apart, and this is what essentially creates the camp. It is a round area carpetted with needles, surrounded by a circle of fallen pines, some of which make up the dens, such as the leader's and medicine cat's. The leader used their own den to climb atop and make announcements while the other ranks find dens in structures they've made or shrubs that dot the area. The camp is well hidden because of the brush and debris surrounding it.
forest
The forest makes up about half of VertigoClan's land, and it is a thick forest, almost considered lush for the multitude of different pines and brush that thrive there, in the cold and unforgiving landscape. Jack pines and cedars with few spruces are what make up the land, though in some areas the cover is more sparse than others, the whole forest is full of different wildlife, including the wayward predators such as badgers, foxes, and coyotes. However lush the pine forest may seem, it abruptly ends and becomes a tumble of enormous boulders, all the way down to the ZephyrClan border.
rockslide
The rockslide covers the half of Vertigo land that isn't forested, and though it doesn't seem like an idea part of the territory for it is dry and full of snakes and not much else, the VertigoClan cats can often be found here, for they've learned ways to avoid the poisonous snakes and catch the harmless sorts, and the cats of this clan have adapted to enjoy eating this odd prey. The boulders here are large and sometimes dangerou, for they occasionally tumble further down the hill, but it has become a site of play and games for many, creating ideal hiding spots, and for those who prefer not to play the large, flat rocks create excellent basking spots.
pond
The pond is VertigoClan's primary source of water, and the stream that stems from this pond. The rather large pool is clear and clean, very cold water and most unideal for swimming, but has become a prime socializing and hunting area nonetheless. The pines fade away around it, and become thick brush and shrubbery before eventually becoming nothing but long, flat rocks that the water laps at, and these rocks also create the base for this pool. Fish and many other times of prey come here to drink and feed as well at cats, so it is a fairly popular place in the territory. The stream that flows down from the pond reaches VertigoClan camp, and cats much cross it before venturing into the rest of the territory, but there is a small bridge build to minimize accidents.
