||The Purebloods||

Protected by Marwolaeth


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THE PUREBLOODS
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"Life. Is cold. And unforgiving. Only in death, in joining with Marwolaeth does one become ethereal, become at peace. Join us, brothers, sisters, as one of us becomes closer; becomes Death."
.:First Seer, Interceptor:.

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{About}
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The Purebloods, as they call themselves, are a large group of human owned cats that reside in the village above the rocky cliffs who worship death, and their God, Marwolaeth. The are lead by one cat who resides in the lighthouse, called the Seer, who overlooks the goings on of the group. He or she is flanked and protected by a high council, who appoint a new Seer as needed and keep the rest of the civillian cats following through whatever means they find necessary. Though they live in the same area as the other town cats, they only occupy about one fifth of the pet cat population in this village. Though they are fed by the humans they reside with, they do enjoy a little hunting of their own, particularly on the long stretch of unclaimed land above Coveclan borders.

Once every new moon they hold a ‘sermon’ where one lucky cat is chosen to be sacrificed, to meet Marwolaeth and become death itself. Though it sounds dark and hellish, these ceremonies are very peaceful and kind, and the chosen one is treated as well as their God itself for the month prior. The chosen cat drinks a distillation made of deathberries and some other poisonous ingredients that are mixed together and named ‘the blood of Marwolaeth’. The cat then drinks this while the Seer preaches and the group will often chant quietly while the chosen one drifts away, surrounded by their closest loved ones. The bodies are buried, or rather covered, in a small crevice under the lighthouse.

Being the chosen cat is the highest honor one can receive.



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{Religion and God}
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The legend of Marwolaeth was possible conceived from ancient sightings of a large cat as dark as a thunder cloud and with eyes as bright and as piercing as lightning bolts around the area, coupled with the story that it would appear in the midst of harsh storms to take cats away to the afterlife to become Gods themselves. Somewhere along the line, it stopped being a sighting and became real, and while the stories may have not been completely true, Marwolaeth became as real as Starclan. Though it was the God of death, Marwolaeth's temperament was calm and soothing, extending kindness and instilling a peace in cats that was unheard of in the living world.

Though it has not been seen for some time, there have been rumors that if a sacrifice is performed during a lightning storm it will appear and bless the cats that attend.

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{Mannerisms}
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Because they worship death, they are often viewed as cruel and malicious, and though this is the case for a few, it does not apply to all. They believe in equality for everyone in their religion, and refer to each other as ‘brother’ and ‘sister’, regardless of age and generally do not mate unless they need to keep their numbers up, or expand their ranks. Being safe in a village makes it easy for them to multiply successfully, though the Seer has final say on whom and when they can mate. Often mated couples have been handpicked to produce the healthiest offspring.

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{Figures}
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Purebloods, because of their nature and background come in all different shapes, sizes and colors, but are always well fed and groomed. They take pride in their clean coats and often will spend much time prettying themselves up.

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{Attributes}
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Well fed, shelter from predators, shelter from the weather, generally have good genetics and health
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{Provisions}
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Fresh meat (cat food), barn mice, small voles, assorted birds
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