The average Stoneclan cat is long of body and apparently stocky of build, their true shapes hidden by thick coats of long insulating fur. In many cases they appear to be large, bulky animals but are in reality thin creatures, their leanness concealed by the volume of their pelts. This is something of an advantage for Stoneclan cats, for their rivals often assume that their apparent size is an indication of inflexibility and slowness, whilst the reality is quite the opposite. As an additional bonus, the thickness of their fur proves adept at concealing their true body conditions, and this is something that Stoneclan often uses to their advantage – many an enemy has been deterred by immaculate fur over a malnourished frame.

Mountain life has taught even Flat and Pool Hunters to be agile of body and mind, allowing them to put up an impressive fight even in the toughest of seasons. This is a huge advantage to these cats, for Stoneclan warriors spend half of the year in a state of borderline starvation, and only rarely fulfil the full potential of their bodies. It is this hardship of life that has informed the clans culture; everything is about the good of the clan, and those of selfish disposition are automatically and whole-heartily despised.

As far as the other clans are concerned, Stoneclanner’s are tough and often uncompromising felines – at least where their borders, and the wellbeing of their peers, are concerned – who should not be taken lightly. They also bear an ‘inexplicably’ short lifespan – shortest of all the clans – and name their cats senior warriors when most other cats are still believed to be in their prime. In short, anyone in any doubt as to the relative ease of life in other clans need only see and hear their confusion when they face a senior of Stoneclan, or learn of yet another Stoneclan death, and they will soon understand that true hardship is all but unknown to the other clans.