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So what do your leaders do all day? In the cannon clans it seems like they just sit around at camp all day and let the deputies do all of the work. Until the plot needs them anyway.

Leaders are given 9 lives for a very important purpose; they are supposed to live as their Clanmates do, understand them, and guide them as shining examples of what a warrior should be.

A leader who's inaccessible is considered a failure. Clans can't do anything about this until ASC and it's rare to begin with, but their clan WILL get upset about it.

Patrolling, sparring, hunting, and even cooking are all things a leader should be doing. Is it still very high-pressure? Yes. Ultimate authority rests on them.

So what's a deputy for?

Busywork. Day-to-day decisions that would prevent a leader from actually engaging with clan life. Setting up patrols, gathering news, settling small disputes, etc.

You could consider them a very authoritative secretary. If a Clan is being TOTALLY run by its deputy, that's a problem. If a Clan is BARELY being run by its deputy, that is also a problem.

So, expect to see cats like Firestar just around more often. It's not shocking to see him return from patrol or a little walk, carrying a mouse or two.

#Clan culture #Of course some leaders isolate themselves more often...#Onestar probably does because of the unwanted pressure and paranoia #His clanmates conspired against him and tried to kill him... he couldn't just lead normally after that #I feel that Onestar was actually on the path to ENJOYING leadership at first. At first.#Though surprising and unwanted I think he would have been a fair leader.#Because in spite of being a coward; Onewhisker is also a people pleaser. I see him as wanting to make WindClan a good place for everyone #That's what I got out of his early actions in Winds of Change anyway #And TNP #And with this culture change I think it suited him nicely. In spite of unwanted changes like not going to aftergatherings and pressure #But how can you just return to normal after an attempt was made ON YOUR LIFE?#To know your friends and loved ones hated you so much they were going to kill you?#'What did I do wrong?'#How can you not become paranoid after that? Expected to act like it's fine #You can't go back to normal after that #Bonefall Rewrite #another hour of Bones rambling in the tags

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