Unbound

Unbounds, also known as renegades by the Colonies, are cats who don't live in Colonies. They are outside of the Lake Alliance and live entirely independently, following no creed or code.

Description
Unbounds live outside of any and all Colonies. The Colonies have another name for these cats spoken in disgusted hisses: "renegades". They do not follow the Ancestor's Law or any creed or code at all. Unbounds may roam the wild or live in one place. Occasionally, Unbounds may live or travel together, but do not live in any kind of organized group.

Relations with the Colonies
The Colonies are connected together by their mutual beliefs, but also by their desire to protect their members from other cat Colonies and Unbounds. Most Colonies are territorial to Unbounds, though at different levels of hostility.

When a new cat joins a Colony, either from a different Colony or after being Unbound, they go through the Sunrise Ceremony that acts as a kind of rebirth into the Colony. Different Colonies have different ways to test new members to see if they are eligible for their ceremony.

Oak Colony
Oak Colony is known for being most lax about things such as outside mates, bloodlines, and Unbound cats in general. Unbounds have been invited into the Colony on more than one occasion, and cats such as Snowfeather, Swiftshadow, Hailstorm, or Tornleg were formerly Unbounds, mates with an Unbound, or the child of an Unbound.

Elmtail, Oak Colony's Captain, does not find Unbounds to be a threat in most cases - he is seen as "collecting" outsiders with no consequences. Furthermore, Oak Colony's cliff gardens offers a surplus of medicinal herbs, so Oak Colony is known for sharing their herbs - usually with other Colonies if needed, but with Elmtail as Captain, even sharing with Unbounds. This contributes to Oak Colony's reputation as "bleeding hearts" with loose rules.

River Colony
Sandtail and Splashmist are two Unbound cats who were previously River Colony cats. While Splashmist is stated to have left the Colony on her own will, her reasons are unknown. Similarly, Sandtail's reasons for becoming an Unbound are currently unknown.

Pineclaw was formerly an Unbound who was taken in to River Colony. He is described to have "appeared out of nowhere", though the true reason he was made a River Colony cat was due to Frozenpool arranging his relationship with Frozenpool's daughter, Blueriver.

In addition, many River Colony cats are presumed missing, such as Pondripple, Streamleap, Lilypond, Floodrush, Blazeheart, and Beachnose. These cats were either killed by Iceclaw or Rainfall, River Colony's Second and Captain respectively. While these cats have been confirmed dead, some River Colony cats may believe that these cats simply became Unbounds.

Field Colony
Field Colony is particularly territorial to regular Unbounds. However, Field Colony also has a history of taking in Unbound kittens, but denying the mother a chance at the Sunrise Ceremony. Field Colony's current Captain, Hazelfur, is known for being especially fond of kittens - Fernface, Volefur, and Nightpool were all Unbound kittens found on the edge of Field Colony's territory, and were accepted as Field Colony cats.

Marsh Colony
Unbounds have no known relations with Marsh Colony.

Trivia

 * The terms "rogue" and "loner" from the Warriors series became "Unbound" in Clouded Moon's separate IP.
 * "Kittypet" is another Warriors term used to describe housecats, another general group of cats who live outside of the Clans, though housecats are not present in Clouded Moon's story.