Board Thread:Animal Roleplay/@comment-28511184-20161221061622

 Warrior Code   

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Defend your Clan, even with your life.

'You may have friendships with cats from other Clans, but your loyalty must remain to your Clan, as one day you may meet them in battle. '

Do not hunt or trespass on another Clan's territory Elders, queens, and kits must be fed before apprentices and warriors.

'Unless they have permission, apprentices may not eat until they have hunted to feed the elders.If any warrior or apprentice is sick or injured, they may eat while the elders, queens, and kits are eating. '

'Prey is killed only to be eaten. '

Give thanks to StarClan for its life.

' A kit must be at least six moons old to become an apprentice. '

'Newly appointed warriors will keep a silent vigil for one night after receiving their warrior name. '

'A cat cannot be made deputy without having mentored at least one apprentice. '

'The deputy will become Clan leader when the leader dies, retires or is exiled. '

'After the death or retirement of the deputy, the new deputy must be chosen before moonhigh. '

'A Gathering of all four Clans is held at the full moon during a truce that lasts for the night. There shall be no fighting among Clans at this time.'

' Boundaries must be checked and marked daily. Challenge all trespassing cats. No warrior can neglect a kit in pain or danger, even if the kit is from a different Clan.'

' The word of the Clan leader is the warrior code. An honorable warrior does not need to kill other cats to win their battles, unless they are outside the warrior code or if it is necessary for self-defense.'

 A warrior rejects the soft life of a kittypet .

 Additional 

'Medicine cats may not have a mate or kits. '

'Kits must stay in camp until they are apprenticed, and are not allowed to hunt. '

'The safety of the Clan is more important than the safety of one cat. '

'Clans must not unite together to drive out another Clan. '

'Clans must not force another Clan to share territory. '

'Enemy patrols must not attack cats if they are on a mission all four Clans agree on. Cats cannot eat when going to the Moonstone or Moonpool to speak with StarClan.'

  Hierchary 

 (Credit to XxStrikerofSwegClanxX)

Leader' A Clan leader is charged with the responsibility to watch over and manage an entire Clan, maintaining discipline, order, and protection. Leaders are normally granted nine lives and a new name with the ending "-star" (e.g. Firestar, Bluestar) in a ceremony where nine StarClan cats come to them in a dream at the Moonstone/Moonpool. However, a leader may not receive all nine lives if the previous leader of his or her Clan is still alive; in this instance, a leader will have a life taken off the original total of nine for every life the previous leader still possesses (e.g. Sunstar ). Sometimes StarClan will not accept a leader (e.g. Nightstar ), if this happens then the Clan is usually thrown into turmoil.'

 Deputy ' The deputy is the second-in-command to the leader, and may be considered an apprentice to the art of leading the Clan. They serve in the leader's place in situations where the leader is unable to fulfill their duties. They are in charge of organizing patrols and they are often called on by the leader for advice, but other than that, they retain the normal duties of a warrior. '

Medicine Cat' The medicine cat serves the Clan as both their spiritual leader and healer, making them akin to the idea of a 'medicine man' in a tribal society In addition to their responsibilities to their Clan, they have responsibility to one another and StarClan. They carry out their responsibilities to StarClan once every half-moon, meeting together to discuss matters privately and share dreams with StarClan.Clan leaders often rely on them to carry messages from StarClan, as medicine cats have a link no other cat has to the deceased As a healer, they gather herbs and dispense them as an apothecary would. They handle diagnosis and treatment of both illness and injury for all the cats in the Clan. In their role as spiritual leader, they teach the code, interpret omen and prophecy, and generally serve the Clan as a conduit between the earthly cats and their ghostly counterparts As a medicine cat, they are not allowed to have a mate or kits, but this rule has been broken by certain medicine cats (For example, Leafpool, Yellowfang). Medicine cats also exist outside of typical Clan rivalries in order to treat all cats fairly.'

Medicine Cat Apprentice' A medicine cat apprentice is the cat that is being trained to follow in the pawsteps of the medicine cat. They learn healing and spiritual lore from the medicine cat. Medicine cat apprentices also accompany their mentors in their visit to the Moonstone/Moonpool every half-moon to receive dreams from StarClan. Frequently, a medicine cat apprentice who has full training will be given a warrior name ("-paw" replaced with another ending); however, medicine cat apprentices remain apprentices even when fully trained so long as the current medicine cat is still practicing the arts. At the time the old medicine cat either dies or steps down, the medicine cat apprentice becomes a full medicine cat, somewhat like the leader/deputy relationship. In the exception with Alderheart, Leafpool, Jayfeather, or Willowshine and Mothwing. When the apprentice becomes the full medicine cat then they can have an apprentice of their own. '

Warriors ' A warrior is a cat trained in the arts of fighting and hunting. Warriors make up the bulk of a Clan, and provide that Clan with the protection and food supply that keeps it safe and well-fed. Typically, a cat is made a warrior at or over the age of twelve moons. In their oath to become a warrior, they promise to "uphold the warrior code and protect and defend their Clan, even at the cost of their life." Warrior dens are very often near the front of the Clan, where they can protect the rest of their Clan from attacks. There are also senior warriors — older, highly respected warriors, typically mentioned to have a good bond with the Clan's leader (e.g. Whitestorm to Firestar). '

Apprentices'An apprentice is a cat in training to become a warrior. Their names end in the word "-paw" (e.g. Tawnypaw,Bramblepaw, Firepaw, etc) to signify the "path their paws are now on." One exception to this is Boulder who opted to keep his loner name upon joining ShadowClan, and becoming an apprentice, and Egg, who kept his name upon joining SkyClan, becoming Sharpclaw's apprentice. Most usually are at or over the age of six moons. They have a mentor appointed to them at their ceremony and most days are taken out battle training or hunting. They are also given the task of cleaning out bedding and removing Elders' ticks and fleas.Apprentices are not allowed to have a mate or kits, likely because of their young age or not to interrupt their training. '

Queens' A queen is a she-cat nursing or expecting kits. Their primary task during this time is the raising of their kits. Some queens stay in the nursery after they have kits (e.g. Daisy, Goldenflower, and Ferncloud). They are thought to do this because they feel they can help the nursing queens. Some queens, such as Daisy, do not feel suited for Clan life aside from helping the other queens. They most often help other queens when no milk is available, or when the mother is ill or deceased (e.g. Squirrelflight to Leafpool) '

Kits Self explanatory 

Elders 'An elder is a retired warrior, deputy, queen, medicine cat, or leader who is too old or not in suitable shape to continue with their duties. Elders are taken care of by the whole Clan, and are given respect for the time they have served as part of the clan. They are responsible for taking the body of a dead cat out to be buried. Some cats don't become an elder only because of old age; if there is ever a condition which prevents the cat from fulfilling their duties to their Clan, it usually leads to the cat's decision of retiring. '  