Post by Mistytail on Jul 19, 2010 18:07:50 GMT -5
The Warrior Code
1. 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.
2. Do not hunt or trespass on another Clans' territory.
3. Elders 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.
4. Prey is killed only to be eaten. Give thanks to StarClan for its life.
5. A kit must be at least six moons old to become an apprentice.
6. Newly appointed warriors will keep a silent vigil for one night after receiving their warrior name.
7. A cat cannot be made deputy without having mentored at least one apprentice.
8. The deputy will become Clan leader when the leader dies or retires.
9. After the death or retirement of the deputy, the new deputy must be chosen before moonhigh.
10. 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.
11. Boundaries must be checked and marked daily. Challenge all trespassing cats.
12. No warrior can neglect a kit in pain or danger, even if the kit is from a different Clan.
13. The word of the Clan leader is the warrior code.
14. An honorable warrior does not need to kill other cats to win his battles, unless they are outside the warrior code or it is necessary for self-defense.
15. A warrior rejects the soft life of a kittypet.
Glossary of Terms
Catspeak - Humanspeak
Kit - Kitten, cat younger than six moons
Apprentice - Warrior in training
Warrior - Cat that has gone through proper training
Elder - Retired warrior who can no longer perform warrior duties
Queen - She-cat raising or expecting kits
Deputy - Second-in-command of the Clan, will take over when the leader dies or retires
Medicine Cat - Takes care of the Clan through knowledge of herbs. Has a special connection to StarClan
Gathering - Meeting on the full moon where Clans meet at a central point to discuss news. Fighting is forbidden on that night.
StarClan - Warrior ancestors that have passed on and watch over the Clans. Leaders and medicine cats have a special connection to StarClan
Leaf-bare - Winter
Newleaf - Spring
Greenleaf - Summer
Leaf-fall - Autumn
Sunhigh - Noon
Moonhigh - Midnight
Moonrise - About 8 or 9 'o clock
Moon - One month
Half-moon - Two weeks
Quarter-moon - One week
Seasons - Used collectively for all four, years
Greencough - Chest infection, can be fatal to kits and elders
Whitecough - Mild chest infection, not as deadly as greencough, but kits and elders with it should be watched carefully
Blackcough - Severe chest infection, highly contagious and very fatal
Twoleg - Human
Upwalker - Another word for human
No-fur - Another word for human
Monster - Car, bulldozer, truck, etc.
Twoleg nest - House
Twoleg kit - Child
Kittypet - Housecat
The Cutter - The vet
Freshkill - Freshly-caught prey
Crowfood - Rotting meat
Halfbridge - Dock
1. 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.
2. Do not hunt or trespass on another Clans' territory.
3. Elders 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.
4. Prey is killed only to be eaten. Give thanks to StarClan for its life.
5. A kit must be at least six moons old to become an apprentice.
6. Newly appointed warriors will keep a silent vigil for one night after receiving their warrior name.
7. A cat cannot be made deputy without having mentored at least one apprentice.
8. The deputy will become Clan leader when the leader dies or retires.
9. After the death or retirement of the deputy, the new deputy must be chosen before moonhigh.
10. 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.
11. Boundaries must be checked and marked daily. Challenge all trespassing cats.
12. No warrior can neglect a kit in pain or danger, even if the kit is from a different Clan.
13. The word of the Clan leader is the warrior code.
14. An honorable warrior does not need to kill other cats to win his battles, unless they are outside the warrior code or it is necessary for self-defense.
15. A warrior rejects the soft life of a kittypet.
Glossary of Terms
Catspeak - Humanspeak
Kit - Kitten, cat younger than six moons
Apprentice - Warrior in training
Warrior - Cat that has gone through proper training
Elder - Retired warrior who can no longer perform warrior duties
Queen - She-cat raising or expecting kits
Deputy - Second-in-command of the Clan, will take over when the leader dies or retires
Medicine Cat - Takes care of the Clan through knowledge of herbs. Has a special connection to StarClan
Gathering - Meeting on the full moon where Clans meet at a central point to discuss news. Fighting is forbidden on that night.
StarClan - Warrior ancestors that have passed on and watch over the Clans. Leaders and medicine cats have a special connection to StarClan
Leaf-bare - Winter
Newleaf - Spring
Greenleaf - Summer
Leaf-fall - Autumn
Sunhigh - Noon
Moonhigh - Midnight
Moonrise - About 8 or 9 'o clock
Moon - One month
Half-moon - Two weeks
Quarter-moon - One week
Seasons - Used collectively for all four, years
Greencough - Chest infection, can be fatal to kits and elders
Whitecough - Mild chest infection, not as deadly as greencough, but kits and elders with it should be watched carefully
Blackcough - Severe chest infection, highly contagious and very fatal
Twoleg - Human
Upwalker - Another word for human
No-fur - Another word for human
Monster - Car, bulldozer, truck, etc.
Twoleg nest - House
Twoleg kit - Child
Kittypet - Housecat
The Cutter - The vet
Freshkill - Freshly-caught prey
Crowfood - Rotting meat
Halfbridge - Dock