Post by DappleCreamStar on Oct 23, 2013 15:18:30 GMT -7
- Warrior cat terms.
- Warrior clan ranks.
- The warrior code.
- The medicine cat code.
- Aging.
➥Time. Seasons. Length.
Greenleaf - the season of summer.
Leaf-fall - the season of autumn.
Leaf-bare - the season of winter.
Newleaf - the season of spring.
Quarter-moon - a week.
Moon - a 28-day period (one full moon to another), a month.
Moonhigh - 12 o'clock a.m. (midnight).
Sunhigh - 12 o'clock p.m. (noon).
Sunrise - a day.
Mouselength- roughly an inch.
Rabbitlength/Taillength - roughly a foot.
Foxlength - roughly a yard.
➥Commonly used terms.
Mousebrain - Insult, idiot.
Foxheart - Insult, mean.
Fresh-kill - freshly caught prey.
Crowfood - rotting, dead prey.
Sun-drown-place - An ocean/sea,
Sharing tongues – Cats grooming each other while sharing the latest gossip. A cat lies on the ground, talking, while the other grooms their fur, listening.
Gathering - a meeting that the Clans hold in peace when the moon is at its fullest.
Moonstone, Moonpool - a place where medicine cats and leaders meet and share dreams with StarClan.
Silverpelt - the large swath of stars in the sky; StarClan is represented by Silverpelt.
Thunderpath - a road, more specifically, a highway.
Monster - a human vehicle (cars, trucks, motorcycles, etc).
Hunting Patrol – A group of cats hunting for fresh-kill to bring back for their Clan to eat. May fight if there are trespassers.
Halfbridge - a dock.
Silverthorn - Barbed wire.
Twoleg nest - a human house.
Twolegplace - a human town.
Cutter – A veterinarian, specifically, though not always, referring to one that spays or neuters cats.
Dirt - A cat's waste.
Greenleaf Twolegplace - a place where humans visit only in the summer (a resort, etc).
Snowmelt - A term used to describe slush or dirty, melted snow.
Horseplace - a horse ranch or stables.
➥Clan ranks.
Leader - the cat who leads a Clan.
Deputy - the cat who is second-in-command to the Clan leader.
Medicine cat - a cat who is trained specifically in the ways of healing.
Warrior - a cat trained in the ways of combat; warriors defend, hunt for, and fight for their Clan.
Apprentice - a cat who is in training to become a warrior or medicine cat.
Queen - a she-cat expecting or nursing kits.
Kit - a kitten.
Elder - a retired warrior or medicine cat.
Kittypet - a house cat; the term can also be used as an insult.
Loner - a cat who is neither owned by humans or part of a Clan.
Rogue - another term for loner. Some cats find it offensive.
➥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 Clan's territory.
3) 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.
4) Prey is killed only to be eaten. Give thanks to StarClan for its life.
5) A kit must be six moons old to become an apprentice. (Rule was broken when Crookedstar was a kit for longer than usual.)
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.
The deputy will become Clan leader when the leader dies, retires or is exiled.
9) After the death or retirement of the deputy, the new deputy must be chosen before moonhigh. (Rule was broken when Bluestar took too long to announce Fireheart as the Deputy.)
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 not from the clan.
13) The word of the Clan Leader is law.
14) An honorable warrior does not need to kill other cats to win his/her battles, unless they are outside the warrior code or if it is necessary for self-defense.
15) A warrior rejects the soft life of a kittypet. (Rule was added when Pinestar became a kittypet.)
The Exceptions to the Code
Cats on their way to the Moonstone or Moonpool are allowed to cross other Clans' territories to get to their destination. (A WindClan patrol denied Bluestar's access to the Moonstone before.)
Cats may travel on other Clan territories if they have something to report or ask for help.
Additional rules - Not technically in the code, but are expected to be obeyed
Medicine cats may not have a mate or kits. (Rule broken by Yellowfang and Leafpool, and almost broken by Spottedleaf.)
Kits must stay in camp until they are apprenticed and are not allowed to hunt. (Rule was broken when Cloudkit tried to hunt with other kits.)
The safety of the Clan is more important than the safety of one cat.
Clans must not unite together to drive out another Clan. (Rule was broken when RiverClan, ThunderClan, ShadowClan, and WindClan united together as modern LionClan to drive out BloodClan.)
Clans must not force another Clan to share territory.
Enemy patrols must not attack cats if they are on a mission all Clans agree on.
➥The Medicine Cat Code
1. A medicine cat cannot take on a mate. If they retire as an elder, they can have a mate, though usually are too old to have kits still.(Rule was broken with Leafpool, Yellowfang, and others, and Spottedleaf almost broke it, but she died before she got a chance.)
2. A medicine cat cannot have kits. If they retire as an elder, they can have a mate, though usually are too old to have kits still. (Rule was broken by Yellowfang who gave birth to three kits, two dead she-kits and Brokenkit aka Brokenstar who survived. She then told their father Raggedstar to give them to Lizardstripe. And Leafpool, who gave birth to three kits, Lionblaze and Jayfeather were the toms, and Hollyleaf the she-cat. Leafpool gave them to her sister, Squirrelflight, so that she could keep the secret.)
3. A medicine cat will never let personal feelings in the way of his or her duties.
4. Medicine cats are outside clan rivalry.
5. A medicine cat may be trained in as a warrior before a medicine cat.
6. Medicine cats are outside clan rivalry, but they still must learn basic fighting moves.
7. A medicine cat must be able to interpret signs from StarClan.
8. Medicine cats cannot reject an injured cat.
9. A medicine cat must do everything in his or her power to save a sick or injured cat.
10. A medicine cat will give his or her life to save a cat.
➥Aging
The aging system on WAR may be different to other forums. But, this is how it works here;
Kit; 1 RL week before apprenticeship.
Apprentice; Around 4 weeks RL time to be made a warrior. This can be changed or altered to suit the leader of the clan as there is no "official" time period for apprenticeship training, however, cats are usually apprenticed at around 12 moons IC time.
Warrior/Medicine Cat; Usually until 114 moons, aka 9 years, but they can retire at 8 years as well. Then, they can become an Elder. An exception to this is if they have an injury such as blindness or an unknown illness that causes you to cough too much to do anything, you can retire as a kit if you absolutely cannot become a medicine cat or some rank that allows this.
Elder; Until death. Also, when a medicine cat retires and is no longer using herbs, they can have a mate, though it is rare that they can still have kits.
- Warrior clan ranks.
- The warrior code.
- The medicine cat code.
- Aging.
➥Time. Seasons. Length.
Greenleaf - the season of summer.
Leaf-fall - the season of autumn.
Leaf-bare - the season of winter.
Newleaf - the season of spring.
Quarter-moon - a week.
Moon - a 28-day period (one full moon to another), a month.
Moonhigh - 12 o'clock a.m. (midnight).
Sunhigh - 12 o'clock p.m. (noon).
Sunrise - a day.
Mouselength- roughly an inch.
Rabbitlength/Taillength - roughly a foot.
Foxlength - roughly a yard.
➥Commonly used terms.
Mousebrain - Insult, idiot.
Foxheart - Insult, mean.
Fresh-kill - freshly caught prey.
Crowfood - rotting, dead prey.
Sun-drown-place - An ocean/sea,
Sharing tongues – Cats grooming each other while sharing the latest gossip. A cat lies on the ground, talking, while the other grooms their fur, listening.
Gathering - a meeting that the Clans hold in peace when the moon is at its fullest.
Moonstone, Moonpool - a place where medicine cats and leaders meet and share dreams with StarClan.
Silverpelt - the large swath of stars in the sky; StarClan is represented by Silverpelt.
Thunderpath - a road, more specifically, a highway.
Monster - a human vehicle (cars, trucks, motorcycles, etc).
Hunting Patrol – A group of cats hunting for fresh-kill to bring back for their Clan to eat. May fight if there are trespassers.
Halfbridge - a dock.
Silverthorn - Barbed wire.
Twoleg nest - a human house.
Twolegplace - a human town.
Cutter – A veterinarian, specifically, though not always, referring to one that spays or neuters cats.
Dirt - A cat's waste.
Greenleaf Twolegplace - a place where humans visit only in the summer (a resort, etc).
Snowmelt - A term used to describe slush or dirty, melted snow.
Horseplace - a horse ranch or stables.
➥Clan ranks.
Leader - the cat who leads a Clan.
Deputy - the cat who is second-in-command to the Clan leader.
Medicine cat - a cat who is trained specifically in the ways of healing.
Warrior - a cat trained in the ways of combat; warriors defend, hunt for, and fight for their Clan.
Apprentice - a cat who is in training to become a warrior or medicine cat.
Queen - a she-cat expecting or nursing kits.
Kit - a kitten.
Elder - a retired warrior or medicine cat.
Kittypet - a house cat; the term can also be used as an insult.
Loner - a cat who is neither owned by humans or part of a Clan.
Rogue - another term for loner. Some cats find it offensive.
➥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 Clan's territory.
3) 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.
4) Prey is killed only to be eaten. Give thanks to StarClan for its life.
5) A kit must be six moons old to become an apprentice. (Rule was broken when Crookedstar was a kit for longer than usual.)
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.
The deputy will become Clan leader when the leader dies, retires or is exiled.
9) After the death or retirement of the deputy, the new deputy must be chosen before moonhigh. (Rule was broken when Bluestar took too long to announce Fireheart as the Deputy.)
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 not from the clan.
13) The word of the Clan Leader is law.
14) An honorable warrior does not need to kill other cats to win his/her battles, unless they are outside the warrior code or if it is necessary for self-defense.
15) A warrior rejects the soft life of a kittypet. (Rule was added when Pinestar became a kittypet.)
The Exceptions to the Code
Cats on their way to the Moonstone or Moonpool are allowed to cross other Clans' territories to get to their destination. (A WindClan patrol denied Bluestar's access to the Moonstone before.)
Cats may travel on other Clan territories if they have something to report or ask for help.
Additional rules - Not technically in the code, but are expected to be obeyed
Medicine cats may not have a mate or kits. (Rule broken by Yellowfang and Leafpool, and almost broken by Spottedleaf.)
Kits must stay in camp until they are apprenticed and are not allowed to hunt. (Rule was broken when Cloudkit tried to hunt with other kits.)
The safety of the Clan is more important than the safety of one cat.
Clans must not unite together to drive out another Clan. (Rule was broken when RiverClan, ThunderClan, ShadowClan, and WindClan united together as modern LionClan to drive out BloodClan.)
Clans must not force another Clan to share territory.
Enemy patrols must not attack cats if they are on a mission all Clans agree on.
➥The Medicine Cat Code
1. A medicine cat cannot take on a mate. If they retire as an elder, they can have a mate, though usually are too old to have kits still.(Rule was broken with Leafpool, Yellowfang, and others, and Spottedleaf almost broke it, but she died before she got a chance.)
2. A medicine cat cannot have kits. If they retire as an elder, they can have a mate, though usually are too old to have kits still. (Rule was broken by Yellowfang who gave birth to three kits, two dead she-kits and Brokenkit aka Brokenstar who survived. She then told their father Raggedstar to give them to Lizardstripe. And Leafpool, who gave birth to three kits, Lionblaze and Jayfeather were the toms, and Hollyleaf the she-cat. Leafpool gave them to her sister, Squirrelflight, so that she could keep the secret.)
3. A medicine cat will never let personal feelings in the way of his or her duties.
4. Medicine cats are outside clan rivalry.
5. A medicine cat may be trained in as a warrior before a medicine cat.
6. Medicine cats are outside clan rivalry, but they still must learn basic fighting moves.
7. A medicine cat must be able to interpret signs from StarClan.
8. Medicine cats cannot reject an injured cat.
9. A medicine cat must do everything in his or her power to save a sick or injured cat.
10. A medicine cat will give his or her life to save a cat.
➥Aging
The aging system on WAR may be different to other forums. But, this is how it works here;
Kit; 1 RL week before apprenticeship.
Apprentice; Around 4 weeks RL time to be made a warrior. This can be changed or altered to suit the leader of the clan as there is no "official" time period for apprenticeship training, however, cats are usually apprenticed at around 12 moons IC time.
Warrior/Medicine Cat; Usually until 114 moons, aka 9 years, but they can retire at 8 years as well. Then, they can become an Elder. An exception to this is if they have an injury such as blindness or an unknown illness that causes you to cough too much to do anything, you can retire as a kit if you absolutely cannot become a medicine cat or some rank that allows this.
Elder; Until death. Also, when a medicine cat retires and is no longer using herbs, they can have a mate, though it is rare that they can still have kits.