Monday, November 3, 2014

Warrior Code

1. Defend your clan with your life. You may have friendships with cats from other clans but your loyalty must remain to your clan. (No mates in other clans)
2. Do not hunt or trespass on another clan's territory. Unless you are delivering a message to a clan leader or are in desperate need of help. 
3. Elders and Kits/Queens must be fed before any other cat. (apprentices, warriors, leader, and deputy.)
4. Prey is killed only to be eaten nothing else. Give thanks to Starclan (ancestors) for it's life.
5. A kit must be 6 moons (months) old before he or she can become an apprentice. Until then they must stay in the camp to be watched by the queens. 
6. Newly appointed warriors will keep a silent vigil for one night (while the clan sleeps) after receiving their warrior name. 
7. A cat cannot be made deputy without having an apprentice first.
8. The deputy will become the clan leader when the clan leader dies or retires. 
9. After the death or retirement of the deputy, a new deputy must be appointed before moon high of the night the deputy died or retired.
10. A gathering of all clans will be held every full moon for a night where they share clan news. There is a truce between all cats and there should be no fighting during this time.
11. Boundaries must be checked and marked daily. All trespassing cats should be challenged at why they are in your territory.
12. No warrior can neglect a kit in pain or in danger even if the kit is from a different clan.
13. The word of the clan leader is the warrior code (law). you must do what your leader tells you to do. 
14. An honorable warrior does not have to (need to) kill other cats to win his or her battle. Unless the cat does not follow the warrior code or it is necessary for self defense. (to stay alive)
15. A warrior rejects the soft life of a kitty pet. (a pet cat kept by humans)
16. There will be no need for boundaries when all the clans have to unite together to face an enemy. (The Dark Forest) Or to travel somewhere (the great journey).