001 -- Basic lore 002 -- Rank guide 003 -- Naming guide 004 -- KellyClan III code 001 -- Basic lore Many moons ago, a pirate group called KellyClan reigned over the seas. Tales of their daring adventures and messy history were recorded by a cartographer called Endeavour -- who personally met them, when they boarded his ship and threw him overboard. These records were safely stored in a hidden library, where they were able to be read. They tell of the rise and fall of KellyClan, the search crew -- KellyClan II -- that followed, the curious belief in 'the Locker', and far more. A group of cats with a hunger for glory visited one day and left with a goal in mind -- to create their own KellyClan. Purchasing a ship was easy enough, and thus, KellyClan III was formed. 'The Remorseful' now sails around the Pacific, hunting for loot and glory. 002 -- Rank guide Ranks onboard The Remorseful are split into three categories: Voting, crew, and youth. Voting cats are the leadership of KellyClan III. Warned by tales of Stingray's reign, KellyClan III ensure that no single cat can take control. The voting cats are made of one captain, one first mate, and two quartermasters. The captain is a figurehead and will do the ceremonies, announcements, and such. The first mate is in charge of ensuring that each cat's training is on track, deciding which path trainees take, and so on. The quartermasters run the practical side of the ship, steering, mapping, and leading patrols. Major decisions are voted on by the entire voting party, and in the scenario that it's a 50/50 vote, the rest of KellyClan will get a say. If there is no time to organise a voting meeting, then any voting cat may make choices on their own; if the situation is not extreme enough, however, this may have repercussions later. The crew are the adults of KellyClan III who are not a voting role or retired*. While training, cats may be selected/volunteer to train as surgeons or not. Surgeons do medical treatments on board The Remorseful and are incredibly skilled. They have access to a wide range of materials (cloth, knives, etc.) which allows them to do a lot more than your tradition medicine cat. Surgeon training is on top of regular crew training, not as a separate rank. *Retired cats -- boatswains -- are incredibly rare due to KellyClan III's sacrifice ceremonies. The youth of KellyClan are the trainees and kits. Trainees are assigned to several 'mentors' in the crew, though they may receive training from any adult cat. Surgeon trainees will have at least one non-surgeon mentor. 003 -- Naming guide KellyClan III cats are named one of two ways: a compound word or a regular prefix-suffix name. Names are almost always pirate/ocean themed. Youth in KellyClan have no suffixes, though many already know which suffix they will receive, especially if it is a compound style name. Compound examples: Stingray, Fishfood, Seashanty Prefix-suffix examples: Sirensong, Wavewatcher, Crabscuttle *These characters are all real KC1/KC2 characters so please don't steal their names 004 -- KellyClan III Code - No decision can be made without the input of all voting cats - The sacrifice must be done on the full moon while at sea - Queens (in kit or with kits under 6 moons) and youth cannot sacrifice - Sacrificing to Davy Jones is the highest honour a cat can have - Do not kill a cat unless absolutely necessary; always offer the Locker* to deceased cats, with the exception of those who have done wrong. *This means take the body to the sea
