INSULTS (there's more but i forgot a lot) --- Fox Dung: An insult; stronger offense than mousebrain. Mousebrained: Not very smart. Mouse Dung: An insult; less offense than fox dung Fox-heart: calling someone cruel/evil/heartless cat, strong insult --- TIME --- Leaf-bare - Winter Newleaf - Spring Greenleaf - Summer Leaf-fall - Fall/Autumn Quarter-moon - A week Moon - a month Moonhigh - 12 o'clock a.m. (midnight) Sunhigh - 12 o'clock p.m. (noon) --- MEASUREMENTS --- Mouselength - an inch, 2.5 cm Kittenstep - Less than an inch Rabbitlength/Taillength - a foot, 30.5 cm Foxlength - a yard, 91.5 cm --- TWOLEGS --- Twolegs: The Clans' name for humans. Upwalkers: Another name for Twolegs. Nofurs: Another name for Twolegs Tree-Eater: Bulldozer. Twoleg Nest: A twoleg house. Twolegplace: A human town/city. Monster: Usually refers to twoleg machines, such as cars and bulldozers. Thunderpath: A road. --- MISC --- Crow-Food: Rotting food. Fresh-Kill: Recently killed prey. Kittypet: A house cat. Queens: A pregnant she-cat, or a she-cat that's nursing kits. Rogue: A potentially hostile cat that lives outside the clans, and never stays too long in one place. Sharing Tongues: A term used to describe cats grooming each other. Silverpelt: The Milky Way Galaxy. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ POSITIVE GESTURES --- Touching noses - “I like you!” Lick on the cheek - “I really like you.” Lick on the ear - Comforting. Lick on forehead - “I love you!” / “Will you be my mate?” Brushing tail on back or flank - Calming. Touching nose to cheek - “I’m happy for you” / Comforting. Nuzzle - Comfort / “You’re hilarious!” (The second is for mates) Lick own chest fur - To hide embarrassment. Lick on the shoulder - Respect. Lick on the tail - “Will you be my mate?” Lick on the paw - “You are my friend!” Lick below the chin - “I want you forever!” Lick on the nose - “Do you want to play?” Rubs tail anywhere - Flirty, comforting or curious. Rubbing against you - “I like you.” / “Don’t worry.” / “I love you.” Licking constantly - Cleaning. --- WARNINGS --- Flat ears - “Back off!” Bares teeth - “Get away from me!" Lunging at you - “Back off now!” Roll on your back - “You are stronger than me, I respect you.” Tail tucked - Scared. Growling/Hissing/Spitting - Angry or accenting --- TAIL SIGNALS --- Tail Held Erect - Stop. Tail Rippling - Move forward, with care. Tail Held Erect and Sweeping from side to side - Retreat Silently. Tail Pointing Low, Parallel to ground, and sweeping - Spread Out. Tail Bobbing - Enemy Sighted. Tail Hooked - Danger. Tail Pointed - Go That Way. Tail held Erect and waving from side to side - Stay Behind Me. Tail Kinked over Back - Follow Me. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 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, retires or is exiled. 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 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. --- EXCEPTIONS & OTHER --- - Cats on their way to a gathering or [medic place] are allowed to cross other Clans' territories to get there - Cats may travel on other Clan territories if they have something to report or ask for help. - 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.
CONT > CALLING A CEREMONY --- leader: let all cats old enough to catch their own prey gather beneath the highrock for a clan meeting! --- WARRIOR APPRENTICE CEREMONY --- leader: [mentor], you are now ready to take on an apprentice. you will mentor [apprentice]. [mentor], you have shown yourself to be [trait 1] and [trait 2], and now I ask you to pass down all you know to this apprentice. * mentor and apprentice touch noses. * --- WARRIOR CEREMONY --- leader: i, [leader], call upon my warrior ancestors to look down on this apprentice. he/she/they has trained hard to understand the ways of your noble code and I commend him/her to you as a warrior in his/her/their turn. [apprentice], do you promise to uphold the warrior code and protect the clan, even at the cost of your life? apprentice: i do leader: then by the powers of starclan, I give you your warrior name. [apprentice], from this moment on, you will be known as [warrior]. starclan honors your [trait 1] and [trait 2], and we welcome you as a full warrior of [clan]. * leader puts his/her/their head on the warrior and the warrior licks the leader's shoulder respectfully. the rest of the clan chants the warrior's name * --- MEDIC APPRENTICE CEREMONY . PT 1 --- medic: cats of [clan], as you know, I will not be around forever. so it's time I took an apprentice. i have chosen a cat who has shown [trait].your next medicine cat will be [apprentice]. leader: [apprentice], do you accept the post of apprentice to [medic]? apprentice: yes, [leader]. medic: then at the half-moon, you must travel to the moonpool to be accepted by Starclan before the other medics. leader: the good wishes of all [clan] will go with you. * medic and apprentice touch noses * --- MEDIC APPRENTICE CEREMONY . PT 2 medic: [apprentice], is it your wish to enter the mysteries of starclan as a medicine cat? apprentice: it is. medic: then come forward. *apprentice pads forward* medicine cat: warriors of starclan, i present you with this apprentice. he/she/they has chosen the path of a medicine cat. grant him/her/them your wisdom and insight so that he/she/they may understand your ways and heal her/his/their clan in accordance with your will. * both medic and apprentice lays down before the [place] and [special action]. * --- MEDIC CEREMONY --- medic: i, [medic], medic of [clan], call upon my warrior ancestors to look down on this apprentice. he/she/they has trained hard to understand the ways of a medicine cat, and with your help he/she/they will serve his/her/their clan for many moons to come. [apprentice], do you promise to uphold the ways of a medicine cat, to stand apart from rivalry between clans and to protect all cats equally, even at the cost of your life? apprentice: i do. medic: then by the powers of starclan, i give you your true name as a medic. [apprentice], from the moment on, you will be known as [medic]. starclan honors your [trait 1] and [trait 2], and we welcome you as a full medic of [clan]. * medic puts his/her/their head on the medic's head and the medic licks his/her/their mentor's shoulder respectfully. other medics chant [medic]'s new name. * --- DEPUTY CEREMONY --- leader: i say these words before starclan, that the spirits of our warrior ancestors may hear and approve of my choice. the new deputy of [clan] is [warrior]! --- NAME CHANGE CEREMONY leader: spirits of starclan, you know every cat by name. i ask you now to take away the name from the cat you see before you, for it no longer stands for what she/he/they is. by my authority as clan leader, and with the approval of our warrior ancestors, i give this cat a new name. from this moment she/he;they will be known as [name] for [reason]. * leader puts her/his/their head on the newly name warriors shoulder. the warrior licks the leader's shoulder in respect. * --- ELDER CEREMONY --- leader: [warrior], is it your wish to give up the name of warrior and go join the elders? warrior: it is. leader: your clan honors you and all the service you have given us. i call upon starclan to give you many seasons of rest. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- OTHER GUIDES --- medic guide - https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/767917053/ warrior guide - https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/767907134/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- CREDITS --- - random fanpages and kind-of-credible sources i won't cite because ✨scratch✨ - me because yeah
