Post by Tαℓвσт on Oct 3, 2011 0:29:39 GMT -5
The Official Warrior Code -
Additional Rules, Not In The Code, but Expected to be Followed -
Rejected Rules -
If any of these laws are disobeyed, punishments include:
- 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.
- Do not hunt or trespass on another Clans' territory.
- 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.
- Prey is killed only to be eaten. Give thanks to StarClan for its life.
- A kit must be at least six moons old to become an apprentice.
- Newly appointed warriors will keep a silent vigil for one night after receiving their warrior name.
- A cat cannot be made deputy without having mentored at least one apprentice.
- The deputy will become Clan leader when the leader dies or retires.
- After the death or retirement of the deputy, the new deputy must be chosen before moonhigh.
- 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.
- Boundaries must be checked and marked daily. Challenge all trespassing cats.
- No warrior can neglect a kit in pain or danger, even if the kit is from a different Clan.
- The word of the Clan leader is the warrior code.
- 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.
- A warrior rejects the soft life of a kittypet.
Additional Rules, Not In The Code, but Expected to be Followed -
- Medicine cats may not have a mate or kits.
- 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.
- A queen has the right to keep her mate a secret.
- Clans must not force another Clan to share territory.
- Enemy patrols must not attack cats if they are returning from a mission all four Clans agree on.
- Warriors may not attack a medicine cat.
- Cats have free passage to the Moonstone.
- An apprentice must accompany their leader to the Moonstone as part of their training.
- Cats should show mercy to those who ask for help.
Rejected Rules -
- Only cats of pure forest blood can be Clan members (suggested by Featherstar of WindClan).
- Each Clan may only eat the prey they are most suited for (suggested by Robinstar of SkyClan).
- All Clan cats must believe in StarClan (suggested by Dovestar of RiverClan).
If any of these laws are disobeyed, punishments include:
- Heavy scolding
- Apprentice duties, if a warrior
- Cleaning the elder's den and searching for ticks
- Isn't allowed to take freshkill from the pile til the next dawn
- Exile (i.e., the cat murdered another warrior, etc.)