RainClan...
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dude it's comfusing. there are alot of references and things that are hard to explain. you even have to have a specific type of name. I can't explain it. I don't think you should do it, (no offense!) it's confusing. sorry!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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No, I'm doing it. Even if it's confusing.
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I'll help you guys out a bit.
The living Clan cats are born into either ThunderClan, ShadowClan, RiverClan, or WindClan, while deceased cats who were believers in the religious structure and generally followed the warrior code join together as StarClan. If they made mistakes but believed what they did was right, more likely than not they will join StarClan when they die. Cats that did not follow the warrior code do not join StarClan, but join a place called the Dark Forest (Place of No Stars). SkyClan was the fifth Clan, but they were forced to leave when their territory was destroyed. (see below). BloodClan was not so much a Clan as a group of cats banded together for safety and strength in numbers. They had no belief in StarClan, did not follow the warrior code, and had no formal system of training. -
Each Clan (excluding BloodClan and StarClan) shares the same basic ranking system, consisting of nine distinct ranks.
Leader
A Clan leader is charged with the responsibility to watch over and manage an entire Clan, maintaining discipline, order, and protection. Leaders are normally granted nine lives and a new name with the ending "-star" (e.g. Firestar, Bluestar) in a ceremony where nine StarClan cats come to them in a dream at the Moonstone/Moonpool.[28] However, a leader may not receive all nine lives if the previous leader of his or her Clan is still alive; in this instance, a leader will have a life taken off the original total of nine for every life the previous leader still possesses (e.g. Sunstar ).[29] Sometimes StarClan will not accept a leader (e.g. Nightstar ), if this happens then the Clan is usually thrown into turmoil.[30]
Deputy
The deputy is the second-in-command to the leader, and may be considered an apprentice to the art of leading the Clan. They serve in the leader's place in situations where the leader is unable to fulfill their duties.[31] They are in charge of organizing patrols and they are often called on by the leader for advice, but other than that, they retain the normal duties of a warrior.
To become a deputy, a cat must have trained at least one apprentice.[31] However, in the New Prophecy Arc, Brambleclaw became deputy of ThunderClan without an apprentice, but he was granted the promise to train one.[32]
Upon the leader's death, they become the leader and go to the Moonstone/Moonpool so StarClan can grant them nine lives. Deputies may also retire and give up their place as deputy if they wish (for example, Tawnyspots).[31]
Medicine Cat
The medicine cat serves the Clan as both their spiritual leader and healer, making them akin to the idea of a 'medicine man' in a tribal society.[33] In addition to their responsibilities to their Clan, they have responsibility to one another and StarClan. They carry out their responsibilities to StarClan once every half-moon, meeting together to discuss matters privately and share dreams with StarClan.[34] Clan leaders often rely on them to carry messages from StarClan, as medicine cats have a link no other cat has to the deceased.[35]
As a healer, they gather herbs and dispense them as an apothecary would. They handle diagnosis and treatment of both illness and injury for all the cats in the Clan.
In their role as spiritual leader, they teach the code, interpret omen and prophecy, and generally serve the Clan as a conduit between the earthly cats and their ghostly counterparts.
As a medicine cat, they are not allowed to have a mate or kits,[36] but this rule has been broken by certain medicine cats (For example, Leafpool, Yellowfang). Medicine cats also exist outside of typical Clan rivalries in order to treat all cats fairly.[source?]
Medicine Cat Apprentice
A medicine cat apprentice is the cat that is being trained to follow in the pawsteps of the medicine cat. They learn healing and spiritual lore from the medicine cat. Medicine cat apprentices also accompany their mentors in their visit to the Moonstone/Moonpool every half-moon to receive dreams from StarClan.[37]
Frequently, a medicine cat apprentice who has full training will be given a warrior name ("-paw" replaced with another ending); however, medicine cat apprentices remain apprentices even when fully trained so long as the current medicine cat is still practicing the arts.
At the time the old medicine cat either dies or steps down, the medicine cat apprentice becomes a full medicine cat, somewhat like the leader/deputy relationship. When the apprentice becomes the full medicine cat then she/he can have an apprentice of their own.
Warrior
A warrior is a cat trained in the arts of fighting and hunting. Warriors make up the bulk of a Clan, and provide that Clan with the protection and food supply that keeps it safe and well-fed.[38] Typically, a cat is made a warrior at or over the age of twelve moons. In their oath to become a warrior, they promise to "uphold the warrior code and protect and defend their Clan, even at the cost of their life."[39]
Warrior dens are very often near the front of the Clan, where they can protect the rest of their Clan from attacks.
There are also senior warriors, older, respected warriors, mentioned to have a good bond with the Clan's leader.
Queen
A queen is a she-cat nursing or expecting kits. Their primary task during this time is the raising of their kits.
Some queens stay in the nursery after they have kits (e.g. Daisy, Goldenflower, and Ferncloud). They are thought to do this because they feel they can help the nursing queens.[40] Some queens, such as Daisy, do not feel suited for Clan life aside from helping the other queens. They most often help other queens when no milk is available, or when the mother is ill/dead.
Kits are protected from attacks and the nursery is often situated at the back of the camp, away from the entrance.[41]
Elder
An elder is a retired warrior, deputy, queen, medicine cat, or leader who is too old or not in suitable shape to continue with their duties.[42] Elders are taken care of by the whole Clan, and are given respect for the time they have served as warriors. They are responsible for taking the body of a dead cat out to be buried.[43]
Some cats don't become an elder only because of old age; if there is ever a condition which prevents the cat from fulfilling their duties to their Clan, it usually leads to the cat's decision of retiring (e.g. Longtail, Heavystep)
Apprentice
An apprentice is a cat in training to become a warrior. Their names end in the word "-paw" (e.g. Tawnypaw, Bramblepaw, Firepaw etc). One exception to this is Boulder who opted to keep his loner name upon joining ShadowClan, and becoming an apprentice, and Egg, who kept his name upon joining SkyClan, becoming Sharpclaw's apprentice. Most usually are at or over the age of six moons. They have a mentor appointed to them at their ceremony and most days are taken out battle training or hunting. They are also given the task of cleaning out bedding and removing Elders' ticks and fleas. Apprentices are not allowed to have a mate or kits, likely because of their young age or not to interrupt their training.
Kit
A kit is a cat who has not been made an apprentice yet. Their names always end in "-kit" (e.g. Dovekit, Lionkit, Blossomkit). Most often, they are under the age of six moons, though sometimes they are held back from being an apprentice for a certain amount of time, sometimes due to injury or misbehaving. (Crookedkit, Deadpaw)
They stay in the camp and are forbidden to leave it, unless accompanied by an older cat, such as a warrior, a medicine cat, or any kind of apprentice. -
Last part
The names of Clan cats are constructed from two words (for example Bramble+Claw or Squirrel+Flight). Both of these words pertain to things or notions known to the Clan cats, and usually describe the appearance and / or the personality of the cat.[5] -
Meh, this is the last part. (It's important okay! Then you'll know what you need to know)
Clan Terminology
StarClan must have shared their wisdom with this article, because it was previously featured on the Front Page.
This is a collection of terms used by the Clan cats in their speech. Just as we humans have sayings, the Clan cats have idioms, too, although theirs relate to things found in the world of the Clan cats.
General Terms
Crowfood or crow-food A dead prey animal that has begun to rot;[1] can also be used as an insult[2] (see below).
Cutter A veterinarian, specifically, though not always, referring to one that spays or neuters cats.[3]
Dirt - Feces.[4]
Fresh-kill A recently killed prey animal caught for the purpose of consumption.[5] Fresh-kill is hunted by warriors and apprentices, and placed on the fresh-kill pile or brought to the elders.[6] Elders, kits, queens, and sick cats eat first, then warriors and apprentices. Extras stay in the fresh-kill pile.[7]
Fourtrees - A place located in the forest territory, where the territory's corners would meet, in which four oaks stood and the Clans would gather in peace every full moon.[8]
Gathering The monthly meeting of all the Clans when the moon is full, at either Fourtrees or the Island. There is a truce on this night, and no fighting is allowed.[9]
Greenleaf Twolegplace A place frequented by Twolegs during summer, such as a resort or camping spot near the lake.[10]
Halfbridge A boat dock; term was first used by Squirrelflight when Brambleclaw's patrol was exploring the new territory in Starlight.[11]
Horseplace A place where horses are kept, such as ranches and stables. Often refers to the Horseplace on WindClan's territory, where cats such as Daisy, Berrynose, Hazeltail, Mousewhisker, and Smoky come from.[12]
Hunting Patrol A group of cats hunting for fresh-kill to bring back for their Clan to eat. May fight if there are trespassers.[13]
Kittypet A domesticated pet cat.[14]
Loner A cat that lives by itself and doesn't defend its territory.[15]
Making dirt - Defecating.[14]
Monster A vehicle operated by humans.[16] Often described when cats are near Twolegs/the Thunderpath[17] Motorboats are sometimes referred to as "water-monsters."[18]
Moonpool The place near the Lake where medicine cats and leaders share tongues with StarClan.[19]
Moonstone The place in the Forest where medicine cats and leaders shared tongues with StarClan.[20]
Mothermouth - The opening to the cave where the Moonstone is/was located.[21]
Rogue A usually hostile cat who does not have a permanent home, roams around, and does not care about crossing Clan boundaries.[22]
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.[23]
She-cat - A female cat.[24]
She-kit - A female kit.
Silver boulder - A boulder that, when the silver disc is pulled off, holds Twoleg rubbish. To Twolegs, they are just trash cans/bins.[25]
Silverpelt The large swath of stars in the sky[26] (believed in fandom to be the Milky Way). These stars are a direct representation of StarClan.[27]
Silverthorn - Barbed wire.[28]
Smooth boulder-thing - Twoleg ball.[29]
Snowmelt - A term used to describe slush or dirty, melted snow.[30]
Soft boulder - A pillow or cushion.[31]
Sun-drown-place - An ocean to the west of the Clans' territories.[32]
Tree-eater A bulldozer.[33]
Thunderpath A paved road with an extremely acrid smell that cars often go across.[16] Windover Road separated ThunderClan and ShadowClan in the original Territories. There is also one in ThunderClan territory by the lake.[34]
Tom/tomcat - A male cat.[35]
Twoleg A human.[24]
Twoleg kit A human child.[36]
Twoleg nest A human's house.[37]
Twolegplace A town, city, or village where Twolegs live.[38]
Camp - The place where a Clan makes their permanent home.[101]
Leader's den - The den in camp that belongs to the Clan leader.[102]
Medicine cat's den - The den in camp that belongs to the Clan's medicine cat and his or her apprentice.[103] Sometimes referred to as the medicine den.
Warriors' den - The den in camp that is shared between the warriors and the deputy of that Clan.[104]
Apprentices' den - The den in camp that is shared between the apprentices of that Clan.[105]
Elders' den - The den in camp that is shared between the elders of that Clan.[102]
Nursery - The den in camp that is shared by the queens and kits of that Clan.[23]
Dirtplace The place near the camp where cats go to urinate or excrete.
Fresh-kill pile The place, usually in the center of the camp,[7] where the warriors drop the prey they caught while hunting, so it is easily accessible to all the cats in the Clan.[106]
As easy as swallowing a minnow - A phrase used to indicate easiness of the task.[58]
As much use as a dead fox - A (harsh) insult, meaning the recipient is useless.[59]
Bees in your brain - An exclamation meaning confusion or a cat not making sense. (i.e., You've got bees in your brain!)[60]
Buzzardfood- Alternative of crowfood, used before the start of the Clans. Used in The Sun Trail.[61]
Chickfeed- Alternative of crowfood, used before the start of the Clans. Used in The Sun Trail.[62]
Crowfood - A (harsh) insult comparing the recipient to rotting prey animals (as in I'll turn you into crowfood!), or suggesting that they eat it (as in crowfood-eater).[2]
(You're) crazier than a fox in a fit! - An insult used when a cat (or cats) are acting crazy. Another variation uses "madder" instead of "crazier." Lionblaze uses this to describe Ashfur.[63]
Doesn't matter a whisker/Doesn't catch so much as a whisker - An exclamation meaning the cat does not care, (i.e. it didn't matter a whisker that she didn't share their beliefs) similar to I don't give a mousetail. Or saying that a patrol didn't catch anything.[64]
Dormouse - An expression or exclamation used against a cat who sleeps a lot. Foxpaw is called this by Sandstorm in Eclipse.[65]
Drypaw - A cat that dislikes getting wet, usually used in RiverClan.[66]
Like LionClan/TigerClan - An expression stating that a cat does something very fiercely or well.[67]
Flea-brain - A (friendly, yet harsh) insult. Severity of the insult is almost always decided by tone. [source?]
Fishface, fishfur or fish-breath - An insult used against RiverClan warriors, mainly appears in Bluestar's Prophecy.[68]
Frog-dung - Same as fox-dung, except it's often used in RiverClan. Used in Crookedstar's Promise.[69]
Snake-hearted - Similar to the term "fox-hearted," generally used by RiverClan. Used in Crookedstar's Promise.
Fox-dung - A (harsh) insult comparing the recipient to fox feces. Also used as an exclamation. (as in That's fox-dung!)[70]
Fox-hearted - An insult meaning cruel, cold-hearted, or evil (as in fox-hearted Twolegs).[71]
Furball - A (friendly, yet harsh) insult. Severity of the insult is almost always decided by tone.[72]
Fuzz-brain - A (friendly, but harsh) insult. Severity of the insult is almost always decided by tone. Used in The Sun Trail by Gray Wing's younger brother, Jagged Peak.[source?]
Great StarClan! - An exclamation used to signify extreme surprise or anger. Similar to Oh my god! in usage and to the fact that they both have mention of a higher force.[73]
Hedgehogs will fly - An exclamation style statement that shows disbelief that a certain event will likely occur (as in That will happen when hedgehogs fly), used in many variations. Somewhat like the human phrase, When pigs fly![74]
How in Silverpelt? - An exclamation used meaning "How in the world?" Used in The Sight.[75]
I don't give a mousetail/They wouldn't give a mousetail - An exclamation meaning that the cat does not care. Another variation is I would ____ for a couple of mousetails meaning that they are willing to do the inserted action for no real reward. Can also mean that a cat would be stingy enough not t -
Now i shall make a cat X3
Name: Snowpaw
Rank: kit
Age: two moons
Eyes: blue
Fur: snowy white
Personality: Stubborn, never listens, independant.
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I'll join!!
Name: Mousepaw
Gender: Male apprentice
Looks: Dark brown with a white muzzle and belly fur, green eyes
Personality: Sweet and playful
Name: Moonbeam
Rank: Female warrior
Looks: A white she cat with blue-gray stripes and dark blue eyes
Personality: strong willed and fast -
Maybe Moonbeam or Moonblossom can be Snowpaw's mentor :P
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And Snowpaw is male
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Moonbeam can if you want!)
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Okay! But brace yourselves. He's troublesome! XD)
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Okay. Thanks for the warning.)
Moonbeam: I wake up in the nursery and stretch carefully, so not to wake up Flashkit. (I forgot to say that she is taking care of her sister's kit. Her sister died, so now she watches him.) I step over his small body and pad out into camp. -
"Where are you going?" Snowpaw asked, padding up to his mentor. His fur was still ruffled from the night sleep.
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Moonbeam: "I was just going for an early hunt. Care to join me?" I ask.
Mousepaw needs a mentor, so if there are any cats willing....)
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