The Warrior Code

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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.

Additional Rules

The following rules are not specifically stated in the warrior code, but are expected to be followed:

1. Kits must stay in camp until they are apprenticed, and are not allowed to hunt.
2. The safety of the Clan is more important than the safety of one cat.

Punishments:

It is up to the Clan Leader to decide upon a suitable punishment. The punishment must fit the crime or code broken. Common Punishments include:

1. Giving a Warrior, Apprentice duties.
2. Giving an Apprentice an unpleasant task.
3. Not attending Gatherings.
4. Severe Cases: Exile or Banishment.

Medicine Cat Code

1. Medicine Cats can't have a mate or kits.
2. It's forbidden to attack a medicine cat.
3. Medicine cats must travel to the Moonpool every half-moon to share dreams with StarClan.
4. Kits must be 6 moons old to be apprenticed as a Medicine Cat.
5. New Medicine Cat apprentices must travel to the Moonpool to receive approval of StarClan and to receive prophetic powers.
6. Medicine Cats cannot share signs from StarClan unless they are sure of what they mean.
7. A Medicine Cat may not neglect an injured cat, even if they belong to a different clan.
8. There are no boundaries nor rivalries for Medicine Cats.