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Post by Mysteryfaith on Dec 19, 2009 9:15:13 GMT -5
CLAN POSITIONS
Leader - the cat who leads the Clan; their names always end with -star; after a trip to the Moonstone or Moonpool, they receive their nine lives and name from StarClan.
Deputy - the cat who is second-in-command to the Clan leader; the deputy is in charge of organizing patrols and hunting parties, and succeeds the leader after he/she loses all nine lives from battle or sickness
Medicine Cat - a cat who is trained specifically in the ways of healing; receives messages from StarClan and interprets them; stands outside the rivalries between the Clans; is not allowed to take a mate or have kits; sometimes, fully trained warriors can also become an apprentice of a medicine cat, or apprentices can become an apprentice of a medicine cat [more common]
Warrior - a cat (tom or she-cat without kits) trained in the ways of combat; warriors defend, hunt, and fight for their Clan; they also are in charge of training apprentices to become warriors; a warrior may only have one apprentice at a time, although they may supervise the training of apprentices lacking mentors
Queen - a she-cat expecting or nursing kits; they stay in the nursery until their kits become apprentices and then return to their warrior duties
Apprentice - a cat who, at six moons old, begins training to become a warrior or medicine cat; they train daily to practice battle and hunting skills, and also care for the elders; their names always end with -paw; they become warriors when their mentor and leader feel that they are ready
Kit - a kitten, not yet old enough to be an apprentice (six moons old); they are not allowed to hunt or leave the camp, they do not normally leave the nursery, however, older kits are sometimes allowed to leave the nursery; their names always end with -kit
Note: Older kits are allowed out of camp only under maternal supervision
Elder - a retired warrior, deputy, or medicine cat; apprentices care for the elders
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OTHER RANKS
Prisoner - a cat that is captured by members of another Clan and held within that Clan until the leader decides what to do with them
Loner - a cat that lives neither with a Clan or with humans, normally used for a friendly loner
Rogue - a hostile loner or cat that was exiled from its Clan; usually causes trouble such as stealing prey, attacking Clan cats, etc.
Kittypet - a cat that lives with their human owners (twolegs)
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CLAN TERMS
Kittypet - a house cat; the term can also be used as an insult
Loner - a cat who is neither owned by humans or part of a Clan
Rogue - another term for loner; used to describe hostile loners or cats exiled from their Clans
Stupid Furball - An insult; least offensive of all, sometimes used affectionately
Mouse-brain - an insult; stronger than stupid furball
Mousedung - an insult or curse; stronger than mouse-brain, but less offensive than foxdung
Foxdung - an insult or curse; stronger offense than mouse-brain
Stupid - an insult
Idiot - an insult
Sharing Tongues - term used to describe cats grooming each other
Leaf-bare - the season of winter
Newleaf - the season of spring
Greenleaf - the season of summer
Leaf-fall - the season of autumn
Moon - a 28-day period (one full moon to another); a month
Moonhigh - the point in time when the moon is highest in the sky; midnight
Sunhigh - the point in time when the sun is highest in the sky; noon
Fresh-kill - freshly caught and killed prey
Crowfood - rotting, dead prey; also used as an insult, sometimes eaten by ShadowClan
Gathering - a meeting that the Clans hold in peace in a certain place (Fourtrees) when the moon is at its fullest
(The) Moonstone - a place where medicine cats and leaders meet and share dreams with StarClan; a type of rock in a cave leading deep into the Earth
(The) Moonpool - a large lake where medicine cats and leaders meet and share dreams with StarClan
Silverpelt - the large swath of stars in the sky (the Milky Way); StarClan is represented by Silverpelt; when a cat dies it is believed a new star appears in Silverpelt
Thunderpath - a road, more specifically, a highway
Monster - a human vehicle (cars, trucks, and other 4 wheeled transportation tools)
Halfbridge - a dock
Twoleg - a human
Twoleg nest - a human house
Twolegplace - a human town
Greenleaf Twolegplace - a place where humans visit only in the summer (a resort, etc)
Horseplace - a horse ranch or stables
Cutter - a veterinarian, usually one specialized in spaying and neutering
Kittenstep - less than an inch
Tail-length - about the length of a cat's tail (a foot) (as in: a tail-length away)
Fox-length - about the length of a fox; approximately a yard |
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