Post by Stealthstar on Jan 4, 2008 7:36:56 GMT -5
Kit:
Kits have no responsibilities, the youngest rank and are between the age of 1-6 moons old. They have no privileges or restrictions and are expected to listen to all the older cats.
Apprentice:
Apprentice rank is for cats 6-12 moons old. Apprentices are training to become warriors. They are expected to listen to older cats and obey there mentors. There’re responsibilities include going on patrols with there mentors, training and defending camp as well as caring for the elders. Apprentices are forbidden to have kits.
Medicine Cat Apprentice:
There is only one medicine cat apprentice at a time. They are training to become a medicine cat. Their responsibilities include listening to the older cats, there mentor and helping to heal the cats of the Clans. Medicine cat apprentices, like medicine cats, are forbidden to have mates or kits. Sometimes StarClan sends them messages and omens, but such honors are usually reserved for fully fledged medicine cats.
Warrior:
Warriors make up the bulk of the Clan. Their rank is reserved for cats 12+ moons, who have proved themselves worthy through apprentice training. They are responsible for defending there territory, hunting for the Clan and patrolling. They will also take on any task that the Clan need done when no other rank can do it.
Senior Warrior:
Senior warriors are older, more respected warriors who sometimes are called upon to advise the leader and deputy. They have the same responsibilities as warriors. Senior warriors often have more of a chance at being given apprentices.
Mentor:
Mentors are warriors who have been appointed the honor of training an apprentice. They are responsible for training their apprentices, as well as the usual warrior duties. Female mentors are not supposed to have kits; as it interrupts apprentice training. Mentors return to warrior status when they deem there apprentice worthy of becoming a warrior (12 moons).
Queen:
Queens are she-cats who are expecting or caring for, a litter of kits. Some cats however, choose to stay in the nursery to help younger queens and care for kits. The queen's responsibilities’s include caring for there litter, as well as other kits in the nursery. Most queens will return to warrior status when there kits are apprenticed (12 moons). Queens are only expected to defend camp in the most desperate situations, and are usually spared by offensive warriors.
Medicine Cat:
There is a maximum of two Medicine cats per Clan, though there is usually only one. Medicine cats communicate with StarClan, usually through dreams or omens only they can interpret. They are expected to heal other cats, and train their apprentices if they have one. Medicine cats are forbidden to have kits or mates.
Deputy:
The deputy is second in command to the leader, and organizes patrols and hunting parties, as well as any other duties assigned by the leader. There is only ever one deputy. They help their leader and advise them in making discussions. A female deputy can not have kits, if she is to remain deputy though having a mate is permitted. A deputy is chosen by the leader, and their predecessor if the leader falls. Deputies also must train an apprentice if they have one.
Leader:
The leader of the Clan rules the Clan; leader’s word is law. A leader must make discussions for the Clan, as well as represent the Clan at gatherings. A leader can communicate with StarClan, and are rewarded with nine lives and a name that ends in star when they become leader. They must perform various ceremonies and train apprentices if they have one (traditionally the leader trains the deputy's kit).
(This Rank Guide was provided from Warriors Wishes. All credit goes to Blizzardclaw)
Kits have no responsibilities, the youngest rank and are between the age of 1-6 moons old. They have no privileges or restrictions and are expected to listen to all the older cats.
Apprentice:
Apprentice rank is for cats 6-12 moons old. Apprentices are training to become warriors. They are expected to listen to older cats and obey there mentors. There’re responsibilities include going on patrols with there mentors, training and defending camp as well as caring for the elders. Apprentices are forbidden to have kits.
Medicine Cat Apprentice:
There is only one medicine cat apprentice at a time. They are training to become a medicine cat. Their responsibilities include listening to the older cats, there mentor and helping to heal the cats of the Clans. Medicine cat apprentices, like medicine cats, are forbidden to have mates or kits. Sometimes StarClan sends them messages and omens, but such honors are usually reserved for fully fledged medicine cats.
Warrior:
Warriors make up the bulk of the Clan. Their rank is reserved for cats 12+ moons, who have proved themselves worthy through apprentice training. They are responsible for defending there territory, hunting for the Clan and patrolling. They will also take on any task that the Clan need done when no other rank can do it.
Senior Warrior:
Senior warriors are older, more respected warriors who sometimes are called upon to advise the leader and deputy. They have the same responsibilities as warriors. Senior warriors often have more of a chance at being given apprentices.
Mentor:
Mentors are warriors who have been appointed the honor of training an apprentice. They are responsible for training their apprentices, as well as the usual warrior duties. Female mentors are not supposed to have kits; as it interrupts apprentice training. Mentors return to warrior status when they deem there apprentice worthy of becoming a warrior (12 moons).
Queen:
Queens are she-cats who are expecting or caring for, a litter of kits. Some cats however, choose to stay in the nursery to help younger queens and care for kits. The queen's responsibilities’s include caring for there litter, as well as other kits in the nursery. Most queens will return to warrior status when there kits are apprenticed (12 moons). Queens are only expected to defend camp in the most desperate situations, and are usually spared by offensive warriors.
Medicine Cat:
There is a maximum of two Medicine cats per Clan, though there is usually only one. Medicine cats communicate with StarClan, usually through dreams or omens only they can interpret. They are expected to heal other cats, and train their apprentices if they have one. Medicine cats are forbidden to have kits or mates.
Deputy:
The deputy is second in command to the leader, and organizes patrols and hunting parties, as well as any other duties assigned by the leader. There is only ever one deputy. They help their leader and advise them in making discussions. A female deputy can not have kits, if she is to remain deputy though having a mate is permitted. A deputy is chosen by the leader, and their predecessor if the leader falls. Deputies also must train an apprentice if they have one.
Leader:
The leader of the Clan rules the Clan; leader’s word is law. A leader must make discussions for the Clan, as well as represent the Clan at gatherings. A leader can communicate with StarClan, and are rewarded with nine lives and a name that ends in star when they become leader. They must perform various ceremonies and train apprentices if they have one (traditionally the leader trains the deputy's kit).
(This Rank Guide was provided from Warriors Wishes. All credit goes to Blizzardclaw)