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History of the Clans: How Clans came to be

Many moons ago, the forest was a wilderness, untamed by territories. Cats came into the forest, they lived in small groups, not yet Clans and there were no borders put up. The cats fought constantly, fearful that prey might run out and that there overlapping territories were being threatened. It was a lawless, bloody time for the forest, and many cats lost there lives. One night, when the moon was full, the cats agreed to meet at a clearing in the forest surrounded by four giant oak trees. A terrible battle was followed, and soon the ground was wet with spilled blood. When the survivors awoke, they found themselves surrounded by there slain kin, no longer torn and bloodied but shining like fallen stars. The survivors huddled on the ground,and, as the spirits spoke, they saw terrible visions of the future. They knew the fighting had to end.

"Unite, or die" said the spirits. Four cats--Shadow, River, Wind, and Thunder--came forward claiming they could individually unite the forest with there strengths. The spirits of the slain kin spoke agian, "The forest is big enough to feed all your families and many more. You must each find cats like you, and set down borders." At that moment, the moon broke free of th clouds, revealing a circle of starlit spirit--cats around the edge of the clearing--StarClan. Thunder, River, Wind and Shadow were pronouced warriors by the spirit cats. "From now on, you will live by a warrior code, your hearts will be filled with courage and nobility, and if you must fight, it will not be for greed, but for honor and justice. And so the age of warrior Clans began--ShadowClan, WindClan, RiverClan, and ThunderClan.

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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 might meet in battle.

2. Do not hunt or trespass in another clans territory

3. Elders and kits must be feed before apprentices and warriors. Unless they have permission, apprentices may not eat until they have hunted to feed the elders.

4. Prey is killed only to be eaten, give thats to StarClan for its life.

5. A kit must be at least six moons to become an apprentice.

6. Newly appointed warrior 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 the clan leader after the leader dies or retires.

9. After the death 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 amoung the clans during this time.

11. Boundries must be checked daily, challenge all tresspassing cats.

12. No warrior may neglect a kit in pain or in danger, even if it is from a different clan.

13. The word of a clan leader is the warrior code.

14. An honorable warrior does not need to kill other cats to win his battles, unless they are outside the warrior code or it is absolutly necessary for self-defense.

15. A warrior rejects the soft life of a kittypet.

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Warriors Glossary

Crow-food- rotting food

Fox dung- an insult

Fresh-kill- recently killed prey

Gatherings- a meeting that Clans hold in peace at every full moon

Greencough- servere chest infection, which can be fatal to elders and kits.

Greenleaf- summer

Housefolk- a house cats word for its humans

Kittypet- a house cat

Leaf-bare- winter

Leaf-fall- autumn

Loner- a cat that lives on its own

Monster- usally refurred to as humans cars or bulldosers

Mouse-Brained- not very smart

Mouse dung- an insult, much more offensive

Newleaf- spring

Rogue- cat that lives outside the clans, hostile

Sharing tongues- a way of saying cats grooming each other

Sliverpelt- the milkyway

Thunderpath- a road

Twoleg nest- humans house

Twoleg- human

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