Tenants of the warrior code
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.
One should never hunt or trespass an another clans territory. Punishment: Most cats are attacked if found.
Elders and kits must be fed before apprentices and warriors. Unless they have permission, apprentices mat not eat until they have hunted to feed the elders. Punishment: the offender is usually given no food for the rest of the day.
Prey is killed only to be eaten. Give thanks to StarClan for its life.
A kit must be at least 6 moons old to become an apprentice.
Newly appointed warriors will keep a silent vigil for one night after receiving their warrior name.
A cat cannot be made deputy without having mentored at least one apprentice
The deputy will become clan leader when the leader dies or retires.
After the death or retirement of a deputy, the new deputy must be chosen before moon-high
Boundaries must be marked and checked. Challenge all trespassing cats
No warrior may neglect a kit in pain or danger, even if that kit is from a different clan
The word of the clan leader is the warrior code.
A honerable warrior does not need to kill other cats to win battles, unless they are outside the warrior code or is necessary for self-defense.
The clan is fed before any individual cat. Punishment: Usually the offending warrior gets no prey for a day.
Each clan has specific borders. Punishment: Usually a battle or conflict will take place regarding the boundary.
- Medicine cats may not fall in love or have kits. Punishment: The cat, if female, will be forced to give up her kits. Cats may not fall in love with nor have kits with cats from other clans.
Warriors may not attack a medicine cat.
Strangers should be driven from a clan's territory.
Cats should show mercy to cats who ask for help.
Warriors do not fight to kill; they fight to prove their strength and defend their territory
If the clan leader and deputy should die, the medicine cat must ask StarClan who the next leader will be.
This code must be fallowed by any cat who believes in StarClan