Mysteries and Omens

by Amasis Isis-Ra

This is the first book to the Messengers' Home series. in this book, the reader meets the Clans and gets an idea of the darkness to come. Can the Clans work together to find out what this pending danger is before it is too late?

21. Glossary

Glossary

Clan – a group of cats that live together and look after each other.

Dusk – the nighttime hours

-Star – the ending of a Leader's name

Sunhigh – when the sun is at its highest and hottest points

-Paw – the ending of an Apprentice's name

Sunrise – after dawn, a few hours later, when the sun rises

-Kit – the ending of a Kit's name

Twilight – the brief time between day and night

Leader – the cat that leads a Clan

Deputy – the cat that helps the Leader when needed, sets up border and hunting patrols

Moon – referring to one month for each moon

Medicine Cat – the Doctor of the Clans, tends to the sick, wounded, and helps the expecting Queens

Warriors – the guardians of the Clans

Queens – she-cats expecting or nursing Kits

Kits – ranging from newborn to six moons, the youngest cats of the Clans

Apprentices – the in-training guardians of the Clans have to be six moons old to be apprenticed

Elder – retired Queens, Leaders, Medicine Cats, and Warriors, valued for their wisdom

CloudClan – the first of the great Clans, shares borders with SunClan and LeafClan

LightClan – the third of the great Clans, shares borders with SkyClan and SunClan

LeafClan – the second of the great Clans, shares borders with WaterfallClan and CloudClan

Tortoiseshell – same as a calico, has three different colors of fur, usually a she-cat

SkyClan – the fourth of the great Clans, shares borders with WaterfallClan and LightClan

WaterfallClan – the sixth great Clan, shares borders with SkyClan and LeafClan

SunClan – the fifth great Clan, shares borders with CloudClan and LightClan

HeavenClan – the Warrior Ancestors, they appear to whomever they please, usually the Leader or Medicine Cat

Naming Ceremony – when Kits become Apprentices, when an Apprentice becomes a Warrior, in honor of a new Deputy or Leader, and to honor an Elder as he or she retires

Gathering Island – the small island in the middle of the lake where the six Clans gather every Full Moon

Deathberry – a very deadly berry that can instantly kill a Kit or an Elder

Mentor – the teacher to young Apprentices

Cobwebs – used to soak up blood, stops bleeding, keeps wounds clean

Catmint – the best remedy for Greencough and Whitecough

Poppy Seeds – used to help cats sleep, soothes cats that are suffering from shock or distress, not recommended for nursing Queens

Drowning River – a deep river whose current can even drown a full grown Human