The Warrior Code has become modified and changed to fit each clan specifically but certain events have warranted that some aspects of clan life be expanded on. These rules are decided during Gatherings with the input of all four clans. A leader is allowed to alter these rules in the privacy of their own camps without informing the other clans by adding them their Individual Clan Code.
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1. A kit may be apprenticed at 6 moons old. They will remain an apprentice until they've received their warrior name and taken their silent vigil. Their name suffix will be changed and they shall be assigned to a mentor in the class they requested or show talent in.
1a. A kit may be held back if they're found to be not ready or as punishment for something serious before apprenticeship
1b. A kit may only be held back for up to 4 moons.
1c. A kit must be introduced to clan-life and the ranks before they can be punished for breaking rules
1d. A kit should ask questions and show interest in clan life and they should be answered without snark or snapping
1e. In rare cases, a young kit may be apprenticed early if they've shown to be especially mature and well prepared. The youngest you may apprentice a kit is 4 moons.
2. A kit may not be apprenticed to a parent
2a. An experienced warrior may request a particular kit for apprentice hood but the kit must also be consulted
2b. If a kit shows interest in medicine or diplomacy, they are to be recommended as a medic or a diplomat
3. An apprentice may eat only after feeding the elders or the sitters
4. A mentor should treat their apprentice like their own kit
4b. If a mentor is caught abusing an apprentice, their apprentice will be removed from them and they will be punished. If repeated violations occur, the mentor will be banned from positions that require regular interaction with apprentices and will never receive another.
5. Any cat joining the clan will be automatically assigned the rank of apprentice
5a. Outsiders will be put through a series of assessments to see with their strengths and weaknesses lie
5b. An outsider can test out of apprenticeship through a rigorous and fairly difficult assessment. If they succeed, they will be assigned to a specialization and be given supplemental lessons in clan history and politics only.
6. Apprentices will attend three Correction Assessments in which they will all be brought together to observe hunting poses, battle stances, confusions and beliefs before they have time to set in.
6a. If apprentices are repeatedly reporting incorrect information from a specific mentor, an investigation will be instigated to see if it's intentional or a genuine misunderstanding. If the latter, it will be corrected. If the former, disciplinary action will be taken.
6b. If an apprentice shows more interest and better skills in a different specialty, their mentor and other mentors observing are obligated to report it so that the apprentice may be reassigned if they so choose.
7. Though individual mentors are assigned, training an apprentice is a clan wide effort. If you are in a position to correct or assist an apprentice, you should.
7b. As leaders can become very busy, a leader's apprentice may be trained alongside other apprentices at any given point
8. An apprentice should not start learning to use their Soulspark until they have mastered the basic skills of being an apprentice.
8a. An apprentice may not use their Soulspark freely within the camp
9. An apprentice must attend the lessons of Lecturers and take in the history of their clan
9a. If an apprentice cannot reliably answer at the basic knowledge of the Souls, they are forbidden to advance in battle or hunting training until this is rectified
10. Everyday chores within the camp are fulfilled by apprentices. This is not an excuse for a warrior to hand over their own chores to the apprentices and a warrior doing these choses as punishment may not ask apprentices to do their tasks.
hadowClan is a tough and traditionalist clan. With such a murky and difficult to traverse territory, they don’t often worry about trespassers or land theft. They believe that their toughness and determination to survive in the lands granted to them by The Souls alongside a more rigid adherence to the Warrior Code as it was initially created makes them the most devoted. ShadowClan almost never modifies the warrior code instead, typically only ever adding lines to clarify consequences.
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1. Defend your clan even with your life. You may have friends within other clans but your loyalty must remain overall to your own clan.
1a. Do not speak of private clan matters to other clans
2. Do not hunt or trespass on another clan’s territory
2a. Offending warriors will be made to apologize to the next patrol of cats from the offended clan
3. Diplomats and their apprentices are permitted to cross into any territory for peace reasons.
3a. Diplomats must wait at the border for a patrol unless its an emergency
3b. A diplomat may not enter a camp unless explicitly invited
4. Elders and kits must be fed before warriors and apprentices
4a. A warrior or apprentice who eats before either will be made to hunt for both and may not eat until the next sunrise.
6. Prey is killed only to be eaten. Give thanks to The Souls for its life.
6a. A cat who kills preys senselessly will be barred from meals for an entire day and must apologize to Slysoul for disrespecting her gift.
6b. A kit who's begun to eat solid prey will be barred from meals for a half day if discovered playing with their food and will be made to pray to Slysoul.
7. A kit must be at least 6 months old to be an apprentice.
7a. If a leader sees talent in a particular kit, they may make them apprentice early but only as young as 4 moons.
8. Newly appointed warriors will keep a silent vigil for one night after receiving their warrior name.
8a. If a cat speaks on their vigil, they are expected to stay silent for the entirety of the next day barring emergencies.
9. A cat cannot be made deputy without having mentored at least one apprentice.
10. The deputy will become clan leader when the leader retires or dies.
10a. If fowl play is suspected or proven, the deputy will be executed and the mystic will choose a new leader who will then choose their own deputy.
11. After the death or retirement of a deputy, the new one must be appointed before moonhigh.
11a. When deciding upon a deputy, it's customary to consult the mystic so that they may ask Souls to present a sign or send them a vision. If a vision is received, the cat it's interpreted to be must take up the role.
11b. A clan cannot function without a Mystic, Deputy and Leader. If all three ranks are not filled, assistance must be requested from other clans.
12. A gathering of all clans is held upon the full moon that lasts the entire night. No fighting is to happen between clans during this time.
12a. A cat who violates the truce will be downgraded to apprentice duties until the next Gathering and will be made to formally apologize to the other clan if they do so.
13. Boundaries must be checked and marked daily. Challenge all trespassers.
13a. Intentionally mangling or mutilating another cat who is passing through is subject to being clawed. A cat passing through should be escorted out by a border patrol.
13b. Violent aggression is permitted if a trespasser regularly violates the border.
14. No warrior may neglect a kit in pain or in danger even if it’s from another clan.
14a. If a kit from another clan is found, they are to be fed and soothed before being escorted back to their clan.
14b. If a non-cat kit is found, it's acceptable to dump them on the ThunderClan border and tell them to search for a patrol.
14c. If a cat is discovered to be intentionally abusing a kit, they are to be removed from any position that requires constant interaction with kits. If they get three strikes, the leader is required to have them executed.
15. The clan leader’s word is law
15a. A clan leader is the medium through which the Souls speak, to question them is to question the Souls and is punishable by execution.
15b. A mystic may question a leader but only in private.
16. A warrior doesn’t need to kill other cats to win a battle. Never kill unless it’s necessary.
16a. If you must kill another cat, you should learn their name and pray to Moonsoul for their safe passage to StarClan post-battle.
