Ranks + Naming

[Brackenstar]

The Ranks of the Clans

Kits - 0-5 moons
they are the kittens of the Clans, the newborns. They usually stay in the nursery with their nursing mothers until they reach their sixth moon in which they become an apprentice. Kits are not allowed to hunt as StarClan forbids it.

Apprentices - 6-12 moons
after a kit reaches six moons the leader will call a ceremony for the youngster. In that the leader will give the young cat a mentor that s/he will train with for six moons or until the warrior finds s/he has learned enough and shows good promise. They will train for those six moons with their mentor to become a warrior of the Clan. Their mentor will teach them how to hunt, fight, etc. Medicine Cat apprentices, on the other hand, learn about the herb lore that a Medicine Cat must know to help the healing process of a fellow cat. They will go to the Moonstone whenever their mentor sees fit and they will receive their name from StarClan there.

Warriors - 12 moons-9 years
the warriors of a Clan are the main group. They hunt, fight, and train apprentices to become more warriors. At this age they are allowed to mate as well. Whenever a she-cat bears kits she is moved to the Nursery and called a "queen". Although whenever her kits are apprenticed she returned to the life of a warrior. The warrior names are given to cats by their leader, no cat was ever allowed to choose his or her warrior name.

Queens - 12 moons-9 years
a queen is a she-cat expecting or nursing kits in the Nursery. After their kittens are apprenticed they return to being a warrior again.

Elders - app. 9 year-death
these are the older cats in a Clan who have grown too old to be of assistance. They tend to linger around the dens all day, telling stories and whatnot. They are usually visited by apprentices who catch prey for them.

Medicine Cat - No age specified
these are the cats that work closely with StarClan. They receive dreams, omens, and prophecies from StarClan about the Clans. In addition to that their main purpose is to heal injured cats, with knowledge of herbs from the forest and such, and to also help out in any way possible. A medicine cat usually does not hunt, nor is any medicine cat allowed to have a mate or kits. Doing such a thing would anger StarClan greatly.

Deputy - app. 18 moons-death
a deputy is a cat who has already trained an apprentice as a warrior. S/He is given second-command over the whole Clan and tends to set out patrols, hunting parties, etc. Usually this cat is the top fighter or hunter of a Clan and would be a good leader eventually.

Leader - app. 20 moons-death
a leader of a Clan leads the Clan in everything. They help name kits, do namings of all of the cats, set up patrols and hunting parties, call Clan meetings, deal with out-of-Clan affairs with the other three Clans, lead the Clan in fights, etc. They have the most important role in a Clan. They had to be a former deputy before becoming leader unless an unusual case occurs (like with Nightstar).

[Brackenstar]

Naming of the Clans

Character's Name - The Begining Part;
Before you join, you have to think of a name. If you don't already have a name picked out then this area of the Warrior Code will help you out. A cat have two parts of a name...the first one stays with them forever unless they have a name-change when they become an elder. Some name-beginners that you can use are:
The first half of your name will always be there no matter what. The only change would be when you become an elder, but that is very unlikely. So choose it well. There are many, many ideas for them, and here are some random ones I thought of and got from the books:
red orange blue yellow white fire ice cinder dark light gold silver bronze long short big little mouse vole rabbit bracken bramble tawny strong weak slow fast lazy dust dirt thorn fern sand gray frost winter summer spring morning night after noon golden cloud ash lost bright willow one eye dapple patch half full speckle tiger lion leopard black running oak cypress redwood dogwood russet cedar jagged rowan tall dead bark mud web torn gorse stone mist misty storm feather wheat heavy slim dawn shade loud soft moss raven smudge wolf scar cream sun ivy sparrow mint panther lilly pearl wind


Kit - name always end in 'kit'
Ex. Ivorykit

Apprentices - name always end in 'paw'
Ex. Ivorypaw

Warriors - When an apprentice become a warrior they get their second part of their name. They keep that forever. Now your leader will pick your name for you, unless you begin as a warrior, and they will pick out just the right one for your cat. Here are some endings that you could have though:
storm pelt stripe tail fur flower ear foot nose cloud tooth poppy face claw whisker brook wind step belly feather
Notice: I have put some names in both catagories. Please use your common sense, and do not pick a name like Featherfeather or Stormstorm.

Queens - (keep their warrior names since after they are done nursing their kits they will go back to being warriors)

Elders - (can keep their warrior name unless there is a name better for them)
Ex. Halftail. I'm not sure what his warrior name was, but it wasn't that. His tail got bit off so they re-named him. Leaders still give you that name, but only if it is needed.

Medicine Cats - (they keep their warrior name)

Deputies - (they keep their warrior name)

Leaders - name will end in 'star'
ex. Ivorystar

Silverpelt and Moonstone
DO NOT use these names.
Silverpelt: The stars in the sky that are the warriors of the past
Moonstone: The giant stone in Mothermouth where leaders go to recieve their nine lives and where Medicine Cats go to share dreams with StarClan.