clan ranks

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Clan Ranks

Leader - the cat who leads the Clan; their names always end with -star; after a trip to the Moonstone or Moonpool, they receive their nine lives and name from StarClan. 25+ moons.

Deputy - the cat who is second-in-command to the Clan leader; the deputy is in charge of organizing patrols and hunting parties, and succeeds the leader after he/she loses all nine lives from battle or sickness. Has to of had an apprentice before becoming deputy. Around 20+ moons.

Medicine cat - a cat who is trained specifically in the ways of healing; receives messages from StarClan and interprets them; stands outside the rivalries between the Clans; is not allowed to take a mate or have kits; sometimes, fully trained warriors can also become an apprentice of a medicine cat

Warrior - a cat (tom or she-cat without kits) trained in the ways of combat; warriors defend, hunt, and fight for their Clan; they also are in charge of training apprentices to become warriors; a warrior may only have one apprentice at a time, although they may supervise the training of apprentices lacking mentors

Queen - a she-cat expecting or nursing kits; they stay in the nursery until their kits become apprentices and then return to their warrior duties

Apprentice - a cat who, at six moons old, begins training to become a warrior or medicine cat; they train daily to practice battle and hunting skills, and also care for the elders; their names always end with -paw; they become warriors when their mentor and leader feel that they are ready. Apprentices become warriors at around 12 moons.

Kit - a kitten, not yet old enough to be an apprentice (six moons old); they are not allowed to hunt or leave the camp, they do not normally leave the nursery, however, older kits are sometimes allowed to leave the nursery; their names always end with -kit
Note: Older kits are allowed out of camp only under maternal supervision

Elder - a retired warrior, deputy, or medicine cat; apprentices care for the elders

Other Ranks (outside of the immediate Clan ranks)

Prisoner - a cat that is captured by members of another Clan and held within that Clan until the leader decides what to do with them.

Loner - a cat that lives neither with a Clan or with humans.

Kittypet - a cat that lives with their human owners (twolegs)