Post by kaykay on Oct 11, 2010 2:41:20 GMT -5
Warriors Terms
Leader - The highest-ranking member of the clan; The cat who leads the clan.
Deputy - The leader's second-in-command.
Medicine Cat - A cat specially trained as a healer.
Medicine Cat Apprentice - A cat 6 moons or older chosen by the a medicine cat to be trained how to heal.
Warrior - A cat over the age of 12 moons who feeds and defends the clan.
Apprentice - A cat who is 6 to 12 moons old who is trained by a warrior how to hunt and fight.
Queen - A cat who is pregnant or nursing kits.
Kit - A kitten; Becomes an apprentice at 6 moons old.
Elder - A cat who is too old to be a warrior/medicine cat/deputy/leader.
Kittypet - A cat who is owned by a human.
Loner - A cat who is not owned by a human but does not belong to a clan.
Rogue - A cat who is not owned by a human but does not belong to a clan.
Two-leg - A human.
No-fur - A human.
Up-walker - A human.
Moon - One month; 28 days.
Gathering - A meeting held between all four clans every moon.
New-leaf - Spring.
Leaf-green - Summer.
Leaf-fall - Fall.
Leaf-bare - Winter.
Kitten-step - About an inch in length.
Mouse-length - About an inch in length.
Tail-length - About a foot in length.
Fox-length - About a yard in length.
Mouse-brain - A mild insult.
Crowfood - Rotting prey; Garbage; Used as a strong insult.
Fox-dung - Can be used as an interjection or a strong insult.
Fresh-kill - Freshly caught prey.
Silverpelt - A large group of stars in the sky; Represents StarClan.
Two-leg place - A town, city, or neighborhood.
Two-leg nest - A building.
Monster - A car or motorized vehicle.
Thunderpath - A road.
Greencough/Whitecough/Blackcough/Kittencough - Forms of a sickness that can be fatal if not treated correctly.
The Warrior Code
1. 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.
2. Do not hunt or trespass on another Clan's territory.
3. Elders and kits must be fed before apprentices and warriors. Unless they have permission, apprentices must not eat until they have hunted for the elders.
4. Prey is killed only to be eaten. Give thanks to StarClan for its life.
5. A kit must be at least six moons old to become an apprentice.
6. Newly appointed warriors will keep a silent vigil for one night after receiving their warrior name.
7. A cat cannot be made deputy without having mentored at least one apprentice.
8. The deputy will become Clan leader when the leader dies or retires.
9. After death or retirement of the deputy, the new deputy must be chosen before moonhigh.
10. A gathering of all four Clans is held at the full moon during a truce that lasts for the night. There shall be no fighting among Clans at this time.
11. Boundaries must be checked and marked daily. Challenge all trespassing cats.
12. No warrior may neglect a kit in pain or in danger, even if that kit is from a different Clan.
13. The word of the Clan leader is the warrior code.
14. An honorable warrior does not need to kill other cats to win his battles, unless they are outside the warrior code or it is necessary for self-defense.
15. A warrior rejects the soft life of a kittypet.
Herbs and their Uses
Poppy seeds - used to numb pain
Cobwebs - used to stop bleeding
Feverfew - used to cool feverish cats and treat head pain
Borage leaves - used to treat fevers
Marigold - used to treat infection and heal wounds and sores
Horsetail - used to treat infected wounds
Burdock root - used to treat infections, especially rat bites
Chervil (root) - used to treat infections
Wild garlic - rolling in this can help to keep out infection
Coltsfoot - used to treat kittencough
Catnip - used to treat blackcough, whitecough, and greencough, and can help to relax a cat
Chickweed - used to help treat greencough
Tansy - used to treat coughs
Thyme - used to calm a cat
Camomile - used to calm a cat
Juniper berries - used to treat bellyache
Chervil - used to treat bellyache
Water mint - used to treat bellyache
Daisy leaves - used to treat aching joints
Comfrey - used to treat broken bones
Nettle leaves - used to treat swelling
Celadine - used to treat ailments of the eyes
Snakeroot - used to counter poison
Honey - used to treat sore throats
Mouse bile - used to remove parasites from a cat's coat
Dock leaves - used to make a cat's coat slippery
Yarrow - used to make a cat vomit and expel poisons from the body
Deathberries (yew) - of no medicinal value; bright scarlet berries that can kill a cat if they are not expelled quickly enough
Nightshade - of no medicinal value; much the same as yew