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, queens, and kits must be fed before apprentices and warriors. Unless they have permission, apprentices may not eat until they have hunted to feed the elders. If any warrior or apprentice is sick or injured, they may eat while the elders, queens, and kits are eating.
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, retires or is exiled.
9.After the 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 can neglect a kit in pain or danger, even if the 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/her battles, unless they are outside the warrior code or if it is necessary for self-defense.
15.A warrior rejects the soft life of a kittypet.
Medicine Cat Herbs and Uses
Alder bark
For tooth pain.
Bindweed
Fastens sticks to broken legs to keep them in place.
Blackberry Leaves
These leaves are chewed into a pulp. Eases the swelling of bee stings.
Borage Leaves
It produces more and better milk. It also brings down fevers
Broom
It is used to make poultices for broken legs and wounds.
Burdock Root
The root is dug up, the soil is washed off, and then it is chewed into a pulp. Lessens and heals the pain of infected rat bites; used to prevent infection of rat bites
Burnet
A traveling herb. Is said to help stop minor bleeding on humans. Keeps a cat's strength up.
Catchweed
The burrs are put on the pelt where poultices are. Stops poultices from being rubbed off without hurting the skin.
Catmint
Eaten. Best reedy for Greencough, and can be used for whitecough.
Celandine
Juice is trickled into the eye. Soothes damaged eyes.
Chamomile
Eaten. Strengthens the heart and soothes the mind. Also given to traveling cats for strength.
Chervil
Chewed to extract the juice of the leaves or the root. For infected wounds and bellyache, respectively. Can also be used during kitting.
Chickweed
Eaten, such as catmint/catnip. Treats greencough, though catmint is often preferred.
Cob Nuts
Made into ointments.
Cobwebs
Press over wound. To soak up and stop (or slow) the bleeding. It may also be used to bind broken bones.
Coltsfoot
Leaves chewed into a pulp. Eases breathing or kitten-cough, as well as cracked or sore pads.
Comfrey Root
Roots are chewed into a poultice.Repairs broken bones or soothes wounds. Also used for wrenched claws. Can be used for itching or for inflammation on stiff joints.
Daisy Leaf
Chewed into a paste. Eases the pain of aching joints. It is also a travelling herb.
Dandelion
The white liquid is thought to be applied to bee stings. Leaves can be chewed. Thought to soothe and heal bee stings. Its leaves can also be chewed to act like a painkiller.
Dock
Chewed up and applied to scratches. Similar to sorrel. Soothes scratches, though can sting when being applied. Soothes sore pads.
Fennel
Stalks are broken and juice is squeezed into the receiver's mouth. Helps pain in the hips.
Feverfew
Eaten. Reduces body temperature for cats with fever or chills. Also heals aches and pains, especially good for headaches.
Goldenrod
Chewed into a poultice. Good for healing wounds.
Heather Nectar
Included in herbal mixtures. Makes swallowing easier and sweetens mixtures.
Honey
Eaten, or given by moss soaked in it. Soothes infections, smoke-damaged or sore throats, helps cats swallow other concoctions,helps soothe coughing, and gives energy.
Horsetail
Chewed to a poultice, and applied to wounds. Treats infections and stops bleeding.
Juniper Berries
Chewed and eaten. Soothes bellyaches, gives strength, and helps troubled breathing. It is also used to help calm cats.
Lamb's Ear
Gives a cat strength.
Lavender
Placed under a cats nose and is to be inhaled constantly. Or rubbed/placed on an animals body to hide the scent of death. Cures fever and chills. Also a herb used to hide the scent of death
Mallow Leaves
Eaten and soothes bellyache.
Marigold
Petals or leaves chewed in a poultice. Juice can be used as well.Stops infection. Stops bleeding. Used for inflammation of stiff joints.
Mint
Rubbed on a dead body to hide the scent of death.
Mouse Bile
Only remedy for ticks. Dabbed onto ticks to make them fall off. Cats always wash their paws after using mouse bile.
Oak Leaf
The dried leaves are to be stored in a dry location until the time of usage, when they are chewed into a thick poultice and spread on a wound. Stops infection from setting in.
Parsley
Eaten. Stops a queen from producing milk if her kits die, don't need milk anymore, or are producing too much milk.[88] Also used to cure bellyache.
Poppy Seeds
Chewed on. They can help a cat sleep, soothe shock or distress, or ease pain. Not recommended for nursing queens.
Ragwort Leaves
Crushed and chewed; mixed with juniper berries, it can help aching joints. Treats aching joints and keeps a cat's strength up.
Ragweed
Thought to give cats extra strength.
Raspberry Leaves
It could be a painkiller, or help stop bleeding during kitting. Could possibly ease pain, or stop bleeding.
Rosemary
Put on the pelt of a dead cat to prepare for burial. Hides the scent of death.
Rush
Used to bind broken bones. Helps hold a broken limb in place.
Snakeroot
Thought to be applied to wounds. Thought to heal poison.
Sorrel
Eaten. Traveling herb. Can also be used to build up appetite.
Sticks
Cats in pain bite it when other medicine is either unavailable or not recommended. Also used to help broken legs heal.Distracts cats from pain. Recommended for queens giving birth.
Stinging Nettle
The seeds are eaten by a cat who's swallowed poison, or the leaves are chewed into a poultice for a wound. Induces vomiting, or brings down swelling, respectively. Can be mixed with comfrey to help heal broken bones. Helps with wounds.
Sweet-Sedge
One must swallow the sap. Eases infection.
Tansy
To be consumed, but only in small doses. Cures coughs. Can be used to cure wounds and poisons. Stops cats from getting greencough. Soothes throats.
Tormentil
Chewed and put on the wound. Its root is good for treating all wounds and extracting poison.
Thyme
Leaves can be chewed on. Calms nervousness, anxiety, and cats who are in shock.
Traveling Herbs
Eaten. Used to give a cat more energy and strength, and it keeps the cat from getting hungry for a long time.
Water Mint
It is usually chewed into a pulp, and then eaten. Eases the suffering that originates from a bellyache.
Wild Garlic
One must roll in it. Prevents infection, especially rat bites.
Willow Bark
Eases pain.
Willow Leaves
Eaten. Stops vomiting
Wintergreen
Treats wounds and some poisons.
Yarrow
Its leaves are chewed into a poultice that can be given to cats or applied to a wound depending on the situation. Extracts poison from wounds. Will make a cat vomit up toxins. The ointment will soften and help heal cracked pads.
Poisons
Deathberries
Sometimes used to kill other cats by making them eat the berry. Kills a cat within minutes when consumed.
Foxglove Seeds
They are used to treat the heart. They can easily cause paralysis and heart failure.
Deadly Nightshade
To kill a cat who cannot be saved quickly.
Water Hemlock
Causes writhing, pain, and foaming at the mouth.
Ceremonies
Warrior Ceremony
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"I, Nightstar, leader of TimberClan, call upon my warrior ancestors to look down on this apprentice. He/she has trained hard to understand the ways of your noble code, and I commend him/her to you as a warrior in his/her turn."
"____paw, do you promise to uphold the warrior code and to protect and defend your Clan, even at the cost of your life?"
"I do."
"Then by the powers of StarClan, I give you your warrior name. ____paw, from this moment you will be known as _______. StarClan honors your ____ and ____, and we welcome you as a full warrior of ____Clan.
Deputy Ceremony
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I say these words before StarClan, so that the spirits of our warrior ancestors may hear and approve of my choice. The new deputy of Timberclan is ____.
Elder Ceremony
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"______", is it your wish to give up the name of a warrior and go to join the elders?"
"It is."
"Your Clan honors you and all the service you have given to us. I call upon StarClan to give you many moons of rest."
Leadership Ceremony
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-Touches nose to the top of the new leader's head- "With this life I give you ____. Use it well to _______ ______."
When all of the lives have been given, the previous leader says these words:
"I hail you by your new name, _____star. Your old life is no more. You have now received the nine lives of a leader, and StarClan grants you the guardianship of TimberClan. Defend it well; care for young and old; honor your ancestors and the traditions of the warrior code; live each life with pride and dignity."
Name Changing Ceremony
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"Spirits of StarClan, you know every cat by name. I ask you now to take away the name from the cat you see before you, for it no longer stands for what he/she is. By my authority as Clan leader, and with the approval of our warrior ancestors, I give this cat a new name. From this moment on he/she will be known as _____, for ___________."
Apprentice Ceremony
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"____kit, you have reached the age of six moons, and it is time for you to be apprenticed. From this day on, until you receive your warrior name, you will be known as _____paw. Your mentor will be ________. I hope ________ will pass down all he/she knows on to you."
The leader calls up the warrior he/she has chosen as a mentor.
"________, you are ready to take on an apprentice. You had received excellent training from ________, and you have shown yourself to be ______ and ______. You will be the mentor of _____paw, and I expect you to pass on all you know to her/him."
Medicine Cat Ceremony
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"I, _______, medicine cat of TimberClan, call upon my warrior ancestors to look down on this apprentice. He/she has trained hard to understand the ways of a medicine cat, and with your help he/she will serve his/her Clan for many moons.
"___paw, do you promise to uphold the ways of a medicine cat, to stand apart from rivalry between Clan and Clan and to protect all cats equally, even at the cost of your life?"
"I do.""Then by the powers of StarClan I give you your true name as a medicine cat. ___paw, from this moment you will be known as _______. StarClan honors your _____ and _____, and we welcome you as a full medicine cat of TimberClan."
Medicine Cat Apprentice Ceremony
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Medicine Cat: Cats of TimberClan, as you know, I will not be around forever. So it's time I took an apprentice. I have chosen a cat who has shown ____ and ____. Your next medicine cat will be ____kit.
Leader: ____kit, do you accept the post of apprentice to __________?
Apprentice: I do.
Medicine Cat: Then at the half-moon, you must travel to the Moonpool to be accepted by StarClan before the other medicine cats.
Leader: The good wishes of all TimberClan will go with you.
-At the Moonpool-
Medicine Cat: ____paw, is it your wish to enter the mysteries of StarClan as a medicine cat?
Apprentice: It is.
Medicine Cat: Then come forward.
Medicine Cat: Warriors of StarClan, I present you with this apprentice. He/she has chosen the path of a medicine cat. Grant him/her your wisdom and insight so that he/she may understand your ways and heal his/her Clan in accordance with your will.
Weather, Time, Prophesies
Time
Dawn ❌ Sunhigh❌ Sunset✔️ Moonhigh ❌
Weather
Cloudy ✔️
Rainy ❌
Sunny ❌
warm ✔️
breezy ❌
Prophesies
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