Post by ~Rainz~ on Jul 26, 2010 6:06:55 GMT -5
So this is if you want to join a warriors rp or if you just want to learn some stuff about warriors you possibly might have not knew. So here we go:
There are four Clans of cats: ThunderClan, RiverClan, WindClan, and ShadowClan. StarClan is a group made up of the Clans' spiritual ancestors who give guidance to the Clans. In the past, SkyClan was a fifth Clan, that is now driven out, as their territory was destroyed by humans building a town. Also, BloodClan was a group of stray city cats; however, they are not a true Clan, as they do not believe in StarClan.[Don't wory about Skyclan and BloodClan, that is basically just here for info.]
ThunderClan is the Clan which the majority of protagonists belong to. ThunderClan territory is made up mostly of deciduous forest with thick undergrowth. Their diet consists mainly of squirrels, rabbits, small to medium sized birds, shrews, and mice. Their name is taken from their first leader's name, Thunder, and the fact that their old territory was bounded on one side by a Thunderpath (road).
RiverClan cats are the only Clan cats who enjoy swimming. They live near water, as their main source of prey is fish,though they eat water voles and mice. RiverClan cats generally have sleek fur that dries quickly and plump bodies because of their rich prey of fish. Their name comes from their first leader's name, River, and the fact that their original camp was located near a river.
WindClan is a Clan of cats who live on moors and hills, and are most at home in wide open spaces. They are known for their quickness, a trait which they use to chase rabbits, their main source of prey. WindClan's name comes from the name of its first leader, Wind.
ShadowClan cats live in territory dominated by swamps, marshes, and pine forest. They have often served as the antagonists of the series. ShadowClan is the only Clan known to regularly eat rats and frogs, in addition to other regular prey. ShadowClan's name derives from its original leader, Shadow.
After death, most of the spirits of Clan cats join StarClan. StarClan is said to be represented by Silverpelt (the Milky Way), and each individual star represents a single dead warrior. Once a cat dies, he or she joins StarClan in a form in which he or she was most comfortable in; for example, blindness and deafness would be cured, unless the cat had been happier being deaf or blind. StarClan's territory is a forest that is perpetually in summer conditions. There are no conflicts, nor is disease present. StarClan cats do not remain in StarClan eternally; instead, they are eventually forgotten by the living, and their spirit in StarClan fades slowly away, as mentioned in Fading Echoes.
StarClan warriors keep watch over the Clans, usually watching their own Clan. They provide guidance to the Clans, often in dreams and other signs and omens. Often, this occurs with medicine cats at the Moonpool/Moonstone. StarClan cannot influence events in the real world, however, in Firestar's Quest, Spottedleaf visited Firestar and Sandstorm and treated an injured warrior, showing that StarClan indeed has some level of effect on the real world.
The spirits of cats who have caused great pain and suffering in their lives go to a place known as The Place of No Stars, or more simply, the Dark Forest. In this place, although there is no sun, moon, nor any stars, the entire forest is bathed in a sickly glow. There is no prey or hunger either. It is supposedly impossible for a Dark Forest cat to leave, however, StarClan cats have entered before. This is rarely done, because in doing so, a StarClan cat may get lost and become trapped in the Dark Forest. Cats known to walk the Dark Forest include Tigerstar, Hawkfrost, Brokenstar, Darkstripe, and Clawface. Victoria Holmes[An author/ one of the Erin Hunters. There isthree people in Erin hunter who write the books together. As you probally already know Erin Hunter is just their pen name] has revealed on Wands and Worlds that StarClan and The Dark Forest exist on different planes; however, there is a clear border between the territories, marked by a wall of mist.
The Clans' origin has been described in Secrets of the Clans. It stated that there were originally many small groups of wild cats who lived in the forest. Without a code of honor to follow or ancestors to provide guidance, they constantly fought for food and territory. One night, at Fourtrees (a group of four tall trees,that was in the old home, this rp take splace in the new home,known as the lake home.), a large battle occurred, and many cats died. The spirits of the cats killed in battle returned and told the cats to "unite or die." Thus, four cats, Thunder, River, Shadow, Wind, came forward to become the leaders of the first Clans, ThunderClan, RiverClan, ShadowClan, and WindClan. The dead spirits became StarClan, and slowly, the warrior code was created as described in Code of the Clans
The warrior code is a code of honor that all warriors are taught when they are apprentices, and must follow. The warrior code is understood to contain many individual rules, however, they have never been all mentioned. The warrior code includes rules on loyalty, territory, prey, processes involving specific members of the Clan (ex. "a kit must be at least six moons old to become an apprentice"), and battles
Also living in the surrounding areas are cats not living in Clans, known as loners and rogues, and house cats, called kittypets. Kittypets are regarded by Clan cats as being weak, as well as "weird," due to their eating of "kittypet food", described as tasting foul, and looking like rabbit droppings. Firestar was a kittypet named Rusty before joining ThunderClan. Loners are cats who do not live with humans, but do not live in Clans either. Most loners respect Clan cats and the warrior code. The term is often used to describe a "nice" rogue. Rogues are cats who do not live in a Clan, nor with humans. They are generally not as nice as loners, and will often steal prey from the Clans' territories. Sometimes, a rogue will live with other rogues, but most rogues live alone. As well, Clan cats often interact with other animals. Common animals (excluding prey) mentioned include badgers, foxes, dogs and snakes. Some notable characters of this sort include: Midnight the badger. In the forest, the cats must live together with the world of humans around them. This allows for interaction between the two species. One notable example occurred in the New Prophecy series, when humans, called twolegs by most of the cats, begin constructing a new highway, and the four Clans are forced to leave and find a new home.
All Clans have a leader. He or she is granted nine lives during a special ceremony. Each time he or she dies, StarClan will heal the wound or illness that caused the death; however, sometimes, the wound may be too grievous to be healed. A new leader can only receive his or her nine lives once the previous leader has lost all nine lives, or retires, in which case, StarClan will take lives away from previous leader until he or she only has one life.
The leader appoints a deputy who is second in command. The deputy usually succeeds the leader unless another warrior objects to this, such as in the case of Onewhisker and Mudclaw of WindClan. Deputies often organize patrols and other everyday tasks. To be chosen as deputy, a warrior must have mentored at least one apprentice. As well, female deputies and leaders may not have kits, as this would interfere with their performing of duties. Deputies may retire; the usual cause for retirement is old age or illness. After the death or retirement of a deputy, the leader must choose a new one before moonhigh (midnight) of that night. The reasoning behind this was explained in Code of the Clans: if the leader were to take a long time to choose a deputy, the leader could possibly die before the new deputy is selected, leaving no one to succeed him or her. StarClan sometimes gives signs indicating who should become deputy, as in the case of Brambleclaw. Most of the time, however, the leader decides on his or her own.
Every Clan has a medicine cat, who communicates with StarClan and heals injured or sick cats with the use of herbs. Medicine cats are considered of high importance to the Clan. Medicine cats meet every half moon to share dreams with StarClan at the Moonstone (a special stone in an abandoned mine in their forest home) or Moonpool (a special pool at their lake home). Clan rivalries do not apply to medicine cats, and they often help one another. Medicine cats communicate with StarClan, receiving messages, prophecies, and omens. Also, should there be no deputy to succeed a dead leader, medicine cats may ask StarClan for a sign indicating who the new leader should be. Medicine cats may not have mates or kits. In a question-and-answer session on the official Warriors forum, Erin Hunter explained that this was because not only would having a mate and kits distract the medicine cat, but medicine cats are expected to treat all of their Clanmates equally, something that would be difficult if they were to have kits. But one medicine cat, Yellowfang, had a kit, Brokenstar, who had become leader of ShadowClan. He had killed many kits, training them for battle, but he trained them too hard, and fought them while training, blaming their deaths on Yellowfang. She became a loner and eventually joined ThunderClan and became their medicine cat, when Firestar was an apprentice. Brokenstar was killed by Yellowfang, when she poisoned him with deathberries (A very fatal berry that can kill if not treated immediately).
A medicine cat apprentice is an apprentice training to be a medicine cat. There is only one medicine cat apprentice at one time, who is usually chosen because he or she shows an interest in becoming a medicine cat. However, warriors who are injured too badly to continue as a warrior or decide they want to become a medicine cat may train to become a medicine cat; examples include Cinderpelt, because she injured her leg, and Jayfeather, because he is blind. Medicine cat apprentices learn basic fighting skills for defensive purposes, and must learn how to identify, collect, and use herbs to treat illness and injury. They also learn to interpret signs from StarClan. Medicine cat apprentices are given their medicine cat names at the Moonpool or Moonstone. Although an apprentice can earn their full name before their mentor dies, they are still considered an apprentice until they succeed their mentor.
Those kits who do not become medicine cat apprentices become regular apprentices. After a kit reaches the age of six moons, he or she can become an apprentice. Apprentices are usually trained by warriors; however, the deputy or leader may choose to take an apprentice. Apprentices learn to hunt and fight, as well as the warrior code, which they must learn and follow. Apprentices must also take care of the elders by bringing them moss for bedding and freshkill (freshly killed prey) to eat, a task which most apprentices detest. Apprentices become warriors when their training is complete, and they have traveled to the Moonstone/Moonpool. The leader then gives him/her a warrior name, and the newly-made warrior must stand silent vigil, guarding the camp that night. On average, apprenticeships last about six moons.
Most of each Clan is made up of warriors. They are the cats who fight in battles, patrol the borders, hunt for prey, train apprentices, and generally make up the lifeblood of the Clan. Warriors are expected to follow the warrior code, a set of rules which must be followed; should a warrior break the warrior code, the leader or deputy may punish the warrior. In extreme cases, they may be exiled from the Clan, as when Tigerclaw was exiled from ThunderClan for attempting to take over ThunderClan. Warriors are given only one apprentice at a time. Warriors retire to become elders when they are either too old to continue their duties, or if they have been injured or otherwise handicapped in a way that makes them unable to perform their duties.
Elders are retired warriors, deputies, and medicine cats who are too old or injured to continue with their duties. An example is Longtail, who had to retire early due to failing sight. Elders are respected due to their wisdom and experience. They are often cared for by apprentices, who perform tasks such as fetching moss for their nests, getting them fresh-kill, and other similar tasks. Elders do not usually have duties to perform; the only duty mentioned is burial of dead Clanmates. Elders will often tell stories of the past to apprentices and kits. The elders also provide the Clan leader with advice.
A queen is a she-cat expecting or nursing kits. Most queens stay in the nursery until their kits become apprentices, then return to being warriors. Although most queens prefer to remain in the nursery, they are not restricted to being within the camp. Queens are not obligated to disclose the identity of the kit(s)'s father, as has been done by Bluestar and Silverstream. Some warriors may decide to stay permanently in the nursery to help other queens take care of their kits.
Kits are newborn kittens who stay in the nursery most of the time with their mothers. Because of their young age, they are not allowed to leave camp without supervision. Kits do not have any duties within the Clan, and so spend most of their time sleeping and feeding on their mothers' milk (at a younger age), or having play fights (such as pretending to be a Clan leaders), playing with moss balls, feathers, etc. (at an older age). Kits are generally younger than the age of six moons (months), as after this age, they are apprenticed.
The cats in the Clans also have a special naming system. When a kit is given his/her name, it will end in "-kit," for example, Bramblekit. When a kit becomes an apprentice, during the ceremony, the leader will change the word "-kit" to "-paw" for example, Bramblepaw. When an apprentice becomes a warrior, the leader, with the help of StarClan, chooses a permanent ending of the name (-heart, -stripe, -pelt, -fur, -claw, -foot, -tail, -talon, -storm, etc.,) for example, Brambleclaw. When a deputy becomes the leader, StarClan performs a ceremony, in which the new leader must travel to Highstones (an abandoned mine at their forest home) or the Moonpool (a small pond at their lake home) to share dreams with StarClan. During the ceremony, the leader receives nine lives from StarClan and the name ending of "-star". An example of this is when Fireheart becomes Firestar in the first series.
And that is pretty much the basics. IF you want to read more then you can go to wikipedia and check it out:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warriors_(novel_series)
I got all of my info off of that site so, go check it out if you are interested! If you have any questions about anything I might have possibly left out pm me or post your questions here!
There are four Clans of cats: ThunderClan, RiverClan, WindClan, and ShadowClan. StarClan is a group made up of the Clans' spiritual ancestors who give guidance to the Clans. In the past, SkyClan was a fifth Clan, that is now driven out, as their territory was destroyed by humans building a town. Also, BloodClan was a group of stray city cats; however, they are not a true Clan, as they do not believe in StarClan.[Don't wory about Skyclan and BloodClan, that is basically just here for info.]
ThunderClan is the Clan which the majority of protagonists belong to. ThunderClan territory is made up mostly of deciduous forest with thick undergrowth. Their diet consists mainly of squirrels, rabbits, small to medium sized birds, shrews, and mice. Their name is taken from their first leader's name, Thunder, and the fact that their old territory was bounded on one side by a Thunderpath (road).
RiverClan cats are the only Clan cats who enjoy swimming. They live near water, as their main source of prey is fish,though they eat water voles and mice. RiverClan cats generally have sleek fur that dries quickly and plump bodies because of their rich prey of fish. Their name comes from their first leader's name, River, and the fact that their original camp was located near a river.
WindClan is a Clan of cats who live on moors and hills, and are most at home in wide open spaces. They are known for their quickness, a trait which they use to chase rabbits, their main source of prey. WindClan's name comes from the name of its first leader, Wind.
ShadowClan cats live in territory dominated by swamps, marshes, and pine forest. They have often served as the antagonists of the series. ShadowClan is the only Clan known to regularly eat rats and frogs, in addition to other regular prey. ShadowClan's name derives from its original leader, Shadow.
After death, most of the spirits of Clan cats join StarClan. StarClan is said to be represented by Silverpelt (the Milky Way), and each individual star represents a single dead warrior. Once a cat dies, he or she joins StarClan in a form in which he or she was most comfortable in; for example, blindness and deafness would be cured, unless the cat had been happier being deaf or blind. StarClan's territory is a forest that is perpetually in summer conditions. There are no conflicts, nor is disease present. StarClan cats do not remain in StarClan eternally; instead, they are eventually forgotten by the living, and their spirit in StarClan fades slowly away, as mentioned in Fading Echoes.
StarClan warriors keep watch over the Clans, usually watching their own Clan. They provide guidance to the Clans, often in dreams and other signs and omens. Often, this occurs with medicine cats at the Moonpool/Moonstone. StarClan cannot influence events in the real world, however, in Firestar's Quest, Spottedleaf visited Firestar and Sandstorm and treated an injured warrior, showing that StarClan indeed has some level of effect on the real world.
The spirits of cats who have caused great pain and suffering in their lives go to a place known as The Place of No Stars, or more simply, the Dark Forest. In this place, although there is no sun, moon, nor any stars, the entire forest is bathed in a sickly glow. There is no prey or hunger either. It is supposedly impossible for a Dark Forest cat to leave, however, StarClan cats have entered before. This is rarely done, because in doing so, a StarClan cat may get lost and become trapped in the Dark Forest. Cats known to walk the Dark Forest include Tigerstar, Hawkfrost, Brokenstar, Darkstripe, and Clawface. Victoria Holmes[An author/ one of the Erin Hunters. There isthree people in Erin hunter who write the books together. As you probally already know Erin Hunter is just their pen name] has revealed on Wands and Worlds that StarClan and The Dark Forest exist on different planes; however, there is a clear border between the territories, marked by a wall of mist.
The Clans' origin has been described in Secrets of the Clans. It stated that there were originally many small groups of wild cats who lived in the forest. Without a code of honor to follow or ancestors to provide guidance, they constantly fought for food and territory. One night, at Fourtrees (a group of four tall trees,that was in the old home, this rp take splace in the new home,known as the lake home.), a large battle occurred, and many cats died. The spirits of the cats killed in battle returned and told the cats to "unite or die." Thus, four cats, Thunder, River, Shadow, Wind, came forward to become the leaders of the first Clans, ThunderClan, RiverClan, ShadowClan, and WindClan. The dead spirits became StarClan, and slowly, the warrior code was created as described in Code of the Clans
The warrior code is a code of honor that all warriors are taught when they are apprentices, and must follow. The warrior code is understood to contain many individual rules, however, they have never been all mentioned. The warrior code includes rules on loyalty, territory, prey, processes involving specific members of the Clan (ex. "a kit must be at least six moons old to become an apprentice"), and battles
Also living in the surrounding areas are cats not living in Clans, known as loners and rogues, and house cats, called kittypets. Kittypets are regarded by Clan cats as being weak, as well as "weird," due to their eating of "kittypet food", described as tasting foul, and looking like rabbit droppings. Firestar was a kittypet named Rusty before joining ThunderClan. Loners are cats who do not live with humans, but do not live in Clans either. Most loners respect Clan cats and the warrior code. The term is often used to describe a "nice" rogue. Rogues are cats who do not live in a Clan, nor with humans. They are generally not as nice as loners, and will often steal prey from the Clans' territories. Sometimes, a rogue will live with other rogues, but most rogues live alone. As well, Clan cats often interact with other animals. Common animals (excluding prey) mentioned include badgers, foxes, dogs and snakes. Some notable characters of this sort include: Midnight the badger. In the forest, the cats must live together with the world of humans around them. This allows for interaction between the two species. One notable example occurred in the New Prophecy series, when humans, called twolegs by most of the cats, begin constructing a new highway, and the four Clans are forced to leave and find a new home.
All Clans have a leader. He or she is granted nine lives during a special ceremony. Each time he or she dies, StarClan will heal the wound or illness that caused the death; however, sometimes, the wound may be too grievous to be healed. A new leader can only receive his or her nine lives once the previous leader has lost all nine lives, or retires, in which case, StarClan will take lives away from previous leader until he or she only has one life.
The leader appoints a deputy who is second in command. The deputy usually succeeds the leader unless another warrior objects to this, such as in the case of Onewhisker and Mudclaw of WindClan. Deputies often organize patrols and other everyday tasks. To be chosen as deputy, a warrior must have mentored at least one apprentice. As well, female deputies and leaders may not have kits, as this would interfere with their performing of duties. Deputies may retire; the usual cause for retirement is old age or illness. After the death or retirement of a deputy, the leader must choose a new one before moonhigh (midnight) of that night. The reasoning behind this was explained in Code of the Clans: if the leader were to take a long time to choose a deputy, the leader could possibly die before the new deputy is selected, leaving no one to succeed him or her. StarClan sometimes gives signs indicating who should become deputy, as in the case of Brambleclaw. Most of the time, however, the leader decides on his or her own.
Every Clan has a medicine cat, who communicates with StarClan and heals injured or sick cats with the use of herbs. Medicine cats are considered of high importance to the Clan. Medicine cats meet every half moon to share dreams with StarClan at the Moonstone (a special stone in an abandoned mine in their forest home) or Moonpool (a special pool at their lake home). Clan rivalries do not apply to medicine cats, and they often help one another. Medicine cats communicate with StarClan, receiving messages, prophecies, and omens. Also, should there be no deputy to succeed a dead leader, medicine cats may ask StarClan for a sign indicating who the new leader should be. Medicine cats may not have mates or kits. In a question-and-answer session on the official Warriors forum, Erin Hunter explained that this was because not only would having a mate and kits distract the medicine cat, but medicine cats are expected to treat all of their Clanmates equally, something that would be difficult if they were to have kits. But one medicine cat, Yellowfang, had a kit, Brokenstar, who had become leader of ShadowClan. He had killed many kits, training them for battle, but he trained them too hard, and fought them while training, blaming their deaths on Yellowfang. She became a loner and eventually joined ThunderClan and became their medicine cat, when Firestar was an apprentice. Brokenstar was killed by Yellowfang, when she poisoned him with deathberries (A very fatal berry that can kill if not treated immediately).
A medicine cat apprentice is an apprentice training to be a medicine cat. There is only one medicine cat apprentice at one time, who is usually chosen because he or she shows an interest in becoming a medicine cat. However, warriors who are injured too badly to continue as a warrior or decide they want to become a medicine cat may train to become a medicine cat; examples include Cinderpelt, because she injured her leg, and Jayfeather, because he is blind. Medicine cat apprentices learn basic fighting skills for defensive purposes, and must learn how to identify, collect, and use herbs to treat illness and injury. They also learn to interpret signs from StarClan. Medicine cat apprentices are given their medicine cat names at the Moonpool or Moonstone. Although an apprentice can earn their full name before their mentor dies, they are still considered an apprentice until they succeed their mentor.
Those kits who do not become medicine cat apprentices become regular apprentices. After a kit reaches the age of six moons, he or she can become an apprentice. Apprentices are usually trained by warriors; however, the deputy or leader may choose to take an apprentice. Apprentices learn to hunt and fight, as well as the warrior code, which they must learn and follow. Apprentices must also take care of the elders by bringing them moss for bedding and freshkill (freshly killed prey) to eat, a task which most apprentices detest. Apprentices become warriors when their training is complete, and they have traveled to the Moonstone/Moonpool. The leader then gives him/her a warrior name, and the newly-made warrior must stand silent vigil, guarding the camp that night. On average, apprenticeships last about six moons.
Most of each Clan is made up of warriors. They are the cats who fight in battles, patrol the borders, hunt for prey, train apprentices, and generally make up the lifeblood of the Clan. Warriors are expected to follow the warrior code, a set of rules which must be followed; should a warrior break the warrior code, the leader or deputy may punish the warrior. In extreme cases, they may be exiled from the Clan, as when Tigerclaw was exiled from ThunderClan for attempting to take over ThunderClan. Warriors are given only one apprentice at a time. Warriors retire to become elders when they are either too old to continue their duties, or if they have been injured or otherwise handicapped in a way that makes them unable to perform their duties.
Elders are retired warriors, deputies, and medicine cats who are too old or injured to continue with their duties. An example is Longtail, who had to retire early due to failing sight. Elders are respected due to their wisdom and experience. They are often cared for by apprentices, who perform tasks such as fetching moss for their nests, getting them fresh-kill, and other similar tasks. Elders do not usually have duties to perform; the only duty mentioned is burial of dead Clanmates. Elders will often tell stories of the past to apprentices and kits. The elders also provide the Clan leader with advice.
A queen is a she-cat expecting or nursing kits. Most queens stay in the nursery until their kits become apprentices, then return to being warriors. Although most queens prefer to remain in the nursery, they are not restricted to being within the camp. Queens are not obligated to disclose the identity of the kit(s)'s father, as has been done by Bluestar and Silverstream. Some warriors may decide to stay permanently in the nursery to help other queens take care of their kits.
Kits are newborn kittens who stay in the nursery most of the time with their mothers. Because of their young age, they are not allowed to leave camp without supervision. Kits do not have any duties within the Clan, and so spend most of their time sleeping and feeding on their mothers' milk (at a younger age), or having play fights (such as pretending to be a Clan leaders), playing with moss balls, feathers, etc. (at an older age). Kits are generally younger than the age of six moons (months), as after this age, they are apprenticed.
The cats in the Clans also have a special naming system. When a kit is given his/her name, it will end in "-kit," for example, Bramblekit. When a kit becomes an apprentice, during the ceremony, the leader will change the word "-kit" to "-paw" for example, Bramblepaw. When an apprentice becomes a warrior, the leader, with the help of StarClan, chooses a permanent ending of the name (-heart, -stripe, -pelt, -fur, -claw, -foot, -tail, -talon, -storm, etc.,) for example, Brambleclaw. When a deputy becomes the leader, StarClan performs a ceremony, in which the new leader must travel to Highstones (an abandoned mine at their forest home) or the Moonpool (a small pond at their lake home) to share dreams with StarClan. During the ceremony, the leader receives nine lives from StarClan and the name ending of "-star". An example of this is when Fireheart becomes Firestar in the first series.
And that is pretty much the basics. IF you want to read more then you can go to wikipedia and check it out:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warriors_(novel_series)
I got all of my info off of that site so, go check it out if you are interested! If you have any questions about anything I might have possibly left out pm me or post your questions here!
