Read the basic gist of things here!
The structure of my cruel reign clans is very interesting. Often I use different names for ranks. Since SparkyClan was my first cruel reign clan, I hadn't decided that yet, but the normal ranks aren't mentioned in the moons anyway so I'll just use them.
Ranks: Monarch - the leader of the clan, will be succeeded by their firstborn child. The monarch will have the title of King/Queen or Monarch. The monarch is supposed to always have a mate and will break up mate pairings to get a new mate if they so choose.
Consort - the mate of the monarch, takes on the title of King/Queen/Monarch Consort. Has absolutely no power.
Heir Apparent - usually the monarch's firstborn, but may sometimes be a sibling if the monarch doesn't have kits yet. Just the cat who is next in line if the monarch dies.
Heirs - kits of the monarch, takes on the title of Prince/Princess/Princex. Given preferential treatment, and will always be first choice for mate selections. Can not be a border sweeper, will gain suffix 'heir' if without mate. Their mates will have the title of Prince/Princess/Princex Consort.
In Line - every cat in line for the monarch position. The monarch's kits will be first, in order of birth, then their niblings, then their siblings, and then their aunts and uncles, and so on. If the entire family has died out, a consort may end up taking over the throne.
Healers - basically just medicine cats. they can and should have a mate.
Knights - cats who have a mate. They will have their full name, and are treated much better than those without them. They mainly hunt for the clan.
Squires - cats between 7 and 12 moons, who are learning to hunt and fight. Can only be trained by Knights. They will always enter their mate grace period at 12 moons old, no matter their skill level. Will have the suffix 'paw'.
Courting/Grace Period - cats between 12 and 20 moons, who are mateless but excused from border sweeping until they can find a mate, or age out of the period. Will have the suffix 'paws'. Often go on border patrols to try and bring back cats who have potential to be their mate, but are able to flee when in danger, unlike border sweepers.
Border Sweepers - cats 21 moons and older, who do not have a mate. Do not get a suffix, and forced to 'sweep the border' every moon. They must always proceed in-game.
Seniors/Retirees - older cats who have served their clan long enough to be able to retire. A cat cannot retire until they have had kits. Border sweepers can retire, as long as they have had kits in their lifetime.
Kittens - young cats under 6 moons old, who can't leave camp or start their training yet. Kits are always fed first. Cats on their apprentice journeys at 6 moons are technically still kittens, but are functionally somewhere in-between.
