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May StarClan light your path, traveler.

The four Clans follow a set of codes that help guide their every day lives. The Warrior Code applies to all Clan cats, while the Seer Code contains extra information in regards to Seers.

The Warrior Code

1) Defend your Clan, even at the cost of your life. You may have friendships in other Clans, but your loyalty must remain to your own Clan.

2) Do not hunt or trespass on another Clan's territory.

3) Boundaries must be checked and marked daily. Challenge all trespassing cats.

4) Elders, queens, kits, and the sick and injured must be fed before apprentices and warriors.

5) Prey is killed only to be eaten. Give thanks to StarClan for its life.

6) Kin should not mentor their direct kin.

7) A kit must be at least six moons old to become an apprentice. Kits may not participate in battles or leave camp without supervision until becoming an apprentice.

8) Newly appointed warriors will keep a silent vigil for one night after receiving their warrior name.

9) A cat cannot receive an apprentice within four moons of becoming a warrior.

10) A cat cannot be made deputy without having fully mentored at least one apprentice.

11) The deputy will become Clan leader when the leader dies, retires or is exiled.

12) After the death or retirement of the deputy, the new deputy must be chosen before moonhigh.

13) 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.

14) No warrior can neglect a kit in pain or danger, regardless of where the kit is from.

15) An honorable warrior does not need to kill other cats to win their battles, unless they are outside the warrior code or if it is necessary for self-defense.

16) A warrior rejects the soft life of a kittypet.

17) Cats cannot eat or drink for a half day before going to the Moonstone or Moonpool to speak with StarClan and may only eat after they leave. It is forbidden to draw blood within Mouthermouth or beside the Moonpool.

The Seer Code

1) It is the duty of a Seer to help all cats in need, regardless of their origin. They may not withhold help for personal or political gain.

2) Seers stand apart from rivalries between cats and Clans.

3) Seers may cross Clan borders unchallenged. To attack a Seer is to incur the wrath of StarClan and the Gods.

4) Seers may not fight in battle or perform the duties of a warrior.

5) A Seer may not take a mate or have kits. Their love and connection is to StarClan first, their Clanmates second, and all other cats third.

6) If both the leader and the deputy of a Clan is unable to lead, whether through death or some other means, the Seer will lead the Clan and appoint the new leader if necessary.

7) If a Clan’s Seer dies without a fully trained apprentice, it is the duty of the other Seers to support the Clan and help them train an apprentice.

Prayers.

I enjoy praying to StarClan, but often it seems as if they aren't listening. I know they don't have to answer immediately, but I've been needing guidance.

Even if you don't feel seen by StarClan, they see you. You'll know when you have a sign, but they trust your guidance and judgment. They trust that things will turn out well.

StarClan listens.

Greetings, young one. You have traveled far to get here. Please, rest and stay for a while. We don't mind.

Hiya anon

I’m trying to make the Clans pretty different from each other while still being recognizably different from popular depictions of them like with the Redux, so it’s taking a while to do! But yeah, the plan is to make them unique and refreshing (as much as one can with the canon Clans)

As for their relation to StarClan, the Clans consider StarClan to be heaven, where good cats go when they die, represented as stars in Silverpelt. The Clans all have differing beliefs about what happens to ‘bad’ cats, some of which outright contradict each other. Each Clan considers itself to be the closest to StarClan and their Gods, with WindClan claiming how the stars are right at their backs and the Moonpool closest to their territory. RiverClan says they are the closest as the Tiger God (currently unnamed) lives in the river/lake, while ThunderClan says they are closest as they embody the traits of the Lion God. Finally, ShadowClan considers themselves the chosen Clan, as some of the most important figures in Clan mythology are of ShadowClan origin.

As for your last question, writing up myths and legends is pretty low on the to-do list, but it’s something I’m definitely interested in doing! It’ll just be a while until I get to it.