The Eterna

he code of warriors is to be upheld and revered, but also challenged in times that require it. These are but guidelines to the cats, and though they are meant to be followed, the rules can be broken ethically. That being said, they are still rules, and breaking them for greed is a swift way for a warrior to be sent to the Pit after death or possibly exiled from their clan. Below you will see the code of the island clans, to which each cat in the territories is respecful of and responsible for.

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1. Defend all the Clans, even with your life. Your first loyalty is to your Clan, but all cats who follow the warrior code are your allies. Each Clan must ensure that no other Clan falls.

2. Nevertheless, each Clan is proud and independent, with traditions that must always be respected. Boundaries are not to be crossed, and interclan relationships are not permitted, however loyal each warrior is to keeping the clans alive and thriving.

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

4. Elders, queens, sick or injured cats 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.

5. A Gathering of all three Clans is held at the full moon during a truce that lasts for the night.

6. No warrior can neglect a kit in pain or danger, even if the kit is from a different Clan.

7. A kit must be at least six moons old to become an apprentice.

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

9. After the death, retirement, promotion (to a leader status), or exile of the deputy, the new deputy must be chosen before moonhigh.

10. If a Clan member believes that their leader is no longer leading with honor and integrity, they can challenge them. Three-quarters of the Clan members, including their medicine cats, must agree. Their objections will then be presented to the leaders of the other Clans. If the other leaders agree, all medicine cats will request that Stellarclan remove the leader’s remaining lives and give them to the deputy. These objections cannot be raised by the deputy or directly for the deputy.

11. If a warrior believes the deputy is no longer leading with honor and integrity, and for the sake of the clan, they may also challenge them. They must bring their case to the leader and medicine cat, and, if the charges have evidence and are bad enough, must participate in personally driving the deputy from the territory.


12. A warrior or medicine cat may switch their allegiance from one Clan to another but must meet a set of conditions. The cat wishing to change Clans must perform a task of their intended Clan’s choosing. If they succeed, it will be deemed StarClan’s will that they change Clans, and their request will be granted. However, medicine cats that take this action will be stripped of their status as a medicine cat and moved back to the rank of warrior within their new clan.

13. Prey is killed only to be eaten. Give thanks to Stellarclan for its life.

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

15. A cat cannot be made deputy without having mentored at least one apprentice.

16. A warrior rejects the soft life of a kittypet. If a warrior decides to abandon the island clans in favor of the life of a kittypet in the city beyond the ridge, they are to be considered an exile and not allowed back within the ranks of the clans.

17. Boundaries must be checked and marked daily. Challenge all trespassing cats — but a Warrior must always remember that all cats follow the warrior code.

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