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Clan's Positions
Kit- A kitten, not yet old enough to be an apprentice (six moons old); they are not allowed to hunt or leave the camp alone; very young kits do not normally leave the nursery, however, older kits are allowed to do so; their names always end with -kit. Snowkit, Icekit, and Foxkit are examples of kits.
Apprentice- A cat who, at six moons old, begins training to become a warrior or medicine cat; they train daily to practice battle and hunting skills, and also care for the elders; one task they usually do is fetch bedding; their names end with -paw; they become warriors when their mentor and leader feel that they are ready. Berrypaw, Willowpaw, Hazelpaw, and Jaypaw are examples of apprentices.
Warrior- A cat (tom or she-cat without kits) trained in the ways of combat; warriors defend, hunt, and fight for their Clan; they also are in charge of training apprentices to become warriors; a warrior may only have one apprentice at a time, although they may supervise the training of apprentices lacking mentors. Crowfeather, Webfoot, Blackclaw, Spiderleg, Runningwind, Fireheart, Sandstorm, Graystripe, Rowanclaw, and Squirrelflight are examples of warriors.
Queen- A she-cat expecting or nursing kits; they stay in the nursery until their kits become apprentices (Squirellflight left to assume warrior duties when the kits were weaned), then return to their warrior duties. In the first books in the Original Series, however, it was used to describe all she-cats. Tallpoppy, Brindleface, Goldenflower, Morningflower, Sorreltail, Ferncloud, and Frostfur are examples of queens. They may also choose to stay a queen even after their kits grow to six moons of age to help other queens or because these she-cats don't like to fight. Ferncloud, Daisy, and Speckletail are examples of queens that did this.
Medicine Cat- A medicine cat is trained specifically in the ways of healing (but that does not mean they can't fight); receives messages from StarClan and interprets them; medicine cats stand outside of the rivalries between the Clans. A medicine cat will heal an injured cat and can order even the leader what to do. Each Clan has either one or two medicine cats; they are not allowed to take a mate or have kits (however Yellowfang was the mother of Brokenstar a.k.a. Brokentail); sometimes, fully trained warriors can become an apprentice to a medicine cat. Barkface, Littlecloud, Mothwing, Leafpool, Runningnose, Cinderpelt, Yellowfang, and Spottedleaf are examples of medicine cats.
Deputy- The cat who is second-in-command to the Clan leader; the deputy is in charge of organizing patrols and hunting parties, and succeeds the leader after he/she loses all nine lives from battle, age, or sickness; in the case that the deputy dies, the leader must appoint a new deputy before moonhigh, or midnight. Graystripe, Brambleclaw, Russetfur, Ashfoot and Mistyfoot are examples of deputies.
Elder- A retired warrior, queen, medicine cat, deputy or leader; elders are usually cared for by apprentices. They amuse apprentices and kits by telling them stories of times past, however, the elders still fight and defend the nursery during raids. Patchpelt, Smallear, Dappletail, Halftail, Heavystep, Mousefur, Longtail, Rosetail, and One-eye are examples of elders.
Clan Leader- The Clan Leader is the cat who leads the Clan; their names always end with -star; new leaders take a trip to the Moonstone or Moonpool. There, they receive their nine lives and name, always ending with -star from StarClan. Firestar, Tigerstar, Tallstar, Leopardstar, Blackstar, Crookedstar, Bluestar, and Onestar are a few examples.
Other
Loner- A cat that chooses to live neither in Clans nor with Twolegs. They live and hunt alone. Loners can be friendly and even helpful to the Clan cats. Term also used to describe a friendly rogue.
Rogue- Another term for loner, but more offensive; a cat, usually more hostile than a loner, who is part of no Clan, or a cat who was exiled from his original Clan, banished for crimes against the warrior code. These cats are usually hostile and live as outlaws onthe Clan territory or on the outskirts. Rogues will sometimes live with other rogues, but they generally travel alone or with their mate.
Kittypet- Cats that live with Twolegs. They wear collars and are usually timid, soft, and scared of Clan cats. They are fed by twolegs, and so have no need to hunt. They have a vague sense of territory beyond their Twolegs' garden.
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