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Post by administration on Jul 10, 2012 22:13:00 GMT -5
THE WARRIOR GUIDE don't cry out for god, don't cry out for god, i am skin and bones are you new to the warriors book series? did you just need to freshen up on your knowledge? below is a whole bunch of valuable information for new fans and old to look over. these are all very important, so look over them carefully! we do want this site to be as accurate to the series as possible, so take a look at the terminology, ceremonies, and everything else. hopefully this will help our incoming members! |
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Post by administration on Jul 10, 2012 22:13:38 GMT -5
THE WARRIOR CODE don't cry out for god, don't cry out for god, i am skin and bones The warrior code is a series of strict laws laid down by StarClan for all of the Clans to follow. While the exact code is not listed anywhere, it is clear to all Clans what the rules in the warrior code are. There are countless other laws in the warrior code. If warriors break this code, a punishment, whether it be from a duty involving caring for the elders to exile to even death, will undoubtedly result. The punishment depends on the severity of the broken code and the Clan leader themself. For example, if an apprentice had been caught eating during a hunting mission, they may be punished simply by not being allowed to take any fresh-kill for the rest of the day. Another example could be if a cat betrayed their Clan. The Clan leader may decide to exile them as proper punishment.
Here are a few of the rules of the warrior code that are currently known:
• • The Clan is to be fed before any individual cat.
• • The safety of the Clan is more important than that of any individual cat.
• • Each Clan has specific borders.
• • Prey is not to be stolen from another Clan's territory.
• • Clan borders are not to be crossed.
• • A Gathering lasts as long as the moon is highest in the sky.
• • There is a truce during the Gathering. Under no circumstances may the truce be broken.
• • Medicine cats may not fall in love nor have kits.
• • Cats may not fall in love with nor have kits with cats from other Clans.
• • Kits must be at least six moons old to be an apprentice.
• • Kits may not leave the camp without permission.
• • Kits may not learn to hunt until they are apprenticed.
• • No warrior may neglect a kit in pain or in danger, even if that kit is from a different clan.
• • Newly made warriors must sit vigil for their first night and guard the camp in silence.
• • Warriors may not kill in cold blood.
• • Warriors must show compassion.
• • A deputy must be chosen before moonhigh of the previous deputy's resignation or death.
• • To be a deputy a cat must have had an apprentice.
• • Warriors may not attack a medicine cat.
• • A warrior DOESN'T have to travel to the moonpool/highstones to become a warrior.
• • Cats have free passage to the Moonpool.
• • There may be no more nor less than four Clans in the forest.
• • Strangers should be driven from a Clan's territory.
• • Cats must show mercy to cats who ask for help.
• • A warrior rejects the soft life of a kittypet.
• • Warriors do not fight to kill; they fight to prove their strength and defend their territory. |
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Post by administration on Jul 10, 2012 22:14:19 GMT -5
APPRENTICE CEREMONY we are all lambs to the slaughter now, don't worry it will be over
leader: [insert mentor's name here], you are now ready to take on an apprentice. You will be mentor to [insert apprentice's name here]. [insert mentor's name here], you have shown yourself to be a warrior of [insert vitue #1 here] and [insert virtue #2 here]. I'm sure you will pass on all you know to this apprentice.
The new mentor and apprentice touch noses, and they both go to the side of the clearing.
[/font][/div] WARRIOR CEREMONY we are all lambs to the slaughter now, don't worry it will be over
leader: I, [insert leader's name here], call upon my warrior ancestors to look down on this apprentice. He/She has trained hard to understand the ways of your noble code, and I commend him to you as a warrior in his turn. [insert warrior-to-be's name here], do you promise to uphold the warrior code and protect and defend this Clan, even at the cost of your life?
warrior-to-be: I do.
leader: Then by the powers of StarClan, I give you your warrior name. [insert warrior-to-be's name here], from this moment you will be known as [insert warrior-to-be's new name here]. StarClan honors your [insert virtue #1 here] and your [insert virtue #2 here], and we welcome you as a full warrior of [insert Clan here].
The leader rests his/her muzzle on the top of the new warrior's head and the new warrior licks his/her shoulder in respect. The rest of the Clan chant the new warrior's new name.
[/font][/div] MEDICINE CAT CEREMONY we are all lambs to the slaughter now, don't worry it will be over
medicine cat: I, [insert medicine cat's name here], medicine cat of [insert Clan here], call upon my warrior ancestors to look down on this apprentice. He/She has trained hard to understand the ways of a medicine cat, and with your help he/she will serve his/her Clan for many moons. [insert medicine-cat-to-be's name here], do you promise to uphold the ways of a medicine cat, to stand apart from rivalry between Clan and Clan an to protect all cats equally, even at the cost of your life?
medicine cat to be: I do.
medicine cat: Then by the powers of StarClan I give you your true name as a medicine cat. [insert medicine-cat-to-be's name here], from this moment you will be known as [insert medicine-cat-to-be's new name here]. StarClan honors your [insert virtue #1 here] and your [insert virtue #2 here], and we welcome you as a full medicine cat.
The medicine cat rests his/her muzzle on the top of the new medicine cat's head and the new medicine cat licks his/her shoulder in respect. The other medicine cats chant the new medicine cat's new name.
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Post by administration on Jul 10, 2012 22:15:44 GMT -5
COMMON HERBS i am skin and bones, i am skin and bones Poppy seeds- used to make a cat very sleepy and to ease pain
Cobwebs - used to stop bleeding
Feverfew - used to cool feverish cats and treat head pain
Borage leaves - used to treat fevers and helps nursing mothers
with their milk supply
Dock leaves - used to sooth scratches; can also make a cat's coat slippery; can be used as a surface for vomiting.
Marigold - leaves used to treat infection and heal wounds and sores
Horsetail - used to treat infected wounds
Burdock root - used to treat infections, especially rat bites
Chervil root - used to treat infections
Wild garlic - rolling in this can help to keep out infection
Coltsfoot - used to treat kittencough
Dried Oak Leaf - Collected in the autumn, and stored in a dry place. Stops infections.
Lavender - A small purple flowering plang. Cures fever.
Catnip (also called catmint) - used to treat whitecough and greencough; can help to relax a cat
Chickweed - used to help treat greencough
Stinging nettle - The spiny green seeds are given to a cat that's swallowed poison, and the leaves can be applied to a wound to bring down swelling.
Tansy - used to treat coughs
Thyme - used to calm a cat
Chamomile - used to calm a cat
Dandelion (leaves) - used to calm a cat
Juniper berries - used to treat bellyache, and give strength to recovering cats
Chervil - used to treat bellyache
Watermint - used to treat bellyache
Daisy leaves - used to treat aching joints
Goldenrod - used in a poultice to treat aching joints and stiffness; can also be used for severe injuries.
Ragwort leaves - used alongside juniper berries in a poultice to treat aching joints, sores, or most other hide or muscle retinas, such as scratches, bruises, and broken bones
Comfrey - used to treat broken bones
Nettle (leaves) - used to treat swelling
Wild Basil- used to treat paw problems
Poison Ivy (leaves)- used on cracked paw pads
Celandine - used to treat ailments of the eyes
Snakeroot - used to counter poison
Nettle (seeds) - used to counter poison
Honey - used to treat sore throats,can also be used in poultices to sooth injuries.
Mouse bile - used to remove ticks from a cat's coat
Yarrow - used to make a cat vomit and expel poisons from the body, used mostly when cats have eaten something poisonous.
Broom - used in poultices for broken legs.
Catchweed - used to help protect freshly-applied poultices by sticking them over the area. Green and fluffy seeds.
Other Plants
Deathberries (yew) - of no medicinal value; bright scarlet berries that, when ingested, can easily kill a cat if they are not quickly enough expelled from the cat's body; called night-seeds by the Tribe.
Nightshade - of no medicinal value; is poisonous.
Holly berries - of no medicinal value; poisonous like deathberries. COMMON AILMENTS we are all lambs to the slaughter now, don't worry it will be over cough - a sickness that is like a human cold. Just coughs and sneezes; can be dangerous to kits or young cats.
greencough - a sickness similar to pneumonia that is often rampant among the Clans in leaf-bare. Symptoms include wheezing, pus excreted from the eyes, fever, and green phlegm streaming from the nose and mouth.
whitecough - a mild sickness like a cold. More common than greencough, but can become greencough or even the fatal blackcough. Symptoms include sneezing and white phlem streaming from the nose, and a slightly high temperature.This is similar to kittencough, which is the least harmful of all coughs and is mostly caught by kits.
blackcough - a fatal sickness that spells certain death for any cat who catches it. Symptoms are unknown, but the "black" might be blood.
chill - a very mild ailment usually caused by very cold weather or falling into icy water. Much like whitecough, but with cold chills.
cracked pads - a painful ailment usually seen in elderly cats. The pawpads crack from cold or dryness, and if untreated can lead to infection. Symptoms include swelling of the paws and pain.
aching joints - basically arthritis in cats. Caused by age or damp weather. Symptoms include pain and stiffness.
bleeding - When injured cats lose blood quickly, for example, during a battle. |
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Post by administration on Jul 10, 2012 22:16:22 GMT -5
BATTLE TECHNIQUES we are all lambs to the slaughter now, don't worry it will be over back kick: Explosive surprise move to catch opponent from behind. Judge opponent's distance from you carefully; then lash out with your back legs, taking your weight on your front paws.
belly rake [/b]: A fight-stopper. Slice with unsheathed claws across soft flesh of opponent's belly. If you're pinned down, the belly rake quickly puts you back in control. front paw blow[/b]: Frontal attack. Bring you front paw down hard on your opponent's head. Claws sheathed. front paw strike[/b]: Frontal attack. Slice downward with your front paw at the body or face of your opponent. Claws unsheathed. killing bite[/b]: A death blow to the back of the neck. Quick and silent, and sometimes considered dishonorable. Used only as a last resort. leap and hold[/b]: Ideal for a small cat facing a large opponent. Spring onto opponent's back and grip with unsheathed claws. Now you are beyond the range of your opponent's paws and in position to inflict severe body wounds. A group of apprentices can defeat a large and dangerous warrior in this way. Watch fro the drop-and-roll counter-move, and try to jump free before you get squashed. partner fighting[/b]: Warriors who have trained and fought together will often instinctively fall into a paired defensive position, each protecting the others' back while fending off an opponent on either side. Slashing, clawing, and leaping together, battle pairs can be a whirlwind of danger for attackers. play dead[/b]: Effective in a tight situation, such as when you are pinned. Stop struggling and go limp. When your opponent relaxes his grip, thinking you are defeated, push yourself up explosively. This will throw off an unwary opponent and put you in an attacking position. scruff shake[/b]: Secure a strong teeth grip in the scruff of your opponent's neck; then shake violently until he or she is too rattled to fight back. Most effective against rats, which are small enough to throw. A strong throw will stun or kill them. teeth grip[/b]: Target your opponent's extremities - the legs, tail, scruff, or ears - and sink in your teeth and hold. This move is similar to the leap-and-hold except your claws remain free to fight. upright lock[/b]: Final, crushing move on already weakened opponent. Rear up on back legs and bring full weight down on opponent. If opponent does same, wrestle and flip him under you. This move makes you vulnerable to the belly rake, so requires great strength and speed. [/div][/center] |
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