THE WARRIOR CODE:
I . Defend your Clan, even with your life. You may have friendships with cats from other Clans, but your loyalty must remain to your Clan, as one day you may meet them in battle.
II . Do not hunt or trespass on another Clan's territory.
III . 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.
IV . Prey is killed only to be eaten. Give thanks to StarClan for its life.
V . A kit must be at least six moons old to become an apprentice.
VI . Newly appointed warriors will keep a silent vigil for one night after receiving their warrior name.
VII . A cat cannot be made deputy without having mentored at least one apprentice. ( ShadowClan is exempt from this )
VIII . The deputy will become Clan leader when the leader dies, retires, or is exiled.
IX . After the death, retirement, promotion (to a leader status), or exile of the deputy, the new deputy must be chosen before moonhigh.
X . A Gathering of all 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.
XI . Boundaries must be checked and marked daily. Challenge all trespassing cats.
XII . No warrior can neglect a kit in pain or danger, even if the kit is from a different Clan. ( ShadowClan is exempt from this )
XIII . The word of the Clan leader is the warrior code.
XIV . An honourable 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.
XV . A warrior rejects the soft life of a kittypet.
XVI . Each Clan has the right to be proud and independent, but in times of trouble they must forget their boundaries and fight side by side to protect each other. Each Clan must help the others so that no Clan will fall.
THE MEDICINE CAT CODE:
I . A medicine cat cannot take on a mate. ( WindClan & RiverClan are exempt from this )
II . A medicine cat cannot have kits. ( RiverClan is exempt from this )
III . A medicine cat will never let personal feelings in the way of his or her duties.
IV . Medicine cats are outside Clan and Clan rivalry.
V . A medicine cat may be trained in as a warrior before a medicine cat, but a medicine cat cannot become a normal warrior.
VI . Medicine cats are outside Clan rivalries, but they still must learn basic fighting moves.
VII . A medicine cat must be able to inturpret signs from StarClan.
VIII . Medicine cats cannot reject an injured cat. ( ShadowClan is exempt from this )
IX . A medicine cat must do everything in his or her power to save a sick or injured cat.
X . A medicine cat will give his or her life to save a cat.
Under the light of the full moon, witnessed by all Clans and the ancestors who walk among the stars, we, the leaders and medicine cats of ThunderClan, WindClan, RiverClan, and ShadowClan, do set forth these words so that the forest may endure beyond the memory of war. The moons of conflict have taken what cannot be restored, and if they continue, they will take all that remains.
I. On the End of War
From this night onward, all acts of war between the Clans shall cease. No Clan shall raise claws in organized battle against another, nor seek to conquer, weaken, or destroy another Clan.
II. On Boundaries
The borders of each Clan shall be recognized and upheld. No warrior shall cross into another Clan’s territory without just cause, and any crossing must be done in peace, not in challenge.
III. On Gatherings
The Gatherings beneath the full moon shall be restored and honoured. At these times, all Clans shall meet in peace, and no hostility, past or present, shall be carried into the clearing. Words may be spoken, but claws shall remain sheathed.
IV. On the Role of Medicine Cats
Medicine cats shall stand apart from all conflict, now and always. They shall not be hindered, threatened, or harmed by any Clan, under any circumstance. Should sickness or injury threaten any Clan beyond its ability to heal, aid may be given freely across borders without it being seen as weakness or as betrayal.
V. On Prey and Survival
In times of great hardship, when prey runs scarce and survival is at risk, the Clans shall remember that they share the same forest. While borders remain, mercy shall not be forgotten, and needless suffering shall not be allowed to take root where restraint can prevent it.
VI. On the Memory of War
The moons of war shall not be erased nor forgotten.
Each Clan shall carry the memory of what has passed, not as fuel for further conflict, but rather as a warning of what may come if these words are broken.
VII. On Breaking the Treaty
Should any Clan break this treaty, they shall answer not to one Clan alone, but to all.
The unity forged here shall stand against any who would return the forest to endless war.
"So spoken beneath the full moon.
So witnessed by the stars.
So carried by every cat who chooses to remember what it means to be a Clan."