Ranking Names and Meanings.
||Basic Ranks||
Female Leader: Duchess
Male leader: Duch
Deputy: Aide )Duch or Duches
Medicine Cat: SpiritSpeaker
Elders: Civilians
Queens: Mothers
Warriors: Mercenaries
Apprentices: Jacks
Kits: Juveniles
Duchess:
The duchess, is the mate to the Duch the male leader. She stands beside him through his full life of leadership. Once the male leader falls, Both leaders will step down and the Oldest of the kits will take the throne, this is if the Duchess agrees to have Juvenile young with the Duch. The duchess holds the right to accept and deny members, She also has the right to remove members without warning, and in anycase she has all the same rights as the Duch. So basically this description also stands for the duch.
Duch:
The duch is the leader of the clan, Holding the union of the clan together, he leads full throttle with the assistance of his Duchess and Deputy(s), He holds the right to step down and name a new leader at anytime. And can remove your rank and down or uprank you without warning.
Aide:
The aide is a Deputy, or an assistant. When the Leaders are not on, The Aide will normally be around. The Aide is their to assist the leaders in choice making, Handles modifying to the clan, and generally takes as much weight off of the leader as possible. They also hold the right to accept or deny members. Though they do not hold the right to remove members from the clan, They must ask permission before doing so.
SpiritSpeaker:
The healer of the clan, To be respected just like a leader, The healer is always Female, which is not allowed to have a mate. And the only time that she is allowed on the battle field is if she is coming to be a healer. The SpiritSpeaker, is allowed to move from clan to clan to provide assistance. She must at some point take on an apprentice. The SpiritSpeaker holds the right to speak against the high ranks, And also holds the rights to use kicks just like any high ranking member.
Civilians:
The elders of the Clan, Usually unable to fight, and spend their days in the camp using their eyes to watch over the clan and always looked upon for wise judgement. Elders are usually members that have been in the clan for along time, and have grown to old to fight. Overtime, A blind and or Deaf elder will be demoted to the unseen rank ``The Hearts``` Which is a rank that states the elder is no longer able to provide assistance for the clan in anything but their voice. They are to ill to fight, See or hear. So they will live out the rest of their life in quiet.
Queens:
The queens are she-cats that have been impregnated anytime any rank becomes pregnant they are put into the Queen rank until they are able to fight or attend to their dutys again. Queens must work together in caring for the kits, A `Mother`will be assigned to attend the kits when the queens are not present. The mother will be entrusted to watch over them closely and ensure they are in good health, although the mother is generally the spiritspeaker.
Mercenaries:
These are the Knights of the clan, They are trained to fight to protect the clan. They are to remain loyal under no circumstances are they to ever shift their gaze away from the clan. They must protect the clan using their body's as shields, prepared to spring into battle at any moment.
Jack's:
Jack's are the apprentices of the clan, Youngsters and sometimes even older members that are training to achieve a certain rank, be it Deputy or Warrior. They will be assigned a Mentor which is usually whatever they are trying to become, Be it Aide,
Mercenaries, SpiritSpeaker. The mentors are required to keep up with training there Jacks and never should they slack.
Juveniles:
Just as it sounds, they are the youngsters of the clan. They do not become full grown cats until they are 12 moons, Which they will be moved to Apprentices, they can be moved to apprentices at 10 moons. Kittens are cared for by the mothers of the clan. And must be watched carefully at all times until they are of age.
Female Leader: Duchess
Male leader: Duch
Deputy: Aide )Duch or Duches
Medicine Cat: SpiritSpeaker
Elders: Civilians
Queens: Mothers
Warriors: Mercenaries
Apprentices: Jacks
Kits: Juveniles
Duchess:
The duchess, is the mate to the Duch the male leader. She stands beside him through his full life of leadership. Once the male leader falls, Both leaders will step down and the Oldest of the kits will take the throne, this is if the Duchess agrees to have Juvenile young with the Duch. The duchess holds the right to accept and deny members, She also has the right to remove members without warning, and in anycase she has all the same rights as the Duch. So basically this description also stands for the duch.
Duch:
The duch is the leader of the clan, Holding the union of the clan together, he leads full throttle with the assistance of his Duchess and Deputy(s), He holds the right to step down and name a new leader at anytime. And can remove your rank and down or uprank you without warning.
Aide:
The aide is a Deputy, or an assistant. When the Leaders are not on, The Aide will normally be around. The Aide is their to assist the leaders in choice making, Handles modifying to the clan, and generally takes as much weight off of the leader as possible. They also hold the right to accept or deny members. Though they do not hold the right to remove members from the clan, They must ask permission before doing so.
SpiritSpeaker:
The healer of the clan, To be respected just like a leader, The healer is always Female, which is not allowed to have a mate. And the only time that she is allowed on the battle field is if she is coming to be a healer. The SpiritSpeaker, is allowed to move from clan to clan to provide assistance. She must at some point take on an apprentice. The SpiritSpeaker holds the right to speak against the high ranks, And also holds the rights to use kicks just like any high ranking member.
Civilians:
The elders of the Clan, Usually unable to fight, and spend their days in the camp using their eyes to watch over the clan and always looked upon for wise judgement. Elders are usually members that have been in the clan for along time, and have grown to old to fight. Overtime, A blind and or Deaf elder will be demoted to the unseen rank ``The Hearts``` Which is a rank that states the elder is no longer able to provide assistance for the clan in anything but their voice. They are to ill to fight, See or hear. So they will live out the rest of their life in quiet.
Queens:
The queens are she-cats that have been impregnated anytime any rank becomes pregnant they are put into the Queen rank until they are able to fight or attend to their dutys again. Queens must work together in caring for the kits, A `Mother`will be assigned to attend the kits when the queens are not present. The mother will be entrusted to watch over them closely and ensure they are in good health, although the mother is generally the spiritspeaker.
Mercenaries:
These are the Knights of the clan, They are trained to fight to protect the clan. They are to remain loyal under no circumstances are they to ever shift their gaze away from the clan. They must protect the clan using their body's as shields, prepared to spring into battle at any moment.
Jack's:
Jack's are the apprentices of the clan, Youngsters and sometimes even older members that are training to achieve a certain rank, be it Deputy or Warrior. They will be assigned a Mentor which is usually whatever they are trying to become, Be it Aide,
Mercenaries, SpiritSpeaker. The mentors are required to keep up with training there Jacks and never should they slack.
Juveniles:
Just as it sounds, they are the youngsters of the clan. They do not become full grown cats until they are 12 moons, Which they will be moved to Apprentices, they can be moved to apprentices at 10 moons. Kittens are cared for by the mothers of the clan. And must be watched carefully at all times until they are of age.