Ultimate Warriors Guide

Terminology

Terminology

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General terms

Carrionplace
twoleg dump in the old territories
Crowfood
dead animal that has begun to rot
Cutter
a veterinarian, often referred to as the one that spays of neuters cats
Dirt
feces
Fresh-kill
recently killed animal caught for the purpose of consumption
Fourtrees
A place located in the forest territory, where the territory's corners would meet, in which four oaks stood and the Clans would gather in peace every full moon
Gathering
monthly meeting of all the clans when the moon is full
Greenleaf twolegplace
a resort or camping spot frequented by twolegs during summer
Halfbridge
A boat dock
Horseplace
A place where horses are kept, such as ranches and stables. Often refers to the horse place on WindClans territory
Hunting patrol
A group of cats hunting for fresh-kill to bring back for their Clan to eat. May fight if their are trespassers
Kittypet
A domesticated pet cat
Loner
A cat that lives by itself and spent defend its territory
Rouge
A usually hostile cat who does not have a permanent home, roams around and does not care about crossing Clan boundaries
Making dirt
Defecating
Thunderpath
A paved road with a extremely acrid smell that cars often go on
Monster
A vehicle operated by humans. Often described when cats are near twolegs/the thunderpath
Moonpool
The place near the lake where medicine cats and leaders shared tongues with StarClan
Moonstone
The place on the forest where medicine cats and leaders shared tongues with StarClan
Mothermouth
The opening to the cave where the moonstone is/was located
Sharing tongues
Cats grooming each other while sharing the latest gossip
She-cat
A female cat
Tom
A male cat
Silverpelt
The large swath of stars in the sky
Silverthorn
Barbed wire
Sun-drown-place
An ocean to the west of the clans territory's
Twoleg
A human
Twoleg kit
A human child
Twoleg nest
A human house

Time terms

Newleaf
The season of spring
Greenleaf
The season of summer
Leaf-fall
The season of autumn
Leaf-bare
The season of winter
Moon
The time between one full moon and the next, around 29 days
Moonhigh
When the moon is the highest in the sky; about midnight
Moonrise
The time when the moon rises
Half-moon
About two weeks, half a month
Quarter-moon
About a week
Sunhigh
The point during the day when the sun is highest in the sky
Sunrise
One day in cat time
Season
A quarter of a year in cat time four seasons equal a year
Heartbeat
A split second
Sundown
Dusk
Sunup
Dawn

Distance terms

Fox-length
A yard
Kittenstep
Inch/inch-half
Tail-length
A foot
Rabbit hop
Foot-foot and a half away
Mouse length
About two or three inches
Pawstep
Roughly six inches
Tree-length
40 to 50 feet

Living spaces

Camp
The place where a clan makes their permanent home
Leaders den
The den in the camp where the leader sleeps
Medicine cats den
The den in camp that belongs to the medicine cat and their apprentice
Warriors den
The den in camp that the warriors and the deputy sleep in
Apprentices den
The den in camp where the apprentices sleep
Elders den
The den where all the elders sleep
Nursery
The den in camp that's shared between the kits and queens of that clan

Ranks

Kit
A kitten younger than six moons
Apprentice
A cat at least six moons old and training to be a warrior
Warrior
A mature cat that has completed all its training
Mentor
A cat currently training a apprentice
Queen
A she-cat with kits in the nursery or helping other pregnant she-cats
Elder
Cats who can not hunt or fight due to injury, blindness, or just old age
Medicine cat
A cat who heals injury's or sickness with herbs
Deputy
A warrior who is second in command and when the leader dies they become the new leader. Deputy's must by picked by moon-high
Leader
A cat in charge of the entire clan. They are granted nine lives by StarClan