This list would most likely be named Acceptable Prefixes, the only name that I can think of that actually fits. Of course, it will not be a list of all the prefixes that are allowed to be used, just some that are kind of older and not as common anymore to use for characters.

I can certainly sympathize with not knowing how to name a character or with naming it something that just seems... wrong because of the setting of this RP game's setting. Here, if it is considered an interesting or possible topic to talk about, all of us can make suggestions for the list or just debate upon certain prefixes.

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Realm of Experience refers to the idea that the cats of various groups experience life in a certain way that differentiates the language they use from that of humankind. It’s specifically used primarily to refer to words that lie outside their personal “Realm of Experience”. This means that, because certain groups of cats don’t experience life with humans than certain human words (or words that belong to various other groups) would not be amongst those they would know or learn.

This document will include details on various realms of experience that have been documented within CoSC so far, and will be subject to change as various realms of experience are identified and documented.

Clan Cats

The lives of cats who live in the four clans are vastly different than those experienced by cats exposed to humanity. Much of it is documented in the game information about clan cats.

EXAMPLES OF THINGS OUTSIDE CLAN RoE *

• Gemstones – ruby, sapphire, diamond, Etc
• Slang – dude, smokin’, Etc
• Domestic species gender words – stallion, mare, hen, rooster, bull, sow, heifer, Etc
• Domestic species offspring words – foal, pup, piglet, Etc
• Objects from a human household – wheel, toaster, fridge, clock, Etc
• Species that do not exist in the wild in the Clan territories – lobster, zebra, ardwolf, Etc
• Fruit from outside the Clan Territories - orange, banana, mango, Etc
• Nuts from outside the Clan Territories - pistachio, cashew, almond, Etc

Domestic Cats - Whitehart

The lives of the domestic cats who live in the city of Whitehart alines greatly with the vernacular of humankind.

EXAMPLES OF THINGS OUTSIDE Domestic Whitehart RoE *

• Clan Ranks in the context of the Clans, unless specifically taught through Clan connections
• Clan Vocabulary, unless specifically taught through Clan connections
• Clan Vernacular, unless specifically taught through Clan connections

Semi-feral Cats - Whitehart

The lives of the semi-feral cats who live in and around the city of Whitehart might include mostly human language or lean away from that entirely.

EXAMPLES OF THINGS OUTSIDE Whitehart Semi-feral RoE *

• Clan Ranks in the context of the Clans, unless specifically taught through Clan connections
• Clan Vocabulary, unless specifically taught through Clan connections
• Clan Vernacular, unless specifically taught through Clan connections
• Human Indoor Objects, unless they have spent time indoors - Toaster, Television, Sofa

Feral Cats - Whitehart

The lives of the feral cats who live in and around the city of Whitehart might rarely include mostly human language , usually leaning away from that entirely.

EXAMPLES OF THINGS OUTSIDE Whitehart Feral RoE *

• Clan Ranks in the context of the Clans, unless specifically taught through Clan connections
• Clan Vocabulary, unless specifically taught through Clan connections
• Clan Vernacular, unless specifically taught through Clan connections
• Human Indoor Objects, unless they have spent time indoors - Toaster, Television, Sofa

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⠀* This list is not all encompassing, but is intended to help guide and lead to an understanding of those words that fall outside the Whitehart Feral cat RoE. Over time other specific examples will be added.

Now I'm at the phase where I need people who are not me to make sure it all makes sense and covers the essentials well. I really need feedback on this one, especially from our newer players who this is targeted towards.

Thank you in advance for everyone who gives this a look and helps out!

The Markedkit Prophecy

The four Clans had been entangled in a war that had been raging for as long as even the oldest amongst them had been alive . The war had lasted so long that no-one even remembered how it had started, only that many had died.

It was during a leaf-bare truce when the kitten StarClan had promised was born. The cream ticked tabby she-kit lay in the ThunderClan nursery alongside her gray ticked tabby brother as the Leader of the Clan looked on and was left with the responsibility for the little golden kitten with the star marked chest.

ThunderClan’s leader, Bloodstar, glowed with pride. Not only was the prophesied kit in his clan, she was his daughter! He knew the first order of business was to inform the other clans of the birth of the one he named Markedkit. Of course the rest of the leaders doubted when they heard, so arrangements were made for the Medicine Cats of RiverClan, WindClan, and ShadowClan to come see the kit for themselves.

When the time came for the Medicine Cats to gather near ThunderClan camp the kit was presented to them. None of the gathered medicine cats could deny what they saw: A perfect star marked the chest of the little she-kit. Despite this, when the time of the next gathering came it was RiverClan’s Ashstar who made the demand that led to the fight starting. He wanted the marked one to be raised in turns by the four clans, so that she could be shared and bring peace instead of being a ThunderClan Warrior.

Bloodstar refused by leaping onto Ashstar, yowling and scratching. The fight that broke out turned StarClan from the gathering. But for ThunderClan things were worse: The Medicine Cat Tangleheart had attacked Bloodstar in an attempt to stop him. He called on the eyes of StarClan to rename her Stoneheart and cast her from ThunderClan that night, right at Fourtrees.

After the fight at Fourtrees ThunderClan suffered without a Medicine Cat. Bloodstar lost a life to infection from the wounds left by Ashstar. It was only through the loyalty of Medicine Cats to preserving all the clans that Crestedback, Medicine Cat of ShadowClan, came to ThunderClan to train an apprentice for them. Crestedback also served ThunderClan as healer and prevented many deaths through his kindness.

But the question remained of what would happen with the Markedkit and how she would bring lasting peace to the clans. The Leaf-bare truce stretched tenuously into spring, holding the war at bay. At gatherings the other leaders continued to push Bloodstar for more access to the Markedkit, for how could she bring peace if she didn’t know all the clans.

Because of this, when the Markedkit was barely four moons old, Bloodstar relented and brought her with to the gathering despite her mother’s anger that the very idea. Markedkit was fascinated by the gathering and the other Clan’s leaders were eggar for the opportunity to bond the kit closer to their clans. That was not to be, however.

Instead the happy gathering was disrupted when a little monster came tearing around fourtrees. In a desperate move Bloodstar attacked and the creature, with a Twoleg on its back, batted the red-furred leader aside as if he was nothing. In the chaos, Markedkit became separated from her family, running to check on her father. The Twoleg captured her and carried her away on the monster. After they were gone, Bloodstar jerked back into his body returned by StarClan to the news of the Markedkit’s abduction at the paws of the Twoleg.

Dejected, all four clans returned to their own territories.

Stormkit, the brother of the Markedkit, was especially upset at the news of what happened to his sister. He gathered several of the other young kits and apprentices and together they crept out of camp that night. Little did they know that in the faraway camps of RiverClan, ShadowClan, and WindClan the same was happening. Stormkit and his group of young heroes were guided together by StarClan’s own luck that night.

They were even luckier to meet a gold eyed kittypet who called himself Ambergaze. Ambergaze was able to lead the cadre of young heroes to the Twoleg nest he lived in.

There, trapped inside, was Markedkit!

It took the group of young cats longer than they would have liked to break her out of the Twoleg nest, but they managed to find and enlarge a small hole at one of the entrances with teeth and claws. Soon the entire group of them was off into the night.

Little did the young heroes know, however, that their disappearances did not go unnoticed at home. Patrols were out tracking them. They were shocked when they were met in the Twoleg trees of ThunderClan territory by patrols from each of the four clans. Kits and apprentices were scolded and congratulated in the same breath.

That night everyone returned to their proper territories and camps, leaving the New-leaf night peaceful. It wasn’t long after that when the four leaders came together and made lasting peace. They agreed to place the borders where they are to this day, and made promises to end the war. There would be no more attacks on camps, no more trespassing, and (with StarClan’s blessing) no more deaths in battle.

By the time it came for Markedkit and Stormkit to be apprenticed after the peace was made that ended the Great War the star mark on her chest was already fading. The two kits grew up into fine Warriors named Hopestorm and Fiercestorm.

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Reoc’s daughter was named Satie. Satie became a Medicine Cat at a very young age, but was gifted with a natural head for herbs and a talent for understanding the Omens set before her. At first it seemed as though she would have only her calling as a Medicine Cat to her name. That was until she began to grow closer to one of her clanmates. Edan was considered a handsome tiger, tawny orange with darker orange stripes, while Satie was a rich, dark orange with vivid black stripes. The two bonded when Edan was injured in a hunt, gored by one of the giant deer TigerClan took such pride in hunting.

Satie cared for Edan as she did every member of TigerClan that needed help. While Edan healed, however, Satie faltered in her call. It was not known then, how dangerous it was for a Medicine Cat to mate and bear kits. Edan sired a kit for Satie, who was over the moon when the day finally came that her little one was born. She named her son Kehar, and raised him while trying to keep up with the duties of Medicine Cat. She was hard pressed, but managed until Kehar was finally of an age to be apprenticed.

Satie worried herself to distraction the first day that Kehar was out training with his Mentor, Talise. This was the first sign of the problems of a Medicine Cat having the special bond of parent to child causing a problem and disrupting the call to be a Medicine Cat. She failed to give proper attention to that day’s patients, and while the matter became better over time, as Talise trained Kehar, a day of disaster came to pass.

Talise and Kehar, to defend TigerClan territory, were forced paw to paw with a dangerous Monster from the Thunderpath. It was only for the noise that anyone knew the attack had happened. Satie and some of the TigerClan Warriors ran to the source of the sounds. When they arrived both Talise and Kehar lay injured on the ground. Instead of learning to see who had the most pressing injuries, Satie ignored Talise completely and rushed to Kehar’s side. Her son was not so badly injured that he would not live, but still Satie insisted that he receive treatment first. By the time she turned to look at Talise it was far too late and the tom had died.

Satie closed her eyes only a moment before turning back to her son.

But then, appearing between them was the shadowy, ethereal form of Talise, whose corpse still lay on the ground behind her when she looked. Slowly, Medicine Cats of the past began to appear, joining with the spirit of Talise, each saying that this death was not necessary. When a massive crowd of spirit cats had gathered, Talise’s spirit finally spoke. “A Medicine Cat cannot have distractions, cannot put one member of the clan before another. You have failed and it has cost the clan a Warrior and a Medicine Cat.”

The crowd of gathered Medicine Cat Spirits took up the cry: “You have failed and it has cost TigerClan a Warrior and a Medicine Cat!”

“But I’m still a Medicine Cat!” Satie cried out, a yowl is protest in her voice.

“No.” Talise’s voice boomed. “When you put your son before your duty you failed your calling. You are no Medicine Cat!”

The crowd of gathered Medicine Cat Spirits took up the cry: “You are no Medicine Cat!”

Talise spoke again, "No Medicine Cat will take this risk again, so that no other dies as I did. Medicine Cats will be bound to their calling from now on. Clans suffer when Medicine Cats fail, it is a risk that cannot be taken again, though cats before have managed."

The crowd of gathered Medicine Cat Spirits took up the cry: "It is a risk that cannot be taken again!"

And that is how it came to pass that StarClan does not permit a Medicine Cat to mate.

It would be nice to have a positive type meaning for it, because we have so many moon related omens that are negative already, and of course whatever it is would be made more intense if it coincided with a gathering night (to be consistent with the other celestial body omens).

Does anyone have any thoughts on how we should name it and what it should mean?

Clan Cat Ceremonies