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━━ clans and clan ranks

━━━━ each clan has a strict hierarchy of rank and a cats rank often determines their name, specifically their suffix. it's common to see books, and roleplays, that use the original ranking system. but rank names can be changed to fit a change of scenery, or the plot.

𝘓𝘌𝘈𝘋𝘌𝘙 ━━━━ a leader makes all of the major decisions for their clan — where they hunt, when they fight, when to retreat, when to aid neighbouring clans, and when to ask for help. they have the most power over the clan. they assign mentors to their apprentices, have the final say over when they then become a warrior and what their name is upon becoming one, as well as choosing their deputy. according to the warrior code, all orders are to be obeyed by every cat under their command, and only medicine cats are allowed to disobey their leader if it interferes with their duty as the clans healer. each leader is granted with nine lives by their ancestors, and their warrior suffix is replaced with "—star", to signify their new relationship with starclan. since they have nine lives to spare, leaders are expected to be the first into battle and the last to take prey from the fresh—kill pile, they have to make the hard decisions that determine the clans fate, and the responsibility of their clans protection rests on their shoulders.

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𝘋𝘌𝘗𝘜𝘛𝘠 ━━━━ the deputy is the clans second—in—command. their job is to oversee the training of apprentices, assign patrols and help the leader with the day—to—day running of the clan. warriors are to respect their deputy and follow their orders, unless said orders are contradicted by the leader. upon the death of retirement of the leader, the deputy is who becomes the clans next leader. a deputy is chosen by the leader from a number of the warriors.