The Intercessors

## Status

Founder: Starspeaker

Current Starspeaker: Basil That Shimmers In Moonlight

Heir: Howling Wolf

Sorter: None

## Origins

The Intercessors are a large group of loners and rogues who were gathered by the first Starspeaker who was actually named Shallow before he renamed himself Starspeaker. He gathered cats and told them about his cat-religion, and encouraged them a bit forcefully to join his religion. They did, and it's just thrived from there. Starspeaker was the leader and the leader rank was named after him.

## How It Works

The Intercessors have a system that's similar to the tribe cats from the original Warriors series, and are a bit similar to Colony from A Better Way. They consist of four ranks; Starspeaker, which is the leader and medicine cat in one rank; Heir, which is the next Starspeaker who is being taught by the current Starspeaker, and Sorter, who is like the Clan cats' deputy rank, basically just sorting patrols and helping Starspeaker and such.

We'll be learning about cats from youngest to oldest rank. Here we go.

#### Youngsters

When a youngster is brought into the world by a mother, they are named with one syllable, something like Stone, Bug, or Feather. It usually represents the youngster as a cat and describes their appearance or personality accurately.

Youngsters are mostly kept in the mothers' den until they are five moons old, when they are ranked up to a trainee.

#### Trainees

Trainees are young cats taught by intercessors how to hunt, learn the way of their religion, and basic fighting moves even though their whole gimmick is not fighting. When they are ranked up from a youngster to a trainee, there is another syllable added to their name. The position of the main part of their name can change, but it still has to be there. Like if there's a youngster named Bird, it could be called Fluttering Bird or Bird Swoop, but it'd still have to keep the first part of their name.

When trainees are fully trained, they are ranked up to intercessors, typically around 10-12 moons of age.

#### Intercessors

Intercessors, when ranked up, get another part of their name added. Let's take Bird from our previous paragraph; when they are ranked up to an intercessor, their name could be Swift Swoop Of Bird or Fluttering Bird At Dawn. Intercessors typically have three to four syllables in their name, but since they are so long they can be referred to as their youngster nickname if cats wish to do so. Really, you can do that at any rank.

#### Sorters

If a cat is chosen to be a sorter, they usually sort hunting parties or border parties. They have no syllables added to their name and it doesn't really do much.

#### Mothers

If a female cat wishes to have kits, she would be a mother, and moved to the mothers' den to expect, have, and nurse her kits. They typically stay in the den until their youngsters become trainees and then they become regular intercessors again.

#### Heirs

Heirs are like trainees, but they are usually the firstborn child of the Starspeaker and the cat to be the Starspeaker in the future. Instead of normal training, they are taught by the Starspeaker how to heal, talk to their ancestors, and the usual stuff like hunt and fight. They usually keep their naming system from the trainee age range to the intercessor age range.

#### Starspeakers

Starspeakers are the leaders of The Intercessors and the cats who preach their religion and talk to their ancestors from their version of heaven, Shiningstars. They are the cats who heal using herbs and all that. Starspeakers do not take on the name of Starspeaker, but are sometimes called that as a nickname. They have another syllable added to their name when they become Starspeaker, granted by their ancestors in Shiningstars. It usually relates to the sun, sunlight, or the moon or moonlight. Or the stars, but that's a rare occasion. Let's take Bird again. If Swift Swoop Of Bird became Starspeaker, they would have a new syllable to their name, something like Bird That Swoops In Sunlight or Bird That Swoops in Moonlight. Something along those lines.

#### Wisers

Wisers are like elders from the Clans. They are old cats who have retired from their positions from their younger days and usually tell stories and just relax in their final days.

Now, moving on to other terms.

#### Shiningstars

Shiningstars is The Intercessors' version of heaven. It's pretty self-explanatory, except for the fact that when cats' memories of a dead cat go away completely, they don't just fade away like a ghost. Instead they become a star in the sky.

#### Bloodgrounds

Bloodgrounds is basically The Dark Forest. Pretty self-explanatory as well.

## Territory and Info

The Intercessors' territory is closest to HillClan, residing in a clearing similar to HillClan's just outside of their territory and closer to the mountains. They are very kind to the HillClan cats that pass by, but the HillClan cats make it clear that they aren't wanted near their territory. But The Intercessors know it wouldn't be right to do anything about it since they're technically not in their territory.

Their prey consists of hawks, eagles, rabbits and hares, and sometimes owls or deer if the cats are in a large hunting party.

## Intercessor Cat Traits

Intercessor cats are mostly rogues and loners and more are constantly recruited, so there isn't a certain build or body type for them. It depends on whether you're attractive or not, I suppose.

Good traits by The Intercessors' standards:

* Silver or golden pelts or eye colors. They're alike the sun or the moon and are considered very beautiful.

The Intercessors are usually clean like HillClan cats, and are very decorative as well, but have a bit more variety.