Ranks

**Rulers****:**The Clan leader. The most respected of all ranks. Rulers may have a mate and kits, if and only if the other is a Pure or comes from Ruler blood. The Ruler may only have one apprentice, but as many kits as he wants. The Ruler may have as many mates as he wants.

**Heirs**: The Heirs are the kits of the Ruler. They have all the rights of Pures and Rulers.

**Pures**: Pures are high ranking Warriors. The Pures come from a long line of Purebloods. Pures may only mate another Pure, or sometimes a Royal. Pures may have up to 2 kits, the rest of the kits will either be killed, abandoned, auctioned, sold, or downgraded. A Pure may adopt an unwanted kit of a Ruler. Pures may have as many mates as they wish.

**Royals**: Royals must also be Pureblood. They are high ranking Hunters. Royal’s may adopt a Pure or Ruler’s kits if they are unwanted. Royal’s may have up to 2 kits, the remainder will be killed, abandoned, auctioned, sold, or downgraded. Royals may have as many mates as they wish.

**Nobles**: Nobles are the rank below Royals. A Noble is Pureblood, only not as high ranked as Royals. Nobles may adopt Royal, Pure, or even Ruler kits if the kits are unwanted. A Noble may have up to 3 kits. Any more will be killed, abandoned, auctioned, sold, or downgraded. Nobles may have up to 3 mates.

**Medicine Cats**: The Medicine Cat’s rank is just as high as a Pure’s. Only a Pure, Royal, or Noble may become Medicine Cat. The Medicine Cat may have no mate or kits, if they have either, they will be punished by the Ruler.

**Commoners**: Commoners are the rest of the Purebloods that don’t fit into one of the higher ranks. A Commoner may adopt a Noble, Royal, Pure, or even Ruler’s kits if the kit is unwanted. A Commoner may have up to 4 kits. Any more will be killed, abandoned, auctioned, sold, or downgraded. Commoners may have up to 2 mates.

**Halves**: Halves are cats that are Halfblood.  A Half may adopt a Commoner’s kits, if they are unwanted. Halves may have up to 5 kits, any more will be killed, abandoned, auctioned, sold, or downgraded. Halves may have 1 mate.

**Filth**: Filth are unClan born cats. Filthblood cats are disrespected by the rest of the Clan. A Filth cat may have up to 6 kits. Any more will be killed, abandoned, auctioned, sold, or downgraded. A Filth may adopt a Half’s kit if they are unwanted. Filth’s may only have 1 mate.

**Slaves**: The Slaves are cats that the Ruler captured, rejected or from one of the higher ranks. A Slave must obey their master (a Ruler, Pure, Royal, or Noble). A Slave may only have the kits of their master. If they disobey their master or break a Warrior Code, they will be punished.

**Captives**: A Captive is the lowest rank there is. Captives are traitors or cats captured from another Clan. Captives can also be kittypets, rogues, or loners. A Captive may not have kits or a mate. Captives can be forced to fight to death.

**Claimed:**A Claimed is a she-cat that has been Claimed by a tom of any rank.

**Unclaimed:**An Unclaimed is a she-cat who has yet to be Claimed.

**Queens:**A Queen is a she-cat of any rank who is expecting or nursing kits.

**Apprentices:**An apprentice can be a tom of any rank who is training to be of that rank.

**Kits:**A kit is a tom or she-cat of any rank who is under the age of six moons.

**Elders:**An Elder is a cat of any rank who has retired.