The following book is a fanfiction based off the Warriors series by Erin Hunter. I do not own the original idea or the warriors world but the clan names, territories, and characters are all originally created by me.

For people who aren't familiar with the warriors series, let me explain so you can understand the following story better.

Roles:

Leader - Leads the clan; recieves nine lives from Starclan; assigns a new deputy by moonhigh once the deputy either becomes leader, dies, or retires; assigns new apprentices their mentors and assigns them their new warrior names; surname ending in -star

Deputy - Helps the leader by assigning patrols and stepping in for the leader when they can't fill their role; second in command; must have at least had one apprentice to become deputy; has a normal warrior name

Medicine cat - Healer(s) of the clan; has a close connection with Starclan and may receive warnings or prophecies from them to interpret; has a normal warrior (medicine cat) name

Warriors - The main part of the clan; hunt and fight to defend their clan; train the apprentices to become great warriors for a strong clan; has a full warrior name unique to that cat ( -storm, -pelt, -tail, -feather etc)

Apprentices - Trainees of the clan; train to become a warrior or medicine cat; must be at least 6 moons old to become an apprentice; has the surname ending in -paw

Kits - Kittens younger than 6 moons old being cared for by the queens in the nursery; can't leave camp until they become apprentices; has the surname -kit

Queens - Mothers of the clan or cats who stay in the nursery; they nurse and care for the kits in camp; has a normal warrior name

Elders - The oldest cats in the clan who have served the clan for many seasons and earned their retirement from warrior duties; the clan looks after them and they usually tell their stories to the younger cats in the clan; has a normal warrior name

Word Translator

Twoleg - Person

Monster - Car

Twolegplace - Town/city

Twoleg nest - Human house

Mouse-brain - Not very smart

Mouse dung - An insult stronger than mouse-brain but less offensive than fox dung

Fox dung - An insult stronger than mouse dung

Fresh-kill - Recently killed prey

Crow-food - Rotting food; roadkill; crows pick off the remains

Gathering - A peace meeting held when there is more than one clan nearby during the full moon

Greencough - Severe chest infection which can be fatal in elders and kits

Whitecough - A sickness similar to Greencough but not as severe

Greenleaf - Summer

Newleaf - Spring

Leaf-fall - Fall/Autumn

Leaf-bare - Winter

Housefolk - A house cat's word for their human

Kittypet - A house cat

One moon - One month (half-moon = two weeks, quarter-moon = one week)

Rogue - A potentially hostile cat who often travels with one or more cats

Loner - A normally non-provoking cat who tends to avoid the clans and is just living on their own

Sharing tongues - term used to describe cats grooming each other

Silverpelt - The band of stars above the clans which represent each member of Starclan

Starclan

Starclan are the clan's ancestors. They normally give omens and prophecies to the clan's leader and medicine cat(s) to interpret and warn the clan. They give new leaders their nine lives and are the opposite of the Dark Forest, or The Place of No Stars. The Dark Forest is a place where cats go when they aren't accepted into Starclan. They usually did something terrible in their lives to earn their place there.

That's about it. If you have any questions or something to add, just comment below.