{Guide to The Forgotten

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~The Forgotten Guide~

{About The Forgotten

The Forgotten cats live their lives with as little contact with the clans as possible. The clans will often never see any of these cats. The Forgotten don't hate the clans but they don't really like them either. They will spend most of their time walking in the caves that lie under their territory. They only leave when they go hunting or patrol the borders. The Forgotten believe in using every part of the prey they can use. After they make a kill they always thank the Spirit Warriors for it. The kittens in the Forgotten only stay in the nursery tell they are 6 moons old. When they are in the nursery they are watched by the Chief to see what each kits talent's are. When they reach 6 moons old the Chief picks from what he has seen in the kits if they will be Windhunters, Treehunters, or Guardians. Only a small amount of kits will ever get picked to be a Shamans apprentice.

{The Chief

Their leader is the known as the Chief. The Chief is a very smart cat, they have 9 lives just like the clan cats that they get from the Spirit Warriors. The Chief makes sure they know everyone of their cats in the clan. That way they know what every cat's weakness is in the clan. The Chief will often put cats together in a fight, that way ever cats weakness is covered by another cats strenghts.

{The Shaman

The Medicine cat for the Forgotten is called the Shaman. The Shaman has all of the powers a Medicine Cat has. Their herb knowledge can even sometimes be better then the clans medicine cats knowledge of herbs. When the Chief dies or retires the Shaman becomes the new Chief.

{Shaman Apprentice

The Medicine cat apprentice in the Forgotten is called the Shaman apprentice. Only a very small number of kits gets to be picked to be the Shamans Apprentice. Both the Chief and the Shaman must agree on one kit. Once the kit is picked they must learn everything about being a Shaman as well as being a Chief. They only become the Shaman when the Shaman becomes the Chief or when the Shaman retires.

{Windhunters

Windhunters are the cats that hunt the rabbits on the moor side of the Forgotten's territory, These cats have to be fast. Windhunters can sometimes even out run Windclan cats. These cats are a lot smaller then the Treehunters or Guardians. If a kit is picked to be a Windhunter they will get trained by other Windhunters.

{Treehunters

The Treehunters are the cats that hunt in the forest side of Forgotten's territory. These hunters have to have the right color of pelt to even be picked as a kit. They do this so prey or other cats can't see these cats when they are hiding in the forest. The Treehunters are bigger then the Windhunters but not as big as the Guardians. The kits that are picked to be Treehunters must be light on their feet.

{The Guardians

The Guardians do the border patrols and guard the caves.The Guardians do most of the fighting, but all the cats in the Forgotten are trained to fight. The Guardians must be brave and strong so they can protect their clan. They are the biggest out of all the cats. The Guardians are usually the only cats from The Forgotten that the other clans get to see. For they are the only members that walk along the borders.

{The Wise Ones

These cats are the members of the Forgotten that can no longer fight or no longer wish to. They are very wise and will often share their wisdom to younger cats. These cats are looked after by all of the clan. The Forgotten believe that they must take very good care of their elders if they wish to be guided by the Spirit Warriors.

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~Guide to Names~

In the Forgotten names progress in a similar, yet different way then they do in the Clans. Instead of the end of the cat's name change the beginning is changed. Kits are given a name when they are born and this name they keep throughout their lifetime. It is a simple name, like Iris, for example. There is no 'kit' added on to it anywhere.When a cat becomes an apprentice the prefix Shadow is added onto their name. This is because they are "shadowing" their mentor as they learn. This includes the Shaman Apprentice. So an example of an apprentice's name would be Shadow-Iris. There is a hyphen between the two parts of their name.

When a cat becomes a full fledged member of the Forgotten, wether they be a Windhunter or a Treehunter, the Shadow portion of their name is removed. This also includes the Shaman. This can be replaced with anything and it sounds very similar to that of a warrior's name. An example would be Falling-Iris. The hyphen remains between the two portions of the name.

If a cat is skilled enough to end up being the chief their entire name is changed. It becomes Sky-watcher because they see signs in the sky. When cats refer to past chiefs they call them by their first name then add Sky-watcher to the end. An example would be Iris Sky-watcher. But the present chief is just called by the name of Sky-watcher.

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