✯ High Rank Guide

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HR GUIDE

HR Rules

Due to the fact that high ranks are very important cats in the clans, we do have rules and requirements for those who wish to play any HRs.
These rules can also be found in the Site Rules thread.
High ranks consist of Leaders, Deputies, and Medicine Cats.

Rules

• Before anything else, we ask that you only step forward for an HR position if you intend to stay active and believe you can follow through with the requirements. If you step forward and take a high rank, but then don't perform the duties or go inactive, there is a chance that your character will lose that rank and be demoted.
• Every member is limited to play 2 high ranks total.
  

  • Any given member is only allowed to play 1 of each of the two kinds of HRs, and if you have 2 they cannot be in the same clan. Meaning you could be a Leader/Deputy in one clan and a Medicine Cat/MCA in another, but you could not play a Leader/Deputy and Meddie in the same clan or play two of the same rank.
• Each high rank has their own duties, so if you are thinking about claiming one, read through their duties first.
• Because HB is a new site, if you want to claim a high rank, specifically a Leader or a Medicine Cat, please talk to staff first so that the character can be discussed and we can work out the details. [These two positions will be first come first serve]
• Deputies and Medicine Cat Apprentices are different. Since it is usually Leaders and Medicine Cats who choose their Deputies and Apprentices, these two ranks cannot be claimed right off the bat. You can read more about how to apply to these positions in the post below this one.

Leader Requirements

• Must have trained at least 2 Apprentices in their lifetime.
• Was appointed as Deputy by the previous Leader, or, in dire circumstances, was nominated by the clan.
• Was Deputy at the time of the previous Leader's death, retirement, or banishment
• Oversee the daily operations of the clan and give orders.
• Solve disputes inside the clan between clanmates and with other clans.
• Perform all clan ceremonies.
• (IC/OOC) Choose mentor and Apprentice pairs when Kits become Apprentices.
• (IC/OOC) Choose an Apprentice's Warrior name when promoted (unless their player has one chosen already).
• Make important decisions in character for their clan.
• (OOC) Work with staff and the other high ranks to create plots and clan relations.
• (OOC) Post in all clan Gatherings (unless they are incapacitated when the Gathering happens).
• Accept or refuse outsiders into the clan / Exile cats within the clan that break the code or threaten the clan.
• (OOC) Keep track of kits and Apprentices to see when ceremonies for them must be performed.

Deputy Requirements

• Must have trained at least 1 Apprentice in their lifetime.
• Must be chosen by the current Leader. (Unless in TC)
• Assist and advice the Leader in their tasks.
• Assign and send out patrols and listen to patrol reports. (Reporting any important info to the Leader)
• Overseeing Apprentice trainings and helping conduct final assessments with mentors. Reporting successful final assessments to the Leader.
• Substituting for the clan Leader at Gatherings and in battles if the Leader is incapacitated.
• Carry out the same duties as a Warrior (Patrolling, hunting, mentoring Apprentices, ect.)
• (OOC) Helping Apprentice players reach their training requirements if they need help.
• (OOC/IC) Must be willing to take on the responsibilities of a Leader if the current Leader/Leader player dies/retires/goes inactive.

Medicine Cat Requirements

• Must have trained for at least 10 moons as a Medicine Cat Apprentice.
• Have knowledge of herbs and medicines to use when treating injuries, sickness, ect. (Obviously you as a member don't have to memorize that, the character does).
• Treat wounded and sick cats, as well as expecting Queens.
• Act as a shoulder to lean on for their clanmates, as Medicine Cats help deal with emotional help as well as physical.
• Visit the Moonstep at every half-moon for the Medicine Cat meeting to speak with Starclan.
• Interpretting prophecies, omens, and messages and discussing them with their Leader.
• Upon the death/retirement/exile of the Clan Leader, must accompany the Deputy/nominated Leader to the Moonstep to meet with Starclan.
• Eventually training an Apprentice to become the Medicine Cat after they retire.
• Knowing basic battle knowledge for the sake of self-defense.
• Visit with Starclan in the event of a crisis to get guidance from Starclan.
• Keep tabs on herb stores and go out to retrieve more if they are low, or send others to do it.
• Attend Gatherings.
• (OOC) Must decide when your Meddie will choose to take an Apprentice. And when they/you do, you must announce it and wait for any interested parties to step forward. Ideally there will be a minimum of 2, and you will be the one to choose which Apprentice will take the position.

Medicine Cat Apprentice Requirements

• Must be either a newly appointed Apprentice or already an Apprentice. Under rare circumstances a younger Warrior who is either permanently injured or maybe just doesn't feel right as a Warrior may try to ask the Medicine Cat to become their Apprentice, but this does not happen often.
• Must travel to the Moonstep with the Medicine Cat during at the upcoming Medicine Cat Meeting to meet the other Meddies, be given their ceremony, and meet with Starclan.
• Learn from the Medicine Cat about herbs, healing techniques, illnesses, injuries, and how to care for both sick/injured cats and cats in need of mental help.
• Tend to and check up on Elders and Queens regularly.
• Partake in battle training to gain at least a basic knowledge of self-defense.
• Must attend Gatherings.
• (IC/OOC) Must be chosen by the Medicine Cat/their player.
• (OOC) Must complete 4 threads in order to become an official Medicine Cat.
  

  • 2 threads must be some form of herb work/healing (collecting/learning about herbs, helping with a kitting, healing an injury or sickness), 1 thread must be battle training, and 1 thread must be attending a Medicine Cat meeting.
  • A finished thread can either be one that has a natural end or at least must have 5 responses from the MCA in the thread.
• (OOC/IC) Must be willing to eventually take on the responsibilities of a full Medicine Cat/MC player.

Current HR's

Summitclan	Pineclan	Tideclan
Leader: Sunstar [Abyss] Deputy: Open MC: Spiderfrost [Roxanne] MCA: --	Leader: Deceptionstar [Oliver] Deputy: Open MC: Open MCA: --	Leader: Irisstar [Aqua] Deputy: Open MC: Rustfeather [Abyss] MCA: --

Current HR Details

Summitclan:
Deputy / Currently Seeking! (Read more in post below)
MCA / Closed


Pineclan:
Deputy / Currently Seeking! (Read more in post below)
Medicine Cat / Currently Seeking!


Tideclan:
Deputy / Currently Seeking! (Read more in post below)
MCA / Closed

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HR GUIDE

Applying to HRs

Different high rank roles have different ways to apply for them, and in some cases the method of applying depends on the clan.

Leaders & Medicine Cats

As stated in the post above this one, Leaders and Medicine Cats cannot be applied for. They are both first come first serve, but members who wish to take on these roles must message Abyss prior to creating this character's bio to discuss potential pre-determined plots and to ensure that you will follow through with the duties of the position.

Medicine Cat Apprentices

• In order to apply to become an MCA, the Medicine Cat player of that clan must first announce that their MC is looking for an Apprentice.
• Because HB is new, there will be no MCA auditions until the current Meddie decides to take on an Apprentice in character down the line.
• When a Meddie is looking for an Apprentice, their player will post a thread on site where players may audition a cat to become the Meddie's Apprentice, and once at least 2 cats have been applied, the Meddie player may choose who their cat would be most likely to choose.
• Auditionees could be a Kit close to Apprenticeship, an Apprentice, or a young Warrior (not likely but possible).
• We do not recommend creating a character just so that you can apply for this position, as you are not guaranteed to get it. So if you are creating a new character in the hopes that they will be chosen, make sure you have a plan for them if they don't.

Deputies

The 3 clans have different methods in which Deputies are chosen in character, so auditioning for Deputy has different requirements and/or methods out of character also.
In addition, because HB is new and we have had no Deputies yet, we ask that if you wish to apply as a clan Deputy, you create the character's bio as a Warrior, post them, and have them accepted, and then apply them to be Deputy.

Pineclan

• Because Pineclan is the most traditional of the 3, being chosen for Deputy works just like in character: the player of the Leader will choose which of the applied cats they believe their Leader would be most likely to play.
• When the clan is in need of a Deputy, the player of the Leader will post an audition thread for other players to audition their characters in. Once at least 2 cats have been auditioned, the Leader player may choose.

Summitclan

• While Summitclan works very similar to the traditional way, as Pineclan does, Summit is a tad different in that any cat to be considered for Deputy must be related to the current Leader, ideally by blood rather than "marriage". Auditionees could be children, siblings, cousins, aunts/uncles, even parents.
• When the clan is in need of a Deputy, the player of the Leader will post an audition thread for other players to audition their characters in. Once at least 2 cats have been auditioned, the Leader player may choose.

Tideclan

• Tideclan is the least traditional of the clans. While in the other clans the Leader chooses themselves who their Deputy will be, in Tideclan the rank is chosen through voting amongst the clan. So this is how it will work out of character as well (though the player of the Leader does still get to make the final decision).
• Like with the other two, the player of the Leader will post an audition thread for other players to audition their characters in.
• Once at least 2 cats have been auditioned, a poll will be posted on site where all members who play a Tideclan cat (regardless of age) can vote on which cat their characters believe the Deputy should be.
• Once voting has concluded, the player of the Leader may choose whichever cat won the vote, or, should there be a tie, the player may decide which they prefer.
  

  • It is possible that the player of the Leader may choose not to pick the cat who won the vote and pick one of the other auditioned cats instead. But because the ooc votes reflect the votes of the clan ic, this choice would be sure to cause some drama.

THE FIRST DEPUTIES

As said many times now, HB is new and we have technically had no Deputies yet. So, in these first 3 Deputy auditions, you have 2 options: either the previous Deputy just recently passed away and your character has just been chosen within the moon or in character, OR your character has been the Deputy for a little while now.
The details of these 2 options can be discussed between the auditioners and the Leader player.

Current HR Details

Summitclan:
Deputy / Because of Summitclan's culture, the Deputy would be a descendant of Wolfstar, and a direct relative to Sunstar, whether this be a sibling, an aunt or uncle, or even cousins. Seeing as strength and durability are important values in SC, Sun would choose another strong and capable cat like himself as his Deputy. In terms of personality, he would choose a cat who either has a similar personality to himself, or he would pick a cat that is more outgoing to balance out his cold nature.
Sunstar has been Leader for 9 moons now, so your applied Deputy could either have been chosen by him 9 moons ago, or just recently. Message Abyss to discuss!
MCA / Due to Spiderfrost's young age and because HB is new, he is not currently looking for an Apprentice.


Pineclan:
Deputy / Deceptionstar wants his deputy to be a cat that can balance him out and keep him clear-headed during moments of extreme stress (wars, battles, etc).
He prefers the cat to be younger than him so he has a "fresher" prespective within the higher ranks of the clan. He is unlikely to chose someone related to him unless he has absolutely no other option.

Deceptionstar has only been leader for two moons, so your cat couldve been appointed two moons ago or just recently.
Please message Oliver to discuss further if you are interested!


Tideclan:
Deputy /
MCA / Due to Rustfeather's young age and circumstances, she is not currently looking for an Apprentice.