1. A character moves up in the following ranks when they meet the necessary thread requirements detailed under each tab:

• Apprentice
• Warrior
• Tribe (To-be, Fledgling, Tribe-member)

2. A character who submits an accepted Faction Change Request may also need to complete training threads to earn specific rights within their new faction. See the Faction Change tab above for more details.

3. All training threads must be finished to meet the requirements. A finished thread must be 6 posts in length and reach a narrative conclusion.

4. The following ranks are earned without a ceremony request when certain requirements are met:

• Any high position: High positions are determined via a HP Audition
  
• Queen: Warriors become queens after having kits via the Litter Request Rules
  
• Elder/has-been: Characters become an elder/has-been after choosing to willingly retire, remaining a playable character, or by completing a Character Retirement Request, shifting to a semi-NPC role.
  

5. You are responsible for ensuring your character reaches their necessary thread requirements, so plan and plot accordingly.

Note: Mentors are required to post once a month in training threads (See the Mentor Thread for more details). If your apprentice's mentor has gone inactive or is not actively working with you to meet your requirements, please reach out to a staff member to be reassigned or find alternative threads.

6. Once your character has met the necessary requirements to move up in rank or earn a faction specific right, you must post in the character's clan or tribe request thread before they can officially be roleplayed under that rank or earn the right. Forms for the request are located in the individual Clan, Tribe, or Tunnel Cat request threads.

7. Once a staff member approves your request, you are free to play your character under their new rank or with their new right.

1. Kits can become apprentices after they meet the following two requirements:

• Reach 6 moons old
  
• Participate in at least one thread

2. Kits may receive their apprentice ceremony early by meeting the following requirements.

Kits can become apprentices earlier than 6 moons if they:

a. DM the Clan staff representative (found in the Newbie Guide) before they reach 6 moons for approval

b. Plot with their parents

c. Complete all of their ceremony requirements

d. Complete an additional thread proving why they should become an apprentice early (perform a heroic deed, finish an impressive assessment, etc.)

3. Once your kit has reached the aforementioned requirements, please request their apprentice ceremony in the appropriate board for approval.

4. Once your request has been approved, the kit will be assigned a mentor (your selection or staff pick) and may be played as an apprentice after their IC ceremony date.

1. Apprentices must be at least 12 moons old to become a warrior. Characters who are still apprentices when they age to 15 moons will be 'Auto-Ranked' (See rule 5 for more details).

2 Apprentices can become a warrior early by meeting the following requirements.

Apprentices can become warriors earlier than 12 moons if they:

a. DM the Clan staff representative (found in the Newbie Guide) before they reach 12 moons for approval

b. Plot with their mentor

c. Complete all of their ceremony requirements

d. Complete an additional thread proving why they should become an apprentice early (perform a heroic deed, finish an impressive assessment, etc.)

2. To become a warrior, apprentices must meet the following thread requirements based on the age they were created.

Apprentices created at 6 or 7 moons or kits born in a litter must finish 3 threads total:

• 1 finished  thread with their assigned mentor
  
• 2 finished threads with their mentor OR any warrior, apprentice, etc.
  

Apprentices created between 8 to 10 moons must finish 2 threads total:

• 1 finished thread with their assigned mentor
  
• 1 finished thread with any warrior, apprentice, etc.
  

Apprentices created at 11 moons or older must finish 1 thread total:

• 1 finished thread with their assigned mentor
  

3. Once your apprentice has reached the aforementioned requirements, please request their warrior ceremony in the appropriate board for approval.

4. Once your request has been approved, you may play the apprentice as a warrior.

5. If the warrior ceremony is not requested by the time an apprentice is 15 moons, the character is 'Auto-Ranked'.

a. Starting at 11 moons, the player will be dm'd with a reminder that their character will be auto-ranked up at 15 moons of age.

b. If the request is still not complete at 15 moons, the character is moved to warrior rank and the player is asked to submit a pending ceremony request until the requirements are complete.

c. Once the ceremony requirements are complete the member may update the request and notify staff for approval.

6. Apprentices age 13+ who have not submitted or have a "pending" ceremony request remain at 0 age modifiers and are unable to redeem expanded modifier stats until they have an approved warrior ceremony.

1. Kits can become to-bes after they meet the following two requirements:

• Reach 6 moons old
  
• Participate in at least one thread

2. Kits may receive their to-be ceremony early by meeting the following requirements.

Kits can become to-be's earlier than 6 moons if they:

a. DM the Clan staff representative (found in the Newbie Guide) before they reach 6 moons for approval

b. Plot with their mentor

c. Complete all of their ceremony requirements

d. Complete an additional thread proving why they should become an apprentice early (perform a heroic deed, finish an impressive assessment, etc.)

3. Once your kit has reached the aforementioned requirements, please request their to-be ceremony in the Tribe Ceremony Request.

4. Once your request has been approved, you may play the kit as a to-be.

1. Unlike warriors, to-bes must complete two stages of training before they can become a full member of the tribe, which has both age and finished training thread requirements.

Stage 1: To-be's train as both prey-hunters and stone-guards until they are chosen to pursue one path at 12 moons of age.

Stage 2: Known as the fledgling stage, to-bes then train under their decided path as either a prey-hunter or stone-guard until they become a full tribe member at 18 moons old.

1. To-bes must be at least 12 moons old to become a fledgling trainee.

2. To-bes may receive their fledgling ceremony early by meeting the following requirements.

To-bes can become fledglings earlier than 12 moons if they:
a. DM the Clan staff representative (found in the Newbie Guide) before they reach 12 moons for approval

b. Plot with their desired path's head (head Stone-guard or head Prey-hunter)

c. Complete all of their ceremony requirements

d. Complete an additional thread proving why they should become an apprentice early (perform a heroic deed, finish an impressive assessment, etc.)

3. To become a fledgling trainee, to-bes must meet the following thread requirements based on the age they were created.

To-bes created at 6 or 7 moons or kits born in a litter must finish 3 threads total:

• 1 finished training thread with a prey-hunter
• 1 finished training thread with a stone-guard
  
• 1 finished thread with any tribe member, fledgling, to-be, etc.
  

To-bes created between 8 to 10 moons must finish 2 threads total:

• 1 finished training thread with a prey-hunter
  
• 1 finished training thread with a stone-guard
  

To-bes created at 11 moons or older must finish 1 thread total:

• 1 finished training thread with either a prey-hunter or stone-guard
  

4. Once your to-be has reached the aforementioned requirements, please request their fledgling ceremony in the Tribe Ceremony Request.

5. Once your request has been approved, you may start to train your to-be as either a prey-hunter or stone-guard fledgling.

5. If the fledgling is not requested by the time a to-be is 15 moons, the character is 'Auto-Ranked'.

a. Starting at 11 moons, the player will be dm'd with a reminder that their character will be auto-ranked up at 15 moons of age.

b. If the request is still not complete at 15 moons, the character is moved to the fledgling rank and the player is asked to submit a pending ceremony request until the requirements are complete.

c. Once the ceremony requirements are complete the member may update the request and notify staff for approval.

6. To-bes age 13+ who have not submitted or have a "pending" ceremony request remain at 0 age modifiers and are unable to redeem expanded modifier stats until they have an approved fledgling and approved full tribe-member ceremony. Tribe characters cannot start earning stats until all of their training is finished.

1. Fledglings must be at least 18 moons old to become a full tribe-member.

2. To become a full tribe-member, fledglings must also complete 1 finished training thread with another tribe mate in their assigned rank.

For example: A prey-hunter fledgling must complete a finished training thread with another prey-hunter.

3. Once your fledgling has reached 18 moons and finished 1 training thread, please request their full tribe ceremony in the Tribe Ceremony Request.

4. Once your request has been approved, you may play the fledgling as a full tribe member.

5. If the full tribe-member ceremony is not requested by the time a fledgling is 20 moons, the character is 'Auto-Ranked'.

a. Starting at 17 moons, the player will be dm'd with a reminder that their character will be auto-ranked up at 20 moons of age.

b. If the request is still not complete at 20 moons, the character is moved to their appropriate rank and the player is asked to submit a pending ceremony request until the requirements are complete.

c. Once the ceremony requirements are complete the member may update the request and notify staff for approval.

6. Fledglings age 20+ who have not submitted or have a "pending" ceremony request remain at 0 age modifiers and are unable to redeem expanded modifier stats until they have an approved full tribe-member ceremony (and fledgling ceremony if its still pending). Tribe characters cannot start earning stats until all of their training is finished.

1. Characters who complete and submit a Faction Change Request may be required to do additional training in their new faction to earn specific rights within their new faction. This includes:

• Join a Clan - earn the right to mentor
• Join the Tribe - earn the rank of prey-hunter or stone-guard

Join a Clan

1. To earn the right to mentor after joining a new Clan, characters must meet the following thread requirements:

• 2 finished training threads with any warrior