The Circle Code is the set of rules that create the government of the Circles. You don’t have to memorize it or anything like that, but you’re recommended to at least skim over it if you’re going to have a character in TL. Leader: High Talon Second-in-command: Second Talon “Warriors”: Talons Trainees: Small Talons Kittens: Kittens Retired cats: Elders Healers: Menders Circles: Circle of Leaf Circle of Fire Circle of Cavern Circle of Moon Afterlife: Circle of Spirits In the Circle of Spirits, evil cats usually live in a different part of the Circle than the other cats. It’s not punishment, they aren’t forced to be there, they just usually chose it. The Second Talon is appointed by the Circle voting. You cannot vote for yourself. If there is a two-or-more-way tie, the Circle votes on which one out of the remaining candidates should be the Second Talon. All Talons are candidates for Second Talon. No other roles can be made Second Talon. If the winning cat does not want to become Second Talon, the losing cat will be Second Talon if there was a two-way tie. If there was not a two-way tie, the Circle votes again, with the first winning cat not being a candidate. Talons, Elders, Menders, and in votes that do not decide the Second Talon, Second Talons, may vote. If the High Talon dies without a Second Talon to succeed them, the Circle votes on the new High Talon and Second Talon. If the winning cat does not want to become High Talon or Second Talon, the losing cat will be High Talon or Second Talon if there was a two-way tie. If there was not a two-way tie, the Circle votes again, with the first winning cat not being a candidate. The High Talon must call a vote for major/important decisions. The High Talon is the only one who can call a vote. If a cat refuses to vote, they are not included in the total when votes are counted. A cat can ask the High Talon to call a vote for something (that the High Talon has not already decided on) The High Talon can reject them if they do not think a vote should be called. If the High Talon calls a vote to decide if a cat should be exiled, the exiled cat is given an opportunity to speak in their defense without interruption. A cat may not vote on their own punishment. War counts as a major decision and must be decided by a vote. The High Talon must clearly explain the situation when calling a vote. They may not intentionally withhold information, distort the truth, or lie to trick the Circle or a specific cat into voting in the High Talon’s favor. They may not threaten or otherwise pressure the Circle or a specific cat into voting in the High Talon’s favor. The Circle can vote to remove a High Talon if they believe they are corrupt or have broken many rules. Any cat may call the vote, but a removal vote can only be called once per moon. If the High Talon changes the wait is reset, unless the High Talon was chosen by a removal vote. 3/4 of the Circle must vote for removal for the High Talon to leave their position. The Circle then votes on if the Second Talon should be the new High Talon or if it should be a different cat. If they vote to vote on a different cat, they do the same process they do for when the High Talon dies without a Second Talon left. Then they vote on the new Second Talon. If the winning cat does not want to become High Talon, the losing cat will be High Talon if there was a two-way tie. If there was not a two-way tie, the Circle votes again, with the first winning cat not being a candidate. If the High Talon refuses to call a vote on an important matter, if the Circle gets the majority of cats to agree, they can force a vote. If there is a tie, a Small Talon is brought in to vote. If there are no Small Talons who can, the force vote fails. The High Talon cannot avoid promoting a Small Talon to keep them from voting.
