Patrol

Patrols are organized groups of three or more warriors and their apprentices monitoring a specific area and carrying out a specific task.

Border Patrol
All Clans are expected to check and mark their boundaries daily, challenging all trespassers, as decreed by the Warrior Code. This is done by border patrols. Usually, Clans patrol their borders three times a day: at dawn, at sunhigh and at sunset.

It is the Clan Deputy's task to assign warriors to lead border patrols. Upon returning to the camp, the patrol leaders report to the Clan Deputy, who, in turn, reports to the Clan Leader.

Hunting Patrol
Hunting patrols are groups of cats who hunt for prey, bringing it back to the camp for their Clan to eat. They are not allowed to eat while on a hunting patrol. These are usually not appointed by the Deputy, and does not take place at a specific time; any warrior can go on a hunting patrol at any time of the day.

Search Patrols
Patrols can be assigned the task to find a missing cat (for instance a kit or apprentice who wandered away from the camp, like Squirrelpaw in Midnight or Berrykit in Sunset) or to look for information (like finding Sol in Sunrise or searching for water in The Fourth Apprentice).