As time passed the first Hierarch grew old, his mental state was not the best which led to the creation of the Synod to help him through and to help the Hierarch to make better decisions. Within his last days, he began struggling with a mental disorder where he began to attack his limbs, chewing at his paws trying to cut them off as he didn't recognize them of his own. He eventually managed to bite off one paw, and with the blood draining out, he smeared his stub against the walls, drawing a picture of a paw claiming it to be his. He was quickly found after then, patched up the best the next feline could manage. However with the blood loss making him weak, infection was quick to take him just a day later. Since his death, a new tradition began. New Hierarch's will make a cut on their paw and press it against the wall to leave their mark. Once done they'll patch themselves up and be watched over for the next couple of days in case of infection or other health problems.