Post by Dawn on Jan 2, 2013 22:00:22 GMT -5
C e r e m o n i e s
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Apprentice Ceremony
Leader: "From this moment, until he has earned his warrior name, this apprentice shall be known as (Prefix with -paw siffix). (Mentor's name), you will be mentor to this apprentice. You are (trait) and (trait), and I hope you will pass this knowledge to your new apprentice.
*Warrior and apprentice touch noses*
Warrior Ceremony[/color]
Leader: I, (leader name), leader of (Clan name), call upon my warrior ancestors to look down on this apprentice. He/She has trained hard to understand the ways of your noble code, and I commend him/her to you as a warrior in his/her turn. (Apprentice name), do you promise to uphold the warrior and to protect and defend this Clan, even at the cost of your life?
Apprentice: I do.
Leader: Then, by the powers of StarClan, I give you your warrior name. (Apprentice name), from this moment you will be known as (Warrior name). StarClan honors your bravery and courage, and we welcome you as a full member of (Clan name).
*Leader lays their head on new warrior’s shoulder; new warrior licks leader’s shoulder and goes over to other warriors; new name is chanted by Clan.
Elder Ceremony[/color]
Leader: (Warrior name), is it your wish to give up the name of warrior and go to join the elders?
Old Warrior: It is.
Leader: Your Clan honors you and all the service you have given us. I call upon StarClan to give you many seasons of rest.
Deputy Ceremony[/color]
Leader: I say these words before the body of (Old deputy), so that his/her spirit may hear and approve my choice. (New deputy) will be the new deputy of (Clan name).
**[/color]You can change the first part up depending on whether the deputy is still living or not.
Leader Ceremony[/color]
Cats of StarClan: Welcome, (New leader's warrior name). Are you ready to receive your nine lives?
New Leader: Yes, I’m ready.
Nine StarClan cats step forward and give the new leader nine lives, each specific. (ie. courage, protectiveness, etc.) Each life sends individual, specific pangs of emotion and pain through the new leader.
Ninth Cat: I hail you by your new name, (old prefix + star suffix). Your old life is no more. You have now received the nine lives of a leader, and StarClan grants you the guardianship of (Clan name). Defend it well; care for young and old; honor your ancestors and the traditions of the warrior code; live each life with pride and dignity
*StarClan cats chant new leader’s name*
Name Changing Ceremony[/color]
Leader: Spirits of StarClan, you know every cat by name. I ask you now to take away the name from the cat you see before you, for it no longer stands for what they are. By my authority as Clan leader, and with the approval of our warrior ancestors, I give this cat a new name. From this moment he/she will be known as (New name), for (reason).
*Leader lays her head on newly named warrior’s shoulder; newly named warrior licks leader’s shoulder and goes over to other warriors; new name is chanted by Clan.*
Medicine Cat Ceremony[/color]
Medicine Cat: I, (name), medicine cat of (Clan name), call upon my warrior ancestors to look down on this apprentice. (He/she) has trained hard to understand the ways of a medicine cat, and with your help (he/she) will serve (his/her) Clan for many moons.
(Apprentice), do you promise to uphold the ways of a medicine cat, to stand apart from rivalry between Clan and Clan and to protect all cats equally, even at the cost of your life?
Apprentice: I do.
Medicine Cat: Then by the powers of StarClan I give you your true name as a medicine cat. (Apprentice), from this moment you will be known as (new name). StarClan honors your (virtues), and we welcome you as a full medicine cat of (Clan).
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