Post by ADMINISTRATOR ACCOUNT on Feb 6, 2008 17:22:26 GMT -6
(Hopefully this isn't too confusing xD)
Warrior Ceremony
Leader to cat's mentor: ______(name of mentor), are you satisfied this apprentice is ready to become a warrior of ______Clan?
Mentor to Leader: Yes/No (If they want a short explanation of whatever might have happened in training in why they should be made a warrior).
Leader to StarClan: I _____star, leader of ____Clan, call upon my warrior ancestors to look down upon this apprentice. S/he has trained hard to understand the ways of your noble code, and I commend her/him to you as a warrior in her/his turn.
Leader to apprentice: _____paw, do do you promise to uphold the warrior code and to protect and defend this Clan, even at the cost of your life?
Apprentice to leader: I do/ don't
Leader to apprentice: Then by the powers of StarClan, I give you your warrior name. ____paw, from this moment on you shall be known as __________ (warrior name). StarClan honours your _______ (attribute shown while apprentice, ie: loyalty), and your _____________(another attribute, ie: intelligence), and we welcome you as a full warrior of _____Clan.
*Clan members greet the new warrior by their new name, and that night that cat must sit vigil(watch) alone, not speaking until dawn, when a another warrior relieves them.*
*****
Deputy Ceremony
Leader walks out before Moonhigh, says a few thing about previous Deputy.
Leader: I say these words before the body of ______ (old deputy name) (This one is for when the old deputy died) or I say these words before the Spirits of StarClan (if old deputy was exiled or left...), so that they will be able to hear and approve my choice. ________ (name of warrior) will be the new deputy of _____Clan.
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Name Change Ceremony
Leader steps out before their clan (where ever they usually address their clan from).
Leader: Spirits of StarClan, you know every cat by name. I ask you now to lift this name from him/her, for it no longer stands for what she/he is. His/Her new name will be _______ (warrior name). (also, if the leader wishes, they can add a brief explanation about why they gave that name)
*****
Apprentice Ceremony
Leader calls clan meeting and call six moon old kit(s) to stand before the leader.
Leader: _____kit, you are now six moons old and you are ready to begin your warrior training. From now on, untill you receive your warrior name, you shall be known as ______paw.
The leader then calls a warrior forward.
Leader: _______ (warrior's name), you are now ready to receive an apprentice/ another apprentice. You will mentor _____paw, may you pass on (two attributes) to him/her.
*****
Medicine Cat Apprentice Ceremony
Current Medicine cat brings the apprentice to (well in our RP's case) Focei Mount.
Medicine Cat: I present ____paw to StarClan. He/she has chosen to the path of the medicine cat, and I will train her/him. Now, he/she will share tongues with you to understand the secrets of our noble code.
Medicine cat and medicine cat apprentice wait to receive sign from StarClan dreams.
*****
Medicine Cat Ceremony
Medicine Cat: I, _______ (medicine cat's name), medicine cat of _____Clan, call upon my warrior ancestors to look down on this apprentice. He/she has trained hard to understand the way of the medicine cat, and with your help he/she will serve his/her clan for many moons. ______paw, do you promise to uphold the ways of the medicine cat, to stand apart from rivalry between clans, and to protect all cat equally, even at the cost of your life?
Apprentice: I do/ don't.
Medicine Cat: Then by the powers of StarClan, I give you your true name as a medicine cat. _____paw, from this moment on you will be known as ________ (medicine cat name). StarClan honours your _____ and your _______ (2 attributes).
Medicine cat rests head on apprentices head, and apprentice licks their mentor's shoulder.
Warrior Ceremony
Leader to cat's mentor: ______(name of mentor), are you satisfied this apprentice is ready to become a warrior of ______Clan?
Mentor to Leader: Yes/No (If they want a short explanation of whatever might have happened in training in why they should be made a warrior).
Leader to StarClan: I _____star, leader of ____Clan, call upon my warrior ancestors to look down upon this apprentice. S/he has trained hard to understand the ways of your noble code, and I commend her/him to you as a warrior in her/his turn.
Leader to apprentice: _____paw, do do you promise to uphold the warrior code and to protect and defend this Clan, even at the cost of your life?
Apprentice to leader: I do/ don't
Leader to apprentice: Then by the powers of StarClan, I give you your warrior name. ____paw, from this moment on you shall be known as __________ (warrior name). StarClan honours your _______ (attribute shown while apprentice, ie: loyalty), and your _____________(another attribute, ie: intelligence), and we welcome you as a full warrior of _____Clan.
*Clan members greet the new warrior by their new name, and that night that cat must sit vigil(watch) alone, not speaking until dawn, when a another warrior relieves them.*
*****
Deputy Ceremony
Leader walks out before Moonhigh, says a few thing about previous Deputy.
Leader: I say these words before the body of ______ (old deputy name) (This one is for when the old deputy died) or I say these words before the Spirits of StarClan (if old deputy was exiled or left...), so that they will be able to hear and approve my choice. ________ (name of warrior) will be the new deputy of _____Clan.
*****
Name Change Ceremony
Leader steps out before their clan (where ever they usually address their clan from).
Leader: Spirits of StarClan, you know every cat by name. I ask you now to lift this name from him/her, for it no longer stands for what she/he is. His/Her new name will be _______ (warrior name). (also, if the leader wishes, they can add a brief explanation about why they gave that name)
*****
Apprentice Ceremony
Leader calls clan meeting and call six moon old kit(s) to stand before the leader.
Leader: _____kit, you are now six moons old and you are ready to begin your warrior training. From now on, untill you receive your warrior name, you shall be known as ______paw.
The leader then calls a warrior forward.
Leader: _______ (warrior's name), you are now ready to receive an apprentice/ another apprentice. You will mentor _____paw, may you pass on (two attributes) to him/her.
*****
Medicine Cat Apprentice Ceremony
Current Medicine cat brings the apprentice to (well in our RP's case) Focei Mount.
Medicine Cat: I present ____paw to StarClan. He/she has chosen to the path of the medicine cat, and I will train her/him. Now, he/she will share tongues with you to understand the secrets of our noble code.
Medicine cat and medicine cat apprentice wait to receive sign from StarClan dreams.
*****
Medicine Cat Ceremony
Medicine Cat: I, _______ (medicine cat's name), medicine cat of _____Clan, call upon my warrior ancestors to look down on this apprentice. He/she has trained hard to understand the way of the medicine cat, and with your help he/she will serve his/her clan for many moons. ______paw, do you promise to uphold the ways of the medicine cat, to stand apart from rivalry between clans, and to protect all cat equally, even at the cost of your life?
Apprentice: I do/ don't.
Medicine Cat: Then by the powers of StarClan, I give you your true name as a medicine cat. _____paw, from this moment on you will be known as ________ (medicine cat name). StarClan honours your _____ and your _______ (2 attributes).
Medicine cat rests head on apprentices head, and apprentice licks their mentor's shoulder.