Post by Greymuzzles on Jun 18, 2013 11:51:37 GMT 1
Note: These do not have to be used word-for-word. They are here only to give people an idea of what should happen in each ceremony.
Apprentice Ceremony
Leader: I call upon my warrior ancestors to look down upon this kit. He/she would like to become a warrior of (clan Name), but must first become an apprentice. (kit name), from this day forth, until you have earned your warrior name, you will be known as (apprentice Name). (Warrior to be mentor) will mentor you.
Mentor: Touch noses with apprentice
All of clan: (Apprentice Name)! (Apprentice Name)! (Apprentice Name)!
Warrior Ceremony
Leader: I call upon my warrior ancestors to look down upon 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 follow the warrior code 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 day forth you will be known as (Warrior Name). Starclan honors your (quality) and (quality) and I welcome you as a full warrior of (clan Name).
Apprentice: Must now keep silent vigil
Leader: *Dips head over apprentice* “I ask my warrior ancestors to look down on this apprentice. He/She has learned the warrior code and given up his/her life in the service of his/her clan. Let Starclan receive him/her as a warior.
Let Starclan receive him/her by the name of (Warrior Name)
Leader: I say these words before Starclan / (deceased deputies name) so that the spirits of our ancestors /(deceased deputy) may hear and approve my choice.
(Warrior Name) will be the new deputy of (clan name)
Name changing ceramony:
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 she/he is.
By my authority as clan Leader, and with the approval of our warrior ancestors, I give this cat a new name. From this moment on she/he will be known as (New Warrior Name), for (insert reason here)
Leader rests muzzle on cats head
Newly named cat licks leaders sholder
All of Clan: Cats new name! Cats new name!
Leader Ceremony
Deceased Leader of Clan: Welcome, (leader-to-be). Are you ready to receive your nine lives?
Leader-To-Be: Yes, I am ready.
Dead Cat #1: With this life I give you courage, use it well in defense of your clan.
Dead Cat #2: With this life I give you justice, use it well as you judge the actions of others.
Dead Cat #3: With this life I give you loyalty to what you know to be right, use it well to guide your clan in times of trouble.
Dead Cat #4: With this life I give you tireless energy, use it well to carry out the duties of a leader.
Dead Cat #5: With this life I give you protection, use it well to care for your clan as a mother cares for her kits.
Dead Cat #6: With this life I give you mentoring, use it well to train the young cats of your clan.
Dead Cat #7: With this life I give you compassion, use it well for the elders of your clan, and the sick, and all those weaker than yourself.
Dead Cat #8: With this life I give you love, use it well, for all the cats in your care.
X-Leader: Welcome, (leader-to-be), my warrior and my deputy. With this life I give you nobility, certainty and faith. Use it well as you lead your clan in the ways of Starclan and the warrior code. I hail you by your new name, (first half of name)star. Your old life is no more. You have now received the nine lives of a leader, and Starclan grants to you the guardianship of (Clan Name). Defend it well; care for the young and old; honor your ancestors and the traditions of the warrior code; and live each life with pride and dignity.
Cats of StarClan: (cat's new name)! (cat's new name)! (cat's new name)!
Medicine Cat
Medicine Cat: I, [medicine cat's 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. [medicine-cat-to-be's name], do you promise to uphold the ways of a medicine cat, to stand apart from rivalry between clan and to protect all cats equally, even at the cost of your life?
Medicine Cat Apprentice: I do.
Medicine Cat: Then by the powers of Starclan I give you your true name as a medicine cat. [medicine-cat-to-be's name], from this moment you will be known as [medicine-cat-to-be's new name]. Starclan honors your [virtue #1 here - faith?] and your [virtue #2 here - loyalty?], and we welcome you as a full medicine cat.
The medicine cat rests his/her muzzle on the top of the new medicine cat's head and the new medicine cat licks his/her shoulder in respect. The other medicine cats chant the new medicine cat's new name.