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Post by ([S]h.a.t.t.e.r.e.d:) on Jun 2, 2009 0:23:54 GMT -5
All kits will become apprentices at 6 moons, unless misbehaved.
All apprentices will become warriors after they pass there assesment when there metor feels they have learned enough to be accepted as a warrior. (must be at least 10)
Warrior she cats that decide to become queens must reitre to the nurery until there kits are made apprentices, or given a foster mother.
Kit to Apprentice:
Leader: "Let all cats old enough to catch their own prey gather here beneath the [insert clan meeting spot here].Today Starclan will welcome a new apprentice. [name of kit], please step forward. [name of kit], from this day forward you will now be known as [apprentice name][insert mentor's name here], you are now ready to take on an apprentice. You will be mentor to [insert new apprentice's name here]. [insert mentor's name here], you have shown yourself to be a warrior of [insert vitue #1 here] and [insert virtue #2 here]. I'm sure you will pass on all you know to this apprentice."
The new mentor and apprentice touch noses, and they both go to the side of the clearing. Clan cheers apprentice's new name
Apprentice to Warrior:
The Warrior Ceremony
Leader: I, [insert leader's name here], call upon my warrior ancestors to look down on this apprentice. He/She/They has/have trained hard to understand the ways of your noble code, and I commend him/her/them to you as a warrior in his/her/their turn. [apprentice's name here], do you promise to uphold the warrior code and protect and defend this Clan, even at the cost of your life?
Warrior-To-Be: I do.
Leader: Then by the powers of StarClan, I give you your warrior name. [apprentices name here], from this moment you will be known as [apprentice's new warrior name here]. StarClan honors your [insert virtue #1 here] and your [insert virtue #2 here], and we welcome you as a full warrior of [insert Clan here]."
The leader rests his/her muzzle on the top of the new warrior's head and the new warrior licks his/her shoulder in respect. The rest of the Clan chant the new warrior's new name.
The Medicine Cat Apprentice to Medicine Cat Ceremony
Medicine Cat: "I, [insert medicine cat's name here], medicine cat of [insert Clan here], 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's name here], do you promise to uphold the ways of a medicine cat, to stand apart from rivalry between Clan and Clan an to protect all cats equally, even at the cost of your life?"
Medicine-Cat-To-Be: "I do."
Medicine Cat: "Then by the powers of StarClan I give you your true name as a medicine cat. [apprentice's new name here], from this moment you will be known as [insert medicine-cat-to-be's new name here]. StarClan honors your [insert virtue #1 here] and your [insert virtue #2 here], 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.
New Deputy
Leader: "I say these words before the body of [old deputy's name], so that his/her spirit may hear and approve my choice. [new deputy's name] will be the new deputy of [clan name]."
Clan chants name
New Name
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 she/he will be known as [new name]."
Leader lays her head on newly named cats’s shoulder; newly named cat licks leader’s shoulder and goes over to other warriors; new name is chanted by Clan.
Warrior to Elder
Leader: "[warrior's name here], 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."
Clan chants the name as the new elder joins the other elders.
Leader Receives Lives
Cats of StarClan: "Welcome, [deputy's name]. Are you ready to receive your nine lives?"
New Leader: "Yes, I’m ready."
Cat #1: "With this life I give you courage. Use it well in the defense of your Clan."
*Bolt of pain with new life; feeling of hunts and battles*
Cat #2: "With this life I give you justice. Use it well as you judge the actions of others."
*Bolt of pain with new life*
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."
*Bolt of pain with new life; less than before*
Cat #4: "With this life I give you tireless energy. Use it well to carry out the duties of a leader."
*Bolt of pain with new life; feeling of speed*
Cat #5: "With this life I give you protection. Use it well to care for you Clan as a mother cares for her kits."
*Bolt of pain with new life; feeling of ferocity*
Cat #6: "With this life I give you mentoring. Use it well to train the young cats of your Clan."
*Bolt of pain with new life*
Cat #7: "With this life I give you compassion. Use it well for the elders of you Clan, and the sick, and all those weaker than yourself."
*Bolt of pain with new life*
Cat #8: "With this life I give you love. Use it well for all the cats in your care—especially _______."
*Bolt of pain with new life; not painful at all*
Cat #9(old leader): "With this life I give you nobility and certainty and faith. Use it well as you lead your Clan in the ways of StarClan and the warrior code."
*Bolt of pain with new life; very painful; given by old leader*
*Old leader signals new leader to rise; new leader obliges*
Old Leader: "I hail you by your new name, Bluestar. Your old life is no more. You have now received the nine lives of a leader, and StarClan grants you the guardianship of ThunderClan. 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*
All apprentices will become warriors after they pass there assesment when there metor feels they have learned enough to be accepted as a warrior. (must be at least 10)
Warrior she cats that decide to become queens must reitre to the nurery until there kits are made apprentices, or given a foster mother.
Kit to Apprentice:
Leader: "Let all cats old enough to catch their own prey gather here beneath the [insert clan meeting spot here].Today Starclan will welcome a new apprentice. [name of kit], please step forward. [name of kit], from this day forward you will now be known as [apprentice name][insert mentor's name here], you are now ready to take on an apprentice. You will be mentor to [insert new apprentice's name here]. [insert mentor's name here], you have shown yourself to be a warrior of [insert vitue #1 here] and [insert virtue #2 here]. I'm sure you will pass on all you know to this apprentice."
The new mentor and apprentice touch noses, and they both go to the side of the clearing. Clan cheers apprentice's new name
Apprentice to Warrior:
The Warrior Ceremony
Leader: I, [insert leader's name here], call upon my warrior ancestors to look down on this apprentice. He/She/They has/have trained hard to understand the ways of your noble code, and I commend him/her/them to you as a warrior in his/her/their turn. [apprentice's name here], do you promise to uphold the warrior code and protect and defend this Clan, even at the cost of your life?
Warrior-To-Be: I do.
Leader: Then by the powers of StarClan, I give you your warrior name. [apprentices name here], from this moment you will be known as [apprentice's new warrior name here]. StarClan honors your [insert virtue #1 here] and your [insert virtue #2 here], and we welcome you as a full warrior of [insert Clan here]."
The leader rests his/her muzzle on the top of the new warrior's head and the new warrior licks his/her shoulder in respect. The rest of the Clan chant the new warrior's new name.
The Medicine Cat Apprentice to Medicine Cat Ceremony
Medicine Cat: "I, [insert medicine cat's name here], medicine cat of [insert Clan here], 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's name here], do you promise to uphold the ways of a medicine cat, to stand apart from rivalry between Clan and Clan an to protect all cats equally, even at the cost of your life?"
Medicine-Cat-To-Be: "I do."
Medicine Cat: "Then by the powers of StarClan I give you your true name as a medicine cat. [apprentice's new name here], from this moment you will be known as [insert medicine-cat-to-be's new name here]. StarClan honors your [insert virtue #1 here] and your [insert virtue #2 here], 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.
New Deputy
Leader: "I say these words before the body of [old deputy's name], so that his/her spirit may hear and approve my choice. [new deputy's name] will be the new deputy of [clan name]."
Clan chants name
New Name
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 she/he will be known as [new name]."
Leader lays her head on newly named cats’s shoulder; newly named cat licks leader’s shoulder and goes over to other warriors; new name is chanted by Clan.
Warrior to Elder
Leader: "[warrior's name here], 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."
Clan chants the name as the new elder joins the other elders.
Leader Receives Lives
Cats of StarClan: "Welcome, [deputy's name]. Are you ready to receive your nine lives?"
New Leader: "Yes, I’m ready."
Cat #1: "With this life I give you courage. Use it well in the defense of your Clan."
*Bolt of pain with new life; feeling of hunts and battles*
Cat #2: "With this life I give you justice. Use it well as you judge the actions of others."
*Bolt of pain with new life*
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."
*Bolt of pain with new life; less than before*
Cat #4: "With this life I give you tireless energy. Use it well to carry out the duties of a leader."
*Bolt of pain with new life; feeling of speed*
Cat #5: "With this life I give you protection. Use it well to care for you Clan as a mother cares for her kits."
*Bolt of pain with new life; feeling of ferocity*
Cat #6: "With this life I give you mentoring. Use it well to train the young cats of your Clan."
*Bolt of pain with new life*
Cat #7: "With this life I give you compassion. Use it well for the elders of you Clan, and the sick, and all those weaker than yourself."
*Bolt of pain with new life*
Cat #8: "With this life I give you love. Use it well for all the cats in your care—especially _______."
*Bolt of pain with new life; not painful at all*
Cat #9(old leader): "With this life I give you nobility and certainty and faith. Use it well as you lead your Clan in the ways of StarClan and the warrior code."
*Bolt of pain with new life; very painful; given by old leader*
*Old leader signals new leader to rise; new leader obliges*
Old Leader: "I hail you by your new name, Bluestar. Your old life is no more. You have now received the nine lives of a leader, and StarClan grants you the guardianship of ThunderClan. 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*