Post by Elena on Jul 18, 2009 20:00:37 GMT -6
Clan Meeting
Leader: Let all cats old enough to catch their own prey gather here
beneath the _________ for a Clan meeting!
Apprentice Ceremony
Leader: From this day forward until he/she has earned his/her warrior name, this apprentice will be called __________. _________ will be their mentor. I hope that you will pass your ______ and ______ down to this apprentice.
Medicine Cat Apprentice Ceremony
Medicine Cat: Cats of ____Clan, as you know, it is time I took an apprentice. I have chosen a cat who has shown ______.Your next medicine cat will be ______.
Leader: ______, do you accept the post of apprentice to ______?
Apprentice: Yes.
Medicine Cat: Then at the half-moon, you must travel to the Moon____ to be accepted by Starclan before the other medicine cats.
Leader: The good wishes of all CloudClan will go with you.
Medicine Cat: ______, is it your wish to enter into the mysteries of StarClan as a medicine cat?"
Apprentice: It is.
Medicine Cat: Then come forward. Warriors of StarClan, I present to you this apprentice. He has chosen the path of a medicine cat. Grant him your wisdom and insight so that he may understand your ways and heal his Clan in accordance with your will.
Warrior Ceremony
Leader: I, ________ leader of ______Clan, 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. ________, do you promise to uphold the warrior code at the cost of your life?
Apprentice: I do.
Leader: Then by the powers of StarClan, I give you your warrior name. ________, from this moment you will be known as ________. StarClan honors your _______ and _______ and we welcome you as a full warrior of _______Clan.
Deputy Ceremony
Leader: The time has come to appoint a new deputy. I say these words before StarClan that the spirits of our ancestors may hear and approve my choice. ________ will be the new deputy of ________Clan!
Medicine Cat Ceremony
Medicine Cat: I, _____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 a medicine cat, and with
your help he/she will serve his/her Clan for many moons. ________, 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. ________, from this moment you will be known as ________. StarClan honors your courage and your faith.
Elder's Ceremony
Leader: ________, you say that the time has come for you to join the elders. Are you sure this is what you want?
Warrior: I am.
Leader: May StarClan honor the time you have spent serving the Clan, and give you many long moons of rest.
Name Changing Ceremony
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 he/she 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 he/she will be known as ________.
Renaming a Dying Apprentice
Leader: I ask my warrior ancestors to look down upon this apprentice. He/she has learned the warrior code and has given up his/her life in the service of his/her Clan. Let StarClan receive him/her as a warrior. He/she will be known as ________.
Note: Cats should be a certain age before achieving a certain rank. There's no set requirement for ranks above kit, but they shouldn't be pushed more than a moon or so down from what's here.
Kit - 1-6 moons
Apprentice/To-be - 6-12+ moons.
Warrior/Cave-Guard/Prey-Hunter - 12+ moons -- To mentor, a warrior should have been a warrior for a few more moons.
Elder 70+ moons - If from old age.
Medicine Cat - 16+ moons -- Medicine cats usually train longer.
Deputy - 24+ moons
Leader - 30+ moons
Healer - 30+ moons, preferably.
Leader: Let all cats old enough to catch their own prey gather here
beneath the _________ for a Clan meeting!
Apprentice Ceremony
Leader: From this day forward until he/she has earned his/her warrior name, this apprentice will be called __________. _________ will be their mentor. I hope that you will pass your ______ and ______ down to this apprentice.
Medicine Cat Apprentice Ceremony
Medicine Cat: Cats of ____Clan, as you know, it is time I took an apprentice. I have chosen a cat who has shown ______.Your next medicine cat will be ______.
Leader: ______, do you accept the post of apprentice to ______?
Apprentice: Yes.
Medicine Cat: Then at the half-moon, you must travel to the Moon____ to be accepted by Starclan before the other medicine cats.
Leader: The good wishes of all CloudClan will go with you.
Medicine Cat: ______, is it your wish to enter into the mysteries of StarClan as a medicine cat?"
Apprentice: It is.
Medicine Cat: Then come forward. Warriors of StarClan, I present to you this apprentice. He has chosen the path of a medicine cat. Grant him your wisdom and insight so that he may understand your ways and heal his Clan in accordance with your will.
Warrior Ceremony
Leader: I, ________ leader of ______Clan, 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. ________, do you promise to uphold the warrior code at the cost of your life?
Apprentice: I do.
Leader: Then by the powers of StarClan, I give you your warrior name. ________, from this moment you will be known as ________. StarClan honors your _______ and _______ and we welcome you as a full warrior of _______Clan.
Deputy Ceremony
Leader: The time has come to appoint a new deputy. I say these words before StarClan that the spirits of our ancestors may hear and approve my choice. ________ will be the new deputy of ________Clan!
Medicine Cat Ceremony
Medicine Cat: I, _____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 a medicine cat, and with
your help he/she will serve his/her Clan for many moons. ________, 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. ________, from this moment you will be known as ________. StarClan honors your courage and your faith.
Elder's Ceremony
Leader: ________, you say that the time has come for you to join the elders. Are you sure this is what you want?
Warrior: I am.
Leader: May StarClan honor the time you have spent serving the Clan, and give you many long moons of rest.
Name Changing Ceremony
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 he/she 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 he/she will be known as ________.
Renaming a Dying Apprentice
Leader: I ask my warrior ancestors to look down upon this apprentice. He/she has learned the warrior code and has given up his/her life in the service of his/her Clan. Let StarClan receive him/her as a warrior. He/she will be known as ________.
Note: Cats should be a certain age before achieving a certain rank. There's no set requirement for ranks above kit, but they shouldn't be pushed more than a moon or so down from what's here.
Kit - 1-6 moons
Apprentice/To-be - 6-12+ moons.
Warrior/Cave-Guard/Prey-Hunter - 12+ moons -- To mentor, a warrior should have been a warrior for a few more moons.
Elder 70+ moons - If from old age.
Medicine Cat - 16+ moons -- Medicine cats usually train longer.
Deputy - 24+ moons
Leader - 30+ moons
Healer - 30+ moons, preferably.