Post by Thorne on Jun 10, 2018 19:46:43 GMT
CLAN MEETING
LEADER: "Let all cats old enough to _______ gather here beneath the ______ for a Clan Meeting!"
APPRENTICE CEREMONY
LEADER: "___________, from this moment on until you earn your warrior name, you will be known as __________.
__________, you are ready to take on an apprentice. You will be the mentor to _________.
WARRIOR CEREMONY
LEADER: "I, ___________ leader of __________, 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 them to you as a warrior in their turn.
He/She has promised to uphold the warrior code and to protect and defend this Clan, even at the cost of his/her life. By the powers of StarClan, I give you your warrior name, from this moment you will be known as _________. StarClan honors your _____ and _____ (two qualities), and we welcome you as a full warrior of ________."
DEPUTY CEREMONY
This is if the previous deputy died.
LEADER: "I say these words before the body of ________, so that his/her/their spirit may hear and approve my choice. ___________ will be the new deputy of __________.
This version is used if the previous deputy was out of the clan/retired/demoted, etc.
LEADER: "I say these words before StarClan, that the spirits of our ancestors may hear and approve my choice. The new deputy will be ___________."
MEDICINE CAT CEREMONY
MEDICINE CAT: "I, __________, medicine cat of __________, call upon my warrior ancestors to look down on this apprentice. She/He/They has trained hard to understand the way of a medicine cat, and with your help she will serve your Clan for many moons. He/She has promised to uphold the way of a medicine cat, to stand apart from rivalry between Clan and Clan, and to protect all cats equally, even at the cost of his/her life. By the powers of StarClan, I give you your true name as a medicine cat. ____________, from this moment you shall be known as ___________. StarClan honors your _____ and ________ (two qualities), and we welcome you as a full medicine cat of ________."
ELDER CEREMONY
LEADER: _________, it is your wish to give up the name of warrior and go to join the elders. Your Clan honors you and all the service you have given to us. I call upon StarClan to give you many moons of rest."
NAME CHANGE 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 on he/she will be know as ____________."
LEADER: "Let all cats old enough to _______ gather here beneath the ______ for a Clan Meeting!"
APPRENTICE CEREMONY
LEADER: "___________, from this moment on until you earn your warrior name, you will be known as __________.
__________, you are ready to take on an apprentice. You will be the mentor to _________.
WARRIOR CEREMONY
LEADER: "I, ___________ leader of __________, 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 them to you as a warrior in their turn.
He/She has promised to uphold the warrior code and to protect and defend this Clan, even at the cost of his/her life. By the powers of StarClan, I give you your warrior name, from this moment you will be known as _________. StarClan honors your _____ and _____ (two qualities), and we welcome you as a full warrior of ________."
DEPUTY CEREMONY
This is if the previous deputy died.
LEADER: "I say these words before the body of ________, so that his/her/their spirit may hear and approve my choice. ___________ will be the new deputy of __________.
This version is used if the previous deputy was out of the clan/retired/demoted, etc.
LEADER: "I say these words before StarClan, that the spirits of our ancestors may hear and approve my choice. The new deputy will be ___________."
MEDICINE CAT CEREMONY
MEDICINE CAT: "I, __________, medicine cat of __________, call upon my warrior ancestors to look down on this apprentice. She/He/They has trained hard to understand the way of a medicine cat, and with your help she will serve your Clan for many moons. He/She has promised to uphold the way of a medicine cat, to stand apart from rivalry between Clan and Clan, and to protect all cats equally, even at the cost of his/her life. By the powers of StarClan, I give you your true name as a medicine cat. ____________, from this moment you shall be known as ___________. StarClan honors your _____ and ________ (two qualities), and we welcome you as a full medicine cat of ________."
ELDER CEREMONY
LEADER: _________, it is your wish to give up the name of warrior and go to join the elders. Your Clan honors you and all the service you have given to us. I call upon StarClan to give you many moons of rest."
NAME CHANGE 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 on he/she will be know as ____________."
