Post by [X] Hazelstar on Aug 24, 2007 22:40:44 GMT -5
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The Apprentice Ceremony
Leader: [mentor's name], you are now ready to take on an apprentice. You will be mentor to [apprentice name]. [mentor's name], you have shown yourself to be a warrior of [trait #1] and [trait #2]. I'm sure you will pass on all you know to this apprentice.
The new mentor and apprentice then touch noses, and they both go to the side of the clearing.
The Warrior Ceremony
Leader: I, [leader's name], 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 to you as a warrior in his turn. [warrior to-be's name], 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. [warrior to-be's name], from this moment you will be known as [warrior-to-be's new name here]. StarClan honors your [trait #1] and your [trait #2], and we welcome you as a full warrior of [clan]. 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 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 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 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. [medicine-cat-to-be's name], from this moment you will be known as [medicine-cat-to-be's new]. StarClan honors your [trait #1] and your [trait #2], 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.
The Leader Ceremony
Ex-Leader: Welcome, (enter cat's name here). Are you ready to receive your nine lives?
Cat: 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.
Ex-Leader: Welcome, (enter cat's name here), my warrior, my deputy,* 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. I hail iyou by your new name, (enter cat's first name half here)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 (enter Clan's name here). Defend it well; care for the young and old; honor your ancestors and the traditions of the warrior code; live each life with pride and dignity.
All: (enter cat's new name here)! (enter cat's new name here)!
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