Post by >..Sootfeather..< on Oct 14, 2007 18:07:27 GMT -5
Leader Ceremony:
StarClan Cat 1: Welcome (_Name of Warrior to be leader_). Are you ready to recieve your nine lives?
Warrior: Yes (I'm ready).
StarClan cat 2: With this life I give you (_trait_). Use it well to (_Something it can be used for to benefit the Clan or cats around him/her_).
StarClan cat 3: With this life I give you (_trait_). Use it well to (_Something it can be used for to benefit the Clan or cats around him/her_).
StarClan cat 4: With this life I give you (_trait_). Use it well to (_Something it can be used for to benefit the Clan or cats around him/her_).
StarClan cat 5: With this life I give you (_trait_). Use it well to (_Something it can be used for to benefit the Clan or cats around him/her_).
StarClan cat 6: With this life I give you (_trait_). Use it well to (_Something it can be used for to benefit the Clan or cats around him/her_).
StarClan cat 7: With this life I give you (_trait_). Use it well to (_Something it can be used for to benefit the Clan or cats around him/her_).
StarClan cat 8: With this life I give you (_trait_). Use it well to (_Something it can be used for to benefit the Clan or cats around him/her_).
StarClan cat 9: With this life I give you (_trait_). Use it well to (_Something it can be used for to benefit the Clan or cats around him/her_).
StarClan cat 10: With this life I give you (_trait_). Use it well to (_Something it can be used for to benefit the Clan or cats around him/her_).
*The clan usually commences into cheering of the new name. The cat will need to stand silent vigal for the night and gaurd the camp.
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Clan Meeting:
This is said at the beginning of all ceremonies or announcements. The leader will place him/herself on the Highrock/Highledge to start the meeting.
Let all cats old enough to catch their own prey gather under the _________ for a Clan meeting.
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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."
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Warrior Ceremony:
Leader: Let all cats old enough to catch their own prey join here beneath Highrock for a Clan meeting! 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 (_New Warrior Name_). (_Clan Name_) welcomes you as a full warrior.
*The clan usually commences into cheering of the new name; and congratulates the new warrior. The cat will need to stand silent vigal for the night and gaurd the camp.
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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 (_Apprenice Name_). (_Warrior to be Mentor_) will mentor you.
*The clan usually commences into cheering of the new name; and congratulates the apprentice.
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Dying Apprentice Ceremony:
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 (_Warrior Name_).
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Elder Ceremony:
Leader: (_Warrior_), 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: Then you will rely on apprenitces and younger warriors to bring you fresh-kill, and you are no longer able to go on patrol.
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Medicine Cat Apprentice Ceremony:
(Medicine Cat) "_______________, is it your wish to enter into the mysteries of StarClan as a medicine cat?"
(to-be apprentice) "It is."
(Medicine Cat:): "Then come forward. Warriors of StarClan, I present to you this apprentice. She has chosen the life of medicine cat. Grant her your wisdom and insight so that she may understand your ways and heal her Clan in accordance to your will."
(medicine cats touch nose to Moonstone/Moonpool)
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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 she/he will be known as (_New Name_).
*The clan usually commences into cheering of the new name. The cat will need to stand silent vigal for the night and gaurd the camp.