Post by Spade♠ on Apr 26, 2014 20:33:22 GMT -8
To call a Clan meeting:
"Let all cats old enough to catch their own prey join here for a clan meeting."
To make a Kit into an Apprentice
Preformed after the Clan Leader calls a Clan Meeting
The leader begins speaking: "We are here today to give [Number of Kits] there apprentice name/s. Come forward."
The kits come forward: "[Warrior's Name], you will be mentor to [Kit's New Apprentice Name]. [Warrior's Name], You are [Trait of Warrior] and [Second Trait of Warrior]. Pass on all you can to this young apprentice."
Feel free to alter the wordings of this ceremony slightly.
The Warrior should approach the apprentice and touch noses with them. [Repeat the naming part until each kit has been assigned a mentor and renamed.]
To make an Apprentice into a Warrior
Preformed after the Clan Leader calls a Clan Meeting
"[Apprentice's Name], come here."
The apprentice them comes forward to join the Clan Leader, who speaks the following: "[Apprentice's Name], [reason that the choice to raise the apprentice to warrior must be explained here]. It is time for you to become a warrior. I, [Leader's Name], leader of [Clan], call upon my warrior ancestors to look down on this apprentice. S/he has trained hard to understand the ways of your noble code, and I commend him to you as a warrior in his/her turn. [Apprentice's Name], do you promise to uphold the warrior code and to protect and defend this Clan, even at the cost of your life?"
The apprentice replies with the following: "I do."
The Leader continues with: "They by the powers of StarClan, I give you your warior name. [Apprentice's Name], from this moment forward you will be known as [Apprentice's Warrior Name]. StarClan honors your [some virtue of the apprentice-turned-warrior], and we welcome you as a fully warrior of [Clan]."
The leader then rests their muzzle on the bowed head of the apprentice-turned-warrior, who licks their shoulder in a respectful manner.
The Clan as a whole then greets the new warrior by their new name.
The New Warrior then must stand vigil alone that night, in silence.
To retire a warrior/deputy/medicine cat to the Elder's Den
An aging cat may retire as an elder due to own initiative, when they feel they cannot help the Clan efficiently any more. A cat may also retire if they are hindered from serving their Clan through old age, illness , or injury. They report this to the Clan Leader, who calls a Clan Meeting and addresses the warrior. Though the ceremony is typically only held when a cat is retiring due to their age.
Leader: [Warrior's name], is it your wish to give up the name of a warrior and go to join the elders?
Warrior: It is.
Leader: Your Clan honors you and all the service you have given to us. I call upon StarClan to give you many moons of rest.
The Clan will call out the retired warrior's name and then he or she will go to the elder's den.
To select the next Deputy for the Clan
Preformed at Moonhigh
The Leader calls the Clan together with this cry: "Cats of [Clan], listen and I will appoint the new deputy."
Once the clan is assembled, the Leader continues: "I say these words before StarClan, that the spirits of our ancestors may hear and approve my choice... The new deputy will be [Senior Warrior's Name]."
The clan may now greet the new Deputy as they see fit.
To Give a Dying (or potentially Dying) Apprentice a Warrior Name
Done when needed, without calling the clan together.
The leader speaks the following over the Apprentice: I ask my warrior ancestors to look down on this apprentice. S/he has learned the warrior code and has given up his/her life in service of his/her clan. Let StarClan receive him/her as a warrior. S/he will be known as [Apprentice's New Warrior Name], so [insert reason for name here]."
To Rename a Cat
Preformed after the clan is called together for a Clan Meeting
Spoken by the Leader, before the clan, after the Cat in question has been called forward: "Spirits of StarClan, you know every cat by name. I ask you to take away the name from the cat you see before you, for it no longer stands for what S/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 S/he will be known as [Insert New Name Here]."
The leader then rests their muzzle on the bowed head of the apprentice-turned-warrior, who licks their shoulder in a respectful manner.
The Clan as a whole then greets the new warrior by thier new name.[/ul][/font]
"Let all cats old enough to catch their own prey join here for a clan meeting."
To make a Kit into an Apprentice
Preformed after the Clan Leader calls a Clan Meeting
The leader begins speaking: "We are here today to give [Number of Kits] there apprentice name/s. Come forward."
The kits come forward: "[Warrior's Name], you will be mentor to [Kit's New Apprentice Name]. [Warrior's Name], You are [Trait of Warrior] and [Second Trait of Warrior]. Pass on all you can to this young apprentice."
Feel free to alter the wordings of this ceremony slightly.
The Warrior should approach the apprentice and touch noses with them. [Repeat the naming part until each kit has been assigned a mentor and renamed.]
To make an Apprentice into a Warrior
Preformed after the Clan Leader calls a Clan Meeting
"[Apprentice's Name], come here."
The apprentice them comes forward to join the Clan Leader, who speaks the following: "[Apprentice's Name], [reason that the choice to raise the apprentice to warrior must be explained here]. It is time for you to become a warrior. I, [Leader's Name], leader of [Clan], call upon my warrior ancestors to look down on this apprentice. S/he has trained hard to understand the ways of your noble code, and I commend him to you as a warrior in his/her turn. [Apprentice's Name], do you promise to uphold the warrior code and to protect and defend this Clan, even at the cost of your life?"
The apprentice replies with the following: "I do."
The Leader continues with: "They by the powers of StarClan, I give you your warior name. [Apprentice's Name], from this moment forward you will be known as [Apprentice's Warrior Name]. StarClan honors your [some virtue of the apprentice-turned-warrior], and we welcome you as a fully warrior of [Clan]."
The leader then rests their muzzle on the bowed head of the apprentice-turned-warrior, who licks their shoulder in a respectful manner.
The Clan as a whole then greets the new warrior by their new name.
The New Warrior then must stand vigil alone that night, in silence.
To retire a warrior/deputy/medicine cat to the Elder's Den
An aging cat may retire as an elder due to own initiative, when they feel they cannot help the Clan efficiently any more. A cat may also retire if they are hindered from serving their Clan through old age, illness , or injury. They report this to the Clan Leader, who calls a Clan Meeting and addresses the warrior. Though the ceremony is typically only held when a cat is retiring due to their age.
Leader: [Warrior's name], is it your wish to give up the name of a warrior and go to join the elders?
Warrior: It is.
Leader: Your Clan honors you and all the service you have given to us. I call upon StarClan to give you many moons of rest.
The Clan will call out the retired warrior's name and then he or she will go to the elder's den.
To select the next Deputy for the Clan
Preformed at Moonhigh
The Leader calls the Clan together with this cry: "Cats of [Clan], listen and I will appoint the new deputy."
Once the clan is assembled, the Leader continues: "I say these words before StarClan, that the spirits of our ancestors may hear and approve my choice... The new deputy will be [Senior Warrior's Name]."
The clan may now greet the new Deputy as they see fit.
To Give a Dying (or potentially Dying) Apprentice a Warrior Name
Done when needed, without calling the clan together.
The leader speaks the following over the Apprentice: I ask my warrior ancestors to look down on this apprentice. S/he has learned the warrior code and has given up his/her life in service of his/her clan. Let StarClan receive him/her as a warrior. S/he will be known as [Apprentice's New Warrior Name], so [insert reason for name here]."
To Rename a Cat
Preformed after the clan is called together for a Clan Meeting
Spoken by the Leader, before the clan, after the Cat in question has been called forward: "Spirits of StarClan, you know every cat by name. I ask you to take away the name from the cat you see before you, for it no longer stands for what S/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 S/he will be known as [Insert New Name Here]."
The leader then rests their muzzle on the bowed head of the apprentice-turned-warrior, who licks their shoulder in a respectful manner.
The Clan as a whole then greets the new warrior by thier new name.[/ul][/font]
