Post by wolfrider on Dec 3, 2012 22:01:49 GMT -6
Ceremonies are a large part of the warriors world. Here is where you can find the words to all the different ceremonies. Simply fill in the starred brackets with the correct infromation and you are good to go.
To Gather The Clan
Here are the words used to gather the clan:
Leader: "Let all cats old enough to catch their own prey join/gather beneath *(Structre that leader addresses clan from)* for a clan meeting." It should be noted that to call every cat in the clan, including kits, one simply has to say "Let all cats gather..." insted of the above. This does not mean that kits are forbidden when the clan is called with the first set of word, just that the meeting is not intended for kits. Kits very often attend clan meetings regaurdless of words used, it is the leaders choice if he/she wished to send them away.
Leader
Each leader ceremony is different. Basically to preform a leader ceremony pick nine cats that where significant to the prospective leader or the clan the prospective leader is in. Next have each cat say something about why they are giving the leader a life. Lastly describe how the leader feels when they obtain this life. Most lives are hurtful or uncomfterable to recieve. Use your judgement and make it fit. Lastly the leaders name is changed to their name start plus star, and then the new name is called out.
Deputy
There is really only one set of words here and they are as follows:
Leader: "I say these word before the body of *(old/dead deputy),* so that his spirit may hear and approve my choice. *(new deputy)* will be the new deputy of *(clan of deputy).*" Lastly the new deputies name is called out.
Medicine Cat
The purpose of this ceremony is to give a deserving medicine cat apprentice his/her full name. This ceremony is preformed exclusively in the chamber of Highstones, where the moonstone resides. The words are as follows:
Current medicine cat: "I *(medicine cat's name)* medicine cat of *(respective clan)* call upon our ansestors to look down upon the apprentice (apprentice receiving full name)*. He/She has trained hard to understand the ways of a medicine cat. To learn the ways of the herb and what it means to walk the life of a medicine cat and I commend him/her to you in turn. *(apprentice receiving full name),* do you promise to walk the path of solitude of a medicine cat and uphold the medicine cat code? To stand apart from rivalries between clan and clan? To protect and heal all cats equally, even at the cost of you life?"
Medicine cat apprentice recieving name: "I do"
Current medicine cat: "Then by the power given to me by Starclan I grant you your full medicine cat name of *(apprentice's full name)*. I grant you this name in recognition of *(Say why you gave them this name)*. Starclan welcomes you as a full medicine cat in your turn." Lastly call out the new name so Starclan and every cat in the area can hear it.
Warrior Apprentices
Use these words to make a new warrior apprentice:
Leader: "By naming apprentices, we show that *(respective clan)* will survive and remain strong. *(respective kit)*, from now on, until you recieve your warrior name, you will be known as *(kit name start plus "paw")*... *(mentor name)*, you are ready for an apprentice. You will be *(new apprentice's name)* mentor."
~Apprentice touchs nose to mentor's nose, as clan called out new apprentices name.~
Medicine Cat Apprentices
This ceremony is intended to be used by full fledged medicine cats to make a new medicine cat apprentice. This ceremony is preformed exclusively at Highstones and often in the chamber with the moonstone. It should be noted that at this point the leader has anounced to the clan the respective apprentice's path and the respective apprentice is already viewed as an apprentice and called so. This ceremony makes it official and lets Starclan know the young cats intentions.
Current medicine cat: "*(respective apprentice),* is it your wish to enter into the mysteries of Starclan as a medicine cat?"
Respective apprentice: "It is."
Current medicine cat: "Then come forward."
~Apprentice obliges~
Current medicine cat: "Warriors of StarClan, I present to you this apprentice. She/he has chosen the path of a medicine cat. Grant her/him your wisdom and insight so that she/he may understand your ways and heal her/his Clan in accordance with your will. Now lay down next to the moonstone."
~Apprentice lays down next to moonstone as other medicine cats call out his/her new name. Then all medicine cats dream.~
Warrior
This is the ceremony every kit looks forward to. The turning point in any cats life and one of the most vital ceremonies to a clan.
Leader: I leader of *(respective 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 a warrior in his/her turn. *(apprentices name),* do you promise to uphold the warriors code and to protect and defend your clan, even at the cost of your life?
Respective apprentice: "I do."
Leader: "Then by the powers of Starclan, I give you your warrior name. *(apprentice name)* from this moment on you will be known as *(new warrior name).* Starclan honors your *(list two vitures of the new warrior),* and we welcome you as a full warrior of *(respective clan).*
~Leader rests his/her muzzle on head of new warrior and new warrior licks the shoulder of leader. The clan calls out the name of new warrior. On the first night the new warrior is a warrior he/she must sit vigil. During this time the cat is not allowed to speak to anyone, from dusk until dawn, unless they must warn the clan of danger. They must stay up all night and simply listen and guard the clan. This helps to teach them maturaty.~
Elder
These words are spoken before the clan once a cat has decided to join the elders den.
Leader: "*(retiring cats name),* is it your wish to give up the title of warrior and go to join the elders?"
Retiring cat: "It is."
Leader: "Your clan honors you and all the service you have given us. I call upon Starclan to give you many seasons of rest."
Lay A Cat To Rest
This ceremony is preformed after the vigil for the dead cat. Traditionaly it is preformed as the elders carry the dead cat out of camp for the burial.
Current medicine cat: "May you find good hunting, swift running and shelter when you sleep. Starclan light your path." If the dead cat has committed a crime or severe offense against the warriors code, the Starclan light your path part may be dropped from the ceremonial words. In extreme cases the ceremonial word may not even be spoken.
New Mentor
These words are spoken to give an apprentice a new mentor in the event that the first mentor has died or been demoted or exhiled.
Leader: "I call upon my warrior ancestors to give this apprentice a new mentor. *(apprentices name),* you have lost your prior mentor, so your new mentor will be *(name of new mentor).*
Worthy Apprentice Recieves Warrior Name On Death Bed
This ceremony is rarely used. This ceremony is used to give a very worthy apprentice his/her warrior name sooner then expected as they are on the verge of death. For this ceremony to happen the apprentice must have done something very courageous or something very heroic for his/her clan. This ceremony is a last honor bestowed on the apprentice before their death.
Leader or apprentice's mentor: "I ask my warrior ancestors to look down on 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 recieve him/her as a warrior. His/Her name will be *(new warrior name)* because *(why they were given name)*"
Name Change Ceremony
This ceremony is rarely used. Once in awhile a leader makes a harsh judgement and wrongly names a cat. It is only under this very specific circumstances that this ceremony is used.
Leader: "Spirits of Starclan, you know every cat by name. I ask you now to take away the name of the cat 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 known as *(new name).* We honor his/her *(list two virtues of the cat).*
To Gather The Clan
Here are the words used to gather the clan:
Leader: "Let all cats old enough to catch their own prey join/gather beneath *(Structre that leader addresses clan from)* for a clan meeting." It should be noted that to call every cat in the clan, including kits, one simply has to say "Let all cats gather..." insted of the above. This does not mean that kits are forbidden when the clan is called with the first set of word, just that the meeting is not intended for kits. Kits very often attend clan meetings regaurdless of words used, it is the leaders choice if he/she wished to send them away.
Leader
Each leader ceremony is different. Basically to preform a leader ceremony pick nine cats that where significant to the prospective leader or the clan the prospective leader is in. Next have each cat say something about why they are giving the leader a life. Lastly describe how the leader feels when they obtain this life. Most lives are hurtful or uncomfterable to recieve. Use your judgement and make it fit. Lastly the leaders name is changed to their name start plus star, and then the new name is called out.
Deputy
There is really only one set of words here and they are as follows:
Leader: "I say these word before the body of *(old/dead deputy),* so that his spirit may hear and approve my choice. *(new deputy)* will be the new deputy of *(clan of deputy).*" Lastly the new deputies name is called out.
Medicine Cat
The purpose of this ceremony is to give a deserving medicine cat apprentice his/her full name. This ceremony is preformed exclusively in the chamber of Highstones, where the moonstone resides. The words are as follows:
Current medicine cat: "I *(medicine cat's name)* medicine cat of *(respective clan)* call upon our ansestors to look down upon the apprentice (apprentice receiving full name)*. He/She has trained hard to understand the ways of a medicine cat. To learn the ways of the herb and what it means to walk the life of a medicine cat and I commend him/her to you in turn. *(apprentice receiving full name),* do you promise to walk the path of solitude of a medicine cat and uphold the medicine cat code? To stand apart from rivalries between clan and clan? To protect and heal all cats equally, even at the cost of you life?"
Medicine cat apprentice recieving name: "I do"
Current medicine cat: "Then by the power given to me by Starclan I grant you your full medicine cat name of *(apprentice's full name)*. I grant you this name in recognition of *(Say why you gave them this name)*. Starclan welcomes you as a full medicine cat in your turn." Lastly call out the new name so Starclan and every cat in the area can hear it.
Warrior Apprentices
Use these words to make a new warrior apprentice:
Leader: "By naming apprentices, we show that *(respective clan)* will survive and remain strong. *(respective kit)*, from now on, until you recieve your warrior name, you will be known as *(kit name start plus "paw")*... *(mentor name)*, you are ready for an apprentice. You will be *(new apprentice's name)* mentor."
~Apprentice touchs nose to mentor's nose, as clan called out new apprentices name.~
Medicine Cat Apprentices
This ceremony is intended to be used by full fledged medicine cats to make a new medicine cat apprentice. This ceremony is preformed exclusively at Highstones and often in the chamber with the moonstone. It should be noted that at this point the leader has anounced to the clan the respective apprentice's path and the respective apprentice is already viewed as an apprentice and called so. This ceremony makes it official and lets Starclan know the young cats intentions.
Current medicine cat: "*(respective apprentice),* is it your wish to enter into the mysteries of Starclan as a medicine cat?"
Respective apprentice: "It is."
Current medicine cat: "Then come forward."
~Apprentice obliges~
Current medicine cat: "Warriors of StarClan, I present to you this apprentice. She/he has chosen the path of a medicine cat. Grant her/him your wisdom and insight so that she/he may understand your ways and heal her/his Clan in accordance with your will. Now lay down next to the moonstone."
~Apprentice lays down next to moonstone as other medicine cats call out his/her new name. Then all medicine cats dream.~
Warrior
This is the ceremony every kit looks forward to. The turning point in any cats life and one of the most vital ceremonies to a clan.
Leader: I leader of *(respective 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 a warrior in his/her turn. *(apprentices name),* do you promise to uphold the warriors code and to protect and defend your clan, even at the cost of your life?
Respective apprentice: "I do."
Leader: "Then by the powers of Starclan, I give you your warrior name. *(apprentice name)* from this moment on you will be known as *(new warrior name).* Starclan honors your *(list two vitures of the new warrior),* and we welcome you as a full warrior of *(respective clan).*
~Leader rests his/her muzzle on head of new warrior and new warrior licks the shoulder of leader. The clan calls out the name of new warrior. On the first night the new warrior is a warrior he/she must sit vigil. During this time the cat is not allowed to speak to anyone, from dusk until dawn, unless they must warn the clan of danger. They must stay up all night and simply listen and guard the clan. This helps to teach them maturaty.~
Elder
These words are spoken before the clan once a cat has decided to join the elders den.
Leader: "*(retiring cats name),* is it your wish to give up the title of warrior and go to join the elders?"
Retiring cat: "It is."
Leader: "Your clan honors you and all the service you have given us. I call upon Starclan to give you many seasons of rest."
Lay A Cat To Rest
This ceremony is preformed after the vigil for the dead cat. Traditionaly it is preformed as the elders carry the dead cat out of camp for the burial.
Current medicine cat: "May you find good hunting, swift running and shelter when you sleep. Starclan light your path." If the dead cat has committed a crime or severe offense against the warriors code, the Starclan light your path part may be dropped from the ceremonial words. In extreme cases the ceremonial word may not even be spoken.
New Mentor
These words are spoken to give an apprentice a new mentor in the event that the first mentor has died or been demoted or exhiled.
Leader: "I call upon my warrior ancestors to give this apprentice a new mentor. *(apprentices name),* you have lost your prior mentor, so your new mentor will be *(name of new mentor).*
Worthy Apprentice Recieves Warrior Name On Death Bed
This ceremony is rarely used. This ceremony is used to give a very worthy apprentice his/her warrior name sooner then expected as they are on the verge of death. For this ceremony to happen the apprentice must have done something very courageous or something very heroic for his/her clan. This ceremony is a last honor bestowed on the apprentice before their death.
Leader or apprentice's mentor: "I ask my warrior ancestors to look down on 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 recieve him/her as a warrior. His/Her name will be *(new warrior name)* because *(why they were given name)*"
Name Change Ceremony
This ceremony is rarely used. Once in awhile a leader makes a harsh judgement and wrongly names a cat. It is only under this very specific circumstances that this ceremony is used.
Leader: "Spirits of Starclan, you know every cat by name. I ask you now to take away the name of the cat 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 known as *(new name).* We honor his/her *(list two virtues of the cat).*