Post by ♥Goldenheart♥ on Apr 4, 2007 21:50:12 GMT -5
Here are some ceremonies leaders will be expected to perform. The names and gender specifications should, of course, be changed at the leader's common sense.
Calling a Meeting
In the most basic ceremony, a leader leaps up on top of the Highrock of their Clan and yowls, "May all cats old enough to catch their own prey join here beneath the Highrock for a Clan meeting!"
Apprentice Ceremony[/size]
The leader calls a meeting. The leader will beckon to a kit and recite, "[warrior], you are ready for [your first/another] apprentice. You will be [apprentice]'s mentor. [warrior], you have [positive quality]. I will rely on you to pass on all you have learned to [apprentice], and help [him/her] to become a warrior the Clan will be proud of." Apprentice and warrior touch noses, and the Clan cheers.
Dying Apprentice Ceremony
A leader comes up to a dying apprentice and meows, "I ask my warrior ancestors to look down on this apprentice. (S)he has learned the warrior code, and given up [his/her] life in the service of [his/her] Clan. [he/she] will be known as [warrior name], so that [reason]." The leader touches their nose to the dying cat's head. "Let StarClan receive [him/her] as a warrior."
Warrior Ceremony
The leader calls a meeting. Leader looks at the sky. "I, [leader's name], leader of [Clan], call upon my warrior ancestors to look down on [this/these] apprentice(s). [he/she/they] [has/have] learned the ways of your noble code, and I commend [him/her/them] to you as in [his/her/their] turn. [apprentice name], do you promise to follow the warrior code and defend your Clan, even at the cost of your life?" The apprentice responds, "I do." Leader finishes the ceremony with, "Then by the powers of StarClan, I give you your warrior name. [apprentice name], from this day forth you will be known as [warrior name]. StarClan honors your [positive trait] and [different positive trait], and we welcome you as a full warrior of [Clan]." The section starting with "[apprentice name], do you promise..." is repeated for as many apprentices as are becoming warriors. Once all of that is done, the Clan will chant the new warriors' names.
Ceremony of Name Change for Cats Who Are Already Warriors
Leader calls a meeting. Leader: "Spirits of StarClan, you know every cat by name. I ask you now to take away the name of the cat you see before you, for it no longer stands for what (s)he is." Pause. "By my authority as Clan leader, and with the approval of our warrior ancestors, I give this cat a new name. (S)he will henceforth be known as [new warrior name].
New Deputy Ceremony
Leader calls a meeting. Leader: "The time has come to choose a new deputy. I say these words before [StarClan/the body of [old deputy]], so that [the spirits of our ancestors/[his/her] spirit] may hear and approve of my choice. [warrior name] will be the new deputy of [Clan]." Cats congratulate new deputy.
I'll add more ceremonies if they're ever needed. Leader and medicine cat ceremonies are taken care of by StarClan at the Moonstone.
Calling a Meeting
In the most basic ceremony, a leader leaps up on top of the Highrock of their Clan and yowls, "May all cats old enough to catch their own prey join here beneath the Highrock for a Clan meeting!"
Apprentice Ceremony[/size]
The leader calls a meeting. The leader will beckon to a kit and recite, "[warrior], you are ready for [your first/another] apprentice. You will be [apprentice]'s mentor. [warrior], you have [positive quality]. I will rely on you to pass on all you have learned to [apprentice], and help [him/her] to become a warrior the Clan will be proud of." Apprentice and warrior touch noses, and the Clan cheers.
Dying Apprentice Ceremony
A leader comes up to a dying apprentice and meows, "I ask my warrior ancestors to look down on this apprentice. (S)he has learned the warrior code, and given up [his/her] life in the service of [his/her] Clan. [he/she] will be known as [warrior name], so that [reason]." The leader touches their nose to the dying cat's head. "Let StarClan receive [him/her] as a warrior."
Warrior Ceremony
The leader calls a meeting. Leader looks at the sky. "I, [leader's name], leader of [Clan], call upon my warrior ancestors to look down on [this/these] apprentice(s). [he/she/they] [has/have] learned the ways of your noble code, and I commend [him/her/them] to you as in [his/her/their] turn. [apprentice name], do you promise to follow the warrior code and defend your Clan, even at the cost of your life?" The apprentice responds, "I do." Leader finishes the ceremony with, "Then by the powers of StarClan, I give you your warrior name. [apprentice name], from this day forth you will be known as [warrior name]. StarClan honors your [positive trait] and [different positive trait], and we welcome you as a full warrior of [Clan]." The section starting with "[apprentice name], do you promise..." is repeated for as many apprentices as are becoming warriors. Once all of that is done, the Clan will chant the new warriors' names.
Ceremony of Name Change for Cats Who Are Already Warriors
Leader calls a meeting. Leader: "Spirits of StarClan, you know every cat by name. I ask you now to take away the name of the cat you see before you, for it no longer stands for what (s)he is." Pause. "By my authority as Clan leader, and with the approval of our warrior ancestors, I give this cat a new name. (S)he will henceforth be known as [new warrior name].
New Deputy Ceremony
Leader calls a meeting. Leader: "The time has come to choose a new deputy. I say these words before [StarClan/the body of [old deputy]], so that [the spirits of our ancestors/[his/her] spirit] may hear and approve of my choice. [warrior name] will be the new deputy of [Clan]." Cats congratulate new deputy.
I'll add more ceremonies if they're ever needed. Leader and medicine cat ceremonies are taken care of by StarClan at the Moonstone.
