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[li]Leader's Call
Let all cats old enough to catch their own prey, join here beneath High-rock/ledge for a clan meeting!
[/li][li]Apprentice ceremony
"--kit, from now on, you shall be known as --paw. ---, you are ready for an apprentice. You will be --paw's mentor.
---, you have ---. I excpect you to pass on all your skills to --paw, so that he/she may be an honorable warrior of --Clan."
Clan calls apprentice by new name, and mentor and apprentice touch noses.
[/li][li]Warrior ceremony
"--, are you satisfied that this apprentice is ready to become a warrior?"
"Yes, she/he is ready"
"I, --star, leader of ---Clan, call upon my warrior ancestors to look down upon this apprentice. She/he has trained hard to understand the ways of your noble code, and I commend her/him a warrior in her/his turn. ---paw, do you promise to uphold thewarrior code, and protect and defend this clan, even at the cost of your life?"
"I do."
"Then by the powers of StarClan, I give you your warrior name. ---paw, from this moment on you shall be known as ---.
The clan honors you for your courage and patience, and we welcome you as a full warrior of ---Clan.
leader rests muzzle on new warrior, and warrior licks shoulder in return. The clan calls new warrior by name, then the warrior
sits vigil that night.
[/li][li]Deputy Ceremony
"I say this before StarClan, so that the spirits of our ancestors, and --'s spirit may hear and approve my choice.
--- will be the new deputy of ---Clan.
clan calls deputy's name
[/li][li]New name ceremony
"I call upon my warrior ancestors to take away the name of this cat. It no longer stands for who she/he is. ----, from now on, you shall be known as ---."
clan calls new name
[/li][li]Medicine cat apprentice ceremony
(In the moonpool/stone at half-moon, the medicine cat gives ceremony)
"---, is it your wish to enter the mysteries of a medicine cat?"
"It is"
"Then come forward. 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, crouch down and drink from the pool."
Apprentice obeys, and has her/his own deams with StarClan
[/li][li]Medicine cat ceremony
(at moonpool/stone at half-moon, medicine cat gives ceremony)
"I, ---, medicine cat of ---Clan, call upon my warrior ancestors to look down upon this apprentice. She/he has trained hard to understand the way of a medicine cat, and with your help, she/he will sereve her/his clan for many moons. ---paw, do you promise to uphole the ways of a medicince cat, to stand apart from rivalry between clan and clan, and to protect all cats equally, even at the cost of your life?"
"I do"
"Then by the powers of StarClan, I give you your true medicine cat name. ---paw, from this moment on, you shall be known as ---. You have proved to be a true medicine cat by ------ All medicine cats call new name
[/li][li]Elder ceremony
"---, Is it your wish to give up the name of warrior and go to join the elders?"
"It is"
"Your clan honors you and all the service you have given us. I call upon StarClan to give you many seasons of rest."
clan calls cat by name
[/li][li]Leader naming ceremony
The leader is given his/her lives by cats he/she knew. All the gifts are the same, but the actual cat names vary.
Lives
#1 --- gave the life with the gift of courage, to defend his/her clan.
#2 --- gave him/her the life with the gift of justice, to judge his/her clan fairly.
#3 --- gave him/her the life with the gift of loyalty to what he/she knows to be right.
#4 --- gave -- the life with the gift of tireless energy, so he/she could serve his/her clan to the utmost.
#5 --- gave --- the life with the desire to protect his/her clan, as a queen would protect her kits.
#6 --- gave him/her the life with the gift of mentoring.
#7 --- gave the life with the gift of compassion, the compassion like a medicine cat.
#8 --- gave him/her the life with the gift of love.
#9 --- gave him/her the last life, along the with gifts of nobility, certainity and faith so that he/she w
would be able to
lead his/her clan in the way of the warrior code for all his/her nine lives.[/u] [/li][/ul]