Ceremonies, For the leaders, if you need them.

Medicine Cat Apprentice Ceremony

Medicine Cat: Spottedpaw, is it your wish to enter into the mysteries of StarClan as a medicine cat?

Medicine Cat Apprentice: It is.

Medicine Cat: Then come forward

*Apprentice obliges*

Medicine Cat: Warriors of StarClan, I present to you this apprentice. She has chosen the path of a medicine cat. Grant her your wisdom and insight so that she may understand your ways and heal her Clan in accordance with your will.

*Lies down before Moonstone/whatever-else-it-is*





Medicine Cat Ceremony

Medicine Cat: I, Dreamcloud, medicine cat of ThunderClan, call upon my warrior ancestors to look down on this apprentice. She has trained hard to understand the way of a medicine cat, and with your help she will serve your Clan for many moons. Spottedpaw, do you promise to uphold the way of a medicine cat, to stand apart from rivalry between Clan and Clan, and to protect all cats equally, even at the cost of your life?

Medicine Cat Apprentice: I do.

Medicine Cat: Then, by the powers of StarClan, I give you your true name as a medicine cat. Spottedpaw, from this moment you shall be known as Spottedleaf. StarClan honors your knowledge and certainty, and we welcome you as a full medicine cat of ThunderClan.

-I'm just using examples there. There won't be any more in the next ones.-




Apprentice Ceremonies
When a cat has not recieved it's mentor, and is 6 moons old at least, an apprentice ceremony is done. At this time, the leader tells all members of the Clan to join him/her at the rock. The cat is given the suffix of -paw (if the cat is called Whitekit for example, the apprentice name is Whitepaw. Non-clan cats usually have their name totally changed, or altered slightly when they join) when a cat is named an apprentice. That is their name until they are named as a warrior later in life.
Ceremony speech is-
"I say these words before StarClan, that the spirits of our warrior ancestors may hear and approve of my choice. The newest apprentice(s) of [clan] is/are [insertfirstpartofname]paw!"
(Then the leader chooses the mentor for the apprentice, and everything like that)



Kittypet Apprentice Ceremony
They are the same as the regular ones (apprentice ceremonies), except the naming is to be done with the collar stripped off, and placed in front of the new apprentice (collars are considered to be a branding of Twoleg companionship). If there is no collar, then the regular procedure is done.
(Leader chooses mentor and stuffs)



Warrior Naming Ceremony
When an apprentice has either been fully trained or has performed a great deed of bravery, then they are named as warriors. The prefix of the name stays the same, but the last part changes (most common suffixes are -pelt, -claw, -tail, -fur, -foot, -heart, -cloud, and -fang. If a cat is called Whitepaw, then their name is turned into something like Whitepelt, or something more original like Whitewind). The leader must say the naming speech. The ceremony ends with the warrior(s) being left in silent vigil in the camp. It means that the warrior(s) must stay outside to guard the camp in silence. At sunrise, they can speak and finally go to sleep. The naming speech is done so like this-

Leader: "I, _____star, leader of ______Clan, call upon my warrior ancestors to look down on these two apprentices. They have trained hard to understand the ways of your code, and I commend them to you as warriors in their turn. _____paw [add another cat or two, if there are more than one], do you promise to upholed the warrior code and to protect and defend this Clan, evan at the cost of your life?"

Apprentice[s]: "I do"

Leader: "Then by the powers of StarClan I give you your warrior names: _____paw, from this moment on you will be known as __________[warrior name]. StarClan honors your [insert virtue] and your [insert virtue], and we welcome you as a full warrior of _______Clan."






Deputy Ceremony
Deputies can die, be exiled, or retire. Always before the next moonhigh, the leader appoints the new deputy. Here is the speech leaders must use-
"I say these words before StarClan, that the spirits of our warrior ancestors may hear and approve of my choice. The new deputy of [clan] is [insert warrior name]."



Death Ceremony
To honor the dead, the cat's closest friends share tongues with him/her for the last time. Cats say a few words, like a funeral. Then they stand vigil with the dead cat 'till sunrise, to make sure that there will be safe travel to StarClan. Then, -usually the Elders- they bury the cat in camp. Cats buried in camps will never be forgotten & are often visited by thier friends.



Leader Ceremony
When the leader dies, the deputy takes over the clan. So, the deputy goes to the Moonstone and recieve 9 lives from 9 cats in their past that have joined StarClan. Each of the 9 lives hold a special quality that are found in leaders. StarClan Accounts will accept cats requesting 9 lives.




You can change the wording a bit, but this is just basically how they go.^^

Spottedleaf <333
God I luff her.
Can I steal Dreamcloud's name, maybe for Dreamkit in the future?

^{<3 I luff her too! >:D
And I guess that would be fine. ;o}

Lol, upholed. XD I think you mean uphold, without the 'e'. :)

And why do we use this apprentice-naming ceremony instead of the original one? It sounds a lot like the deputy-naming ceremony...