Warrior Ceremonies

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I guess these would be nice for reference...
They ought to be tweaked a bit for each ceremony or else our ceremonies would be terribly boring and predictable

Apprentice Ceremony

Leader: This (time of day), we gather together to name a new apprentice. (to kit) Come forward. From this day forward, until (he/she) has earned (his/her) warrior name, this apprentice will be called (insert new apprentice's name here). (insert mentor-to-be's name here), you are ready to take on an apprentice. You will be mentor to (insert new apprentice's name here). (insert mentor's name here), you have shown yourself to be a warrior of (insert virtue #1 here) and (insert virtue #2 here). I expect you to pass on everything (insert mentor's former mentor's name here) has taught you.
Mentor and apprentice touch noses, and go to the side of the clearing.

Warrior Ceremony

Leader: I, (insert leader's name here), leader of (insert Clan here), 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 you as a warrior in (his/her) turn. (insert warrior-to-be's name here), do you promise to uphold the warrior code and protect and defend this Clan, even at the cost of your life?

Warrior-To-Be: I do. (Or "yes")

Leader: Then by the powers of StarClan, I give you your warrior name. (insert-warrior-to-be's name here), from this moment you will be known as (insert-warrior-to-be's new warrior name here). StarClan honors your (insert virtue #1 here) and your (insert virtue #2 here), and we welcome you as a full warrior of (insert Clan here).

Leader rests his/her muzzle on the top of new warrior's head and the new warrior licks his/her new shoulder in respect. The rest of the Clan chant the new warrior's new name.

Elder Ceremony

Leader: (Cat's name), is it your wish to give up the name of warrior and go to join the elders?

To-be-Elder: 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.

Deputy Ceremony

Leader: I say these words before the body of (insert the dead deputy's name here), so that his/her spirit can approve my choice. (pause) (insert new deputy's name here) will be the new deputy of (insert Clan here).

All the cats go to congratulate the new deputy.

Leader's First Deputy

Leader: I say these words before StarClan, so that the spirits of our warrior ancestors can hear and approve of my choice. (pause) (insert new deputy's name here) will be the new deputy of (insert Clan here).

All the cats go to congratulate the new deputy.

Medicine Cat Apprentice Ceremony

Medicine cat: Cats of (insert Clan here), I have an announcement to make. It is time I took on an apprentice. Your next medicine cat will be (insert apprentice's name here).

Leader: (insert medicine cat's new apprentice's name here). Do you accept the post of apprentice to (medicine cat's name)?

Medicine cat's new apprentice: Yes, (insert Clan leader's name here).

Leader: Then at the half moon you must travel to the Moonpool, to be accepted by StarClan before the other medicine cats. The good wishes of all (insert Clan here) will go with you.

The medicine cat's new apprentice and the medicine cat come together and touch noses.

Medicine Cat Ceremony

Medicine cat: I, (insert medicine cat's name here), medicine cat of (insert Clan here), call upon my warrior ancestors to look down on this apprentice. (he/she) has trained hard to understand the ways of a medicine cat, and with your help (he/she) will serve (his/her) Clan for many moons. (insert medicine-cat-to-be's name here), do you promise to uphold the ways 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-to-be: I do.

Medicine cat: Then by the powers of StarClan I give you your true name as a medicine cat. (insert medicine-cat-to-be's name here), from this moment you will be known as (insert medicine-cat-to-be's new name here). StarClan honors your (insert virtue #1 here ) and your (insert virtue #2 here), and we welcome you as a full medicine cat.

The medicine cat rests his/her muzzle on the top of the new medicine cat's head and the new medicine cat licks his/her shoulder in respect. The other medicine cats chant the new medicine cat's name.

New Name Ceremony

Leader: Spirits of StarClan, you know every cat by name. I ask you now to take away the name from the cat before you as 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 now be known as (cat's new name).

Leader Ceremony

The leader-to-be goes to the Moonstone/Moonpool to share tongues with StarClan.

StarClan: Welcome (insert leader-to-be's warrior name here). Are you ready to receive your nine lives?

Leader-to-be: Yes... I'm ready.

Nine StarClan cats that were closest to the leader-to-be will offer lives of their own.

First StarClan cat: With this live I give you courage. Use it well to protect your clan. A shock of pain goes through the leader-to-be, leaving him/her gasping.

Second StarClan cat: With this life I give you justice. Use it well as you judge the actions of others. Again, a shock of pain goes running through the leader-to-be.

Third StarClan cat: With this life I give you loyalty to what you know is right. Use it well to guide your Clan in times of trouble. Less pain goes through the leader-to-be. There is goodness in this life.

Fourth StarClan cat: With this life I give you tireless energy. Use it well to carry out your duties as leader. This life feels like running forever and the exhilaration of speed.

Fifth StarClan cat: With this life I give you protection. Use it well to care for your Clan as a mother cares for her kits. The life pains the leader-to-be, like a mother defending her kits.

Sixth StarClan cat: With this life I give you mentoring. Use it well to train the young cats of your Clan. The life is a great cloud of anguish so great the leader-to-be will think he/she was having a heart attack.

Seventh StarClan cat: With this life I give you compassion. Use it well for the elders of your Clan, and the sick, and all those weaker than you. The life doesn't hurt as much as the ones at first, and the leader-to-be bears it.

Eighth StarClan cat: With this life I give you love. Use it well for all the cats you care about-especially (insert leader-to-be's mate's name here). The leader-to-be braces for the pain, but it doesn't come. This life is filled with warmth and love.

Final StarClan cat (the last leader): Welcome, (insert leader-to-be's name here), my warrior and deputy. I knew you would make a great leader one day.

The leader-to-be bows his/her head.

Last leader: With this life I give you nobility, certainty, and faith. Use it well as you lead your Clan in the ways of StarClan and the warrior code.
The warmth of the last life lulled the leader-to-be, and he/she wasn't ready for the agony that followed the last leader's. He/she got fierceness, sadness, and suffering. It got happiness and terror and finally, power. It finally ended in calm acceptance and joy. All the StarClan warriors rise and signal the leader-to-be to rise too.

Last leader: I hail you by your new name, (insert the leader-to-be's new name here). Your old life is no more. You have now received the nine lives of a leader, and StarClan grants to you the guardianship of (insert the new leader's Clan here). Defend it well; care for the young and old; honor your ancestors and the traditions of the warrior code, and live each life with pride and dignity.

Just like a warrior ceremony, the warriors of StarClan chant the new leader's name.

Almost all the ceremonies listed here are from here (click) and fixed up a bit by me.