Post by Sagestar on Jun 23, 2008 22:09:29 GMT -5
I had a request from one leader for the naming ceremonies I had gathered out of books and off the internet, so I figured I'd just post the information up here as a sticky. Names and personality traits are meant to be switched out depending on the cat(s) in question. Obviously the names are, those are just random off-the-top-of-my-head names that I threw in there for the referecne. And there are of course liberties that the leader can make to change around the wording.
THESE ARE JUST GUIDELINES. You don't have to say the exact same thing every time, exactly right. Also, I have this in Notepad, so no fancy bolderizing for titles and all that etcness. Just centered the categories for your convenience.
WITH THAT SAID, here are your ceremony outlines.
Leader opens with a few words.
"Springkit,the time has come that you are ready to learn in the ways of the warrior." Addressing the clan. "From this day forward, until he has earned his warrior name, this apprentice will be called Springpaw."
(If first apprentice)
"Clovertail, you are ready for an apprentice. Will you be mentor to Springpaw?"
Warrior answers yes.
"You were trained well by Croweye. I hope that his skills and wisdom will pass through you to your new apprentice."
(If second/more)
"Clovertail, you are ready for another apprentice. Will you be mentor to Springpaw?"
Warrior answers yes.
"You are an experienced warrior, and have done well with apprentices in the past. I hope you will do well in passing your wisdom and skills on to your new apprentice."
Leader opens with a few words.
"Clovertail, is your apprentice Springpaw ready for his warrior ceremony?"
Warrior answers.
"I, Sagestar, Leader of Waterclan, call upon my warrior ancestors to look down on this apprentice. They have trained hard to understand the ways of your noble code, and I commend them to you as a warrior in their turn. Springpaw, do you promise to uphold the warrior code and to protect and defend this Clan, even at the cost of your life?"
Apprentice answers.
"Then by the powers of Starclan I give you your warrior name. Springpaw, from this moment you will be known as Springheart. Starclan honors you ingenuity and courage, and we welcome you as a full warrior of Waterclan."
"I say these words before Starclan(, and the body of Hawktail) so that they may hear and approve my choice. Nosoul will be the new deputy of Waterclan."
"Toadpelt, is it your wish to give up the name of a warrior and to join the elders?" (Warrior answers) "Your clan honors you and all the service you have given us. I call upon Starclan to give you many seasons of rest."
"Spirits of StarClan, you know every cat by name. I ask you now to take the name away from this cat here before you, for it no longer stands for what she/he 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 she/he will be known as _____."
THESE ARE JUST GUIDELINES. You don't have to say the exact same thing every time, exactly right. Also, I have this in Notepad, so no fancy bolderizing for titles and all that etcness. Just centered the categories for your convenience.
WITH THAT SAID, here are your ceremony outlines.
APPRENTICE CEREMONY
Leader opens with a few words.
"Springkit,the time has come that you are ready to learn in the ways of the warrior." Addressing the clan. "From this day forward, until he has earned his warrior name, this apprentice will be called Springpaw."
(If first apprentice)
"Clovertail, you are ready for an apprentice. Will you be mentor to Springpaw?"
Warrior answers yes.
"You were trained well by Croweye. I hope that his skills and wisdom will pass through you to your new apprentice."
(If second/more)
"Clovertail, you are ready for another apprentice. Will you be mentor to Springpaw?"
Warrior answers yes.
"You are an experienced warrior, and have done well with apprentices in the past. I hope you will do well in passing your wisdom and skills on to your new apprentice."
WARRIOR CEREMONY
Leader opens with a few words.
"Clovertail, is your apprentice Springpaw ready for his warrior ceremony?"
Warrior answers.
"I, Sagestar, Leader of Waterclan, call upon my warrior ancestors to look down on this apprentice. They have trained hard to understand the ways of your noble code, and I commend them to you as a warrior in their turn. Springpaw, do you promise to uphold the warrior code and to protect and defend this Clan, even at the cost of your life?"
Apprentice answers.
"Then by the powers of Starclan I give you your warrior name. Springpaw, from this moment you will be known as Springheart. Starclan honors you ingenuity and courage, and we welcome you as a full warrior of Waterclan."
DEPUTY CEREMONY
"I say these words before Starclan(, and the body of Hawktail) so that they may hear and approve my choice. Nosoul will be the new deputy of Waterclan."
ELDER CEREMONY
"Toadpelt, is it your wish to give up the name of a warrior and to join the elders?" (Warrior answers) "Your clan honors you and all the service you have given us. I call upon Starclan to give you many seasons of rest."
NAME CHANGING CEREMONY
"Spirits of StarClan, you know every cat by name. I ask you now to take the name away from this cat here before you, for it no longer stands for what she/he 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 she/he will be known as _____."