Ceremonies

[Crowfur]

Apprentice Ceremony
Leader:
[insert mentor's name here], you are now ready to take on an apprentice. You will be mentor to [insert apprentice's name here]. [insert mentor's name here], you have shown yourself to be a warrior of [insert vitue #1 here] and [insert virtue #2 here]. I'm sure you will pass on all you know to this apprentice.
The new mentor and apprentice touch noses, and they both go to the side of the clearing.

Warrior Ceremony
Leader:
I, [insert leader's name 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 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.
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 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].
The leader rests his/her muzzle on the top of the new warrior's head and the new warrior licks his/her shoulder in respect. The rest of the Clan chant the new warrior's new name.

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 an 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 new name.

Warrior name change
Leader:
Spirits of StarClan, you know every cat by name. I ask you now to take away the name from the cat you see before you as 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 she/he will be now as [insert new name].

Deputy Ceremony
Leader:
The time has come to appoint a new deputy. I say these words before StarClan that the spirits of our ancestors may hear and approve my choice. [insert new deputy's name] will be the new deputy of [insert clan name].

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