Ceremonies

This is the page where you will find the list of different ceremonies that each faction or faith uses. Due to the fact that there are different faiths and some factions have different ranks, we thought it would be best to list these somewhere accessible for all to read through. StarClan is the main faith, with The Whispering Tides being the second largest faith held among the factions.

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**Apprentice Ceremony**

At the age of 6 moons, a kit is ready to become an apprentice. Their name will be changed to having the suffix 'paw' and the clan leader will choose a mentor for them. They will then call a clan meeting and use the following words:
Leader: *(Kit), you have reached the age of six moons, and it is time for you to be apprenticed. From this day on, until you receive your warrior name, you will be known as (new name, ending with "paw"). Your mentor will be (name of warrior or Medicine Cat). I hope (name of warrior or medicine cat) will pass down all he/she knows on to you.*
The leader calls up the warrior they have chosen as a mentor, or the medicine cat if apprenticed to the medicine cat.
Leader: *(Warrior/medicine cat), you are ready to take on an apprentice. You have received excellent training from (former mentor), and you have shown yourself to be (quality) and (quality). You will be the mentor of (apprentice), and I expect you to pass on all you know to (apprentice).*
The mentor touches noses with the apprentice, and the Clan greets the new apprentice by calling out their name. After this, the apprentice will usually go greet their family, or go see their mentor.

**Medicine Cat Apprentice Ceremony**

At the next half moon, the medicine cat goes with the apprentice to the Clans' sacred place to present them to the warrior ancestors, where the apprentice confirms their wish to be a medicine cat. The following words are used, by tradition:
Medicine cat: *(Apprentice), is it your wish to enter the mysteries of StarClan as a medicine cat?*
Apprentice: *It is.*
Medicine cat: *Then come forward.*
Medicine cat: *Warriors of StarClan, I present you with this apprentice. They have chosen the path of a medicine cat. Grant them your wisdom and insight so that they may understand your ways and heal their Clan in accordance with your will*
The medicine cat apprentice drinks from the Moon-struck pool Then the medicine cat and the apprentice lay down and have a dream with StarClan.

**Warrior Ceremony**

An apprenticeship usually lasts six moons or more. Once a mentor is satisfied with their apprentice's progress and skills, they recommend them to the leader of the Clan. Then, the apprentice must pass an assessment, in which their abilities as a warrior are checked.
Leader: *I, (Name), leader of (\_Clan), 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*
Leader: *\_paw, do you promise to uphold the warrior code and to protect and defend your Clan, even at the cost of your life?*
Apprentice: *I do.*
Leader: *Then by the powers of StarClan, I give you your warrior name. (Apprentice), from this moment you will be known as (new warrior name). StarClan honors your (virtues), and we welcome you as a full warrior of (Clan).*
The leader rests their muzzle on the apprentice's head, and the former apprentice licks the leader's shoulder. The rest of the Clan then greets the new warrior by calling them by their new name. The warrior will sit a silent vigil guarding the camp that night.

Occasionally, these extra lines are added at the beginning:
Leader: *(Mentor), has your apprentice, (apprentice), learned the skills of a warrior? Do they understand the importance of the warrior code?*
Mentor: *They have.*

**Full Medicine Cat Ceremony**

A medicince cat apprenticeship usually lasts longer than a warrior's apprenticeship. They must learn all the herds and how to heal injuries and sickness in all cats. While they may earn their full name, they are always learning.
When the current medicine cat is satisfied with the knowledge that their apprentice has, they will use the following words to give them their full name:
Medicine Cat: *I, (name), medicine cat of \_\_\_Clan, 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.*
Medicine Cat: *\_\_\_paw, 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?*
Apprentice: *I do.*
Medicine Cat: *Then by the powers of StarClan I give you your true name as a medicine cat. \_\_\_paw, from this moment you will be known as (new name). StarClan honors your (virtues), and we welcome you as a full medicine cat of (Clan).*

**Deputy Ceremony**

When a deputy or leader dies and the deputy becomes leader, a new deputy must be announced before moonhigh as is stated in the warrior code. The following words are used:
Leader: *I say these words before StarClan, so that the spirits of our warrior ancestors (or former deputy name) may hear and approve of my choice. The new deputy of (Clan) is (warrior's name)*

**Leadership Ceremony**

When a leader dies, the new leader must go visit with the ancestors to recieve their nine lives. Nine cats, usually significant in the new leader's life, will come to grant the new lives. Though sometimes they are cats who have historical importance to the clan.

Life Giver: *(Touches nose to the top of the new leader's head) With this life, I give you (gift). Use it well (to, in, as, for, etc.) (use of gift).*

After the nine lives are given, one of the cats, usually the past leader, will announce them by their new name, the rest of the StarClan cats will echo the call, greeting the new leader

**Elder Ceremony**

When a warrior or medicine cat have decided that they have given all they can to their clan, or are otherwise inhibited from doing more, they can take up the mantle of being an elder, where they can spend the rest of their life in comfort being cared for by their clanmates. The folowing ceremony is performed:
Leader: *Is it your wish to give up the name of a warrior and go to join the elders?*
Clan member: *It is*
Leader: *Your Clan honors you and all the service you have given to us. I call upon StarClan to give you many moons of rest*

**Name Change Ceremony**

When a cat's name no longer portrays who they are, a Clan leader can perform a ceremony to change it to a new name.

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, for 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 be known as (new name), for (description of the reason).*

**Dying Apprentice Ceremony**

When an apprentice is on the verge of death and has proven themself to be worthy of a warrior name, there is a special ceremony used so that the apprentice may take a warrior name to StarClan.

Leader: *I ask my warrior ancestors to look down on this apprentice. They have learned the warrior code and given up their life in the service of their Clan. Let StarClan receive them as a warrior. They will be known as (new name).*

**Apprentice Ceremony**

At the age of 6 moons, a kit is ready to become an apprentice. Their name will be changed to having the suffix 'paw' and the clan leader will choose a mentor for them. They will then call a clan meeting and use the following words:
Leader: *(Kit), you have reached the age of six moons, and it is time for you to be apprenticed. From this day on, until you receive your warrior name, you will be known as (new name, ending with "paw"). Your mentor will be (name of warrior or Medicine Cat). I hope (name of warrior or medicine cat) will pass down all he/she knows on to you.*
The leader calls up the warrior they have chosen as a mentor, or the medicine cat if apprenticed to the medicine cat.
Leader: *(Warrior/medicine cat), you are ready to take on an apprentice. You have received excellent training from (former mentor), and you have shown yourself to be (quality) and (quality). You will be the mentor of (apprentice), and I expect you to pass on all you know to (apprentice).*
The mentor touches noses with the apprentice, and the Clan greets the new apprentice by calling out their name. After this, the apprentice will usually go greet their family, or go see their mentor.

**Medicine Cat Apprentice Ceremony**

At the next half moon, the medicine cat goes with the apprentice to the Clans' sacred place to present them to the warrior ancestors, where the apprentice confirms their wish to be a medicine cat. The following words are used, by tradition:
Medicine cat: *(Apprentice), is it your wish to enter the mysteries of the Tide spirits as a medicine cat?*
Apprentice: *It is.*
Medicine cat: *Then come forward.*
Medicine cat: *Warriors of the Tides, I present you with this apprentice. They have chosen the path of a medicine cat. Grant them your wisdom and insight so that they may understand your ways and heal their Clan in accordance with your will*
The medicine cat apprentice drinks from the Moon-struck pool Then the medicine cat and the apprentice lay down and have a dream with the Whispering Tides.

**Warrior Ceremony**

An apprenticeship usually lasts six moons or more. Once a mentor is satisfied with their apprentice's progress and skills, they recommend them to the leader of the Clan. Then, the apprentice must pass an assessment, in which their abilities as a warrior are checked.
Leader: *I, (Name), leader of (\_Clan), 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*
Leader: *\_paw, do you promise to uphold the warrior code and to protect and defend your Clan, even at the cost of your life?*
Apprentice: *I do.*
Leader: *Then I call to those who have joined the tides before us to hear me. I give you your warrior name. (Apprentice), from this moment you will be known as (new warrior name). Those of the Tide honor your (virtues), and we welcome you as a full warrior of (Clan).*
The leader rests their muzzle on the apprentice's head, and the former apprentice licks the leader's shoulder. The rest of the Clan then greets the new warrior by calling them by their new name. The warrior will sit a silent vigil guarding the camp that night.

Occasionally, these extra lines are added at the beginning:
Leader: *(Mentor), has your apprentice, (apprentice), learned the skills of a warrior? Do they understand the importance of the warrior code?*
Mentor: *They have.*

**Full Medicine Cat Ceremony**

A medicince cat apprenticeship usually lasts longer than a warrior's apprenticeship. They must learn all the herds and how to heal injuries and sickness in all cats. While they may earn their full name, they are always learning.
When the current medicine cat is satisfied with the knowledge that their apprentice has, they will use the following words to give them their full name:
Medicine Cat: *I, (name), medicine cat of \_\_\_Clan, call upon my warrior ancestors to look down on this apprentice. (he/she/they) have/has trained hard to understand the ways of a medicine cat, and with your help (he/she/they) will serve (his/hertheir) Clan for many moons.*
Medicine Cat: *\_\_\_paw, 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?*
Apprentice: *I do.*
Medicine Cat: *Then I call to those who have joined the tides before us to hear me. I give you your true name as a medicine cat. \_\_\_paw, from this moment you will be known as (new name). The Tide spirits honor your (virtues), and we welcome you as a full medicine cat of (Clan).*

**Deputy Ceremony**

When a deputy or leader dies and the deputy becomes leader, a new deputy must be announced before moonhigh as is stated in the warrior code. The following words are used:
Leader: *I say these words before the Whispering Tides, so that the spirits of our warrior ancestors (or former deputy name) may hear and approve of my choice. The new deputy of (Clan) is (warrior's name)*

**Leadership Ceremony**

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**Elder Ceremony**

When a warrior or medicine cat have decided that they have given all they can to their clan, or are otherwise inhibited from doing more, they can take up the mantle of being an elder, where they can spend the rest of their life in comfort being cared for by their clanmates. The folowing ceremony is performed:
Leader: *Is it your wish to give up the name of a warrior and go to join the elders?*
Clan member: *It is*
Leader: *Your Clan honors you and all the service you have given to us. I call upon the spirits of the Whispering Tides and ask them to give you many moons of rest*

**Name Change Ceremony**

When a cat's name no longer portrays who they are, a Clan leader can perform a ceremony to change it to a new name.

Leader: *I call to those who joined the tides before us, you know every cat by name. I ask you now to take away the name from the cat you see before you, for it no longer stands for what he/she is. By my authority as Clan leader, and with the approval of our ancestors, I give this cat a new name. From this moment on he/she will be known as (new name), for (description of the reason).*

**Dying Apprentice Ceremony**

When an apprentice is on the verge of death and has proven themself to be worthy of a warrior name, there is a special ceremony used so that the apprentice may take a warrior name to StarClan.

Leader: *I ask my ancestors to look down on this apprentice. They have learned the warrior code and given up their life in the service of their Clan. Let the Whispering Tides receive them as a warrior. They will be known as (new name).*

**Apprentice Ceremony**

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**Medicine Cat Apprentice Ceremony**

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**Warrior Ceremony**

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**Full Medicine Cat Ceremony**

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**Deputy Ceremony**

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**Leadership Ceremony**

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**Elder Ceremony**

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**Name Change Ceremony**

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**Dying Apprentice Ceremony**

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**Squire Ceremony**

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**Physician Apprentice Ceremony**

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**Knighthood Ceremony**

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**Full Physician Ceremony**

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**Chancellor Ceremony**

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**Monarch Ceremony**

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**Raconteur Ceremony**

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**Name Change Ceremony**

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**Dying Squire Ceremony**

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**Softpaw Ceremony**

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**Healer Trainee Ceremony**

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**Sharpclaw Ceremony**

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**Full Healer Ceremony**

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**Second's Ceremony**

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**Leader's Ceremony**

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**Elder Ceremony**

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**Name Change Ceremony**

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**Dying Softpaw Ceremony**

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**To-Be Ceremony**

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**Prey-Hunter Ceremony**

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**Cave-Guard Ceremony**

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**Stoneteller To-Be Ceremony**

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**New Stoneteller Ceremony**

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**Elder Ceremony**

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**Name Change Ceremony**

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**Dying To-Be Ceremony**

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