Post by Admin on Jul 22, 2006 10:04:48 GMT -5
For a demo, I will use the following
Firekit/paw/heart
Bluestar
Graystripe
Apprentice Ceremony
LEADER: Let all cats able to catch their own prey gather around the Highrock for a Clan Meeting!
EVERYONE GATHERS UNDER HIGHROCK
LEADER: Today, a kit has reached her six moons and is ready to be an apprentice. Firekit, please step forward.
FIREKIT STEPS FORWARD
LEADER: Firekit, do you promise to train hard to protect your clan?
FIREKIT: I do.
LEADER: Then, from this day forward, until she has earned her warrior name, this apprentice will be called Firepaw, in honor of her flame-colored pelt.
EVERYBODY: Firepaw! Firepaw!
LEADER: , Graystripe you are a <insert two adjectives> warrior. Your mentor, <insert mentor's name if known>, has taught you well. Pass on your knowledge to this apprentice as her mentor.
WARRIOR: Yes, Bluestar.
Mentors Must:
1. Show the new apprentice the clan boundaries
2. Teach him warrior skills
3. Take him out hunting
4. Take him out on patrols
5. Asses his skills
At least once a month.
Apprentices Must:
1. Hunt for the clan before they eat for themselves.
2. Always listen to their mentor
3. Sleep in the Apprentices’ den
4. Fetch things for the elders
5. Follow the warrior code
Warrior Naming
LEADER: Let all cats able to catch their own prey gather around the Highrock for a Clan Meeting!
EVERYONE GATHERS UNDER HIGHROCK
LEADER: I, Bluestar, leader of ThunderClan, call upon my warrior ancestors to look down on these two apprentices. They have trained hard to understand the ways of your noble code, and I commend them to you as warriors in turn. Firepaw, do you promise to uphold the warrior code and protect and defend this clan, even at the cost of your life?
FIREPW: I do.
LEADER: Then, by the powers of StarClan I give you your warrior name: Firepaw, from this moment on you will be known as Fireheart. StarClan honors your bravery and your strength, and we welcome you as a full warrior of ThunderClan.
GREYSTAR STEPS FORWARD AND RESTS HIS MUZZLE ON TOP OF FIREHEART’S BOWED HEAD. FIREHEART GIVES GREYSTAR’S SHOULDER A RESPECTFULL LICK. FIREHEART STRAIGHTENS UP AND WALKS OVER TO JOIN THE OTHER WARRIORS.
EVERYONE: Fireheart! Fireheart!
A Warrior Must:
1. Sit vigil and watch the clan, without speaking or sleeping, the night he is named
2. Must hunt and go on patrols as often as asked.
3. Must sleep in the warriors’ den
4. Must listen to the Leader and Deputy
5. Must follow the warrior code
To Become A Warrior, You Must:
1. Have journeyed to Mothermouth
2. Have been to a Gathering
3. Have fought bravely
4. Have showed courage and bravery
5. Shown respect to the clan, and have stuck to the Warrior Code.
Deputy Naming
* When a new deputy is needed, the leader will sit in her den, think of who the best deputy would be, then announce the new deputy at moon-high the next day.
LEADER: Let all cats able to catch their own prey gather around the Highrock for a Clan Meeting!
EVERYONE GATHERS UNDER HIGHROCK
LEADER: Graystripe was a brave warrior. His loyalty to ThunderClan could never be doubted. I always relied on his judgment, for it bore witness to the needs of the clan, and was never swayed by self-interest or pride. He would have made a fine leader.
LEADER JUMPS OFF OF HIGHROCK AND DOWN TO HAWKEAR’S BODY. SHE SHARES TOUNGUES WITH HIM, AS DOES THE REST OF THE CLAN. AFTER A WHILE, MOST LEAVE AND LET THOSE WHO KNEW HAWKEAR PERSONALLY SHARE TOUNGES ONE LAST TIME. LEADER LOWERS HERSELF ONTO HER BELLY WITH HER PAWS OUTSTRETCHED.
LEADER STAYS MOURNING UNTIL SHE IS READY. THEN, SHE GOES INTO HER DEN AND CONTEMPLATES WHO THE NEXT DEPUTY WILL BE. BY MOON-HIGH AFTER THAT DAY, SHE RETURNS TO HIGH-ROCK WITH HER ANSWER.
LEADER: Let all cats able to catch their own prey gather around the Highrock for a Clan Meeting!
EVERYONE GATHERS UNDER HIGHROCK
LEADER: A new deputy must be appointed. But first, let us give thanks to StarClan for the life of Graystripe. Tonight he sits with his fellow warriors among the stars.
EVERYONE LOOKS UP TO THE SKY
LEADER: And now I shall name ThunderClan’s new deputy. I say these words before the body of Graystripe, so that his spirit my hear and approve my choice.
PAUSE
LEADER: Fireheart will be the new deputy of ThunderClan.
To Become A Deputy, You Must:
1. Have shown great skills as a warrior.
2. Followed the warrior code.
3. Been a mentor.
4. Have the leader’s trust
5. Have shown great courage.
Leader Naming
* They are the former deputy, when the leader dies or retires, the deputy goes to mother mouth and shares dreams with star clan, and gets 9 lives and the name somethingstar.
Leader travels to Mothermouth, unfed, to share dreams with StarClan. She touches noses to Moonstone, to share dreams with their warrior ancestors. When they do, a cat from their life comes up and gives them one life. Then another, and another, each with different cats. When they give the life, hey tough noses with the new leader’s head and say something. It burns like the coldest ice and the hottest flame.
ALL CATS: Welcome, Fireheart. Are you ready to receive your none lives?
FIREHEART: Yes.
CAT 1 WALKS UP
CAT 1: With this life I give you courage. Use it well in defense of your clan.
CAT 1 WALKS AWAY
CAT 2 WALKS UP
CAT 2: With this life I give you justice. Use it well as you judge the actions of others.
CAT 2 WALKS AWAY
CAT 3 WALKS UP
CAT 3: With this life I give you loyalty to what you know to be right. Use it well to guide your clan in times of trouble.
CAT 3 WALKS AWAY
CAT 4 WALKS UP
CAT 4: With this life I give you tireless energy. Use it well to carry out the duties of a leader.
CAT 4 WALKS AWAY
CAT 5 WALKS UP
CAT 5: With this life I give you protection. Use it well to car for your clan as a mother cares for her kits.
CAT 5 WALKS AWAY
CAT 6 WALKS UP
CAT 6: With this life I give you mentoring. Use it well to train the young cats of your clan.
CAT 6 WAKLS AWAY
CAT 7 WALKS UP
CAT 7: With this life I give you compassion. Use it well for the elders of your clan, and the sick, and all those weaker than yourself.
CAT 7 WALKS AWAY
CAT 8 WALKS UP
CAT 8: With this life I give you love. Use it well, for all those cats in your care.
CAT 8 WAKS AWAY
CAT 9 WALKS UP
CAT 9 (Old leader): Welcome Fireheart, my apprentice, my warrior, my deputy. I always knew you would make a great leader someday. With this life I give you nobility and certainty and faith. Use it well as you lead your clan in the ways of StarClan and the warrior code.
CAT 9 WALKS AWAY
CAT 9 (from where the rest of the ranks of StarClan are): I hail you by your new name, Firestar. Your old life is no more. You have now received the nine lives of a leader, and StarClan grants you the guardianship of ThunderClan. Defend it well; care for young and old; honor your warrior ancestors and the traditions of the warrior code; life each life with pride and dignity.
ALL OF STARCLAN: Firestar! Firestar!
To Become A Leader, You Must:
1. Have been deputy
2. Have followed the warrior code
3. Have StarClan on your side
4. Have your Clan on your side.
5. Have leader skills, and know what is right and what is true.
*note: excluding cat #9, the order of lives can be recieved in any order (ex: love can come before protection, etc)
Death
* When a cat dies, all of those who were close will share tongues with them, then burry them under the watch of silverpelt.
When a cat dies, all cats in the clan share tongues with them. Then, at sunset, only those close to the cat shares tongues. They do this until dawn, sitting vigil.
If an apprentice dies before they receive their warrior name, there is a special ceremony:
LEADER: I ask my warrior ancestors to look down on this apprentice. She had learned the warrior code and has given up her life in the service of her clan. Let StarClan receive her as a warrior. She will be known as Graystripe, because she was always so small, and always loved the rain.
Obviously, you have to insert the proper names and you can use different adjectives and whatnot.
Firekit/paw/heart
Bluestar
Graystripe
Apprentice Ceremony
LEADER: Let all cats able to catch their own prey gather around the Highrock for a Clan Meeting!
EVERYONE GATHERS UNDER HIGHROCK
LEADER: Today, a kit has reached her six moons and is ready to be an apprentice. Firekit, please step forward.
FIREKIT STEPS FORWARD
LEADER: Firekit, do you promise to train hard to protect your clan?
FIREKIT: I do.
LEADER: Then, from this day forward, until she has earned her warrior name, this apprentice will be called Firepaw, in honor of her flame-colored pelt.
EVERYBODY: Firepaw! Firepaw!
LEADER: , Graystripe you are a <insert two adjectives> warrior. Your mentor, <insert mentor's name if known>, has taught you well. Pass on your knowledge to this apprentice as her mentor.
WARRIOR: Yes, Bluestar.
Mentors Must:
1. Show the new apprentice the clan boundaries
2. Teach him warrior skills
3. Take him out hunting
4. Take him out on patrols
5. Asses his skills
At least once a month.
Apprentices Must:
1. Hunt for the clan before they eat for themselves.
2. Always listen to their mentor
3. Sleep in the Apprentices’ den
4. Fetch things for the elders
5. Follow the warrior code
Warrior Naming
LEADER: Let all cats able to catch their own prey gather around the Highrock for a Clan Meeting!
EVERYONE GATHERS UNDER HIGHROCK
LEADER: I, Bluestar, leader of ThunderClan, call upon my warrior ancestors to look down on these two apprentices. They have trained hard to understand the ways of your noble code, and I commend them to you as warriors in turn. Firepaw, do you promise to uphold the warrior code and protect and defend this clan, even at the cost of your life?
FIREPW: I do.
LEADER: Then, by the powers of StarClan I give you your warrior name: Firepaw, from this moment on you will be known as Fireheart. StarClan honors your bravery and your strength, and we welcome you as a full warrior of ThunderClan.
GREYSTAR STEPS FORWARD AND RESTS HIS MUZZLE ON TOP OF FIREHEART’S BOWED HEAD. FIREHEART GIVES GREYSTAR’S SHOULDER A RESPECTFULL LICK. FIREHEART STRAIGHTENS UP AND WALKS OVER TO JOIN THE OTHER WARRIORS.
EVERYONE: Fireheart! Fireheart!
A Warrior Must:
1. Sit vigil and watch the clan, without speaking or sleeping, the night he is named
2. Must hunt and go on patrols as often as asked.
3. Must sleep in the warriors’ den
4. Must listen to the Leader and Deputy
5. Must follow the warrior code
To Become A Warrior, You Must:
1. Have journeyed to Mothermouth
2. Have been to a Gathering
3. Have fought bravely
4. Have showed courage and bravery
5. Shown respect to the clan, and have stuck to the Warrior Code.
Deputy Naming
* When a new deputy is needed, the leader will sit in her den, think of who the best deputy would be, then announce the new deputy at moon-high the next day.
LEADER: Let all cats able to catch their own prey gather around the Highrock for a Clan Meeting!
EVERYONE GATHERS UNDER HIGHROCK
LEADER: Graystripe was a brave warrior. His loyalty to ThunderClan could never be doubted. I always relied on his judgment, for it bore witness to the needs of the clan, and was never swayed by self-interest or pride. He would have made a fine leader.
LEADER JUMPS OFF OF HIGHROCK AND DOWN TO HAWKEAR’S BODY. SHE SHARES TOUNGUES WITH HIM, AS DOES THE REST OF THE CLAN. AFTER A WHILE, MOST LEAVE AND LET THOSE WHO KNEW HAWKEAR PERSONALLY SHARE TOUNGES ONE LAST TIME. LEADER LOWERS HERSELF ONTO HER BELLY WITH HER PAWS OUTSTRETCHED.
LEADER STAYS MOURNING UNTIL SHE IS READY. THEN, SHE GOES INTO HER DEN AND CONTEMPLATES WHO THE NEXT DEPUTY WILL BE. BY MOON-HIGH AFTER THAT DAY, SHE RETURNS TO HIGH-ROCK WITH HER ANSWER.
LEADER: Let all cats able to catch their own prey gather around the Highrock for a Clan Meeting!
EVERYONE GATHERS UNDER HIGHROCK
LEADER: A new deputy must be appointed. But first, let us give thanks to StarClan for the life of Graystripe. Tonight he sits with his fellow warriors among the stars.
EVERYONE LOOKS UP TO THE SKY
LEADER: And now I shall name ThunderClan’s new deputy. I say these words before the body of Graystripe, so that his spirit my hear and approve my choice.
PAUSE
LEADER: Fireheart will be the new deputy of ThunderClan.
To Become A Deputy, You Must:
1. Have shown great skills as a warrior.
2. Followed the warrior code.
3. Been a mentor.
4. Have the leader’s trust
5. Have shown great courage.
Leader Naming
* They are the former deputy, when the leader dies or retires, the deputy goes to mother mouth and shares dreams with star clan, and gets 9 lives and the name somethingstar.
Leader travels to Mothermouth, unfed, to share dreams with StarClan. She touches noses to Moonstone, to share dreams with their warrior ancestors. When they do, a cat from their life comes up and gives them one life. Then another, and another, each with different cats. When they give the life, hey tough noses with the new leader’s head and say something. It burns like the coldest ice and the hottest flame.
ALL CATS: Welcome, Fireheart. Are you ready to receive your none lives?
FIREHEART: Yes.
CAT 1 WALKS UP
CAT 1: With this life I give you courage. Use it well in defense of your clan.
CAT 1 WALKS AWAY
CAT 2 WALKS UP
CAT 2: With this life I give you justice. Use it well as you judge the actions of others.
CAT 2 WALKS AWAY
CAT 3 WALKS UP
CAT 3: With this life I give you loyalty to what you know to be right. Use it well to guide your clan in times of trouble.
CAT 3 WALKS AWAY
CAT 4 WALKS UP
CAT 4: With this life I give you tireless energy. Use it well to carry out the duties of a leader.
CAT 4 WALKS AWAY
CAT 5 WALKS UP
CAT 5: With this life I give you protection. Use it well to car for your clan as a mother cares for her kits.
CAT 5 WALKS AWAY
CAT 6 WALKS UP
CAT 6: With this life I give you mentoring. Use it well to train the young cats of your clan.
CAT 6 WAKLS AWAY
CAT 7 WALKS UP
CAT 7: With this life I give you compassion. Use it well for the elders of your clan, and the sick, and all those weaker than yourself.
CAT 7 WALKS AWAY
CAT 8 WALKS UP
CAT 8: With this life I give you love. Use it well, for all those cats in your care.
CAT 8 WAKS AWAY
CAT 9 WALKS UP
CAT 9 (Old leader): Welcome Fireheart, my apprentice, my warrior, my deputy. I always knew you would make a great leader someday. With this life I give you nobility and certainty and faith. Use it well as you lead your clan in the ways of StarClan and the warrior code.
CAT 9 WALKS AWAY
CAT 9 (from where the rest of the ranks of StarClan are): I hail you by your new name, Firestar. Your old life is no more. You have now received the nine lives of a leader, and StarClan grants you the guardianship of ThunderClan. Defend it well; care for young and old; honor your warrior ancestors and the traditions of the warrior code; life each life with pride and dignity.
ALL OF STARCLAN: Firestar! Firestar!
To Become A Leader, You Must:
1. Have been deputy
2. Have followed the warrior code
3. Have StarClan on your side
4. Have your Clan on your side.
5. Have leader skills, and know what is right and what is true.
*note: excluding cat #9, the order of lives can be recieved in any order (ex: love can come before protection, etc)
Death
* When a cat dies, all of those who were close will share tongues with them, then burry them under the watch of silverpelt.
When a cat dies, all cats in the clan share tongues with them. Then, at sunset, only those close to the cat shares tongues. They do this until dawn, sitting vigil.
If an apprentice dies before they receive their warrior name, there is a special ceremony:
LEADER: I ask my warrior ancestors to look down on this apprentice. She had learned the warrior code and has given up her life in the service of her clan. Let StarClan receive her as a warrior. She will be known as Graystripe, because she was always so small, and always loved the rain.
Obviously, you have to insert the proper names and you can use different adjectives and whatnot.