Apprentice Ceremony

"_____kit please step forward. From this day forward until he/she has earned his/her warrior name, he/she will be known as _______paw(new name). _________(new mentor) you are ready for your 1st/another apprentice. __________(new mentor's mentor) has taught you well and I expect you to pass on everything you know to this apprentice." *mentor and apprentice touch noses*

Warriors Ceremony

Leader: "I ______star, leader of _______Clan, call upon my warrior ancestors to look down upon this apprentice. He/she have trained hard to understand the ways of your noble code, and I commend them to you as warriors in their turn. _______paw, do you promise to uphold the warrior code and defend this clan even at the cost of your life?"

Apprentice(s): "I do."

Leader: "Then by the powers of Starclan I give you your warrior name. ______paw, from this moment on you will be known as _________(new warrior name). Starclan honors you for your _______(good quality) and _________(another good quality), and we welcome you as a full warrior of ________clan." *leader rests muzzle on new warriors head, new warrior licks leader's shoulder in respect*

Leader ceremony

Starclan: "Welcome _________(new leader's warrior name). Are you ready to receive your nine lives?"
New Leader: "Yes, I'm ready."
1st Starclan cat rises and walks up to new leader. "With this life I give you________. Use it well to_____________________________." Touches noses with new leader. 1st Starclan cat walks away back into the ranks of Starclan.
2nd Starclan cat rises and walks up to new leader. "With this life I give you _______. Use it well to ______________________________." Touches noses with new leader. 2nd Starclan cat walks away back to the ranks of Starclan.
3rd Starclan cat rises and walks up to new leader. "With this life I give you________. Use it well. to_____________________________." Touches noses with new leader. 3rd Starclan cat walks away back into the ranks of Starclan.
4th Starclan cat rises and walks up to new leader. "With this life I give you________. Use it well to_____________________________." Touches noses with new leader. 4th Starclan cat walks away back into the ranks of Starclan.
5th Starclan cat rises and walks up to new leader. "With this life I give you________. Use it well to_____________________________." Touches noses with new leader. 5th Starclan cat walks away back into the ranks of Starclan.
6th Starclan cat rises and walks up to new leader. "With this life I give you________. Use it well to_____________________________." Touches noses with new leader. 6th Starclan cat walks away back into the ranks of Starclan.
7th Starclan cat rises and walks up to new leader. "With this life I give you________. Use it well to_____________________________." Touches noses with new leader. 7th Starclan cat walks away back into the ranks of Starclan.
8th Starclan cat rises and walks up to new leader. "With this life I give you________. Use it well to_____________________________." Touches noses with new leader. 8th Starclan cat walks away back into the ranks of Starclan.
9th Starclan cat(usually previous leader) rises and walks up to new leader. "With this life I give you________. Use it well to_____________________________." Touches noses with new leader. 9th Starclan cat walks away back into the ranks of Starclan.
Previous leader: I hail you by your new name, ______star(new leader's new name). Your old life is no more. You have now received the nine lives of a leader, and Starclan grants you the guardianship of _________Clan. Defend it well; care for young and old; honor your ancestors and the traditions of the warrior code; live each life with pride and dignity.
Starclan: _________star! __________star! *chants the new name of the leader*

Medicine Cat Ceremony

Current Medicine Cat: "I, ________ 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. ________paw, do you promise to uphold the ways of a medicine cat, to stnd apart from rivalry between Clan and Clan and to portect all the cats equally, even at the cost of your life?"

Medicine cat apprentice: "I do."

Current Medicine Cat: "Then by the powers of StarClan, I give you your true name as a medicine cat. _______paw, from this moment on, you will be known as _____(New Medicine Cat Name). StarClan honors your _________(good quality) and your _________(good quality) and we welcome you as a full medicine cat."

Becoming A Medicine Cat Apprentice

Current Medicine Cat: "_________(kit, paw, or warrior name), is it your wish to enter the mysteries of StarClan as a medicine cat?" New Medicine Cat Aprrentice: "It is." Current Medicine Cat: "Then come forward. Warriors of Clan, I present to you this apprentice. He/she has chosen the life of a medicine cat. Grant her your wisdom and insight."