Post by Silversoul on May 7, 2010 17:54:17 GMT -7
Rites of Passage
Hunter to CoKhan
Khan: I say these words in honor of (Previous CoKhan) in hopes that they approve of my choice. (New CoKhan name), you shall be the new CoKhan of (Clan Name). (Add whatever else the Khan wants to.)
Kit to Tenderpaw
Khan: Bringing a new Tenderpaw into the clan has always been my pride and joy (Or some variation of). It proves that we are still strong and able to support ourselves!
Khan: (Name Kit that is ready to become a Tenderpaw.) From this moment on you shall be known as (First name, Surname + paw).
Khan: (Mentor’s Name), you are ready to train a new Tenderpaw. You will be mentor to (Tenderpaw name). (Mentor’s Name), you have shown yourself to be a Hunter of (Virtue #1) and (Virtue #2). I am sure that you will pass on all your know to this apprentice.
New Mentor
Khan: (Clan Name), I call upon the spirits of our ancestors, and the guardians of Anias to give this Tenderpaw a new Mentor. (Tenderpaw Name), you have lost your first mentor, and so your new mentor will be (New Mentor’s Name).
Tenderpaw to Hunter
The Khan will send each apprentice on their own task. Ranging anywhere from delivering a message to another Clan, gathering a certain herb, or bringing back the carcass of a certain animal. Once this task is complete the following ceremony takes place.
Khan: (Mentor’s Name), are you satisfied that this Tenderpaw is ready to become a Hunter?
Mentor: Yes, she/he is ready.
Khan: Then I, (-Khan Name- Khan of –Clan Name-), call upon my ancestors to look down upon this Tenderpaw. He/she has trained hard to understand the ways of your noble code, and I commend him/her to you as a Hunter in his/her turn.
Khan: (Tenderpaw Name), do you promise to uphold the Clan Codes, and defend this Clan, even at the cost of your life?
Tenderpaw: I do
Khan: Then by the powers of Soulclan I give you your Hunter name! (Tenderpaw Name), from this moment you will be known as (Hunter Name). (Clan Name) welcomes you as a full Hunter!
Chanting from clan members ensues.
Hunter/CoKhan to Elder
Khan: (Hunter/CoKhan Name), is it your wish to give up the name of a Hunter/CoKhan and go to join the elders?
New Elder: It is.
Khan: Your Clan honors you and all the service you have given us. I pray that Soulclan will give you many seasons of rest.
New Name
Khan: I call upon my ancestors to take away the name of this cat. For it no longer stands for who she/he is. (Cat Name), from now on you shall be known as (New Name).
Kit to Tenderpaw Healer
Healer: (Tenderpaw Name), is it your wish to enter into the mysteries of Soulclan as a healer?
Healer Tenderpaw: It is.
Healer: Then come forward.
(Tenderpaw obliges)
Healer: Hunters of Soulclan, I present to you this Tenderpaw. She/he has chosen the path of a Healer. Grant her/him your wisdom and insight so that she/he may understand your ways and heal her/his Clan in accordance with your will. Now, lay down on the stone.
Tenderpaw Healer to Healer
Healer: I, (Healer Name, Healer of –Clan Name-), call upon my Hunter ancestors to look down on this Tenderpaw. She/he has trained hard to understand the ways of a medicine cat, and with your help, she/he will serve his/her Clan for many moons. (Tenderpaw name), do you promise to uphold the ways of a Healer, to stand apart from the rivalry between the Clans, and to protect all cats equally, even at the cost of your life?
Healer Tenderpaw: I do
Healer: Then by the powers of Soulclan I give you your true name as a medicine cat. (Tenderfoot Name), from this moment you shall be known as (New Healer Name). Soulclan honors your knowledge and certainty, and we welcome as a full medicine cat of (Clan Name).
Base for ceremonies © Erin Hunter