Measurements:

• Mouselength = About an inch
• Kittenstep = Less then an inch
• Tail-length/Rabbitlength = About a foot
• Foxlength = About a yard
• Whisker length = Over an inch

Warrior Ceremony:

Leader: I ________star, leader of ______Clan, call upon my warrior ancestors to look down on this apprentice. (She/He) has trained hard to understand the ways of your noble code, and I commend (him/her) to you as a warrior in (his/her) turn. _________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. _________paw, from this _____Clan.
(The leader rests his or her muzzle on the apprentice's head. The apprentice then licks the leader's shoulder. The rest of the Clan then greets the new warrior by calling him or her by their new name. The warrior will sit a silent vigil guarding the camp that night)

Dying Apprentice Ceremony:

If an apprentice is dying and deserves his/her warrior name

Leader: I ask my warrior ancestors to look down on this apprentice. (He/She) has learned the warrior code and has given up (his/her) life in service of (his/her) Clan. Let StarClan recieve (him/her) as a warrior. (His/her) name will be __________, because _____(reason)____. Let StarClan recieve him/her by the name of __________.
(The leader touches the apprentices head)

Name Changing Ceremony:

Leader: Spirits of StarClan, you know every cat by name. I ask you 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 (he/she) will be known as ____________, for _____(reason)____.
(The leader rests their muzzle on the cat's head. The cat licks the leader's shoulder. The rest of the Clan greets the cat by thier new name. There is no vigil or special task)

Elder Ceremony:

Leader: ___________, is it your wish to give up the name of warrior and go join the elders?

Warrior: It is.

Leader: Your Clan honors you and all the service you have given us. I call upon StarClan to give you many seasons of rest.
(Leader lays his/her tail on the new elder's shoulders, and then the eld bows his/her head. The new elder then joins the other elders)

Medicine Cat Apprentice Ceremony:

Medicine Cat who will be teaching the new Medicine Cat Apprentice: _______________, is it your wish to enter into the mysteries of StarClan as a medicine cat?

Medicine cat apprentice: It is.

Same Medicine Cat: Then come forward.

(pauses as the new apprentice approaches the stone/pool)

Same Medicine cat: Warriors of StarClan, I present to you this apprentice. She has chosen the life of medicine cat. Grant her your wisdom and insight so that she may understand your ways and heal her Clan in accordance to your will.

(Then, all medicine cats and thier apprentices, including the new one, come forward and share dreams with StarClan in the normal manner.)

Medicine Cat Ceremony:

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 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. _________paw, from this moment you will be known as ______________. StarClan honors your (virtue) and your (virtue), 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.)