Post by Star Gazer on Dec 20, 2008 1:02:07 GMT -5
- Pup -
You are born in the nursery, with your mother.
She was once a warrior, but since she became pregnant.
She moved to the Nursery, the den for mothers and their pups.
You stay in the nursery and grow and learn about the ways of a warrior until you are 6 moons old; ready to be an apprentice.
Some of what you learn is the Warrior Code.
If you have siblings, you often play fight with them.
Another thing you learn is StarClan.
StarClan is a Clan in the sky, and you can see it's warriors in Silverpelt (the Milky Way, for twolegs).
StarClan sends messages to the medicine cats sometimes, and all warrior who die go to StarClan.
--
- Apprentice -
You are now 6 moons old.
It is time you became an apprentice!
Your mother grooms you until your coat shines, then you head out with your mother for the Clan meeting.
The leader calls the Clan wolves out, and then he/she and another warrior step to the center of the circle of wolves.
The leader calls you forward, and says "[insert mentor's name here], you are now ready to take on an apprentice.
You will be mentor to [insert pups name here].
[insert mentor's name here], you have shown yourself to be a warrior of [insert vitue #1 here] and [insert virtue #2 here].
I'm sure you will pass on all you know to this apprentice."
The leader then turns to you and says "From this day forth, you shall be called [insert apprentice name here]!"
The rest of the Clan chants your new name, and you are congratulated.
Now that you are an apprentice, you have a mentor to teach you the skills of hunting and fighting, and of other tricks he or she knows.
You will have daily training sessions, and then will be asked to hunt for the elders and nursing queens.
You will sleep in the apprentice den now, and your mother can go back to being a warrior!
--
- Warrior -
Once you have gotten good at all this, and your mentor deems you worthy, you will become a warrior!
Usually this happens at roughly 12 moons, though it isn't exact.
Again, you will be asked to come forward at the Clan meeting. This time the leader will say:
"I, [insert leader's name here], call upon my warrior ancestors to look down on this apprentice.
He/She 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.
[insert apprentices name here], do you promise to uphold the warrior code and protect and defend this Clan, even at the cost of your life?"
You will reply "I do." Then the leader will say:
"Then by the powers of StarClan, I give you your warrior name.
[insert apprentices name here], from this moment you will be known as [insert warrior-to-be's new name here].
StarClan honors your [insert virtue #1 here] and your [insert virtue #2 here], and we welcome you as a full warrior of [insert Clan here]."
The rest of the Clan cheers you with your new name.
Tonight you sit a silent vigil, guarding the camp, as all new warriors have done before you.
You must not fall asleep!
In the morning, the deputy or a senior warrior will tell you your vigil is up, and you can go to the warrior's den to sleep!
As a warrior, you will go on the twice-daily territory patrols to make sure everything is in order around the Clan borders.
You will also hunt when needed.
If your Clan has a disagreement with another Clan, and there is a battle, you and your fellow warriors will be the main wolves to fight.
Now, it is possible that for the rest of your life you will be a warrior.
--
- Elder -
If you live long enough to become old and tired, you can retire and become an elder.
As an elder, you have no duties.
You have served your Clan well, and now can live in peace and quiet to the end of your days.
Apprentices bring you fresh-kill, and if they have done something naughty, they may be punished by having to pull ticks from your pelt.
When a cat dies in a Clan, the whole Clan will stay awake and sit vigil for it, to send it to StarClan in a respectable way.
--
- Deputy -
Now, if you are made deputy, congrats!
The position of deputy is a very respectable position.
It is also described in the thread *Clan Ranks & Terms*
--
- Alpha -
If you become Alpha, guess what.
You get five lives!
When you become Alpha, you must go to the Moon Pool, a mystical pool that is far away, past another Clan's territory.
This pool has a special connection to StarClan, and if you touch your nose to it when the moon shines on it, you can have dreams from StarClan.
Only Medicine Wolves, their apprentices and Alphas get this privilege though.
An Alpha's dream is kept secret from the other Clan members, but in that dream StarClan itself bestows the Alpha with five lives.
You are born in the nursery, with your mother.
She was once a warrior, but since she became pregnant.
She moved to the Nursery, the den for mothers and their pups.
You stay in the nursery and grow and learn about the ways of a warrior until you are 6 moons old; ready to be an apprentice.
Some of what you learn is the Warrior Code.
If you have siblings, you often play fight with them.
Another thing you learn is StarClan.
StarClan is a Clan in the sky, and you can see it's warriors in Silverpelt (the Milky Way, for twolegs).
StarClan sends messages to the medicine cats sometimes, and all warrior who die go to StarClan.
--
- Apprentice -
You are now 6 moons old.
It is time you became an apprentice!
Your mother grooms you until your coat shines, then you head out with your mother for the Clan meeting.
The leader calls the Clan wolves out, and then he/she and another warrior step to the center of the circle of wolves.
The leader calls you forward, and says "[insert mentor's name here], you are now ready to take on an apprentice.
You will be mentor to [insert pups name here].
[insert mentor's name here], you have shown yourself to be a warrior of [insert vitue #1 here] and [insert virtue #2 here].
I'm sure you will pass on all you know to this apprentice."
The leader then turns to you and says "From this day forth, you shall be called [insert apprentice name here]!"
The rest of the Clan chants your new name, and you are congratulated.
Now that you are an apprentice, you have a mentor to teach you the skills of hunting and fighting, and of other tricks he or she knows.
You will have daily training sessions, and then will be asked to hunt for the elders and nursing queens.
You will sleep in the apprentice den now, and your mother can go back to being a warrior!
--
- Warrior -
Once you have gotten good at all this, and your mentor deems you worthy, you will become a warrior!
Usually this happens at roughly 12 moons, though it isn't exact.
Again, you will be asked to come forward at the Clan meeting. This time the leader will say:
"I, [insert leader's name here], call upon my warrior ancestors to look down on this apprentice.
He/She 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.
[insert apprentices name here], do you promise to uphold the warrior code and protect and defend this Clan, even at the cost of your life?"
You will reply "I do." Then the leader will say:
"Then by the powers of StarClan, I give you your warrior name.
[insert apprentices name here], from this moment you will be known as [insert warrior-to-be's new name here].
StarClan honors your [insert virtue #1 here] and your [insert virtue #2 here], and we welcome you as a full warrior of [insert Clan here]."
The rest of the Clan cheers you with your new name.
Tonight you sit a silent vigil, guarding the camp, as all new warriors have done before you.
You must not fall asleep!
In the morning, the deputy or a senior warrior will tell you your vigil is up, and you can go to the warrior's den to sleep!
As a warrior, you will go on the twice-daily territory patrols to make sure everything is in order around the Clan borders.
You will also hunt when needed.
If your Clan has a disagreement with another Clan, and there is a battle, you and your fellow warriors will be the main wolves to fight.
Now, it is possible that for the rest of your life you will be a warrior.
--
- Elder -
If you live long enough to become old and tired, you can retire and become an elder.
As an elder, you have no duties.
You have served your Clan well, and now can live in peace and quiet to the end of your days.
Apprentices bring you fresh-kill, and if they have done something naughty, they may be punished by having to pull ticks from your pelt.
When a cat dies in a Clan, the whole Clan will stay awake and sit vigil for it, to send it to StarClan in a respectable way.
--
- Deputy -
Now, if you are made deputy, congrats!
The position of deputy is a very respectable position.
It is also described in the thread *Clan Ranks & Terms*
--
- Alpha -
If you become Alpha, guess what.
You get five lives!
When you become Alpha, you must go to the Moon Pool, a mystical pool that is far away, past another Clan's territory.
This pool has a special connection to StarClan, and if you touch your nose to it when the moon shines on it, you can have dreams from StarClan.
Only Medicine Wolves, their apprentices and Alphas get this privilege though.
An Alpha's dream is kept secret from the other Clan members, but in that dream StarClan itself bestows the Alpha with five lives.
Credit to the warriors - List credit to Of The Code