Things you need to know
Here you can look up a word you don't know or learn about the cerimonies.
Terms used: These are some-what in Alphabetical order execpt for the last ones
Adder - A sanke
Crow-food - Rotting food
Fox dung - An insult; a stronger offense than mouse-brain
Fresh-kill - Recently killed prey
Gathering - A meeting that the Clans hold peace at every full moon
Greencough - Severe chest infection, which can be fatal in elders and young kits Greenleaf Summer
Greenleaf - Twolegplace A place where humans visit only in the summer (a campsite, resort, summer home, ect.)
Halfbridge - A dock
Horseplace - Fields and stables near the lake where half-tamed cats live
Housefolk - A house cat's words for its humans
Kittypet - A housecat
Leaf-bare - Winter
Leaf-fall - Fall or autumn
Loner - A cat that lives peacefully on its own in one place but doesn't defend its territory and usually isnt cared for by a human or humans
Monster - Usually refers to human machines such as cars and bulldozers
Moonhigh - The time of night when the moon is at its highest (midnight)
Mouse-brained - Not very smart, least offensive remark
Mouse dung - An insult, move offensive than mouse-brained, but not as offensive as fox dung
Newleaf - Spring
Nofurs - Also a word for humans, used by the loners at the lake
Patrol - a group of3, 4 or 5 cats sent out to hunt or check the borders for the clan. Border patorls are sent out at dawn, sunhigh, dusk and moonhigh. Hunting patrols are all day.
One moon - One month (half-moon is two weeks, and quarter-moon is one week)
Rouge - A hostile cat who lives outside the Clans and doesn't spend a lot of time in one place
Sharing tongues - Cats grooming each other and sharing the day's news
Silverpelt - The stars and the Milky Way
Sun-drown-place - The sea in the west where the sun sets
Sunhigh - Noon
Thunderpath - A road
Tree-eater - A bulldozer
Twoleg nest - A human house
Twolegplace - A human town
Twolegs - The Clans' cats' word for humans
Upwalkers - Another word for humans, used by Purdy
Whitecough - A mild chest infection
Quarter-moon - a week
Half-moon - Two weeks
Moon - a 28-day period (one full moon to another), a month
Mouselength- roughly an inch
Kittenstep - less than an inch
Rabbitlength/Taillength - roughly a foot
Foxlength - roughly a yard
Twoleg kit - children
Moonstone, Moonpool - a place where medicine cats and leaders meet and share dreams with StarClan
Elder - A retired warrior or queen
Apprentice - a cat over 6 moons old traing to be a warrior
Warrior - a cat that has completed their traing and serves the clan
Queen - a she-cat that has had or has kits
Kit - a cat under 6 moons old
Senior Warrior - a warrior whose been a warrior for quite a while and has had many apprentices
Cerimonies
Traditional Clan Greeting
This is said at the beginning of all ceremonies or announcements. The leader will place him/herself on the Highrock/Highledge to start the meeting.
"Let all cats old enough to catch their own prey gather under the _________ for a Clan meeting."
Note: During emergencies Clan greetings may be shorter as every moment is vital.
Deputy Ceremony
"The time has come to appoint a new deputy. I say these words before StarClan, that the spirits of our ancestors may hear and approve my choice. __________ will be the new deputy."
Warrior Ceremony
"I, _____star, leader of ____Clan, call upon my warrior ancestors to look down upon this apprentice. S/he has trained hard to under stand 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 protect and defend this Clan, even at the cost of your life?"
"I do."
"Then by the powers of StarClan, I give you your warrior name: _____paw, from this moment on you will be known as _________. StarClan honors your _____ and your _____ and we welcome you as a full warrior of ____Clan."
Virtues
When become a warrior the leader says "StarClan honors your ______ and your ______ and...." These are what fill in the blanks.
Determination
Enthusiasm
Independence
Strength
Spirit
Honesty
Patience
Forethought
Loyalty
Intelligence
Faith
Apprentice Ceremony
"From this day forward, until he/she has earned his/her warrior name, this apprentice will be called _____paw. ______, _________________________________. May you pass down all you know to this your apprentice."
Note: During the long blanks, the leader says who the mentor of the apprentice is, and says a sentence or two about the mentors skills, virtues, etc. Usually kept brief.
Dying Apprentice Ceremony
"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 _________. Let StarClan recieve him/her by the name of __________.
Note: This is said when an apprentice that is almost old enough to be a warrior dies/is expected to die before he/she becomes one. This was used in Brightheart/Lostface's case.
Elder Ceremony
"___________, is it your wish to give up the name of warrior and go join the elders?"
"It is."
"Your Clan honors you and all the service you have given us. I call upon StarClan to give you many seasons of rest."
Note: Sometimes the warrior name of the cat is changed to suit new features. See Name-Change Ceremony.
Medicine Cat Ceremony
(Medicine Cat) "_______________, is it your wish to enter into the mysteries of StarClan as a medicine cat?"
"It is."
"Then come forward. 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."
(medicine cats touch nose to Moonstone/Moonpool)
Name-Change Ceremony
"Spirits of StarClan, you know every cat by name. I ask you now 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 on, he/she will be known as _______. We honor his/her ______ and ______."
Note: See Warrior Ceremony "Virtues" to fill in last two blanks.
Naming Cats
Clan cats have very important rules for how they are named. The mother chooses the first name, and the leader chooses the rest. Have fun!
When a kit is born, their mother chooses the first part of their name based on either physical attributes, or personality. Usually names based on personality are given to the kit as it grows a little more. The name must be something that wild cats know of; other wild animals, herbs, character traits, parts of nature, etc.
Example: Rose
The name Rose might have been given to the kit because it is very beautiful, like a rose, or it's very loving, because roses are often associated with hearts and love.
For kits, their mother would name them, and the end of their name would automatically be 'kit' until it became an apprentice.
Example: Rosekit
As an apprentice, the end of the name would change into 'paw' but the beginning would stay the same. Once again, this changes as the rank changes.
Example: Rosepaw
When apprentices become warriors, their leader chooses the end of their name. They keep the first part, but the end can be almost anything, as long as wild cats are aware of it. The most common name endings are claw, face, pad, foot, belly, tail, eye, ear, heart, storm, cloud, etc.
Example: Rosetail
Sometimes an apprentice is given a warrior name with a name ending that is different from those. The ending is usually revelant to the beginning when this happens.
Example: Rosethorn
Once they earn their warrior name, they keep it for the rest of their life, except for in these cases:
a) They become the leader of their Clan, and they earn their leader name from StarClan. All leader's names end in 'star.'
Example: Rosestar
b) They become an elder in their Clan, or they get a major injury. In this case you would use a name-change ceremony and change their name.
Terms used: These are some-what in Alphabetical order execpt for the last ones
Adder - A sanke
Crow-food - Rotting food
Fox dung - An insult; a stronger offense than mouse-brain
Fresh-kill - Recently killed prey
Gathering - A meeting that the Clans hold peace at every full moon
Greencough - Severe chest infection, which can be fatal in elders and young kits Greenleaf Summer
Greenleaf - Twolegplace A place where humans visit only in the summer (a campsite, resort, summer home, ect.)
Halfbridge - A dock
Horseplace - Fields and stables near the lake where half-tamed cats live
Housefolk - A house cat's words for its humans
Kittypet - A housecat
Leaf-bare - Winter
Leaf-fall - Fall or autumn
Loner - A cat that lives peacefully on its own in one place but doesn't defend its territory and usually isnt cared for by a human or humans
Monster - Usually refers to human machines such as cars and bulldozers
Moonhigh - The time of night when the moon is at its highest (midnight)
Mouse-brained - Not very smart, least offensive remark
Mouse dung - An insult, move offensive than mouse-brained, but not as offensive as fox dung
Newleaf - Spring
Nofurs - Also a word for humans, used by the loners at the lake
Patrol - a group of3, 4 or 5 cats sent out to hunt or check the borders for the clan. Border patorls are sent out at dawn, sunhigh, dusk and moonhigh. Hunting patrols are all day.
One moon - One month (half-moon is two weeks, and quarter-moon is one week)
Rouge - A hostile cat who lives outside the Clans and doesn't spend a lot of time in one place
Sharing tongues - Cats grooming each other and sharing the day's news
Silverpelt - The stars and the Milky Way
Sun-drown-place - The sea in the west where the sun sets
Sunhigh - Noon
Thunderpath - A road
Tree-eater - A bulldozer
Twoleg nest - A human house
Twolegplace - A human town
Twolegs - The Clans' cats' word for humans
Upwalkers - Another word for humans, used by Purdy
Whitecough - A mild chest infection
Quarter-moon - a week
Half-moon - Two weeks
Moon - a 28-day period (one full moon to another), a month
Mouselength- roughly an inch
Kittenstep - less than an inch
Rabbitlength/Taillength - roughly a foot
Foxlength - roughly a yard
Twoleg kit - children
Moonstone, Moonpool - a place where medicine cats and leaders meet and share dreams with StarClan
Elder - A retired warrior or queen
Apprentice - a cat over 6 moons old traing to be a warrior
Warrior - a cat that has completed their traing and serves the clan
Queen - a she-cat that has had or has kits
Kit - a cat under 6 moons old
Senior Warrior - a warrior whose been a warrior for quite a while and has had many apprentices
Cerimonies
Traditional Clan Greeting
This is said at the beginning of all ceremonies or announcements. The leader will place him/herself on the Highrock/Highledge to start the meeting.
"Let all cats old enough to catch their own prey gather under the _________ for a Clan meeting."
Note: During emergencies Clan greetings may be shorter as every moment is vital.
Deputy Ceremony
"The time has come to appoint a new deputy. I say these words before StarClan, that the spirits of our ancestors may hear and approve my choice. __________ will be the new deputy."
Warrior Ceremony
"I, _____star, leader of ____Clan, call upon my warrior ancestors to look down upon this apprentice. S/he has trained hard to under stand 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 protect and defend this Clan, even at the cost of your life?"
"I do."
"Then by the powers of StarClan, I give you your warrior name: _____paw, from this moment on you will be known as _________. StarClan honors your _____ and your _____ and we welcome you as a full warrior of ____Clan."
Virtues
When become a warrior the leader says "StarClan honors your ______ and your ______ and...." These are what fill in the blanks.
Determination
Enthusiasm
Independence
Strength
Spirit
Honesty
Patience
Forethought
Loyalty
Intelligence
Faith
Apprentice Ceremony
"From this day forward, until he/she has earned his/her warrior name, this apprentice will be called _____paw. ______, _________________________________. May you pass down all you know to this your apprentice."
Note: During the long blanks, the leader says who the mentor of the apprentice is, and says a sentence or two about the mentors skills, virtues, etc. Usually kept brief.
Dying Apprentice Ceremony
"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 _________. Let StarClan recieve him/her by the name of __________.
Note: This is said when an apprentice that is almost old enough to be a warrior dies/is expected to die before he/she becomes one. This was used in Brightheart/Lostface's case.
Elder Ceremony
"___________, is it your wish to give up the name of warrior and go join the elders?"
"It is."
"Your Clan honors you and all the service you have given us. I call upon StarClan to give you many seasons of rest."
Note: Sometimes the warrior name of the cat is changed to suit new features. See Name-Change Ceremony.
Medicine Cat Ceremony
(Medicine Cat) "_______________, is it your wish to enter into the mysteries of StarClan as a medicine cat?"
"It is."
"Then come forward. 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."
(medicine cats touch nose to Moonstone/Moonpool)
Name-Change Ceremony
"Spirits of StarClan, you know every cat by name. I ask you now 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 on, he/she will be known as _______. We honor his/her ______ and ______."
Note: See Warrior Ceremony "Virtues" to fill in last two blanks.
Naming Cats
Clan cats have very important rules for how they are named. The mother chooses the first name, and the leader chooses the rest. Have fun!
When a kit is born, their mother chooses the first part of their name based on either physical attributes, or personality. Usually names based on personality are given to the kit as it grows a little more. The name must be something that wild cats know of; other wild animals, herbs, character traits, parts of nature, etc.
Example: Rose
The name Rose might have been given to the kit because it is very beautiful, like a rose, or it's very loving, because roses are often associated with hearts and love.
For kits, their mother would name them, and the end of their name would automatically be 'kit' until it became an apprentice.
Example: Rosekit
As an apprentice, the end of the name would change into 'paw' but the beginning would stay the same. Once again, this changes as the rank changes.
Example: Rosepaw
When apprentices become warriors, their leader chooses the end of their name. They keep the first part, but the end can be almost anything, as long as wild cats are aware of it. The most common name endings are claw, face, pad, foot, belly, tail, eye, ear, heart, storm, cloud, etc.
Example: Rosetail
Sometimes an apprentice is given a warrior name with a name ending that is different from those. The ending is usually revelant to the beginning when this happens.
Example: Rosethorn
Once they earn their warrior name, they keep it for the rest of their life, except for in these cases:
a) They become the leader of their Clan, and they earn their leader name from StarClan. All leader's names end in 'star.'
Example: Rosestar
b) They become an elder in their Clan, or they get a major injury. In this case you would use a name-change ceremony and change their name.
