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A warrior ceremony is performed in which an apprentice finally gets their warrior name and becomes a full fledged warrior of their Clan.

Warrior ceremony

Feathertail's warrior ceremony in A Shadow in RiverClan

Process[]

An apprenticeship usually lasts six moons or more. Once a mentor is satisfied with their apprentice's progress and skills, they recommend them to the leader of the Clan. Then, the apprentice must pass an assessment, in which their abilities as a warrior are checked.[1] In cases when the apprentice has just made an important contribution to the Clan, the leader may decide that there is no need for an assessment (e.g. Firepaw after saving the kits,[2] Brackenpaw after warning the Clan for a battle,[3] Brokenpaw after he fights bravely in battle,[4] or Thistlepaw after fighting a dog[5]).

If the Clan leader is satisfied, they call a Clan meeting and call the apprentice forward.[6] The following words are used,[7] by tradition:

Leader: I, (Leader), leader of (Name)Clan, call upon my warrior ancestors to look down on this apprentice. They have trained hard to understand the ways of your noble code, and I commend them to you as a warrior in their turn.
Leader: (Apprentice), 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. (Apprentice), from this moment on you will be known as (new warrior name). StarClan honors your (virtues), and we welcome you as a full warrior of (Clan).

The leader rests their muzzle on the apprentice's head, and the former apprentice licks the leader's shoulder.[8] The rest of the Clan then greets the new warrior by calling them by their new name.[9] The warrior will sit a silent vigil guarding the camp that night,[10] unless that is not possible (such as Squirrelflight's ceremony, when the Clan did not have a camp, and the task of exploring the lake was assigned)[11] or if the cat is injured (such as Cloudmist's ceremony). [12]

Occasionally, these extra lines are added at the beginning:

Leader: (Mentor), has your apprentice, (apprentice), learned the skills of a warrior? Do they understand the importance of the warrior code?

Mentor: They have.

This is only used in some cases, though not under specific circumstances. Usually, it depends on what the leader feels like saying, or how the leader has been taught the ceremony goes (such as Leafstar using this procedure after learning it from Firestar).[13]

Virtues[]

During the apprentice's warrior ceremony, two major virtues of the apprentice are listed; the first is usually (but not always) courage. Some examples of virtues (and the warriors they described):

Dying Apprentice Ceremony[]

When an apprentice is on the verge of death and has proven themself to be worthy of a warrior name, there is a special ceremony used so that the apprentice may take a warrior name to StarClan.[61]

Leader: I ask my warrior ancestors to look down on this apprentice. [They] have learned the warrior code and given up [their] life in the service of [their] Clan. Let StarClan receive [them] as a warrior. [They] will be known as (new name). Let StarClan receive [them] by the name of (new name).

The leader then touches their nose to the new warrior's head.

Gallery[]

See also[]

Notes and references[]

  1. Revealed in Outcast, page 15
  2. Revealed in Into the Wild, page 269
  3. Revealed in Forest of Secrets, page 213
  4. Revealed in Yellowfang's Secret, pages 382-383
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 Revealed in Bluestar's Prophecy, page 286
  6. Revealed in Outcast, page 19
  7. 7.0 7.1 Revealed in Outcast, pages 19-20
  8. 8.0 8.1 Revealed in Outcast, page 20
  9. 9.0 9.1 9.2 Revealed in Starlight, page 27
  10. Revealed in Eclipse, page 79
  11. Revealed in Starlight, page 30
  12. 12.0 12.1 12.2 Revealed in Hawkwing's Journey, page 28
  13. Revealed in SkyClan's Destiny, page 20
  14. 14.0 14.1 Revealed in Bluestar's Prophecy, page 215
  15. 15.0 15.1 Revealed in Firestar's Quest, page 503
  16. 16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 16.4 16.5 Revealed in Eclipse, page 318
  17. 17.0 17.1 Revealed in Fire and Ice, page 280
  18. 18.0 18.1 Revealed in A Shadow in RiverClan, page 10
  19. 19.0 19.1 19.2 19.3 Revealed in Into the Wild, page 270
  20. 20.0 20.1 20.2 20.3 20.4 Revealed in Crookedstar's Promise, page 282
  21. 21.0 21.1 Revealed in Hawkwing's Journey, page 30
  22. 22.0 22.1 Revealed in Bramblestar's Storm, page 451
  23. 23.0 23.1 23.2 Revealed in Darkest Night, page 286
  24. 24.0 24.1 Revealed in Hawkwing's Journey, page 29
  25. 25.0 25.1 Revealed in Firestar's Quest, page 20
  26. 26.0 26.1 Revealed in Fading Echoes, page 176
  27. 27.0 27.1 Revealed in Yellowfang's Secret, page 383
  28. 28.0 28.1 Revealed in A Dangerous Path, page 209
  29. Revealed in Sign of the Moon, page 33
  30. 30.0 30.1 Revealed in Crookedstar's Promise, chapter 12
  31. 31.0 31.1 Revealed in Onestar's Confession, page 67
  32. 32.0 32.1 32.2 32.3 Revealed in Hawkwing's Journey, chapter 20
  33. 33.0 33.1 Revealed in Pinestar's Choice, chapter 3
  34. Revealed in Eclipse, page 290
  35. 35.0 35.1 Revealed in Yellowfang's Secret, page 80
  36. 36.0 36.1 36.2 36.3 Revealed in SkyClan's Destiny, page 21
  37. 37.0 37.1 Revealed in Fire and Ice, page 279
  38. 38.0 38.1 Revealed in Firestar's Quest, page 333
  39. 39.0 39.1 Revealed in SkyClan's Destiny, page 369
  40. Revealed in Midnight, page 21
  41. 41.0 41.1 Revealed in Firestar's Quest, page 504
  42. 42.0 42.1 Revealed in Starlight, page 219
  43. 43.0 43.1 Revealed in SkyClan's Destiny, page 214
  44. 44.0 44.1 44.2 44.3 Revealed in Yellowfang's Secret, page 174
  45. 45.0 45.1 Revealed in Yellowfang's Secret, page 122
  46. Revealed in Bluestar's Prophecy, page 282
  47. 47.0 47.1 47.2 Revealed in Leopardstar's Honor, chapter 2
  48. 48.0 48.1 Revealed in Forest of Secrets, page 214
  49. 49.0 49.1 Revealed in Lost Stars, page 139
  50. 50.0 50.1 Revealed in River of Fire, chapter 19
  51. 51.0 51.1 51.2 Revealed in Sign of the Moon, page 34
  52. 52.0 52.1 Revealed in SkyClan's Destiny, page 22
  53. 53.0 53.1 53.2 Revealed in Eclipse, page 90
  54. 54.0 54.1 Revealed in Firestar's Quest, page 334
  55. 55.0 55.1 Revealed in The Darkest Hour, page 105
  56. 56.0 56.1 Revealed in A Shadow in RiverClan, page 11
  57. 57.0 57.1 Revealed in Bluestar's Prophecy, page 402
  58. Revealed in Moonrise, page 21
  59. 59.0 59.1 Revealed in Veil of Shadows, page 173
  60. 60.0 60.1 Revealed in Tallstar's Revenge, page 255
  61. Revealed in A Dangerous Path, page 223
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