Post by Legit on Mar 23, 2014 19:12:43 GMT -5
If your cat did not receive a ceremony this month and they were posted on the OOC ceremonies thread, it is most likely because they were not in the MidnightClan members list. Members will have seven days after I initially post this thread to post their cats in the members list, and then I will edit their ceremony into my post.
The RPers who were mainly involved in the ceremonies were the only ones tagged, but I highly suggest that you post here or at least read through paragraphs 1-3 and the last two of Bramblestar's post.
The following people have characters who are receiving ceremonies: [Acro.], ⓐⓜⓑⓔⓡ, Legit, @onyx, @lilykit, CaℳI, Sand, Echo, Fernstripe, Lightningtrail, ☼Шїℓℓ◎ω, @goldenbird, @hopeblossom
The following people have characters who are receiving apprentices: Cami, Sand, @spiderpelt, Lightningtrail, Echo, Clemintine, Lemonade, Legit, @kuroku, Goldenbird, [Acro.], @skyrunner
Briarwing herded her kits out of the nursery and lead them towards the front of the crowd. She tried to make sure that they all looked presentable for their apprentice ceremonies, but most--if they were nearly as excited a Falconkit--would have hairs sticking up all over the place by the time their names were called. Falconkit, who sat in front of his mother, was fidgeting and bouncing around, and he resisted every move Briarwing made to keep his fur tidy. "Stop it!" he complained as his mother tried to flatten the fur on his head. "Hey, look! Dad just called my name! Let me go!" The tom squirmed out of his mother's reach and stepped forward as Bramblestar instructed him to do, chest puffed out and tail tip twitching with excitement. That stupid TalonClan better not steal any of our warriors or else I'll have something to say about it now that I'm an apprentice!
"If he gets anymore full of himself, he's going to burst!" Maplekit giggled softly to her brother Spottedkit, eyes wide as she watched Falconkit receive his apprentice name and mentor. Will I be a good warrior? What if my mentor doesn't like me? How will I do in my training? What will my first Gathering be like? Is the forest scary? Thoughts buzzed through her mind, drowning out the other ceremonies, until she felt someone nudge her. What...? ... Oh! Bramblestar called my name! The large she-kit crept forward shyly, eyes fixed on her paws, while she was given her mentor and new name. Finally, after what seemed like ages, Bramblestar had finished addressing her, so Maplekit could quickly scuttle back to her family, letting out a sigh of relief to not have countless pairs of eyes fixed on her.
Briarwing purred the whole time each of her kits went ahead for their apprentice ceremonies, but she was slightly surprised when she was called upon to mentor a kit.
“Patchkit, please step forward to touch noses with your new mentor Briarwing,"
The she-cat waited until her mate had finished off the ceremonies before she rose, leaving her kits to find their own mentors, to greet Patchpaw. "Hello, Patchpaw," Briarwing purred, leaning forward to touch noses with her new apprentice, soft eyes glowing with warmth.
As soon as his father had finished speaking, Falconpaw shot off like a bullet in search of his new mentor. "Foxeye!" he yowled into the crowd. "FOXEYE!"
Maplepaw was not nearly as excited as Falconpaw to become an apprentice, but she did decide that it would mostly be better than being a kit stuck in camp. Sure, she'd sometimes have to stay in and clean the elders' bedding and pick their ticks, but that couldn't be all that bad. It couldn't be half as bad as having to actually talk to more cats, especially ones that were complete strangers at Gatherings. "Ravenwing..." Maplepaw called quietly from where she huddled near the edges of the crowd.
The RPers who were mainly involved in the ceremonies were the only ones tagged, but I highly suggest that you post here or at least read through paragraphs 1-3 and the last two of Bramblestar's post.
The following people have characters who are receiving ceremonies: [Acro.], ⓐⓜⓑⓔⓡ, Legit, @onyx, @lilykit, CaℳI, Sand, Echo, Fernstripe, Lightningtrail, ☼Шїℓℓ◎ω, @goldenbird, @hopeblossom
The following people have characters who are receiving apprentices: Cami, Sand, @spiderpelt, Lightningtrail, Echo, Clemintine, Lemonade, Legit, @kuroku, Goldenbird, [Acro.], @skyrunner
Bramblestar pushed his way out of his den, brow furrowed and mind cluttered with thoughts that still needed to be sorted out, and leapt up to the boulder above the leader’s den. ”All cats faithful to MidnightClan,” the dark tabby yowled, voice powerful and resounding around the clearing, ”gather beneath the Skystone and the stars for a Clan meeting!” Bramblestar waited a few minutes for a fairly large crowd to gather, and then continued with his news. ”Cats of MidnightClan, I would like to congratulate you all on our joint victory with WhisperClan, StormClan, and SunsetClan against the monster birds. We have eliminated a very large threat for all of the Clans, and we can now allow our kits to play and even warriors to patrol with less worry.” The dark tabby tom paused a few moments to wait for the anticipated cheers of triumph to die down. ”However, our security did come at a price, as we have lost a valuable and respected warrior and queen in Ivysong, and I am sure that MidnightClan was not the only Clan to suffer great loses from this deadly battle. Likewise, the birds being defeated still does not guarantee that our forests are completely safe, and I must urge all warriors and apprentices to remain as vigilant as always.”
The MidnightClan warrior paused again for a few moments to gather his thoughts for the next piece of news. He resumed the announcements in a deeper and more serious tone. ”As most of you know by now, at the previous Gathering a new Clan called ‘TalonClan’ surfaced. The small band of rogues, kittypets, and former Clan cats are being led by a she-cat going by the name of Pebblestar, and have made their home in none other than the cave where the deadly birds once slept. Some cats were accepting of this ’new Clan’, even to the degree of leaving behind lives and kin to join their ranks, but most were not as welcoming.” The tom narrowed his sharp yellow eyes as they slowly raked the gathered cats below. A low growl rumbled in his throat as he began speaking again. ”If any of you do choose to abandon MidnightClan to join this so-called TalonClan, I ask that you do so discreetly by leaving during the night. I do not want your disloyalties announced before the Clan, and you have the right to know that you shall not be welcomed back if this ‘new Clan’ falls. You must face any taunts or insults thrown towards you during Gatherings on your own because I am sure that they will be thrown,” Bramblestar finished, ears flattened in revulsion, lips curled back ever so slightly, and tail lashing wildly. He hated cats who were not loyal
After a few heartbeats, the tom seemed to have calmed down a bit. he sat down on the edge of the pointed rock, leaning forward slightly as he addressed the cats. ”And now on to more enjoyable news, I would like to announce new apprentices, as well as a new MidnightClan deputy!”
(Note: The solid blocks of ceremonies from Bramblestar below were unbolded since it made it easier on the eyes and because it just plain looked better. In the warrior apprentice ceremonies, names of the kits and mentors were left bolded.)
“Brightkit, please step forward to touch noses with your new mentor Sagebreeze, as I am sure that she will do well to train you in the ways of a warrior; to hunt, to fight, and to make MidnightClan proud. I now give you your new name: Brightpaw.”
“Crowkit, please step forward to touch noses with your new mentor Shadewind, as I am sure that he will do well to train you in the ways of a warrior; to hunt, to fight, and to make MidnightClan proud. I now give you your new name: Crowpaw.”
“Falconkit,”—a small purr slipped into Bramblestar’s voice as he spoke his son’s name—”please step forward to touch noses with your new mentor Foxeye, as I am sure that he will do well to train you in the ways of a warrior; to hunt, to fight, and to make MidnightClan proud. I now give you your new name: Falconpaw.”
“Flamekit, please step forward to touch noses with your new mentor Snowfoot, as I am sure that he will do well to train you in the ways of a warrior; to hunt, to fight, and to make MidnightClan proud. I now give you your new name: Flamepaw.”
“Greykit, please step forward to touch noses with your new mentor Swiftfoot, as I am sure that he will do well to train you in the ways of a warrior; to hunt, to fight, and to make MidnightClan proud. I now give you your new name: Greypaw.”
“Heavykit, please step forward to touch noses with your new mentor Greywhisker, as I am sure that he will do well to train you in the ways of a warrior; to hunt, to fight, and to make MidnightClan proud. I now give you your new name: Heavypaw.”
“Ivykit, please step forward to touch noses with your new mentor Jade, as I am sure that she will do well to train you in the ways of a warrior; to hunt, to fight, and to make MidnightClan proud. I now give you your new name: Ivypaw.”
“Maplekit, please step forward to touch noses with your new mentor Ravenwing, as I am sure that she will do well to train you in the ways of a warrior; to hunt, to fight, and to make MidnightClan proud. I now give you your new name: Maplepaw.”
“Marigoldkit, please step forward to touch noses with your new mentor Featherfoot, as I am sure that he will do well to train you in the ways of a warrior; to hunt, to fight, and to make MidnightClan proud. I now give you your new name: Marigoldpaw.”
“Patchkit, please step forward to touch noses with your new mentor Briarwing, as I am sure that she will do well to train you in the ways of a warrior; to hunt, to fight, and to make MidnightClan proud. I now give you your new name: Patchpaw.”
“Moonkit, please step forward to touch noses with your new mentor Bramblefur, as I am sure that he will do well to train you in the ways of a warrior; to hunt, to fight, and to make MidnightClan proud. I now give you your new name: Moonpaw.”
“Lilykit, please step forward to touch noses with your new mentor Mothcloud, as I am sure that she will do well to train you in the ways of a warrior; to hunt, to fight, and to make MidnightClan proud. I now give you your new name: Lilypaw.”
“Blizzardkit, please step forward to touch noses with your new mentor Adderspot, as I am sure that he will do well to train you in the ways of a warrior; to hunt, to fight, and to make MidnightClan proud. I now give you your new name: Blizzardpaw.” Oh, the irony in that first statement. The tom didn’t want to start assigning second apprentices to warriors when there were still able-bodied cats in the Clan, and at least poor Blizzardpaw didn’t get Stoneheart as his mentor.
“Snowkit, please step forward to touch noses with your new mentor Skypool, as I am sure that she will do well to train you in the ways of a warrior; to hunt, to fight, and to make MidnightClan proud. I now give you your new name: Snowpaw.”
“And for the final warrior apprentice, Mousekit, please step forward to meet your new mentor, myself. I will do my best to train you in the ways of a warrior; to hunt, to fight, and to make MidnightClan proud. I now give you your new name: Mousepaw.” Bramblestar, however, did not leap down from the Skystone to touch noses with the newly-named Mousepaw just yet. Instead, he stayed perched atop the boulder and waited for the congratulating cheers and greetings from mentor to apprentice to finish off.
“However, there are still two more important ceremonies to carry out. Spottedkit, ” Bramblestar’s gaze fell on the small tom,”both Dapplefeather and I have seen your innate curiosity about and ability with herbs and healing. As MidnightClan’s new medicine cat apprentice, I give you your new name: Spottedpaw.”
“And last, but certainly not least, I would like to announce—or rather invite—this cat to deputyship. She has trained two apprentices before and just received her third tonight, and I have no doubt in her capabilities in handling the responsibility of a deputy.” His sharp yellow eyes fell on the she-cat he was speaking of, even before he revealed her name. ”Mothcloud, will you accept my offer to become MidnightClan’s next deputy?”
Briarwing herded her kits out of the nursery and lead them towards the front of the crowd. She tried to make sure that they all looked presentable for their apprentice ceremonies, but most--if they were nearly as excited a Falconkit--would have hairs sticking up all over the place by the time their names were called. Falconkit, who sat in front of his mother, was fidgeting and bouncing around, and he resisted every move Briarwing made to keep his fur tidy. "Stop it!" he complained as his mother tried to flatten the fur on his head. "Hey, look! Dad just called my name! Let me go!" The tom squirmed out of his mother's reach and stepped forward as Bramblestar instructed him to do, chest puffed out and tail tip twitching with excitement. That stupid TalonClan better not steal any of our warriors or else I'll have something to say about it now that I'm an apprentice!
"If he gets anymore full of himself, he's going to burst!" Maplekit giggled softly to her brother Spottedkit, eyes wide as she watched Falconkit receive his apprentice name and mentor. Will I be a good warrior? What if my mentor doesn't like me? How will I do in my training? What will my first Gathering be like? Is the forest scary? Thoughts buzzed through her mind, drowning out the other ceremonies, until she felt someone nudge her. What...? ... Oh! Bramblestar called my name! The large she-kit crept forward shyly, eyes fixed on her paws, while she was given her mentor and new name. Finally, after what seemed like ages, Bramblestar had finished addressing her, so Maplekit could quickly scuttle back to her family, letting out a sigh of relief to not have countless pairs of eyes fixed on her.
Briarwing purred the whole time each of her kits went ahead for their apprentice ceremonies, but she was slightly surprised when she was called upon to mentor a kit.
“Patchkit, please step forward to touch noses with your new mentor Briarwing,"
The she-cat waited until her mate had finished off the ceremonies before she rose, leaving her kits to find their own mentors, to greet Patchpaw. "Hello, Patchpaw," Briarwing purred, leaning forward to touch noses with her new apprentice, soft eyes glowing with warmth.
As soon as his father had finished speaking, Falconpaw shot off like a bullet in search of his new mentor. "Foxeye!" he yowled into the crowd. "FOXEYE!"
Maplepaw was not nearly as excited as Falconpaw to become an apprentice, but she did decide that it would mostly be better than being a kit stuck in camp. Sure, she'd sometimes have to stay in and clean the elders' bedding and pick their ticks, but that couldn't be all that bad. It couldn't be half as bad as having to actually talk to more cats, especially ones that were complete strangers at Gatherings. "Ravenwing..." Maplepaw called quietly from where she huddled near the edges of the crowd.