Post by Darkie on May 8, 2009 19:33:35 GMT -5
[glow=blue,2,300]EmberClan Traditions[/glow]
These are the traditions of the EmberClan cats, who live on the slopes of the volcano. They are the second closest to the volcano, (besides BlazeClan) and they tend to parade this fact. They are fierce fighters, but don't often battle; SootClan does most of the fighting.
((The general customs were written by Eternal. No one else claims that they wrote them.))
General Customs
If there is a cat with Flaming Eternal given powers, they must join BlazeClan.
The members of the fiery Clans are not called cats, but Pelts.
Rank ceremonies
Becoming an Apprentice
A kit becomes an apprentice when they develop the strength of will to climb the great boulder that marks the entrance to the camp. Because Apprentices must train for twelve moons, there is no set age for when a kit becomes an apprentice. They are taken every day, from the time that they are two moons old to the boulder. They look at it, and if they think they can climb it, they try. If a kit looks as though it is not strong enough, the mother may stop it from climbing.
Becoming a Warrior
An apprentice must train for twelve moons to become a warrior. Warrior ceremonies are always held during leaf-bare. The Apprentices are instructed to go live in the cold, unforgiving mountains for one night. If they come back alive, they are warriors; if they don’t, the Clan will grieve, but not look for them.
Becoming the Deputy
The deputy is chosen within thirty-six moons by the leader from the apprentices. The leader looks for a strong fighter, a good hunter, and a good tracker, but if no cat fulfills all three, the most intelligent cat is chosen. The leader decides in a series of contests of their choosing who will be the deputy.
Becoming the Leader
The deputy will become the leader when the old deputy dies. To become leader, the deputy will sleep next to the lip of the volcano, next to the heat of the Flaming Eternal; No deputy has, as yet, not succeeded to complete the ritual.
Becoming the Medicine Cat
To become the medicine cat, the medicine cat apprentice will spend one night wandering the geyser field. They are to stay awake the day before, and eat nothing, as well as all night, and eat nothing. If they do not get blown up, they are the medicine cat.
Becoming the Medicine Cat Apprentice
The same process is gone through with the apprentice of the medicine cat, as the apprentice of the leader. The medicine cat trials are different, but otherwise, the process is the same.
Becoming an Elder
To become an elder, a cat must have served the Clan for 48 moons, including apprenticeship. The more moons an elder serves the Clan, the more respected they are. The leader declares a cat an elder when the cat decides that it is time.
Other Traditions
Death
When a cat dies, they are mourned by the Clan, but not before their bodies are removed from the camp, and buried on the slopes of the mountain. Keeping a cat’s body around the camp for mourning is considered bad luck. Where a cat is buried on the volcano is symbolic of their position in the Clan; the closer to the lip of the volcano a cat is buried, the more important the cat is. The cat’s body is buried by the closest relation, but the position at which the body is buried is determined by the leader.
These are the traditions of the EmberClan cats, who live on the slopes of the volcano. They are the second closest to the volcano, (besides BlazeClan) and they tend to parade this fact. They are fierce fighters, but don't often battle; SootClan does most of the fighting.
((The general customs were written by Eternal. No one else claims that they wrote them.))
General Customs
If there is a cat with Flaming Eternal given powers, they must join BlazeClan.
The members of the fiery Clans are not called cats, but Pelts.
Rank ceremonies
Becoming an Apprentice
A kit becomes an apprentice when they develop the strength of will to climb the great boulder that marks the entrance to the camp. Because Apprentices must train for twelve moons, there is no set age for when a kit becomes an apprentice. They are taken every day, from the time that they are two moons old to the boulder. They look at it, and if they think they can climb it, they try. If a kit looks as though it is not strong enough, the mother may stop it from climbing.
Becoming a Warrior
An apprentice must train for twelve moons to become a warrior. Warrior ceremonies are always held during leaf-bare. The Apprentices are instructed to go live in the cold, unforgiving mountains for one night. If they come back alive, they are warriors; if they don’t, the Clan will grieve, but not look for them.
Becoming the Deputy
The deputy is chosen within thirty-six moons by the leader from the apprentices. The leader looks for a strong fighter, a good hunter, and a good tracker, but if no cat fulfills all three, the most intelligent cat is chosen. The leader decides in a series of contests of their choosing who will be the deputy.
Becoming the Leader
The deputy will become the leader when the old deputy dies. To become leader, the deputy will sleep next to the lip of the volcano, next to the heat of the Flaming Eternal; No deputy has, as yet, not succeeded to complete the ritual.
Becoming the Medicine Cat
To become the medicine cat, the medicine cat apprentice will spend one night wandering the geyser field. They are to stay awake the day before, and eat nothing, as well as all night, and eat nothing. If they do not get blown up, they are the medicine cat.
Becoming the Medicine Cat Apprentice
The same process is gone through with the apprentice of the medicine cat, as the apprentice of the leader. The medicine cat trials are different, but otherwise, the process is the same.
Becoming an Elder
To become an elder, a cat must have served the Clan for 48 moons, including apprenticeship. The more moons an elder serves the Clan, the more respected they are. The leader declares a cat an elder when the cat decides that it is time.
Other Traditions
Death
When a cat dies, they are mourned by the Clan, but not before their bodies are removed from the camp, and buried on the slopes of the mountain. Keeping a cat’s body around the camp for mourning is considered bad luck. Where a cat is buried on the volcano is symbolic of their position in the Clan; the closer to the lip of the volcano a cat is buried, the more important the cat is. The cat’s body is buried by the closest relation, but the position at which the body is buried is determined by the leader.
