Post by Mellicha on Mar 30, 2010 20:32:08 GMT -5
Gaining a New Member
When a pack or clan gains a new member the leader(s) will call all members to their homesite (The place where they all sleep and stay mainly). Once everyone is there and seated the leader(s) will recite (with the new member beside him/her)
Turning from their pack or clan the leader(s) turn to the one being accepted and begin to recite:
The one being accepted answers and if nobody calls them out the leader(s) continue.
The one being accepted answers and if nobody calls them out the leader(s) looks up at the sky and continues.
Looking back to the one being accepted, the leader continues.
The one being accepted answers and the leader continues.
With this statement, the leader(s) press their snout against the newly accepted’s shoulder and proceeds to rub their side against the newly accepted’s as they walk past. After that, the whole pack gets up to rub their sides against the newly accepted in order to give him or her the clan or pack scent.
When a pack or clan gains a new member the leader(s) will call all members to their homesite (The place where they all sleep and stay mainly). Once everyone is there and seated the leader(s) will recite (with the new member beside him/her)
“I call you all before me to witness the acceptance of a new member, so that you may judge (his or her) actions and words. If any of you have any doubts about this (species of the one being accepted) please express it at the appropriate time.”
Turning from their pack or clan the leader(s) turn to the one being accepted and begin to recite:
“(Name of the one being accepted), why have you come to seek acceptance into (pack or clan name)?”
The one being accepted answers and if nobody calls them out the leader(s) continue.
“If allowed to join our ranks do you promise to up hold our laws, protect your fellow (pack or clan) members, and fight for us until you breathe your last and return to the soil from hence you were molded?”
The one being accepted answers and if nobody calls them out the leader(s) looks up at the sky and continues.
“Then before the Gods I accept you warmly into (pack or clan name) under the three moons of Izaria. You are now family thus we too shall protect and fight for you until we breath our last and return to the soil, but if you betray us you will no longer be under our protection and instead of fighting for you we will fight against you.”
Looking back to the one being accepted, the leader continues.
“Do you understand?”
The one being accepted answers and the leader continues.
“(Name of one being accepted), welcome to our family. May the light of the three moons shine kindly upon you where ever you go.”
With this statement, the leader(s) press their snout against the newly accepted’s shoulder and proceeds to rub their side against the newly accepted’s as they walk past. After that, the whole pack gets up to rub their sides against the newly accepted in order to give him or her the clan or pack scent.