Warrior Priest of Sigmar

[Heir Etan]

I don't know much of the Warhammer world. But I was wondering how did one become a Warrior Priest of Sigmar? Were they chosen from birth? Or did they try to become one during young adulthood?

[K]

You have to drink enchanted water. The high priest initiates the ceremony by spitting into the paper where he hand writes the name of Sigmar. He must then burn the paper and mix it into pure mountain water. The young Warrior Priest must drink that water to become a fully pledged Warrior for Sigmar.

[Heir Etan]

Originally posted by K:

You have to drink enchanted water. The high priest initiates the ceremony by spitting into the paper where he hand writes the name of Sigmar. He must then burn the paper and mix it into pure mountain water. The young Warrior Priest must drink that water to become a fully pledged Warrior for Sigmar.

Really? Wow, I didn't expect it to be so germy. Well thank you. At what age would be average?

[The Mighty Mulletman]

He's pulling your leg a bit lad. There's not a lot of fluff focusing on the initiation of Warrior Priests. You pretty much signed up for it and if you are found worthy you're accepted as an initiate in the Order of the Silver Hammer.
One can imagine that you are required to endure many tests on holy doctrin and a great deal of training. Of course what is required most of all is an unswerving faith in Sigmar.

[Heir Etan]

Originally posted by GpMcThe MulletMan:

He's pulling your leg a bit lad. There's not a lot of fluff focusing on the initiation of Warrior Priests. You pretty much signed up for it and if you are found worthy you're accepted as an initiate in the Order of the Silver Hammer.
One can imagine that you are required to endure many tests on holy doctrin and a great deal of training. Of course what is required most of all is an unswerving faith in Sigmar.

Alright. Thanks Mullet. Would being chosen at birth to be a Warrior Priest be pulling from the fluff too much?

[The Mighty Mulletman]

Originally posted by TheEtanMan:

Originally posted by GpMcThe MulletMan:

He's pulling your leg a bit lad. There's not a lot of fluff focusing on the initiation of Warrior Priests. You pretty much signed up for it and if you are found worthy you're accepted as an initiate in the Order of the Silver Hammer.
One can imagine that you are required to endure many tests on holy doctrin and a great deal of training. Of course what is required most of all is an unswerving faith in Sigmar.

Alright. Thanks Mullet. Would being chosen at birth to be a Warrior Priest be pulling from the fluff too much?

Probably. It's a calling to be a priest of Sigmar, much less a Warrior priest. They don't have their own temples, they're wanderers.

This is from The Enemy Within tabletop roleplay game. It gives a good bit of fluff.

https://the-enemy-within-weston.obsidianportal.com/wikis/the-cult-of-sigmar

Here's the part on Initiation of priests.

Initiation
Although every temple has its own traditions for initiating new members into the cult, the general process varies little. First, the novitiates (the Sigmarite term for initiates) are accepted into the order by a priest, an event that is often marked with ritual shaving. Next, they are taught the ways of Sigmar. Finally, when the training is completed, the novitiate is tested by a ranking member of the cult.

Most temples only accept novitiates when young; but, theoretically, anyone called to Sigmar, regardless of age, can join the cult. Those temples that practice ritual shaving have many different traditions, but hammer or comet-shaped tonsures are common.

Novitiates rarely have any free time between the daily prayers and degrading chores they perform. What little they do have is often spent in contemplation of sacred texts. Many temples have a master of novitiates who leads weekly lessons in history, theology, literacy and Dwarf lore, but it is also common to attach novitiates to a priest who acts as their “Father” and teaches them what they need to know using whatever, often brutal, methods he prefers.

Eventually, when their superiors deem the time is right, novitiates are tested. Common tests include perfectly reciting the Twelve Prayers of Righteousness, or singing the Canticles of Sigmar without error, followed by intensive questioning by ranking members of the cult. However, there is no standard, and tests can take many forms. Some temples in Averland demand novitiates kill a Greenskin and carved the “Litany of Great Deeds” into its chest. One Stirlander flagellant order subjects all novitiates to the “Rite of the Three Brothers” after a three-day fast, which is considerably more painful than it sounds.

[Heir Etan]

Originally posted by GpMcThe MulletMan:

Originally posted by TheEtanMan:

Alright. Thanks Mullet. Would being chosen at birth to be a Warrior Priest be pulling from the fluff too much?

Probably. It's a calling to be a priest of Sigmar, much less a Warrior priest. They don't have their own temples, they're wanderers.

This is from The Enemy Within tabletop roleplay game. It gives a good bit of fluff.

https://the-enemy-within-weston.obsidianportal.com/wikis/the-cult-of-sigmar

Here's the part on Initiation of priests.

Initiation
Although every temple has its own traditions for initiating new members into the cult, the general process varies little. First, the novitiates (the Sigmarite term for initiates) are accepted into the order by a priest, an event that is often marked with ritual shaving. Next, they are taught the ways of Sigmar. Finally, when the training is completed, the novitiate is tested by a ranking member of the cult.

Most temples only accept novitiates when young; but, theoretically, anyone called to Sigmar, regardless of age, can join the cult. Those temples that practice ritual shaving have many different traditions, but hammer or comet-shaped tonsures are common.

Novitiates rarely have any free time between the daily prayers and degrading chores they perform. What little they do have is often spent in contemplation of sacred texts. Many temples have a master of novitiates who leads weekly lessons in history, theology, literacy and Dwarf lore, but it is also common to attach novitiates to a priest who acts as their “Father” and teaches them what they need to know using whatever, often brutal, methods he prefers.

Eventually, when their superiors deem the time is right, novitiates are tested. Common tests include perfectly reciting the Twelve Prayers of Righteousness, or singing the Canticles of Sigmar without error, followed by intensive questioning by ranking members of the cult. However, there is no standard, and tests can take many forms. Some temples in Averland demand novitiates kill a Greenskin and carved the “Litany of Great Deeds” into its chest. One Stirlander flagellant order subjects all novitiates to the “Rite of the Three Brothers” after a three-day fast, which is considerably more painful than it sounds.

Well thank you very much for your help Mullet. The only reason I was interested is cause I'm making a character for a sort of Convergence story with other people. He's going to be a Warrior Priest of Sigmar. But in his backstory I didn't want it to be too far from the fluff; but since I am quite new to Warhammer I know next to nothing. I watch Arch Warhammer, but that is pretty much it.