Rites & Trials [IC]

[Nüür Khuudas]

About the Rites
Rites and trials are undertaken by prospective and establish members of the tribe. They are used to prove one's worth and intent to the tribe and for growth both in physical and mental capacities. Ranks may also require the completion of certain rites and trials to attain.

 

 

The Ceremony
A gathering in which we look upon the accomplishments and feats fulfilled by our brothers and sisters of the tribe, as well as revel in the bonds shared by our kin. The governing body of each sect will stand before the tribe and speak on the accomplishments of their members, with optional presentations if needed. 

 

Any that seek to be part of the tribe or be recognized MUST attend. Not only does this serve as an activity check for the tribe, but a means for each to look to the members they may not fully know, and encourage plot and bonding. 

 

     ☼ Time: The last day of each month | 5pm PST/7pm CST/8pm EST
     ☼ Location: Mist Ward 5 (10, 11) | on the beach, gathered near the rock

 

Note: Since in theory, many would attend at the end of the month, to make sure that EVERYONE has the opportunity to give their presentations without audience fatigue, please have your exhibitions ready ahead of time. (This means pre-writing, macros, or external sources.) If you need assistance with preparations, please reach out to your fellow members ahead of time. And as always, leave room for err and the unknown.
Tribemates and Guests, in order to diminish disrespect during these important times, please exercise the following if you are to attend;

 

o Keep your emotes to a minimum, not only to limit the amount of text spam in chats, but as a courtesy for those that have taken the floor. No one wants to be disrespected however 'unintentionally' by behavior/actions that has nothing to do with their rite.

 

o Respect those that have worked for their rite. No one wants to be blown off after their work towards achievement, so do not dismiss another for your own personal issues.

 

o Personal conflict on site is no longer tolerated. If an issue arises for whatever reason before the rite, it ends. Plain and simple. If you wish to continue it after, then it may be done. Otherwise, continued agitation will result in a removal from the event regardless if it is your rite.

 

o To Ahkmad ranks and higher-- if you hold the position, it is your responsibility to ensure these rules are kept to and peace is maintained during these events. If necessary, use 'tells' to get matters under control to prevent spamming.

 

The Rites and Trials
o Rite of Entry
This rite is rather straight forward; the applicant who wishes to enter the tribe makes their intention known to the Rite Master who then assigns some kind of task which usually will take place over a few days. Once the task is complete, the applicant will typically then be accepted into the tribe and may ask to undertake the next Rite: The Rite of Naming.

 

o Rite of Naming
This formality rite, as some call it, is an assigned task of a hobby, joy, or some other thing the new tribe member must undergo, then perform some kind of open expression of it in front of all the full tribe members. Upon completion, the new applicant will be given a Tribal name (which is one used during other Rites as a formality) and considered a full tribe member with all the rights and benefits (as well responsibilities) there in.

 

o Rite of Fortitude
This rite is very simple; fight other members of the tribe, one after the other. The Rite Master shall select the ones beforehand, the order decided at the site of combat.
     ☼ OOC: RNG will be used for combat following standard rules. The order will be decided randomly by the Rite master/surrogate by having each fighter roll /random, highest goes in.

o Trial of Perseverance
You must prove your drive for survival in the lands by running from the mountains of the northeast before the Great Steppes to the lands of the Southern Desert. You may not use beasts, magic, or aether to travel in any form; your two feet must carry you all the way. From each land that you pass through, you must bring proof of your treading to be seen by the tribal elders and approved.
     ☼ OOC: Proof of this rite can consist of either slain parts (pelts) or herbs found across the land, depending on the role sought within the tribe.

 

o Trial of Constitution
You must fight your way through enemies on foot to the highest peak of the lands; the Whales Crown. Once there, you must meditate for 3 days with no food or drink upon the things about you and the experiences during that time. Upon reaching the feeling of inner peace, you must then paint the scene before you and present it to the tribe, protecting the painting as if it was your own soul during your return. 
     ☼ OOC: MIA IC for 3 days, screenshot to “paint the scene”

 

o Trial of Harmony
Find yourself in a quiet place, one you find intimately familiar in nature. Listen to the world and the sounds it creates. After a single passing of the sun, using what you have heard around you, form a song, poem, or other metered hymnal and recite it, with clarity and voice, to the tribe. 
     ☼ OOC: Prefer original song, but any can be used. Must be recited ICly.

 

o Trial of Fire
One must go forth into the great woods and seek 3 logs of no less than 3 yalms in length and set them into a triangle fashion, reaching toward the heavens. About them you must place branches of ashen wood, no less than 18 ilms from post to post until the logs are encircled by them. Within the structure, one must place an effigy of your greatest personal demon. You will gather 9 items of personal value that attach you the land and sky.
Then, you must gather the tribe and present your demon, explain its presence in your life, and then burn the demon to show your willingness to fight it at every turn. During the burning, you will recite the demons name and how you will bring it to heel as you dance about the fire, showing each of your personal items in turn, and then tossing the items into the fire to ask the land to give you the strength to keep the demon down.

o Rite of Courting
A blessing by the Khatagtai (and/or another tribe elder, if any are from another tribe) followed by a public announcement of the courting which will be done by the suitor of the smaller tribe/outsider (or, in the case of intra-tribe, the gender that is not the bloodline trace (e.g. if Dazkar, and blessing approved, the male would announce it, as the female is more important.) The Khatagtai will then announce the blessing publicly to enforce and make it so.

 

o Rite of First Mate
Not only requires that the Trial of Courting to be completed, but the intended parties must also complete three sub-rituals to hold this honor; Provide the Dowry, The Cleansing of the Soul, and The Trading of Scales.
     ☼ The Dowry: To be provided by the lesser of the genders, as according to the higher stationed tribal member. Across tribes, it can be agreed on by the elders, otherwise in tribe, it will be more obvious. The dowry has nothing to do with money; the tribes care not for the actual money for wealth, it is about the strength of the tribe and the ability to feed, clothe, and home it. There for, the lesser gender (or outsider of the tribe) must present the greater with a dowry of herd animals in order to fulfill the promise of not only sustaining the tribe but also being able to provide for them.
     ☼ The Cleansing of the Soul: This part of the rite requires each member to publicly renounce the loves of their lives from before, saying their names out loud and burning small scripts of paper with those names upon them, to show the leaving behind and cleaning the soul and heart of the feelings for those people.
By publicly, this does mean someplace with many people, who can hear the to-be-mated, and not just tribe members. The aetheryte centers in the main cities are good places for this.
     ☼ Trading of Scale: This is the most painful (physically) of the rite; each of the to-be-mated trade 2 scales between the other; One from the chest plate, and one from the facial plate (any of choice, though it should be the same relative placement on each person). Each to-be-mated, while in the same room with a Mol (or at least a trusted healer), shall be handed to the Mol/Healer, who then places the scales on to the other provider and seals them in place with red hot mythril spikes (one to be provided by each to-be-mated) until the scales are able to stay in place without the spikes. Once that is complete, the couple will then be dressed into proper wedding attire and then be wed.

Edited February 18, 2018 by Nüür Khuudas