I'd like to present to all a new group in SL Gor which will be trying to offer those interested a Red Caste / Tarnsman training similar to the one available at the moment for Black Castes, to assure decent combat-skills, but more importantly a strong RP-challenge and recognition for those who manage to pass the trials.
In the end they will be able to call themselves qualified Red Castes and an elite among them.
Or so is the purpose. Besides obviously advertising it's existance this thread also has another purpose, mainly finding good inspiration on what types of tests and trials the candidates would have to face, so if anyone has creative ideas as to what kind of RP an 'elite' Red Caste would have to face then feel free to say so.
Below is the application form for our own brave Warriors that would dare to face the challenge, so people could get a general idea about what is expected from them.
Treve’s Brothers of the Wind – Elite Tarnsmen & Warriors
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One of the most infamous cities of Gor, the city of Treve, for the most part lived out of raids. Having an army of tarn cavalries and fearless Captains such as Rask of Treve, the men of Treve would normally strike almost everywhere their tarns could take them.
Tarnsmen, riders of the great Tarns called Brothers of the Wind, are masters of the open sky, fierce warriors whose battleground is the clouds and sky; they are not forest people; they do not care to stalk and hunt where, from the darkness of trees, from a canopy of foliage, they may meet suddenly unexpectedly, the quarrel from the crossbow of an invisible assailant." Tarnsman of Gor, pg 63
"One does not learn to master a tarn. It is a matter of blood and spirit, of beast and man, of a relation between two beings which must be immediate, intuitive, spontaneous. It is said that a tarn knows who is a tarnsman and who is not, and that those who are not die in this first meeting." Tarnsman of Gor, pg 51
The Brothers of the Wind is an elite group of Tarnsmen. The finest of Treve and the finest of all Gor.
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Criteria for being able to start your training as a BotW:
1. To be considered you must be a Warrior or Mercenary of Treve
2. You must understand that the offered training will be very challenging
3. You must understand that you might not pass the training
4. You must understand that upon failing certain keypoints in the training you'll be required to do certain tasks or alternative tasks with the same goal over again.
5. The training requires at least 1 month time for those who pass all tests at the first go. But don't be surprised if it takes longer upon failure. By becoming a candidate you agree to these terms.
You can still be a tarnsman of Treve, but the Brothers of the Wind are an elite of tarnsmen. It's meant to be something people can wear with pride and recognition across Gor. A challenge for true goreans.
Description of the training:
1. The training consists mostly out of missions and tasks handed out to you. During these missions you'll acquire mostly insight on Treve, the Warrior Caste and proper IC and OOC behaviour for a Red Caste.
2. Combat is also a very important part of the training and will be mostly offered on a basis of organized weekly tarnback CTF-games. But will also depend on the candidates own initiative on practicing both his bow and tarnsman skills.
3. Below is a progress section, this keeps track of your progress in the training and comments from the instructor, along with comments and logs of certain completed tasks.
(Log) = a log of completing this task is required.
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Progress:
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1. Free Woman Capture:
- Taunt and observe a Free Woman in another city. (Log)
- Then the day after kidnap her. Question and interrogate her. (Log)
- Release her at your own discretion (or keep her as your slave.) 1 hour of keeping her in captivity is enough for the task.
Completed:
Comments of the Officer:
2.
:
- The details for this task will be made clear once the candidate gets to this point. (Both IC and OOC) It requires endurance and patience and proper OOC behaviour. It's a good idea to during this test to prepare for the following one. (3)
Completed:
Comments of the Officer:
3. Council of Warriors:
Answer questions regarding the Red Caste and Treve.
If one of the chosen veteran Warriors present dislikes the behaviour of the candidate, the candidate can try again in 2 weeks. A set of notecards (all pertaining BtB information) for study will be made available for this part.
**Erasure of his NC progress on failure.**
((Do not moan if you do not pass this part and have to start over again. If this had been Black Caste training you would've been killed at this point instead. And not even given another chance.))
Completed:
Comments of the Officer:
4. Boldness of the Trevan Warrior:
- Challenge a Warrior from another city for a duel with his companion as the prize for the duel, win and claim her as your own slave.
- If the challenged man refuses, this is to be understood and you shall issue him a kajira-canjeline instead and remind him that it's in the Caste Codes to accept this challenge. (The companion one isn't, so no dishonor in not accepting it... all the more honor for him if he would.)
You can repeat this quest over until you've succesfully challenged someone and claimed his slave. (Log)
Completed:
Comments of the Officer:
5. Raiders of the Sky:
Participated in at least 4 weekly organized tarnback CTF-games above Treve. These Sky CTF-games will hone your bowskills, tarnsman skills, as well as other basic raiding skills.
Completed:
Comments of the Officer:
6. Healthy Competition
A duel on tarnback (with bows obviously) against another candidate high in the skies above Treve. Only one can win. The other candidate can try again in a month. Should he have recovered from his injuries by then or not have died from the fall.
Completed:
Comments of the Officer:
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Commander of the Brothers of the Wind,
Anarch of Treve
