Most Blessed/High Priestess - Leader of the Ahibanu within a given temple; there is no central authority coordinating the temples (other than Seht himself).
Role is already filled.
Sister - Priestesses and Instructors, also known as Daughters of Anahita - These are the highest rank of the Ahibanu, and they live within the temple to serve Seht and Anahita. All possess Seht's blessing at this rank and have become adept at manipulating their affinities. Many have also learned to use abilities outside their natural affinities and bear tattoos signifying this.
We will be taking a handful of these pre-made. All others may eventually earn this ranking through RP.
Initiate -Just below full sisters. If a woman is not blessed at birth, she will receive Seht's blessing when she rises to this level. By this stage, one generally has control over the innate ability and has begun to develop further skills with it in addition to beginning to dabble with other abilities. Women who are not born with Seht's blessing often remain at this stage for quite some time for they are behind their peers in skill development.
Female characters are free to begin at this point at the discretion of the managers.
Neophyte - These are just beginning their training with the Ahibanu. Instruction focuses heavily on devotion too and understanding of Seht and Anahita. Use of the gift is strictly controlled and supervised, with neophytes often being partially drained to prevent inadvertent (and sometimes disastrous) outpourings of power. Not all neophytes join the temple willingly.
All new female characters are free to begin at this point.
Madhi - Men who are born with Seht's blessing are part of temple life, but while they may be referred to as brothers, they never rise higher than the equivilant of a neophyte. Their use of the gift is strictly controlled, and they tend to the more mundane chores of the temple, including child-rearing. Madhi are often forced to join the temple as slaves.
All new male characters are free to begin at this point.
Nasir al Din - These are non-Magical devotees of Seht and Anahita. These are primarily warriors that protect the Ahibanu and the temple, but other devotees of Anahita may be included as well. May be any species or gender. May not possess magic.
All new, non magical characters are free to begin at this point.
Outside the Temple are Seht's minions - The Ritayu who reject that they are servants of Seht. As such, they are at near constant battle with the women of the Temple. WIP.
These are not open until they are fleshed out a little more.
Travelers and guests are permitted within the dream and may be any character!
Important Ahibanu character notes:
~ All temple characters must be a member of the RPR group. We recommend new characters specifically for the continuity, especially for Ahibanu and Mahdi. We also recommend Arabic inspired names.
~All who wish to climb the rankings are
female. Male characters that are part of the temple are not part of the high ranks so please keep this in mind. They will stay at the rank of Madhi or Nasir al Din, depending on whether they are blessed with magic or not.
~To keep the continuity uniform, the Hareshi people are of Middle Eastern ethnicity. Dark hair, darker skin.
~All Magic-Born Ahibanu have
Blue eyes. (Any shade of blue is acceptable)
~All Ahibanu and Madhi
must be human.
~Other ethic appropriate eye colors are acceptable for those who get magic bestowed upon them instead of being born with it.
~Sisters are allowed one natural power, others may be learned and bestowed through tattooing and ritual and will be much weaker. Must possess natural abilities in one of the schools of magic: Fire, Air, Earth, Water, Spirit. Please read up on abilities carefully before choosing.
Important traveler character notes:
~ Do not need to join the RPR group with that character, though we appreciate and welcome you to do so with your main account to keep up to date with the goings on!
~Must have management approval for actions which would kill/maim/severely injure any permanent character or cause harm to the temple.
~May be any species.
~May possess magic, but if they are not one of Anahita's devotees, abilities will be lessened within the temple grounds.
~Are encouraged to have a reason to visit the Temple of Anahita. If you're not sure what this might be, discuss this with management and other players.
