Familiar Trials_Fledgling_In the world of the Federal Witch by Taki Drake & T S Paul

Author:Taki Drake & T S Paul [Drake, Taki & Paul, T S]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Familiar Trails - Fledging
Publisher: All Chaos Press
Published: 2017-09-17T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 12 – To Rank or not to Rank

It’d taken the students quite a while to recover from the last lesson. It was a very subdued group that eventually got up and wandered away. Even Trey was quiet. The intensity of the last lesson had certainly left an impact on the students, one which would haunt them for many days. Dascha and her friends were no exception.

This time it was Kevin that pushed them into making sure that they had something to eat and drink. Their numbness gradually wore off as they got something in their stomach and slaked their thirst. Slowly, they got more alert and started to pay attention once more to their surroundings.

The horn that announced general meetings sounded and Dascha and her friends started to make their way toward the assembly area. All of the juveniles were quiet. The combination of exhaustion and remembered pain keep them subdued, at least for a little while.

The assembly area was almost filled when the last of their group arrived. Once again, one of the senior familiars was waiting, perched on the rock outcropping. This one was a sleepy-looking buzzard. Large and nonthreatening, the bird was still awe-inspiring.

Raising his wings to get their attention, a deep powerful voice pushed inside of their heads, <<I am Mackroy, the head arbitrator for the trials themselves. At this point I’m going to give you a general outline of how the trials are run and answer a limited number of questions. At the end of that time you’re going to have to make a decision that will affect how you interact for the rest of your participation in the Familiar Trials.

<< At each of our gatherings we conduct additional trials. Trials are tests of your different skills, such as wisdom, adaptability, intelligence, and the ability to work as a team. In each trial, the judging panels will determine if you have made improvements or not. There is no objective scale. This is totally based on the perception of the reviewers.

<<Familiars do not gain rank like our mages and witches do. Instead your relative abilities are acknowledged so that you can choose to focus or ignore the development of further skill levels in each area. Those of you that have been here before have already made the decision on whether you want to move up in a ranked or unranked fashion. There is no requirement for you to be ranked. If you prefer not to be hung with the label of ranking you are welcome still to go to the trials and learn what you can. It is up to you.

<<During this gathering, we will be conducting games to set improvement rankings or acknowledgment in adaptability, wisdom, and intelligence. The juveniles at the trials need to make their decision on whether to join the ranked or unranked track at this point. Those of you that are choosing to hold formal rank should go to the area where you registered the first day and find the line that is marked by a set of four images on a flag.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.