Difference between revisions of "The Falling and Adorning Ceremony"

Following this procedure, [[Benu Wen]] society will evermore regard the defeated combatant with suspicion and often derision. They will not be allowed to progress in the military, will struggle to find housing much above the ground floor, and are traditionally shunned by their family. People who have lost this pinion feather are known as '[[Pinfallen]]'. It is incredibly rare for a pinfallen W'hoorn to manage to progress while they remain on Benu Wen.

Following this procedure, [[Benu Wen]] society will evermore regard the defeated combatant with suspicion and often derision. They will not be allowed to progress in the military, will struggle to find housing much above the ground floor, and are traditionally shunned by their family. People who have lost this pinion feather are known as '[[Pinfallen]]'. It is incredibly rare for a pinfallen W'hoorn to manage to progress while they remain on Benu Wen.

Each city tends to have its own special staging area for both challenges and Falling and Adorning Ceremonies on its outskirts. For [[Vertenalith]], it traditionally takes place outside the city, beyond the [[Siva River]] basin on the ancient [[Steps of Aes'tun]], but it's not uncommon for them to take place anywhere, so long as the proper ceremonies are adhered to. Ad-hoc ceremonies have even taken place, and many a [[W'hoorn]] warrior has a tale of a time they challenged someone in public, and managed to get a back-alley [[pingilding|pingilder]] to perform an unofficial ceremony. However, such ceremonies, without the backing of the government, are not usually seen as official, or lasting, as the losing challenger's feather will inevitably grow back and all will be forgotten in time.

Each city tends to have its own special staging area for both challenges and Falling and Adorning Ceremonies on its outskirts. For [[Vertenalith]], it traditionally takes place outside the city, beyond the [[Siva River]] basin on the ancient [[Steps of Aes'tun]], but it's not uncommon for them to take place anywhere, so long as the proper ceremonies are adhered to. Ad-hoc ceremonies have even taken place, and many a [[W'hoorn]] warrior has a tale of a time they challenged someone in public, and managed to get a back-alley [[pingilding|pingilder]] to perform an unofficial ceremony. However, such ceremonies, without the backing of the government, are not usually seen as official, or lasting, as the losing challenger's feather will inevitably grow back and all will be forgotten in time.