RAVENS AND CROWS OFFICAL GUIDE [★] updated 01/29

[RAVENS AND CROWS]

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[div style="width:100%; text-align: justify; overflow: auto; text-align: justify; padding:10px; font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: 1.5px; font-size: 8pt; color:black;"]► TITLES
[div style="border: 1px black solid; overflow: auto; max-height:200px; background-color: #d9f2e4; padding: 10px;"]→ Explorer Titles: Typically earned by those in the Raven division, explorer titles are earned by the most adventurous and prepared.

Scribe: Often granted to a particularly accomplished cartographer, but not necessarily only to those with that rank, the title Scribe is earned by members who are detailed and well-organized note-takers.

Guide: The title of Guide is typically granted to the Ravens with the best memory and great confidence of leadership.  These Ravens often take the head of expeditions into familiar and unfamiliar territory, offering traveling advice and ensuring the troops avoid danger.

→ Combatant Titles: Commonly earned by those in the Crow division, combatant titles are earned by the most courageous fighters and strategists.

Commander: The title Commander is earned by those who prove themselves to be the most strategic warriors, possessing caution and insight on the field of battle.

Crusader: The title Crusader is typically earned by the most daring fighters -- often Crows -- who never shy away from the frontlines, whether on the field of attack or defense.

→ Diplomat Titles: Often earned by the Raven and Wolf divisions, diplomat titles are earned by the peaceful, as well as the history oriented.

Bard: The title of Bard is granted to those particularly musically inclined; those who often take the stage during the bonfires and lead campfire songs.  Bard is also often rewarded to those who are also adept at recounting the past, especially through verse.

Raconteur: The title of Raconteur is awarded to those, similar to the bards, adept at retelling the past, albeit without the use of music and verse.  They often work closely with the division Historians.

Cleric: Earned by proven medics and talented healers, the title Cleric belongs to those who demonstrated a detailed knowledge of healing.  They are the most calm and dedicated caretakers of the Ravens and Crows.

Peacekeeper: True ambassadors and diplomats, Peacekeeper is a title granted to the mediators of the Ravens and Crows, and they can often be found smoothing out conflicts and trying to defuse situations wherever they arise.

► TRADITIONS

→ Spring Traditions:
The Egg Hunt: The Week of Easter Sunday is a particularly entertaining time for the Ravens and Crows.  Together the Commodores, or a set of willing volunteers hide eggs all throughout the Ravens and Crows' territory.  The goal; find as many eggs as you can by the end of the week.  There is a bonus objective however; each commodore has hidden a special egg, decorated with the mark of their division, that is typically made extremely difficult to find.

The Painter's Challenge: In the spirit of the colorful time of spring, the Ravens and Crows host the painter’s challenge.  Individually, or as a troop, the members are encouraged to participate by painting the walls of the fortress.  Typically, the dorms each troop has claimed are the canvases.

→ Summer Traditions:
Summer Solstice Bonfire: One of two annual bonfires, the Ravens and Crows host a spectacular gathering on the summer solstice that lasts from the morning to the dawn of the next day.  There is music, snacks, games and contests hosted all throughout the day.

→ Fall Traditions:
Pumpkin Carving: As autumn rolls in and Halloween creeps upon the land, the troops set to work decorating the castle.  A particularly encouraged pastime is to carve pumpkins and place candles inside them, creating spooky lights all throughout their home base.

All Hallows Eve Lanterns: On Hallows Eve night, the Ravens and Crows enjoy a particularly beautiful tradition of casting lights into the sky, often directly over their many lakes, which they surround with the lit jack-o-lanterns they have worked on beforehand.  The night is meant to be one of bonding and spiritual beauty.

→ Winter Traditions:
Winter Solstice Bonfire: One of the two annual bonfires, the Ravens and Crows host a gathering on the winter solstice, from dawn to the next day.  A day meant to celebrate the end of the year and friendships within, the bonfire is typically accompanied by gift giving, music and team-based competitions.

► POLITICS

As a group dedicated to exploration and lending aid, the Ravens and Crows seek no enemies but freely offer their services to all others, within reason.

Allies: none
Neutrals: any not listed
Enemies: none