Hierarchy and Reputation

by **Emerald Master** Mon Apr 15, 2024 7:40 pm

Ranks and Sub-Ranks

The Pack Hierarchy is a simple one. Members earn their rank by completing the Rising Spirits Ritual. Seven will welcome them into the pack. Ranks can be changed by a character event thread being completed that demonstrates the character wanting to be a part of a different rank. The Ritual is completed by a single thread made by the member where they play out the characters experience during a dream state. Once the Ritual is completed, members can start earning Reputation.

To add your character to the ranks below, please reply to this topic and the Character form will add your character to the Hierarchy post. Each Character will need this form filled out.

The Emerald Council
The Harbingers are leaders of the pack. The command the leaders of each rank chosen to be the Emerald Council. The Harbinger and the Emerald Council come together to inform a brief the Harbinger on any news about the pack including and not limited to, prey or predator activities, rank promotions, patrol updates, Nomad activities, pack health concerns, rogue activity, season changes, ranking ceremonies, and more. The Harbinger will then instruct the Council to focus on any needs the pack might lack. The Council meets are regular and usually opened up the rise of an issue or topic needed to be discussed. The Harbinger is not absolute in his/her power. The role can be challenged in a one on one combat with the witness of at least two of the rank council members. The loser cannot challenge the winner without favor of more than 50& of the current pack members support. Harbingers also observe the Rising Spirits Ritual for new members earning their place in the pack.

Duties of the Harbinger

Distribute tasks to Council members of the pack
Witness a Rite of Passage for new members of the pack.
Manage the peace treaty between Ma'tek and wolves
Assist with day-to-day pack activities
Teach and escort pups to visit Gertrude for their history lesson

Duties of The Emerald Guard

Escort the Harbinger around the territory
Complete secret missions given by the Harbinger
Take charge of the pack should something befall the Harbinger
Speak for the Harbinger in the presence of Rogue or Predator
Take on the duties of Sentinel or Fighter in times of need

Harbinger: Seven ♀
Sentinel Guard: none, be the first!
Fighter Guard: none, be the first!

Vanguard [open]
Vanguard include Hunters and Scouts as their sub roles. Vanguard hunt prey and count in and out of pack territory, assisting other roles such as Healers or Hunters in different ways pertaining to their role. Hunters work to keep the pack fed while scouts search for pathways and patrol ahead of a group, often completing recon missions with Guardians or searching for better hunting groups or places of herbal abundance; they also discover new areas to explore.

Duties of the Scout

Discover new areas to explore
Scout for danger of Nomad encounters, predators and prey
Patrol borders with a Guardian
Deliver messages from the Council to other pack members
Seek out new members to join the pack
Accompany Herbalists to discover new areas for gathering herbs and predator and prey hot spots

Duties of the Hunter

Discover new areas to hunt prey
trade goods with fellow predators to keep peace between them and the pack
Navigate new territory with Scouts to assess the best hunting grounds
Accompany Herbalists to discover new areas for gathering herbs and predator and prey hot spots
Maintain boundaries between other predators who share the same hunting grounds
Negotiate hunting grounds with other predators regularly

Lead Hunter: none, be the first!

Elite Hunter:

Adventurer Hunter:

Novice Hunter:

Lead Scout: none, be the first!

Elite Scout:

Adventurer Scout:

Novice Scout:

Caretaker [open]
Caretakers include Healer and Shamans. They maintain the well-being of the pack. Healers are skills in discovering and creating medicines. They harvest knowledge of plants and trees and use them for remedies and medicines. Shamans maintain traditions and culture within the pack. Often, they harvest knowledge of the Ancestors who inhabited the Emerald Forest and teach others to keep history alive within the pack.

Duties of the Healer

Invent new remedies and medicines to keep pack health at peak condition
Gather ingredients for herbs daily to keep a health supply
Tend to the sick wounded or pregnant wolves
Identify the root cause of unknown illnesses and create a cure
Discover new ways to heal pack members.
Accompany Shaman wolves and assist in their search for herbs

Duties of the Shaman

Offer guidance to Lost Souls in the form of the Rising Spirits Ritual
Tell stories of the Ancestors and stories of Emerald Forest folklore
Host a Moon Wraith Ritual to appease the spirits who rest in the earth during a Winter Solstice
Host a Sun Wraith Ritual to appease spirits who rest in the earth during a Summer Solstice
Assist Healers with healing duties and discovering new remedies and medicines
Educate pack members of beliefs and histories of the Nomads.

Lead Healer: Corvid ♂

Elite Healer:

Adventurer Healer:

Novice Healer:

Lead Shaman: none, be the first!

Elite Shaman:

Adventurer Shaman:

Novice Shaman:

Guardian [open]
Guardians consist of Fighters and Sentinels. Fighters are those who are on the Fremont lines of a confrontation. They in the physical line of sight and engaged with a predator, rogue or Nomad defending their territory. A Sentinel guards and patrols around pack borders. A Fighter should accompany any who walk the territory as should a Sentinel in case there is reason to call for help. Sentinels and Fighters share many similar duties but there is a lesser and greater amount of physical demand between the two. One Guardian and one Sentinel are positioned with the Harbinger at all times and rotated fourteen(14) days roleplay time.

Duties of a Fighter

Defend the pack on the front line
Accompany the Harbinger and any Council member outside territory borders
Aid Sentinels who find themselves in combat situations
Escort pups and the Harbinger to meet with the Ma'tek
Rotate patrols of the pack territory
Accompany Sentinels on surveillance missions to The Tear

Duties of a Sentinel

Patrol the pack territory at least once a week RP time
Escort, Herbalists, Seekers and pups during their tasks
Report any important findings to the Lead Seeker
Uphold laws and rules within the pack between pack members
Observe supplies are report any shortages to the appropriate Lead
Report any Nomad, Rogue or predator activity not permitted in the pack territory

Lead Fighter: none, be the first!

Elite Fighter:

Adventurer Fighter:

Novice Fighter:

Lead Sentinel: none, be the first!

Elite Sentinel:

Adventurer Sentinel:

Novice Sentinel:

Offspring [open]
Wolves age one year and lower are pups. Pups are kept in the safe guard of the pack and normally stay at the den unless they are accompanying a wolf of the above ranks to learn their trade when they reach one year of age. Pups under one year are kept at the den. For simplicity, pups are played no younger than six (6) months of age. A pup that strays from the den and not found after seven (7) active days) by a pack member is considered a lost pup. They are returned to pup rank when they are found by a pack member.

The Heirs:

Lost pups:

Wanderers
Friendly or not, these wolves haven't been accepted or met with the Harbinger of the pack and are considered Lost Spirits until the Harbinger has had a thread with them to welcome them into the pack. The term "Lost Spirits refers to those who have come to this forest by many means and circumstances in which the wolf may be feeling lost in spirit but looking for a place to call home or otherwise. Threads can be a few posts or the Harbinger posting in another thread when a fellow pack member has summoned her. If you would like the Harbinger to provide a challenge to you, she will need a separate character event thread for this to be completed. If the Rogue does not wish to join the pack, they will remain a Rogue and flagged as friend or foe. Foes are shooed to The Tear.

Lost Spirits:

Rogues:

by **Emerald Master** Mon Apr 15, 2024 7:41 pm

Pack Reputation

Pack reputation is the measurement of your wolf relationship with the pack. It is gained by completing tasks for your rank. These tasks are mostly solo but please feel free to request a more challenging task if you would like to take other pack members with you. Once the meter is full, your wolf advances to the next ranking within your chosen rank to take on more important tasks. Every new character starts at the bottom as an Apprentice regardless of age. The reason for this is because you are a new member to the pack and therefore do not know the ways of the pack as Seven has built it. Reputation points are also earned by encounters with prey, predators and Nomads and completing a hunt or duel. Points awards are given based on completion of these activities.

Novice
Newly added members of your rank are added as a Novice. This is the lowest level in your rank. Novices take on simple tasks such as tending to other pack members and accompanying higher ranked members for training purposes. A Novice is not allowed to venture near the Tear nor Grizzly Flats unless accompanied by a higher ranking member of their rank. A novice is celebrated to the next stage of their rank by a ceremony held at Emerald Moon. Seven and the leader of their rank will gift the rising individual an item of their chosen rank which the Leader will need to gather info on prier to the ceremony. The member will then join the leader of their rank in a leading Howl of Triumph. If there is a group, all will participate at the same time.

Adventurer
The second level of a chosen rank. Members of this role have moderate experience in the field and can take on more challenging tasks from their rank Leader. They are now ready to meet the Grizzly family of Grizzly Flats and visits to the Tear are permitted with caution of reports of Rogues in the area. Adventurers can accompany a Novice on their tasks and accompany Expert members on their tasks as well. When Adventurers are ready for their next rank ceremony, their are painted with colors of their rank. The paint design is unique to the member. Paint colors correspond to the following: red for guardians; orange for seekers; green for herbalists. The newly appointed members will join Seven on a hunt to celebrate their success of making it to an Elite status, the highest status in the pack.

Elite
Elite members of their rank take on higher level tasks such as direct threats to the pack, secret service tasks, and are heavily relied upon to teach and set an example for lower ranked individuals. Elite members are considered the most skilled in their profession. Their tasks often require more than one member in the rank to be completed. Because of their high risk and experience in the pack, they often travel farthest outside the borders of the Emerald forest to keep outsiders away, animal and human. Elite members take on a large task in a group of three individuals or more and consist of one wolf from each rank in order to complete the task. When the task is completed. the wolves return with a report to the Harbinger.

Leader
Rank leaders stands for its name. They lead members of their ranks by providing them with tasks to help that member earn reputation with the pack. A lead rank can be won over by an Elite member challenging the Lead wolf to a duel. This duel is witnessed by the Harbinger and at least one other pack member for the challenger to claim their new title. If the duel is lost, the challenger must wait one in-game season to challenge the Leader again. Leaders bring news brought to the from lower ranking members to the Harbinger and receive personal tasks from the Harbinger. If the harbinger is not in the area, one of the Leaders must take charge in their absence.

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