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Message: <blockquote data-quote="NarlethDrider" data-source="post: 1216084" data-attributes="member: 8257">The bell heralded the hour of Deepnight as the initiates made their way into the lodge of the Fau Ama rangers. Only the large fireplace provided the light for this darkest hour of the night. It has been a long day, at the First Light, each of you had spent an hour purifying yourself in the Cha'hachee River---the crisp cool air of autumn did not help you endure. Following that, several hours in the smoke house did not help, especially as your hunger grew. Finally, each of you, as a group, took the Fel-horn hike to gather seeds from a boom-thorn bush. Fortunately, despite the harsh terrain, you made it back to the lodge in time for the Naming ceremony. Each of you kneel before the hearth as a voice out of the darkness speaks. "Each of you have trained for this day to enter the service of the Rangers. No longer will you be fettered by town or family. No longer will you be bound by the laws of the towns government, no longer shall they know your name. Rise up you who are children of Fau Ama no longer, rise up & claim your name!"You each proudly step to the hearth, the handle of your weapon of name sticks out of the blaze. Despite the roaring fire, the metal is cool to the touch....</blockquote>