The Aiel - A Master Thread of Information

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Our last active Freelander RGL, Mystica, kindly created a website for the Freelanders which includes an Aiel section. This combined work done by previous Aiel staff whilst providing a clean slate going forward, doing away with the confusion that had arisen over the years from so many fingers being in the pie, so to speak.

 

You can find the pages HERE.

[Jagen Sedai]

The Aiel

People of the Dragon

"Till shade is gone, till water is gone,
into the Shadow with teeth bared,
screaming defiance with the last breath,
to spit in Sightblinder's eye on the last Day."

 

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The Aiel are inhabitants of the Waste, what they call the Three-Fold Land for the harsh desert's three gifts: a shaping stone to make them, a testing ground to prove their worth, and a punishment for their sin.

 

CLANS, SEPTS & SOCIETIES

In the books, Aiel clans number up to twelve, while septs are innumerable. For simplicity of a role-play forum, and to make sure players always have others to RP with, all Aiel are from the Dragonmount Clan, with the exception of the Shaido. Thus, there are only two clans, and all characters must be part of the same sept within that clan.
We still have the twelve warrior societies, just like in the books. Each society has different customs and duties in battle as well as histories and practices that make them unique. Members of the same society will never fight each other, leaving lines of communication open in battle. All female Aiel warriors belong to the Far Dareis Mai; the other eleven societies are strictly male. You can learn about the societies here.

 

CHARACTERS & RANKING

Note: All characters are listed first by rank, (PCs and NSWs), then alphabetically. Read the Aiel Progression System for information on advancing in ranks.

 

Clan Chief of Dragonmount Clan - Ghaul - Ghaul

Clan Chief of Shaido Clan - ???

Head Wise One of Dragonmount - Covina - Eqwina

 

Wise Ones

Mordre - Dragonmount - U4ea

Nephuria - Dragonmount - Shalon Casbin

 

Apprentice Wise Ones

 

Adailinra "Adai" Desn - Dragonmount - Kathleen

Ferena - Dragonmount - Raeyn

Melanas - Dragonmount - Quisalas Selene

Rixan Coldring - Dragonmount - KeyHolder21

 

Warriors

Adeline Naroqua - Dragonmount Far Dareis Mai (Maidens of the Spear) - ???

Braelin - Dragonmount Warrior - Sieve

Caliendhra - Dragonmount Far Dareis Mai (Maidens of the Spear) -  Claire

Cenn  - Dragonmount Hama N'dore (Mountain Dancers) - ???

Fonn - Shaido Brotherless (formerly Sovin Nai) - ???

Ismitta - Dragonmount Far Dareis Mai (Maidens of the Spear) - Arie

Jehaine - Dragonmount Far Dareis Mai (Maidens of the Spear) - Jehaine [Bio 2nd Link]

Lev Soctin - Dragonmount Shae'en M'taal (Stone Dogs) - silhouette

Muad - Shaido Cor Darei (Night Spears) - Sam

Namo - Dragonmount Seia Doon (Black Eyes) - amegakure

Synnove - Dragonmount Far Dareis Mai (Maidens of the Spear) - Tessandra [Bio 2nd Link]

 

Gai'shain

Naphewhin - Dragonmount Far Dareis Mai (Maidens of the Spear) Second-In-Command - Allisa

Sirene ni Malasere t’Rylan - Gai'shain to Shaido Clan

 

 

NSWs & NPCs - NPCs are non-player characters, "extras" that populate the world a Player Character is in, that generally belong to the person who came up with them; they will not have a biography. NSWs, on the other hand, are permanent, somewhat fleshed-out characters that can be passed from one specific player to another as needed, and they must have approved biographies.

 

NSWs

Elamie Rockshall - Dragonmount Far Dareis Mai (Maidens of the Spear)

Naphewhin - Dragonmount Far Dareis Mai (Maidens of the Spear) Second-In-Command

 

HISTORY ON DRAGONMOUNT

 

RP Threads: All Aiel related past RP Threads, some more important than others. Will be going through them to give a summary of each one. Arranged from Oldest to Newest. Dates reflect when the thread was started. RPs are listed as minor or major depending on if they affected larger world events, or something occurred that other characters might have heard about through rumors. Therefore Major RPs are not necessarily those with many players or replies but rather the significance of the events that took place.

 

CULTURAL NOTES - Things you should be aware of before creating an Aiel character.

 

• Ji'e'toh - Ji'e'toh is the complex system of honor that the Aiel follow. Ji'e'toh determines all interactions in Aiel life; fighting, housing, even intimate relationships and marriage. The term is from the Old Tongue and means, literally, honor and obligation. To learn more, please read this wiki link on ji'e'toh.
• Name Structure - Aiel only have first names, but consider their sept and clan to be part of their names. Thus one would introduce themselves as, "Calendhra of the Spine Ridge sept of the Miagoma Aiel." They also will call Wetlanders by their full names.
• Appearance - Aiel often have red or blonde hair or some mixture of both, and have blue, green or gray eyes. They are naturally pale but are always "sun-dark." (They do not sunburn, so look dark tan in appearance).
• Channelers - All female channelers must start the path to become a Wise One. There are no exceptions. All male channelers are sent to the Blight to fight Sightblinder (the Dark One) and are presumed to die.
• Titles - The Dragon Reborn is known as the Car'a'carn, the chief-of-chiefs; He Who Comes With The Dawn. The Dark One is known as Sightblinder and Leafblighter.

 

~*~WIP~*~

Edited August 21, 2019 by Jagen Sedai