Ovra Naer Ceremony

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The Ovra Naer Ceremony is an ancient ritual that celebrates the coming of age of members of the Ossaman Tribes.

Description and Significance

The ritual is a moment of acceptance for children who are born within the Ossaman Tribes, letting them enter into adulthood formally and becoming the person they were intended to be. A leader of the Tribes walks with the individual into a forest or other secluded place and wraps a binding between the child and a shard of metal related to the tribes founder. This is meant to signify the connection between the individual and the tribe's mission, however for many it often signifies the start of a long journey of discovery about who they are.
Once the child is bound, there are two responses. Either the child is given their tribe name, a name that represents the person they have been, or the person they will become. Or there will be a searing mark along the child's arm that signifies a rejection of a part of the child, particularly their personality or future. If the latter occurs, the child is taken to the home of the leader who provides them with materials and coin to get started in a new town away from the tribes, becoming an adult of a different place.

Those who are accepted are conferred a small element of power from their tribes founder. Often this equates to a small ability to cast a spell, however it can also be an enhacement of their natural abilities with a blade, or even in some rare cases can give them a powerful gift conferred onto each individual. Some examples of gifts have ranged from small creatures to guide and help the person to a pair of spectral wings that allow the named to take flight. No gift has been without its limitations, particularly as the gift is only a small ounce of the founder's powers.

Ovra Naer Ceremony

General Information

Full Name	Ovra Naer Ceremony
Type	Coming of Age

Ritual Information

Material Requirements	Binding of Woolen Fabric A Metallic Shard for the Tribe A branch of Everwood
Personal Requirements	A Cleric or Religious Leader of the Ossaman Tribes

Location Information

Plane	Material Plane (Nonvyrox)
Continent	Ossalimar
Region	Ossaman Tribes

Named Individuals

There have been a significnat number of individuals who have been named over the centuries, this list is a small collection of those who have been named, or failed to be named. This list will also include the gift that they recieved and which tribe they hailed from.

Jerlatha Flamewheel

Mountainbreeze Tribe, (He/Him)
Completing his Ovra Naer in 574 AR, Jerlatha was determined to be a firey personality and his story would tell of him being a faithful guardian against the Inner Foci of Fire. His gift was the ability to set their arrows alight with flames.

Quenya Climbfellow

Jungledepth Tribe, (She/They)
Completing their Ovra Naer in 698 AR, Quenya's quick nature and history of climbing both trees and cliff faces led to her name given, Climbfellow. Her gift was the ability to climb with ease, additionally their claws became sharpened like steel.

Terrath Darkblade

Firebrim Tribe, (They/Them)
Completing their Ovra Naer in 487 AR, Terrath's naming enforced their nature as a combatant but also their ability to hide in the darkness. Their gift was the ability to draw a blade of dark fire from nowhere to ensure they were always protected.

Kelya

Tribeless, (She/Her)
Kelya was taken for her Ovra Naer in 701 AR. When taken by her elder, she was found to have failed the ritual for some reason. Her elder gave her not only the normal materials and coin neccesary to start a life outside of the tribe, but she was also given a special blade to help defend herself across the realm.

Tarval Aquaknight

Oceancoral Tribe, (He/Him)
Completing his Ovra Naer Ceremony in 659 AR, Tarval was determined to be a great protector and guardian of the scar into the Inner Foci of Water that lies deep in the ocean. His gift was a creature of the seas that would become his faithful companion and mount to protect the realm from creatures who would break through the scar.

Ykra

Tribeless, (She/Her)
Unlike many others, Ykra didn't make it to her Ovra Naer before it was determined that she wouldn't bond with the founder, showing signs of a darkened path. Elder Femnor Windswept kept her confined to a small cave. When she came of age, he banished her away from the tribes, stealing her memories of the place. In doing so, he invoked the power of the Ovra Naer, leaving a scar on the young adult's shoulder that marked her.