The Three Fives
A.K.A. - Ach'ach
The Three Fives are quite simply 15 trials that act as a milestone in the lifeline of a barbarian. Some focus on age of the barbarian, other focus on skills or knowledge of the land. However they all focus on building a better anti-fragile community.
They're are no trials that focus on the self. The trials are for improving the self to benefit the whole.
Officially there has never been any variance in any of The Three Fives after their being adopted into The Three Fives. Realistically this couldn't be farther from the truth. Barbarians have no written language only recording things in pictograms. Verbal traditions drift. The second is more obvious, Barbarian Kings recite the Ach'ach upon their coronation and change bits they don't like. But we don't talk about that in front of barbarians.
The Three Fives
The First One - Slucoo
Trial of Beginning
Description: The Trial of Beginning is commonly known to outsiders as marriage. The couple to be wed must spend 5 new moons of Krinard, 25 days, together alone. At the conclusion they are quized on each other by the tribe. This quizzing is a great celebration.Who Invokes: The couple becoming joined.
When Invoked: Announced on a new moon of Liorba. Begins on a new moon of Krinard. Celebrated on a full moon of Krinard.
The First Two
Trial of Abundance
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The First Three - Sluvram
Trial of Ablution
Description:A trial of ritual cleansing by survival. Taken by a youth on becoming an adult.Who Invokes:The youth who believes they are an adult, a guardian who thinks a youth is ready, or a tribal leader who thinks the time has finally come.
When Invoked:The first new moon of Krinard after announcement.
The First Four
Trial of prosequi
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The First Five
Trial of Resolution
Description: Frost bite walk, shape each others spears, Hunt a polar bear - TogetherWho Invokes:
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The Second One
Trial of Expansion
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The Second Two
Trial of Discernment
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The Second Three
Trial of Solitude
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The Second Four
Trial of Completion
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The Second Five
Trial of Sacred Odyssey
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The Third One
Trial of Conflagration
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The Third Two - Sluach
Trial of Independence
Description: The Sluach is a lengthy trial that answers for members of a tribe are they ready to be their own tribe.Who Invokes: Any and all participating in a splitting of a barbarian tribe.
When Invoked: On any full moon of Liorba.
The Third Three
Trial of the Scourge
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The Third Four
Trial of Lacuna
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The Third Five
Trial of Sorrow
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History
As long as barbarians have dwelled in the north, there have been trials to see them through the difficult times. Short on patience for laws, barbarians have assembled these fifteen trials to instil a dedication to the gods, their nation of Zowonidad, their provinces, tribes, and families.
The Three Fives is actually slang and a bit of self-depreciating humor (from a barbarian...who knew?) for what is rituallistically known as Ach'Ach or Barbarian Barbarian. A more greatly accepted translation is The Barbarian in the barbarian, or by some Without the barbarian, there is no Barbarian. In all fairness, there are a few that believe it to be The Barbarian in the Barbarian but that is not well sourced.
The Three Fives is actually slang and a bit of self-depreciating humor (from a barbarian...who knew?) for what is rituallistically known as Ach'Ach or Barbarian Barbarian. A more greatly accepted translation is The Barbarian in the barbarian, or by some Without the barbarian, there is no Barbarian. In all fairness, there are a few that believe it to be The Barbarian in the Barbarian but that is not well sourced.
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