Journeyman
Most Twilight Dragons are Journeymen, a position that affords them a great deal of freedom to pursue their own personal Lesser Works in a manner they find most satisfactory — so long as no superior rules their endeavors impermissible. A Journeyman is considered a full member of the sub-order, and many have no desire for further political promotion, preferring to spend their Requiems engaged in their work rather than be burdened with the responsibilities of the ranking Sworn.
Though a tradition primarily practiced in Europe, some chapters of The Ordo Dracul in the United States and elsewhere still require their senior initiates to perform a period of travel and study to gain firsthand knowledge of Dragon lines and their effects on the world. These Journeymen follow a nomadic existence, though in times of need they can receive aid from any lodges they encounter in their travels. Typically these Journeymen roam a specific region, often encompassing hundreds if not thousands of square miles. They are expected to familiarize themselves with the Dragon lines and any Dragon nests in the area.
A journeyman’s period of service tends to vary from lodge to lodge — in the old days, it was the period of time between the drawing of one geomantic map and the next — though five to 10 years is the average. At the end of this time, the Journeymen present their observations to the elders of the covenant for evaluation. It isn’t a pass-or-fail sort of test, though it is rumored that a journeyman’s performance has a direct bearing on how far they will eventually rise in the covenant’s ranks. The highest honor a journeyman can receive is to be asked to supervise the redrawing of the geomantic map for the region he or she has studied. The fact that these individuals go on to number among the highest elders of the covenant is not lost on most members of the Ordo.
As a rule, Journeymen travel alone, though it is permitted for them to join a coterie of wandering Kindred in exceptionally dangerous regions. Wandering coteries of Journeymen are actively frowned upon, though they have been known to occur in rare periods of emergency, such as a sudden threat to a Dragon nest or an isolated lodge.
Though a tradition primarily practiced in Europe, some chapters of The Ordo Dracul in the United States and elsewhere still require their senior initiates to perform a period of travel and study to gain firsthand knowledge of Dragon lines and their effects on the world. These Journeymen follow a nomadic existence, though in times of need they can receive aid from any lodges they encounter in their travels. Typically these Journeymen roam a specific region, often encompassing hundreds if not thousands of square miles. They are expected to familiarize themselves with the Dragon lines and any Dragon nests in the area.
A journeyman’s period of service tends to vary from lodge to lodge — in the old days, it was the period of time between the drawing of one geomantic map and the next — though five to 10 years is the average. At the end of this time, the Journeymen present their observations to the elders of the covenant for evaluation. It isn’t a pass-or-fail sort of test, though it is rumored that a journeyman’s performance has a direct bearing on how far they will eventually rise in the covenant’s ranks. The highest honor a journeyman can receive is to be asked to supervise the redrawing of the geomantic map for the region he or she has studied. The fact that these individuals go on to number among the highest elders of the covenant is not lost on most members of the Ordo.
As a rule, Journeymen travel alone, though it is permitted for them to join a coterie of wandering Kindred in exceptionally dangerous regions. Wandering coteries of Journeymen are actively frowned upon, though they have been known to occur in rare periods of emergency, such as a sudden threat to a Dragon nest or an isolated lodge.
Type
Religious, Clerical
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