I am implementing a new guild based roughly on the Sister's of the Light in Terry Goodkind's Sword of Truth series.
What is a Sister of the Light
The Sisters of the Light are a group of women who are dedicated to serving the the Light; be it Elune, the Aspects, or a Creator who represents the Light; they are doing the bidding of the Light in all things. Each Sister is a sorceress of some skill and had learned to use their gift for the good of man kind before passing their initiate rites. The calling of the Sisters was to fight the wrongness in the world, to be a beacon of light to all who knew them.
Okay, so I know what they do, but how does this work?
Let me first introduce you to the teaching of the Sister.
Arcane is the word used to mean the power of life that exists everywhere, according to the Sisters of the Light, encased inside mankind by the hand of the Creator. Humans used their abilities when they directed their mind to do anything. Those who were gifted wizards or sorceresses are able to use their Arcane to perform magic.
A wizard or sorceress is able to direct the arcane outside of themselves to interact with the real world. A normal person used their Arcane when they moved, talked and other such everyday things, but their gift was otherwise useless. There were several kinds of people, capable of using their magics to direct certain abilities outside of their body, however sorceresses and wizards were the most powerful fighters within the group.
Sorceresses are formidable women, capable of exceptional feats. However, they were only capable of some of what a wizard can do. The men tend to naturally be stronger in fire than the female counterpart; who, usually excel in hydromancy or Ley studies.
When on missions, Sisters gather young wizards and women to be trained in their gift. They bring these young children (better at this age because of obedience levels throughout one's life) to the Sanctuary of Light. The Legionaires knew the secret of the dark women in the Sisterhood and taught them his ways; they became the Sisters of the Dark.
Wait, Sisters of the Dark?
The Sisters of the Dark are a covert group of sorceresses, sworn to serve the Legion, who secretly live among the Sisters of the Light pretending to serve the Light. In return for their loyalty, the Dark Sisters learn evil magics. The leader of the Sisters of the Dark is acted much like a Dark Mother Superior to the Dark Sisters. She alone knows the identities of all the Sisters of the Dark. The Dark ones have been able to lure many Sisters to join him by giving them promises of immortality and power when the Legion reigns,
The average Sisters day
The Sisters are lead by a High Priestess, who has supreme authority over their lives and runs them where the Sisters resided. The previous High Priestess of the Sisters of the Light had been Katherin Luhadrin for almost eight hundred years, though upon faking her death, she handed her title and authority over to Morgose, the Lady of the Lake.
A Sister of the Light could be sent on journeys for several reasons, though the most important missions involved the bringing of a gifted boy to the Palace, because of the rarity of the event. The most important journey of all was given to The most eligible Sister.
The Sisters of the Dark were the polar opposites, in terms of beliefs, of the Sisters of the Light and though most Sisters originally believed the Sisters of the Dark to be a myth, they were very real eternal enemies.
Sisters of the Light wielded only their natural ability as a sorceress,Arcane (Fire, Water, Air based spells. Lightning as well) or Light magic; each is formidable in its own right.
Any race is welcome so long as they can swear under a spell of bewitching that they do not serve the Shadow, and only want what is best for the people.
Sorceress who wish to be combat oriented should roll a Magus, those more devout on their path to the Light or Shadow should roll Priests. Unless you want a dark Sister mage. You get the idea.
Wizards who wish to train must apply by finding us IC.
Full wizards who graduate and receive the Sanctuary's blessing are free to stay and study, or go abroad. Rouge wizards who missus their power will be hunted by the Sisters.
I think I covered anyway, have questions, fire away. <3
doh, original cited: http://sot.wikia.com/wiki/Sisters_of_the_Light
"The Sisters of the Light are many things, but gentle is not one of them."
What is a Sister of the Light
The Sisters of the Light are a group of women who are dedicated to serving the the Light; be it Elune, the Aspects, or a Creator who represents the Light; they are doing the bidding of the Light in all things. Each Sister is a sorceress of some skill and had learned to use their gift for the good of man kind before passing their initiate rites. The calling of the Sisters was to fight the wrongness in the world, to be a beacon of light to all who knew them.
Okay, so I know what they do, but how does this work?
Let me first introduce you to the teaching of the Sister.
Arcane is the word used to mean the power of life that exists everywhere, according to the Sisters of the Light, encased inside mankind by the hand of the Creator. Humans used their abilities when they directed their mind to do anything. Those who were gifted wizards or sorceresses are able to use their Arcane to perform magic.
A wizard or sorceress is able to direct the arcane outside of themselves to interact with the real world. A normal person used their Arcane when they moved, talked and other such everyday things, but their gift was otherwise useless. There were several kinds of people, capable of using their magics to direct certain abilities outside of their body, however sorceresses and wizards were the most powerful fighters within the group.
Sorceresses are formidable women, capable of exceptional feats. However, they were only capable of some of what a wizard can do. The men tend to naturally be stronger in fire than the female counterpart; who, usually excel in hydromancy or Ley studies.
When on missions, Sisters gather young wizards and women to be trained in their gift. They bring these young children (better at this age because of obedience levels throughout one's life) to the Sanctuary of Light. The Legionaires knew the secret of the dark women in the Sisterhood and taught them his ways; they became the Sisters of the Dark.
Wait, Sisters of the Dark?
The Sisters of the Dark are a covert group of sorceresses, sworn to serve the Legion, who secretly live among the Sisters of the Light pretending to serve the Light. In return for their loyalty, the Dark Sisters learn evil magics. The leader of the Sisters of the Dark is acted much like a Dark Mother Superior to the Dark Sisters. She alone knows the identities of all the Sisters of the Dark. The Dark ones have been able to lure many Sisters to join him by giving them promises of immortality and power when the Legion reigns,
The average Sisters day
The Sisters are lead by a High Priestess, who has supreme authority over their lives and runs them where the Sisters resided. The previous High Priestess of the Sisters of the Light had been Katherin Luhadrin for almost eight hundred years, though upon faking her death, she handed her title and authority over to Morgose, the Lady of the Lake.
A Sister of the Light could be sent on journeys for several reasons, though the most important missions involved the bringing of a gifted boy to the Palace, because of the rarity of the event. The most important journey of all was given to The most eligible Sister.
The Sisters of the Dark were the polar opposites, in terms of beliefs, of the Sisters of the Light and though most Sisters originally believed the Sisters of the Dark to be a myth, they were very real eternal enemies.
Sisters of the Light wielded only their natural ability as a sorceress,Arcane (Fire, Water, Air based spells. Lightning as well) or Light magic; each is formidable in its own right.
Any race is welcome so long as they can swear under a spell of bewitching that they do not serve the Shadow, and only want what is best for the people.
Sorceress who wish to be combat oriented should roll a Magus, those more devout on their path to the Light or Shadow should roll Priests. Unless you want a dark Sister mage. You get the idea.
Wizards who wish to train must apply by finding us IC.
Full wizards who graduate and receive the Sanctuary's blessing are free to stay and study, or go abroad. Rouge wizards who missus their power will be hunted by the Sisters.
I think I covered anyway, have questions, fire away. <3
doh, original cited: http://sot.wikia.com/wiki/Sisters_of_the_Light