Way of
Life
Overview
of Culture
in Eden
The Shatter
Kinder and Geist Kinder have very different ways of life, cultural norms, and
social expectations. Both adhere to
stringent rules of behavior and even for the chaotic Geist, rebelling against
the status quo is unacceptable behavior in the eyes of the ruling gods. This section deals with some of the rules and
protocols followed by the Kinder.
Class
Structure - Positions & Titles
This
section explains the organizational structure used in regards to the gods
hierarchy.
Petty
Kinder - gods that were disgraced or out of
favor for some reason. Being without the
twin was one way to become a petty god.
They were the lowest class, often slaves or servants.
Tellurian
Kinder – an average god. Tellurian Kinder lived in Eden, but served humanity’s
fickle will on the astral realms of Earth or Lovea (the afterlife).
Divine
Kinder- The title Divine indicated a special
class of Kinder. A Divine Kinder lived
in Eden, but served Paradox’s Divine Will on the planes of Eden. Divine Kinder were gods to the gods, thus
Divine Kinder were closer in frequency to Paradox than regular Kinder were.
Demi-Devine - A special subclass
of Divine gods who serve man rather than gods.
They are technically Divine, because they serve Paradox’s Divine Will on
the planes of Eden. This is because man
ascends to the god rather than the god descending to man.
Great Magi – An ancient and wise
Divine Shatter Kinder with respect and authority.
Noble – A Divine Geist Kinder
that is part of a ruling family of a district.
Royal – A Divine Geist Kinder
that is part of the ruling family of Eden.
The Royal
Court & Heir Ascension
This
section explains the exceedingly organized structure used by the Geist Kinder
to determine ascension to the throne in regards to the royal families of
Koslovya. The excessive organization,
which is juxtaposed against the wild cards that are Children of the Court,
serves only to intensify the impact of the chaos when a wild card is drawn.
The Royal
Family of the Geist Kinder uses the following rules to determine the Heir(s) to
the Throne:
The court
consists of four thrones. These four
thrones may be filled in three ways:
1. Perfect Alignment: Twin Queens -- The Queen Superior (first born) and Queen
Minor (second born), plus an opposite sex Royal Consort for each. Heirs:
a. The first twins to
contain a daughter of Queen Superior
b. The first twins to
contain a daughter of Queen Minor
c. The second twins to
contain a daughter of Queen Superior
d. The second twins to
contain a daughter of Queen Minor
e. Etc.
f. If no female twins,
the heir is the Children of the Court
2. Neutral Alignment: Twin King and Queen -- The King and Queen, plus an opposite sex
Royal Consort for each. Heirs:
a. The first twins to contain a daughter of
Queen Superior
b. The second twins to
contain a daughter of Queen Superior
c. Etc.
d. If no female twins,
the heir is the Children of the Court
3. Flawed Alignment: Twin Kings -- The
King Superior (first born) and King Minor (second born), plus an opposite sex
Royal Consort for each. Ascension of
this alignment is only possible if the heir is the Children of the Court. Heirs:
a. The
first twins to contain a daughter of King Superior
b. The first twins to
contain a daughter of King Minor
c. The second twins to
contain a daughter of King Superior
d. The second twins to
contain a daughter of King Minor
e. Etc.
f. If no female twins,
the heir is the Children of the Court
Additional
Rules
Death of
Queen Superior means Queen Minor takes over
Death of
only Queen means heir takes over, next line assumes throne. If under 16, it is symbolic only and
remaining court reigns.
Definitions
of Roles
Noble
Consorts: Offspring of the court that are not in
line for the throne are wed to other noble families as Noble Consorts. Great care is taken when matching up Consorts
to keep twins together.
Royal
Consorts: The spouses of the rightful heirs to the throne. Since the rightful heirs are brothers and
sisters, they cannot breed. In order to
keep the bloodline pure, Royal Consorts are the descendants of Noble Consorts,
and are thus also distant relatives of the Royal Family. No relative closer than third cousin may
become a Royal Consort. If a Noble
Queen’s daughter is not expected to take the throne, she can become the Royal
Consort of the Royal King. The Noble
Queen’s daughter’s twin daughters may become Brides of the Court.
Grooms of
the Court: Males who are eligible according to blood line to inseminate
Brides of the Court
Brides of
the Court: Female pairs of twins that are the daughters
of Kings and their Royal Consorts can be married to the Grooms of the Court.
The
Children of the Court: The offspring of Brides of the Court and the
Grooms of the Court. When this is done,
an elaborate mating ceremony is performed where the female twins are seeded by
all eligible parties of royal decent, anonymously. The father is unknown. Their children, whatever their sexual alignment,
are the heirs, known as The Children of the Court. It is considered a worst case scenario,
leaving the throne intact, yet weak.
Heirs are in line for the throne as follows:
a. The first twins to contain a daughter of Bride of the Court
Superior
b. The first twins to contain a daughter of Bride of the Court
Minor
c. The first male twins of Bride Superior or Minor
d. The first twins to contain a daughter of Bride of the Court
Superior, II*
e. The first twins to contain a daughter of Bride of the Court
Minor, II*
f. The first male twins of Bride Superior, II or Minor, II*
* If no offspring from these Brides of
the Court are produced, the mating ceremony is repeated every month when the
Brides are in season for 18 months.
After this time, if no offspring exist and additional twin daughters of
the King and his Royal Consort exist, they can also be married to the Grooms of
the Court, and are known as Bride of the Court Superior, II & Bride of the
Court Minor, II. Their offspring will be
considered valid Children of the Court, though the original brides will
continue to be mated as well.
Court of
Queen
Solanaceae Umbelliferum VII
When
Eliara & Lavdia’s family was the Royal Family, the court was as follows:
Neutral
Alignment: The King, Kellis Trenton
Umbelliferum, and Queen, Solanaceae Umbelliferum VII, plus an opposite sex Royal
Consort for each
Heirs:
a. The first twins to contain a daughter of
Queen Superior
e. The second twins to
contain a daughter of Queen Superior
f. Etc.
g. If no female twins,
the heir is the Children of the Court
Throne
Heirs
(a.) Solanaceae
Umbelliferum VIII & her missing twin, offspring of Queen Solanaceae
Umbelliferum VII + Royal Consort, Thorian, twin of Revonia
(b.)
Children of the Court -- Offspring of
twins Eliara-Lavidia Umbelliferum, who are the offspring of King Kellis Trenton
Umbelliferum + Royal Consort, Revonia, twin of Thorian (Jithinia & Danielle
in original incarnation were next in line, followed by Eldridge and Granville)
Additionally,
twin sons, twelve years old, named Amos & Anton, are the children of King
Kellis Trenton + Revonia, and are not eligible for the throne.
Shatter
Kinder Ranks
The
University Grades and Sash Correspondence
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Class Limits
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Ranking
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Sash
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University age/status
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Petty
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none
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none
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Initiate/Student
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Neophyte
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10 Black
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Ages 7-8,
begin lower classman,
awakened 3rd
eye
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Initiate/Student
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Novitiate
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9 Brown-Orange
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Ages 9-10
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Initiate/Student
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Practitioner
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8 Yellow
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Ages 11-12
actualized 3rd eye
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God (a)
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Minor Adept
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7 Red
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Ages 13 - 14,
begin upper classman,
awakened 4th eye if Divine
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God (a)
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Major Adept
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6. Grey
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Ages 15 - 17
actualized 4th
eye if Divine
final years of university
if a Tellurian
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God (a)
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Great Adept
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5 Magenta
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Age 18,
graduation if a
Tellurian,
beginning of
apprenticeship if Divine
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God (a)
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Magister
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4 Green
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end of internship if a
Tellurian
accomplished apprentice
if Divine
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Demi-Divine/Divine
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Minor Magus
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π Iridescent
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end of
apprenticeship/graduation if Divine
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Demi-Divine/Divine
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Major Magus
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3 Cyan
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Beyond University
training
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Demi-Divine/Divine
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Great Magus
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2 Blue
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Divine
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Minor Star
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1.1 Sky Blue
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Divine
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Major Star
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1 White
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