[Public] White Leaf (Recruiting!)

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Family is everything.

We are still updating the thread, but the information should now be correct.

White Leaf Family Tree
White Leaf Guild

 

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Location

The herd's home ranges from the lower Hot Springs, where they have their tea brewing centered, down onto the river plain that runs off the mountain, and a range of the forest surrounding the river. The range of this herd is large, because of the needs of the herd. With no hands to make fire, boiling water is a problem. They settled this issue by using the Hot Springs for their tea making. Around the Hot Springs, they have places set up for the serving of tea, and drinking it. The springs they favor are in natural mini-valleys in the mountains, creating a natural tea garden.
Thanks to the river that runs through the lands, it is very fertile, making this a near perfect home for their tea growing operations. The lower mountains are also used to grow their tea bushes, as the river making its way down creates excellent conditions for the bushes. The river plain provides room for them to farm the herbs that grow best under cultivation. Moving out from the plains, into the woods that also are encompassed in the range of their herd, foragers seek the best of the wild herbs, both to bring back for cultivation, and for use. Not all herbs do well cultivated, after all, so they needed these forests to make sure they never over-harvest one region. And of course, there's nothing like a hot cup of home brewed Raspberry tea from the forest's berries.  

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Beliefs & Traditions

Welcoming Ceremony
The white leaf brew and drink tea with guests as a promise of peace and of their protection while you share their home. Sharing the ceremony with the Alpha, Jase, is a promise of peace and protection with the entire herd.

Weddings
When two members of the white leaf join together they spend time before the ceremony making a new tea blend. During the ceremony they each bring a pouch and blend the tea for their guests. This becomes their family's signature blend. When their children find their own mates they may take all or part of their parent's blend to create their own.

Brewers who specialize in fermented drinks have a similar ceremony, only they only perform the first few steps of their fermentation process (adding the ingredients which best represent their new blend) before breaking out per-prepared kegs for the guests to enjoy.

Births and Adoption
Births and adoptions are treated much the same way by the white leaf. The family's tea is enjoyed by the revelers, then they all run through the woods and pastures, scattering seeds from the family's plants.

An abundance of a plant used in your family's blend is an omen of good health and prosperity.

Funerals & Remembrance
Every member of the White Leaf is buried with seeds from their family's blend. These plants are tended to with the greatest of care by the remaining family who often combine the use of objects along with careful trimming to craft the plant into a work of art. Teas prepared from these plants are only consumed by herd members and are never shared with outsiders.

On holy days and anniversaries, living friends and relatives conduct private ceremonies where they brew their family blend while speaking to the deceased. The brew is brought to the grave site where one cup is poured onto the plant, one cup in drunken by the relative, and a third cup is left by the stem of the plant. The following day the remaining cup is brought to the fields and poured over their current crop, a sign of hope for the future.

Brewers who specialize in fermented drinks will make teas from their base ingredients as offerings.

 

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Roles

Alpha: The patriarch of the herd, the Alpha has the final say on who may stay with the herd. He keeps peace within the herd and protects it along with the protector.
Protector: The protector keeps tabs on what is happening outside of the herd and plans along with the alpha the best ways to keep their family safe.

Head of the Ashen Guard: The head of guards is in charge of all the guards. He or she answers directly to the Alpha and Protector. Should they fall, the Head of The Ashen Guard leads the Ashen Guard and the Ashen Oak in defense of
The Oaken Guard: Guards patrol the boarders and keep an eye out for threats to the herd. Should a threat ever materialize the Ashen Guard would be there to defend their home.

The Ashen Guard: Few in number, these members hold a main job usually separate from guard duties. Each a speciality that makes them deadly. Their identities are known only to Jase and they are only called to duty if there is a problem that needs to be dealt with quickly and quietly. The existence of this group is treated as a tall tale by members of the oaken guard, and would be unheard of by regular members of the herd.


Elder Healer: The elder healer is in charge of the healers, and is responsible for managing any patients who may be visiting the herd.
Healers: The healers research the effects of various herb teas on healing, and care for any sick or injured soq who come their way.

Child Care: Adults who are tasked with watching over the youngest in the group while their parents are unable to do so. This may be for a few hours, or a few days. They will also take on the roles of teachers. When there are no children to watch over the caregivers lend aid to others in the herd.

Elder Brewer: The elder brewer is in charge of the brewers and gardeners. It is his or her job to make sure there will
Brewers: The brewers are responsible for the picking, drying, and storage of herbs for their various teas.
Gardeners: The gardeners are responsible for the health of the various tea, food, and healing vegetation in the area.

Other: Other covers any permanent member of the herd who is too young to work or otherwise hasn't settled into a role. Able bodied members are expected to help out the working soq when needed.
Visitors: The White Leaf are a friendly bunch and will gladly welcome any strangers who need their help or just a bit of company. Long term visitors will be expected to help out like the others do.  

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Alpha & Protector

Chroma

Head of guards
None Currently

Guards

Auden

Elder Healer

Healers

None Currently

Child Care

Sebastian

Elder Brewer

None Currently

Brewers

Stargazer

Gardeners

Bryony

Other

 

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What we are looking for in members

- greyscale / blue aesthetic (not required)
- Members should be morally good and willing to work together with others to form a strong and unified herd.

All of this may be bent or broken for the sake of a good plot.  

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Herd Plots

- Eventual split and creation of the tea traders herd.
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Allies and Enemies

The White Leaf is a peace loving community that would rather make Allies than Enemies.  

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Future members (Quests)

Characters who are being quested for

Eventide (Aria / Protector)

Lily (Kait / Healer)

Lucida Tagete (1/3 / Gardener)& Muertos Tagete (Aria / Gardener)  

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I want to join the White Leaf!

I have a herd plot!

I I would like to visit the White Leaf!

I am leaving the herd.

 

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