Playing a Novice, Warder, Etc.

The White Tower administration DOES NOT have the power to approve people to play channelers or Warder trained characters, please don't mail and ask us to. Those wishing to play these characters must go through the character generation process and have their backgrounds approved by the MUSH's staff. Some Talents must be selected in character generation, others are simply role-played by those with the appropriate strengths in the Five Powers or overall One Power strength. Type news talents on the MUSH for more information.

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The White Tower admin DOES need to approve all bonds. If an Aes Sedai wishes to bond someone as her Warder, she should submit a request to the Amyrlin. Bonds to characters who have not received Warder training at the Tower will be considered, but aren't automatically approved. Bonds to females or other characters who would be rare or unheard of as Warders will also be considered, to allow for plots, but only a few will be approved. The Tower also needs to be advised in advance if people want to dissolve or transfer bonds. Type news warder on the MUSH for more information about the bond policy.

Some general information about the Tower character types and some points to consider if you're going to try for one of these types follows.

Novices

Novices are young women in the first stage of training to become Aes Sedai. The channeling ability manifests with puberty, occasionally as young as 11 or 12, more often between 15 and 18. The Tower rarely accepts women for training if they are older than 23 or so. If you're approved to play a Novice, there are two things you need to decide and should indicate in your background.

1. Is your ability inborn or trainable. That decision is up to you, you don't need to pick anything special in chargen. There are more trainable channelers than inborn. If you pick to be inborn, and want to have channeled before coming to the Tower, you probably have a block, and should include what it is in your background. See block on the Assets page more information about blocks.

2. How you want your ability to be discovered. Girls regularly travel to the Tower to be tested for the ability. Some are also discovered by Aes Sedai out in the world. We'll need to know what you want to do so we can arrange to role-play that with you.

See fc: novice on the Assets page for more information about choosing Novice in chargen.

Accepted

Accepted are women in the second stage of training to become Aes Sedai. A few Accepted characters are available through chargen. Most people begin as Novices and are promoted to Accepted when their Novice training is complete. If you are approved to begin as an Accepted, you may find the following information helpful for designing your background.

In the Tales world, Novice training generally lasts 2 to 3 IC years. If a woman's Novice period lasted longer than 3 to 4 years, it's usually because she's weak with the Power, or she had a character flaw that the Aes Sedai were trying to stamp out of her.

Starting out with an Accepted character can be a role-play challenge, because you'll have to role-play that you already know some of the people who were at the Tower while you were ICly a Novice. If you're new to MUSH RP, you may find starting out with a Novice more comfortable.

See fc: accepted on the Assets page for more information about choosing Accepted in chargen.

Aes Sedai

Aes Sedai are women whose ability to channel has been fully trained at the White Tower. They have completed training as a Novice and an Accepted. A small number of Aes Sedai characters are available in chargen. If you are approved to play one, you may find the following helpful for role-play and designing your background.

Novice training on Tales generally lasts 2 to 3 IC years, and the same for Accepted training. If either period lasts longer than 3-4 years, it's usually because a woman is weak with the One Power, or has a character flaw that the Aes Sedai were trying to help her overcome. The youngest allowed age for a newly-raised Aes Sedai is 20. You can also choose to have been Aes Sedai for some time, the oldest age allowed for an Aes Sedai in chargen is 275.

Approved Aes Sedai can choose to RP that they've been at the Tower for a while, or that they've recently returned to the Tower from a mission or assignment. You can contact the Amyrlin for some ideas of possible missions and assignments based on IC events. The Amyrlin will also discuss with you the possibilities for current and future assignments, in or out of the Tower.

See fc: aes sedai on the Assets page for more about choosing Aes Sedai in chargen.

Failed Novices

A few failed Novice characters are available in chargen. A failed Novice is someone who had some Novice training, but was put out of the Tower before graduating to Accepted. This happens when a girl is very weak in the One Power, or does not have the strength of character required to be an Aes Sedai. It also happens if a girl refuses to take the test to become Accepted three times.

The Tower never releases a girl until she has her ability under enough control not to be a danger to herself or others. Once the Tower has expelled someone, they are not welcome back for more training, so this character type is no longer associated with the Tower. Approved failed Novices are welcome to contact the Tower admin to find out who they might know from their time in the Tower.

See fc: failed novice on the Assets page for more information about choosing this character type in chargen.

Failed Accepted

A few failed Accepted characters are available in chargen. A failed Accepted completed her Novice training, and has had at least some Accepted training, but was then put out of the Tower. An Accepted may be put out of the Tower if she lacks the strength of character demanded of a full Aes Sedai, or if she failed the test for the shawl.

The Tower never releases a girl until she has her ability under enough control not to be a danger to herself or others. Once the Tower has expelled someone, they are not welcome back for more training, so this character type is no longer associated with the Tower. Approved failed Accepted are welcome to contact the Tower admin to find out who they might know from their time in the Tower.

See fc: failed accepted on the Assets page for more information about choosing this character type in chargen.

Trainees

A Trainee is a man in the first stage of the Warder training program at the White Tower. Trainees are generally in their late teens or early twenties, but younger and older characters may be considered.

If you're approved to approve to play a Trainee, you should include information in your background about how you want to come to the Tower to begin your training, so we can arrange to role-play that out with you. Virtually all Trainees are men who approached the Tower and requested training. The Tower only accepts those who seem to have the necessary potential, which includes being physically healthy and having a desire to serve the Tower and the Aes Sedai.

See warder: trainee on the Assets page for more information about choosing this character type in chargen.

Proven

A Proven is a man in the second stage of the Warder training program, and has completed the Trainee stage of training. A few Proven are available in chargen. The Trainee stage of training generally lasts 2-3 IC years. A Trainee character should be at least 16 years of age, and is usually at least 18 to 22 years old.

Starting out with a Proven character can be a role-play challenge, because you'll have to role-play that you already know some of the people who were at the Tower while you were ICly a Trainee. If you're new to MUSH RP, you may find starting out with a Trainee more comfortable.

Each Proven is part of a Path of Warder training. See the Warder section of this site for more information on Paths.

See warder: proven on the Assets page for more information about choosing this character type in chargen.

Trained Warders

A trained Warder is a man who has completed the Warder training program, ICly finishing both the Trainee and Proven stages of training. He has also taken vows of service to the White Tower. A few trained Warders are available in chargen.

A trained Warder should be no less than 20 years old, otherwise you might not be able to afford all the skills you need and want to buy in chargen. Those Warders who reach old age before being killed in duty are usually retired, but starting with a trained Warder character older than 60 is not impossible. Each Warder is part of a Path, see the Warder section of this site for more information.

It is not possible to start play being bonded. Bonds are arranged onscreen, between individual Warders and Aes Sedai, and must be approved by the Tower. If you wish to have been bonded to an NPC Aes Sedai in the past, you might want to read the lost ward: warder information on the Assets page for more information.

See warder: trained on the Assets page for information on selecting a trained Warder character in chargen.

Retired Warders

Like a trained Warder, a retired Warder has completed Warder training at the White Tower. At some time in the past, he was bonded to an NPC Aes Sedai, but she died. To be approved for a retired Warder character, a character must be older than 65 or have a serious injury or illness.

Retired Warders are no longer actively involved with the Tower. If you'd like to be a retired Warder who still lives at the Tower, please include that in your background. Whether involved with the Tower or not, retired Warders are not eligible to bond to another Aes Sedai because they are no longer physically fit enough.

The MUSH has made this character type available for those who would like to play characters who have had Warder training and Warder skills, but are no longer associated with the Tower, as there has been an interest in this in the past. If you'd like to be involved in the Tower or bond to an Aes Sedai, you should try for one of the other Warder types.

Type warder: retired on the Assets page for more information about choosing this character type in chargen.

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