We have been looking for Ajah Heads and a MoN and we have started to find some!
Congratulations go out to the new Mistress of Novices, Leala Gymorraine and the new Brown Ajah Head, claireducky!
Both of these women have ideas galore and energy to spare.
Welcome to the staff girls, I’m looking forward to working with you!
Applications for Blue, Grey and Red Ajah Heads are still open, so feel free to apply if you’d like to join these girls.
Kathleen,
WT RGL
Hello all!
There have been a few shifts at the White Tower lately and some new positions are now available. These positions require more than just rping, so please only apply if you are serious about putting in the time and effort to do all the duties of the jobs.
We are looking for a Mistress of Novices and Heads for the Blue, Brown, Gray and Red Ajahs.
We will be giving preference to members who already have Aes Sedai in the Ajah they wish to apply. However, if you are interested and do not yet have an Aes Sedai, or have one in another Ajah, please do not hesitate from sending in an application if you are certain you can deliver the duties of the position and give the position the time it needs.
Here is a list of the duties that come along with each position:
Mistress of Novices:
Ajah Head:
Interested candidates can emial WTDiv [at] dragonmount.com with the following information. Please be sure to put the position you are applying for (MoN or Blue/Brown/Gray/Red Ajah Head) in the subject line.
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Application for the position of: [insert here]
Your Name :
Your DM Handle:
Your Age :
How long have you RPed at DM?
How long have you been RPing all over?
What kind of Role Playing positions (IC and/or OOC) have you held on this site or any other WoT based site? (please provide references)
What kind of leadership positions have you held on this site or any other WoT based site? (please provide references)
What kind of leadership positions have you held on any type of site or IRL? (please provide references)
Have you read all the WoT books?
Have you read what our expectations are, and are you able and prepared to work within them?
What are your talents (ie website building skills, spreadsheets, graphics, role playing, ideas, etc)?
If you are applying for an OOC position:
What ideas do you have for the division and your Ajah / section?
If you are applying for an IC position:
What sort of plans do you have for the position IC / rp plans?
Have you read the duties of the position you are applying for, and are you positive you can perform them on a consistent basis?
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Applications will be open until Oct. 26th 2012, and then there will be an interview with each person who applied before the decision is made. If there are no applicants after this point we will leave the positions open until someone who can do the job applies.
Kathleen
WT RGL
Hello all.
After many years of hard work Elgee has recently stepped down as RGL of the WT. It is quite a big role to fill and no one can do it quiet like her!
I do not attempt to emulate the past, and I do not claim to lead us into the same future she would have. But I am ready to pick up the reigns and I hope you will all stay on the journey to the future of the White Tower Roleplaying Group with me!
~ Kathleen
In the Wheel of Time series, the novice book is opened to older women by the Salidar group. We have decided to do that at the PSW too, to keep it somewhat in sync with what happens in the Books. Considering that we don’t have the players for a formal split, our story will be adapted slightly. To prevent confusion, these “older” novices will henceforth be called Salidar novices, and those who follow the up to now “normal” PSW way will be called Traditional novices.
The PSW version of Salidar Novices, and how they came to be:
The Final Battle is approaching and various Aes Sedai are worried about the fact that there are simply not enough novices and Accepted who will reach the Shawl. A faction proposes that older women be allowed to join as novices. After much wrangling and debate (not necessarily all fully RPed out), the idea is accepted and implemented in roughly 995NE.
Aes Sedai are sent out to proclaim this, and search for women. (All full AS are welcome to RP about this in any way, whether it’s just mentioning the story in their RPs, or actively participating in looking for older women who can channel, to RPing with people who make Salidar novice characters).
The vast majority of these novices will be non-sparkers, though the odd true Wilder would be interesting too. The normal rules will apply (ie you need to request permission from the DL to have a Sparker).
An NSW MoN has been created specifically for the Salidar Novices and Accepted. Her name is Talina Odile Bolaine (The Old Biddy Tongue), and her Bio can be found here: http://drpsw.wikia.com/wiki/Talina_Odile_Bolaine
This 2nd MoN has been created specifically to separate the 2 types of N&A into 2 clear groups who do not RP in the same time line *, ie:
1) “young” novices, who RP in Retro, and once raised can be any age (usually they pick to be 100 or older) (Traditional novices and Accepted)
2) “older” novices, who would RP from 995NE to current time. They’ll will be raised to Aes Sedai just in time for Tarmon Gai’don (give or take a year or 2). (Salidar novices and Accepted)
There are several ways to get them to Aes Sedai by the time TG rolls around in this short time frame of 5 to 7 years. We wilI use a combination of the following:
a) This story would start about 5 years back (995NE), so they would start their novice years slightly in Retro (but not as much as normal novices).
b) They will be “forced” (Aes Sedai panicking about the low numbers).
c) There’s some mention in the Books of those older Salidar novices learning much faster than the more traditionally younger ones.
In order for this not to become a stampede of people wanting to do JUST older novices, there would have to be a few negatives / drawbacks:
a) They’re stuck with the age they started with (bar adding a few years) – ie they gain the Shawl in CURRENT time line (and that’s the age they’re stuck at), so if they were 50 when they started as novice, they’ll be between 53 and 57 when TG arrives.
b) The character may not hold any IC position like MoN, Sitter, Ajah Head, etc – ever (except if we jump 100 years in time, at some stage … lol).
c) They will be looked down at by the “older” Aes Sedai due to their accelerated raising – something like being a Wilder puts you just a little bit lower in the hierarchy than your Strength in the OP should put you.
Traditional (younger) novices will have the “pro” of being able to RP themselves as “older” Aes Sedai, with all the bonuses attached to that, like becoming Sitters or Ajah Heads, etc.
I think this idea will lead to more RPs, and might even attract more members and/or characters. It opens up a whole new avenue for those who don’t want to play the 15 year old, but rather someone with more of a history and who will have different struggles with being an initiate. Plus, as I said above, people with full Aes Sedai characters can use this opportunity to travel Randland searching for women who can learn to channel.
* Until there are enough Salidar novices and Accepted to RP with each other, we will not be enforcing the separation of the 2 groups too strictly.
A glad welcome to four more new/returning members: Perine, Eladari, Ladria and Opera! Welcome ladies, we are so happy to have you with us!
After much consideration, I have chosen Claire as the new ADL. She submitted a wonderful application and has already thrown herself into the job head first. So please head to DM and offer her your congrats.
We would like to welcome back two of our former members, both wonderful members of the Tower who we look forward to rping with. Estel will be playing her Blue Sister of the same name and Aubrey will be playing her former Red Ajah Head and her former Blue Sitter. Welcome back ladies!
In the last while we have had some wonderful people join our Division as well as some people coming back to us. In the end of October we had Kura, Cairos, and Hadassah. During the month of November we had Narina Menderlin join us from the community side and decide to rp. December was a fairly slow month for us but we had Kroppa decide to create a Novice.
We have also had a surge of oldtime rpers coming back to rp with us again. It’s super exciting to see such stellar writers returning to us. So welcome back to Zania in November, Celes, and claireducky in January, and Elyssa in February. Welcome to all of you.
Well it’s finally happened, we now have ajah heads for all ajahs. I am so excited about this. Taeadra has returned to us and taken on the position of ajah head with her NSW Thanelle Kelwgar. Please offer her your congrats.
Whoohoo, we have a new bio checker, please give your congrats to Quisalas Selene at DM, who has taken on the position.
