Somaria lifts a hand to her lips, clearing her throat for attention.

Tyrni tilts his head and listens intently.

You say to Izekeal, "Who are we, that stand here today?"

Kalas Izekeal, Wyrden Defender says, "We are Nekotai, Bringers of Sorrow."

You ask Tau, "What do you know of Duty, Nekotai?"

Oculum Tempestatis, Tau y'Kaliath says, "This one's duty is to ward and protect the Wyrd from harm."

A wry smile spreads across Garmr's face.

You ask Krin, "To Spider, do you swear to never be caught unprepared?"

You ask, "To plot and plan ahead?"

Ard'Rhi Krin Kinsari says, "Hrmmm, yes yes I do."

Nazin arrives from the north.

You ask Garmr, "To Wasp, shall you strike surely- quickly. Stand fast in the defense of your duty to the Wyrd?"

Garmr Kel'evra, the Merciless Shadow says, "Always and forever."

You say to Izekeal, "To Beetle, swear loyalty. For it is Nekotai who have taken you in and made of you a weapon, from crude iron that others perhaps though worthless."

Kalas Izekeal, Wyrden Defender says, "I swear allegiance forever."

You say to Nazin, "To Bat, swear to be of the shadows. Your intent, a secret from our enemies."

Solemnly, Nazin y'Kaliath says, "I do. Now and forever."

You say to Tyrni, "To snake, swear to strike true, and to prefer death to failure in achieving your goals."

Bowing his head, Tyrni y'Kaliath, Ravager of Reason says, "Swift and sure, it shall be so."

You say, "And to Scorpion, I swear to uphold the precepts of the Nekotai, where I may have lacked before on one too many levels. I am bound to my Duty, to protect the Wyrd from harm and to uphold our current and future mandate. The Cult of the Nekotai are both my beginning and end."

You exclaim, "Hail, all here, for the enemy's beginning is today and their end is at the tips of our Nekai!"

Tyrni slides his opposing nekai against each other, causing an earsplitting screech to warble through the blades.

Krin slides his opposing nekai against each other, causing an earsplitting screech to warble through the blades.

Izekeal slides his opposing nekai against each other, causing an earsplitting screech to warble through the blades.

Garmr slides his opposing nekai against each other, causing an earsplitting screech to warble through the blades.

Nazin slides his opposing nekai against each other, causing an earsplitting screech to warble through the blades.

The wind whistles eerily through the branches overhead.

You say, "May Grandmother Scorpion boil our blood, and may the Fates cut our threads from the tapestry, should our oath prove false."

You raise the Medallion of a Thousand Stings overhead with a ceremonial flourish, concluding your guild rite.
You gasp with the realization that Tau has reached the level of Eminent.
Your karma rises in response to your deeds.
Your spirits are uplifted by the rite, and you feel that you have learned something.

Can I just say that the wind whistling through the trees right after all the nekai-screeching was the pimpest thing ever?

EDIT: Well, maybe not -ever-. But it was damn pimp in a text-MUD kind of way

The kaife air (end nekai screeching) was totally unplanned. I thought it was neat that you guys did it in response to the hail.

Very nice! Harbingers need to come up with something like this, we can play really bad music in place of the kaife air.

Oh yeah! Tyrni's good. The thought just struck me, so I did it. 'course, he does that any time he wants to remind folks he's not as cuddly as he seems.

fix'ed.

oooh nifty.

Kaife air made me think of a bunch of crickets.

was fun even if I only got what .14 %

The kaife air part was pretty epic. A nice climax to a good ritual.

Wow, .14% for doing nothing? Lucky!

*wishes Ebonguard had rites*

Give Val some time, I've had him tied up with some projects since he got GM.

This makes me hate Celestines wimpy guild emote.

Bowing your head in respect, you beseech the Holy Supernals for their blessing.

But could do something with that I think.

Either way, well done, nice to see more guild rites turn into ceremonies rather than, 'yayfreexp!'

What we did is a skill. We were all at first tier momentum after that.

Do the nekotai have a guild emote?

Not that I'm aware of, but there's a marvelous thread in the Ideas forum where you can suggest one if you have any ideas. (I don't or I would)

It would be cool to have a Nekotai emote, I think.

GUILDEMOTE - Scorpion.

Somaria thrusts a hand at Tau, shooting out a long spear on a rope, straight at his chest. With a triumphant yell, she demands, "Get over here!"

/mortalkombat

bah would that mean the thato would get the uper subzero freeze? because I really want to skateboard on a frozen person.