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Scarlet Caste (RRaMC)
Caste Guidelines
1. Related Guidelines: A red caste warrior follows the Guidelines of the City or Land they are in as long as it does not violate the Codes of the Warrior. The Codes are everything. The rest of this is mostly optional for those warriors who wish to use more detailed guidelines but will not be enforced upon any member of the Caste but should remain within the same basic structure of Gorean RP.
2. Sex: The Red Caste is composed of only male warriors. Females are allowed in the Red Caste thru birth or Companionship, though their purpose is Education of children, raising families, administration, and other duties in the caste excluding Fighting or Warfare.
3. Justice: Grievances against a red caste warrior are judged by his peers. If it is a Caste Matter only, it is taken care of by the Caste. If it is an external matter, it is taken before the High Council of the City or the Ubar. Matters between Cities are solved by Combat.
4. OOC Grievances against a RRaMC Warrior may be brought to the attention of the Caste Chairs, who will bring it before the Caste Judges if it is a matter which can not be resolved by the Chairs.
Guidelines for the Position of RRaMC Judge:
A. Caste Judges will be composed of Three existing RRaMC Registered Men. All Three Judges will be equals and reside over all decisions brought before them.
B. Caste Judges will be elected for a term of Six months with three possible reelections possible.
C. Caste Judges will be charged with presiding over possible Caste offences brought before them. These Caste Judges will use the existing Guidelines, as well as the Gor Novels, and their own judgment to bring about a decision to correct the problem. They will answer questions as they arise for problems with Caste Dice, Caste Registration, Conflicts with other Castes, or OOC Violations of an extreme nature with penalties up to, and including, removal from the Caste if so warranted.
D. The Caste Judges will be under the direct supervision of the Caste Chairs, but can also preside over problems involving a Chair, and serve as a balance to the Chairs for the betterment of the Caste. If a problem in violation of the Guidelines, or Caste beliefs, as told in the Gor novels, is witnessed, it can be brought to the attention of the Chairs and resolved. Cases such as Votes of No Confidence against Caste Chairs can also be handled in cases of abuse of position for personal gain or power.
Registration: New Warriors join the Caste by finding a Sponsor/Mentor who is willing to teach them and Sponsor them to the Caste after they are trained. During the Training period, they use 2d22 as dice. When the Mentor feels they are ready to join the Caste, he will send an application letter to the City Council (For Cities with 3 or more warriors Registered) or Caste Scribe (For all others.) Only one applicant may be sponsored per Month as the Mentor should spend quality time with the Applicant to ensure they are fully trained. Applications are reviewed by the applicants peers and voted on to accept the new member into the Red Caste as a full Warrior. The Applicant MUST claim a Home Stone to have an application considered for registry in the Red Caste. If you are an Outlaw, without a Home Stone, or part of one of the tribes listed on the Members Pages, do not even bother sending in an application. An Applicant Must belong to a City to join a Caste, or in AOL Gor, one of the groups which we have accepted for conformities sake: e.g., Torvaldsland, Red Savages, Wagon Peoples, Alar, Red Hunters, or the Tahari. After being accepted, it is then possible to become an outlaw and remain in the Caste, though this is not recommended. A Letter of Acceptance OR Denial will be issued to the Applicant to inform him of his peers' decision. In cases of Denial, reasons will be given for the Applicant to work on, or to recommend a Caste change for unacceptable applicants. Registered Members can put Registered Red (Male) Caste RRaMC or just RRaMC in their profiles to indicate membership in the Rarius Caste.
Voting: Voting is conducted by return email to the Caste scribes within a specified time period. The choice receiving the most votes wins the election with the following exception: If there are four or more choices and no choice receives more than half the votes, then a runoff election is held between the top three choices.
Leadership OOC: The members may elect persons to fill various leadership roles in the Red Caste. Any person seeking a leadership position must demonstrate basic knowledge of Gor, have been a member of the caste for 6 (mun) months, and be available to serve the Caste. Depending on caste size, one or more members is elected as representative for the Entire Gor Wide Caste, though their purpose is OOC management. For each election, a scribe first asks the membership for nominations, then asks the membership for votes, as described in Voting above. Positions with the Caste are for 6 month terms. For each 25 Members of the Caste, a Chair may be elected. Any leader abusing his place to further his own goals over that of the Caste can be removed thru a Vote of Confidence. This OOC Representation is the Only OOC part of the Caste and only done for realism's sake since Gor isn't large enough to support true Individual City Castes, and it isn't realistically feasible to travel from one city to another in an instant for meetings. Meetings are held OOC when involving more than one City.
Leadership IC: In each individual city, there is a IC Red Caste Council when the City has reached a minimum size of at least 3 Registered Warriors. When a city obtains a RCC, they become autonomous. This means they may select new members without outside participation, can handle training, and designate their own leadership within the Caste, though they still follow the Gor Wide Caste Guidelines for conformity with other Cities. Updates to the Red Caste Scribe are requested to allow the Web Page Members list to be updated regularly.
Any Autonomous RCC which violates the Warrior Codes repeatedly, accepts Females as Warriors, or does other such UnGorean acts which might damage the Castes reputation can be suspended from the RC. Proof of this will be sent out to the Red Caste Judges for decision on Censuring the City in question. The Red Caste does not encourage UnGorean behavior and will distance itself from such behavior for the betterment of the Caste and it's reputation.
Termination: Registration with the Red Caste is forfeited in case of RP death, sentenced death by his peers, enslavement, or screen name deletion.
Amendments: The elected leadership may amend any guideline by a vote of the membership.
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