The Grey Tower

Raising Requirements
Novices & Soldiers - Drin'far'ji - Accepted & Dedicated - Ji'alantin



For a Novice or Soldier to be raised to Accepted or Dedicated:
  1.  Candidate must spend a minimum of four weeks as a Novice or Soldier.
  2.  Candidate must join and complete the One Power Basics class
  3.  Candidate must complete one roleplay thread with another member of the Tower.
  4.  Candidate must join and complete two classes of any variety in addition to One Power Basics.
  5.  Candidate must complete one further Raising Requirement. This can be any one of the following:
  •  Write a fanfic. Please read the Fanfic Guidelines before you start and be sure to send a copy to the Keeper.
  •  Roleplay with another member of the Tower. The candidate must post at least six times to count the thread toward raising.
  •  Complete a class in addition to the required classes.
  •  Participate in an official roleplay. The event need not be finished to apply for raising, but it should be far enough under way that the candidate has posted at least six times.
  •  Assist administration in some fashion. Opportunities arise to be of assistance to the administration team from time to time. Tasks of sufficient importance, duration, or difficulty may be counted toward raising at the discretion of the administrators.
  •  Other things may be accepted at the discretion of the administrators.
Black Ajah:
Black Ajah characters must have an in-character interaction with a representative of the Black Ajah. This may be done during the course of the other raising requirements or separately, but proof of this interaction is required before the learning-rank Black Ajah insignia can be used.

Once you are ready to be raised, complete this form to submit your raising requirements for review.




For a Drin'far'ji to be raised to Ji'alantin:
  1.  Candidate must spend a minimum of four weeks as a Drin'farji.
  2.  Candidate must pass one of the following classes:
  3.  Candidate must earn at least four Weapon Skill points.
    •  At least one of these must be in unarmed combat.
    •  At least two points must be in one weapon.
  4. Roleplay at least once with your Mentor or another member of higher rank than Drin'far'ji.
  5. Complete one of the following:
  •  Write a fanfic. Please read the Fanfic Guidelines before you start and be sure to send a copy to the Keeper.
  •  Roleplay with another member of the Tower. The candidate must post at least six times to count the thread toward raising.
  •  Complete a class in addition to the required classes.
  •  Participate in an official roleplay. The event need not be finished to apply for raising, but it should be far enough under way that the candidate has posted at least six times.
  •  Assist administration in some fashion. Opportunities arise to be of assistance to the administration team from time to time. Tasks of sufficient importance, duration, or difficulty may be counted toward raising at the discretion of the administrators.
  •  Other things may be accepted at the discretion of the administrators.
Black Ajah:
Black Ajah characters must have an in-character interaction with a representative of the Black Ajah. This may be done during the course of the other raising requirements or separately, but proof of this interaction is required before the learning-rank Black Ajah insignia can be used.

Once you are ready to be raised, complete this form to submit your raising requirements for review.




For Accepted and Dedicated to be raised to Aes Sedai and Asha'man:
  1.  Candidate must spend a minimum of five weeks as Accepted or Dedicated.
  2.  Candidate must choose an Ajah of aspiration.
  3.  Candidate must complete an Ajah Exploration roleplay or fanfic to explain the decision for or against a particular Ajah.
  4.  Candidate must complete any five items off the following list, not repeating any one item more than three times:
  •  Write a fanfic. Be sure to send a copy to the Keeper.
  •  Roleplay with another member of the Tower. The candidate must post at least six times to count the thread toward raising.
  •  Complete a class of any variety.
  •  Teach a class of any variety. Contact administration to arrange this.
  •  Write a lecture of 2500 words or more.
  •  Earn one point in a Talent, Benefit, or Weapon Skill through a roleplay or fanfic.
  •  Participate in an official roleplay. The event need not be finished to apply for raising, but it should be far enough under way that the candidate has posted at least six times.
  •  Host an official roleplay. The event need not be finished to apply for raising, but it should be well under way. Refer to the official roleplay page for more information.
  •  Assist administration in some fashion. Opportunities arise to be of assistance to the administration team from time to time. Tasks of sufficient importance, duration, or difficulty may be counted toward raising at the discretion of the administrators.
  •  Other things may be accepted at the discretion of the administrators.

Black Ajah:
Black Ajah characters must:
  •   Interact with a member of Black Ajah
  •   Swear fealty to the Great Lord of the Dark
  •   Unswear the Three Oaths and replace them with Dark Oaths
This may be done during the course of the other raising requirements or separately, but proof of these deeds is required before the full-rank Black Ajah insignia can be used.


Once you are ready to be raised, complete this form to submit your raising requirements for review.




For Ji'alantin to be raised to Gaidin:
  1.  Candidate must spend a minimum of five weeks as Ji'alantin.
  2.  Candidate must complete an Ajah Exploration roleplay or fanfic to examine an interest or disinterest in a particular Ajah.
  3.  Candidate must earn three additional Weapon Skill points.
    •  This will give the candidate a minimum total of seven points and a maximum of ten.
    •  At least four points should be in one weapon.
    •  At least two points should be in unarmed combat.
  4.  Candidate must complete any two items off the following list:
  •  Write a fanfic. Be sure to send a copy to the Keeper.
  •  Roleplay with another member of the Tower. The candidate must post at least six times to count the thread toward raising.
  •  Complete a class of any variety.
  •  Teach a class of any variety. Contact administration to arrange this.
  •  Write a lecture of 2500 words or more.
  •  Earn one point in a Talent, Benefit, or Weapon Skill through a roleplay or fanfic.
  •  Participate in an official roleplay. The event need not be finished to apply for raising, but it should be far enough under way that the candidate has posted at least six times.
  •  Host an official roleplay. The event need not be finished to apply for raising, but it should be well under way. Refer to the official roleplay page for more information.
  •  Assist administration in some fashion. Opportunities arise to be of assistance to the administration team from time to time. Tasks of sufficient importance, duration, or difficulty may be counted toward raising at the discretion of the administrators.
  •  Other things may be accepted at the discretion of the administrators.

Black Ajah:
Black Ajah characters must:
  •   Interact with a member of Black Ajah
  •   Swear fealty to the Great Lord of the Dark
This may be done during the course of the other raising requirements or separately, but proof of these deeds is required before the full-rank Black Ajah insignia can be used.


Once you are ready to be raised, complete this form to submit your raising requirements for review.