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Rose
Summer-sky
Purple Dusk
Opal*
Green
Sapphire
Red
Gray
Ebon-gray
Black

*Opal is the dividing line between lighter and darker Jewels because it can be either.

When making the Offering to the Darkness, a person can descend a maximum of three ranks from his/her Birthright Jewel.
Example: Birthright White could descend to Rose.

AUTHORТS NOTE

The "Sc" in the names Scelt, Sceval, and Sceron is pronounced "Sh."

BLOOD HIERARCHY/CASTES

Males

LandenЧnon-Blood of any race

Blood maleЧa general term for all males of the Blood; also refers to any Blood male who doesn't wear Jewels

WarlordЧa Jeweled male equal in status to a witch

PrinceЧa Jeweled male equal in status to a Priestess or a Healer

Warlord PrinceЧa dangerous, extremely aggressive Jeweled male; in status, slightly lower than a Queen

Females

LandenЧnon-Blood of any race

Blood femaleЧa general term for all females of the Blood; mostly refers to any Blood female who doesn't wear Jewels

WitchЧa Blood female who wears Jewels but isn't one of the other hierarchical levels; also refers to any Jeweled female

HealerЧa witch who heals physical wounds and illnesses; equal in status to a Priestess and a Prince

PriestessЧa witch who cares for altars, Sanctuaries and Dark Altars; witnesses handfasts and marriages; performs offerings; equal in status to a Healer and a Prince

Black WidowЧa witch who heals the mind; weaves the tangled webs of dreams and visions; is trained in illusions and poisons

QueenЧa witch who rules the Blood; is considered to be the land's heart and the Blood's moral center; as such, she is the focal point of their society