"Bishop, Anne - Dark Jewels 02 - Heir to the Shadows" - читать интересную книгу автора (Bishop Anne)

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.

AUTHOR'S NOTE
The "Sc" in the names Scelt, Sceval, and Sceron is pronounced "Sh."

BLOOD HIERARCHY/CASTES

Males

landen-non-Blood of any race

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

Warlord-a Jeweled male equal in status to a witch

Prince-a Jeweled male equal in status to a Priestess or a Healer

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


Females

landen-non-Blood of any race

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

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

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

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

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

Queen-a 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