The Ancients came to town today, they came in through the eastern gate.
They said that they had fought the wyrms yesterday, they fought and cleared their frosty nests.
They said that they had cleared the roads to Iwaki, that traders would soon be following with all their best.
The Ancients left town today, they left through the northern gate.
They said that they have to forge on to Brekka, to find the places that people couldn't be sent.
— Songs of the Youth
Countless frosty footsteps have been left behind an Ancient Caelfoc. These are some of the most experienced and capable people that can be found in Renai. They are given the responsibility of taking the longest and most arduous trips across the continent, and due to that they are often viewed as the absolute peak of physical capability. However, due to the constant lack of Caelfoc, Ancients are never seen in groups greater than two.
This has given rise to the view of Ancient Caelfoc as being parties of two that shape
DraKaise due to their mere presence. A pair of Ancient Caelfoc coming into town is often seen as a good omen. A pair of ancients brought into the city is always cause for alarm. To the general populace, the Ancients are nearly deified with a common belief that they are capable of removing any threat that may befall a city or settlement and seeing injury or concern brought forth by an ancient is frequently cause for alarm and panic.
To Become an Ancient Caelfoc
There is no single requirement to become an Ancient Caelfoc.
In truth, the advancement to becoming an Ancient Caelfoc is poorly defined and often down to the whims of the local
Great Wyrm. In general, before an
Adult Caelfoc is promoted, they have spent several years running as an Adult and has a significant repository of knowledge about the roads and conditions of the north.
In practice, any Great Wyrm can affirm the promotion of an Adult to become an Ancient, however if the initial Great Wyrm that trained them is still alive, then they are given the right to affirm that Ancient as a traditional passing of the ember and bringing a new 'true' member of the Caelfoc elite into the fold.
To Be an Ancient Caelfoc
Ancient Caelfoc do everything found under the domain of the Caelfoc.
When needed, they assist with the clearing of roads alongside the
Wyrmling Caelfoc. Otherwise they are commonly found leading squads of Adult Caelfoc or running in pairs to find and clear new paths across the
Frost Shield and
The Interior.
These are each incredibly important tasks, with Adult Squads often requiring guidance for dealing with the strange and oftentimes otherworldly threats that populate the spaces between the northern cities. While the pairs are by far the most adept at finding and clearing paths that avoid the most common threats of Giant Migration and new spawning grounds for Frost Wyrms.
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