Children of the End Times

Children of the End Times, also known as Cotet or Cet, are a small, mostly unknown group that has some presence in the larger communities on Malify. They appear to be a Doomsday cult, predicting the end of the world and warning people about it. They preach that only they know the signs and only those in the group will survive it.
On Egg Island very little is known about them. The island is so small and the settlements so scattered, that there aren't many people to preach to about it. There are also no great potential patrons or large gullible masses with influence or money to be found.
In other parts of Malify, the story may be quite different.
Where their numbers are large enough they are organized in a manner similar to families, with 'parents' who lead the 'children' and teach them the right way to live. This includes sympathy for the non-believer, and patience with their stubbornness, which is often merely disguised self-superiority. Siblings in the group refer to each other as 'older' or 'younger' sister or brother. This is not related to age, but to the seniority of the member.
As children in a family group become more experienced they will be assigned as parents to a new number of members to form another family. If the member is married to another believer, the couple will become the parents together. If a 'child' is unmarried, they will be asked to marry someone from another family group and will be presented with several potential mates. They are expected to chose from the choices given to them, refusal will not mean expulsion, but will mean staying as a 'child' and possible demotion to a lower rank. Members married to a nonbeliever do not have the potential of advancement past the 'child' stages.
The founder of the Children are a husband and wife, known only as the 'Grandparents'. What their original names were is not known and the members of the group call them Grandfather or Grandmother, sometimes adding Honorable as an expression of respect.

Naming Traditions

Feminine names

The females of the group retain their given names, but no longer use their family name. The names retained will reflect the patterns of the society that they came from.

Masculine names

The males retain their given names, but not their family name. Therefore, the given names will reflect the society in which they were born.

Family names

Members use their first names only, prefaced by their rank in the family group. Examples might include: Older sister Mene, or younger brother Janse

Culture

Shared customary codes and values

Each member is expected to honor the older (by rank) members of the community, and most especially the 'Grandparents' whose word is to be obeyed with exactness.

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