Time to shake the old tree again! Run, hide, the sky is falling! Ahhhhh! No wait that's kinda cool. Some of you may know that our former ranks were a hodge podge assortment of Irish, Middle-Irish, and Scottish. Without a reliable person to help me translate them all into Middle-Irish i've had to rely on various translations found around the web. There are 7 versions of Gaelic still being used in the world today and that doesn't even include the dozen or so versions that have faded over time.
In an effort to build consistency in our language use I've decided to migrate all titles to modern Irish as it's easier to find reliable sources for grammar and translation. In addition I've fixed (reordered the names) the ranks to be more in line with where they should be.
Repositioning the Laoch Rank
Laoch specifically has been moved back to the top where it belongs. We initially added the 3 leadership ranks above Laoch. However we have opened up rank 11 to all members serving as the pinnacle of a Gaiscioch members rank progression.
The word Laoch, describes a legendary hero of Ireland. Legendary figures like Cuhulain and Amergin bestowed this title. In Celtic Society a Laoch was more important than an Ard Tiarna or High Lord. Their mere presence could sway a battle. This is why I am moving it back to it's rightful place at the top of the family ranks adding it to a new role of Legendary Members. This rank as well as our Finsceal, which is the rank for our "ascended members", will serve the pinnacle of our membership ranks.
I have also adjusted the requirements for this rank to now be obtainable by leader and follower alike. I have created a new point value called "Core Points" which are the combination of both primary point values. So your Leadership + your Fellowship will equal your Core Points. This in turn allows me to set a single requirement that you can earn through either path or both if you like.
This rank currently requires the accumulation of 150,000 Family Honor Points, 125,000 of which from your Core Points (Valor + Fellowship), 730 Days, and 150,000 contribution. I may make some adjustments to get it in line with the others and also make this a challenging accomplishment. Being this is the highest rank a living member can obtain I want it to be something people are proud of accomplishing.
Warlord Ranks
I've changed the titles and positioning of how warlord ranks display in your Family Title. Instead of being Totem animals they are now colors. Yay for teaching you all how to say basic colors in Irish! So depending on your rank you will have a color or tier assigned to your title.
Devotion Ranks
I have finally added these. You may have heard me talk about wanting to do this a few years ago but i never got around to it. Well, some room to breathe allowed me to finally incorporate it. These ranks are given based on the number of months you've been active in the family. You accrue these by logging into the website every 7 days. If you lapse in logins the counter stops counting. This works entirely on the Days Active metric on our family tree requirements.
These are where the Animal totems are now. There are 10 devotion ranks, the first you receive after 90 days of activity. The last after 15 years. This should keep all of us growing for a good long while.
Proper Names
So for years we've used the masculine form of rank names for ladies of the family. Now if you flag your account as being female, you'll have the feminine version of the word instead. So instead of being a lord you'll be a lady.
Putting it all Together
The end result of the new Family Ranks, Devotion Ranks, and Warlord Ranks is to generate your Family Title.
The next step is to create emblems for each of these in 2 sizes. For those that didn't factor the math that's a different graphic for each combination of 7 Roles, 11 Devotion Ranks, and 11 Warlord Ranks. Needless to say I'm going to attempt to employ some leprechauns in creating these for me. The end result should give just about everyone a unique badge they can be proud of.
Here's some examples of the final product.
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