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===Member ranks=== | ===Member ranks=== | ||
Ranking in the Guilds is slightly unclear, but there were clearly many levels of rank, including, from lowest to highest, Cadet, Guildsman, Guild Master, Grand Master, and Great Lord. There was also a Guild Captain rank according to research on [ | Ranking in the Guilds is slightly unclear, but there were clearly many levels of rank, including, from lowest to highest, Cadet, Guildsman, Guild Master, Grand Master, and Great Lord. There was also a Guild Captain rank according to research on [article=Teledahn]'s history as documented by [article=Douglas Sharper], but its place in the hierarchy is currently unclear. Rank was indicated by symbols sewn onto the cloaks of the Guild member. 8 symbols – 4 to a side – indicated the lowest rank, while the Great Lords had only one such symbol. Rank was not based on age, but it is unclear exactly what requirements had to be met to move up in the ranks of the Guild. | ||
===Eligibility=== | ===Eligibility=== | ||
Membership in the Guilds was typically reserved for the upper classes of D'ni society due to the high monetary cost of enrollment. A scholarship program was instituted in [[4721 DE]] by King [[Demath]], requiring the Guilds to accept a certain percentage of students who passed the entrance exams but were unable to afford the price. | Membership in the Guilds was typically reserved for the upper classes of D'ni society due to the high monetary cost of enrollment. A scholarship program was instituted in [[4721 DE]] by King [[Demath]], requiring the Guilds to accept a certain percentage of students who passed the entrance exams but were unable to afford the price. |