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Post by Legend on Aug 9, 2011 10:20:59 GMT -5
This is a rough guide as to what rank entails within a Herd, Band or Rookery as well as permissions and allowances.
Herd or Rookery
Lead Stallion - [1 male]
As the Lead Stallion, this character is the most important character in the Herd. He is in charge of the primary defenses of the Mares and foals in his extended family. He is expected to defend their territory from roaming Loners as well as move the Herd to forage grounds. If the Lead Stallion makes the wrong choice - the entire herd suffers from it.
Lead Mare - [1 female]
The lead mare is usually the wisest of the mares in the Herd.. and sometimes the mate of the Lead Stallion. While the Stallion is off patrolling the borders or hunting up new places to forage, it is the lead mare that keeps order in the herd. She has the rights to send young stallions packing, as well as kicking some of the other horses out of the Herd if they get too overpopulated.
Second in Command - [1 male]
The second most important rank in the herd after the Lead Stallion, without a Second the herd will be disbanded if anything happened to the Lead Stallion. The Second is typically the eldest or favorite son of the Lea Stallion that will take his place should he die, leave or simply decides to step down. While he is not the ultimate leader of the Herd he does have very similar rights when it comes to claiming, challenging and even trading providing the Lead Stallion trusts his second enough.
Stallions - [males]
The stallions of the herd are just that... males that are adults and permitted to live within the construct of the herd by the Lead Stallions. These horses are also perhaps expected to patrol the borders or see to the safety of the mares and foals.
Mares - [females]
Mares make up the majority of the herd structure. They can range from just fully grown fillies to a twenty or thirty year old senior. Most of the mares are listed in a hierarchical structure through dominance.
Colts and Fillies - [both male and female]
Colts and fillies are young horses that are younger than two years old and are still classed as young enough to live under a herd. However, Colts may be chased out of a herd once they're a year old or so.
Foals - [both male and female]
Foals are horses under six months old that are not yet classed as Colts or fillies.
Band
Lead Mare - [1 female]
The lead mare is usually the wisest of the mares in the Herd.. and sometimes the mate of the Lead Stallion. While the Stallion is off patrolling the borders or hunting up new places to forage, it is the lead mare that keeps order in the herd. She has the rights to send young stallions packing, as well as kicking some of the other horses out of the Herd if they get too overpopulated.
Second in Command - [1 female]
The second most important rank in the herd after the Lead Mare, without a Second the herd will be disbanded if anything happened to the Lead mare. The Second is typically the eldest or favorite daughter of the Lead Mare that will take her place should she die, leave or simply decides to step down. While she is not the ultimate leader of the Band she does have very similar rights when it comes to claiming, challenging and even trading providing the Lead Mare trusts her second enough.
Stallions - [males]
The stallions of the herd are just that... males that are adults and permitted to live within the construct of the herd by the Lead Mare. These horses are also perhaps expected to patrol the borders or see to the safety of the mares and foals.
Mares - [females]
Mares make up the majority of the herd structure. They can range from just fully grown fillies to a twenty or thirty year old senior. Most of the mares are listed in a hierarchical structure through dominance.
Colts and Fillies - [both male and female]
Colts and fillies are young horses that are younger than two years old and are still classed as young enough to live under a herd. However, Colts may be chased out of a herd once they're a year old or so.
Foals - [both male and female]
Foals are horses under six months old that are not yet classed as Colts or fillies.
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