Editing Lineage:The Rebellion (section)

=Joining an Order of the Rebellion=

Nobody is born into the Rebellion.  Apprentices are recruited as adults or teenagers if they show promise as a mage and have political opinions that the mentor finds appropriate.  They are subjected to a battery of tests and if they pass them, they will receive an intensive political reeducation.  Only then will be given training in skills that the Order finds important and last of all they will be taught spells.  The procedure is grueling and many fail, usually getting their memories wiped.

Joining an Order means dedicating yourself to a cause by dedicating yourself to a larger community, most broadly the form of the Rebellion and most specifically in the form of the Order joined.  It means pledging to be a member of the team, to receive protection and training in return for allegiance.  It means accepting that Heaven and Hell alike are enemies of humanity and must be fought.  It requires rejecting that anyone deserves Hell.