Guidance on RPing Ritual of Feathers

[TheKai]

Good morning all, and happy new year. Hope the holidays have been great for everyone.
Im really looking forward to the Solar Channeler PRC when/if it becomes available and have been working my RP towards it with my current toon.

Solar Channelers enter the class through participating in the Ritual of Feathers

The ritual of feathers is the usual path through which Solar Channelers begin their advancement in the class. The ritual requires the possession of an Angelic feather, from which the name is derived. As such, undertaking the path of the Solar Channeler is usually reserved for the champions of a church. In rare instances Angels have been known to bless goodly adventurers with their feathers, sometimes after a show of support by smiting a fiend the party was fighting. Such Divine intervention is extremely rare however, and necessarily limited to situations where Heaven would even consider sending an Angel.

I want to do this correctly and "not just take the class when the requirements are met". Does anyone have any lore on exactly how the Ritual of Feathers proceedings go? Is there an item in game called "Solar's Feather?"

This seems like an extremely high profile PRC and would just like some advice.

[Nomster]

I have a Solar Feather... DM award which has no real purpose other than an RP tool.

[TheKai]

Hmm thanks for that tidbit.

[Considerate_]

As the class is still under development, it might be a bit too soon to offer comments on this subject I fear - it's not even guaranteed it will be released in its current form or any form for that matter.

I can, however, provide you with some of the official lore from DnD material, but it diverges slightly from the BGSCC version of it.

Solar Channeler Entry Requirements
Alignment: Any good.
Special: Ability to turn undead as a 6th-level cleric.
Special: You must have an affiliation score of 9 or higher within the Luminous Order to become a Solar Channeler. If your affiliation score drops below 9 after you have become a Solar Channeler, you retain all class features and the ability to advance in the class.
Special: Must participate in the Ritual of Feathers (see Advancement).

Advancement: Those who meet the entry requirements and wish to do so are invited to take part in the day long Ritual of Feathers at the Shining Citadel. At the conclusion of this prayer-filled ceremony, an actual solar briefly appears and wordlessly touches you with its sword. From that moment forward, you find that the gates on your ability to channel positive energy have been opened. Taking on the form of a solar requires further practice and greater inner strength.

Source for both the above: http://dndtools.eu/classes/solar-channeler/ and http://hearnsdb.wix.com/shattered-gates#!page53/c1vzx


So in DnD, you'd have to gain a reputation with the Luminous Order first, and then be awarded an Angelic Feather... I must confess, I've never seen or heard mention of the Luminous Order before reading this, so I have no idea what that is. Perhaps investigating that subject more, will lead you to the right 'lore approach' to this class?

I did a quick google search, but didn't find anything useful with DnD tags... A more thorough google search might yield better results though.

Hope you find what you're looking for, if you do, feel free to share it here!

[TheKai]

Thank you very much!