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--- jane_mendoza_gang_s_ceremonies [2024/11/03 07:43] – [Special Occasions] admin
+++ jane_mendoza_gang_s_ceremonies [2025/08/02 08:11] (current) – [THE CEREMONIES OF THE JANE MENDOZA GANG] admin
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+=== Races | Culture | Buildings & Organizations ===
 ====== THE CEREMONIES OF THE JANE MENDOZA GANG ======
-The[[jane_bold_gang|Jane Mendoza Gang’s]] ceremonies are organized into categories that reflect the stages of a gang member's journey, from recruitment to initiation, promotions and special occasions. The Gang Organization Department.
+The [[jane_bold_gang|Jane Mendoza Gang’s]] ceremonies are organized into categories that reflect the stages of a gang member's journey, from recruitment to initiation, promotions and special occasions. The Gang Organization Department.
 ==== Recruitment ====
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   * **Process:** Prospective recruits initiate contact by ordering a “Bloody Jane” at the bar. Trixi, the bartender, questions the individual to gauge commitment. If satisfied, she confiscates their [[allottment_cards|Allotment Card]] and provides a key to Room 7, where they meet a recruiter from the gang. After a drink spiked with [[luminofera|Shika]] (a substance that dulls the senses), the recruiter explains that the initiation process is dangerous and that failure means death.
-**2.The three tests**
+**2.The two tests**
-  * **Purpose:** The three tests assess the recruit's courage, loyalty, and capacity for violence.
+  * **Purpose:** The two tests assess the recruit's courage, loyalty, and capacity for violence.
-  * **First Test – Frostpunkt:** The recruit plays a game of [[frostpunkt|Frostpunkt]] against the recruiter to demonstrate mental resilience.
+  * **First Test – Turn an Oppenheimer into an Einstein:** Recruits are given 24 hours to turn a 100 Kourou banknote into 1,000 Kourou within the walls of Firetown. They are free to use any methods they choose, emphasizing resourcefulness and cunning.
-  * **Second Test – Zapor Feather:** The recruit must retrieve a [[zapor|Zapor]] Feather from a dangerous Zapor Nest, showcasing bravery and skill.
+  * **Second Test – Murder:** The recruit is required to commit murder on behalf of the gang, creating a shared sense of guilt and solidifying loyalty.
-  * **Third Test – Murder:** The recruit is required to commit murder on behalf of the gang, creating a shared sense of guilt and solidifying loyalty.
-**Outcome:** Success in all three tests grants the recruit the status of Prospect, marking the beginning of their journey in the gang.
+**Outcome:** Success in all two tests grants the recruit the status of Prospect, marking the beginning of their journey in the gang.
 ==== Initiation ====
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 **Vow Ceremony**
-  * **Purpose:** This ceremony solidifies a Prospect’s allegiance to the gang. It is held in the main hall, where the Top 45 gather, and department members sing the [[fate_song|Fate Song]]. The Prospect, accompanied by their mentor, kneels before [[jane_bold|Jane Mendoza]], who declares their new life as property of the gang. Prospects repeat an oath, vowing absolute loyalty.
+  * **Purpose:** This ceremony solidifies a Prospect’s allegiance to the gang. It is held in the main hall, with the Top 45 in attendance, and the 30 Hands singing the [[fate_song|Song of Fate]].
-  * **Symbolic Act:** The Prospect hands over their Allotment Card, which Jane burns in an open fire, severing their ties to the outside world. This ceremony marks the Prospect's irrevocable commitment to the gang.
+The Prospect, accompanied by their mentor, kneels before [[jane_bold|Jane Mendoza]], who declares their new life as property of the gang.
-  * **Additional Information:** Detailed Overview of the Vow Ceremony
+  * **Symbolic Act:** The Prospect hands over their Allotment Card, a symbol of their former identity, which Jane burns in a copper fire bucket, severing their ties to the outside world.
+  * **The Vow:** The Prospect repeats the oath:
+  * //"I am nothing without the gang.
+  * The gang is my life.
+  * Outside the gang, there is only death for me."//
+  * This marks the Prospect's irrevocable commitment to the gang.
 ==== Promotions ====
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 This structured approach to death and succession emphasizes the gang’s commitment to honoring loyal service while maintaining a disciplined hierarchy.
-**Death of Disgrace**
+**Death of Disgrace (Public Execution)**
 When a gang member is sentenced to Death of Disgrace for failing to uphold the gang’s standards or for serious violations of rules, the execution is held as a public event in the main hall. This ceremony serves as a powerful reminder to all members of the consequences of disloyalty and failure.
-  * **Public Execution**
   * **Setting:** The condemned member is brought before the entire gang, bound with handcuffs and shackles, and positioned in a designated area within the main hall. This place of execution is clearly marked, symbolizing the gravity of betrayal and failure in the gang’s ranks.
   * **Accusation and Announcement by Jane Mendoza:** Jane Mendoza stands before the assembled gang and formally reads out the charges against the condemned, detailing their offenses and explaining why they have been deemed unworthy of remaining part of the gang. Her words reinforce the values of loyalty, commitment, and accountability, reminding everyone of the gang's strict code of conduct.
   * **Expression of Disappointment by the former Mentor:** The condemned member’s mentor, typically a Top 10 member, steps forward to carry out the execution. Before doing so, the mentor expresses their disappointment and regret, acknowledging the lost potential and the betrayal of trust.
   * **Death:** The mentor then administers the fatal blow, usually by stabbing, ending the condemned member’s life swiftly yet ceremonially. This act serves as both punishment and closure, emphasizing the consequences of dishonor within the gang.
+===== Related pages with additional information =====
+  * [[outlaws|Outlaws]]
+  * [[jane_bold_gang|Jane Mendoza Gang]]
+  * [[headquarters_of_the_jane_mendoza_gang|The Headquarters of the Jane Mendoza Gang]]
+  * [[fate_song|The Song of Fate]]
+  * [[song_of_gratefulness|The Song of Gratefulness]]
+  * [[detailed_overview_of_the_weapons_commonly_used_by_the_gang_members|Armament of the Jane Mendoza Gang]]