This is a read-only announcement pertaining to CD's rank changes. It is assumed that your character was present and heard the announcement. If your character has any questions or concerns that you would like them to bring up with the leadership ICly about this, just let either Alli or I know and we will try to work out a thread with you 500+

Ever since her three youngest children had been spending less and less time with her, Savina had been spending more and more time in the library, browsing through its multitude of books. Upon arriving here in Nova Scotia, the woman hadn’t known how to read. Kansas had taught her though, and her mate had been an excellent teacher. Now she could never quite get enough of the vast knowledge that the old tomes hid within their yellowed pages. There was so much to read and learn and the woman was glad for the distraction. Letting your children grow up was rewarding and heartbreaking at the same time; if she didn’t find some hobby to keep her occupied no doubt she would be hovering about them constantly and that would not do. Even sweet Parker would likely grow to resent her mother’s constant company if that were to happen.

One day, among her browsing, Savina’s eyes caught the name of a place that she knew well. Rome, she thought wistfully. The woman remembered well the time that her mother had snuck her and her siblings away from the pack so they could catch a glance of the ancient city and all its wonders. It was one of her most vivid childhood memories and she had always wished to return to that place one day. The sable fey took the book out and read the full title: History of the Roman Republic. Lorenzo, her English teacher, had taught them some of Rome’s history but she knew that this book had to have a wealth of knowledge that he had not been able to pass down. Eagerly she sat down on one of the comfy chairs in the library and began to devour the book.

It was fascinating. The way their government functioned and how they had grown and expanded. It had made the Commander begin to think about her own pack and the ranks that they had given themselves. Savina didn’t know much about them, aside from the fact they were militarily based, and she had always felt that such titles were not fitting to her pack. They were not a military, they were a family and did their best to avoid all fighting and conflict. While not perfect, the names of the Roman Republic seemed a much closer fit to Crimson Dreams than any military-based ranks. A seed was planted in her mind, and she quickly ran for some paper and pencil to scribble down the various offices and names that she found in the book.

It took some time to get the order figured out, but once she had a preliminary list of rankings, she set out to talk it over with Anu. Savina had the power to make the decision all on her own, but that was not what Crimson Dreams was about. It was a collaboration and she depended on the opinions of her fellow members, none more so than the elder woman who was her second-in-command. Once she had explained her idea, in great detail, her friend was just as eager to work upon it. For the past couple weeks they had been working out all the kinks and Savina had dug through the library to find the Latin words that she could not find in the first book.

All that hard work had lead to this moment. Savina stood on the porch of Haven Manor in the crisp air and called the pack together. Once they were there, one and all, the woman began her oration on the changes that they were implementing this day. "Greetings Crimson Dreams! Thank you for answering my call so quickly. Today will be a momentous occasion for us. Today, we are going to be entering a new chapter in the pack’s life. A revitalization," she said, speaking loud and clear so that all could hear her words. "The ranks that have served us so far, ranks that are military in nature, do not reflect the spirit of our pack. I do not think that any of you would disagree with this conclusion. I have, along with Anu, come upon a new system that better represents our home. They are born from the Roman Republic, a government that was not ruled by one supreme ruler, but was something that all the people of Rome helped to build and shape. Our name will remain the same, but our titles will now derive from that era. I am no longer your Commander, but your Consul. Anu is not a Lieutenant General, but a Praetor."

Savina took out and displayed to her pack the sheets of paper with her handwriting. "Here are the descriptions of our new ranks. They will always be available for anyone to read, and if you cannot read them, I will be happy to read them to you," she said with a smile. "Crimson Dreams is a place based on working together and letting each member excel in their personal area of achievement. These new ranks represent this better than the old." The Consul let the members of the pack absorb this new information for a moment before speaking again. "Now, please join me in celebrating our new chapter." Her head tipped back as a joyous and confident howl rose from her throat. The other voices of Crimson Dreams joined her own and they sang their new beginning to any and all that would hear of it.