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Madam Crow founded this order over four thousand years before her ascension. Little is known about them. They are mysterious, reclusive, and quite eccentric. The Maidens are a psuedo-religious occultic coven of witches seeking “enlightenment”. They have strict requirements and a few tests to join their order. To join, one must meet the following requirements: Must be female. Must be an Aundae vampire (if the witch is still living, but all other requirements are met then the witch will simply be embraced by a Maiden). Must be a virgin. Must be at least 30 years old (or the equivalent of whatever race the witch belongs to), younger witches will be taken in as handmaidens. After the witch reaches 30 years old (or the equivalent of whatever race the witch belongs to) they will be received as a full-fledged member. Must complete the initiation tests.
The first test is finding their initiation grounds, the location of which is unknown. It is believed that the location is hidden within “The Way of the Crow*”; A cryptic text written by Madam Crow herself before she founded The Maidens of the Crow. The second test is simply a size-up by a Maiden of sufficient rank. If the Maiden believes the witch to be worthy of joining, then they will give them the third test. The third test varies, but always involves some form of quest. Should the aspiring witch complete their task, they will be given the fourth test. The fourth test requires the witch to renounce all ties with their family; The Maidens of the Crow are her new family. Afterwards, the witch will be given one final test. The witch must swear an oath of chastity and an oath of loyalty to Madam Crow, both in blood and in Belenthrond’s name. These oaths ensure Should the witch’s loyalty to Madam Crow and Maiden ever break her philosophy. While these oaths canwillingly, and have, be broken, it would surely result in an unpleasant curse from Belenthrond. Such she is the nature of an oath sworn in his namecursed by Madam Crow. After all this, the witch will be accepted into The Maidens. The Maidens see Madam Crow as a mother figure and themselves as her children. One notable aspect about The Maidens is that they do not have bat-like wings and instead their wings are crow like. Similarly, Maidens cannot control bats but they can control crows in the same manner. Little else is known about them, their activities, or their goals
*Many copies of The Way of the Crow exist. When their purpose is discerned by a good aligned church, and some neutral aligned churches, they are typically outlawed by the local authorities. A character who finds a copy, or buys one (usually no more than 100gp, depending on the merchant), they may attempt to decipher it. A successful DC 30 [[SRD:Decipher Script Skill|Decipher Script]] will reveal the location of the Maiden’s initiation grounds. The text is non-magical, but the knowledge therein grants the reader the feat [[SRD:Spell Focus|Spell Focus]] (Evocation) on a successful DC 20 [[SRD:Decipher Script Skill|Decipher Script]].
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