Note that they are all barefoot and wearing nothing under the robes. First, the Brotherhood dons black, hooded robes and approaches the candidate, who has not been notified prior to the ceremony, usually in his sleep. The indoctrination ritual takes place in a cave on the same mountain as the Brotherhood's mansion. That salt's then used to set the wound caused by a branding iron atop the name of his loved one. When a Brother lost a shellan or young, his Brothers pledge their condolences by cutting their arm and bleeding over a bowl of salt. For the queen, they stab the floor or ground with a dagger. To declare or reaffirm their allegiance to the king, the Brotherhood kneels and pounds the floor or ground with their fist. Motto: The Black Dagger Brotherhood, To Defend and Protect, Our Mother, Our race, Our Brothers.
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