Community Page: Red Ajah HQ
The Red Ajah at TarValon.net
About the Red Ajah
What can be said about the Red Ajah?
We are strong and independent, this is true. We are also passionate. These things might be said of a lot of the membership groups at TarValon.net, but it is the Red Ajah's brand of strength and passion that is different, that is special to us, that sets us apart.
There is no typical Red Aes Sedai. We are each vividly different; we might not always get along, but we adhere to a strong sense of sisterhood and togetherness. We might fight amongst ourselves from time to time, but heaven help anyone who does wrong to one of ours. That person will meet the justice of the Red Ajah face to face.
We are family. We defend and support one another. We take the wearing of the Red shawl deadly seriously, and we love one another with the fierceness of a mother protecting threatened cubs. We define our Ajah anew every day, each with our own take on what it means to be Red, but when it matters, we are united, we are one.
We are the Red Ajah.
Tarvalon.net Red Ajah versus the Books
We get asked a lot if we're like the book Red Ajah.
Well, for one thing, we can't channel (boo), and there's no Breaking for us to prevent so we don't go around hunting down men for gentling!
Nor do we hate men - although it can be argued that neither do all the book Reds - and we don't have a stigma about men either. Many of our ladies are married or in relationships with men, and have male friends both on and off the site. If you come to us looking for a tribe of man-hating women, you will be disappointed (although we do have plenty of running jokes about us all being evil torturers! See our Traditions for more!)
That said, we are a strong, tight-knit group of women who share a vision of sisterhood and who fiercely protect our own.
Our vision and purpose isn't that of the book Reds, but we share and respect their dedication, their passion, and that is probably the most significant link between us and them. If the site Reds met the book Reds (the Awesome ones, not the Black Ajah-y ones), we would probably get on quite well!
For those visiting us
Finally, just to say, for those of you who are guesting, or considering guesting, or just looking to know more about the site groups, we say this: very few of our Sisters would, solely upon reading the books, assume that they would be Red Ajah. The Sisters who have found their way to us, came to us with an open mind, putting the (admittedly) bad rep of the book Reds behind them and looking at our community group with fresh eyes.
Do the same, and we might well surprise you.
Symbolism of our logo
Each symbol of the Red Ajah logo at the top of the page represents a part of our identity as individuals and as a group.
You can read all about it here.
Leadership
Current Leadership
Head of the Red Ajah: Valadilene
- Heart of the Red Ajah: Katherine
- Sitters for the Red Ajah: Ealandrelle, Theolyn
Prior Leadership
Get To Know the Reds
Aes Sedai of the Red Ajah
Aspirants of the Red Ajah
Red Raisings
See our list of past raisings here
Reds on Red
A Red once said:
I chose the Red Ajah because I can be my true self. I don't have to hide my personality or my likes and dislikes. I don't need to keep secrets from my sisters because I know that they will always treat me fairly. If their opinions differ from mine, they will tell me without sugar-coating it, but they will not blatantly be rude to me. We always keep a high level of respect in our Ajah, and we demand the same from anyone who wants to join. We don't have Warders in our forums; all we have is each other, so we guard each other well. We will always support one another if needed (unless she's doing something stupid, then we'll tell her she's being stupid and help her fix it).
I believe that what our Ajah stands for can be embodied in the symbol of the rose. It is a beautiful, living, growing thing that smells sweet and may look delicate. It is hardy, though, with strong stems for support when faced with opposition. And no rose is complete without its thorns. It may prick you at the same time you're enjoying the sweet, delicious scent, and somehow you know that the pain is delivered in love, which makes it all the more enjoyable.
Red Traditions
We as an Ajah strongly value our traditions!
Those below we share publicly; others are revealed only to those who attain the Red Shawl.
Current Traditions
Tradition: Baby Reds and Real Life Raisings
When someone is raised to Red Aes Sedai at a big party, we try to get them a bunch of stuff for being the new "Baby Red". It goes along with the "Baby Red" signature that new Red Aes Sedai wear. This usually involves bibs, pacifiers and bottles that must be worn for the remainder of the evening. Of course, this assumes another Red is at the event who remembered to bring the stuff...
You may well see our new Reds wearing this signature around the forums:
Tradition: Red Hangouts (incorporating Red Smut)
We Reds love to Hangout (via Google Hangout) and whilst we often just have a bit of a natter about anything and everything, sometimes we also incorporate Red Smut Readings into our shenanigans. Started by our own Katherine Avery, we read aloud such gems as Claimed by the Alpha Dolphins. Can anyone make it to the end of the book without laughing too hard to read any further? This activity then became the basis of our Group Theme for Shaoman 2014, where we became "Red-Acted" were-smut novellas. Theolyn Sedai earned her title "Mistress of Red-action" during that Shaoman.
Click the links below to read about more Red Ajah Traditions!
Historical Traditions
You can read about historical Red Ajah Traditions here.
Red Ajah Newsletters
Red Freeweeks
We've had some great themes for Shaoman and Beltine. Here are links to a few of our favourites, where you can see our signatures, avatars and stories:
