Community Page: Red Ajah HQ
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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.
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
Reds on Red
Red Faces
- We know it can be hard to remember names and affilations, so we put together a Red Facebook so you can see the avatars that the Red Aes Sedai and Aspirants are using on the Forums!
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
- Baby Reds are Baby Reds. We have a whole bunch of Traditions, events and signatures when a new Red is raised.
- We often have Hangouts (via Google Hangout). Some of these are Red-only, for the Sisters, our Aspirants, and guests, but some are Open hangouts that anyone can join. They're pretty legendary so do keep an eye out for any announcements that we're due to hang out!
- We often advertise open hangouts in City Hall and on the Facebook group.
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:
