CF2 wrote:orion1836 wrote:Sounds familiar, lol.
I'm quite sure I've no idea what you could ever possibly mean.
I'd guess he's referring to the Boy Scouts. There are some similarities.
CF2 wrote:What kind of tools are dirals equipped with, so that they may fashion shelters and other tools? Saws, axes, multipurpose knives, hammers? What about labor intensive things that a group cast into a wilderness environment would have trouble creating with limited tools, such as canteens/water skins?
The procedure varies, but in most cases the diral training has two phases: the first part is done at a "base camp" where there are teachers and some infrastructure (tools and medical facilities, for example), where for example the children may be taught to hunt, skin and tan leather, and make a water skin, etc. There may be multiple bands operating out of this base camp. A Tenoin group would build or refurbish its ship here. The second phase is the one in which the band is sent out on its own to a more remote location (though it may be accompanied or visited by a teacher or assistant). In this second phase, the starting equipment varies, but often it will be minimal: sometimes only the leader's knife, the bands' clothing, and a few items which the band made themselves (such as water skins). In hostile environments or high-tech areas (such as when the "wilderness" is an abandoned wing of a space station), more tools and gear may be required.
CF2 wrote:Are young male Loroi a part of dirals, or are these particular taboos aimed more at modern dirals where the group is located aboard a station or within a barracks, and thus closer to civilization?
And a hypothetical of sorts; were a diral to encounter a civilian, would "capturing" and using that civilian's skill set to aid of their survival fit within the spirit of the whole rite of passage?
Societal rules are taught as part of the regimen, whether or not the band is likely to run across actual civilians in the course of their training. Many bands operate in unpopulated areas where they are unlikely to encounter anyone, but some operate near settlements, and "mock" raids on civilian settlements (especially to steal food) are sometimes a part of the curriculum. Rules of engagement vary: sometimes the band is prohibited from interacting with civilians at all (any raid must be by stealth); sometimes bands are encouraged to "capture" civilians and "ransom" them back for supplies.
CF2 wrote:Diral leaders are mention to be chosen, is that by the group or by older Loroi overseeing the group's initial creation? Should a diral leader die, how is the replacement chosen and by whom?
Leaders are usually chosen by the band itself, though they may be appointed by the elders in some cases. Subordinate officers are also selected during the "base camp" phase (usually a second in command and a number of squad leaders), and so if a leader is incapacitated (most likely injured and evacuated to base camp), there is a chain of command which runs all the way from top to bottom.