How to Train an Apprentice Guide Welcome mentors and Featherlings! This project breaks down how training works for both Sunforge Flock and Nightshadow Flock. Complete all 3 sessions with your mentor to unlock your final trial! Sunforge Flock Training Sessions 1. Session 1: Flight & Maneuvers • Objective: Master high-altitude flight, diving, and riding thermals. • Location: The High Spire / The Whispering Gorge. • What to RP: Practice catching canyon updrafts, performing sharp mid-air turns, and recovering safely from steep dives. 2. Session 2: Hunting & Updrafts • Objective: Learn to spot and catch prey from high above. • Location: The Whispering Gorge. • What to RP: Practice scanning the ground, using swift aerial stoops (dives), and snatching prey in high winds without crashing into cliffs. 3. Session 3: Sparring & Aerial Defense • Objective: Learn how to fight and defend your flock mid-flight. • Location: The Clay Pits or upper canyon sky. • What to RP: Practice non-lethal claw strikes, wing-buffeting, dodging aerial attacks, and breaking free from an opponent's grasp. ★ Final Trial: The Thermal Test • Objective: Prove your speed, endurance, and courage under pressure. • What to RP: Complete a high-speed flight course through the canyon's dangerous updrafts and land safely on High Spire in front of High Command. Nightshadow Flock Training Sessions 1. Session 1: Stealth & Soundless Flight • Objective: Fly completely unheard through thick forest canopies. • Location: The Echoing Pine / The Great Hollow. • What to RP: Practice wing adjustments to eliminate rustling sounds, gliding silently between dense pine branches, and soft landings. 2. Session 2: Nocturnal Hunting • Objective: Hunt in pitch-black conditions using hearing and keen vision. • Location: The Moonlit Glade / Forest floor. • What to RP: Listen for rustling prey in leaf litter, execute silent drop-strikes from low branches, and hunt under moonlight. 3. Session 3: Ground Tracking & Ambush • Objective: Master camouflage, ground movement, and surprise strikes. • Location: The Valley of Mist. • What to RP: Use shadows, fog, and tree roots to blend in, stalk targets quietly on the forest floor, and launch a surprise ambush on your mentor. ★ Final Trial: The Silent Strike • Objective: Prove your stealth and precision. • What to RP: Successfully track and touch your mentor (or a hidden target) in the dark without being heard or spotted once. How to Record Completed Sessions 1. Roleplay the session with your mentor in the main studio. 2. Comment on the Apprentice Tracker Project with: - Your character's name - Your mentor's name - Which session was completed 3. A manager will check off your progress on the tracker!
