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Being Shunned was, according to the Charter, a means of punishment. The person was stripped of all rank and status, exiled from the hold and banished from society. It was very hard on the rest of the family when they chose to travel with the person who had been Shunned.
Being Shunned should not be confused with being Holdless (a person who lost their home by chance) or Out and About (nomad clans who chose to travel freely as part of their preferred lifestyle).
Depending on the situation, the Shunned gave Traders a bad name - because Trader families would sometimes allow a person to ride with them, shunned or not.
Known Shunned[]
First Pass / First Interval[]
First Interval / Second Pass[]
Second Interval / Third Pass[]
The sap of the bluebush, which was used for marking the Shunned on their foreheads, was indelible and permanently stained the skin. In special cases, their name was also struck from use.
Fire Hold[]
Fire Hold, was the hold where the Shunned were allowed to work, by mining Firestone, farming and other needed tasks.
Sixth Pass[]
Eighth Interval / Ninth Pass[]
- Some Oldtimers were exiled to the Southern Weyr
- Abominators: