Rolling his shoulders and flexing his pectorals, Thereos readied himself for the next task at hand.

"Follow me and bring your bow," he instructed with a fluid wave of his hand as he cantered off away from the group with the basket of arrows balanced perfectly on his back.

He did not expect them all to have mastered the balance and poise it took to move on four limbs instead of two, but with Mercury in Aquarius there was hope for some.

Thereos lead the group towards an open spot on the grounds adorned with 5 targets in a straight line. His back to the display for now, he turned to face the humans.

"The ritual you are about to partake in is a synonymous with the celebration of the blooming of primula vulgaris, a special flower to centaurkind with a sacred name that only centaurs may utter. Both the flowers and leaves are edible and we use the leaves for tea and the young flowers into primrose wine both of which are used in spring time divinationing. This of coming of age ritual was once was a connection to belomancy and the coming of spring, but since has lost that tradition as capnomancy has become the preferred method using a combination of mallowsweet and sage along with primula vulgaris," the centaur explained proudly, his hooves beating against the ground while his tail flicked back and forth. "The arrows used for the ritual are blunt and round-shaped in order to make a louder sound when they strike the target. When an arrow strikes the bull's eye, primula vulgaris seeds and dried flowers burst forth from the tip and fall to the ground to represent new life. The new life that comes with spring and the new life of a centaur becoming an of-age centaur. A true of-age centaur will hit the centaur of the target no less than 4 times out of 5 as they make their way around the course," he continued, gesturing over his shoulder at the targets behind them.

"Like so."



Taking off at a fierce gallop, dropping the basket of arrows to the ground and selecting 5 for himself that he placed in a rabbit skin satchel on his flank, the centaur drew his bow and wove through the course with a terrifying elegance - hitting every single target such confidence it was as though Thereos could do so in his sleep.

The centaur galloped back to the group and removed his rabbit satchel to hand to the next student .

"Were I a young centaur, I would have passed the ritual and received my first drink of primrose wine and joined the rest of my herd in watching the remaining hopefuls. However, should a centaur fail in this ritual by striking the bull's eyes less than 4 times, their bow will be broken and burned in a cleansing fire, therefore repeating the ceremony again the next year."

The same would be expected of them as well, but they could learn of that harsh reality after trying.

"One at a time on the course and you may use my old satchel to carry your arrows. 5 each," he instructed as he offered the satchel again to the closest student.

OOC instructions:
It should be VERY difficult for students IC to hit targets as they are also adjusting to their new legs. You are to use a random number generator (https://www.random.org/) where only multiples of 5 indicate a bulls eye and multiples of 3 are a hit elsewhere on the target with everything else being a miss entirely (keep the default setting of between 1 and 100). There are 5 targets on the course, therefore requiring a 5 post minimum for full credit. Posts stumbling and adjusting to centaur legs are encouraged and count for participation. You do not need to wait to post and should simply assume that the person in front of you has finished and handed you the satchel.

Catch up for creating your bow is still allowed and will still count towards full participation.

You have at least 48 hours.