Editing Kovorov (section)

==== Third-Born ====
The tradition of the third-born dates back to the ancient nobility. Even now, noble families rejoice at the birth of a third child. It is supposedly the parent’s “luck day.”

Not all third-born are from nobility, but those in station usually are from one. Third-born noble children are trained from birth to be loyal, magnificent, warriors. By the time they are taken on their thirteenth birthday, most can kill a grown man.

Inside the Embermane Bastion the third-born train. It is grueling and some die. Recruits must not only survive tests of their physical prowess: midnight blizzard runs, exposure tests, and beatings, but also tests of their mental prowess. Third-born instructors do everything in their power to make recruits renounce [[Vorov]], the Czar, and Kovorov. Those who do are instantly killed for treason. 

On their eighteenth birthday, recruits are brought to Vorov’s temple in Karjakin and swear their vows. If [[Vorov]] takes them as a paladin, they fully join the third-born. If [[Vorov]] refuses, there are many options. Some join the ranks of the Oric Voyen proper as a captain. Others seek the Oric Zaklanik to prove their worth to [[Vorov]]. A few end the journey of their lives. Third-born veterans say it is inevitable. They have trained their whole lives for the honor of joining the third-born and fail at the last trial. Their honor is sullied forever. 

[[Vorov]] has expressed sadness about this. However, a Divisky scholar noted that Vorov is aware that they must keep the Third-Born pure. They are the righteous blades of Kovorov. In traitorous potential within them is a cancer that could destroy the nation from within. Only the best can be Third-born. That is how it must always be.