Maran is my favorite cabal, and it has the rp that I most identify with. However I have to agree this is one instance of total bullcrap. Amft wasn't even that old, was made a maran after god knows how few hours in the fortress. There are dedicated squires I see 200 to 250 hours old that aren't made maran. I can't comprehend what Amft did to deserve being made maran in his low low ranks. Besides maybe level sit at easy pk ranks, or level sit where no one can touch him when he retrieves. He gets near hero, then deletes, because his pk range has actually gotten hard. Shokai, Vynmylak, I love you guys, but this character was a perfect example of the flaws in the squire/maran system. I've had characters that were just on FIRE for immteraction, and being a true maran. Lately I can't even get past squire. (Given I have been playing a lot of mages lately, and they aren't my forte). Anyway, I just wished to say something just seems dreadfully wrong with the current system.