Makafir

The Makafir is the first step in the process of recruits becoming Dune Serpents, which was the first task to determine the paths down which the recruits would be directed for the rest of their training. The Makafir entailed the placing of recruits in groups on desert worlds and told to reach an objective. The objective is far away from where the recruits are placed, in order that the journey is more about survival than actually reaching the objective.

Unlike in other legions’ practices, there is no one way to successfully achieve this, though the larger the group that survives the greater the respect earned. It is completely up to the recruits how they reach the objective: whether they want to cooperate with the group, ruthlessly exploiting the group or heading out on their own. As long as the decision leads to survival, then the Serpents are willing to accept the recruit, choosing what kind of legion training shall be given to the recruits based on their actions.

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