DEED OF ADOPTION & LINEAGE GRAFT

In Gorean society, Adoption is a high-stakes legal maneuver. Because Caste is hereditary, adopting someone—especially into a High Caste—is the only way to "graft" a new branch onto a family tree. It requires the consent of the Caste of Scribes to ensure that lineage records remain accurate.

---

❖ DEED OF ADOPTION & LINEAGE GRAFT ❖

AR’S STATION

SCRIBAL DECREE: Let it be known within the halls of the Ancestors that a new soul is joined to the House of [Name]. By the mixing of the Home Stone’s traditions and the witness of the Scribes, this individual is no longer of their former blood, but is reborn into the protection and responsibilities of their new House.

---

❖ THE PARTIES ❖

I. THE ADOPTER (Head of House)

• Name/Account: ____________________

• Caste & Rank: ____________________

• House Name: ______________________

II. THE ADOPTEE

• Name/Account: ____________________

• Former Caste (if any): ____________

• Status: [ ] Minor [ ] Adult [ ] Ward of the State

---

❖ TERMS OF THE GRAFT ❖

I. CASTE STANDING The Adoptee shall henceforth assume the Caste of the [ ] Adopter / [ ] Adoptee's Original Caste (by special dispensation).

II. INHERITANCE RIGHTS [ ] FULL HEIR: The Adoptee holds equal rights to estate and title as biological kin. [ ] LIMITED HEIR: The Adoptee holds rights to name and protection, but restricted rights to property. [ ] WARDSHIP: The Adoptee is under the protection of the House but does not share in the blood-lineage.

III. THE RENUNCIATION (Required for Adult Adoptees) "I, ____________________, do hereby renounce my former House and blood. I take the Home Stone of my new Father/Mother as my own, and I pledge to uphold the honor of this name until my last breath."

---

❖ WITNESSES OF THE HIGH CASTE ❖

The signatures of two Free Persons of the High Castes are required to verify the honor of this union.

1. Witness 1: ____________________ Caste: __________ SEAL: [ ]

2. Witness 2: ____________________ Caste: __________ SEAL: [ ]

---

❖ SCRIBAL RATIFICATION ❖

The Grand Registry of Lineage has been updated. The former name is noted in the margins; the new name is written in the main ledger.

CHIEF SCRIBE: ____________________ DATE: ____________________ OFFICIAL SEAL: [ ]

---

❖ ARCHIVAL FILING ❖

OFFICIAL CITY RECORD: This deed is filed within the Lineage & Kinship Vault of the Ar’s Station Grand Municipal Archive. Access is restricted to the Heads of the involved Houses.

FILING OFFICER: ______________________ DATE: ______________ SEAL: [ ]

ADOPTION SLName MM/DD/YYYY

❖ DECREE OF ADOPTION ❖

AR’S STATION

DATE: [MM/DD/YYYY]

By the authority of the Home Stone of Ar’s Station and the laws of the High Castes, let it be known that a covenant of lineage has been established.

❖ THE PARTIES ❖

PATRIARCH / ADOPTIVE FATHER
Display Name: ____________________
Account Name: ____________________
Caste & Position: __________________

THE ADOPTED
Display Name: ____________________
Account Name: ____________________
Caste & Position: __________________

❖ DECLARATION OF LINEAGE ❖

Be it known to all that on this date, ____________________[Child’s Name] is formally and legally received into the household and protection of:
____________________[Father’s Name], a Citizen of __________________
____________________[Mother’s Name], a Citizen of __________________

By this act, the adopted party is granted the shelter of the Father's Home Stone and the recognition of his Caste. From this moment forward, the child shall be bound by the traditions, honors, and duties of this house.

ADDITIONAL STIPULATIONS: (Name changes, inheritance rights, or household rules)  [ __________________ ]

❖ CITY AFFIRMATION ❖

The Administration of Ar’s Station hereby affirms that the aforementioned parties are recognized under the law. The adopted party is officially granted the status of Resident/Citizen and falls under the full protection and jurisdiction of the City of Ar's Station.

❖ ATTESTATION ❖

DATE: ____________________
FATHER'S SIGNATURE: ____________________ SEAL: [ ] 
CHILD'S SIGNATURE: _____________________ SEAL: [ ]

❖ MAGISTRACY & RECORD ❖

OFFICIATING AUTHORITY (Head of Caste / Magistrate / Scribe)
Name: ____________________ Caste: ___________________ Date: ____________________ SEAL: [ ]

❖ COPY TO BE GIVEN TO SCRIBES ❖

COPIES OF THIS EDICT MUST BE SUBMITTED TO THE AR’S STATION GRAND MUNICIPAL ARCHIVE TO BE ENTERED INTO THE OFFICIAL CITY RECORD AND PERMANENT FILES.

❖ ARCHIVAL FILING ❖

FILING PARTY SIGNATURE: ____________________ DATE: ____________________ SEAL: [ ]