Ebonite Applicant

The Ebonite Candidates, also called apprentices, were the students who were admited in the Order of the Ebon Hand to serve them within the Temple of the Black Stone, to become an Ebonite Templar in the future, if they passed the Test of the Ebon Stone. They were trained in combat, but did not fight unless the Temple itself was attacked.

Squires
Several of the candidates were not allowed to try the Test, because it was expected they would not pass the Test for some reasons, and they did not advance to the last year of training. They could remain in the order, as squires, helpers of the other members, or leave the Order. The secret knowledge of the Ebonites was taught the last year, so they could not tell anything which would risk the Order.