Varna

The Varna in Yellow is a formal four‑fold caste system—Nobility (warriors), Priest, Merchant/craftsmen and Farmer/Servants—that organizes social rank, political power and religious authority in Jabar: children may move between the top three varna if they show talent, but adult mobility is difficult and the Servant/Farmer varna has the least upward options (promotion into a higher varna is possible as reward). The Priest Varna is the most institutionally powerful, led de facto by the Three Ladies (Love, Life, Lore), contains many who are not active clergy, and routinely determines who gets priestly blessings and court influence; the Merchant Varna has no centralized leadership (making merchant politics informal and factional) while Nobles control court, military and succession around the Maharani. Varna membership dictates access, etiquette and patronage—who gets guarded, who is invited to rituals, who can serve as a candidate for public honors (for example the Goddess’ Daughter ceremony fields one candidate from each varna)—and shapes everyday plots and alliances (merchants like Stella must court priests and nobles, centaurs and saurian outsiders occupy ambiguous positions, and cross‑varna marriages are rare but possible).

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