Bohemian Rhapsody
Current Saga Year
1271 AD
       
Saga Mythic Europe Ordo Hermei Lusus
       

Dignitas refers to the rank or status that a magus holds within Tribunal Germaniae. There are three recognized ranks of magi:

 
Tyro  
Journeyman
 

After passing an Apprentice's Gauntlet, a magus of Tribunal Germaniae is considered a Tyro. Tyros are often peregrinatores at first, but may also be members of conventa. Some magi never rise above this rank, for a variety of reasons.

 
Magister  
Master
 

To be a Magister in Tribunal Germaniae is to be recognized as a mature and accomplished magus, who has proven his worth in several areas. Magister status is only granted to those who have been given Zeihhanen by three magi of Magister or Archimagus rank.

Zeihhanen are tokens: symbols of approval and backing for a Tyro to progress to the rank of Magister. A Magister cannot grant a Zeihhan to a Tyro of the same conventum, or the same Domus. Additionally, a Tyro should collect Zeihhanen from Magisteres of three different gilden, although one of them may be from the same gilde as the Tyro.

A Zeihhan is only granted after a Tyra has achieved some notable task set by the granting Magister. No Magistra will even consider granting a Zeihhan if a Tyro is fresh out of apprenticeship; a Tyro must have aquired a reputation for magical accomplishment in Tribunal Germaniae before seeking Zeihhanen. Tyrones rarely progress to the Magister rank in less than thirty years.

 
Archimagus    
 

The rank of Archimagus is gained in Tribunal Germaniae just as it is anywhere else in Ordo Hermei: a magus must have invented a spell of at least seventh magnitude, be famed for some great deed throughout Ordo Hermei, and must have defeated a current Archimagus at some specified challenge. In Tribunal Germaniae, a magus must also have achieved Magister rank before challenging an Archimagus for the rank.

 
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Peregrinatores
Peregrinatores are magi who are not members of any registered conventum; they rely on the tradition of hospitality in Gerrmania, residing as guests at host conventa and moving every few years.
 
Certamen in Germania
Leges Peripheriae Germaniae specify that, in Tribunal Germaniae, a magus of lower Dignitas automatically loses any dispute that might be settled by Certamen. A maga of higher Dignitas may, if she chooses, engage in Certamen to settle a dispute, but in so doing she accepts the result of Certamen rather than the outcome that otherwise would accrue to her by reason of her Dignitas.
 
Training of Discipuli
In Tribunal Germaniae, training an apprentice before one is accepted as a Magister is held in low regard. Although not strictly forbidden, an apprentice trained by a Tyro will not be accepted as filius of his parens, but will instead be treated as a newly recruited hedge wizard. This social opprobrium discourages inexperienced magi from "wasting" valuable Gifted children.