Back in RQ days, there was a rule that initiates did what Rune Lords told them. Is there any such rule, social convention, or anything else, that defines the relationship between an initiate and a Devotee?
I'd assume that if the two people are already in a common social structure, then the rules of that structure define their relationship. But if a devotee of Cult X walks into a bar (campsite, fight, whatever) where there are initiates of Cult X present, will they recognise him as having some sort of authority over them, or not? Will they even know he's a devotee without proof, unless he's famous?
Now suppose they're all at a holy site of Cult X - same answer, or not? Think of those temples in Sartar that are jointly used by several tribes - would a Devotee at one of those be able to give orders to Initiates from other tribes? To what extent would their noncult social/political position affect this?
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