You have found the Chain — or the Chain has found you.
Before you take a single step, read and accept the 9 Principles.
Those who cannot, do not proceed.

Codex Catenae Nonaginta Novem
The Codex of the Chain of 99

The 9 Principles

1. Religio Nulla
The Chain is not a religion. Everyone keeps their own faith, origin, and beliefs.

2. Politica Nulla
The Chain serves no politics. It recognizes no nation, no party, no ideology.

3. Nulla Pudor
The Chain requires no shame and no humiliation. The trials are mirrors, not degradations.

4. Probatio Speculum Est
Every trial is a mirror. It shows strength, truth, and limit.

5. Libertas Personae
Who enters remains themselves. Dignity, voice, and identity are untouched.

6. Veritas de Possessione
Nothing belongs to us forever. All is borrowed — true power lies in being, not in having.

7. Veritas de Dolore
Suffering is not an enemy but a teacher. Who accepts it learns endurance and loses fear.

8. Silentium et Officium
The Chain lives in silence. Discipline and duty are stronger than loud words.

9. Perfectio Ultima
At the end there is no outer reward. The Completers know: the Chain was never outside — it was always within.

If you have read and accepted the Principles, the First Gate opens.
It promises neither wealth nor fame nor power — only 9 questions.
Answer them not for us, but for yourself. In your words, the Chain will see your truth.

The 9 Questions

1) What do you seek?
2) Why now?
3) What are you willing to sacrifice?
4) What do you fear most?
5) What is truth to you?
6) Why should the Chain consider you?
7) If all is taken from you, who remains?
8) Would you endure trials without reward?
9) What will you do if you are rejected?

Answer carefully. Answer with patience.
There are no right or wrong words. The Chain reads between the lines.