The attainment ceremony was a Ferengi rite of passage into adulthood. Upon completion of the ceremony, young Ferengi males were to purchase apprenticeships under suitable role models, and thus enter into business. (DS9 episode: "Heart of Stone")
In the attainment ceremony in the south of Ferenginar, fathers have their children fight a friend over a slip of latinum and take bets on the winner. (DS9 novel: Legends of the Ferengi, ST reference: Star Trek: Celebrations)
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The attainment ceremony is one of many topics covered in Doctor Posck of the Ferengi Wellness Institute in his book Guarding Your Investment, Keeping Your Children Profitable. (DS9 novel: Legends of the Ferengi)
Brunt’s first job after completing his attainment ceremony was driving a sporak. (DS9 - Worlds of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine novel: Ferenginar: Satisfaction is Not Guaranteed)
Nog completed his attainment ceremony in 2371, and attempted to purchase entry into Starfleet Academy from Commander Benjamin Sisko. (DS9 episode: "Heart of Stone")
In 2381, Captain Jean-Luc Picard noted that the Ferengi DaiMon who had scavenged material from the Borg-destroyed ruins of Starbase Leonov looked barely older than the Age of Attainment. (TNG novel: Losing the Peace)
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External links[]
- Attainment ceremony article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.