Choose a cabal and seal for the two-week cycle.
Seven Signs has a two-week cycle: one competition week, then one Seal Effective Period week. Choose a cabal and seal when joining. Seal Stone contributions and Festival results decide victory; the separate seal-ownership rules determine which benefits become available.
The first transfer is required. Before the second transfer, either cabal is available. Castle affiliation restricts later choices; unaffiliated second-transfer characters can join Dawn with 50,000 Adena or an Approval Certificate. Joining commits you for that cycle.
Registration is refused when inventory weight or quantity reaches 80% or more. Check both gauges before returning to the priest. This differs from the Interlude subclass rule, which specifies weight over 80%.
The cabal is the side whose competition you join; the seal is the benefit your membership choice supports. Winning the overall contest and obtaining a particular seal are distinct steps. Decide which activity you want during the following seal-effect week, then check that seal’s ownership conditions before choosing. Joining a cabal is not by itself a guarantee that every winner benefit will be available.
Confirm whether the server is in competition or seal effects before arranging dungeon access or a Mammon visit. Record your cabal, the winner and the required seal alongside the period. This avoids using last week’s access situation as proof that the same route is available today.