The next level for a templar, after apprentice. These templars have been practicing for quite a while, so they're obviously going to take some damage from all they're failures. The seal behind their arms means they are an apprentice of The Templar Order. Now they have not gotten new robes because the ones that supply the templar members with their robes are cursed templar commanded by the Pentagon and the Pentagon members say, "The apprentices don't need new robes! They still have those now don't they?", the Pentagon won't use their time to acquire the materials to make more robes instead they use it for themselves. The adepts do not like the decision the Pentagon has made, nevertheless they like their magic and will push the issue of new robes to the side. They seem to pay less attention to their health, selfishness can really take you places!