Outkaste just means you have rejected the collective to find yourself – you are always welcome back. There is no price on your head or anything. Its not a rite of passage, you have literally made up your mind the caste/collective is not going to give you the fulfillment you are seeking. its just something that happens, and they understand… but you can return. your caste torc is steel, symbolizing outkaste and not criminal, but not bronze like an active member of the clan.