Military Ranks

Auxiliary-Class
Badly-trained support troopers with a high mortality rate. Basically, used as cannon fodder; the only way they can defeat an enemy force is with sheer numbers. They are given the cheapest weapons and armour and have virtually no authority during battle. People conscripted into the military will automatically fall into the Auxiliary Class.

Legion-Class
These are properly trained soldiers with some fighting experience, lethal to enemies with decent numbers. They are given military-grade weaponry and are noticeably more powerful than the auxiliary class. They carry a spear, long-sword and shield into battle.

Pelagus-Class
These are elite infantry classes that have impressive fighting capabilities. They are shown to be proficient in at least one combat factor: fighting-skills, speed, stamina or tactical ability. They are equipped with spear, long-sword and shield.

Dignitate-Class
The highest class of normal infantry. Dignitate-Class soldiers come equipped with a sword, shield, spear, bow and arrow and various magic scrolls. They can fight in on any terrain and operative even in harsh conditions.

Squire / Knights Apprentice
All Dignitate-Class military soldiers have the opportunity to be hand-picked by a senior/veteran knight and privately trained for three to five years before attaining their knight-hood. In this time; the Knight Apprentice must assist the knight in battle and carry out various errands for his master. When the apprentice’s training is complete, he will finally become a knight.

Knight
A Knight leads a platoon of a hundred soldiers into battle. They are well-rounded warriors; brave and chivalrous; very professional troops that can keep a cool head in even the most perilous situations. They have excellent battle-field awareness and tactical ability which makes them an effective military force.

Grand Knight
A knight whose sword-skills outshine their piers will be promoted to a Grand-Knight.

Master Knight
A master-knight is an experienced knight who has fought in many battles and is so well-experienced that he/she can predict enemy movements. They are so gifted that to the inexperienced it could seem that they have some sort of mystic fore-sight on the battle-field. Master Knights are allowed to take on one apprentice knight at a time.

Grand-Master Knight
Grand-Master Knights are simply the most powerful of the Master-Knights. In most cases this is the highest rank one can achieve as a knight. Grand-Master Knights can train multiple apprentice knights at once and are truly a force to be reckoned with. Their power is not far behind one of the three supreme knights.