Daulka Gifted Tiers

Daulka are capable of tapping into the elemental essence of the world to varying extent. However the majority of the population are only capable of doing so via their summoning and use of their Kosec. Those that can do more than that, either passively or actively, are referred to as gifted.

Mundane

~70% of the population.
Daulka that have no special talents and their kosec match their skin/scale/feather coloration.

Eye Ring

Partly desaturated color of their element, often very hard to see against the individual's eye color.

Abilities

Just kosec summoning and use.

Touched

~20% of the population
Those considered touched have passive benefits related to their element, but no change with the appearance with their kosec.

Eye Ring

Saturated color of their element, usually visible against the iris color.

Abilities

Touched typically have greater resistances and/or able to sense differences or 'shifts' in their element. Things like fire immunity or water breathing (for fire and water aligned respectively) are common among touched. They also have more 'storage compacity' when it comes to their Akesa.

Role

They are often employed in jobs/areas that would be considered risky for Mundanes.

Blessed

~10% of the population
These Daulka are the first tier that can actively use elemental essence beyond the use of kosec and parts of their kosec may glow with the color of their element when actively manipulating their element. Only crossbreeds, or mitters can be this tier and due to this, they can summon either kosec type of their parents.

Eye Ring

Very saturated color of the individual's element and obvious against the iris color.

Abilities

In addition to the passive abilities of the touched, Blessed Daulka can actively manipulate their element (think Avatar: the Last Airbender, but with far less martial arts involved in the process). How effective an individual blessed can be with their manipulation is dependent on skill, practice and will.

Role

Blessed often take up the role of guardians or protectors, though a number may focus their abilities on more menial tasks. Earth Blessed, for instance, were once the architects of many structures, from bridges to great towers. Sadly, The Order has destroyed much of those works to ensure the mundanes 'forgot' the positive and useful aspects of the gifted.

Chosen

~0.05% of the population
Usually only seen once every few generations, Chosens are said to be bringers of great change. Like the Blessed, Chosens can only be mitters, and many often start out as blessed before being 'chosen' by the The Four. Their kosec can be summoned as either parent type, or, be a mix of the two. In addition to their kosec glowing when actively manipulating their element, parts of their body may do the same.

Eye Ring

Very saturated and almost seems to shimmer with the individual's element.

Abilities

In addition to the touched and blessed abilities, the chosen cannot stay dead. Meaning upon death, whether due to natural or unnatural causes, they are brought back to life. The process varies by element (fire is every phoenix-like, for example), but the result is the same: the individual is reborn, their body made whole again and, if applicable, reset, age-wise to that of a young adult. The only sign that they had died is a scar where any fatal wound once was.

Role

Chosens are tasked with finding and solving a problem that is of great threat to the Daulka as a whole. However, because of the limited ability to communicate directly with their creations, or perhaps due to other divine reasons, the Four is often vague on what that is, leaving the chosen to figure it out for themselves.
When not actively figuring out this task, they perform the same role as the blessed.