Imperial Army Rank

Royal Guard

The most powerful soldiers in the Imperial Army are the Royal Guard. An organization of powerful Aurae welding soldiers. Any Sorce practitioners are fast tracked into the Elite Royal Guard. Their main role is the protection of the Imperial Queen and all the Dukess's throughout Tenglan. To become a Royal Guard they must achieve the rank of Aurae Champion by winning at least one official Tenglan army competition against other fully trained knights. Winning a competition can fast track a regular knight to become a Royal Guard without needing to become a knight captain. Every city has a regiment of Royal Guard's with several Elites - all helping to speed up the enforcement of the Queen's laws. The Royal Guard used to comprise an equal force of men and women but now, after the controversial Queen's decree of 819, women have been removed in favour of an all-male regiment. Ricardo's words: I have authored several articles already ranting about the injustice of this law, but nobody has ever bothered reading them, so, in turn, I can't be bothered to explain any further. If you want to know more get your finger out your arse and do some research. Some of Imperial's mightiest warriors have come from the Elite Royal Guard with their leader - the Royal captain, the best of them. Various historical documents harp on about notable Captain's victories against insurmountable odds; all in the name of protecting our humble sovereign and Guardian Queen. (Perhaps you smelt the whiff of sarcasm.)

Imperial Army structure:

Army Rank	Aura Ability	Army years to rank
Saviour	Lord’s Herald	Born when needed
Guardian	Guardian	Time of Purification
The Blessed:
King / Queen	Sorce Superior	Defeat previous Superior
Royal Captain	Sorce Champion	25+ Years
Commander-in-chief	Sorce Master	20+ years
Army General	Sorce User	10+ years
Elite Royal Guard	Sorce User	5+ years
Aurae Users:
Royal Guard	Aurae Champion	10+ years
Knight Captain	Aurae Master	8+ years
Knight	Aurae Trained	5+ years
Knight-in-training	Aurae Apprentice	1-5 years

Auraless:
Sergeant	Elite Warrior	5+ years
Guard	Trained Warrior	3+ years
Soldier (Private)	Grunt Recruit	1+ years
Cadet	Trainee soldier	<1 year