[quote=@Prince of Seraphs]
I think the ones on the roster are expected ranks but things can develop unexpectedly.
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I would have said to be more of a topol to help develop a character in the boundaries you want. Hard to play a coward-ish character (looking at you Jaune) if every C mission gets turned into A regardless of what you do and not having said character die horribly.