[@KatherinWinter] I don't know how that is handled in other FT RP's but here they're just to represent a level of skill and proficiency in terms of combat, job completion, and mastery of one's own magic. The RP is more story and character development focused so the ranks are somewhat superficial so I wouldn't worry too much about it. But if your asking how advancing works I'd say that would bedetermined by experience and char development. Hope that makes sense to everyone.

EDIT: Also [@Rune_Alchemist] and [@Leslie Hall] are your Co-GM's so show them respect, worship them, sacrifice heathens as offerings to them etc.