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Speaking of, no pressure, but is there any intention to draw more of the team?  I'm trying to draw Rodion but...MALE FACES.  Men in general.  Also their hair.  X.x  I may just move to the rest of the gals.

I like Primus.

acolyte and initiate...I always forget which one sounds like it should be above the other.

Where do standard inquisitors rank in comparison the the nonmilitant church, and the secular army?   Can we come up with a rank comparison for the two armies?  I imagine the Inquisition ranks are slightly higher than the similarly named secular rank, but I'd like to see how they fit in with the civilian portion of the church.

It's intriguing that Omestris was thoroughly obliterated and Lanostre was not...but I guess Lord Varya (or the priests representing him!) have more use for strong warriors than they do for clever and independently-minded people.  Also I'm guessing Omestris didn't surrender, so.

I do wonder why the other countries didn't band together.  At the very least, T'saraen and Omestris...or maybe they did...or figured their odds were better this way....hmmm....

I imagine unauthorized incursions into Lanostre probably happened every now and again, hindered by the fact that they needed someone with ether control for an aegis to get there.  The Church only started sending officially sanctioned (but quiet) feelers out in the decade or so leading up to the war.  Before that, it was all entirely covert, with deniability.


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I definitely plan on still drawing everyone at some point! The beginning of the RP was a pretty crazy period for me so I had to put art stuff in the backburner but I'll definitely be getting back to that at some point. :p

I'm not super knowledgeable on military ranks but, I see newly ordained inquisitors being comparable to SA lieutenants. However, with this being a theocratic society, inquisitors have a bit more power and influence than SA soldiers. I think of this as being kind of an unspoken fact, and a source of tension between the clergy and the military. Many SA officers definitely aren't huge fans of the clerical branch, but their relationship with the inquisitorial branch varies by individual. In the past, some inquisitors have treated the SA as little more than cannon fodder, while others have actively worked with the SA as allies and are hailed as respected comrades and the like.

Creid would definitely be one of the ladder. He has long taught us that the SA is to be respected as a force of brave soldiers, not pawns. He's also brought in allies from the SA to teach us combat stuff, so I feel like our class would probably be more open-minded about the SA. That depends on your character's perspective though.

Also, there is a ranking hierarchy within the inquisition itself, besides the existence of a "bishop". Now, I honestly haven't put too much thought into this and have treated it as more of a casual thing, but I guess now would be a good a time to. 

So, our teachers and the like are obviously of a higher rank than us, but I'm not sure how to denote that. Should there be "classes"? For example, maybe Creid's official rank is Divine Inquisitor 1st Class, while ours would be Divine Inquisitor 4th Class?

Any thoughts?

As for a civilian portion of the Church, I see everyone in the clergy who isn't an inquisitor as being part of the clerical branch. As for their hierarchy, I haven't really come up with anything besides: Acolyte --> Monk/Nun --> Priest --> Vicar --> Cardinal --> High Cardinal --> Primus 

If anyone's got any ideas about this too let me know.