[quote=@Lovejoy]
[b]Creid is definitely the ladder.[/b][/quote]
So basically people climb him to get power.

[quote]He has long taught us that the SA is to be respected as a force of brave soldiers, and 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.[/quote]
Would Wyvern be the same?

[quote]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 discuss it as any. 

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 3rd Class?

Any thoughts?[/quote]
Well, since we're already separated into different Warbands, you could use generations to classify them. Like, Varya's first inquisitors were the first generation. The ones they trained were the second, and so on until today. Once you get to a certain age, you can't rise any more in rank, but you still have an immense amount of respect from others. There'd be logbooks of the Warband names alongside their generation, so names could feasibly be more than once.

There's also names, like you mentioned. A Bishop is the highest rank for them, yes? Well, you could have Master Inquisitor as your teachers, Knight Inquisitor for your generals, Grand Inquisitor for those with political power, and then just plain old Inquisitor for the newly anointed. Instead of having ascending rank, you get shunted into each box depending on what you can do - so it would really just allow rumours to spread on name alone.

[quote]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.[/quote]
This seems good to me - Acolytes, Monks and Nuns would be your most plentiful, then Priests, the experienced or talented becoming Vicars, and the subsequently Cardinal and High Cardinal in few and fewer numbers so only a bare number hold the power.