Class and Tier

Class Tier
There are 3 types of class TIERS. There are Low-Tier, Standard Classes, and High-Tier Classes. Higher Tier classes develop faster and more powerfully. A High-Tier Iron Rank won’t necessarily lose against a standard Gold-Rank.

Lower Tier classes progress ranks more easily. It is common between two 5-year war veterans to be an Iron-Rank Warrior and a Bronze-Rank Fighter.

Low-Tier:
Kimura Tamaki, Bronze-Rank Human Fisherman

Lone Shadowdark, Bronze-Rank Human Warrior

Reynard, Bronze-Rank Human Expert

Standard-Tier:
Dragan Ashlord, Iron-Rank Titanblood Swordmage

Kimura Taree, Bronze-Rank Human Martialist

Levi Wolfrider, Bronze-Rank Weretouched Warden

Maximus of Ezyria, Iron-Rank Dovahkiin Warmage

Naedrielle, Iron-Rank Elf Sentinel

Pale Invictus, Bronze-Rank Half-Elf Spear-Warrior

Sasarame, Bronze-Rank Snake Oracle

Tarquin Wroe, Bronze-Rank Human Hexblade

Tycondrius Charm, Iron-Rank Medusa Warlord

High-Tier:
Lucifer, Gold-Rank Demon Umbrella Meister

Seldin Korr, Iron-Rank Human Berserk Knight

Sorina Capulet, Bronze-Rank Human Calculator

Tier Demographics
In Merylsward, a population of 60,000, there are approximately 30 Gold-Rankers, with Martial-Classes to Casters at a 2:1 ratio.

~200 are Iron-Rank classes. ~500 are Bronze-Rankers. Of those, less than 40% have a standard-tier Class.

Less than 1% of the population (600) work as guards or militia and are mostly brave Unranked and Bronze-Rank individuals.

For comparison, the United States civilian to military ratio is 0.6% and the civilian to law-enforcement ratio is 0.2%