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 Posted: Sun Jul 22, 2018 8:57 am
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Posted: Sun Jul 22, 2018 8:59 am
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Nobility
King/Queen
Any royal family member of divine blood. The eldest cub of the previous king will become the next ruler, bar catastrophe, while the same applies to any adoptions when there is no heir born to the king and queen.
Shogun/Consort
Members of the royal house without divine blood ascend as the Shogun, and their mate, their consort. The shogun is expected to bear a litter of cubs by the gobs to restore the royal king and queen after an acceptable time has passed, and step down when the eldest cub is an adult.
Oji/Hime
Prince and Princess respectively. All children of the reigning king/shogun and queen inherit the titles of their gender. However, only the eldest may inherit - the others are usually encouraged to take the path of the Samurai. If the heir is missing or dead, the next eldest of the reigning king, queen, or shogun's litter will instead become the next ruler on the same terms.
Retainer
A Samurai or Shinobi of exceptional skill may become a sworn retainer to the King, Queen, or Shogun, or may protect the heir and any siblings. The number of retainers is determined by the current ruler. It is a very rare rank, although there is, usually, one or two at any given time.
How to become a Retainer: They must be the rank of Samurai or Shinobi, and a roleplay is required between your SoA and the noble that they will become the Retainer to, showing their acceptance into the role.
Samurai
Samurai are the highest non-ruling class. Samurai are unparalleled warriors who embody the pride values of Bushido - enough that for a time many would suicide for slight infractions alone. Samurai are the pride's most valued warriors, and for service to their brothers, are considered nobility. Becoming a Samurai is possible for a great service to the royal house, or if a samurai adopts to pass on their knowledge.
How to become a Samurai: Unless obtained through a special event, the rank of Samurai is restricted only to those who win in the Naadam.
Middle Classes
Shinobi
The Shinobi are the unseen warriors of the pride. Far more numerous, Shinobi answer to the royal family and work alongside samurai. However, their skills and techniques for sneaking and getting their job done any way possible means they are no noble, but do offer many commoners the ability to serve and work to protect with many considerations simply due to being good people.
How to become Shinobi: 2 roleplays within the pride or obtained through competing in the Naadam.
Saishi
Saishi are the pride priests. The priests maintain shrines, offer rites for the dead, aid in communicating with the gods, offer blessings and lucky charms, and preserve relics believed to hold kami. Priests are encouraged to avoid combat and are expected to serve the gods, even above their families. Priests may enter shrines freely, and work most closely with the Kojin.
This rank is open to everyone.
Kojin
The Kojin rank is descended from a very spiritual tribe that joined the pride. Kojin seek to honor the deceased by collecting treasures occupied by kami, which they then bring to the priests to preserve and care for. Kojin often roam far and wide to other prides, offering to collect treasures to protect and to aid in enshrining. Because they seek such things, the Kojin are also highly skilled traders, offering goods that are declared to lack kami, and services within their skills, all to receive items that do contain kami. Kojin-recovered treasures are often delivered with red or blue scraps of cloth, to denote them as foreign.
How to become a Kojin: 1 roleplay or cubs born during Hanabi can enter the rank freely once they hit adulthood.
Shokunin
Shokunin are crafters, musicians, and artists. Many successful Shokonin work within the nature of the Doman territory, and the plants and treasures they can acquire. Some even ask Kojin to retrieve kami-free goods to work into art, or use dark-colored berries and saps as inks to create tattoos and den paintings. Shokunin are a broad rank, but valued very greatly by the pride for bringing more nature into the home.
This rank is open to everyone.
Kariudo
Kariudo are the common hunters and providers that make up the bulk of the Doman pride.
This is the default rank for Domans, and is open to everyone.
The Lower Class
Gakusei
Students! Basically, adolescents. Until fully grown, Domans are not considered middle class, but rather the lowest class, in order to learn from their elders. Even a Fumeiyo is expected to teach the Gakusei, and as such Gakusei are among the lowest, but certainly not least.
Ko
Ko are the cubs/pups (not including the royal family). Ko only have to worry about chores and learning, and have the least expectations until they become Gakusei.
Fumeiyo
Those who commit wrongs that require a strong punishment are the Fumeiyo - the Dishonoured. The Fumeiyo are those who violate their own honor so grievously that they are stripped of everything, and given to those they have wronged to serve punishment as a humble servant.
The Fumeiyo is not a class one is born into, nor a rank one may select willingly. It is rarely permanent either - although permanent cases exist in history and myth, such as a time the god Susanoi'o was placed into the care of the second Emperor Hirotsune to serve until his first litter was a mature adult, or the permanent sentence of the traitor Yotsuyu. It is, in respects, a provided alternative to suicide.
How to become a Fumeiyo: Permission must be given from pride owners, and roleplay(s) leading up to it are required.
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Posted: Sun Jul 22, 2018 9:00 am
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