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Starter Classes

Swordsman
The master of the blade. These warriors have a balanced amount of strength and defense. They have no problem going head first into a large battle, which is why they are usually the first line of defense.

Promotes to: Cavalier/Defender
Able to Equip: Swords

Mage
Even though they have the poorest dodge rate and defense these witty magic-users make up for it with their amazingly high-powered elemental attacks. Only the smartest of strategists are able to make it as a mage.

Promotes to: Sage/Witch(female only)
Able to Equip: Staffs & Elemental Scrolls

Archer
Master of the trade when it comes to projectiles, archers are gifted with godlike accuracy and stamina.

Promotes to: Ranger/Gunman
Able to Equip: Bows & Crossbows

Healer
Gifted by the gods with the power to heal and bless their comrades healers are praised for their kind heart and goodwill towards all. Although healers are not the offensive sort of class they can use light magic when they get into a sticky situation. Their offensive magic will never compared to that of a mage's, but they can usually hold their own when fighting single monsters.

Promotes to: Cleric/Bishop
Able to Equip: Rods & Light Magic Scrolls

Rogue
Agile and quick, rogues have the greatest attack and hit rate. Their swift attacks and knowledge of the vital parts of the human body make up for their lack of physical strength.

Promotes to: Thief/Bandit
Able to Equip: Daggers

Performers
This class is very similar to the rogue class except for the fact that instead of having a high attack rate these crafty individuals have a high dodge rate. Because of all their evasive skills they are very hard to catch so you better be careful else you'll find a dagger embedded into your back.

Promotes to: Troubadour/Bard(male only)
Able to Equip: Wheels & Whips

Brawler
A fighter who only focuses on his or her strength instead of defense. These individuals do not worry about getting a few cuts and bruises making them able to rush head first into any battle no matter their chances of success.

Promotes to: Myrmidon
Able to equip: Brass knuckles & axes/hammers

Second Tier Classes

Knight
Claimed to be the most noble of the classes, knights are masters of fighting both on and off horseback. They fight aggressively, and a word of warning is to never get hit by one of their insanely strong attacks else you will quickly become mere fertilizer for the ground beneath your feet.

Promotes to: None
Able to equip: Lances, javelins, & swords

Paladin
As defenders of the Church, these warriors have now acquired the ability to use minor healing spells and offensive light magic. Paladins have superior defense and even if one was to manage the difficult task of taking one down it would not be long before he/she would get back up again.

Promotes to: None
Able to equip: Broad swords, halberds, & shields

Philosopher
After years of laboring over scrolls and scripts, these mages have finally acquired the Four Superior Elements of the Universe: matter, gravity, time, and life.

Promotes to: None
Able to equip: Staffs & spell scrolls

Enchantress (female only)
Also known as Illusionists, Enchantresses manipulate your five senses by the help of their large arsenal of tricks and spells.

Promotes to: None
Able to equip: Wands & wheels

Hunter
Hunters are skilled in tracking down humans and animals alike. And once they're on your trail you better pray to the gods 'cause they'll find you.

Promotes to: None
Able to equip: Bows, crossbows, & darts

Sniper*
Now expanding their range of weapons to further ranged guns, Snipers can use rocket launchers, silent sniper guns, heat-seeking missiles, etc; although the more powerful the attack the less stamina the individual has.

(*Restricted to Wisteran citizens only.)

Promotes to: None
Able to equip: Various missile launchers & guns

Deity
The closest to the gods one could ever be. By becoming this class individuals are now able to call on the power of the minor Gods for support.

(Note: Calling on your religion's god(s) have varying methods depending on your religion and possibly the type of god.)

Promotes to: None
Able to equip: Rods, wands, & battle crosiers

Divine Champion
Those who have mastered light magic and certain forms of fighting. Now all they have to do is learn how to combine the two of them.

Promotes to: None
Able to equip: Maces, glaives, & guisarmes

Assassin
They still lead a life of taking from others, but instead of taking the individual's material possessions he/she will take away the individual's life... for the right price, that is.

Promotes to: None
Able to equip: Daggers & darts/throwing knives/poison darts

Master Swindler
Now instead of using their brawn like bandits do, Master Swindlers use their minds and strategic skill to force a person to walk right into their trap without even realizing it.

Promotes to: None
Able to equip: Bronze knuckles, throwing & hand axes & hammers

Rhymester
Performer turned mage; these entertainers say spells through rhyme and verse. (i.e. Fire, water, earth, and air; make this man grow some hair.) (( Yeah, I know. Only thing I could come up with. >_>;; ))

Promotes to: None
Able to equip: Whips, batons, & amulets

Court Jester (male only)
Just like Master Swindlers, this class can only consist of those witty and intelligent. Court Jesters may play the part of a fool, but do not be deceived else they have already 'won'.

Promotes to: None
Able to equip: Projectiles(daggers, darts, etc), bronze knuckles, daggers, & wheels

Berserker
A group of warriors that live up to their names, these soldiers charge head first into battle in limited armor, if any at all. With two weapons these warriors are almost literally whirlwinds of death and chaos.

Promoted to: None
Able to equip: One-handed axes/hammers, maces, & swords

Pending Classes

- Mechanic/Engineer/Experimentalist
- Druid/Elementalist

Name of Class:Man-At-Arms
Class Level: First Tier Class
Gender Restrictions: Both
Promotes to: Berserker
Is a Promotion from: Swordsman
Able to Equip: One-handed axes, maces, and swords. Wear only light armor
Description: Preferring to stay on foot, these warriors focus on learning the use of two weapons simultaneously. Though still learning this they are a great threat on the battlefield.

Name of Class: Berserker
Class Level: Second Tier Class
Gender Restrictions: Both
Promotes to: None
Is a Promotion from: Man-At-Arms
Able to Equip: One-handed axes, maces and swords. Little to no armor
Description: A group of warriors that live up to their names, these soldiers charge head first into battle in limited armor, if any at all. With two weapons these warriors are almost literally whirlwinds of death and chaos.

Name of Class: Psion
Class Level: Starter Class
Gender Restrictions: Both
Promotes to: Soulknife/Metamind
Is a Promotion from: N/A
Able to Equip: Spears, crossbows and other light weapons. No armor.
Description: A Psion is very much like the mage, however the mages focus purely on magic where the Psion instead unlocks the very power of their mind. In this aspect they are very dangerous when they reach higher levels of understanding, and even in the beginning they can be a worthy advisory. They use their own sheer willpower to cause things to happen, most focus purely on a certain aspect of Psionic power, also known as a "Discipline". Each discipline differs greatly from another, they are as follows;

Clairsentience: A psion who chooses clairsentience is known as a seer. Seers can learn precognitive powers to aid their comrades in combat, as well as powers that permit them to gather information in many different ways.
Metacreativity: A psion specializing in metacreativity is known as a shaper. This discipline includes powers that draw ectoplasm or matter from the Astral Plane, creating semisolid and solid items such as armor, weapons, or animated constructs to do battle at the shaper's command.
Psychokinesis: Psions who specialize in psychokinesis are known as kineticists. They are masters of powers that manipulate and transform matter and energy. Kineticists can attack with devastating blasts of energy.
Psychometabolism: A psion who specializes in psychometabolism is known as an egoist. This discipline consists of powers that alter the psion's psychobiology, or that of creatures near him. An egoist can both heal and transform himself into a fearsome fighter.
Psychoportation: A psion who relies on psychoportation powers is known as a nomad. Nomads can wield powers that propel or displace objects in space or time.
Telepathy: A psion who chooses the discipline of telepathy is known as a telepath. He is the master of powers that allow mental contact and control of other sentient creatures. A telepath can decieve or destroy the minds of his enemies with ease.

Of each of these is the six major disciplines, a psion must choose one which he or she focuses on and is more skilled with powers of that nature then others. For example a psion whom focuses on the discipline of Telepathy may not also be extremely skilled in the art of Psychoportation as well. However a psion may have powers from different disciplines except at a far less scale then the powers of their chosen discipline, showing the time and care spent perfecting their discipline.

Name of Class: Soulknife
Class Level: First Tier Class
Gender Restrictions: Male only.
Promotes to: Soulbow
Is a Promotion from: Psion
Able to Equip: Due to the nature of the class they can use pretty much any weapon available because they give up much of their mental abilities for the ability to materialize a blade of pure psychic energy. They are allowed to also wear light armor.
Description: A soulknife is a psion who finds that his mind is the most beautiful and deadly weapon of all and with sheer willpower creates with it a deadly blade of pure energy. This blade is known as the Mind Blade, the weapon can take pretty much any form the soulknife desires causing them to become very unpredictable. They are more stealthy then their latter class and very much like the Assassin however their abilities come from psychic focus. They also do not study the human body as thoroughly instead, when honed properly, their blade can pierce the very soul of the creature it plunges into. They also gain the ability to imbue their mind blade with psychic energy causing devastating effects such as a psychokinetic burst of energy upon impact.

They also eventually are able to create their mind blade in lighting fast speeds, they also begin to be able to move with extremely amazing agility befitting the class. Later they are even able to throw their mind blade without it de-materializing, they can also shatter their mind blade later on with more discipline and cause a sort of "Blade Wind" to devastate their foes.

Name of Class: Metamind
Class Level: First Tier Class
Gender Restrictions: Both
Promotes to: Pyrokineticist
Is a Promotion from: Psion
Able to Equip: Same as the Psion.
Description: A metamind is what happens when a psion continues their path to power through the mind instead of giving it up for combat prowess. A metamind gains access to more powers and is able to learn more powerful powers from other disciplines unlike the psion, they also are able to augment their powers to amazing heights. A metamind also gains a "Psicrystal" which is a fragment of the metamind's own psyche given a crystal like form. The metamind can store powers and sheer psychic force inside of their psicrystal, this allows them to use more powers then they normally could in a day. A metamind also is allowed to specialize in one additional discipline at higher levels, allowing them to learn devastating abilities from now TWO different disciplines.

Name of Class: Soulbow
Class Level: Second Tier Class
Gender Restrictions: Male
Promotes to: N/A
Is a Promotion from: Soulknife
Able to Equip: They are capable of equipping the same items as the soulknife except they may also carry light shields as well.
Description: A soulbow is very much like a soulknife in most respects, with the exception that they are now focused more on ranged combat. They do not give up their prowess with their mind blade, however they instead learn to also turn it into a shaft of deadly psionic energy. All a soulbow needs is one free hand and they can let loose with a volley of psionic arrows which can be charged with the same energy as a soulknife's mind blade can be augmented with. However the most deadly thing about a soulbow is that their arrows can pass through material objects, such a stone, wood, and even armor. Though they cannot pass through magical or psionically created barriers, such things stop the arrows as usual.

Name of Class: Pyrokineticist
Class Level: Second Tier Class
Gender Restrictions: Both
Promotes to: N/A
Is a Promotion from: Metamind
Able to Equip: They are proficient with everything a Psion is, as well as a whip, unarmed attacks, and the longsword.
Description: A Pyrokineticist, or Pyro, as they are more commonly known as is a Metamind whom has decided that they like the idea of burning things...A lot. A pyro can create flame or heat with sheer willpower alone and use it to devastating effects they can create a whip of flames, a longsword, and can ever turn their hands into flaming weapons. They can cause the internal temperature of a creature to heat up to dangerous levels until they literally cook from the inside out, they can also cause a conflagerative blast of heat and fire that can destroy most things in its path. They can lick their bodies in fire causing them to gain unnatural beauty, they can cause most natural projectiles to melt away before they can manage to touch the pyro. It is even said that once there was a pyro so powerful that she could stop bullets in the air before they could reach her.