Ranks within the Cult, going from high to low in a descending order:
Prophet: The Prophet is the leader of the Cult, she guides the Cult and its members towards Ascension, her words can be considered the will of the Forgotten Shadow.
Shadowpope: The second highest ranking member within the Cult ICly, the Shadowpope is the spiritual leader of the Cult in the absence of the Prophet. (Officer rank)
Darkcaller: The Darkcallers are the leaders of the Cult, taking care of many of the tasks within the Cult. (Officer rank)
Chosen: An umbrella rank for factions within the Cult, notable amongst which: The Lightslayers and the Inquisition.
Cultist: A Cultist is a member of the Cult who has chosen to indulge in its teachings, they preach their faith to others and are considered quite knowledgeable of our religion.
Deathblade: The Deathblade is a proven member of the Deathblade militia, he has taken it up to himself to defend the faith, the Forsaken, and the Prophet, this does not mean however that they are lacking in knowledge of the Virtues as it is considered a basic necessity to know and understand them.
Acolyte: An Acolyte is a newly inducted member within the Cult who seeks to learn as much as possible of the Virtues so that they may, amongst others, once preach their faith.
Recruit: A Recruit is a newly inducted member within the Cult who has come to the revelation that armed force will sometimes be necessary to defend the Cult, yet this member has yet to prove himself within the militia.
Citizen: The Citizen is the rank one gains upon a guild invite, it is that of a Citizen who follows the Cult's teachings but has yet to choose whether to indulge in the teachings or to take up arms for the Faith. It is, of course, possible to remain a Forsaken Citizen affiliated with the Cult and not join the more zealous parts of the Cult.
As you may have figured out after reading this, The Cult operates both a religious side and a military side, it should be noted that joining one does not exclude you from the others events as all events will still be shared, a Cultist may find a basic combat training to be useful too.
It should also be noted that a Deathblade does not outrank a Cultist and a Cultist does not outrank a Deathblade, within our ranking system they are equal, bit hard to understand?
Well then, here is a schematic idea of how it works:
Prophet.
Shadowpope.
Darkcaller.
Chosen.
Cultist - Deathblade.
Acolyte - Recruit.
Citizen.
As you can see, Cultists and Deathblades are considered equal and their lower ranks are too.
Wed Feb 06, 2013 10:24 pm