User:Percival Vadim Melancthon

THE BLACK CLAN ~ RANKS
Rank ~ Tag ~ Use

First/Second Overseer ~ BXI ~ The leaders of the pack. The First Overseer is the original leader, whereas the Second Overseer is their mate. The Second Overseer is able to do the same things as the First Overseer, but only the First Overseer trains the First.

First ~ BI ~ The First Overseer's apprentice. This rank is usually held by the Overseers' first born, whether male or female, big or small.

War Commander ~ BXW ~ The mentors of the Controllers. War Commanders decide what to do with the prisoners and decide the punishments of the residents who have somehow wronged the group. If there are no prisoners to deal with, they take the place of the Scout rank: patrolling the borders and such. They decide when Controllers rank up.

Prime Medic ~ BXM ~ The Medics with the most experience. They are allowed to heal all wounds, whether severe or minor, and are in charge of watching over the Junior Medics when they are healing and/or mixing herbs. They may decide when the Juniors rank up as well.

Catcher ~ BXH ~ The lead hunters of the pack. They get their rank name in hunting parties. For example, the Catchers obviously catch the prey while the Chasers [the lesser hunters] drive the prey into the Catcher. Catchers may also decide when Chasers rank up.

Keeper ~ BXG ~ The lead guards of the pack. They usually guard the perimeters as well as pack members who are unable to fight during battle. Keepers will not fight physically UNLESS needed to, so this rank would usually be great for those uninterested in physical contact. They also take the place of the caregivers/babysitters. This rank remains in the prime category. There is no sub-rank for the Keepers, so they are not required to mentor anyone, but they can if they'd like. To gain this rank, you must speak with the Overseer and he will give you a test.

Collector ~ BW ~ The sub-rank of the Controller. They do everything the Controller does, EXCEPT deciding punishments.

Junior Medic ~ BM ~ The sub-rank of the Prime Medic. They do everything the Prime does, EXCEPT healing severe wounds, UNLESS there is no Prime Medic present.

Chaser ~ BH ~ The sub-rank of the Catcher. Instead of catching the prey, they chase the prey into the Catchers' direction. They may rank up once they pass a test given by their mentor.

Emissary ~ BMSG ~ The Overseers' loyal messengers. They carry out pack orders to the other members as well as sending out messages to nearby packs/clans/groups if needed. This is a neutral rank, and anyone can obtain it just by asking one of the Overseers.

Highborn ~ bXI ~ The Overseers offspring. The firstborn has this rank until they are 5 months old, where they then obtain the BI rank automatically.

Local ~ BLO/bLO ~ The locals are nothing special, really. They are just the creatures who have not decided a rank yet, or the creatures who have retired from their ranks as well as elders. The pups/cubs who are not the offspring of the Overseers also hold this rank. The adults [2 years+] hold the BLO tag, where the pups [0 months - 1 year] hold the bLO tag.