CULTIVATION RANKS
Two separate but related systems govern advancement:
A. VIGOR REALMS : The Flesh Ascension Path
Rank Title
1. Blood Initiate
2. Bone Temperer
3. Viscera
4. Nerve Ascendant
5. Flesh Titan
6. Coreless Monarch
7. Abyssal Vessel
8. Flesh God
B. MANA REALMS: The Core Ascension Path
Rank Title Description Equivalent Tier
1. Core Initiate
2. Core Adept
3. Core Knight
4. Core Lord
5. Core Saint
6. Archon
7. Demi-Deity
8. Aether Sovereign
DOMINION MILITARY RANKS & CORE TIERS
1. Core Initiate → Private
Military Title: Private (Initiate)
Role: Basic infantry soldiers who've just awakened their Core. Used as expendable troops and sent to frontlines or beast territories.
Power Level: Can enhance strength, reflexes, and endurance slightly using mana or vigor.
Equipment: Low-tier Beast Core weapons.
2. Core Adept → Sergeant
Military Title: Sergeant (Adept)
Role: Squad leaders who command small units of Initiates. Can use basic combat techniques or low-tier elemental magic.
Power Level: 2–3 times stronger than normal soldiers.
Symbol: Silver insignia on collar.
3. Core Knight → Lieutenant
Military Title: Lieutenant (Knight)
Role: Mid-rank officers. Capable of commanding small platoons. Considered elite troops within a base.
Power Level: Skilled in channeling mana through weapons or body.
Symbol: Two silver stripes.
4. Core Lord → Captain
Military Title: Captain (Lord)
Role: Commanders of divisions or strategic units. Can manipulate mana fields and use advanced elemental techniques.
Power Level: Comparable to low-tier beasts or mechs.
Symbol: Gold insignia with winged emblem.
5. Core Saint → Colonel
Military Title: Colonel (Saint)
Role: Oversees entire military bases or research divisions. Command authority over hundreds of soldiers.
Power Level: Can devastate small battalions alone.
Symbol: Double gold wing insignia.
6. Archon → General
Military Title: Dominion General (Archon)
Role: Regional commanders of the Dominion. Often rule over entire sectors. Known for near-mythical combat power.
Power Level: Can obliterate armies or beasts single-handedly.
Symbol: Silver and red Dominion crest.
7. Demi-Deity → High Marshal
Military Title: High Marshal (Demi-Deity)
Role: Supreme strategists of the Dominion military. They oversee entire continents and major campaigns.
Power Level: City-level threats. Can warp mana fields and defy physics.
Symbol: Platinum crest with a black star.
8. Aether Sovereign → Grand Imperator
Military Title: Grand Imperator (Aether Sovereign)
Role: The highest possible rank in the Dominion, answering only to the Council of 9. Legends say there are only three Sovereigns alive.
Power Level: Nation-level beings. Their mere presence distorts mana currents.
Symbol: Platinum crown insignia with crimson wings.
DOMINION NAVAL RANKS & CORE TIERS
1. Core Initiate → Seaman Recruit
Naval Title: Seaman Recruit (Initiate)
Role: Entry-level sailors who recently awakened their Core. Tasked with menial ship duties and defense drills.
Power Level: Can enhance reflexes slightly; barely combat-ready.
Symbol: Plain blue badge.
2. Core Adept → Petty Officer
Naval Title: Petty Officer (Adept)
Role: Supervises small ship teams or weapon crews. Manages ship maintenance and combat response drills.
Power Level: Moderate mana users, can reinforce weapons and armor with mana flow.
Symbol: Silver anchor insignia.
3. Core Knight → Lieutenant Commander
Naval Title: Lieutenant Commander (Knight)
Role: Commands small vessels or serves as executive officer on larger ones. Skilled in mana navigation, energy cannon operation.
Power Level: Strong combatants, able to fend off low-tier sea beasts.
Symbol: Twin silver anchors.
4. Core Lord → Captain
Naval Title: Ship Captain (Lord)
Role: Captain of advanced Dominion destroyers or mana-cruisers. Controls crews of hundreds and channels mana into ship arrays.
Power Level: Can project mana barriers over ships and channel elemental energy through artillery.
Symbol: Golden anchor with wing crest.
5. Core Saint → Fleet Commodore
Naval Title: Fleet Commodore (Saint)
Role: Oversees a fleet of multiple ships. Commands through both strategy and direct magical reinforcement of vessels.
Power Level: Can manifest large-scale mana shields and elemental storms.
Symbol: Double gold wings encircling an anchor.
6. Archon → Vice Admiral
Naval Title: Vice Admiral (Archon)
Role: Commands entire naval divisions across multiple regions. Known for devastating mana artillery and ship enchantments.
Power Level: Capable of sinking islands with their attacks.
Symbol: Silver and red Dominion naval sigil.
7. Demi-Deity → Grand Admiral
Naval Title: Grand Admiral (Demi-Deity)
Role: Supreme commander of the Dominion Navy's global fleets. Commands both sea and sky fortresses.
Power Level: Can control mana tides, influence weather, and command fleets telepathically.
Symbol: Platinum crest with triple anchors.
8. Aether Sovereign → Lord of the Deep
Naval Title: Lord of the Deep (Aether Sovereign)
Role: Mythic naval overlord who commands the Dominion's greatest oceanic and aerial fortresses. Few exist; their power keeps the seas under Dominion control.
Power Level: Planetary-scale. Can manipulate sea currents and mana storms across continents.
Symbol: Platinum crown above a crimson trident.