Board Thread:RolePlay/@comment-2600:8807:1C01:A199:B0A2:418:7893:D42F-20191227042317/@comment-2600:8807:1C01:A199:38F9:D59F:217D:79C3-20200105050027

Once Eren had restocked on water, he clambered out of the river, dripping wet. “The water is neck deep when you first get in, and it only gets deeper from there. I don’t think the other villages really swim, considering their aren’t major bodies of water around, so we’ll need a raft.”

Kotarou nodded in acknowledgment of the analysis and observations Eren had provided. “We’ll get right on that. Raft building is basic knowledge for a Naku, even in Suna, since we often go on missions outside our desert.” He paused. “You guys are all of at least Naku ranking, right?”

Explanation Time!

Everyone graduates from their village schools at age 13, naturally, after passing a Written and physical exam. When they first graduate, they are of Hikui rank, the basic rank. This does not mean the Hikui are weak. Some may be very strong, but were unable to pass the Naku exam. Many stay at this rank for several years before taking the Naku Exam.

Naku is the middle rank. The majority of all people are Naku. They can perform extremely well in combat situations of all types. To graduate into this rank from Hikui, you must take a special exam hosted bi-yearly, that is to say, twice a year. The exam is held in three stages and is extremely difficult. Several have died or become grievously injured, unable to pass or ever fight again.

Takai is the highest rank someone can hope to be. There are the most skilled of the skilled, the strongest of the strongest. To graduate to this rank, one must be hand-selected by the village leader, and that’s just to get permission to take the exam. The exam is incredibly grueling and even more difficult than the Naku exam. If there’s fifty people taking the Takai exam, only four would pass.

There are different rankings for missions:

A-Rank: The most dangerous missions. Usually, only Takai or powerful Naku accept these. They can range from assassination missions, stealing records from an enemy leader’s bedroom, etc. Our mission is an A-Rank.

B-Rank: Very dangerous, but also manageable by decently powerful Naku. These can range from tracking and killing a demonic beast, retrieving a hostage from enemies, spying, etc.

C-Rank: Not really dangerous. Anyone can take one of these missions except for fresh out of school Hikui. These missions can range from hunting down low level thugs, thieves, and bandits or escorting a merchant through an area filled with wildcat beasts.

D-Rank: Not dangerous whatsoever. Literally anyone could take one of these missions up. They range from pulling weeds, babysitting a five-year-old, finding someone’s lost cat, or repairing a fence.

-Loki