Classes and guilds
Your class determines the skills you can learn and the armour you can wear. Every character begins as an Explorer. From level 10, the Warrior, Mage, Healer, Rogue, Ranger, Bard and Psion guilds accept new members at their entrances. Other paths require admission or a completed prerequisite class. The Diplomat is listed here as a planned class and is not yet available to play.
Hard mode restricts guild entry to Warrior, Mage, Healer and Rogue. In other modes, the requirements below apply.
Where each people leans
Race does not restrict class choice. The table suggests combinations based on starting attributes; guild entry requirements still apply. These suggestions do not decide a character's profession, background or personality. Tap or hover a row to focus it.
Reading the table
Natural fitOpen| Race | Warrior | Paladin | Ranger | Mage | Necromancer | Cleric | Healer | Merchant | Bard | Rogue | Thief | Assassin |
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GuildWeapon training, shields and command in battle.
Olympus gives the warrior tradition its military character, but a warrior need not serve a legion. Caravan guards, arena fighters and travelling companions use the same training. A shield, a chosen weapon and a place in the formation give each a different job when fighting starts.
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GuildArmoured fighters trained in protection and divine magic.
The order belongs to the martial and religious traditions of Olympus and Morrigan. Members guard people and places, accompany expeditions and fulfil duties attached to their vows. Guild rank establishes authority within the order; it grants no general jurisdiction over strangers.
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GuildArchery, tracking and work with animals.
The ranger tradition is associated with Thalos and Iasos, but its practitioners also work around towns and farms. A hunter, a road guide and a keeper of strays can belong to the same guild for quite different reasons. Field knowledge matters as much as skill with a bow.
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GuildElemental spells, wards and travel magic.
Aurin's arcane tradition supports research and teaching as well as fieldwork. A mage might seek a new technique, work for clients or pursue a question that a teacher left unanswered. Competence does not settle how the knowledge should be used.
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GuildRaise servants, work with corpses and weaken enemies.
Morrigan and the Underworld are centres of the tradition. Admission follows extensive Mage training, after which study turns to binding spirits and using remains. The work often brings practitioners into contact with families, priests and others who claim obligations towards the dead.
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GuildA fighting priest whose faith shapes their magic.
Shared instruction gives clerics of all five faiths a grounding in divine magic. Their duties then differ by patron: tending an altar, conducting rites, accompanying travellers or serving a temple in town. Prayer and study continue alongside the practical work of a religious office.
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GuildTrade goods, arrange contracts and run a business.
Aurin is a centre of the trade, with roads and shipping carrying goods beyond the city. A merchant might specialise in equipment, lend money or develop property. Customers, suppliers and unpaid obligations provide reasons to return to the same people over time.
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GuildA planned class for negotiation and public affairs.
The proposed role concerns disputes between people and institutions: preparing an agreement, finding terms both sides will accept and deciding when an agreement cannot be kept. These are intentions for the class, rather than services a player can use today.
Explore Diplomats ›Mental disciplines for force, defence and control.
The inner schools offer a different course of study from the mage guild or a temple. Exercises in concentration lead into the handling of force and thought. A practitioner might pursue an unusual experience, work with a teacher or investigate a technique recorded by an earlier student.
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GuildSongs, dances and words that support a party.
Aurin's colleges and taverns employ very different performers. A bard may collect old songs, write for a patron or earn supper with a familiar tune. Rehearsal, payment and the people in the audience give the profession a life beyond tales of famous heroes.
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DisciplineThe starting class for every new character.
The Explorer’s Guild in Aurin provides a starting place, with training grounds for early practice. Nearby streets connect its hall to the services of the town. The first ten levels introduce the basic commands and equipment before a character commits to a guild and its specialised training.
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DisciplineRestore health, remove afflictions and protect allies.
The tradition has close ties to Loralei and the divine cities. Its practitioners can work in an infirmary, travel with a party or serve people who cannot reach a temple. The same work may be approached with tenderness, professional distance or an impatient determination to get a patient safely home.
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DisciplineStealth, evasive fighting and practical utility.
The training suits scouts and travelling opportunists as well as people working at the margins of a city. A rogue might use the same knowledge to steal, protect a confidence or help a party avoid a fight. The guild offers a common training to people with different employers and interests.
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