Classifications

Basic role classifications of characters.

Fighter - Melee

 * Tanks - The role of a tank unit is to provide a health buffer for weaker ranged classes. Frequently maneuvering or other tactics are used by the tank to make themselves the most tempting or highest-priority target of enemy attacks, thereby diverting enemy attacks away from allies.
 * Warriors - The role of a warrior is more guerilla than the tank, preferring to deal damage before moving out of the way, employing a 'hit and don't get hit' strategy, working often to deal the finishing blow, following in the wake of a tank who is generally the one breaking a line of the enemy.

Fighter - Ranged

 * Archers - The role of an archer is to make ranged attacks, generally with lower health and armor than the melee fighters, as they prefer not to be in direct combat.
 * Casters can be assumed to 'cross class' as ranged fighters but are more generally assumed to be in their own category.

Caster

 * Arcane Caster
 * Elemental (air, water, fire, earth, etc.)
 * Mind (mesmerism)
 * Enchantment
 * Nature
 * Sorcery
 * Divine Casters - More often than not, divine casters are healers of the party or protectors, at least in the sense of putting preventative 'armor' spells or prayers on a person to keep them from being hurt in the first place.
 * Gods
 * Sarratum - "The Empress," "The Queen of all Kings" - Goddess of Kings
 * Astraois - "The Painter," "He of Two Faces" - God of the Heavens
 * Tinfana - "The Drummer," "The Goddess of Moment and Eternity" - Goddess of Time
 * Menthu - "The Grindstone," "The Weeping God" - God of Storms
 * Metis - "The Oracle," "She Who Holds Secrets" - Goddess of  Wisdom
 * Saints
 * Caris
 * Viril Ivhatha
 * Hazira
 * Brul
 * Grimnul
 * Serathiviax
 * Shamans - These casters are not technically either divine or arcane, but are usually lumped in with the divine as their power originates, argumentatively, from their beliefs/deities. Rituals are usually used to enact their powers though they are capable of casting spells as well. Their role in a group is often the same as that of divine casters (i.e. healers, etc.) though they often also double as an intermediary between the spirit realm and the physical/living realm more easily than casters who are strictly 'divine.'
 * Witches - Are bitches. There are two types, pact witches and 'normal' witches.

Scholar

 * Tactician - The role of tacticians is to move forces on and off the battlefield and be learned in the ways of battle and strategy.
 * Teacher - The role of teachers
 * Scribe/Record - The role of scribes and/or records keepers is to write down what happens from an unbiased view.