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🌍 World Power Ranking (Common System)
Most people in the continent cultivate their bloodline core or mana core. Unlike Jofyn (who forges 8 unique Cores), the majority only have one core path.
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1. Mortal Rank (Commoners & Fresh Students)
Stage 1: Initiate → Can sense mana, no combat ability.
Stage 2: Attuned → Awakens a weak core (fire spark, water droplet, etc.).
Stage 3: Novice → Can cast basic spells or wield mana-enhanced weapons.
🟢 Jofyn starts here, seen as "lowest of the low" because a forge class is considered useless.
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2. Adept Rank (Apprentice Mages/Warriors)
Stage 1: Lesser Adept → Can cast stable spells; body can endure mana flow.
Stage 2: True Adept → Spells rank up, can use martial techniques.
Stage 3: Peak Adept → Often academy graduates.
🔸 Adepts are the "entry soldiers" of kingdoms.
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3. Knight Rank (Elites)
Stage 1: Lesser Knight → Body and mana fused. Physical strength enhanced.
Stage 2: True Knight → Can fight small beasts.
Stage 3: Peak Knight → Respected warriors, low-ranked noble guards.
⚔️ Jofyn at Layer 2 (Elemental Core) can already rival Peak Knights using his enchanted gear.
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4. Mage Rank (Battlefield Leaders)
Stage 1: Lesser Mage → First bloodline powers emerge.
Stage 2: True Mage → Skilled spellcasters, respected in kingdoms.
Stage 3: Peak Mage → Hold authority in clans/academies.
🔹 Royals' children usually awaken here.
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5. Grandmaster Rank (Clan Heads & Generals)
Stage 1: Lesser Grandmaster → Commands armies, elite techniques.
Stage 2: True Grandmaster → Can battle multiple Peak Mages.
Stage 3: Peak Grandmaster → Respected across regions.
⚒️ Jofyn's Rune Core (Layer 3) can already produce weapons to threaten Grandmasters.
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6. Lord Rank (Regional Rulers)
Stage 1: Lesser Lord → Rule cities/territories.
Stage 2: True Lord → Influence reaches entire provinces.
Stage 3: Peak Lord → Rivals of minor royal branches.
đź‘‘ Most royals are at least Lords.
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7. King Rank (Continental Figures)
Stage 1: Lesser King → A single kingdom bows before them.
Stage 2: True King → Multiple clans obey.
Stage 3: Peak King → Power shakes nations.
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8. Emperor Rank (Supreme Powerhouses)
Stage 1: Lesser Emperor → Controls vast empires.
Stage 2: True Emperor → Influences the world's balance.
Stage 3: Peak Emperor → Rival divine bloodlines.
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9. Ascendant Rank (Beyond Mortality)
Stage 1: Demi-Ascendant → Half-step into godhood.
Stage 2: True Ascendant → Can shatter armies alone.
Stage 3: Eternal Ascendant → Their existence bends laws.
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