Codex / Your character
Ranks
Every fighter begins as an Initiate. Two steps lie above: Warden, earned in the Graduation Exam, and Vanguard, earned in the wilds.
Initiate to Warden: the Graduation Exam
An exam is a fight between Initiates of every faction, in its own arena. The best of each exam graduate.
- An exam opens about every 10 hours.
- Enrolment stays open for 10 minutes, for up to 40 Initiates.
- The exam lasts up to 30 minutes.
- Everyone enters with their Wounds set to 50 %, so a few knockouts end it for you.
- One Initiate graduates for every 6 who take part.
- Passing pays 500 gold and 3 Vanguard Tokens.
- Wounds and gold lost in an exam are real. Standing is not affected.
Warden to Vanguard: Nimian Points
Nimian Points are your standing. You earn them by fighting players and lose them by falling.
| Event | Nimian Points |
|---|---|
| Defeating a player in the wilds | +25 |
| Assisting in a defeat | +10 |
| Winning a Challenge Arena duel | +10 |
| Being defeated in the wilds | −15 |
A Warden becomes a Vanguard at 1000 Nimian Points.
What rank changes
- The Training Academy admits Initiates only, and only under the age of 25.
- A knockout costs a higher rank fewer Wounds.
- Better armour asks for a higher rank.
- Rank belongs to one life. A reborn character is an Initiate again.
Values from the game's data, exported 2026-10-08 (build 1.0.0, before the closed beta). Subject to change. If this page disagrees with what you see in play, tell us on Discord.