sorrow made you
from the bottom of the dark, dark sea
Oh man, sorry, I didn't mean to not answer you. I didn't see this till now. Dx
Did you manage to read the information about them yet?
In a general sense, Fields are short for Fields of Expertise, which is pretty similar to a character's class in an RPG. Ensis are your melee non-magical fighters, Temepsta are ranged non-magic, Exorcismo are holy magic and Domare use non-holy magic (I guess closest similarity would be white magic and black magic?).
RANKS however, have to deal with experience and recognition within the organization (The Dark Chapter) itself. So, when you first join and start out, you're an Indocto (Indocto is a root for "inducted"), you spend at minimum 3 years learning the basics of all four fields. It's at this time you also get to pick what field you want to specialize in (aka, what class you want to be). It is more based off of a person's strengths and instincts rather than what they like. However, someone can like what they are good at, and it is recommended to do that first and foremost. After the basic training is over and you've picked your Field of Expertise, you become Milites rank.
Milites basically is your typical soldier rank. You can be a Milites as long as you live and it would never be considered dishonorable. Milites are the most abundant and most necessary. They spend most of their lives learning in their Field of Expertise and attempting to master it.
People that are usually recognized for their leadership skills as well as other notable attributes may be promoted to the rank of Regimen. It's basically your shift leaders or supervisors (like at a job). There's not as many of them as there are Milites.
Sacerdos is a rankk that is given to people that are acknowledged for exceptional combat skill. They have a relatively full understanding of their Field and can take on more dangerous missions without the aid of teams (they usually go in pairs though). There are even fewer of these than there are Regimen and they usually don't stick to one location.
Venator and Deos Sacerdotem are the top of the food chain and hold the same level. So neither one is more important than the other. Here, you must be recognized by the head honchos in the Vatican. Means you're a badass mofo. Venator are more like you're Inquisition, and will travel more often. Deos Sacerdotem are usually stationary and the strongest defense of wherever they are stationed at. That's really their main difference. It is extremely hard to get these ranks, and many people aspire to become one, if their dreams ascend passed becoming a Sacerdos.
Woops, forgot to quote this.
So long as you make a pen-pineapple-apple-pen 8U
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