Senshi: warriors hired by major cities,villages and individuals. Skilled in hand to hand, weapons, Saino and for some Yobidasu.
Gakusei: a student at Saino no Gakku that has not graduated.
Hikui: Has graduated but has not passed the trials to be a mid to high ranking Senshi,they do not to work alone.
Sajento: mid level Senshi, has passed the trials and can work alone or command a small group of Hikui on their own. Most Senshi stationed within villages are this rank.
Yakuin: A specialty rank located in between Sajento and Sencho in authority. Usually excel in one,no more than two specific areas but lack in others. This prevents them from being promoted, where as most chose to excel in certain categories as to not have so much responsibility as a Sencho.
Sencho: An officer styled rank of the Senshi, they can command a few to many Senshi of lower ranks and sometimes equal ranks. They are all very powerful, to make it to this rank it is not earned easily. It is used out of respect to any member of the council as well. Even their actual rank is above this.
Rida Sencho: is the leading Sencho on a mission or in an area that has more than one Sencho. Every department of Senshi, such as tactics, training, Special Ops and infiltration have a permanently assigned one.
Atama Sencho: the highest rank a Senshi can have under a Shicho. It is above the Golden Buntai and equal to the Governing Council. They have surpassed every Sencho ranked peer. This rank is given to those that can command at least 100 Senshi. In the past given directly by the Shicho to look over the Senshi villages around their respective country.
Now it is a rare and great honor. A sign that the current Shicho sees them as a candiate for their replacment.
Shicho: the leader of all Senshi in the Country, The Shicho is usually not the leader of the country itself but very close in authority. They are the most powerful, skilled and sometimes feared Senshi in the entire country. Senshi are based on war,only the strongest can be Shicho. Although intelligence is valued it can not be the only advantage they have.
Chiji: The leader of the Country usually completely political. Only during the “War Dynasty” has their been a Senshi in this position. Since then the Federal governments have abandoned the old policies and instead have entrusted talking to solve problems. They have incorporated Knights as their armies of choice now. The Senshi have stayed relevant by working mission contracts for indivuals,groups even cities,to maintain themselves. They are used as a special police force in many cities and anything from bodyguards to spies to assassins by others.
Buntai: a group of Senshi that have been chosen to train and grow together. For years they go on missions together being in a two Torena cell or a single Torena. Some stay together till they all die, where others chose to separate physically to pursue individual goals. The bond has been known to still last a lifetime.
Saino no Gakko: School of Talents, where the passers of the trials go to begin the ways of the Senshi. Takes 6 years on average to graduate, some a bit longer, early exit exams are offered ever other year for assigned an Buntai. You must be in your third year to qualify, although no one has ever succeeded before their 4th year.
