Cercatori d'Arte :: Co-Ranks

Co-Ranks

Updated 08 Jul 2014 by .

Co-Ranks are very important parts of Cercatori d'Arte; they outline several different jobs within the pack that may need doing and are important to the pack! Unlike some other packs, an infinite number of characters can hold a co-rank, and a character can hold an unlimited amount of co-ranks as well.

Co-Ranks are sorted into the rank tiers - Heart, Mind, and Strength. However, any canine from any rank tier can choose whichever Co-Rank they desire.

Claiming a Co-Rank

Create two different finished threads in which your character is using the skill needed for their potential co-rank.
Post the links to the threads in the Cercatori d'Arte Maintenance Thread.
Then you'll have your co-rank!

Heart Co-Ranks

Artist	Creates beauty by painting, writing, and partaking in other visual arts. Collaborates with the Merchant to trade arts, and the Image-Keeper to paint the borders.
Image-Keeper	Ensures the Border Tree is in good health, and touches up on paint and carvings on/around it. Paints the trees around the border as well as hangs up colorful flowers, etc.
Canvaser	Creates mediums for art, as well as prepares the canvases for painting. Works with the healer and the gardener to use plants to make dyes, paints, and colored powder.
Whittler	Makes small and sometimes larger sculptures out of wood in and around the pack. Works with the Image-Keeper to carve the Border Tree, and the Merchant to trade the wooden carvings.
Tailor	Repair broken or torn clothing, such as shirts, scarves, and pants. Works with the canvaser to produce thread, and uses it to create new clothes.
Bard	Lightens the pack's spirits by way of singing, dancing, putting on plays, and otherwise performing for the pack. Collaborates with the Merchant and Diplomat to put on performances in other packs.
Gardener	Tends to the Garden and keeps track of the plants and herbs growing within it. Works with the Healer and the Canvaser to produce plants that can be made into dye, or can be used for medicine.
Historian	Keeps track of goings-on in the pack and records it. Works with the Artist to illustrate d'Arte's history books, and the Diplomat to record pack relations.
Chef	Stores dried and salted meats, and is in charge of ensuring that the food stores do not run low. Cooks and prepares meat and other dishes for the pack to eat.

Mind Co-Ranks

Scout	Patrols the borders and keeps an eye out for any suspicious activity or scents. Works with the Trapper to ensure that the pitfall taps, barbed wire fencing, and caltrops are in working condition.
Diplomat	Works with members of other packs to improve d'Arte's relations, and negotiate friendships and alliances. Confers closely with the leadership to give an idea of the pack's position with others, and organizes trading projects with the Merchant.
Merchant	Maintains d'Arte's inventory, and keeps track of all trades going on in and around the pack. Trades with members of other packs and loners to gain new items. Also occasionally travels to the Outpost to trade off larger quantities of goods.
Cartographer	Keeps track of the geographical locations of the packs, as well as any packs that move or expand their borders. Draws maps of the locations of the packs, as well as of other landmarks in the area.
Healer	Takes care of sick or injured canines in d'Arte and nurses them back to health, and acts as a nursemaid to help females give birth. Works with the Gardener and the Merchant to get medicinal plants and herbs.
Alchemist	Creates mixtures, elixirs, and poisons using herbs and plants from the Garden. Works closely with the Healer and Gardener to identify and correctly use different plants.
Pupsitter	Takes care of 1-4 month old puppies when their parents are gone, feeding them and ensuring their safety. Helps the Healer act as a nursemaid when females in the pack are giving birth.
Mentor	Watches over 4-8 month old puppies and helps teach them the basics of fighting, hunting, and shifting. Helps teach older puppies the locations of the traps in d'Arte, as well as the rest of the territory.
Researcher	Researches via books left by humanity to help other canines of various skills learn how to do certain tasks. Works with the Inventor to duplicate simple objects made by humanity.
Inventor	Creates new, very simple 'technologies' to aid the pack by way of convenience. Works with the Researcher to read science books and understand more about the world, as well as create new things.
Trapper	Creates new traps, such as pitfall traps and tripwire traps, around the borders to deter trespassers. Works with the Scout and Image-Keeper to create new ways of keeping trespassers and criminals out of the pack.

Strength Co-Ranks

Guardian	Protects the pack by defending it from the inside out. Is adept at fighting, and defends the pack in case of intruders and criminals. Works with the Scout and Trapper to patrol and defend the borders.
Dragoon	Is adept at using one or more weapons, and can fight well with them. Uses these skills to defend the pack. Maintains the weapons stores and ensures that supplies aren't running low.
Combatant	Is adept at fighting without weapons, and in his or her feral forms. Uses these skills to defend the pack. Teaches others of the pack how to disarm opponents, and helps teach unarmed combat.
Hunter	Tracks migrating herds, and leads the pack in pack hunts. Works with the Chef to store the meat, and the Dragoon and Craftsman to use the rest of the carcass for trading or weapons.
Angler	Is adept at fishing and capturing prey from the oceans and lakes around d'Arte. May work with the Craftsman to construct fishing poles and fish traps.
Carpenter	Fixes structures and buildings in the pack when they begin to deteriorate, and sometimes builds new ones. Works with the Sailor to help maintain the ship.
Wrangler	Is skilled at breaking wild animals and integrating them into the pack's livestock. Works with the Trader to gain new animals, and the Shepherd to trade some away.
Shepherd	Cares for and tends to the pack's livestock and horses. Works with the Wrangler to train young or unbroken horses. Collects product from the animals, such as eggs from chickens, wool from sheep, and milk from cows and goats.
Sailor	Is skilled at sailing the ship, and accompanies parties who sail it to other lands and packs. Works with the Carpenter to repair the ship when it's broken, and helps make improvements upon it.