Classes and Ranks

          If I am to make my characters seem less generic, I will have to add another kind of twist to them.The genre I am designing my characters for is very saturated, so I would need to look at some rather unusual influences to make them more unique. Whilst looking at examples of hierarchies and classes in groups, I ended up exploring the Christian angelic hierarchy. I feel that possibly adding some of these influences into my characters would make it all the more interesting. I looked at the classes of angels, I took what they were perceived to look like, and compared them to a common military hierarchy.

Angelic Hierarchy...
First Sphere - Councillors
Dominions – regulate the duties of angels. Look like angels but carry sceptres.
Virtues – They supervise movements to retain order
Authorities – Keepers of history. Loyal warrior angels. Oversee the distribution of power among mankind.
Second Sphere - Governors
Principalities – They wear a crown and carry sceptres. Collaborate with Authorities.Archangels – Concerned with the issues and events surrounding nations.
Angels – Messengers. Concerned with individuals.
Third Sphere - Messenger
Seraphim – Six wings. Head of an eagle. Emits bright light
Cherubim – Four Faces. One of a man, an ox, a lion and eagle
Thrones – Symbols of authority. Appear as a wheel within a wheel. Covered in eyes.

Comparing it to a military equivalent...
Counsellor
Leader
General
Major
Governors
Captain (Character 1)
Lieutenant
Quartermaster
Messenger
MP (Character 2)
Sergeant
Corporal (Character 3)

I will take symbolic elements from these characters and apply them to my characters to try and mimic this hierarchy.