Ranks and Titles

In RuneScape, there are various ranks and titles. The order of various ranks are not known or consistent. In IC roleplay it is important everybody knows his/her place on the social ladder according to the rank his/her character was given or chosen.

Universal rank system

This universal rank system has two purposes:

Knowing a character's relative rank in his/her service.
Knowing a character's comparative rank in other services.

The following tables detail the order of ranks. Each table is divided into five services: nobility, military, religious, civil and knightly. They are ordered from high to low. Some ranks may have subranks within them.

High rank

In the table below are all high-ranked listed from 1 till 4.

Rank	Nobility	Military	Religious	Civil	Knightly
1	Emperor King of Kings High King Pharaoh	Lord/Field Marshal(l) Admiral of the Fleet Legatus Maximus	Pope Pontifex Maximus Caliph	President Vice-President	None
2	King Sultan Khan	General Admiral Supreme Commander (dwarves)	Patriarch	Prime Minister Vice-Minister Chancellor Grand Vizier	Grand Master
3	Archduke Grand Duke Grand Prince	Brigadier Commodore War-chief (A.R.M.S.) Warlord	Primate Exarch	Chamberlain Royal Treasurer	Master
4	Prince	Colonel Commander (dwarves) Naval Captain Flockleader	Cardinal	Minister State Secretary Advisor Vizier	Adept

Medial rank

In the table below are all medial-ranked listed from 5 till 8.

Rank	Nobility	Military	Religious	Civil	Knightly
5	Duke Emir	Commander Legatus	Metropolitan Pontifex	Minister-President Justiciar	Partisan
6	Marquess Margrave Landgrave	Major Commandant Flight(leader)	Archbishop Grand Inquisitor	None	Noble
7	Count Earl Tribal Chief	Captain Colonel (dwarves) Naval Lieutenant Tribunes War-chief	Bishop High Priest	Governor Ambassador	Acolyte
8	Viscount Burgrave Castellan	Lieutenant Wingleader	Auxillary Bishop Inquisitor Shaman	None	Proselyte

Low rank

In the table below are all ranks listed from 9 till 12.

Rank	Nobility	Military	Religious	Civil	Knightly
9	Baron Overlord	Officer cadet Ensign Warmaster	Abbot Prior	Senator	Initiate
10	Baronet Lord	Sergeant Quartermaster Berserker (dwarves) Wingman	Deacon Head Priest	None	Novice
11	Hereditary Knight	Corporal Warrior	Reverend Priest Chaplain	Mayor	Squire
12	Esquire Jonkheer	Junior Cadet Grunt/Soldier Scout (Black) Guard Tribesmen	Dean Monk	Councillor	Page Peon

Explanation of ranks

Noble and religious ranks

Both noble and religious ranks derive their order based upon land they posses. For instant, nobility is linked through fiefdom of various land:

An emperor leads an empire which can contain various kingdoms.
A king leads a kingdom which can contain various duchies, marches and counties.
A duke, marquess or count lead a duchy, march or county which can contain various burgraves, baronies and towns.
A burgrave, baron or lord lead a city, barony or town.

Similar can be stated about religious ranks. Religious leaders rule over their congregation:

A pope is the leader of the whole church and all religious providences.
A primate is the leader of a group of providences.
A metropolitan is the leader of a providence, compromising various dioceses.
An archbishop is the leader of the main diocese of a providence.
A bishop is the leader of a diocese, comprising deaconates.
A deacon is the leader of a deaconate, comprising parishes.
A priest is the leader of a parish.
A monastery and the surrounding land is lead by an abbot, and second-in-command a prior.