High Class Occupations

Occupations that yield a high salary and status in dragon society, usually entered by dragons already in a high position, such as clan dragons.

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• Elder Guardians (Senior Guardians elected to the Warfang Council, the highest possible position in Warfang society)

• Warfang Council (Beside the Elder Guardians, the Council is made up of the leaders of the main five most powerful Clans. This is usually in addition to a career. The Council decides their nation's politics, decides its wars and questions of peace, its expansion, its laws, and so on)

• Guardians (elemental masters and temple/egg grotto guardians)

• General/Chief (highest ranks within the Army and Guard)

• Dragon Masters (Dragon Masters are appointed by the Warfang Council as experts in their field of study)

• Templar (temple guards)

• Judge (a Justice elected by the Warfang Council to sentence criminals in their place)

• Minister (a Justice elected by the Warfang Council to write and suggest new laws, amendments or removals to existing laws, as well as regulations on trade and the taxation of trade and land.)

• Guard Commander (in charge of guards in a large or densely populated area)

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High-Middle Class Occupations

These occupations have varied salary and standing in society, dependent on the quality and demand of the dragon's work.

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• Army Commander (in charge of hundreds of soldiers, commanding their own Regiment. Class typically depends on their origins. Commanders with humble backgrounds are typically middle class unless very reputable)

• Justice (Justices act as representatives for dragons in trials, arguing their patron's innocence or the guilt of the opposing Justice's patron to a Judge. Often permanently hired by multiple individuals or clans. Justices are typically a part of high society, but new ones require work and reputation-building first)

• Guard Captain (in charge of a patrol of guards. Typically high middle class)

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High-Middle-Low Class Occupations

These occupations have extremely varied salary and standing in society, widely dependent on the quality and demand of the dragon's work.

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• Army Lieutenant (usually middle class but influenced by role, achievements and existing clan status. Not high class unless dragon already hails from high class family)

• Scholars (see 'Scholars and Dragon Masters'. Class depends on achievements, employment, and wealth)

• Healer (a magic-focused dragon who heals illnesses and wounds with magic, herbs, and gems)

• Jeweler (a dragon who makes jewelry - often a family affair, and the very best jewelers are clans themselves, who make top quality, expensive jewelry for other clans)

• Artist (a dragon who uses their paws or magic to create illustrations, with paint or other materials. Employed by temples, scholars, and clans. Otherwise freelance, but rarely find success there)

• Sculptor (like artists, sculptors carve figures out of stone or build them with clay. Very popular with temples and clans, and are often earth or fire dragons, though ice dragons popularly make ice sculptures)

• Entertainer (a dragon performer; either sings, plays instruments, does theater, elemental/magical performances, etc. Class level is based on reputation and demand.)

• Architect (someone who designs buildings and structures and oversees their construction)

• Blacksmith (a dragon that crafts weapons, armor, or other things with metal)

• Clothier (a dragon that makes clothes—much like jewelers, this is usually a family affair, and richer and more reputable clothiers can acquire more expensive materials and sell to clans)

• Merchant (a dragon that acquires and sells items. Solo merchants are usually low to middle class, but merchants that hire many other merchants to do this work and benefiting from it can get to high class with high value wares)

• Beast Hunter (a dragon that does not hunt for food or resources, but specifically just to kill animals that threaten dragons, particularly dragon settlements. This is a high fatality occupation, those powerful enough to survive and make a name for themselves can rise to high class by contracts and sponsorships from Clans.)

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Middle-Low Class Occupations

The standing of these occupations depend on who the dragon is hired by. Being hired by clans as these occupations (usually selected based on reputation or connections) make one considered middle class based on income.

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• Soldier/Guard (Non-officer ranks- Soldier is usually low class, Guard is middle class, but both are affected by personal accomplishments, family class, and time in service)

• Caretaker (a dragon who raises the children of other dragons whenever those are working or otherwise occupied. Often under employment by clans/families to take care of their children, or employed by temples to raise orphans.)

• Servant (a dragon employed by other dragons to perform domestic tasks. Very commonly employed by clans. Servants to the largest clans are often decently well off)

• Potter (someone who crafts ceramic, clay, or stone pots, plates, vases, cups, etc.)

• Glassmaker (a dragon crafting items in glass, usually bottles, lenses, stained glass)

• Messenger (a non-military dragon ferrying messages and letters to and from. Either employed directly or part of a service)

• Scribe (a scribe is employed in various scenarios to write down the spoken word, whether this is on behalf of someone who cannot read and write or for someone who is doing something more important and simply does not wish to write it themselves. May be hired long-term or part of a service for on-demand hire. Since reading and writing is a privileged ability usually associated with the higher classes, it is generally fairly paid)

• Bouncer/guard/bodyguard (someone hired to protect a person or place, or regulate access to a place)

• Tanner (a dragon processing hides into leather goods)

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Low Class (rarely Middle) Occupations

These occupations are ones a dragon can get into immediately with typically no experience or study, or are low-class family trades, and are thus saturated and paid little. There are very few in these occupations that can develop such talent and reputation they can rise to notoriety and middle class. Families within these trades, if talented enough, can live comfortably. Clans within these professions typically own and employ hundreds to perform these works (such as mine owners employing miners, thus owning whatever comes out of the mines) which yields them wealth beyond what a simple family can manage.

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• Hunter (a dragon venturing into the wilds by themselves or with a group to catch prey, then selling the catches to a butcher for coin. Either freelance(selling kills to butchers after they are caught), hired short- or long-term, or part of a hunting lodge which pools resources, abilities, and pay for bigger output, status, and contracts)

• Fisher (a hunter hunting in bodies of water. Largely water dragons)

• Forager (like hunters, these venture into the wilds and gather berries, herbs, wild vegetables & fruits, and roots, then sell these to healers or vendors. Either freelance or hired to do this)

• Crop Keeper (a dragon that raises crops of vegetables, herbs, fruits, and/or berries, then sell these to vendors or directly to clans or institutions)

• Livestock Keeper (like crop keepers, a livestock keeper raises and breeds animals for slaughter and consumption)

• Butcher (someone who buys fresh carcasses, skinning them then selling all their parts. Pelts, horns, and bones are sold as well as the meat. Butchers use cold crystals to protect against spoiling and rot)

• Builder (someone who constructs buildings, usually with stone or metal. Often earth dragons)

• Miner (a dragon who mines for minerals/metals and/or crystals. Often electric or earth dragons)

• Porter (a dragon transporting goods across distances, such as city to city or continent to continent on behalf of the goods' owner)

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Classless Occupations

These are criminal occupations that are typically regarded low class or classless, though those at the top of the chain live as though high class, and may even be respected as such. These are general titles, individual groups may have unique titles or different definitions. 

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• Crime Lord (the head of a criminal organization)

• Crime Underboss (the Lord's nearest, including their right and left hands)

• Advisor (counselor to the lord and their underbosses, whose job it is to stay informed on all things and people worth knowing)

• Crew Leader (takes orders from Underbosses or a middle rank, leading smaller units or groups)

• Enforcers (maintains control of local population for a criminal organization, such as collecting protection fees)

• (Body)guard (protects higher ranking members or assets)

• Assassin (carries out kill orders from higher ranking members)

• Bookkeeper (handles coin)

• Fence (buys and sells stolen goods, either independently or on behalf of an organization)

• Coinlender (lends coin at high interest, employs enforcers to ensure repayment, either as their own business or behalf of an organization)

• Runner (delivers messages, coin, or other goods)

• Smuggler (moves illegal goods across borders)

• Lookout (watches for law enforcement or rival activity)

• Forger (creates fake documents)

• Thief (steals valuable items, usually selling them to a Fence)

• Supplier (sells goods, typically to criminal organizations)

• Alchemist (develops or produces illegal or cheap drugs)

• Pusher (sells drugs)

• Front (operates a seemingly legitimate business which acts as a cover or meeting place for the illicit organization, and/or launders coin)

• Cleaner (disposes of evidence and/or bodies)

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...and more.