Sects
Sects serve as your character's alignment or role during Revan's intergalatic war. While none of them are 100% binding forever, we strongly encourage finding the Sect that is best suited towards your character and not whatever sounds coolest. If you wish to change your character's Sect for IC reasons during the course of the game, please let the mods know at theoldcoots@gmail.com!
Civilians
Simply put, the Civilian sect consists of those who are not affiliated with the Jedi, Sith or either branch of the military. This is the most diverse sect, and can cover a variety of roles and occupations.
Examples of Civilian roles: bartenders, politicians, bounty hunters, dancers, slaves, shop owners/dealers, pilots, smugglers, gangsters, swoop racers, doctors/healers, etc.
Military
The Military sect is rather self-explanatory, and covers all those who enlist either to protect the galaxy...or enslave it. The Military, like the Civilian sect, can also hold a variety of jobs and roles.
Examples of Military roles: pilots, troopers/soldiers, spies, Intelligence, command forces, medical, training, guards, scouts, etc.
Republic Military
The Republic military's current focus is protecting the planets in their alliance from Sith invaders. They're the good guys, or at least, we hope they're the good guys.
Sith Military
The Sith military consists of members who have defected from the Republic in order to follow Revan in his supposed pursuit of galatic domination. They have a far more aggressive stance than their Republic counterparts, and aren't afraid to use it.
Jedi
Peacekeepers and warrior monks, the Jedi are the guardians of the galaxy and live by a strict code of pacifism. Recent times have changed the Jedi, however, and now they are forced to raise their weapons in order to defend the galaxy from one of their own -- Revan. For more information on the Jedi and the Jedi Order, see HERE.
Jedi Rankings:
-Youngling
(small children under twelve)
-Padawan
(those who have been apprenticed to a Master but are still in training)
-Knight
(fully learned and trained Jedi, expected to fulfil peacekeeping missions assigned by the Order)
-Master
(a Knight who has reached an understanding with the Force, showing tremendous discipline and dedication to the Order. It is incredibly difficult to achieve this rank)
-High Council [not applicable for characters]
(Masters who are in charge of leading the Jedi Order.)
Sith
The Sith aren't an actual people, but an ideal. For use in game, the Sith sect is comprised of the Jedi who have fallen to serve Revan. Aggressive users of the Dark side of the Force, those in this sect used to be followers of the Jedi Code and abandoned it in favor of power. Sith rankings are identical to the Jedi's, excepting that there is no high council. Revan's word is law, and you will follow it.