Talk:Rank Up System/@comment-81.220.129.29-20150614002155/@comment-4784862-20150614182435

Nah RevelRex, the anon user is right.

Subspecies are things like Hobgoblin Mages, Hobgoblin Riders, Hobgoblin Shamans, etc.

 Variants  are things like Red Bear, Rou, Kichi, Mi, Jade Eagle, etc.

Basically...Variants seem to have blessings (though I guess there's nothing to say that they  have  to have blessings)...but the point is that they are specifically identified as Variants when they rank up.

However, Subspecies have no indicators that they are special when they rank up (that we can tell, anyway...it's not specified at least)...but they are aware of "special" knowledge when they wake up.

I.E. Mages know one (or more) system of spells, shamans instinctively know how to do their  undead stuff, riders know how to tame a creature, etc.