Aeterna Regnum Military

Enlisted & Non-Commissioned Officers (The Thralls & Blades):
This tier represents the frontline shock troops, common vampires, and elite blood-sworn infantry.

Blut-Soldat (Blood Soldier): The baseline infantry rank for newly turned or initiated warriors.

Klaue-Gefreiter (Claw Corporal): A veteran soldier recognized for first-blood distinctions in battle.

Scharführer-Nacht (Night Squad Leader): A junior NCO responsible for leading small hunting or scouting parties.

Feldwebel-Varg (Field Sergeant of the Wolf): A senior tactical NCO who enforces discipline and maintains combat formation.

Stabs-Vampyr (Staff Vampire): The highest non-commissioned rank, acting as a direct enforcer for the officer corps.

Junior Officers (The Fangs of the Realm)
These ranks are held by lesser nobles of royal lineage who have proven their tactical competence.

Leutnant-Skoll (Lieutenant of the Sun-Breaker): Entry-level officer rank, commanding a platoon of frontline shock troops.

Oberleutnant-Hati (First Lieutenant of the Moon-Hound): Experienced vanguard leaders who coordinate night operations and ambushes.

Hauptmann-Blut (Blood Captain): A highly prestigious rank commanding a full company of standard or elite infantry.

Field & Staff Officers (The High Blood Nobles)
Only pureblood vampires from recognized royal lineages may ascend to these positions of strategic command.

Major-Draugr (Draugr Major): Commands specialized heavy shock battalions or undead auxiliary units.

Oberst-Jarl (Colonel-Earl): A rank blending German regiment command with Norse nobility. They oversee large regional garrisons.

Brigadeführer-Fenrir (Brigadier of the Great Wolf): A high-ranking tactical commander leading elite vanguard brigades.

Supreme Command (The Sovereign Court)
The absolute pinnacle of military and political power, reserved for the absolute rulers of the bloodlines.

General-Valkyr (Valkyrie General): Supreme battlefield commanders who orchestrate entire planetary or regional campaigns.

Oberbefehlshaber-Odin (Supreme Commander of the All-Father): The ultimate martial title, historically held only by the reigning monarch or the designated warmaster of Aeterna Regnum.