There are four attributes each hunter can upgrade in this fan fic. I opted to concentrate only on Strength, Skill, Bloodtinge, and Arcane. Stamina and Vitality depend on the characters. Since this is not the game anymore, I decided to go with a more realistic approach. (As realistic as I could get anyway.)
If a hunter gets their heads chopped off, they shouldn't lose HP but die and revive. The same goes for being bludgeoned to death or receiving one too many cuts.
Each attribute has three ranks, one being the weakest, and three being the highest. Each time a character upgrades from one rank to the other, they gain a title. Find the ranks for each attribute below.
** Strength:
Rank1: Waste of Skin
Rank2: Hunter
Rank3: Beast
** Skill:
Rank1: Skillful
Rank2: Professional
Rank3: Crow
** Bloodtinge:
Rank1: Blood Hungry
Rank2: Addled With Blood
Rank3: Blood Imbibed
** Arcane:
Rank1: Blind
Rank2: Eye Seeker
Rank3: Dark Moon
LEVELS:
Each rank has five levels. Hunters have to go through all five levels in order to gain a new rank. You can find more information about tiers and levels in the auxilary chapter regarding Blood Echoes.
For instance; If Surgit's Strength is at Waste of Skin (1), he'll have to go through levels 1 to 5 in order to achieve the next rank. However, he could only unlock the next rank if he had a specific amount of blood echoes, which will be explained in the next chapter.