As soon as a Noble is born, you can assign their Role. This is a requirement for maturing a Noble baby and assigned roles are permanent. The chosen role will determine the pool of available traits for your Noble, their available army slots, their available army types and of course their talents. (e.a. For Merchants you get trading related bonuses).
- Captain ------> Marshal ------> Justicar
- Knight --------> Paladin ------> Sentinel
- Subjugator --> Conqueror --> Vanquisher
- Merchant ----> Agent
- Explorer -----> Ranger
- Collier --------> Prospector
Tier 1 (Lv 001 to Lv 040)
Tier 2 (Lv 041 to Lv 080)
Tier 3 (Lv 081 to Lv 120)
Not all roles are available immediately. They can be unlocked through research in the "Nobles" tree in the Academy!
Babies can be assigned directly into a a higher tier role provided you have unlocked the role and have the resources for a ‘Specialized Training’ fee, bypassing levels. But please keep in mind that this sacrifices two opportunities to gain additional Traits.