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Message: <blockquote data-quote="WayneLigon" data-source="post: 1963548" data-attributes="member: 3649">People not 'in the trade' so to speak have a huge number of names for spellcasters but most folk use the terms 'wizard/witch', 'mage', 'enchanter', 'sorcerer' or (if they are feeling fancy) 'thaumaturge'. Really powerful or well known spellcasters might be called 'Archmage' or 'Lord Wizard'. Most people have no real understanding of the difference between a wizard and a sorcerer and wouldn't understand it if you did explain it to them.  People in the know (which includes of course the casters themselves) use 'wizard' or 'sorcerer', though some regions have more specialized names. Wizards are sometimes called 'Magus' by the northern wizards, while sorcerers are more commonly known as 'evokers' in the south lands. One specialized name is 'Artificier' for an arcane caster that primarily makes items. The technical term for all arcane spellcasters is 'arcanist' or (for the really powerful or knowledgeable) 'Arcanadian'.  Fighter is kind of the default class of any classed people. There isn't a special name for it beyond 'swordsman' or 'warrior'. Paladins are sometimes called 'Godsons' or 'Touched'. 'Touched' is sometimes used to refer to clerics, though 'Speaker' is a more common term. 'Theurge' is the proper technical term. Rangers have no special term unless they are part of an organization. One small group are known as 'greenwalkers'.  Druids are 'druids' to other spellcasters. Virtually no-one uses that name otherwise. The usual term is 'Shepard', though sometimes 'Preserver' or 'Lifegiver' is used.</blockquote>

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