Memebers of this class have some combat and spellcasting abilities, but their unique quality is the ability to recruit groups of followers, the bloodpledges of the game's title, that can besiege and occupy castles, an act that reflects the backstory as noted above. Except for Elves, all characters are human. Both genders are available in all classes. Character development is level-based, and the developers have said they will add an extended skill system in near future. An ascension system is also being considered wherein characters that reach a certain level will ascend, leaving one or more items to their descendents.
Skills currently play a rather limited role in Lineage.
The main skill is the creation of elven items. The Bloodpledge has numerous quests, most of which are straightforward ones to obtain particular items from particular sources. There is a special class-specific quest for each class that can be undertaken after reaching level 15. Successful completion yields a special item that varies by class. Combat is said to be very dependent on armor class and on the enchantments on both armor and weapons.