# Vocations Upon beginning your adventure in Darkrest.Online, you will start at **level 1 with no vocation**. ### Vocations on Serpent * Guardian (Knight) * Marksman (Paladin) * Custom spells can be purchased from Puffels (Edron) * Mage (Sorcerer) * Custom spells can be purchased from Puffels (Edron) * You can get a free "Wooden Staff" from the Magic Shop NPC * Druid * Custom spells can be purchased from Puffels (Edron) * You can get a free "Wooden Staff" from the Magic Shop NPC * Bard * Bard spells teachers: Todd (Thais), Julian (Venore), Aneus (Near Carlin) All vocations can purchase promotions at level 20. *** ### Bard Info Health per level: 10 Mana per level: 15 Cap per level: 15 HP Regeneration: 1 hp/12 ticks MP Regeneration: 1 mana/6 ticks * Bard can't use shields; * Bard advances in sword fighting as fast as knight; * Bard can use instruments as a distance weapon (damage doesn't scale, they work similar to wands, but don't take any mana); * Bard's magic level progresses faster than Paladins' but slower than Mages' --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://darkrest-online.gitbook.io/darkrest.online-wiki/gameplay/vocations.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.