Physical Classes

Archer

This one is just a given. The only difference is that the archer may use magically enhanced bolts or arrows.
Possible Skills:
Archers have excellent aim. Some are skilled in creating arrows from elemental or non-elemental magics.

Common Weapons:
Mostly bow and arrow, although they will sometimes use other weapons, such as close range weapons, at the same time.

Similar Classes:
Archers are similar to Rogues, who often use the same weapons.

Barbarian

Fearsome brutes who inspire fear and dread in the hearts of their enemies. Like a storm, swift and powerful. Finding little use for heavy armor, they rely on smashing their foes into the ground.
Possible Skills:
Barbarians usually have a lot of strength, while not much skill is required. They often have the ability to cast fear into the hearts of their enemies with battle cries and feirce charges.

Common Weapons:
Barbarians will use an axe or a warhammer or any weapon that is large with a lot of brute force.

Similar Classes:
Warriors are the closest race to barbarian.

Battle Mage

A Battle Mage is a Spellcaster who uses their magic to aid their physical fighting skills. They are one of the most powerful magical warriors.
Possible Skills:
Battle Mages are skilled in all forms of elemental magic, which they use much like an Enchanter would. They are also efficient in Arcane Spells (those with lasting effects) but not as much as a true Mage.

Common weapons:
They use larger or more agressive weapons than regular mages, combining physical attacks with magical attacks. They use anything from daggers to long swords, axes, bows, ect, although nothing as heavy as what a warrior would use.

Similar Classes:
A battle mage could be called similar to most classes, depending on what kind of magics and weapons said battle mage uses.

The name is pretty much self explanitory, but to add to this, most Beast-Masters can speak the tongue of their desired animal(s).
Possible Skills:
Beast-masters may call upon the spirits of slained beasts to possess them and in turn make them more powerful and agile. Some Beast-Masters can shapeshift.

Common Weapons:
Beast Masters usually carry no weaponds but use the brute, instinctual animal force that possesses them (although some make use of large crude weapons).

Similar Classes:
Beast masters are similar to (although the technical opposite of) poachers.

Crusader

A combatant who wields the power of brute strength and medicinal knowledge. Cheating death after every fight, they rely on their keen knowledge of restoration to fight yet again.
Possible Skills:
Crusaders, as previously mentioned, have knowledge of restoration magics (healing, curing poisions, ect) They also have a lot of brute strength on their side. However, they usually use no offensive magic.

Common Weapons:
Crusaders are known to use heavier weapons, such as the larger swords, axes, warhammers, ect.

Similar Classes:
A crusader is similar to a barbarian or battle mage.

Dark Knight

A warrior who has mastered arts of Darkness. Dark Knights are able to sacrifice themselves to deal massive damage to their foes. Many obstacles come with being a Dark Knight. They are also able to use basic Black Magic, but are in the physical side due to the massive damage they deal.
Possible Skills:
Dark knights are known for their special ability known as "Darkness" which massively damages nearby or incoming enemies, while also sacrificing their own energy. They can also use abilities called "Sword Skills" which are powerful techniques that manipulate the power of Darkness. Another Ability too is the ability to absorb both Magical and Physical Energy.

Common Weapons:
Dark Knights always use Swords. They are unable to perform Sword Skills without one. they can Sword Skills with other blades such as daggers, but the effect won't be the same.

Similar Classes:
Dark knights are similar to "Holy Knights" in the sense that Holy Knights use Sword Skills to manipulate the power of Holy/Light.

Defender

Defenders are amazing warriors who have the ability the sacrifice themselves to destroy their opponent, and in some cases even bring themselves back to life. Defenders use large weapons such as Iron swords which are as tall as them and 50 cm's wide.
Possible Skills
Defenders sometimes have the ability to ressurect. They usually have a fierce ammount of stubborn- erm I mean determination and strength.

Common weapons
Defenders use large weapons such as thoes Iron swords which are as taller than a man and sometimes 50 cm wide.
They usually use large weapons, though.

Similar Classes
Warriors, Barbarians and Fighters are similar classes.

Dragon Slayer

Dragon Slayers are very strong and agile Hunters that may be able to manipulate the elements, a much needed skill to deflect the flames of a Dragon. It is a DS custom to make the scales of slain dragons into armour and wear them. They tend to be very rich since Dragon Slaying is a much needed profession in some areas, as well as the sale Dragon Scale Armour.
Under matinence

Geomancer

Geomancers are warriors with limited abilities at controlling nature, except unlike most, they can use odd things like inanimate objects to their advantage. They can even use people's DNA as attacks against them, which will kill the enemy instantly. In turn, they have limits to how many times they are able to use it in their lifetime.

Guardian

Guardians are one of the only classes that don't range in one strength area. Some guardians have little power but great skill, but most of the time they are powerful warriors which usually wield lances. The ones with little strength are taught powerful techniques, including a special technique called bottle rocket, in which he/she jumps in the air and dives at the enemy at dashing speeds.

Holy Knight

A warrior who has mastered arts of the Heavens. Holy Knights are able to deal massive damage to their foes from afar. They also have slight abilities to heal with White Magic, but are in the physical side due to the massive damage they deal. Althought they lack physical defense, thios certainly makes up for it.
Possible Skills:
Holy knights are known for using "Sword Skills". Their most powerful ability is known as "Divine Ruination" which ensues upon the enemy the wrath of the Heavens. They also have the White mage ability "Protect" which strengthens their defenses against physical attacks..

Common Weapons:
Holy Knights always use Swords. They are unable to perform Sword Skills without one. they can Sword Skills with other blades such as daggers, but the effect won't be the same.

Similar Classes:
Holy knights are similar to Dark in the sense that Dark Knights use Sword Skills to manipulate the power of Darkness. Also Holy Knights can use White Magic, and Dark Knights can use Black Magic.

Knights

Knights are skilled with all types of swords. Knights are usually strong much like Warriors. They barely use magic and aren't very talented with it.

Monk

A martial artist who has trained their body for hand-to-hand combat. Only of slight built, but still more powerful than any knight, they do not require armour as their defence and understanding of the anatomy gives them in depth knowledge of pressure points and therefore have the power to injure internally and externally.

Necromancer

Necromancer's are Masters of the Dead. They are very similar to Warlocks save the fact that they can raise the dead. Most Necromancers adorn themselves in Bone-style Armour.

Ninja

Ninjas are formidable fighters in many aspects, they have many different kinds of skills.
Possible skills
They have top notch speed and are one of the most powerful classes. They excell in stealth and use both physical strength and magics together.

Common weapons
They use various weapons, but mainly range with Kunai and Shurikens.

Similar Classes

Onion Knight

Though capable of using any equipment, large and small, the Onion Knight is unable to use any abilities. Anyone who is an Onion Knight cannot use any other set of abilities and can only be that one job.
Possible Skills:
They ar able to use any weapon or article of clothing.

Common Weapons:
Anything! :D

Similar Classes:
The Onion Knight is similar to no class.

Paladin

Paladins are Holy Knights that are talented with both weaponry and magic. They are the exact opposite of Warlocks. The spells they cast are simple and mostly for protection. All magic is granted from the deities they worship.

Ranger

Rangers are a Warrior-Druid Mix. They can cast some spells and are skilled with most weapons. Rangers are very talented at surviving.

Rogue

Rogues are a jack-of-all-trades. They master at practically anything from simple magic to swordsman skills. Most Rogues don't master all skills, but only enough of each. Rogues are very crafty and resourceful.

Also, when the word "Rogue" is used as a prefix before any profession, it may mean that they were once that profession but have recently given up and stopped training. Otherwise it can mean when someone from a profession still trains but not in the way their "supposed to." For example, a Rogue Druid can mean that the Druid has lost care for the balance but still uses their powers to manipulate nature.

Warloc

A Warlock is very similiar to a Paladin, except that they serve the evil deities. They have the capabilities of a warrior but may cast small hexes and charms to benefit themselves and defeat their enemies. All their magic is derived from the deities they worship.

Warrior

A simple fighting-class type that is gifted with most weapons (like the sword, daggers and bows).