Each player character in Rift will have a base archetype, or calling, which you choose during Character Creation.

In Rift players are one of the Ascended, a Telaran slain during the great Shade War and resurrected to combat the forces of Regulos. As an Ascended players have access to special powers, the greatest of which is "Soul Attunement", the ability to commune with and embrace the souls of Telara's ancient fallen heroes. Callings define which classes you have access to and their base mechanics, such as using energy, mana, or combo points.

There are four callings to choose from. You must chose one and cannot switch once chosen. You cannot gain a soul that is not part of your calling.

Warrior	Cleric	Rogue	Mage
Classes within Callings
Champion	Purifier	Night Blade	Elementalist
Reaver	Inquisitor	Ranger	Warlock
Paladin	Sentinel	Blade Dancer	Pyromancer
Warlord	Justicar	Assassin	Stormcaller
Paragon	Shaman	Rift Stalker	Archon
Riftblade	Warden	Marksman	Necromancer
Void Knight	Druid	Saboteur	Dominator
Beastmaster	Cabalist	Bard	Chloromancer
Vindicator	Templar	Infiltrator	Archmage

Roles

Calling	Class	TANK	HEAL	DPS	ENHANCE	PET	PVP	Combat Type
Warrior	Champion							Melee DPS
	Reaver							Melee Tanking
	Paladin							Melee Tanking
	Warlord							Melee Tanking
	Paragon							Melee DPS
	Riftblade							Melee DPS
	Void Knight							Melee DPS
	Beastmaster							Melee DPS
	Vindicator							PvP
Cleric	Purifier							Ranged Heals
	Inquisitor							Ranged DPS
	Sentinel							Ranged Heals
	Justicar							Melee Tanking
	Shaman							Melee DPS
	Warden							Ranged Heals
	Druid							Melee DPS
	Cabalist							Ranged DPS
	Templar							PvP
Rogue	Night Blade							Melee DPS
	Ranger							Melee & Ranged DPS
	Blade Dancer							Melee DPS
	Assassin							Melee DPS
	Rift Stalker							Melee Tanking
	Marksman							Ranged DPS
	Saboteur							Melee & Ranged DPS
	Bard							Buffs & DPS
	Infiltrator							PvP
Mage	Elementalist							Ranged DPS
	Warlock							Ranged DPS
	Pyromancer							Ranged DPS
	Stormcaller							Ranged DPS
	Archon							Ranged Crowd Control
	Necromancer							Ranged DPS
	Dominator							Ranged Crowd Control
	Chloromancer							Ranged Healing
	Archmage							PvP