Adversaries in Fabula Ultima may be soldiers, elites, or champions.
A soldier-rank foe is roughly on par with a Player Character of its level. Creatures in the Bestiary are all soldiers — for instance, a level 15 Cactroll (page 348) would approximately be as strong as a level 15 Player Character.
Creatures designed following the rules found on page 302 are also soldiers.
The basic assumption is that, when putting together a battle, you should involve a number of enemy soldiers based on the following guidelines:
If the PCs are accompanied by helpful NPCs who get their own full turn during the conflict, each of these allies should be counted as an additional Player Character.
To spice things up, soldiers can be strengthened into elites and champions.