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--- stolen_land:general:nobility [2023/01/30 00:01] – [The Peers] johnb
+++ stolen_land:general:nobility [2023/01/30 00:06] (current) – [Noble and Aristocratic Titles] johnb
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 A very basic overview of the system of Nobility used across Brevoy.  For a more detailed analysss of who wields power see [[..:brevoyinfluence:start| Influence in Brevoy]]
+<color #c3c3c3>//Updated Jan 2023//</color>
 ===== Royalty =====
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   * **Baron** - A title that can be created by a King, Duke or Count. There are not many significant houses that claim baron as a title, and many are cadets titles for the major houses.  A Barony is always hereditary and  associated with an area of land.   //Some// of the more important 'independent' barons are :
       * //Lord Khavortorov, Baron// - originally associated with the Aldori, now head of a family of military knights. The title was bestowed on him by the Rogavaria before they disappeared.
-      * //Baron Varn// holds land between the Skywatch and the Icerime mountains towards the Medveyedd.  Father of Maegar Varn, Lord of Varnhold.
+      * //Baron Varn// holds land between the Skywatch and the Icerime mountains towards the Medveyedd.  Father of Maegar Varn, who died when the lich, Vordakai, awoke.
-      * //House Golka// are unusual in that they were a clan of Dwarves who were here before the Humans -  but  their city and most of their number disappeared (were lost)  some ten years ago.
       * //Baron Drelev// is a newly appointed baron in the south, the first to be elevated by Regent Noleski Surtova himself.
    * **March-Lord** - a newly created titles used to recognize new estates on the periphery of Brevoy.
      * //Lord Dimitius Aldori-Solanus// is the March Lord of Sunsmarch.
-     * //Lady Zelona Veralia// is March Hold of The Old Keep.
+     * //Lady Zelona Veralia// is March Lord of The Old Keep.
 ===== The Aristocrats =====
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     * Master (Lifetime) -  Those people  who hold senior military or administrative posts (Bishops, Captain, Lord Advisor) are generally rewarded with the personal lifetime title of Master, as are academics, and guilds men.  Each organization will have its own criteria that must be filled.
     * Master (Role) - Master Craftsman, Master Mariners, Headmaster, Post Master, Harbour Master, Skilled people, or minor functionaries.  (See Note 1)
-    * Knight - Full members of a Military Order may claim the rank of Knight (or sword Knight in the Case of Iomedae's Knights).  Each order has its own criteria that must be filled.  This is a Life Time title.
+    * Knight - Full members of a Military Order may claim the rank of Knight (or Sword Knight in the Case of Iomedae's Knights).  Each order has its own criteria that must be filled.  This is a Life Time title.
-    * Sword-Lord.  A duelling master that is considered to be the equivalent to a Knight in Restov, and other Aldori areas.
+    * Sword-Lord.  A duelling master that is considered to be the equivalent to a Knight in Restov, and other Aldori areas.  This is a Life Time title.
   * **Junior Aristocratic Titles**