Gentry

The main use of titles in the Midrealms is to specify where someone is on the social hierarchy that rules everything. Mainly this revolves around Houses and their statuses as kept record of by the Family Register, but there are also titles within organisations separate from Houses, such as the Church of Rahn and less savoury organisations such as the Chamber of Shadows.

Noble Titles

Title		Addressed	Description
Male	Female
King*	Queen*	Majesty	Leader of House & Kingdom
Prince	Princess	Highness	Possible heir to House & Kingdom
Archduke	Archduchess	Highness	Royal family
Duke	Duchess	Grace	Royal family (extended) or given
Hertig	Hertigess	Lord/Lady	Border houses (more important)
Jarl/Count	Jarless/Countess	Lord/Lady	Leader of a county
Baron	Baroness	Lord/Lady	Majordomo/Hold/City
Baronet	Baronetess	Sir/Dame	Majordomo/Smallhold
Peer Knight**		Sir/Dame	Low nobility
Knight**		Sir/Dame	"Hedge Knight"
Squire**		Mr/Mrs/Ms	Servants of Knights
Castellan/Captain		Castellan/Captain	Captain of guard
Esquire		Esquire/Sir/Dame	Near-gentry person of high standing
Freeman/Franklin/Citizen		Mr/Mrs/Ms	Land owner ranked below gentry
Villein		First name	An unfree man working the land
Cotter		First name	An unfree man with no land
Slave		First name/"slave"	An owned person with no rights
* Royal titles are bestowed upon the spouse of the actual owner of the power, but their actual rank is that of "spouse of King/Queen". ** These are required to fight, but can also perform heroic deeds to gain land and become true gentry.