Mystara of the Five Spheres RPG - Ranks and Titles Page

Mystara of the Five Spheres Titles and Ranks - Obtaining Higher Ranks

These are the awards the characters will attain on their way to becoming barons. Some will never achieve baronial status, for them, these are the awards which they will always have.​

When a character reaches ninth level, the Royal Family and other nobles of their nation will begin to consider them seriously for a higher title – if they’ve been adventuring in their nation for some time. (A visitor from another country will not get this same regard unless he’s settled down in that country for some years.)​

Before we press on to how the character actually wins these titles, we’d better define some of the terms used just above.​

• Unquestionable Loyalty: The character must not have performed any known actions of treason against the Rulers (for which he has not been proven innocent); the character must have demonstrated his willingness to adventure and even die for the crown.​
• Adventures of Great Importance: These are adventures which are of vital importance to the Rulers. Such adventures might involve curtailing the activities of the Black Eagle Barony, protecting member of the royal family from harm, or solving political difficulties which could be very harmful to the royal family. A member of the royal family must be aware of the character’s participation in the adventure for it to help the character’s effort at achieving nobility.​
• Fit for the Management of a Fief: This is a tricky criteria. Basically, the character must not have demonstrated the traits of: Abuse of underlings, catastrophically foolish decisions, chronic violent rages, lots of evil or chaotic behavior, etc. In short, if you, the DM, think the character would be an adequate manager of an area of land, then the royal family does, too.​
• Renowned Fighting Ability: This is another tricky question. You can assume a martial character reaching ninth level is well-known for his fighting ability. Another character would need to be known for wielding weapons in honourable duels (head on, no flanking, or magic) for the ordinary population to know them as a great warrior. Support magic characters are never known for their fighting ability. (Consequently, they never become Knights or Landed Knights. However, this doesn’t stop them from becoming barons.)​

Mystara of the Five Spheres Titles and Ranks - Gaining the Title

Once you know which title the character is being considered for, you can show him how to attain the title.​

If the character is being considered for simple Knight, have him summoned to the Ruler at the conclusion of any adventure of importance (or an adventure which causes a lot of talk in the duchy). The Ruler will knight the character at court.​

As for character being considered for Landed Lord or Landed Knight: Either the character will approach the Duke with the proposal that he, the character, be given the right to build a stronghold and hold a fief, or the Duke will decide that it’s time to discuss this prospect.​

At this point, you, the DM, must decide where the character’s fief is to be, and what tasks he has to undertake in order to achieve the title for Landed nobleman over this fief.​

Mystara of the Five Spheres Titles and Ranks - Ceremonies and Feality

On the subject of attaining titles of nobility, we have to other things to discuss: Ceremonies of Attainment, and Oaths of Fealty.​

• Ceremonies: Each rank of nobility has a ceremony associated with it; when a character is to be raised to a new level of nobility, he must go through the appropriate ceremony.​
• Fealty: Fealty in any kingdom is an oath which defines the relationship between the Ruler and his nobles of Landed Lord rank or above.​ ​

In the Oath of Fealty, the new noble promises to be loyal to the Rulers; to support them in times of peace with taxes from his lands, and in times of war with fighting-men, supplies, and his own efforts; to acknowledge the heir to the throne and to swear fealty to that heir when he/she takes the throne; never to conspire against the throne; and to obey the laws of the duchy.​

The Ruler promises to support the claim of the noble and his heirs to his fief; and to help defend the noble’s fief should it be attacked.​

If a character is so independent that he does not think he can swear an oath of fealty to the Ruler, that’s fine… but he cannot attain a rank above Court Lordship in most lands.​

Mystara of the Five Spheres Titles and Ranks - Powers of Nobility

1. Assign Rulership of Lands: Nobility with this power can define an area of land which is not currently under the rulership of a nobleman subordinate to them and assign it to such a nobleman. This plot of land, or fief, now belongs to that nobleman and his heirs. All persons living on that plot of land are now ruled by that nobleman.​
2. Assign Titles: Nobility with this power can grant anyone a title of nobility to a level below theirs. Most of these powers also require the ruler of the nation to also approve if they were not the one granting the title.
3. Remove Lands and Titles: What Nobility can give, they can take away. Nobility with this power theoretically have the right to break the wealthiest baron to commoner status. As usual, the balancing factor on this ability is the fact that an unwarranted use of the power might lead to revolt. However, in the case of a peer (landed nobleman) convicted of a serious crime, the noble could take the title and lands from the offender without causing undue stir in the duchy. He should, however, bestow them upon the heirs of the luckless nobleman – otherwise, the other nobles would become worried about the continuation of their own lines.​
4. Raise Armies: The nobility with this power may at will draft anyone into the army at any rank it chooses. This is not done very often, naturally – abuse of this ability could lead to great hatred and revolution. Nobles would use this power in times of war, when the standing army is not large enough to succeed. Nobles (along with many judges within the nation) has been known to sentencing criminal offenders to terms in the military.​
5. Assess and Demand Taxes: Nobility can demand taxes of every citizen within their holdings, and their subordinates holdings. Their taxes may not be higher than half that of what is charged by the their liege if any. The Ministry of Finance keeps a close eye on crops, livestock and trade within the nation, and four times a year assesses a tax based on the area’s income.​
6. Determine Law: The Nobility have the power to establish all criminal and civil law within their domain. They can define a series of laws determining criminal behaviour, establishing the procedures by which offenders are arrested, tried, sentenced, and punished, and recommending punishments for each type of crime. These laws cannot contradict those establishing by their liege if any. Beyond that, each subordinate town or fief is permitted to establish its own additional regional laws in addition to those created by the noble.​
7. Execute Justice: As part of the above ability, the Nobility also may execute justice. They may judge trials and appoint judges to adjuge lesser trials. Nobility may even assign punishments for crimes which have not been proven in court – they could theoretically have anyone executed on trumped-up charges, for example. However, this power is limited because abuse of it would eventually lead to revolution.​
8. Establish Policy: Nobility with this power determine foreign policy – how the holdings cooperates (or doesn’t) with other nations, as long as their policy does not contradict that of their liege if any. In general, the Nobility outline parameters to their ministers, who then implement their policy in trade terms, international cooperation, customs, and so forth.​

Mystara of the Five Spheres Titles and Ranks - Ranks and Titles

Mystara of the Five Spheres Titles and Ranks - Example Tasks

Example 1 - The Duke might tell the character this: “Build your stronghold on the river Cruth, twenty miles northwest of Riverfork Keep. We need to have a strong human community there on the border to the Five Shires. If you can build your stronghold, and settle your fief, and protect your community from the creatures in that region for two years, then I will grant you full title to the fief.”​

At that point, it’s up to the character to arrange all the details of acquiring settlers and workers, building his stronghold, and so forth.​

If he doesn’t have the money to build a stronghold, you should give him several adventures in the area of his fief which give him the opportunity to acquire the necessary treasure, We’re not talking about giving away money – these adventures should be as dangerous as any other.​

He’s on his own when it comes to luring settlers to his fief. He might try posting notices – free farmland in a new community, a grand opportunity for the bold of heart – and see how many folk are interested. He might have enough followers and friends of followers to give the place a small population without too much effort. Whichever way you and he arrange it, though, the tasks involved in building his fief should be numerous and challenging, so that it and when he succeeds he knows he’s accomplished something special.​

Example 2 - ​It’s possible that a PC has rolled an origin of “Wealthy or Very Wealthy Titled Family” on the Social Standing Chart, and you’ve decided that the character is the heir to that family fief.​

If so, what happens is this: The character’s parent dies or steps down from his position. The character has to return to his fief to take up the reins of leadership. There he learns that the fief is in the midst of great difficulties, and he must solve all these problems before the Duke will grant him his parent’s title.​

What sort of problems? Well, the character’s sibling or cousin is agitating that he, instead, should inherit the fief (and will pull every possible dirty trick to make the Duke think the PC isn’t capable of performing the duties). Some sort of monster is staking the villagers. An inexplicable disease is marching from field to field, blighting crops and bringing the fief to the verge of ruin…​

Again, you put together a list of formable tasks and adventures for the character. If he and his friends can accomplish them, the fief is his – but it should be quite a task.​

Mystara of the Five Spheres Titles and Ranks - Class 0

Social (Convict, Serf, Slave), Religious (Follower), Military (Pilot, Seaman, Soldier)

When Awarded - A Convict is someone of Freeman rank who is currently serving a sentence imposed by a judge of the serving country. (Noblemen can become Convicts, too, but are stripped of their titles. When they finish their sentences, they become Freemen.).

Serf - A person who cannot leave their homes without the approval of the lord of the area.

Slave - A person who has no rights and must do as their owner instructs. Slaves can be traded as cargo. They are illegal in many nations.

How to Gain - You gain this rank by committing a crime and being sentenced to work it off. A Serf is born into this position, or sentanced to this due to commiting a crime.

Ceremony of Attainment - A Seaman or Soldier is awarded their rank by the Lieutenant for their Captain, representing their acceptance into the military. A convict is “awarded” this rank as a sentence punishment for a crime, not as a reward but can be publically shackled depending on the severity of the crime.

Spouse Title - Spouses don’t get granted an special rights.

Heir Rights - A Serfs children are automatticaly considered to be Serfs. A Slaves children are automatticaly considered to be Slaves. All others children are automatically considered to be Freemen.

Military Title – Pilot, Seaman or Soldier - An ordinary Soldier in the army or Seaman in the navy, because he is bound to duty and without rank, has the same formal social standing as a Convict. Because the Soldier and Seaman are not Convicts, however, and fight for Karameikos of their own free will, they are not vilified (called names, sat upon, abused) by the common population as Convicts may be.​

Soldier / Seaman: the common fighter and worker within the military.​ They belong to a squadron with fourteen soldiers lead by a sergeant.

Religious Title – Follower - This is the base title given to a non-spell caster. This is usually assigned in relation to the immortal or pantheon they worship.​

Mystara of the Five Spheres Titles and Ranks - Class 1

Social (Freeman), Religious (Practitioner), Military (Corporal, Ensign, Sergeant)

When Awarded - A Convict is someone of Freeman rank who is currently serving a sentence imposed by a judge of the serving country. (Noblemen can become Convicts, too, but are stripped of their titles. When they finish their sentences, they become Freemen.).

How to Gain - You gain this rank by committing a crime and being sentenced to work it off.

Ceremony of Attainment - A Seaman or Soldier is awarded their rank by the Lieutenant for their Captain, representing their acceptance into the military. A convict is “awarded” this rank as a sentence punishment for a crime, not as a reward but can be publically shackled depending on the severity of the crime.

Spouse Title - Spouses don’t get granted an special rights.

Heir Rights - All children are automatically considered to be Freemen.

Military Title – Pilot, Seaman or Soldier - An ordinary Soldier in the army or Seaman in the navy, because he is bound to duty and without rank, has the same formal social standing as a Convict. Because the Soldier and Seaman are not Convicts, however, and fight for Karameikos of their own free will, they are not vilified (called names, sat upon, abused) by the common population as Convicts may be.​

Soldier / Seaman: the common fighter and worker within the military.​ They belong to a squadron with fourteen soldiers lead by a sergeant.

Religious Title – Practitioner - This is the base title given to any cleric, paladin, druid, ranger, warlock, bard, sorcerer or wizard who can use magic. This is usually assigned in relation to the immortal or pantheon they worship.​

Mystara of the Five Spheres Titles and Ranks - Class 2

Social (Court Noble, Squire), Religious (Priest), Military (Lieutenant)

When Awarded - It does not confer any lands upon the recipient. It’s usually granted as on award for service: A person accomplishes some special task for a nobleman; the nobleman sends a document to the Ruler commending this person; the Ruler grants the person a court lordship.

In game terms, having this title means that the character is considered nobility (even if lower-class nobility). When travelling, he’ll receive more respectful treatment from local nobles; instead of beating him back out into the streets, they may instead give him a meal and a bed for the night, for instance.​

Court Lords and ladies are addressed as “Lord (Name or Family Name)” or “Lady (Name or Family Name)”. For instance, Zogrev Yarol may be addresses as “Lord Zogrev” or “Lord Yarol”. Squires may be addressed as “Lord/Lady (Name)” but are usually addressed as “Squire (Name)”. For exampple Sir Retameron’s squire Kraigg may be called “Lord Kraigg” or “Squire Kraigg”.​

A Court Lord who buys property does not automatically become a Landed Lord. Anyone can buy property; to be Landed, you have to received the fief from the Duke (or ruler of the nation outside of Karameikos.​

How to Gain - Assuming that your characters did not start with this title at character creation on the roll an 86-95 or 98-00 on their Family Social Standing, they must attain the title of Court Lord through an act of service to the crown or to some other nobleman.

Note: If you can, try to grant the first PC his award of court lordship when he doesn’t expect it.​

In many of their adventures, the characters will be helping (directly or indirectly) some nobleman of their country. After the conclusion of such an adventure, have the nobleman in question summon the character and, out of the blue, present him with an award of Court Lordship. He was impressed by the hero’s courtesy and nobility, wrote the Ruler of the hero’s deeds, and the Ruler responded by granting court lordship to the hero.​

Stress the fact that it’s a nice thing to have, but not so nice that all the characters need to be tripping over their feet in their haste to get one. Lack of this award will not prevent them from attaining high awards, and if they seem to be helping the nobles of their country just because they want a shiny award, the noblemen in question will lose respect for them.​

Ceremony of Attainment - The Court Lord is merely summoned before the nobleman who recommended his elevation; the nobleman tells him of the change in his status (or, if it’s at a feast or other event, the herald declares it before the assembled multitude); the character is presented with a brilliant calligraphed scroll signed by the Ruler, and he is now a Court Lord.​

Spouse Title - ​The family and heirs of a Court Lord or Lady do not benefit from this award. The husband of a Court Lady, for instance, is not automatically granted a title.

Heir Rights - When a Court Lord dies, his title dies with him; it is not inherited by his heir.​

Military Title – Lieutenant - Lieutenants in the army or navy are held to be gentlemen and are given the title of Court Lord. They are usually addressed as “Lieutenant” but may be addressed as “Lord (Name)”.​​

Religious Title – Priest - Men and women who have attained Priesthood in the clergy are treated with the respect accorded a Court Lord; they are not given the actual title, however. This is reserved for the leader of a religious community, usually in a settlement size of a village or less.​​

Special Title – Squire - ​A squire – the assistant and student of a knight – is given the title of Court Lord. The knight needs only send a letter to the Duke (or other leader of the nation outside of Karameikos) to have his squire granted this title.​​​

Mystara of the Five Spheres Titles and Ranks - Class 3

Social (Landed Noble)

When Awarded - When this rank is awarded, it is always accompanied by the awarding of a fief. The fief may be small – one village and some surrounding lands, for instance, or even lands with no population at all – but it belongs to the landed lord or lady and all permanent residents upon it (except, theoretically, those of a higher rank) are subjects of the landed lord or lady.​

In game terms, Landed Lordship and Ladyship grants respect like that of the Court Lord and Lady. However, the title is accompanied by the fief; the Landed Lord is in control of (and responsible for) a population of normal men and women. Defending them against troubles, staying on guard against troublemakers and criminal plotters among them, and holding onto the fief in the face of enemy conspiracy and political maneuverings will allow for numerous adventure ideas.​

Landed Lord are addressed as “Lord (Family Name)” or “Lady (Family Name)”. However, noblement may address a Landed Lord by the name of his fief. For instance, Lord Lev Dromilov of Dmitrov may be addressed as “Lord Dromilov” by anyone or as “Dmitrov” by another nobleman.

How to Gain - These are the awards the characters will attain on their way to becoming barons. Some will never achieve baronial status, for them, these are the awards which they will always have.​

If the character meets all of the following then he is under consideration for Landed Lord.​

• has reached ninth level.
• demonstrated unquestionable loyalty to the rulers of the region.
• is known to have participated in at least two adventure of Great Importance to the rulers.
• is considered fit for the management of a fief.

Ceremony of Attainment - The Landed Lord candidate, having fulfilled all the tasks that the Rulers set before him, is summoned before the Rulers, usually at an important feast or event. The herald recites the character’s successes in his effort to gain clear title to his fief. The Ruler then asks the character if he is now ready to take up the duties of Lord of (the name of the fief) and to exchange oaths of fealty. If the character is, the character and Ruler exchange their vows. The herald presents the character with a scroll confirming his new position in life; often, the Ruler will present the character with a personal gift of great value, usually decorated with the character’s coat of arms.

Spouse Title - The spouse of a Landed Lord becomes a Landed Lady, and the spouse of a Landed Lady automatically becomes a Landed Lord, over the same fief.

Heir Rights - The heir of the Landed Lord and Lady automatically receives the title if both parents die or step down from their rulership.​

Mystara of the Five Spheres Titles and Ranks - Class 4

Social (Faris, Knight or Tribal Chief), Religious (Bishop), Military (Captain)

When Awarded - Knighthood is a rank of great respect granted to men and women who have fought long and well in the service of the crown (and have done good deeds in general).

When a character receives knighthood in the course of the campaign, he receives certain rights and responsibilities. He does not have to obey local city weapon regulations. He can claim shelter from anyone (in other words, he can demand one night’s shelter for himself and a small party – not more than six people – of anyone, even the Ruler). The knight doesn’t have to pay for this shelter, but it’s best to do so – or to do a favor for the shelter. It’s against the Rulers law to refuse shelter to a knight, as explained later. However, people will always be coming to the knight for help – to kill beasts ravaging their homesteads, to put down a knight gone bad, etc… and he has a responsibility to perform these tasks for people in need.​

A knight is addressed as “Sire (Name)” (for men) and “Dame (Name)” (for women). A knight may also be addressed as “Sir Knight” or “Dame Knight”.​

As with the Court Lord, a Knight who buys property does not automatically become a Landed Knight.​​

How to Gain - If the character achieves the following then he is under consideration for Knight.​

• has reached ninth level
• demonstrated unquestionable loyalty to the Rulers
• is known to have participated in at least two adventure of Great Importance to the Rulers
• is not considered fit for the management of a fief
• is well-known and renowned for his fighting ability

Ceremony of Attainment - The Knight candidate is informed a day ahead of time of the impending ceremony. He spends the whole day in a ceremony of purification called a “vigil;” in a place of his choosing (usually a church), wearing white clothes symbolic of the purity of goal and motive he’s supposed to strive for, accompanied only by his weapons and armour. he meditates and fasts for a full day. During this time, he’s supposed to reflect on his life so far and decide for himself whether he thinks he can fulfill the obligations of knighthood. Assuming he does, on the following day he is summoned before the Duke and goes through a ceremony similar to that of the Landed Lord – though, of course, no fief is mentioned, for the Knight is not a landed position.​

Spouse Title - The spouse of a Knight is automatically granted the rank of Court Lady or Lord. Squires of a Knight are granted the rank of Court Lord or Lady. Children of a Knight, upon attaining the age of adulthood, granted the rank of Court Lord or Lady.​

Heir Rights - The children of the Knight automatically receives the title of Court Lady or Lord when reaching adulthood.​​

Military Title – Captain - The military officer attaining the rank of Captain gain similar authority, just not the ownership of the land. Though given no formal award for Captaincy, the officer does retain the Court Lord rank awarded to him when he became a Lieutenant. They gain military authority over the area assigned to them.​

Religious Title – Bishop - A cleric who had advanced to the position of Bishop is accorded the respect due to a Knight, but is given no formal title. They gain religious authority over the area assigned to them.​

Mystara of the Five Spheres Titles and Ranks - Class 5

Social (Landed Knight)

When Awarded - A Landed Knight has all the rank and responsibilities of both a Landed Lord or Land and a Knight.​

The Landed Knight has both the responsibilities of the Landed Lord and Knight, as described in those sections. Just being a Knight, with responsibilities to his fief and responsibilities of honour to all the nation, is a busy occupation which will generate numerous adventures

Landed Knights are addressed precisely as ordinary Knights are. However, a Landed Knight may also be addressed by the name of the territory that is his fief, but only by noblemen. For instance, Sire Retameron of Verge may be addressed as “Sir Retameron”, “Sir Knight”, or, by noblement, even just “Verge”.​

How to Gain - These are the awards the characters will attain on their way to becoming barons. Some will never achieve baronial status, for them, these are the awards which they will always have.​

If the character meets the following then he is under consideration for Landed Knight.

• has reached ninth level
• demonstrated unquestionable loyalty to the Royal Family of Karameikos
• is known to have participated in at least two adventure of Great Importance to the Crown
• is considered fit for the management of a fief
• is well-known and renowned for his fighting ability​

Ceremony of Attainment - The Landed Knight candidate has a ceremony similar to that of both the Knight and Landed Lord. The day before the ceremony, the candidate for landed knighthood goes through his vigil; the next day he attends a ceremony similar to that of the Landed Lord.

Spouse Title - The spouse of a Landed Knight is a Landed Lord or Lady. The children of a Landed Knight are Court Lords and Ladies from birth. The Squires of a Landed Knight are Court Lords and ladies.

Heir Rights - The heir of a Landed Knight, if he himself is a Knight at the time his parents die or step down from rulership, becomes a Landed Knight. If the heir of a Landed Knight is not a Knight at the time his parents die or step down from rulership, he or she becomes a Landed Lord or Lady.

Mystara of the Five Spheres Titles and Ranks - Class 6

Social (Baron, Clan Chief, Qadi, Quaid, ), Religious (Cardinal), Military (Commander, Commodore, Squadron Leader)

When Awarded - Barony is a rank granted to noblemen who have demonstrated that they can rule fiefs in proper fashion, and that they are of sufficient loyalty to attain a rank immediately below that of the royal family.​

These days, a character must have been a Landed Lord or Landed Knight for a period of time to be considered by the Ruler for Baronial title.​

Nobles at Baronial level are addressed as “Baron (Family Name)”, or “Baroness (Family Name)” by other nobles, they may also be addressed by the name of their fief. for example, Baron Sherlane Halaran of Threshold may be addressed as “Baron Halaran”, “Patriarch Sherlane” (because he’s a cleric of the Church of Karameikos), or by other nobles, just “Threshold”.​

How to Gain - ​If these circumstances are in effect, then after the end of some grand and glorious adventure involving the Ruler (such as a war with another nation, or some great threat menacing all Karameikos), the Ruler will raise the character to the rank of Baron.

• ​A character who is a Landed Lord or Landed Knight is also under consideration for Baronial title.​
• To become a Baron, the character must be a Landed Lord of a Landed Knight for five years.​
• ​He must have remained faithful to the Duke and ruled well (no abuse of the peasants he rules, no catastrophic failure of the local economy as a result of his misrule, etc.)​

Ceremony of Attainment - ​The Baron candidate is summoned before the Duke at an important feast, celebration, or other event. The herald reads a document proclaiming that the character’s unswaying loyalty, firm rule, and personal greatness have earned him the title of Baron of (name of fief). The new Baron is presented with the scroll confirming his title, plus gifts from the Duke and Duchess and other assembled nobles. Often, the Duke will proclaim two days of celebration to honor the new Baron.​

Spouse Title - ​The spouse of a Baron is a Baroness; the spouse of a Baroness is a Baron. The children of a Baron or Baroness are Court Lords and Ladies from birth.

Heir Rights - The heir of a barony must be confirmed in the rank of Baron by the Rulers when his parents die or step down from rulership; if the Ruler confirms the title, the heir becomes the new Baron; if the Ruler does not, the heir becomes a Landed Lord (and a very unhappy one).​

Military Title – Commander, Commodore, Squadron Leader - .​

Religious Title – Cardinal - .​

Mystara of the Five Spheres Titles and Ranks - Class 7

Social (Viscount, Shiek)

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Mystara of the Five Spheres Titles and Ranks - Class 8

Social (Beg, Bey, Chief of Chiefs, Count), Religious (Patriarch), Military (Admiral, General, Wing Commander)

When Awarded - Person with ducal title are addressed as “Count (Name)” or “Countess (Name)” or “Your Grace.".​

How to Gain - To become a Count, the character must:

• be a Baron for five years.​
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• He must have remained faithful to the ruler and ruled well (no abuse of the peasants he rules, no catastrophic failure of the local economy as a result of his misrule, etc.)​

Ceremony of Attainment - .

Spouse Title - ​The spouse of a Count is a Countess; the spouse of a Countess is a Count. The children of a Count or Countess are Court Lords and Ladies from birth.

Heir Rights - The heir of a county must be confirmed in the rank of Count by the Rulers when his parents die or step down from rulership; if the Ruler confirms the title, the heir becomes the new Count; if the Ruler does not, the heir becomes a Landed Lord (and a very unhappy one).​

Military Title – Admiral, General, Wing Commander - A soldier who advances to the rank of Admiral or General is accorded the respect due to a Count. An admiral is responsible for a fleet of ships, and a general is responsible for an army.​

Religious Title – Patriarch - A cleric who advances to the rank of Patriarch is accorded the respect due to a Count. A patriarch is responsible for the religious needs of a city.​

Mystara of the Five Spheres Titles and Ranks - Class 9

Social (Atabeg, Duke, Governor), Religious (Head Patriarch), Military (Air Marshal, Field Marshal, Grand Admiral)

When Awarded - Person with ducal title are addressed as “Duke (Name)” or “Duchess (Name)” or “Your Grace.” In Karameikos, they may be addressed as kings – as “Sire” (the Duke only), or “my liege”.​​

How to Gain - To become a Duke, the character must:

• be a Count for five years.​
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• He must have remained faithful to the ruler and ruled well (no abuse of the peasants he rules, no catastrophic failure of the local economy as a result of his misrule, etc.)​

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Spouse Title - ​The spouse of a Duke is a Duchess; the spouse of a Duchess is a Duke. The children of a Duke or Duchess are Court Lords and Ladies from birth, but given the same respects as Barons.

Heir Rights - The heir of a duchy must be confirmed in the rank of Duke by the Rulers when his parents die or step down from rulership; if the Ruler confirms the title, the heir becomes the new Duke; if the Ruler does not, the heir becomes a Landed Lord (and a very unhappy one).​

Military Title – Air Marshal, Field Marshal, Grand Admiral - .​

Religious Title – Head Patriarch - .​

Mystara of the Five Spheres Titles and Ranks - Class 10

Social (Archduke, Malik)

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Mystara of the Five Spheres Titles and Ranks - Class 11

Social (Emir, King, Pasha)

When Awarded - Person with ducal title are addressed as “Sire (Name)” or “Your Grace.”.​

How to Gain - To become a King you usually need to be born into the family.

Ceremony of Attainment - It is a nationwide celebration known as the coronation.

Spouse Title - ​The spouse of a King is a Queen; the spouse of a Queen is a King. The children of a King or Queen are Princes and Princess from birth.

Heir Rights - The heir of a kingdom is expected to take over when his parents die or step down from rulership.

Mystara of the Five Spheres Titles and Ranks - Class 12

Social (Calip, Emperor, Sultan)

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