ROYALTY AND EMPIRE HIERARCHY (Bottom to Top)
1. Commoners
Peasants: Farmers, the most numerous class.
Artisans: Blacksmiths, tailors, carpenters, and other craftsmen.
Merchants: Sell goods in markets.
City Dwellers: Small business owners and minor landholders.
> Who do they serve?
They are under the protection and taxation of local nobles (Barons, Counts).
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2. Lower Nobility
Baronets: Minor landowners, ranked above knights.
Sirs (Knighted Individuals): Earned their title through service, sometimes without land.
> Who do they serve?
Typically vassals of a Baron or Viscount, providing soldiers in times of war.
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3. Middle Nobility
Barons: Rulers of small territories, with their own villagers and soldiers.
Viscounts: Ranked above Barons but below Counts, overseeing larger regions.
Counts (Earl/Count): Major landowners, possessing castles and private armies.
> Who do they serve?
They are vassals to Dukes or Marquises, sometimes directly to the King.
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4. High Nobility
Marquises (Marquis/Margrave): Protectors of borderlands, powerful nobles.
Dukes: The highest-ranking nobles, closest to the King, owning vast lands and private forces.
> Who do they serve?
They serve the King directly or sometimes the Crown Prince.
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5. The Royal Family
Princes/Princesses: Children of the King, with claims to the throne.
Crown Prince/Princess: The official heir to the throne.
King/Queen: The supreme rulers of the kingdom.
> Who do they serve?
They serve no one. They are the ultimate authority.
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6. The Emperor/Empress
Kings and Queens may be vassals to the Emperor.
The Emperor commands multiple kingdoms, vast armies, and powerful organizations.
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NOVA PEAK CURRENCY SYSTEM (Smallest to Largest)
1. Currency Units:
Bron (Br)
Fer (Fe)
Selk (Sk)
Darik (Dr)
Korun (Kn)
Fors (Fs)
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VALUE RATIOS:
100 Bron (Br) = 1 Fer (Fe)
100 Fer (Fe) = 1 Selk (Sk)
100 Selk (Sk) = 1 Darik (Dr)
100 Darik (Dr) = 1 Korun (Kn)
10,000 Korun (Kn) = 1 Fors (Fs)
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Examples:
1 Fors = 10,000 Korun
1 Korun = 100 Darik = 10,000 Selk = 1,000,000 Fer = 100,000,000 Bron
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Usage of Coins:
Bron, Fer → Commoners, soldiers, peasants, and small trades.
Selk → Artisans, merchants, and city traders.
Darik → Wealthy merchants, city lords, and nobles.
Korun → Kings, military, diplomacy, and major city contracts.
Fors → Exclusively for Royalty, High Councils, and States. Forbidden for common use—possession leads to interrogation.
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Fors Coin Details:
A multicolored alloy infused with powdered precious gems.
Engraved with the infinity symbol (∞) and the letter "P".
Stored only in royal vaults and treasuries.