Military leader, town leader - title?

[haakon1]

I've always liked that one too, as well as Baronet.

I use baronet a lot. I'm running my campaigns in Bissel, a margravate (borderland ruled by a margrave) in Greyhawk. The Greyhawk gazateer says Bissel has 26 knight-baronies as its local governments, so I've taken to calling them Baronets. That's a title that should be called "sir" in British tradition, but is inheritable. I've been calling them "Lord" instead.

However, my players sometimes confuse "Baron" and "Baronet", and I've begun to use that. I have the most powerful ruler calling himself "Baron" instead, and other NPC's reacting when the PC's choose the one title or the other to refer to this guy, as it's become a political statement.

 

[Orius]

I think something like Captain or Lord would suffice. Unless he's a pompous ass and add a bunch of flowery titles onto the end to impress himself.

 

[Wayside]

And while I'm at it I'd like to point out that the latin origin of Duke, Dux, simply means leader. It stems from duct, to lead (both men and water, or orchestras).

Ductus if you wanted the past participle. The infinitive is ducere.

- Equites. Latin for "knight". The upper class, who served as horseman in early Roman times.

Eques is the singular. The adjective equester is also sometimes used substantively.