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Message: <blockquote data-quote="MythandLore" data-source="post: 565269" data-attributes="member: 180">Meanings change depending on the time frame you look at.But duke comes from ducere "to lead", to lead is to be a leader so they are literally leaders of the noblity under the monarch.He's a Man that is below a monarch in power but above almost all others and was granded his power from the monarch, he need not be royal but he can be, a prince can be a duke but a duke does not make a prince. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />He is appointed his own land to rule over as sovereign.Magistrate comes from magister "master", official entrusted with administration of the laws, wether over a nation or a small orginazation.There are pretty much an endless amount, when you think about it they're just made up. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />For fantasy? Just make up something that sounds suited to the part like Master Sergeant or Lieutenant-at-armsMid ages? a Pawn, maybe if your in a bad mood a peon.Depends on where and when. A good start would be Sergeant, Lieutenant, Captain, General.Most of the time no, the major diffrence is between land base and naval.There is no such thing as far as I know.There are Lancers.A good rule of thumb is put the word captain next too the unit name and if it sounds like it could work use it.Artillier captain, bombardier captain, watch captain, cavalier captain, brigadier captain, legionnaire captain, halberdier captain, musketeer captain, pirate captain, buccaneer captain, privateer captain.I donno... Jimmy the Thug?Sheriff is of a shire.I like magistrate or regent, but if it's just a small town maybe a watch captain, if it's really small Skippy the barkeep might be the one.Easyest thing to do is think who would be in charge of tax collecting (and holding) for the town, that's the person.In the middle ages he'd be in a big military town or outpost.Warden means gardian and comes from warten "to watch" one who watches is "the Watch"Work the docks? In the middle ages? Dockmen, aka porters.Probably a Dockmaster for a dock.Mid ages? Vassals (slaves) mostly.In the mid ages there was mostly markets, fish markets, meat markets, farmers markets, bakery, smiths, etc, but...A "Trading Post" could work.Umm... Every one of them you've seen I guess. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />"Glade" probably comes from "glad" (Middle English) meaning shining or to shine which probably comes from "glaed" (Old English) (same meaning) which probably is liken to "glat" (Old High German) which means shining and or smooth which probably comes from "glaber" (Latin) smooth and or bald.Yes it most-likey does.There is more, you need to first understand that Glade is a 400(+) year old word, think to yourself how were forests back then.Back then in England if you were to walk off by yourself in the wild wood you could easily disaper forever.Imagine hundreds of miles of huge cold dark mucky forest filled with giant olks and yews 8 stories tall, you don't see the sky, you have no way to navigate, a "bald" spot in the wood could be a "shining" beacan of hope when your lost, a place where you could see the direction of the sun for a moment or use the stars to get your bearings.You'd be glad to find a glade. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" /> In the middle ages? A good rule of thumb would be if it takes longer then half an hour to get to the top it's bigger then a hill.When it's bigger then a hill.In short, the type of soil.Even though Oracle is wrong it sounds cool.Most old monarches are theocracy based, any place that the monarch is considered divine or gets some form of power from the divine it's a theocracy, so a pharoh in egypt or an emperor in japan or rome could be considered the head of a theocracy.Remeber the emperor of rome was the head of the church before they spit the pope out.Damn Skippy it was!Damn Strait! Now go play your game!</blockquote>

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