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<blockquote data-quote="Aholibamah" data-source="post: 4058667" data-attributes="member: 53031"><p>Also check out lythia.com for some ideas about nobility and noble families. </p><p></p><p>Whisper72's ideas are a good basis for deciding what kind of nobles might exist. Generally the average noble retinue will consist of:</p><p></p><p>- the noble's immediate family</p><p>- in laws and immediate relations (who often have been delegated roles of responsibilty, such as bailiff, steward, etc--you can ideally trust family more than strangers)</p><p>- families of retainers, that is to say loyal followers who in exchange for provision, lands, etc do duty to the noble house. These would have jobs of importance like being captain of the guards, stablemaster, chamberlain and the like. They tend to be gentry and not quite titled nobility unless the noble house is very grand indeed.</p><p>- servants; generally commoners who are guards, porters, chambermaids, cooks, stableboys, huntsmen and so on. </p><p></p><p>Note that nobles traditionally in such societies often fulfill important roles in say the life of a city themselves unless there is some odd charter preventing this. They are likely to have the leisure, experience, wealth and training to be leaders, though not always exclusively. Tradition may gradually establish noble families in certain kinds of positions. For example it might be traditional that one noble house controls the position of harbourmaster, while another is always commander of the watch. Of course they may also do a form of musical chairs, which gives you a chance for more intrigue.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Aholibamah, post: 4058667, member: 53031"] Also check out lythia.com for some ideas about nobility and noble families. Whisper72's ideas are a good basis for deciding what kind of nobles might exist. Generally the average noble retinue will consist of: - the noble's immediate family - in laws and immediate relations (who often have been delegated roles of responsibilty, such as bailiff, steward, etc--you can ideally trust family more than strangers) - families of retainers, that is to say loyal followers who in exchange for provision, lands, etc do duty to the noble house. These would have jobs of importance like being captain of the guards, stablemaster, chamberlain and the like. They tend to be gentry and not quite titled nobility unless the noble house is very grand indeed. - servants; generally commoners who are guards, porters, chambermaids, cooks, stableboys, huntsmen and so on. Note that nobles traditionally in such societies often fulfill important roles in say the life of a city themselves unless there is some odd charter preventing this. They are likely to have the leisure, experience, wealth and training to be leaders, though not always exclusively. Tradition may gradually establish noble families in certain kinds of positions. For example it might be traditional that one noble house controls the position of harbourmaster, while another is always commander of the watch. Of course they may also do a form of musical chairs, which gives you a chance for more intrigue. [/QUOTE]
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