Re: Drow Sociology 101
Social Status (from the point of view of Drow Society)
1. Matron Mother Ki'Willis Millithor
Big gap between 1, head of a noble house, and 2-3, priestesses
2. Narcelia Millithor
3. Carcelen Millithor
Gap between 2-3, noble priestesses, and 4-8, noble males
4. Patron Krecil Treak
5. Elderboy Marckarius Millithor
6. Secondboy Torellan Millithor
7. Adopted Son Dariel Kront'tane
8. House Wizard Quertus Millithor
Note that Krecil's social status would drop from #4 to #7 if Ki'Willis removed him from the Patron position.
Also, the social status between Narcelia and Carcelen is a rivalry and almost a tie. Narcelia is older, but Carcelen (before the silence) had a little more favor from the Spider Queen, as evidenced by having three heads on her snake whip vs. the two heads on Narcelia's snake whip. (Perhaps the Spider Queen was concerned with Narcelia's curiousity for the outside world).
Social status for #4 through #8 is almost a tie. Nobody in this category would order anyone else in this category around, unless their responsibility required them to do so.
Accepted modes of address depend on what Kat and the rest of you decide upon.
Drow noble households are a little bit different from drow commoner households. A drow noble house has a sufficient number of servants that children aren't raised by the noble mother, instead a drow child would have a "nanny" or someone else to look after them while the Noble Mother focuses on house business and religious service to the Spider Queen. So child terms of endearment like "mommy" are unlikely to develop.
Pyrex said:
Among the PC's who 'outranks' who?
What are the accepted modes of address between the PC's?
Ex: How should Narcelia and Carcelon address Ki'Willis? "Mother", "Matron Mother", "Mommy", etc...