Duke

On a purely rough estimate basis, there are probably on the order of 237 dukes in Hell. In Nomine names 19 demon princes and hints at the possible existence of others, so on average a prince can probably count on (or coerce) the services of somewhere between 8 and 13 dukes.
Some princes (Fleurity, Kobal, and Lilith) explicitly use fewer dukes. Others, like Asmodeus and Ba'al, probably rate well above this average. As a general rule of thumb, I assume that the princes who share territory come up on the lower end of this average, while those who are sole liege of their Principality probably end up on the higher end.
== The Duchy ==
Even in a game of Infernal intrigue, it should be rare for a PC to attain the rank of duke. This is not just a distinction to mark social standing, it is a declaration that the demon is part of a prince’s inner circle ~ and would be trusted to (temporarily) run the princedom while the lord is absent. Asmodeus’s chief prosecutor, Mastema, is a duke.
A duchy is a small country in its own right and can only be managed with the aid of a full-time staff. Because such loyalty is rare in Hell, many dukes have been granted the authority to install knights and captains on behalf of their lord. Some even dare granting their own baronies, but counts and marquises almost always have to go through the prince.
Category:Hell
Category:Distinctions