Blood Caste

In this universe, there is hardly any form of "racism" that is analogous to our own. There is really no distinction made between skin color or features. There are, as time and history became documented, some disputes created by nationality, but this only really lies in loyalties and allegiances.
There is, however, a Blood Caste.
The system varies from culture to culture, but generally there are about seven or eight different stations that you can be born into. Your own holdings and station, as well as that of your birth parents, determine this.
There are seven tiers of the Blood Caste, listed as the following:
* Kingsblood - Royalty and their descendants.
* Silverblood - Religious figures, such as Wisdoms.
* Lordsblood - Nobility and their descendants.
* Bastardsblood - Bastards of nobles or royalty.
* Cantileblood - Merchants of all sorts.
* Knightsblood - Knights or esteemed warriors.
* Swainsblood - Land-owning farmers.
* Shitblood - Slaves or people born without any real significant holdings or inheritances. They are technically known as Serfbloods, but this name does not accurately describe their station as well as the term "Shitblood" does.
The Blood Caste is less about fulfilling a particular "status" and more about where you come from and how your peers perceive you. For example, a person in a prosperous city guard would be seen as higher up in the Blood Caste than a hedge knight from a poor kingdom, despite them both being considered "Knightsblood".
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