TITLES

## THE GODLY SIX

### 1- king or queen.

the king or queen is the main authority in jassune, just below the gods. in jassune, the king and queen have powers of government. the king and queen is said to be chosen by the gods, all the way in 0fa - two thousand years ago. the person marrying into the royal family would be referred to as the king consort or the queen consort, and a king consort and queen consort who's blood royal spouse is dead would be referred to as the dowager queen or dowager king instead.

### 2- archduke or archduchess.

the archduke and archduchesses are the next in line ruling wise ( but not next in line to the throne ). they are the rulers of the other five houses founded by the gods in 0fa - two thousand years ago. much like the kings and queens, someone marrying into one of the other godly six houses are referred to as archduke consort or archduchess consort, and an archduke consort and archduchess consort who's blood godly six spouse is deceased would be referred to as the dowager archduke or dowager archduchess.

### 3- grand prince or grand princess.

the grand prince or grand princess are otherwise known as the crown prince or crown princess, and are the next in line to the royal throne. it's usually a grand prince who's elected, as the lochmunn line works with the eldest son being the next in line - but, in the rare instance there are no princes, there might be a grand princess. in the case that the grand prince or grand princess married before becoming king or queen, their spouse will be known as the grand prince consort or grand princess consort. however, if the grand prince or grand princess dies before taking their throne, their spouse would simply be known as the princess dowager or prince dowager - since the grand prince or grand princess title would be handed to the next eldest son ( or if there are no more sons, the eldest / next eldest daughter ).

### 4- grand duke or grand duchess.

grand dukes and grand duchesses work similarly, but not the same, as the grand prince or grand princess - as different archdukes and archduchesses have different ways of choosing the next in line, some of which are determined after the parents die. however, grand duke and grand duchesses are always the eldest child of the archduke and archduchess - whether that means they're actually next in line or not. in the case that the grand duke or grand duchess married before becoming archduke or archduchess, their spouse will be known as the grand duke consort or grand duchess consort. however, if the grand duke or grand duchess dies before taking their throne, their spouse would simply be known as the duke dowager or duchess dowager - since the grand prince or grand princess title would be handed to the next eldest son ( or if there are no more sons, the eldest / next eldest daughter ). they also will not hold the title of grand duke or grand duchess if another sibling gets the title of archduke or archduchess ( see esquire for how they'll be referred )

### 5- prince or princess.

princes and princesses are the younger children of the king or queen that are not the next in line to the throne. they are roughly at the same standing in the grand scheme of things, but within the family, there's certainly a hierarchy within the family - with the eldest being the highest, and the youngest being the lowest. children of the grand prince and grand princess, if they have them before they become king or queen, will also be referred to princes and princesses.

### 6- duke and duchess.

dukes and duchesses are the younger children of the archduke or archduchesses that are not the next in line to the throne. they are roughly at the same standing in the grand scheme of things, but within the family, there's certainly a hierarchy within the family - with the eldest being the highest, and the youngest being the lowest. children of the grand duke and grand duchess, if they have them before they become archduke or archduchess, will also be referred to dukes and duchesses.

## OTHER NOBILITY

### 8- earl and countess.

earls and countesses are the highest rank of non-godly nobles, all of which have been appointed by the king and queen or archdukes and archduchesses when they were first appointed in 0fa, and tend to rule over counties - which are four per dukedom ( the dukedom being split into four ). children of earls and countesses are called viscounts and viscountesses.

### 10- baron and baroness.

barons and baronesses are the second highest rank of non-godly nobles, often chosen by archdukes and archduchesses of their dukedoms, or earls and countesses, and tend to rule over cities, towns or villages. due to new cities, towns and villages popping up after 0fa, barony houses are often a lot younger than the duchy. baronets and baronetesses are children of barons and baronesses.

### 0- esquires or lords or ladies.

technically esquires, lords and ladies are not an official rank in jassune - instead, it refers to a broad range of people without specific titles. for example, the king's brother might be referred to as 'lord [ name ] lochmunn, esquire, brother of the king' or the king's niece might be 'lady [ name ] lochmunn, esquire, niece of the king' - and is used right down to siblings of barons and baronesses. this won't be used if, say, the king's niece married an archduke - then she'd be 'archduchess [ name ] [ last name ]' as she has an actual title.