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Originally Posted by jason taylor
Patricians:
These are nobles with an urban instead of rural base. Depending on local custom they often have no prejudice against being in trade making a merge with powerful merchants a matter of generation, or of a given House's strategy(one House for instance might be more a political House then another but in this town it is just because it's chief preferred that) rather then then class.
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Instead of Countryside Estates, the wealthiest Patricians have Hôtels, large compounds within the borders of a city, often taking up an entire city block, with double doors large enough for horses and carriages. Every Megalan city holds at least one Hôtel, and Megalos itself holds a dozen.
These Hôtels are the social centers of Megalan urban life, with Patricians routinely hosting balls, dinner parties, theatrical productions, or even simple game nights and gossiping get-togethers.
(Concept taken from GURPS Swashbucklers)