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Old 05-16-2021, 09:09 PM   #7
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Default Re: [Banestorm] Why is the Cardien Council of Lords full of barons and vicounts?

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Originally Posted by Prince Charon View Post
apparently no marquesses or equivalent (does the title exist on Yrth? I'm not seeing it in GURPS Banestorm, though I could have missed it)
Marquesses are mentioned once, on page 46, ruling border/unstable regions.
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Originally Posted by Prince Charon View Post
That still means that most of the lords on the Cardien Council should be counts, not barons.
Random thought; Cardiel was conquered and settled starting circa 1470. Cardiel rebelled circa 1789. I think it's entirely plausible that no one is changing the levels of titles around and so none of the titles correspond to the relative powers of their fief. There may very well be a Duke Ricardo of the Lake floating about, but he could be politically irrelevant. I also think it's plausible that the Council of Lords is itself elected by the nobles.
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