Status that's REALLY out of context

[Boyboy180]

So, I'll start by giving context.
I have an NPC I'm working on. They would have high status but A: their nation doesn't exist anymore, B: They're traveling across the infinite worlds so no one would have reason to know about their status.

The first one makes me think of Courtesy Rank (Or, more like "Courtesy status") but the second one is the problem.

I was thinking about just making it a perk called "Ex-noble" but the problem is if a perk is really enough. They wouldn't really care about status until it's a level higher than their own (They used to have Status 5, 6 with wealth added) so it's not like powerful nobles would have that much sway over them.

So... How much should this "Ex-noble" advantage cost? 1 because it would only affect her social rolls to resist high status characters? 5 because it is technically status 5?

Any other thoughts?