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--- magnimar:factions:aristocracy [2018/02/22 13:05] – sam
+++ magnimar:factions:aristocracy [2018/10/04 20:37] (current) – sam
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 ^ Rep ^ PP Cost ^ Award ^
 |  1  |  1      | **Party time.** Get a +10 circumstance bonus when trying to attend an event hosted by a member of the aristocracy. |
+|  3  |  —      | **Friends in high places.** Gain a +2 circumstance bonus to social skills when dealing with anyone with levels of Aristocrat. |
+|  5  |  1      | **An introduction.** Get an introduction to anyone in the city who is either a noble, connected to nobles or a member of the legal or religious establishments of the city. This grants a meeting, and a +5 luck bonus to the initial reaction check. This may be applied to your //first// attempt to influence an Aristocrat during an intrigue event. |
+|  7  |  1      | **Society Gossip.** You may gain a +10 circumstance bonus when making a Gather Information check for anything related to the nobility, //or// you may re-roll a //Discovery// check once whilst trying to influence an Aristocrat during an intrigue event. |
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 They tend to be referred to as 'Lord' or 'Lady', or more formally 'Lord Baron' or 'Lady Baroness'.
+Some known Barons are:
+  * Lord Cervinus Serapio, on the Yondabakari River (argent, a dragon couchant gules - red dragon on white).
+  * Lady Marca Capio, on the Yondabakari River (vairy of eight gules and or - pattern red and gold).
+  * Lord Caelius Corcus, Dry Valley Farm.
 === Viscounts ===
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   * Lord Founder Mivonis Vanderale
   * Lord Founder Kaleb Valdemar
-  * Lady Founder Socellina Darvengian
+  * Lord Founder Sepurno Darvengian
-=== Other Nobles Titles ===
+=== Granted Titles ===
 Other titles were historically granted by the Lord Mayor and the Lord Founders, though that duty has now fallen to the //Council of Ushers//. A member of the Council is referred to as Lord/Lady Usher, though isn’t considered a noble title in of itself.
+A title guarantees certain privileges within the city, not least of which is certain legal protections. Titles are generally granted for outstanding contribution to the city, acknowledgement of political or financial influence, or simple bribery or favouritism.
+== Knight of the Free City ==
+A non-hereditary title granted to one who has provided sufficient service to the city. It confers the privilege of being granted free passage in and out of the city (without being stopped or questioned by the watch), and having the right to call on a Lord Justice to directly oversee a legal case.
+They are formally referred to as //Sir// or //Dame//.
+== Peer ==
+A hereditary title granted to those who have provided significant service to the city, who own permanent property within the city, and are seen to be of sufficient moral character.
+They are formally referred to as //Lord// or //Lady//. They will have a coat of arms provided by the city.
+== Patrician ==
+A hereditary title granted to a few, and is required to be able to own property within the Alabaster District.
+They are formally referred to as //Lord Patrician// or //Lady Patrician//. Less formally, a simple //Lord// or //Lady// can suffice if being addressed by another noble. They will have a coat of arms provided by the city.
+The current Patrician families of Magnimar are:
+  * House Derexhi
+  * House Mindurian
+  * House Nirodin
+  * House Scarnetti
+  * House Versade
+  * House Volso