Royalty and Nobility
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[edit] Proposed Canon
Royal and Noble Units have slightly stronger stats and Level faster than normal Units.Erf-b1-p079a
Cities ruled by Royals may Pop Nobles and more Royals.
Nobles have a title designating their social status, such as Duke Nozzle, Count Vinny Doombats, or Viscount Caesar Borgata. "Lord" and "Lady" have been used for both noble and caster units (as well as Parson), but not Royal units.
[edit] Royal Ideals
King Slately LIAB Text 42 listed the following Royal Ideals, implying by the ellipsis that there are more than those listed here. (Presumably the missing list includes Duty.) Since Loyalty is also a unit's attribute, the others may be as well.
- Honor
- sacrifice
- dignity
- decorum
- station
- ...
- loyalty
- bravery
[edit] Known Royal Units
- King Banhammer - Croaked
- Queen Jillian Zamussels (formerly Princess IPTSF Text 27 )
- King Saline IV - Croaked
- King County - Croaked
- Don King
- (unnamed) son - Croaked
- (unnamed) daughter - Croaked
- King Slately - Croaked
- King Slately's Ditto - "Poof"ed (deceased)
- King Tramennis (formerly Prince)
- Prince Ansom - Croaked & Decrypted, renounced title
- Prince Ossomer - Croaked & Decrypted, then Turned, then Dusted
- Prince Forthewin - Croaked LIAB Text 33LIAB Text 50
- Prince Wonderloaf - Croaked LIAB Text 33
- Prince Titas - Croaked LIAB Text 33
- Prince Victor (first son of Slately) - presumably Croaked LIAB Text 33
- Prince Lustrius (third son of Slately) - presumably Croaked LIAB Text 33
- King Dickie
- Prince Sammy - Croaked
Unaroyal (side destroyed)
- Queen Bea - Disbanded (via Portal to the Magic Kingdom)
- Princess Cruz - Decrypted, Dusted
[edit] Known Noble Units
- Count Vinny Doombats
- Viscount Caesar Borgata
- Archduke Ferdinand - (origins unknown) Uncroaked, Dusted
- Duke Nozzle - Croaked
- Duke Adam Antium - Decrypted
- Duke Lacrosse - Decrypted
- Countess Artemis of Firestone - Croaked
- Earl Chip Tunage of Otoh of Faq IPTSF Text 27 - Croaked
- Countess Hedda Splode - Croaked
- Viscount Bart Lightrail of Kibo - Croaked
- Countess Marika Neagle - Croaked
[edit] Known Ignoble Units
- Jack Snipe - Jack (or Knave) was his title, not his name; this indicates a position of a servant. It is not a military rank or official position, however, and fulfills the same purpose of a noble title. Practically, Snipe enjoyed the same treatment as Lady Wanda Firebaugh, as both were Casters. That he is given a title at all is interesting, as it is seemingly rare; most non-noble units simply use military ranks for the purposes of hierarchy and social interaction.
[edit] Speculation
Royals might only be popped in a capital city, while Nobles could be created in any city which is part of a Royal side. It probably takes longer to create a Royal than it does a Noble, and longer to create a Noble than a non-Noble (though Turnamancy can accelerate this process). The social rank of a Noble probably correlates to the size of the city in which he was popped, so a Duke comes from a big city (maybe the capital), and a Viscount comes from a very small city. Caesar Borgata, a Viscount, is described as being "barely a Noble", suggesting that a Duke is likely to have slightly higher initial stats than a Count, who is likely to be slightly higher than a Viscount.
It's possible free will is a innate trait to Royals, as most of the non-Ruler royals are described as ornery and contrary to their progenitor's wishes.
Many Royal and Noble Characters (especially Prince Ansom before his Decryption) believe Royalty and Nobility are the signs of Titanic mandate to rule. In fact, the purpose of the Royal Crown Coalition was to defend this belief against Stanley, who believes Titans favor those with the Arkentools.
All known Royals are warlords, but it has been implied that it is possible for Royals to be Casters as well. Wanda may be an example of a Noble Caster.
The only Noble titles seen thus far are Duke, Count, Viscount, and possibly Lord/Lady. Other potential titles could include Baron, Earl, or Marquis.
[edit] Possible Noble Units
Some, but seemingly not all, Casters have the title of Lord or Lady, and may be Noble.
- Lady Wanda Firebaugh - Originally of Goodminton, now serves Gobwin Knob; Croakamancer
- Lord Ace Hardware - Jetstone, Dollamancer
- Lady Delphie Temple - Goodminton, Predictamancer; Croaked - She is referred to as "the Lady Temple", but is known not to be sister to Wanda and Tommy Firebaugh or daughter of Overlord Firebaugh. This does not rule out the possibility that she was originally popped by a different side and later turned, and thus she may be Noble. It is also possible that not all Casters, Warlords, and/or Nobles popped by a Ruler are considered progeny of that Ruler - it may be another random chance, just as some Warlords pop as Casters and some units pop as Noble. Alternatively, she may be called Lady by virtue of having been Chief Caster, or because she was an Adept-class Predictamancer.
