02 - Iron Kingdoms W.. - Captain Spud Is Amazing

148 Iron Kingdoms
108.1.141.197
515–538 AR
Vinter Raelthorne II inherits the throne (Woldred’s
Covenant).
539–576 AR Vinter Raelthorne III the Stoneheart rules as king. 37 yrs.
23 yrs. Old age
Illness, possibly
poisoned
576–594 AR Vinter Raelthorne IV the Elder is king. Rule is cruel and unjust. 18 yrs. Exiled, still living
594–Current
Leto Raelthorne the Younger deposes brother and restores
nobility to the throne.
royal preCedenCe: Who’s in Charge?
all of the iron kingdoms haVe their Various leVels of
peerage, and in truth they are all rather CompliCated.
eaCh kingdom Chapter Contains a basiC table of preCedenCe
that outlines the order of rank and preeminenCe Within a
partiCular kingdom.
the Cygnaran royal assembly reCognizes the folloWing
noble peerages: barons, VisCounts, earls, and dukes. these
peerages are CumulatiVe although they are rarely listed
in their entirety. for example, eVery duke is also an earl, a
VisCount, and a baron With assoCiated land holdings for eaCh
title. the rank of baron arose from feudal oaths requiring
a lord of Certain manors or lands to ansWer the summons of
his king or Warlord along With a body of armed retainers.
VisCount is a title representing larger holdings and is
generally giVen for aCts of Valor, loyalty, or other serViCe.
those Who hold the rank of baron are almost neVer referred
to as suCh. instead people refer to them With the honorifiC
“lord” WhiCh Can be attaChed to bureauCratiC titles suCh as
“lord mayor.”
the rank of earl has speCial signifiCanCe in Cygnar; they
are goVernors of major territories of the kingdom termed
table 3 –2: CyGnaRan Royal pReCeDenCe
10+ yrs. N/A
proVinCes. “earl” is an eVolution of an anCient Caspian
term for Warlord, and the earls Were onCe reCognized as
desCended from soVereign Warlords during the thousand
Cities era. oVer time the most important of these regions
Were ColleCted together under a single earl and then later
as duChies Controlled by the highest noble ranks, the dukes
and arChdukes. all dukes are also earls of speCifiC proVinCes
but haVe additional authority and the direCt ear of the king.
arChduke is a speCial CoVeted title of respeCt usually only
bestoWed on dukes With a direCt blood-tie to the CroWn.
in most Cases there are more titles than exist on the tables
espeCially When extended families are Considered. marquesses
(sons of dukes, earls, and VisCounts), knights, and esquires are
suCh examples. hoWeVer for simpliCity’s sake a disCretionary
table of preCedenCe is presented for eaCh kingdom Without
the Various and sundry array of lesser titles.
high offiCes of the ChurCh of morroW are inCluded in
the tables of preCedenCe as an indiCator of the respeCt and
Courtesy due these figures. they do not aCtually haVe direCt
seCular sWay, nor are they Considered part of the Cygnaran
goVernment. nonetheless, these poWerful priests are often
heeded as adVisors and Consulted in affairs of state.
Title By Definition # in Kingdom
King/Queen Ruling monarch(s) of the kingdom 1
Primarch Head of the Church of Morrow and advisor to the Cygnaran Crown 1
Lord High
Chancellor
High
Chancellor
Duke
Direct advisor to the royal family of the Cygnaran Crown 1
Advisor to the lord high chancellor and to the Cygnaran Crown 1–7 (varies)
Includes the archdukes and dukes who govern Cygnar’s duchies and answer
directly to the king/queen or a chancellor of the Crown
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