Separate post for Theria, once all three Kingdoms' noble customs are approved will edit into original thread, this way I can receive specific feedback
Theria Noble Customs
Marriage Customs
- Therian nobles are not shunned for marrying commoners, although said commoners are not granted nobility by marrying them, and are expected to have at least some fame within Theria.
- Noble Drakanites are expected to marry other Drakanites; it is seen as disrespectful to Garljing to not maximise the possibility of carrying on the draconic lineage. This applies for all drakanites in Theria, albeit to a lesser extent.
- Same-sex unions are permitted, but are not expected to produce children, due to such children being considered bastards.
Ennobling Customs
- Any individual who earns the rank of Warlord/Dragonlord is considered a noble within Theria, as is their immediate family. As the nobility is earned through status, rather than status coming from nobility, this is largely a technicality, although it does provide some benefits. Therian Nobles get first pick of the spoils of war after a battle, and their descendants may own land in perpetuity. A noble of Drakanite blood is considered Greater Nobility to the non-drakanite's Minor Nobility.
- An individual made a Drakanite by Garljing himself is considered Therian nobility.
- If a Warlord is deposed during their lifetime, they and their lineage lose their status of nobility. Warlords make retire after the age of fifty to secure their noble status; if they do not, they still risk losing it should they be deposed. Dragonlords, however, maintain their nobility even if deposed due to their draconic blessing.
- Whilst rare, a Dragon may declare a noble family unworthy of their rank if they do not appropriately honour their ennobled ancestor by earning fame and glory themselves.
Dynastic Customs
- Therian Nobles use the term Dragonlord/Lady if drakanite, and Lord/Lady if not.
- The nobliary particle for a non-drakanite noble is 'kal'. The particle for a drakanite noble is 'garl'.
- A non-drakanite born within a Dragonlord's noble lineage is not considered a noble, and is viewed with scorn akin to that of a bastard within society. These individuals are commonly referred to as 'Blessless'; drakanites who produce such children are known to leave them to perish on a mountaintop as infants.
- Bastards do not inherit nobility, nor do children produced in a same-sex union by a donor.
- Therian nobles are some of the few Essharans not disparaged by Sluthians. These individuals may travel freely into Sluthia, and will occasionally be invited to Sluthian events.