Here's a convenient link to the RP. biggrin
@ Mismoto: Your questions are awesome! I actually appreciate them very much, as they help to fill out the setting. I think we're going to get along extraordinarily well. ^^
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So a man or woman of power took on an elven spouse (if that would even be possible in the first place), and the man/woman predeceased their spouse.
In such a case, would said elf loose all privileges when their spouse died (in other words, though they would not be able to fill in the office, would they still be treated as though they were nobility), or would they have none to begin with? And just to be sure, the government would only repossess items that come with the position, such as land, and not personal assets, such as their estate, money, servants, ect, correct?
Thank you for being so patient with all my questions, even though some are rather tedious and obvious. And I’m sure that I am coming off as neurotic right now, but I don’t want to assume things, as it always irritates me greatly when other Rpers do so in my RPs.
So a man or woman of power took on an elven spouse (if that would even be possible in the first place), and the man/woman predeceased their spouse.
In such a case, would said elf loose all privileges when their spouse died (in other words, though they would not be able to fill in the office, would they still be treated as though they were nobility), or would they have none to begin with? And just to be sure, the government would only repossess items that come with the position, such as land, and not personal assets, such as their estate, money, servants, ect, correct?
Thank you for being so patient with all my questions, even though some are rather tedious and obvious. And I’m sure that I am coming off as neurotic right now, but I don’t want to assume things, as it always irritates me greatly when other Rpers do so in my RPs.
Human/Elf couplings, while common near elven lands, are considered somewhat taboo, since it is impossible to have children in such a case. Couples of this sort won't meet with open hostility, really; just a bit of gossip and the odd condescending stare. Families and children are very important to humans in Mandor. Other human lands might be more accepting of Human/Elf romance, while still others would be firmly against it.
As far as nobility goes, the elven spouse would not be entitled to the noble partner's title, since elves are not allowed any position of authority in the human kingdom of Mandor. They would not be allowed to hold office should the human noble partner die.
Since noble positions are held for life (unless corruption is discovered), it is normally only the children who need worry about their lands. The children would have a certain influence, naturally, and would be able to acquire good homes for themselves while their parents are alive, leaving the lands vacant for the next noble when their parents die.
The reason a noble's spouse must not remarry after the partner's death if they wish to keep office is: that the remarried person would not have been selected by the king. A spouse to someone who was accepted is one thing, but remarrying creates too much opportunity for things to go awry.
Children do not automatically fill the office. Sometimes they do, and this is common enough, but they must be selected by the King just as all other nobles.
Yes, the land stays there for the office. Kinda like the White House in the U.S., I suppose. I'm not sure about servants. It depends on whether the servants are affiliated with the noble Estate or whether they serve the family itself.
Hopefully that covers everything. ^^
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We've got a few new players, so I'll go post their profiles in the character list! ^^
Also, good job everyone! You all seemed to understand pretty well how I would have answered the questions that came up while I was gone! xD Yay for you!
