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RANK
THE KING AND QUEEN
At the court in Sendar. By custom, they rule jointly.
THE EARLS
Chief administrators of Districts.
THE COUNTS
Chief administrators of Ridings.
BARONS
Chief administrators of a Township (sometimes) - not all Townships
have Barons.
ASSORTED
Lords, Marquis, Viscounts, Baronets, Margraves, Knights, Dukes,
etc. These are titles bestowed by the King for service or to honor
excellent men. Some are hereditary, some are not. No one is quite
sure which ranks higher, and Sendars are too polite to push it. These
titles are usually bestowed on court functionaries. The work loaded
on them far outweighs the honor of the title.
MODES OF ADDRESS
To the King and Queen - Your Highness, Your Majesty, Your Royal
Highness.
To all other nobles -'My Lord' or your Grace'.'My Lord'used am
nobles, 'your Grace' by commoners. The Unlettered
say "your Honor' not knowing what else to say.
To Burgers, Merchants or Free-holders - Title 'Merchant John', '
holder Fred' or simply 'your honor'.
All other -'Coodman'.
MANNERS
Sendars are extremely polite. (They are, after all, elemental
Englishmen.) They have a great deal of interest in local affairs but are
extremely provincial. They are hospitable. They treat their
employees well. Wages and prices are set on all goods and services in the
kingdom. They are watchful of strangers but are friendly.
The nobility is not haughty and, like the King, look upon their
rank as a responsibility rather than a privilege. More father figures
than masters.
They are hard-working and thrifty. The 'Free-holding' is a large
(usually 100 acres or more) farm, neatly kept, and the farm buildings
around the central court are extensive - a rabbit-warren of single
rooms. Huge kitchens and a vast dining hall. Many workers on such
a farm. Since room and board is part of the pay, not too much cash is
involved in hiring a worker. There is an effort to have all useful arts
represented on the free-holding - blacksmith, cobbler, cooper,
wheelwright, carpenter etc. Married couples usually rent a croft and
save up to buy their own free-holding.
Marketing is well-organized. Customary practice is for buyers to