Titles

Players with officially recognized titles:

Note: Sargent at Arms Kilarny is revamping our title concept. This page is experimental and currently undergoing revision. - 9/13/2001

To earn a title you must complete the appropriate tasks (show the items to the Force Commander).  You may keep these items if you'd like or donate them to the guild if you prefer. The cash donation must be turned in to Leyton (or Balar or Delora). We are revamping these to more closely reflect a player's dedication to the guild.

To obtain a title quest send an e-mail to Sargent at Arms Kilarny and copy Balar and we will work with you to design an appropriate quest.

We encourage you to think up unique titles. If you can think of a unique title that you desire send an e-mail toSargent at Arms Kilarny and copy Balar and we will try to come up with an appropriate task to earn the title you desire.

Suggested Titles
(somewhat in order of importance)

Monks, Clerics, Shaman or Druids Warriors, Paladins, Shadow Knights Wizards, Magicians, Necromancers, Enchanters Bards Rogues, Rangers, Shadow Knights Clerics, Druids, Shaman Donation
Obulate Page Seer Poet Tracker Herbalist 100 PP
Postulant Squire Magi Minstrel Scout Apothocary 200 PP
Friar Journeyman Conjurer Herald Observor Medius 500 PP
Vicar Knight Invocator Satirist Guide Practitioner 1000 PP
Abbot of Earl of Sage of Balladeer of Pathfinder of Barber of 1500 PP
Bishop of Marshall of Archmage of Troubadour of Bounty Hunter of Surgeon General of 2000 PP

General (non-class specific) Progression:

Yeoman - only requires a minor donation

Squire - accomplishment of the Squire Quest

Baron/Baroness - accomplishment of some quest

Count/Countess - accomplishment of some quest

Prince/Princess - accomplishment of some quest (which reveals their true noble nature).

Knight - Balar's closest leaders, much like King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table - these are those that not only help promote the Forces of Light but lead their own groups and communicate extremely well.

Lord - tied to a specific location. Like Balar is Lord of High Keep; Castro would be Lord of Freeport. These would also be very prestigious titles (hard to obtain).

Hero - those that don't really hold a position but are well regarded and almost always high level (typically above 35th)

Special titles:
Poet - distinguished bards (some might be special like Poet of Freeport (assigned by Castro)).
Master Craftsman - top players in the various craft skills
Friar, Bishop, Deacon - top clerics

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Baron, Count and Prince quests would be assigned by Balar & Kilarny (recommendations from those of you with more higher level experience would be critical) rather than being set quests like the squire quest. The Baron, Count and Prince quests require a Knight to sponsor the player (i.e. they must get one of the Knights to email Kilarny & Balar that the player desires to quest for the title)

References (for those of you interested in historical usage of some of these titles):

Usage of Titles

Knightly Rank
Sir John Packington can be called
Sir John or
Master Packington,
but not Sir Packington
Captain Sir Walter Raleigh can also be called
Sir Walter or
Master Raleigh or
Captain Raleigh,
but never Sir Raleigh
Sir Thomas Jermyn's wife Catherine, can be called
Catherine Lady Jermyn, or
Lady Jermyn,
but not Lady Catherine
Note: It is possible that Dame may be used with the Christian name of a knight's wife, or any gentlewoman, although it may be just an old-fashioned usage, more Country than Court. Sir Thomas More's wife seems to have been addressed as Dame Alice. (ref. Oxford English Dictionary)

Peers
Margaret Douglas, the Countess of Lennox can be called
Lady Lennox,
But not Lady Douglas
Francis Russell, the Earl of Bedford can be called
Lord Bedford,
But not Lord Russell
Anthony Browne, Viscount Montague can be called
Lord Montague,
but not Lord Browne
Marjorie Williams, the Baroness Norreys of Rycote is a baron's wife. She can be called
Lady Norreys,
but not Lady Williams.
Sir William Cecil, Baron Burghley, the Lord Treasurer can be called
Sir William or
Lord Burghley or
My Lord Treasurer,
But not Sir Cecil

Maids of Honor and Other Unmarried Children ("courtesy titles")
Courtesy titles are used only with Christian names, never with surnames. Use the following samples as guidelines.
Lady Margaret Russell, a Maid of Honor, and an Earl's daughter can be called
Lady Margaret or
Mistress Russell,
but never Lady Russell
and is never styled "Lady Margaret Mistress Russell"
Margaret Radcliffe, a Maid of Honour who is a knight's daughter, should be called
Mistress Margaret or
Mistress Radcliffe,
But not Lady Margaret (a Household office does not confer a title.)
George Paulet, the Marquis of Winchester's second son, is
Lord George or
Master Paulet (but this sort of familiarity may be insulting)
but never Lord Paulet
Elizabeth Cecil, Baron Burghley's daughter, is
Mistress Elizabeth, or
Mistress Cecil
but neither Lady Elizabeth or Lady Cecil