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Prince, Id imagine

It's my understanding that titles tend to be bestowed by Monarchs to those who distinguish themselves in someway (either through deeds, favors or moneh), and then the title goes down the line to that persons children.

Since we are in they're first generation of royalty no one should have any titles (other then prince(ss) and king/queen) in the Black Moon Kingdom UNLESS Diamond and Usagi deemed them worthy of a title. That would include Diamond and Usagi themselves, since giving yourself a title is kinda silly and would been seen as bad taste.

(If you look at the royalty of England, they have multiple titles because they have inherited them from multiple sources, or achieved one title before achieving another. )

Now, whom they've given titles so far... well I don't know. xD I'd bet all the cannon senshi at the very least... Might wanna look up a title list and assign a title hierarchy before you start assigning titles. (I do believe every country has their own hierarchy of titles. Not sure though)


(also, after doing some poking around, I see no evidence that Prince Diamond was a prince of anything. The entire group is made up of outcasts and traitors banished from the moon kingdom when they refused purification. So any claim to Royalty would come from Usagi's liniege )

I don't think Saphir really needs a title. He's just happy to be looked upon as the ruler. I'm not even sure there was a real hierarchy on Nemesis, being as the people of the planet were criminals that Serenity banished from the solar system.

Which is basically what he tries and succeeds at doing.

But my point is that he would have no inherited titles. He's the first in a line of royalty instead of a descendant.

So any titles he may have would be King (he did marry a queen) , and anything he would in his arrogance give himself, or that Ugagi gives him (also feels weird) or unofficial deed based titles. (Ie, kill an Orge terrorizing a village, you're now BOB THE OGRE SLAYER!" Clean out a Hometowns supply of cornbread and you're JANE, EATER OF CORNBREAD!")


My final take on the matter: We're not privy to the Nobility System of the old Kingdom, and we're setting up a brand spanking new Kingdom, so we can do whatever we like. We could declare the whole thing a democracy if we wanted xD. (that'd be weird ninja )

So lets come up with a title system we like. We should keep it simple but remember there are two types of titles. One type is for Royalty and is pretty non-heirarchal. If you've got a Royal Title, but arn't the Monarch, your only power is that you're related to, and theoretically represent the Monarch.

Nobility titles however come with some combination of land, responsibilities, power, money, estates, ect. That's why alot of Royalty have other titles, because Kings are smart and give titles that come with land and scripts to their favorite family members. And then they all inter-marry.. and pretty soon you get some freakishly inbred Royals with lots of titles, lands, ect.

In this day and age though, Usagi and Diamond arn't going to get away with giving titles to anyone they feel like. That person has to have earned it or the Kingdom would pitch a fit, since they're paying the taxes to pay for it. So if you want a nobility title, you have to explain how you got the title, who gave it to you, etc. and inheritance isn't an option since we're in our first generation of Nobility.

We could pull the "All senshi/Knights automatically get X title". Most likely it'd be the lowest available title, with minimum benefits, maybe 50k a year salary dependent on their active involvement with the Kingdoms security. . Anything more extravagant would risk upsetting the citizenry and would strain the coffers.

On the upside though, if we can figure out a system quickly, with the war starting, there's lots of room for Title-upgrade worthy gallantry. (It'd be a good reward system for good RP too. ninja )