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title: Важное про дворян в кормире
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# Важное про дворян в кормире
###### tags: `Cormyr - Land of Purple Dragon`

There are 25 major noble families, and they
tend to intermarry. This sometimes complicates
the royal lineage. Nearly everyone in the major
noble families has some kind of claim to the
throne. Should the king and his immediate heirs
die suddenly, there would almost certainly be
some kind of conflict to decide the rightful heir,
despite the fact that meticulous genealogical
records are kept.
Nobles are born, not made. The exceptions to
this are local lords, who are individuals
appointed by the king to govern a town or group
of towns in the kings name.

## The Common Folk
Anyone who is neither a noble nor a local lord is
considered common.
Nobles walk with the king in Suzail and advise
him on what to do. Local lords implement the
kings decisions and at once support the king and
protect the people.
The common folk, however, are the true
strength of the kingdom. They form the Purple

Dragons, the militias, and the farmers who feed
the kingdom.
It is tradition in Cormyr, strongly endorsed by
Azoun IV, that all commoners can speak freely to
any noble, or to the king himself, on any topic of
concern and expect to be heard and answered as
politely as if they sat in the Purple
Dragon throne themselves.

## Lords of Cormyr
he king rules by means of appointed lords,
one in each town, and by the fealty of the
landed nobility and the rich merchant lords. The
landed nobility is extensive and interbred, such that most can claim a drop or two of royal blood
in their veins. The merchant lords are the
wealthiest caravan and business owners of the
day and change with the shifts of fortune.
Each local lord is responsible for defending the
local farms, dispensing the kings justice, keeping
the peace, serving as the kings eyes and ears, and
(most importantly) collecting tithes for the king
and for himself (1 sp/head/year). The lord also
must maintain a fit, fast horse of the best quality
for the use of the kings messengers (who ride fast
and far, requiring them to change mounts at every
stop).

Each lord is allowed up to 40 men-at-arms,
plus up to six guides/captains (typically rangers).
These may serve as the town guard. Volunteer
town guardsmen are known as the Watch, and
the lord may exempt them from the tax if their
service has been valuable.
The relationship between the landed nobility
and the appointed local lords is generally good,
though many established families treat the local
servants of the crown as no more than royal lack-
eys, to be bossed about or flattered as need be.
The names of the local lords and heralds (their
assistants) are listed with each city and town.
## Duties and Privileges
Nobility carries with it a number of benefits. Nobles 
can keep armed retinues (the extent of which is deter-
mined by the family, the title, when it was issued, and 
the relevant royal proclamations), maintain fortified 
residences, hire mercenary bands, pass heraldic bla-
zons to their children, and serve as de facto officers in 
the Purple Dragons. They have the power to detain or 
arrest—but not to put on trial or punish—commoners 
who commit crimes on their lands or in their pres-
ence, as well as the ability to petition and advise the 
Crown directly, without the need to find an advocate 
at Court. Unlike common Cormyreans, nobles can 
walk with weapons unbonded, although this is cus-
tomarily seen with decorative court swords and not 
true, battle-ready blades.
 In return for these rights and privileges, every 
noble must swear fealty directly to both the monarch 
and the Crown. He or she must maintain a retinue for 
conscription into the Purple Dragons, in addition to 
being prepared to serve actively (or to fund an appro-
priate body of soldiers). Nobles also pay taxes to the 
Crown based on the expected level of wealth for their 
station and holdings; rather than being subject to the 
“indignity” of a visit from the royal exchequer, each 
noble is assigned a sum (which of course all nobles 
consider far too high) that he or she must pay the 
Crown’s coffers.
 Nobles do not have the right to swear individu-
als to their personal service or the service of their 
families, nor can they accept oaths of fealty from 
other nobles.

### What Powers Do Nobles Have?
1. A noble is not required to tie a peace string around their
1. sword (to keep it from being drawn swiftly in anger).
1. A noble may detain lawbreakers on their family lands.
1. A noble may arrest someone for breaking Crown law if the
1. crime occurs in the noble's presence.
1. A noble must turn lawbreakers over to the Crown for trial
1. and punishment.
1. A noble may temporarily hire mercenaries.
1. A noble may build and occupy fortified residences.
### What Powers Do Nobles NOT Have?
1. A noble may not swear fealty to anyone besides Cormyr's
1. ruling monarch.
1. A noble may not accept oaths of fealty from anyone else—
1. even another noble.
1. A noble may not punish or try someone for their crimes.
1. A noble may not raise up a private army loyal to them
1. alone.

## King’s Lords
Scattered across the realm are cities, towns, and smaller settlements ruled by the King’s Lords—those people appointed as governors, to speak for the 
Crown, dispense justice, collect taxes, and organize the defense of the realm. A noble of at least baron rank (whether inherited or appointed), a King’s Lord is the ultimate authority in a governed area, overseeing trials of accused criminals, appointing guard captains and other officers, and otherwise making sure that King Foril’s will is carried out.

