EVERNAPEDIA Nobility, Military, Currency and Measurements

Ranks of Nobility

Titles that apply on both Earth and Everna in Arcane Age – from the lowest to the highest rank.

Baron – Baroness: The lowest-tier nobility rank. As an official, usually a baron becomes a village chief or a rural town mayor. Baron is a Feudal landlord who owns a village-size land. So people can work, reap and make a living from that land, as long as they pay taxes to the landlord.

Count - Countess: Second-tier noble. Usually a count becomes a county town mayor or minor minister. Also as a landlord who owns a county-sized land.

Viscount - Viscountess: Third-tier noble. Usually a viscount becomes a district head, a town mayor or middle-rank minister. Also a landlord who owns a district-sized land.

Marquis - Marquise: Fourth-tier noble. Usually a viscount becomes a city mayor or top-rank minister. Also a landlord who owns a district-sized land.

Duke – Duchess: A nobility rank equal to prince or princess. Usually a duke becomes a provincial governor, prime minister or a marshal. A duke can be elected as a regent or even a king if there’s no prince or princess as heir to the throne. In several cases, a duke can be appointed as a viceroy or even a king  in conquered territories.

Prince – Princess: A direct descendant of a king and a queen. A royal family member who is also a duke or duchess and can be elected as crown prince or princess, the heir of the throne. When a crown prince becomes  king, his siblings retain their noble ranks.

King – Queen: A king is a sovereign ruler of a kingdom. He is the leader of all people and nobles. In the govermental system in the Age of Restoration and the beginning of the Age of Ancient Civilization, every city or polis is ruled by a king or a duke.

Emperor – Empress: An emperor is a supreme ruler with absolute power. In several cases, an emperor can be a ruler of a nation with a very vast territory. Or he can be ruler of a home country and its colonies. Or he can be a superior leader to kings and kingdoms. There are also emperors with powers so absolute, they are even worshipped as gods, demigods or deities by their people.

Ranks of Military

Titles that apply on both Earth and Everna in Arcane Age – from the lowest to the highest rank.

Soldier: Ordinary soldiers up to Private and Corporal in Modern Age.

Sergeant: Leader of a group, a team or company of no more than around 50 soldiers, a low-rank officer.              

Captain: Leader of a platoon of 100 – 500 soldiers or a war vessel, a middle-rank officer.

General: Leader of a battalion or legion of 1000 soldiers and up, a high-rank officer. In the navy, it’s called an Admiral. There are tiers of General ranks according to the number of soldiers they can command or their roles, which in Modern Age are classified into ranks of Major, Colonel and General.

Marshal: Leader of the entire army, the highest rank in the military.

Geine Currency System

The Continent of Aurelia

Through a convention, the Continent of Aurelia adopts a single, unified currency system called Geine, derived from the name of one of the greatest heroes in Everna, Lesnar Geine. The forms are in coins minted in Valanis, which are distributed among all kingdoms and empires in Aurelia.

·         Geine: The currency mark. You can buy the cheapest, smallest bread with one geine.  

·         Zenny: Bronze coin. The value is one geine.

·         Florin:   Silver coin. The value is ten geines.

·         Crown: Gold coin. The value is one hundred geines.

·         Galleon: Platinum coin. The value is one thousand geines.

·         Arthium: Crystal plate. The value is ten thousand geines.

 Measurement Units

The Continent of Aurelia, Age of Myth to Arcane Age.

In Everna Saga stories, the measurement of things is converted directly to Earth metric standard. However, Evernian medieval measurement and weight units are as follows:

LENGTH

-      Spear: One long spear is equivalent to approximately two meters.

-      Sword:  One long sword is equivalent to approximately one meter.

-      Fingerspread: The length between tips of the thumb and little finger on the same hand. One fingerspread is equivalent to approximately twenty centimeter.

WEIGHT

-      Stone: One stone is equivalent to approximately one kilogram.

-      Rock: One rock is equivalent to approximately one hundred kilograms.