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= Riovelle =

Premise
Riovelle is a aristocratic nation governed by a caste of ghouls feasting on the lower classes. Although the noble undead have little in common with the common tombcrawling ghouls they are ravenous, sadistic and inhuman while maintaining an aura of glamour and nobility. Riovelle is a very diversified nation, with it 16 provinces and it 56 holds. Most provinces have their very own culture, native and ruling houses making the nation incredibly diverse but hardly united in peace and in war.

Commoners
The Peasantry also called the meekin are the lowest members of the Riovellan society in the political (and literal) food chain. In most provinces the meekin make up most of the population, living in small villages forced to pay tithes in the form of food, soldiers and bodies. The meeking does not benefit from most rights and protections granted to merchants, soldiers and house retainers.

Merchant
Merchants bring wealth into Riovelle and are granted rights and privilege based on their wealth, extremely wealthy merchants are often invited to join join the marked in eternal life. Poorer merchants are still league above the peasantry in term of right.

Soldiers
Soldiers are members of the peasantry or merchant classes who were either drafted or were willing recruited in the army. If a soldier survive a 20 year career, he or she will be granted a land of their own and allowed to join a house as a retainer. If a soldiers show incredible prowess on the battlefield he or she may be offered eternal life and the opportunity to join a great house.

House Retainer
Lesser members, servants, affiliated soldiers and powerful merchants make up for quasi-noble class of retainers, part members of a noble house. Retainers are extremely privileged over any other classes save the noble themselves. A successful retainer can be raised into the noble class with enough work. Many but not all house retainers are eternal.

Great House Noble
The highest class in the entire nation, the nobles are all affiliated with a house and a great house. All members of the noble class are eternal, many held their position since centuries and more than a few worked from peasantry to high society in their lifetime. A society of immortal beings, the Great Houses are full of backstabbing, deathly intrigues and corruption.


 * Potentate: Hold supreme authority over Riovelle. Always a member of a great house Karamazov.
 * Tsar: Has authority over a great region.
 * Archboyar/Archboyaress: Has authority over a province.
 * Boyar/Boyaress: Has authority over a hold.
 * Archon: Most respected member of an house, may or may not hold another title.
 * Noble: Basic member of the noble class.