I did an entire post dealing with the Hierarchy of Social Estates and then another showing what that looked like for Myos, the setting for my Blake Heira series. Now, I’m going to apply the same concept to Shildaria.

Ruling Agent

20 – Political I (King)

Ruling Class

19 – Political II (Dukes)

18 – Political III (Earls), Warrior I (Generals), Bureaucratic  I (Castallans, Chamberlains)

17 – Ecclesiastical I (High Priests and Heads of Churches), Warrior II (Colonels)

Privileged Class 

16 – Political IV (Lords), Bureaucrat II (Senechals, Secretaries), Merchant I (Heads of Large Trading Houses)

15 – Political V (Barons), Professional I (Master Craftspeople)

14 – Ecclesiastical II (Bishops and the like), Academics I (Scholars)

13 – Warrior III (Horsebowmen, Captains), Merchant II (Business owners)

Professional Class

12 – Warrior IV (Lancers, Lower Officers)

11 – Professional II (Journeymen, Master non-guildsman); Academics II (Teachers), Criminal I (Master Assassins, Crime Bosses)

10 – Eccesiastical III (Priests); Fine Arts I (Master Artists and Musicians)

Middle Class

9 – Warrior V (Guards, Infantry); Merchant III (Innkeepers, small business owners); Criminal II (Master Thieves)

8 – Labor I (Grooms, Breeders, and Specialized Farmers/Large Land Holders)

7 – Merchant IV (Wandering Traders, Caravaneers); Professional III (Apprentices, Non-guild Journeymen), Warrior VI (Sellswords, Mercenaries)

6 – Bureaucratics III (Scribes, Clerks)

Low/Labor Class

5 – Labor II (Skilled Labor, such are farmers, seamstresses, and weavers)

4 – Fine Arts II (Artists and Art Teachers)

3 – Eccesiastical IV (Acolytes); Academics III (Students)

2 – Professional IV (Non-guild apprentices); Fringe I (Peddlers, Tinkers, Junk Sellers)

Underclass

1 – Criminal III (Thieves, Drug Dealers; Frauds); Labor III (Unskilled and Day Labor); Arcane I (Master Spellcasters), Fringe II (Garbage pickers, Street Sweeps), Fine Arts III (Street Artists, Art Students)

0 – Fringe III (Prostitutes, Beggars, Homeless, Mentally Ill); Criminal IV (Petty Thieves, Pickpockets, Street Frauds; Imprisoned); Arcane II (Non-master Spellcasters)

Let me know what you think in the comments below. See you next Thursday!