Honours of the High Kingdoms of Alaxia

This is a list of honours available in the High Kingdoms of Alaxia.

Royalty

Empherias, Grensalbourg, and the Hveden Federation

Main articles: Monarchy of the Empherias, Monarchy of Grensalbourg, and Monarchy of the Hveden Federation

The royal titles are often distinct from those of the nobility even if they maintain the same names. The rules that the current thrones of Grensalbourg, and the Hveden Federation follow are directly inherited from the Monarchy of Empherias. This is because the Hveden royal family, related to the Empheri one, was restored following political strife and thus modelled itself off of Empherias. When the throne of Grensalbourg was established, it was a complete transfer from Empherias. Thus, when the two fused in the personal union, the Hveden model (which had already been very much based on the Empheri system) was abandoned in favour of the Empheri system being used currently for the Grensalbourg throne.

The monarchy of Empherias, and thus the monarchy of Grensalbourg, uses the title of Rijkse (for men) and Rijkdottir (for women) for the monarch. This literally translates to son or daughter of the kingdom, and is symbolic of the monarch's duty to serve the kingdom. The spouse of the monarch does not receive a title on-par with the royal. Instead, the spouses are either King (for men), and Queen (for women). The term regent is used for when another royal family member is leading a regency council on behalf of another monarch that is either determined to be incapable of ruling via an act of parliament, or below the age of 18. Regents are used people closest to the monarch, usually uncles or close children - not necessarily the next in line. Spouses, or non-royal-born parents may act as regents and thus monarchs in their own right but only children they have with the monarch are ever in the line of the succession. All regents, and rijkse/rijkdottir's receive a regnal number and are official monarchs.

The monarchy of the Hveden Federation is of an Emperor of the whole federation that would rule over the many lesser kings in the federation, such as the King of Kusfeld (although, since John II, these have been the same person). The title that is currently held by George V, the Rijkse of Grensalbourg, is the Emperor of the Hveden Federation. This is the only title in the royal family that mentions these two countries, or any other country in general.

There are no set standards on the giving out of royal titles, and rules can often change depending on the whim of the monarch in power. Note, the use of the word Prince here is gender-neutral, with the male term being Prins, and the female term being Princess. The male words for the rest of the titles will be used because they are shorter, but please note that female versions do exist and are used. The current standard is thus:

• The eldest child of a reigning monarch is known as the Duke of Wynnoa, as has been tradition going back a millennia for the monarch of Empherias. If the eldest child dies prematurely, the title does not move to another sibling, nor does it move to the eldest child of the eldest child.
• The heir to the throne is known as the Prince of the Ewynn, a nod to the river on which multiple major cities lie, notably Wynnoa. The heir to the throne is not necessarily an eldest child, although if the position is held simultaneously with the previous title, then both are used with this title going beforehand. The equivalent title in other countries may be the Crown Prince.
• The second child has historically been given the title of Prince of Esthullen, as the second most influential city in the nation.
• The second child has also sometimes been given the title of Prince of Norsair, because of the more-recent annexation of the nation into Empherias.
• The third child has historically been given the title of Prince of Vreimer, as the third most influential city in the nation.
• The third child has also sometimes been given the title of Prince of Weskynn, because of the more-recent annexation of the nation into Empherias.
• The fourth child has historically been given the title of Prince of Rommes, as one of the most influential city in the nation.
• The fourth child has also sometimes been given the title of Prince of Tbekien, because of the more-recent annexation of the nation into Empherias.
• The fifth child onwards has no standard historical title, but recently has been given the title of Prince of Durbinia, because of the more-recent purchase of Karkuss land into Empherias, known as Empheri Durbinia.
• Further children are often given non-standardised titles, but referred to as princes still.

However, once titles are given out they cannot be given to another person if they are still alive. Because of this, the eldest children of Abigail I all received the traditional roles, but the children of George IV did not, with many of his brothers and sisters holding the roles still. Usually the titles given to the children of the eldest children of a monarch are totally new and aren't standardised. Sometimes grandchildren and external relatives' titles are managed directly by the monarch, known as 'monarch assessed' whereas sometimes they will automatically follow the 'royal tier inheritance' or 'royal automatic inheritance'.

The automatic line of 'royal tier inheritance' follows that the eldest child would receive the same title as their parent, but with one tier down. For instant, a Prince's child would become a Royal-Duke; a Duke's child would become a Royal-Viscount; a Viscount's child would become a Royal High Baron; and a High Baron's child would become a Royal Baron. Other children of a Prince and Duke would be given generic lordships which follow the protocol of Lord FirstName SurName, the Lord SurName. Other children of a Viscount may be given knighthoods, while other royal titles' children would not be entitled to any title.

The automatic line of 'royal automatic inheritance' follows that all the children of a Prince would be given the royal titles in descending order meaning that the eldest would be a Duke, the second eldest would be a Viscount, etc. And then these titles would be passed down hereditarily afterwards. These royal titles would be given to either the eldest child or the designated person by the parent identically. Usually, if the child and parent has separate names, then they would both be referred to by the same title (eg. FirstName, Duke of Place and his son DifferentName, Duke of Place) but if they had the same given names, then they would become the next numbered title (e.g FirstName, Duke of Place and his son FirstName, The 2nd Duke of Place).

If a title has been given to a Prince, then that title may never be repeated while that person is alive. Only once the title is extinct may it be given again. However, all royal dukes, viscounts, high barons, and barons may be given to multiple people even if they are alive. Furthermore, the titles of Count and Countess, Grand Duke and Grand Duchess, Earl and Earlen, and Margrave and Margravine are sometimes used exclusively by royals but are often, if used, secondary to higher titles.

Nobility

These honours are often bestowed on the person at their birth, or by inheritance, or by the title being created non-royally by the monarch. All three ranks of nobility usually are landowners, but sometimes they can just own very large estates.

1. The highest ranking non-royal birth-right noble title is Duke or Duchess.
2. The second ranking non-royal birth-right noble title is Viscount or Viscountess.
3. The lowest ranking non-royal birth-right noble title is High Baron or High Baroness.

Honours

Titles

Major titles are sometimes given to those who do great service to the nation. Often, major politicians were earn high ranking titles. For those with gendered ranks, the male is first.

1. The highest ranking honorary title is the High Royal Marquess or Marquise. These are given to maybe 2 to 3 people per year since 2447.
2. The next ranking honorary title is a Baron or Baroness. These are given more commonly, and are associated with a major city. It is uncommon for place names to be re-used, but it is a possibility.
3. The lowest ranking honorary title is a knighthood. It is stylised by the prefix, Sir or Mrs. These are given in conjunction with a medal.

Medals

Complete name	Ranks	Ribbon	Awarded for
Tier I
Crimson Star	CrS
Richelieu Star	RiS
Silver Crescent	SvC
Orders IA
Grand Star of the Order of the White Orchid	GSO
Grand Star of the Order of the Griffon	GSG
Grand Star of the Order of the Dark Throne	GSD
Grand Star of the Order of the Petal Throne	GSP
The Iron Branch of Rijkmaior	IBR
Orders IB
Knight's Star of the Order of the White Orchid	KSO
Knight's Star of the Order of the Griffon	KSG
Knight's Star of the Order of the Dark Throne	KSD
Knight's Star of the Order of the Petal Throne	KSP
Order of Merit, 1st Class	OMI
Orders IC
Companion Star of the Order of the White Orchid	CSO
Companion Star of the Order of the Griffon	CSG
Companion Star of the Order of the Dark Throne	CSD
Companion Star of the Order of the Petal Throne	CSP
Order of Merit, 2nd Class	OMII
Tier II
The Scarlet Chain	SC
Hammer of Blood & Iron	HBI
Trident of the High Seas	THS
Queen's Own Halberd	QOH
Lance of the Skies	LS
The Royal Red Crescent, 1st Class	RCI
Tier III
The Twilight Star	TWM
Silver Recognition Star	SRS
Brand of the Gallant's Flame	GLB
The Royal Red Crescent, 2nd Class	RCII
Tier IV
Brass Recognition Star	BRS
Distinguished Conduct Medal	DCM
Joana Medal	JNM
Purple Star of Cralas	PSC
Tier III
Bronze Recognition Star	RS
Sea Service Medal	SSM
Air Service Medal	ASM
Land Service Medal	LSM
Civil Service Medal	CSM
Other titles
Noble Royal Courtier	NRC

Clergy

Main article: Bokanist Church