Volume 4 Chapter 17 Character And World Setting Notes From Volume 4
★Characters
●Al, Male, 15 years old
Real name: Alfred Channing
Just graduated from middle school in the capital city 4 months ago and is a rookie adventurer.
Height: 155 cm (≈ 5'1"), very thin. He has messy blonde hair tied back in a single ponytail.
Spells learned:
1st Tier: "Light," "Magic Sense," "Flash," "Open Lock"
2nd Tier: "Magic Missile," "Carrier"
3rd Tier: "Slow," "Sensory Boost," "Illusion," "Physical Boost," "Conceal"
Spells being learned (?):
2nd Tier: "Spray"
3rd Tier: "Haste," "Analyze," "Magic Power Control," "Floating Eye"
●Quinta, Female, age unknown
Receptionist at the Adventurer's Guild
●Eric, Male, 65 years old
One of the top magicians in the border city of Lester. He is 162 cm (≈ 5 feet 3¾ inches) tall and has a gentle expression.
●Fitz, Male, 31 years old
Eric's assistant, also a magician.
●Leda, Female, 16 years old
Eric's apprentice. A magician in training. She has light blue eyes that give a slightly cold impression. Her dark brown hair is tied back. Height: 170 cm (≈ 5 feet 7 inches).
●Marcus & Lucas, 15 years old
Eric's apprentice. Their mothers are sisters, making them cousins. Height: 168 cm (≈ 5 feet 6 inches).
●Kane, male, 15 years old
An apprentice to the Internal Affairs Minister of the border city Lester. He was in the same class as Alfred at the middle school in the capital of Margrave Rain's territory.
Height: 151 cm (≈ 4'11"). He is also growing taller. He has red hair styled in natural waves and wears glasses.
●Hawthorne, male, 42 years old
Baron and the Internal Affairs Minister of the border city Lester. He is Kane's boss.
●Jonas, male, 29 years old
A captain in the guard. Height: 180 cm (≈ 5 feet 11 inches). He has tanned brown skin and a muscular build.
●Placida, male, 25 years old
A member of the guard.
●Bashel, 44 years old
A magician who can use the spell 'Conceal'.
●Van & Varden, around 30 to 35 years old
They are believed to be members of the Blood-Soaked Bandits, who were tailing Louren, the wife of the owner of the Red-Faced Sheep inn, when Al arrived in the border city Lester.
●Ruella, female, 15 years old
The eldest daughter of the Levy merchant guild. She was in the same class as Alfred at the middle school in the capital of Margrave Rain's territory. Height: 153 cm (≈ 5 feet 0.2 inches). She has chestnut hair that reaches her waist. It seems that discussions about her engagement with Naresh are progressing.
●Healer, female, around 30 years old.
●Barbara, female, 28 years old.
She is employed by the veteran adventurer guildmaster Levy, who is based in the border city of Lester.
She is a tall woman with a height of 182 cm, a tanned complexion, short brown hair, and sky-blue eyes. She is a warrior and scout.
● Lara: A woman in her 40s?
She sells magic tools and spellbooks.
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★ World Setting
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I will add some notes about the world setting, as it may be of interest.
● Regarding the titles and settings of the nobility:
When reading various sources such as Wikipedia, it seems that in places like Britain, nobles of Baron rank and above are referred to as "[territory name] [title] [given name] [surname]" or "[territory name] [title] [given name]" (for example, "Lord of [territory name]"). Knights are not called "Lord," but in this work, for the sake of clarity, I will use the setting where they are called "[territory name] [title]" or "[territory name] [given name]" (or "[surname] [given name]" if they do not have a territory).
In the Sylvester Kingdom, where the current setting of this story takes place, only nobles have surnames. These are usually based on their territory names, but there are cases where they do not match, which can happen due to territorial changes or other reasons. This is a reality that exists in the real world as well, so please bear with me. Additionally, former nobles who have fallen into poverty and become commoners may claim their surnames as well. Also, while not nobles, merchants sometimes use their shop names (such as "Leda merchant guild") as their surnames.
The noble ranks I have in mind are Duke, Marquis, Earl, Margrave, Count, Viscount, Baron, and Knight. These are hereditary. Below them are the ranks of quasi-knights (who are not nobles but quasi-nobles, and are treated as nobles for only one generation, allowing them to use a surname).
In general, a Duke has to have a head of the family within 3 degrees of kinship from the king (at the time of succession).
If the blood relation gets too distant, they are no longer a Duke. Nobles above the rank of Count are called high-ranking nobles and do not have to pay taxes to the royal family. (However, they may be ordered to contribute to public investments in places like the royal capital. In some cases, they might also have to pay additional taxes... Also, even within their territories, important locations like ports and mines may be directly managed by the royal family.)
Viscounts, Barons, and knights do not necessarily own land; there are also legal nobles who serve higher-ranking nobles and receive rewards.
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