Etiquette

The forms of address that prevail in the Kingdoms of Nacada, Canterus, Tacera, Stihmar and Arcimea.

Position	Formal Address	Familiar Address
Royalty
King	Your Majesty, and thereafter as Sire	None
Queen	Your Majesty, and thereafter as Dame	None
Prince Royal	Your Royal Highness, and thereafter as Prince	None
Princess Royal	Your Royal Highness, and thereafter as Princess	None
Nobility
Duke	Your Grace or My Lord Duke or Duke (Name of Title)	(Name of Title)
Duchess	Your Grace or My Lady Duchess or Duchess (Name of Title)	My Lady (Milady)
All Lesser Peers	My Lord (Milord) or Your Lordship or Lord (Name of Title)	(Name of Title)
All Lesser Peeresses	My Lady or Your Ladyship or Lady (Name of Title)	My Lady (Milady)
Eldest Sons of Hereditary Peers (Heirs Presumptive)	My Lord (Milord) or Your Lordship or Lord (Surname)	(Surname)
Younger Sons of Hereditary Peers	My Lord (Milord) or Lord (Given Name) of (Father's Title)	My Lord (Milord) or Lord (Given Name) or (Given Name)
Wives of Eldest Sons of Hereditary Peers (Heirs Presumptive)	My Lady or Lady (Surname)	Same as Formal or (Given Name)
Eldest Daughter of Hereditary Peers	Lady (Given Name and Surname)	My Lady (Milady) or Lady (Given Name)
Younger Daughters of Hereditary Peers	Lady (Given Name) of (Father's Title)	Lady (Given Name)
Gentry (Knights, Barons, or the Grandchildren of Nobility)
Knight or Baron	Sir (Given Name and Surname)	Sir or Sir (Given Name)
Knight or Baron's Wife	Dame (Given Name and Surname)	Madame (My Dame) or Dame (Given Name)
Other (Male)	Master (Given Name and Surname)	Sir or Sir (Given Name)
Other (Female)	Mistress (Given Name and Surname)	Mistress or Miss (Given Name)
Clergy
Archbishop	The Most Reverend the Lord Archbishop of (Deity) of (Archdiocese)	Your Grace or Archbishop
Bishop/High Priest	The Right Reverend the Bishop of (Deity) of (Diocese)	My Lord (Milord) or Bishop
Priest	Father (Given Name and Surname)	Father or Father (Given Name) or Father (Surname)
Priestess	Mother (Given Name and Surname)	Mother or Mother (Given Name) or Mother (Surname)
Other (Male--Deacon, Monk, etc)	Brother (Given Name and Surname)	Brother or Brother (Given Name)
Other (Female--Deaconess, Nun, etc)	Sister (Given Name and Surname)	Sister or Sister (Given Name)
Military
All	By Rank and Surname	By Rank
Commoners
Affluent Banker, Merchant, etc.(Male)	Master (Given Name and Surname)	Sir or Master (Surname)
Affluent Banker, Merchant, etc.(Female)	Mistress (Given Name and Surname)	Mistress or Mistress (Surname)
Doctor	Doctor (Surname)	Doctor
Craftsman	Master (Given Name and Surname)	Master (Given Name) or Master (Occupation)
Craftswoman	Mistress (Given Name and Surname)	Mistress (Given Name) or Mistress (Occupation)
Upper Servant (Male)	Surname	Surname
Upper Servant (Female)	Matron (Surname) or Goodwife (Surname)	Matron or Goody or Surname
Middle-class Shopkeepers, Yeomen, etc.(Male)	Goodman (Given Name and Surname)	Goodman or Surname or Given Name
Middle-class Shopkeepers, Yeomen, etc.(Female)	Goodwife (Given Name and Surname)	Goody or Goody (Surname) or Given Name
Labourers, etc.	Given Name and Surname	Given Name or Lad, Lass, Wench, Scamp, etc.

Familiar address is only used between equals with express permission or to those of inferior rank. It is never used by an inferior to address one of higher rank, although formal address can appropriately be shortened, eg. Lord Arrivan, instead of Lord Arrivan of Marros.