Encyclopedia Chronology Week 11

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Political structures

Appearance of the first temporal and spiritual states and provinces.

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Tessara
Ancoria
Terra Borealis
Bermuda
Insulae Australis
Mantolas
Ursalia

New organisations available this week:

Vidamy

Vidame is a feudal title. The vidame is a secular official chosen by the bishop of the diocese to perform functions on behalf of the church's earthly interest that are religiously inappropriate; this especially [URL=/help/org?type=vidame][…][/URL]

. Sphere: territorial. Prerequisite: Barony / Lordship / Town.

Viscounty

A viscount is a title used in certain countries for a noble of varying status, but historically deemed to convey a lower-middling rank. In many countries a viscount, and its historical equivalents, was [URL=/help/org?type=viscount][…][/URL]

. Sphere: territorial. Prerequisite: Barony / Lordship / Town. Possible outlets: Burgraviate.

Burgraviate

Burgrave also rendered as Burggrave is the official title for the ruler of a castle, especially a royal or episcopal castle, and its territory called a Burgraviate or Burgravate. The burgrave is a viscount [URL=/help/org?type=burgrav][…][/URL]

. Sphere: territorial. Prerequisite: Viscounty / Barony / Lordship / Town.

Marquisate

A marquess is a nobleman of hereditary rank in various peerages and in those of some of their former colonies. The theoretical distinction between a marquess and other titles has faded into obscurity. [URL=/help/org?type=marquis][…][/URL]

. Sphere: temporal. 320 arpents. Prerequisite: County. Possible outlets: Margraviate / Duchy / Viceroyalty.

Margraviate

Margrave is the title for the military commander assigned to maintain the defence of one of the border provinces of an Empire. A margrave functions as the military governor of a march, a border province. [URL=/help/org?type=margrav][…][/URL]

. Sphere: temporal. 320 arpents. Prerequisite: Marquisate / County. Possible outlets: Duchy.

County palatine

A county palatine or palatinate is an area ruled by a hereditary nobleman enjoying special authority and autonomy from the rest of a kingdom or empire. The name derives from the Latin adjective palātīnus, [URL=/help/org?type=cpalat][…][/URL]

. Sphere: temporal. 240 arpents. Prerequisite: County. Possible outlets: Duchy.

Archbishopric

An archbishop is a bishop of higher rank or office. Archbishops are in the highest of the three traditional orders of bishops, priests, also called presbyters, and deacons. An archbishop may be granted [URL=/help/org?type=abishop][…][/URL]

. Sphere: spiritual. 480 arpents. Prerequisite: Bishopric / Grand temple. Possible outlets: Monastic order / Primacy / Patriarchate / Holy See.

Landgraviate

The title of Landgrave refers to a count who has imperial immediacy, or feudal duty owed directly to the Emperor. His jurisdiction stretches over a sometimes quite considerable territory, which is not [URL=/help/org?type=landgrav][…][/URL]

. Sphere: temporal. 400 arpents. Prerequisite: Principality / County. Possible outlets: Duchy.

Grand Duchy

A grand duchy is a territory whose ruler is a grand duke or a grand duchess. The grand duke is a monarch (ruler) ranking lower than an emperor or a king, but higher than a duke or sovereign prince. [URL=/help/org?type=gduchy][…][/URL]

. Sphere: temporal. 640 arpents. Prerequisite: Duchy. Possible outlets: Archduchy / Empire.

Primacy

Primate is a title or rank bestowed on some archbishops. Primates are granted privileges including the authority to call and preside at national synods, jurisdiction to hear appeals from metropolitan tribunals, [URL=/help/org?type=primacy][…][/URL]

. Sphere: spiritual. 960 arpents. Prerequisite: Archbishopric / Grand temple. Possible outlets: Monastic order / Patriarchate / Holy See.

Patriarchate

A patriarchate is a region subject to the authority of a patriarch (or a matriarch). [URL=/help/org?type=patriarc][…][/URL]

. Sphere: temporal and spiritual. 800 arpents. Prerequisite: Deanery / Archdeaconate / Bishopric / Grand temple / Archbishopric / Primacy. Possible outlets: Holy See.

New resources available this week:

Gunpowder

Gunpowder, also known as black powder, is a chemical explosive. It consists of a mixture of sulfur (S), charcoal (C), and potassium nitrate (saltpeter, KNO3). The sulfur and charcoal act as fuels while [URL=/help/res?type=gpowder][…][/URL]

Skill bonuses: Explosion 60, Destruction 40, Ranged combat 10. Used as raw material: Mining 20, Quarrying 15, Digging 10.

New units available this week:

Alchemists

Alchemy is an ancient branch of natural philosophy, a philosophical and protoscientific tradition. Alchemists attempt to purify, mature, and perfect certain materials. Common aims are chrysopoeia, the [URL=/help/unit?type=chemist][…][/URL]

In. Skills: Alchemy 5 /lvl, Metallurgy 3 /lvl, Vulcanisation 3 /lvl.

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