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== History & Background == | == History & Background == | ||
=== The Ziru Sirka === | === The Ziru Sirka === | ||
| − | The lowest noble rank in the [[Ziru Sirka|Old Vilani Imperium]] was ''Kiduunuuzii'' (''Vil.'' “''holder of special privileges''”), and corresponded roughly to the equivalent modern social position of knighthood. Kiduunuuzii held positions as lower level bureaucrats, judges, and administrators and did most of the day to day basic work for their bureau. Originally awarded only to individuals who had distinguished themselves in some administrative position, it eventually began to be awarded for distinguished military service, particularly for recipients with no other honorific. {{Page cite|name= Milieu 0 Campaign | + | The lowest noble rank in the [[Ziru Sirka|Old Vilani Imperium]] was ''Kiduunuuzii'' (''Vil.'' “''holder of special privileges''”), and corresponded roughly to the equivalent modern social position of knighthood. Kiduunuuzii held positions as lower level bureaucrats, judges, and administrators and did most of the day to day basic work for their bureau. Originally awarded only to individuals who had distinguished themselves in some administrative position, it eventually began to be awarded for distinguished military service, particularly for recipients with no other honorific. {{Page cite|name= Milieu 0 Campaign |page= 58-59}} |
After the establishment of the [[Rule of Man]] over the defeated [[Ziru Sirka|Vilani Imperium]], most of the old [[Vilani]] titles were rendered into rough [[Anglic]] equivalents, and ''Kiduunuuzii'' was translated as ''Knight'', though its function within the Old Imperial social and political structure initially remained largely unchanged. {{Page cite|name= Nobles |page= 9 |version= GURPS Traveller}} | After the establishment of the [[Rule of Man]] over the defeated [[Ziru Sirka|Vilani Imperium]], most of the old [[Vilani]] titles were rendered into rough [[Anglic]] equivalents, and ''Kiduunuuzii'' was translated as ''Knight'', though its function within the Old Imperial social and political structure initially remained largely unchanged. {{Page cite|name= Nobles |page= 9 |version= GURPS Traveller}} | ||
=== The Third Imperium === | === The Third Imperium === | ||
| − | In the early years of the [[Third Imperium|Imperium]], ''Knights'' often served in minor positions throughout the majority of the Imperial government, and were often assigned to act as couriers or personal representatives of higher ranked nobles on critical missions. {{Page cite|name= Milieu 0 Campaign | + | In the early years of the [[Third Imperium|Imperium]], ''Knights'' often served in minor positions throughout the majority of the Imperial government, and were often assigned to act as couriers or personal representatives of higher ranked nobles on critical missions. {{Page cite|name= Milieu 0 Campaign |page= 58-59}} |
Under the nobility structure of the [[Third Imperium]], ''Knights'' are not members of the peerage and are therefore not subject to all protocols. ''Knights'' instead belong to ''Orders of Knighthood'' and are awarded privileges according to the order. Individual orders have their own particular codes (some lax, some stringent) and member knights are expected to abide by these codes. Several dozen ''Orders of Knighthood'' exist within the Imperium, and while all are technically equivalent in honor, they generally are considered to have a distinct order or precedence. Further, most orders also have an internal set of ''Ranks'' that are specific to each given ''Order of Knighthood''. | Under the nobility structure of the [[Third Imperium]], ''Knights'' are not members of the peerage and are therefore not subject to all protocols. ''Knights'' instead belong to ''Orders of Knighthood'' and are awarded privileges according to the order. Individual orders have their own particular codes (some lax, some stringent) and member knights are expected to abide by these codes. Several dozen ''Orders of Knighthood'' exist within the Imperium, and while all are technically equivalent in honor, they generally are considered to have a distinct order or precedence. Further, most orders also have an internal set of ''Ranks'' that are specific to each given ''Order of Knighthood''. | ||