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| Date = 11-06-2009<br />
| Link = https://www.asheronscall.com/en/forums/showthread.php?43865-Viamontain-rank-names&p=477669&viewfull=1#post477669<br />
| Question = Why dose Viamontain have the same rank names as Aluvian? I'm not really sure on all 1-10 rank names but rank 10 is High King for Viamontain same with Aluvian! We need our own unique names!<br />
| Text = Because I'm the one who came up with the Viamontian rank names and I viewed the Viamontian-Aluvian history as almost mirroring the Norman/French takeover of the previously Saxon-dominated British Isles. The similarities between the titles reflects how geographically and culturally linked Aluvia and Viamont were, while still showing some linguistic differences.<br />
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You'll note that in the places where the titles diverge, the Aluvians have a more Germanic-sourced title (like Thane or Ealdor) while the Viamontians have more French-sounding titles (like Viscount and Marquis).<br />
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And also because I wanted the titles to be pretty intuitive and I didn't want to have to make up rank titles or use obscure words. I wanted Viamontian titles to be mostly recognizable words. The words Kun-chueh or Naqib don't mean a lot to me when I hear them, whereas it's much easier for me to figure out the relative power level of a Grand Duke or a Count.<br />
| Developer = [[Turbine_Developers#Dave_.22Crowley.22_Javier|Dave "Crowley" Javier]]<br />
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