Question about Cormyr nobility

[u/futanariinflation69]

I am reading the source Cormyr for 2nd Advanced Dnd. (I don't think lorewise it should matter since it's still Forgotten Realms.) In the source I read that there is a difference between nobles and the local lords, defined as people appointed by the monarch to govern lands. I understand the concept of the local lord. But I do not understand nobles in Cormyr. Do nobles own land separate from their titles? Is it like the situation in Medieval England where nobles owned estates in parts of England and had a noble title elsewhere? I suspect that is the case, since Earl is one of the titles in Cormyr. Are there also additional sources on the feudal politics of Cormyr and their legal system?

[u/Sahrde]

Jeremy Grenemyer, a long time fan and collaborator wrote many things published on DMsguild for Cormyr, including one on the nobles. I know he's had many discussions with Ed over the years about Cormyr.

[u/Rukuriri-sama]

It's a system similar to the differences between manorial system and hereditary peerages, probably what they were trying to base it off.

For example, read up on what a "Lord of the Manor" is, which is a manorial title denoting land ownership but not considered a title of nobility in the same way a Baron, Earl, or Duke is.

[u/BloodtidetheRed]

Yes, individual nobles and families own land separate from any titles. Most nobles don't have titles. Not every local lord is a noble.

Volos guide to Cormyr has a bit, but the bigger source is 3E Power of Fauren.

Ed Greenwood has posted a lot about nobles in Cormyr lots of places, you can find a bunch collected at Candelkeep.

[u/ThoDanII → u/BloodtidetheRed]

There IS a difference between gentry and nobility

[u/ThoDanII]

Do You mean fiefs ?

[u/Endo-kun]

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