Patrica C. Wrede's Worldbuilder Questions

Social Organization

• Where is scientific and/or magical research done -- universities, private labs, by the government, etc.?
• Does it require a license to be a wizard? A driver's type license (something nearly everyone gets upon coming of age) or a doctor's-type license (something that only a small portion of the population will ever get)? Who certifies wizards: the government, wizard's guild, local priests, independent accounting firm?
• What are the various ranks and titles and proper forms of address for the aristocracy/nobility? Is everybody "my lord" or "my lady," or are there more distinctions (your grace, your highness, your majesty, your holiness, etc.)?
• Which occupations are most respected? Which are most looked down on? Why?
• How many levels are there in this society (e.g., peasant, bourgeoise, warrior, nobleman)? How firm are the divisions between classes (is it disgraceful for a nobleman to engage in trade or for a warrior to help with the harvest)?
• How difficult is it to rise or fall from one social level to another? How much social mobility is there? How much do people think there is?

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