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Ranks
The rank ladder: Renown needed, villages allowed, and what each rank brings.
Renown thresholds come from the default tuning table. Admins can change the table, its scale and the village caps at runtime, so a live world may differ.
| Rank | Name | Renown | Max villages | Research points | Troop cap | Market carts | Opens buildings, units and castle pieces |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Peasant | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Hovel, Woodcutter's Hut, Stone Quarry, Apple Orchard, Well |
| 1 | Cottar | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | Inn, Dairy Farm, Hunter's Hut, Fishing Hut, Maypole, Garden, Wayside Shrine, Flower Bed, Palisade, Wooden Gatehouse, Ditch |
| 2 | Serf | 15 | 1 | 4 | 30 | 3 | Iron Mine, Vegetable Patch, Brewery, Chapel, Barracks, Armoury, Wheat Farm, Hop Garden, Stocks, Captain, Peasant Levy, Militia, Wooden Tower, Pitfall |
| 3 | Villein | 40 | 1 | 5 | 45 | 3 | Cottage, Pitch Rig, Bakery, Fletcher, Pole Turner, Windmill, Charcoal Burner, Storehouse, Trade Post, Herbalist, Village Statue, Guild Hall, Mint, Smelter, Masons' Lodge, Sawmill, Carpenters' Yard, Tithe Barn, Threshing Floor, Malt House, Winepress House, Bishop's Palace, Almshouse, Muster Yard, Watchtower, Armoury Hall, Fish Market, Smokehouse |
| 4 | Freeman | 100 | 2 | 6 | 60 | 4 | Vineyard, Blacksmith, Salt Works, Gibbet, Village Fountain, Dovecote, Archer, Pikeman |
| 5 | Yeoman | 330 | 2 | 8 | 80 | 4 | Watch House, Banqueting Hall, Battering Ram, Stone Wall, Small Tower, Stone Gatehouse |
| 6 | Reeve | 1,300 | 2 | 9 | 100 | 5 | Manor House, Church, Lord's Statue, Swordsman, Great Tower |
| 7 | Bailiff | 4,400 | 3 | 11 | 130 | 5 | Crossbowman, Moat, Pitch Trap, Boiling Oil |
| 8 | Squire | 13,000 | 3 | 13 | 160 | 6 | Catapult |
| 9 | Knight | 33,000 | 3 | 15 | 200 | 6 | Obelisk, Knight |
| 10 | Banneret | 74,000 | 4 | 17 | 250 | 7 | Ballista Tower |
| 11 | Baron | 150,000 | 4 | 19 | 300 | 7 | Formal Garden, Marshal |
| 12 | Viscount | 290,000 | 5 | 21 | 360 | 8 | Cathedral, Grand Statue, Trebuchet |
| 13 | Earl | 540,000 | 5 | 23 | 420 | 8 | Gilded Statue |
| 14 | Marquis | 980,000 | 6 | 25 | 500 | 8 | - |
| 15 | Duke | 1,700,000 | 6 | 28 | 500 | 8 | - |
| 16 | Prince | 2,600,000 | 7 | 30 | 500 | 8 | - |
| 17 | Archduke | 3,800,000 | 8 | 33 | 500 | 8 | Triumphal Arch |
| 18 | Grand Duke | 5,900,000 | 9 | 36 | 500 | 8 | - |
| 19 | Sovereign | 9,300,000 | 10 | 39 | 500 | 8 | - |
Research points are granted on reaching the rank, on top of the 3 every lord starts with. Research nodes also have minimum ranks; see research.md.