Forms of Address



Children under thirteen are addressed as michen, "little."

Commoner men are all mer Lastname. Unmarried women are min Lastname; married women are merrem lastname.

Noblemen are osmer. Unmarried noblewomen are osmin; married noblewomen are osmerrem.

High-ranking noblemen are dach'osmer (dach is a short form of dachen or "greater"). Unmarried high-ranking noblewomen are dach'osmin; married high-ranking noblewomen are dach'osmerrem.

Skilled artisans or those with high rank in their guilds may be called dachensol.

The Emperor is always "Serenity." His wife is zhasan if he is alive and zhasanai if she is widowed.