'ir' prefix meaning? [Archive] - Wizards Community

'ir' prefix meaning? [Archive] - Wizards Community

Post/Author/DateTime Post
Rechan
05-18-07, 10:39 PM Just a general fact check - the ir'(bla) means Nobility, right? Not Royalty?
Recovering_Blackguard
05-18-07, 10:51 PM Correct. Otherwise the only ir's you'd find would be ir' Wynarn's.
tallric_kruush
05-19-07, 11:53 AM I think the most accurate way to answer is that it represents both, or "either/or".

Most people with the "ir" prefix are going to be nobles. Anyway who runs into an ir'Wynarn, of course, is instantly going to recognize they're speaking to royalty, not just nobility.
Psionycx
05-20-07, 10:33 AM I always assumed it translated as something along the lines of: "of the house of", referring to a noble house.
OgreBane99
05-22-07, 05:07 PM Well, according to the book, ir' represents nobility and royalty. However, after the Last War broke out, many people were given the ir' prefix if they owned land. This continued to dwarven and gnomish landowners as well, but is not common in the other races. So you'll probably have only humans, half elves, half orcs, dwarves and gnomes that could have the ir' prefix.

The d' prefix is for blood members of the various Dragonmarked houses only.
Forged_For_Hire
05-23-07, 03:30 PM The only reason that the Halflings aren't given the title ir' is because they are natives of the continent of Khorvaire. Similar to the Native Americans, they didn't worry about second names because it was assumed your second name was your clan's name.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
Rechan 05-18-07, 10:39 PM	Just a general fact check - the ir'(bla) means Nobility, right? Not Royalty?
Recovering_Blackguard 05-18-07, 10:51 PM	Correct. Otherwise the only ir's you'd find would be ir' Wynarn's.
tallric_kruush 05-19-07, 11:53 AM	I think the most accurate way to answer is that it represents both, or "either/or". Most people with the "ir" prefix are going to be nobles. Anyway who runs into an ir'Wynarn, of course, is instantly going to recognize they're speaking to royalty, not just nobility.
Psionycx 05-20-07, 10:33 AM	I always assumed it translated as something along the lines of: "of the house of", referring to a noble house.
OgreBane99 05-22-07, 05:07 PM	Well, according to the book, ir' represents nobility and royalty. However, after the Last War broke out, many people were given the ir' prefix if they owned land. This continued to dwarven and gnomish landowners as well, but is not common in the other races. So you'll probably have only humans, half elves, half orcs, dwarves and gnomes that could have the ir' prefix. The d' prefix is for blood members of the various Dragonmarked houses only.
Forged_For_Hire 05-23-07, 03:30 PM	The only reason that the Halflings aren't given the title ir' is because they are natives of the continent of Khorvaire. Similar to the Native Americans, they didn't worry about second names because it was assumed your second name was your clan's name.