The Classes-Explanation

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The following is a message on how to treat each of the members (found on the following page), with respect, and how much of it. Also how to change your position in society.

Elite Adults	Your (Imperial) Majesty, Emperor/Empress
Elite Children	Your Highness, Prince/Princess, Your Excellency, etc.
Royal Adults	Duke/Duchess, Your Excellency, etc.
Royal Children	Your Excellency, Your Grace, etc.
Noble Adults	Your Grace, My Lord/Lady, etc.
Noble Children	Your Grace, Noble Child, Lady/Lord, etc.
Warriors	Knight/Knightess, Warrior, Master/Mistress, etc.
Upper/Middle Adults	Sir/Madame, Lord/Lady
Upper/Middle Children	M'Lord/M'Lady
Peasant	M'Lord, M'Lady

*If a person is below yourself in rank, it is still polite to call them with a title, but it is not requried and cannot be demanded from. If you think that perhaps the person is lying about their rank or who they are, or is demanding too much respect, first check the list for their name and, if proven false, e-mail the current head of the council, currently Empress Lauren. If someone is not paying another enough respect for their class and job, this can also be presented to the council. Do not be afraid to be boastful in front of someone of a more elite class, and try not to treat another with too much respect when it is not deserved, and ESPECIALLY DO NOT GROVEL!, as then people will demand more from you. Do not worry too much about addressing people properly; m'lord and m'lady is taken by all classes without offense.

Everyone who enters The Society of Imagine has a chance to receive a job of a apprentice of a knight or below, even when positions are not available. In the sign in, those who join are permitted to try out for jobs. If they are not accepted, they are given the job of a serf, or on that seems suitable to the qualities and experience described in the application.

If we find you are a dedicated member, and a pleasant person, you may be asked to join a family of an equal or higher class, receive a new job or salary, or even be asked or given permission to court another member of your choice. *Remember lords-you must first ask the permission of the parents to court (if none, then the queen or king, whichever you are more close to) and then the lady. Click here for more details on courting. We also have a system of merit points, awarded by the emperor and empress, and a few other selected officers, such as guild leaders, who award merit points for citizens who do a special task or favor for them or someone else. If you or someone else you think deserves some, tell the council and we will award them accordingly. Once you get a certain amount of points, for example, 100, you can be awarded the title of a baron/baroness, if you so wish. But the duties that go along with that job are also required.

As much as titles and ranks have meaning, family households do too. You will often hear someone described as belonging to a family, such as the elite NovaWolfs. Families have no "official" status, but members are often of an equal or similiar rank. Currently, there are no rules or regulations governing them. In general, they are an association of people or friends with common backgrounds or interests. Maybe they all knew each other out of VP and joined together, or perhaps they all share the same virtual profession and learned together. A knight will often have a family consisting of his/her parents and their friends, apprentices, IRL (in real life) family members, and friends of their own approved by the rest of the family.

Belonging to a family household typically gives members a good sense of identity, practical help, and allows them to share resources. On the other hand, it may have its drawbacks - for example, members of a particular household may find themselves stereotyped as "only interested in fighting", "only interested in costuming", or "only in it for political stance", and have to work against this image. Sometimes you may feel you want to break away from your family once you truly get to know them, or they are setting a drawback to your ambition to becoming a high-ranked officer because of their reputation or status/rank.

Generally, household members will give the invitation to join a household, though if you admire a particular household you can ask them regarding new members. "How did you get to be an (family's name) member?" is a good kind of starting question. Remember, there is no obligation to join any particular household if you are invited, and nothing to prevent you creating a household of your own.

When being asked to be adopted, or join another family, you must carefully observe the family, as they will be yours forever and that will be the rank you will forever be in. Sometimes, especially if you become a noble, royal, or apart of the elite class, a job will be required as part of the package. You can then chose either to keep your old job and add on the new one, or resign from your old one and accept the new. IF YOU ARE IN A FAMILY, YOU MUST TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. They will also find you an appropriate husband/wife of the same class usually, when you are of age. If you end up VP marrying someone of a different class, you will take the higher of the two's, and you will join the family in the higher class. It is more suitable that you and your lover be apart of a well-known family before beginning to court, but is not required.

Adoption is an important process which is not to be taken lightly, as the ceremony is performed much like a wedding. Your yourself, will also be looking for a family that catches your eye. Try spending time with a few favorites and get to know them. Ask questions like: "How did you become apart of that family?" for a starter. Recgonizing you are interested, they will often ask you to do them favors which you must be willing, and will notice you when you offer. They will look for: good manners, (proper addressing, frequent but meaningful bows/curtsys, awareness of those around you, good speech, and greetings) kindness, creativeness, how well you do your job, similiarties and contrasts between yourself and them, how others respect you, and most importantly, how often you are on Virtual Places.

If you do your job exceedingly well or spend much more time required working on it, then we (the ruler of your province or the emperor and empress) will award you with merit points.

Starting your own family can be a time-taking, but very rewarding, task. However, if you wish to start one, you must be willing to stick with that family forever as either the father or mother of it. You cannot simply create a name and become a daughter or son, unless you do it with a group of single citizens. However, if you get married to another member without a family, and there are two of you to start it, we will probably see it as a promising name, and give the both of you a noble title and job. You can start your own family as one person, and begin adopting children as a single parent. However, not many will be attracted by this unstable position, especailly if you are of the middle or peasant class.

You are not required to have a family. You can simply go as Lady_Zelda or Scribe_Sword. It is, however, often fun to have some others who share similiar interests and beliefs, and be unified as one on Virtual Places.

Yes, there is. By mentioning under "comments," that you would like to become a noble or higher and be willing to be and act like a toddler or newborn. Sometimes this is humiliating, and you miss out on some of the fun aspects of Imagine SIM, such as courting, love, and marriage. We realized this fact, and decided that if you are born into the famiiy, you can become a year older each MONTH, instead, until you are at your real-life age. However, we do not want anyone to be older than parents, so you must be 13 or younger to be "born" into a family.