Garlean Naming Conventions

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Did you see, did you see? Garlean naming conventions hidden in the game... Visit your local library!

Royalty

• Zos - The emperor
• Yae - Member of the royal family in the line of succession
• Wir - Member of the royal family with no claim to the throne

Military

• Van - Legatus
• Tol - Tribunus laticlavius or Tribunus militum
• Sas - Tribunus angusticlavius or Praefectus castrorum
• Rem - Primus pilus or Pilus prior
• Quo - Primi ordines or Centurion
• Pyr - Optio, Tesserarius, or Decurion
• Oen - Duplicarius or Legionarius

Specialists

• Nan - Chief engineer or engineer
• Mal - Primus medicus or senior magitek technician
• Lux - Chief medicus or magitek technician
• Kir - Senior medicus or senior technician
• Jen - Medicus or technician

Public Officials

• Iyl - Dictator or Princeps senatus
• Het - Consul, Praetor, Tribunus plebis, Aedilis, or Quaestor
• Goe - Censor
• Fae - Unknown
• Eir - Unknown
• Dus - Lictor.

General Populace

• Cen - Adopted by respected artisans
• Ban - Vast majority of Imperial citizenry
• Aan - Peoples of annexed territories lacking even the most basic rights
  • Many Garleans see the "aan" title as an opportunity, not a condemnation, as someone bearing said title can be raised above that station with exceptional skill or twenty years of military service.

I'm wondering how these roles differ from their Roman counterparts, as Lucia's job as a "censor" seemed very different from the Roman censors.