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Nobles are dwarves that have special duties in addition to or instead of the duties of normal dwarves.  Some nobles also have various privileges that normal dwarves do not, and will demand certain accommodations.
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Nobles are <s>good for nothing piles of turd</s> [[dwarf|dwarves]] that <s>do pretty much nothing, except for demanding everything</s> have <s>"</s>special duties<s>"</s> in addition to or instead of the duties of normal dwarves.  Some nobles also have various privileges that normal dwarves do not, and will demand certain accommodations, like a [[Room#Room_quality|better office]].
  
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Settings specific to each noble can be set on the Nobles & Administrators screen, accessible via the {{key|n}} key.
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Settings specific to each noble can be set on the [[Nobles screen|Nobles & Administrators Screen]], accessible via the {{key|n}} key.
  
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== Appointments ==
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== Appointed Nobles ==
  
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* [[Expedition leader]]: Listens to the complaints of other dwarves to make them happier.  Uses [[social skills]]. Is the noble who meets with outpost liaisons. It does not seem possible to reassign this post &ndash; at least while the original holder of the title remains alive. Your initial expedition leader is chosen based on managerial skills. You will find that your broker is often 'volunteered' for this job by the other dwarves.<br />Note that if there is no obvious candidate for Expedition Leader, it is chosen randomly. Additionally, if your Expedition Leader is slain and you do not choose a new one, a random dwarf will be volunteered for the job after about half a season.
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These are nobles that rise from your body of existing dwarves.  With the exception of the [[Leader|Leader/Mayor]], you can appoint or replace any at any time through the {{k|n}}obles & administrators screen.
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** [[Mayor]]: Promoted from expedition leader at 50 dwarves. Unlike the expedition leader, he requires decent housing and will make [[mandate]]s.
 
  
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* [[Outpost broker]]: Utilizes the [[appraiser]] skill and [[social skills]].  Is usually the person you send to the depot to do your trading.  Lets you see the imported/exported wealth of your fortress.
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See main articles for more information in all cases.
  
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* [[Outpost manager]]: Utilizes the [[organizer]] skill. Allows the use of item build queues through the {{K|u}}nits -> {{K|m}}anager screen. Will need an office to do this (validating work orders) once your fortress has twenty dwarves.
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=== [[Leader|Expedition Leader / Mayor]]===
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:Listens to the complaints of other dwarves to make them happier.  Uses [[social skill]]s. Needs an [[office]] in order to meet with outpost [[liaison]]s. It is not possible to reassign this post &ndash; at least while the original holder of the title remains alive. Your initial expedition leader is automatically chosen for you before the game [[embark|starts]] based largely on [[skill|administrative and social]] skills. A starting dwarf given just [[experience|Novice]] level in [[appraisal]] is usually selected for this job, and additional, similar skills almost ensure it 100%.
  
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* [[Bookkeeper]]: Utilizes the [[record keeper]] skill.  Lets you see the stocks of your fortress. Needs to do occasional jobs in an office of their own if you want accurate stock keeping: otherwise, stock numbers will be rounded to one-digit accuracy (7163 -> 7000, 7823 -> 8000)
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You can only appoint a new Expedition Leader if your original is slain.  If you do not choose a new one, a random dwarf will be semi-randomly selected for the job after about half a season.
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** Upgrades to [[treasurer]] at 100,000 fortress wealth.
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:* [[Leader|'''Mayor''']]  
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*** Further upgrades to [[grand treasurer]] at 200,000(?) fortress wealth.
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::Automatically promoted from expedition leader at 50 dwarves. Unlike the expedition leader, he requires decent housing and will make [[mandate]]s. The position of mayor is up for election every couple of years, but the existing mayor can be re-elected. This election is apparently influenced heavily by the number of [[friend]]s your dwarves have at the time of the election, and can sometimes result in non-optimal selections (mayors with no appropriate skills whatsoever elected over well-qualified candidates), but the process is not completely understood (just like the real world!).
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**** Further upgrades to [[hoardmaster]] at 500,000(?) fortress wealth.
 
  
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* [[Sheriff]]: You may choose a dwarf to become the Sheriff after your fortress reaches a population of 20.
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=== [[Broker]] ===
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** [[Captain of the guard]]: Promoted from the sheriff once you reach 50 dwarves, along with the [[mayor]]. Activates [[fortress guard]].
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:Utilizes the [[appraiser]] skill and [[social skill]]s.  Is the person you send to the [[Trade depot]] to do your [[trading]]. Lets you see the imported/exported wealth of your fortress.
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:: Broker changes title according to the status of your [[fortress]].
  
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* [[Dungeon master]]: Trains and cares for animals and performs miscellaneous metalsmithing tasks.
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=== [[Manager]] ===
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:Utilizes the [[organizer]] skill.  Allows the use of item build queues through the {{K|j}}obs -> {{K|m}}anager screen. Will need an office to do this (validating work orders) once your fortress has twenty dwarves.
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:: Changes title according to the status of your [[fortress]].
  
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There is substantial overlap between the expedition leader and the outpost broker's skills, so you may wish to assign them as the same person if you have time for one dwarf to both meet with traders and meet with the outpost liaison.
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=== [[Bookkeeper]] ===
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:Utilizes the [[record keeper]] skill.  Lets you see the stocks of your fortress. Needs to do occasional jobs in an office of their own if you want precise stock keeping: otherwise, stock numbers will only be precise to one significant figure (e.g., 7163 -> 7000, 7823 -> 8000).
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::* Upgrades to [[treasurer]] at 100,000 fortress wealth.
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::* Further upgrades to [[grand treasurer]] at 200,000 fortress wealth.
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::* Further upgrades to [[hoardmaster]] at 300,000 fortress wealth.
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''The same [[office]] can be used to both take stock and to approve work orders, for both the bookkeeper and the manager, early it is fine to have these two responsibilities shared by the same dwarf, saving on real estate and decorating costs in the early game. Later though as your fort increases you may want to separate them so bookkeeping isn't taking your manager's time.''
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=== [[Sheriff]] ===
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:You may choose a dwarf to become the Sheriff after your fortress reaches a population of 20.
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::* [[Captain of the guard]]: Promoted from the sheriff once you reach 50 dwarves, along with the [[mayor]]. Activates [[fortress guard]].
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== Immigrant Nobles ==
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These nobles appear in [[immigration]] waves and can never be appointed or replaced* by the player.
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:''(* unless the player arranges for an [[unfortunate accident]].)''
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See main articles for more information in all cases.
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===  [[King|King / Queen]] ===
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Ruler of your parent [[civilization]] and upgrades your fort to Mountainhome. Will usually arrive with an entourage...
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====  [[King consort|Royal Consort]] ====
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Occasionally same gender as the King, although this has been fixed in the dev log.
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====  [[Advisor]] ====
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Arrives with the King's entourage.
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=== [[Baron|Baron(ess)]] ===
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Arrives at 80 dwarves and an unverified exported wealth.
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* Activates the [[dwarven economy]].
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* Upgrades to [[Count|Count(ess)]] at 110.
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* Upgrade to [[Duke|Duke/Duchess]] at 140.
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====  [[Baron consort|Baron(ess) Consort]] ====
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Arrives with the [[Baron|Baron(ess)]].
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* Upgrades to [[Count consort]] at 110.
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* Upgrades to [[Duke consort|Duke/Duchess Consort]] at 140.
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=== [[Duke|Duke / Duchess]] ===
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==== [[Duke consort|Duke/Duchess Consort]] ====
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=== [[Count|Count(ess)]] ===
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==== [[Count consort|Count(ess) Consort]] ====
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===  [[Dungeon master]]=== 
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Trains and cares for [[animals]] and performs miscellaneous metalsmithing tasks.
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=== [[Hammerer]]===
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He or she will enforce the law with a mighty [[hammer]].  Arrives with the Baron.
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===  [[Philosopher]]===
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Has no [[labor]] options turned on, but has no requirements and makes no [[mandate]]s. He is basically a [[child]] who is "wise."
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===  [[Tax collector]] ===
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Arrives either at 80 dwarves or with the Baron (equivalent).
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== Room Requirements ==
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The nobles require various rooms assigned to them. If you're running out of time and your noble is starting to get angry, [[Main:How do I increase the value of a room quickly and easily|here are some tips on increasing the value of the room quickly]].  As a quick reference, here is a summary of those rooms:
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{| border="1"
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!Noble!!Quarters!!Dining Room!!Office!!Tomb
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|- align="center"
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!Advisor
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|bgcolor="#ffff40"|Great Bedroom||bgcolor="#ffff40"|Great Dining Room||bgcolor="#ffff40"|Throne Room||—
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|- align="center"
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!Baron(ess)
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|bgcolor="#ffff80"|Decent Bedroom||bgcolor="#ffff80"|Decent Dining Room||bgcolor="#ffff80"|Decent Office||bgcolor="#ffff80"|Tomb
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|- align="center"
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!Baron(ess)'s consort
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|bgcolor="#ffff80"|Decent Bedroom||bgcolor="#ffff80"|Decent Dining Room||—||bgcolor="#ffff80"|Tomb
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|- align="center"
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!Bookkeeper
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|—||—||bgcolor="#ffffe0"|Meager Office||—
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|- align="center"
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!Captain of the guard
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|bgcolor="#ffffa0"|Quarters||bgcolor="#ffffa0"|Dining Room||bgcolor="#ffffa0"|Office||—
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|- align="center"
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!Count(ess)
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|bgcolor="#ffff40"|Great Bedroom||bgcolor="#ffff40"|Great Dining Room||bgcolor="#ffff40"|Throne Room||bgcolor="#ffff40"|Mausoleum
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|- align="center"
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!Count consort
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|bgcolor="#ffff40"|Great Bedroom||bgcolor="#ffff40"|Great Dining Room||—||bgcolor="#ffff40"|Mausoleum
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|- align="center"
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!Duke
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|bgcolor="#ffff20"|Grand Bedroom||bgcolor="#ffff20"|Grand Dining Room||bgcolor="#ffff20"|Opulent Throne Room||bgcolor="#ffff20"|Grand Mausoleum
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|- align="center"
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!Duke Consort
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|bgcolor="#ffff20"|Grand Bedroom||bgcolor="#ffff20"|Grand Dining Room||—||bgcolor="#ffff20"|Grand Mausoleum
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|- align="center"
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!Dungeon Master
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|bgcolor="#ffffa0"|Quarters||bgcolor="#ffffa0"|Dining Room||bgcolor="#ffffa0"|Office||bgcolor="#ffffa0"|Burial Chamber
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|- align="center"
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!Hammerer
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|bgcolor="#ffffc0"|Modest Quarters||bgcolor="#ffffa0"|Dining Room||—||—
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|- align="center"
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!King/Queen
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|bgcolor="#ffff00"|Royal Bedroom||bgcolor="#ffff00"|Royal Dining Room||bgcolor="#ffff00"|Royal Throne Room||bgcolor="#ffff00"|Royal Mausoleum
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|- align="center"
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!King/Queen Consort
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|bgcolor="#ffff00"|Royal Quarters||bgcolor="#ffff00"|Royal Dining Room||—||bgcolor="#ffff00"|Royal Mausoleum
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|- align="center"
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!Manager
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|—||—||bgcolor="#ffffe0"|Meager Office||—
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|- align="center"
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!Mayor
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|bgcolor="#ffff80"|Decent Quarters||bgcolor="#ffff80"|Decent Dining Room||bgcolor="#ffff80"|Decent Office||—
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|- align="center"
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!Broker
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|—||—||—||—
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|- align="center"
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!Sheriff
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|bgcolor="#ffffc0"|Modest Quarters||bgcolor="#ffffc0"|Modest Dining Room||bgcolor="#ffffc0"|Modest Office||—
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|- align="center"
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!Tax Collector
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|bgcolor="#ffffc0"|Modest Quarters||bgcolor="#ffffc0"|Modest Dining Room||bgcolor="#ffffa0"|Office||—
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|}
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=== Meager Offices ===
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The easiest way to give dwarves a meager office is simply to assign them a single seat in your communal dining room, making the designated "office" 1-tile large.
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=== Noble Spouses ===
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It may be worth assigning an empty noble position to the spouse of another noble, so that they'll share the grand bedroom and then you don't have to build one for each.
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{{Category|Nobles}}

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Nobles are good for nothing piles of turd dwarves that do pretty much nothing, except for demanding everything have "special duties" in addition to or instead of the duties of normal dwarves. Some nobles also have various privileges that normal dwarves do not, and will demand certain accommodations, like a better office.

Settings specific to each noble can be set on the Nobles & Administrators Screen, accessible via the n key.

Appointed Nobles[edit]

These are nobles that rise from your body of existing dwarves. With the exception of the Leader/Mayor, you can appoint or replace any at any time through the nobles & administrators screen.

See main articles for more information in all cases.

Expedition Leader / Mayor[edit]

Listens to the complaints of other dwarves to make them happier. Uses social skills. Needs an office in order to meet with outpost liaisons. It is not possible to reassign this post – at least while the original holder of the title remains alive. Your initial expedition leader is automatically chosen for you before the game starts based largely on administrative and social skills. A starting dwarf given just Novice level in appraisal is usually selected for this job, and additional, similar skills almost ensure it 100%.

You can only appoint a new Expedition Leader if your original is slain. If you do not choose a new one, a random dwarf will be semi-randomly selected for the job after about half a season.

Automatically promoted from expedition leader at 50 dwarves. Unlike the expedition leader, he requires decent housing and will make mandates. The position of mayor is up for election every couple of years, but the existing mayor can be re-elected. This election is apparently influenced heavily by the number of friends your dwarves have at the time of the election, and can sometimes result in non-optimal selections (mayors with no appropriate skills whatsoever elected over well-qualified candidates), but the process is not completely understood (just like the real world!).

Broker[edit]

Utilizes the appraiser skill and social skills. Is the person you send to the Trade depot to do your trading. Lets you see the imported/exported wealth of your fortress.
Broker changes title according to the status of your fortress.

Manager[edit]

Utilizes the organizer skill. Allows the use of item build queues through the jobs -> manager screen. Will need an office to do this (validating work orders) once your fortress has twenty dwarves.
Changes title according to the status of your fortress.

Bookkeeper[edit]

Utilizes the record keeper skill. Lets you see the stocks of your fortress. Needs to do occasional jobs in an office of their own if you want precise stock keeping: otherwise, stock numbers will only be precise to one significant figure (e.g., 7163 -> 7000, 7823 -> 8000).

The same office can be used to both take stock and to approve work orders, for both the bookkeeper and the manager, early it is fine to have these two responsibilities shared by the same dwarf, saving on real estate and decorating costs in the early game. Later though as your fort increases you may want to separate them so bookkeeping isn't taking your manager's time.

Sheriff[edit]

You may choose a dwarf to become the Sheriff after your fortress reaches a population of 20.

Immigrant Nobles[edit]

These nobles appear in immigration waves and can never be appointed or replaced* by the player.

(* unless the player arranges for an unfortunate accident.)

See main articles for more information in all cases.

King / Queen[edit]

Ruler of your parent civilization and upgrades your fort to Mountainhome. Will usually arrive with an entourage...

Royal Consort[edit]

Occasionally same gender as the King, although this has been fixed in the dev log.

Advisor[edit]

Arrives with the King's entourage.


Baron(ess)[edit]

Arrives at 80 dwarves and an unverified exported wealth.

Baron(ess) Consort[edit]

Arrives with the Baron(ess).

Duke / Duchess[edit]

Duke/Duchess Consort[edit]

Count(ess)[edit]

Count(ess) Consort[edit]

Dungeon master[edit]

Trains and cares for animals and performs miscellaneous metalsmithing tasks.

Hammerer[edit]

He or she will enforce the law with a mighty hammer. Arrives with the Baron.

Philosopher[edit]

Has no labor options turned on, but has no requirements and makes no mandates. He is basically a child who is "wise."

Tax collector[edit]

Arrives either at 80 dwarves or with the Baron (equivalent).

Room Requirements[edit]

The nobles require various rooms assigned to them. If you're running out of time and your noble is starting to get angry, here are some tips on increasing the value of the room quickly. As a quick reference, here is a summary of those rooms:

Noble Quarters Dining Room Office Tomb
Advisor Great Bedroom Great Dining Room Throne Room —
Baron(ess) Decent Bedroom Decent Dining Room Decent Office Tomb
Baron(ess)'s consort Decent Bedroom Decent Dining Room — Tomb
Bookkeeper — — Meager Office —
Captain of the guard Quarters Dining Room Office —
Count(ess) Great Bedroom Great Dining Room Throne Room Mausoleum
Count consort Great Bedroom Great Dining Room — Mausoleum
Duke Grand Bedroom Grand Dining Room Opulent Throne Room Grand Mausoleum
Duke Consort Grand Bedroom Grand Dining Room — Grand Mausoleum
Dungeon Master Quarters Dining Room Office Burial Chamber
Hammerer Modest Quarters Dining Room — —
King/Queen Royal Bedroom Royal Dining Room Royal Throne Room Royal Mausoleum
King/Queen Consort Royal Quarters Royal Dining Room — Royal Mausoleum
Manager — — Meager Office —
Mayor Decent Quarters Decent Dining Room Decent Office —
Broker — — — —
Sheriff Modest Quarters Modest Dining Room Modest Office —
Tax Collector Modest Quarters Modest Dining Room Office —

Meager Offices[edit]

The easiest way to give dwarves a meager office is simply to assign them a single seat in your communal dining room, making the designated "office" 1-tile large.

Noble Spouses[edit]

It may be worth assigning an empty noble position to the spouse of another noble, so that they'll share the grand bedroom and then you don't have to build one for each.

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