Well I was operating under the assumption that, because this just so happens to be a topic about the GRN player faction, you were implying simply becoming a Duke once you joined us. I'm not sure why you would even bother to ask us if you were planning on being an independent character anyway; as you so vividly reminded everyone (needlessly, I might add) we have no sway over independent characters. So I suppose it was a misunderstanding, though I am still slightly confused why you would even bother to ask us about a character if you were not planning on joining the player group, the topic of this thread, and knew we could not control an independent player.
I was merely explaining that our faction has a rigid and structured ranking system, true to what the GRN would have. I'm sorry you took it as "controlling" and "abrasive".
