As mentioned earlier, in the Servia Kingdom, especially for nobles at the very bottom of the class pyramid, such as "barons"...
A title had no direct connection to territory.
Take the current Baron Faro, for example.
He held the same title of "baron," but compared with those local powerhouses inland, he had neither subjects of his own nor the right to rule over the life and death of ordinary commoners like a local tyrant. His income was far inferior as well.
On the surface, he owned a rather luxurious three-story mansion in the White Cliff District, lived in fine clothes and good food on normal days, and had a dedicated carriage and guard when he went out, looking very respectable. But if he were truly compared with those inland barons who lived in towering fortresses and vast estates, had crowds of servants, and even bathed in milk, he paled in comparison.
Of course, it was not as if there were no benefits at all.
After all, one was a remote countryside where even Professionals were rarely seen, while the other was an important royal port city that housed a branch of the Adventurers Association. The living environments were completely different.
On the other hand, although low-ranking nobles like Baron Faro had no territory of their own, their noble status and titles also meant they would never sell physical labor in exchange for Gold Coins like the laborers at Breaking Waves Wharf.
Under normal circumstances, they would hold important positions in town with high pay and great authority.
If they were capable and had some ambition, they would enter the official promotion system of the Barracuda Bay Governor's Residence smoothly from an extremely high starting point.
If they were mediocre and had no desire to climb higher, they could generally still