Nobility

Nobility works differently in Oblen than one would traditionally think. Anyone can be elevated to nobility, what distinguishes nobility from the "commoners" is that they pay taxes to their city states and country. One can become a noble simply by earning over 500 gold (after paying for basic needs like clothes, food, home and supplies) a month, themselves and family being elevated to a noble house.

It is considered a major honor to become a noble as it shows how well off you are and that you are in a place to help others. It is considered extremely shameful if a noble does not pay their taxes, resulting in even being disowned from their family in order to avoid the whole house being stripped of their noble rank.