The Heir does not have much money yet, but is defined by the large inheritance they will receive when their parent or relative passes away. They are generally a young person, living their life in preparation to take up the mantle required of them as the sole inheritor. For now, they have a large allowance to spend, and large family expectations to fulfil.
A natural consequence of wealth is an inordinate number of suitors, or at least would-be suitors, with very little care for the Heir's personality and rather a lot of care about their financial status. These suitors tend to come in three varieties. First, suitors of known inferior financial status courting the Heir for their money. Second, suitors of inferior financial status hiding their poorness or motives to appear as if they are not simply courting the Heir for their money. Third, suitors with wealth of their own from very good, respectable families put up to the match by their parents.
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