Dominion · Imperial records

The Empire

Every player government in the Q'ma Sector sits under the Empire. The Empire grants every title, from Baron to Imperial Duke. Ranks are political only: they give weight in petitions, votes, councils and court precedence, and nothing else. No rank gives combat stats or abilities. Nominations from higher-ranked nobles offer a faster road up the ranks.

The Emperor

Emperor Robert the First is the source of all titles. Nobody meets him in person and he is never playable; his face reaches the worlds only through imperial broadcasts.

The Crown Prince

The heir apparent stands directly below the Emperor in precedence. Like his father, he is a figure of ceremony, not a player rank.

The Cabinet

Below the Crown Prince sits His Majesty's Government. Ministers are the faces of their departments. None of them can grant or strip a rank, and none can send the fleet: the Imperial military moves only when the players vote for it.

The Prime Minister

Head of the Cabinet, serving at the Emperor's pleasure. The Prime Minister presents passed petitions to the Throne and announces the result of every vote to call in the Empire.

The Head of Imperial Security

There are no Imperial Police; players keep order themselves. The Imperial police advisor gives warnings only. It never fines, blocks or arrests. If those warnings are ignored and the players vote to call in the Empire, the Head of Imperial Security arrives with the Empire's answer.

The Ministers

Minister of Defence: Commands the Imperial military's readiness; the fleet still moves only on a passed Call in the Empire.
Minister of the Treasury: Imperial Writ, the mint and imperial finances.
Minister of Foreign Affairs: Relations with non-member powers and independent species.
Minister of Home Affairs: Imperial registry, citizenship, borders and the Imperial Center itself.
Minister of Justice: Imperial courts, the evidence standard for petitions and the Imperial record.
Minister of Health: Rebuild clinics, medicine and public health across the worlds.
Minister of Education: Imperial schools and the education tier at Imperial Center.
Minister of Trade: Markets, contracts, recorded sanctions and embargo registers.
Minister of Agriculture: Food security, terraforming crops and agricultural worlds.
Minister of Energy: Power generation, fuel and stellar energy rights.
Minister of Transport: FTL lanes, wormhole charts, spaceports and shipping registries.
Minister of the Environment: Planetary ecology, protected worlds and biosphere damage reports.
Minister of Science: Research labs, the Imperial Patent Office and tech diffusion.
Minister of Veterans' Affairs: Care and honours for those who served in imperial forces.
Minister of Communications: Imperial broadcasts, beacons and the galactic news network.
Minister of Frontier Affairs: The colonial frontier: new claims, border beacons and unexplored sectors.

Petitions

Players petition the Empire, and they petition each other.

Call in the Empire. A petition asking the Empire to act against genocide or financial warfare. If it passes, the Imperial military moves, and nothing stands in its way.
Petitions between players. Sanctions and other measures, debated and voted on in an assembly like a world congress. Sanctions are recorded agreements, not enforced blocks.

Every petition is decided by a 24-hour yes / no / abstain vote, weighted by rank and reputation. Moderators only check that a petition meets the evidence standard; they never decide the outcome.

Portraits of the Court

Portrait of the elderly Emperor in cream and gold robes with a blue sash, wearing a gold headband set with turquoise stones and a green diamond gem — The Emperor, Robert the First.

Painted portrait of the bearded, long-haired Crown Prince in a burgundy heir's doublet with silver frogging and a black half-cape, wearing the imperial gem, a rocket gantry at dusk behind him — The Crown Prince, heir apparent.

Woman with silver-streaked dark hair in a bun, in a charcoal frock coat with a crimson sash of office and a silver medallion, wearing the imperial gem headband — The Prime Minister.

Stern grey-skinned alien with amber eyes and scarred cheeks in a matte black high-collared command uniform with shoulder boards and a black leather cross-belt, wearing the imperial gem headband — The Head of Imperial Security. Push the line too far, and his is the face you will meet.

The Cabinet Ministers

Minister of Defence: alien, reptilian in an olive service tunic with a bronze shield pin, wearing the imperial gem headband — Minister of Defence.

Minister of the Treasury: human in a navy three-piece suit with a coin pin, wearing the imperial gem headband — Minister of the Treasury.

Minister of Foreign Affairs: alien, feline in a plum diplomatic coat with a star brooch, wearing the imperial gem headband — Minister of Foreign Affairs.

Minister of Home Affairs: human in a slate-grey stand-collar jacket with red piping, wearing the imperial gem headband — Minister of Home Affairs.

Minister of Justice: alien, crystalline silicon-based in a black judicial gown with white bands, wearing the imperial gem headband — Minister of Justice.

Minister of Health: alien, amphibian in a white physician's coat over a sea-green tunic, wearing the imperial gem headband — Minister of Health.

Minister of Education: human in a forest-green academic jacket and hood, wearing the imperial gem headband — Minister of Education.

Minister of Trade: alien, insectoid in a teal frock coat with a copper cravat, wearing the imperial gem headband — Minister of Trade.

Minister of Agriculture: human in a brown tweed jacket and mustard waistcoat, wearing the imperial gem headband — Minister of Agriculture.

Minister of Energy: alien, avian in a charcoal tunic with amber piping and a copper star pin, wearing the imperial gem headband — Minister of Energy.

Minister of Transport: alien, cephalopod in a steel-grey officer's jacket with a winged pin, wearing the imperial gem headband — Minister of Transport.

Minister of the Environment: human in a moss-green jacket with a woven collar, wearing the imperial gem headband — Minister of the Environment.

Minister of Science: alien, tall grey humanoid in an indigo coat with silver circuit trim, wearing the imperial gem headband — Minister of Science.

Minister of Veterans' Affairs: human in a dark green dress jacket with medal ribbons, wearing the imperial gem headband — Minister of Veterans' Affairs.

Minister of Communications: human in a magenta blazer over a black turtleneck, wearing the imperial gem headband — Minister of Communications.

Minister of Frontier Affairs: alien, ursine in a tan canvas expedition coat with leather straps, wearing the imperial gem headband — Minister of Frontier Affairs.