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In the bureaucratic structure of the Celegian Empire there are many levels of governance. Laws are passed by the various local governments for various local purposes, and are all legally binding. The Imperial Bureaucracy sets most laws which are called regulations. A higher level of governance is embodied in the provincial Ordinates. These officials are Imperial appointees and serve for a decade at a time. These 35 officials rule absolutely in their provinces, overruled only by the Emperor. The Emperor controls the military, effectively countering the Ordinate's civil strength. The Ordinates form a body called the Imperial Council, along with the Generals of the Legions (currently eleven), the highest ranking officials of the ten Greater Gods, and nine appointed persons known as the Sage Advisors. Ordinate's laws are known as laws. The Imperial Council may also define laws, these having to do with the rule of larger areas or the Empire as a whole. In no case may the Imperial Council directly oppose the Emperor and have any hope of success, but at various times the relative power of the Council and the Emperor has ebbed and flowed. At the current time the balance of power is overwhelmingly in the favor of the Emperor, and is likely to remain that way for as long as the Goddess Behind the Throne favors him and the Empire is moving forward militarily. The laws passed by the Council are known as rulings. The highest form of law is that decreed by the Emperor directly. These are known as Imperial Edicts. The number of Edicts has risen and fallen over the centuries as the various Emperors have added and removed them. At the current time there are only eight Edicts in effect. These Edicts are referred to as the Principles, since they have all been in effect in one form or another for several thousands of years. The Emperor has reviewed these Edicts and concluded that if they aren't broken, don't fix them. The Edicts are listed below, in the order in which they are usually referred to. | In the bureaucratic structure of the Celegian Empire there are many levels of governance. Laws are passed by the various local governments for various local purposes, and are all legally binding. The Imperial Bureaucracy sets most laws which are called regulations. A higher level of governance is embodied in the provincial Ordinates. These officials are Imperial appointees and serve for a decade at a time. These 35 officials rule absolutely in their provinces, overruled only by the Emperor. The Emperor controls the military, effectively countering the Ordinate's civil strength. The Ordinates form a body called the Imperial Council, along with the Generals of the Legions (currently eleven), the highest ranking officials of the ten Greater Gods, and nine appointed persons known as the Sage Advisors. Ordinate's laws are known as laws. The Imperial Council may also define laws, these having to do with the rule of larger areas or the Empire as a whole. In no case may the Imperial Council directly oppose the Emperor and have any hope of success, but at various times the relative power of the Council and the Emperor has ebbed and flowed. At the current time the balance of power is overwhelmingly in the favor of the Emperor, and is likely to remain that way for as long as the Goddess Behind the Throne favors him and the Empire is moving forward militarily. The laws passed by the Council are known as rulings. The highest form of law is that decreed by the Emperor directly. These are known as Imperial Edicts. The number of Edicts has risen and fallen over the centuries as the various Emperors have added and removed them. At the current time there are only eight Edicts in effect. These Edicts are referred to as the Principles, since they have all been in effect in one form or another for several thousands of years. The Emperor has reviewed these Edicts and concluded that if they aren't broken, don't fix them. The Edicts are listed below, in the order in which they are usually referred to. | ||