Empire

Hierarchy

Emperor

The Third Terran Empire is a strict hierarchical society with the Emperor wielding absolute power. The subjects of the Imperium are kept in check by a cadre of nobles in absolute servitude to the Emperor. In exchange for loyalty, the Emperor grants these families vast swaths of territory and access to superior technology. Because of the Emperor's favor, these families live a life of opulence and influence. Those nobles that stray from the path quickly feel the sting of the Imperium Navy and have their access to the hyperspace navigation and communication network revoked. Without the support and protection of the Emperor, these families wither, and their territories are eagerly absorbed by their rivals.

Dochas

Originally nothing more than a bureaucratic construct for the classification and administration of imperial holdings, the great houses began to strongly identify with the dochas to which that had been assigned. Throughout the long history of the numerous Terran empires, great wars have been waged between each dochas by their nobles. At the birth of the Third Terran Empire, only Dochas Agam has been sanctioned by the Emperor. As humanity's influence once again waxes across the stars, doubtless the great dochases will rise out of the obscurity of history.

Great Houses

For extraordinary service to the empire, families elevated to nobility and granted a fief initially composed of five habitable planets. While leaders rise and fall, the families continue giving their name to the territory and lives that they control.

Noble Ranks

Primary Rank	Secondary Rank	Level
Knight	Initiate	Apprentice