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Great Star Empire of Allech-Atreus
Atirush en Allish Sab Har In Pharu

National motto: Ash Ha Majesi In Atirush, Seb Par In Allish (Gaddam: Praise be to Holy Atreus, Glory to Allech)
Official languages	Gaddam, Vepazanii
Capital	Imperia Prime, Vanda Khal
Most populated planet	Imperia Prime
Government  - Emperor  - Chamber of Regents	Imperial monarchy Allech-Atreus XVI, Walanda XXVI
Population  - Total (est.)	4.736 billion
GDP (PPP)  - Total  - Per capita	$57.482 billion $32,623 per capita
Currency	Imperial Klar
Region	Union of Independent Nations
National Animal	Visdach
UN Status
Map	[1]

The Government of Allech-Atreus is the main administrative body of the Great Star Empire of Allech-Atreus. Semi-federal in nature, the actual apparatus can be divided into three sections: The Imperial Household and Directorate; the Agundan In Phar; and the Ao In Ten, the Chamber of Regents. Each section has different duties and resonsibilities, but for the most part the Emperor has absolute authority, though he rarely excercises it.

The Imperial House

The Imperial Family is the head of the government, with near supreme power vested in the Emperor himself. Allech-Atreus XVI, the current Emperor, is the current Emperor of the Allech-Atreus family, and one of the most popular at that.

The Imperial Royal Household is composed of Emperor Allech-Atreus XVI, Empress Uria III (Lady Kerana Lakarik), Imperial Crown Prince Scion Mammaran, Imperial Princess Orpheia As, Imperial Prince Theran, and Imperial Prince Perin. The Imperial family itself is a farflung assortment of lesser princes and nobles, tied together in blood and marriage. For example, the Allech-Atrean ambassador to the UN, Landaman Pendankr, is a cousin to the Emperor through his father's side, and by marriage on his grandmother's side.

The Emperor has a massive number of advisors and councillors, and it is often decptive how much power he actually does wield. The Emperor is advised in matters of state by the Star Chamber Grand Privy Council, made up of 4 Privy Councillors. He is advised secondarily by the Imperial Grand Directorate, composed of 10 Imperial Directors.

Star Chamber Grand Privy Council

The Star Chamber are the Emperor's closest advisors. The post of Star Privy Councilor is one of the most important and prestigious offices in the Empire, and His Most Excellent Majesty appoints each of them. They provide the Emperor with advice and information, and in some cases attempt to dissuade the Emperor from decisions. The Star Privy Councilors are allowed ultimate freedom of speech to assist the Emperor, and only a few have ever been executed for gross disobedience or foolishness. Most take their jobs very seriously, and those that displease the Emperor immensely are not kept for long.

Current Star Privy Councilors

• Irginisch Ruthyoumhan Polyari
• Thay Uiyun Robertson
• Khayarsha al In Muqtadar
• Hashal Kumra Rehashan Allech-Atreus

Imperial Grand Directorate

The Imperial Grand Directorate has a more functional, political role than the Star Chamber, as the Directors have a function more akin to a Cabinet. Currently, there are 10 Directors, but in reigns past there have been as many as 23. Appointment is usually by the Emperor, with the exception of a few cases appointed by the Chamber of Regents. The Directors administer most facets of the vast Imperial bureaucracy, and are responsible for the Fleet and Army budgets.

Grand Directors

• Director of the Interior Umhiran Thurgan
• Director of Commerce Jacob Nashruf Ashur
• Director of Regional Government Samkavadi O Warshathayn
• Director of the Fleet Or Yun Thuy
• Director of Economic Affairs Bijunsin Purinthansin
• Director of Foreign Affairs Thuryaman Pendankr
• Director of State Ruhomash Gishgashani ur Thurima
• Director of the Imperial House Orph Kut Rimashal
• Director of the Army Rugh Yure Walandamar
• Director of the Directorate Regius Keltan

The Agundan

Agundan is an archaic Gaddam term meaning "The Eye." The Agundan are the eyes and ears of the Emperor, disseminating throughout the Empire and collecting information and applying Imperial Law. The Agundan system was originated by the Valten Emperor Jiygan II, and was reformed under Yanovus I. The agents of the Agundan, called Aushedars, were a sort of magistrate, assisting the Imperial Governors in their application of Imperia Law. They function as quasi-judges, hearing grievances and condemning criminals.

The Agundan is divided in terms of application: the lowest of the system are Ur Gan, or simple magistrates. Next come the An Yun, advisors to the Governor or the Planetary Judge. Above them are the Au Hat Pharnatay, who oversee the regions and hear important cases. Working in close conjunction with the regional governments, they are very important people.

The highest echelon of the Agundan is the Council of Five, five lord of the Agundan who serve as the highest wing of the system. although technically the Emperor has the highest Agundan office, the Council is the most important.

The term Aushedar was originally applied to a distinct group of functionaries within the Agundan system, a broad class of secret agents who tested loyalties and ensured Imperial loyalty. However, they began to alienate local governors and became troublesome and corrupt. In the reign of the Keltan Emperor Itanda XVII, the Regents eliminated the Aushedars, and the term was henceforth applied to all in the Agundan system. However, Allech-Atreus III re-instated the Aushedar rank, and turned them into a sort of quasi-inquisitional justic of the peace, investigating disturbances and acting as an interstellar marshal/detective.

The Chamber of Regents

The Chamber of Regents, or Ao In Ten, is the main legislative body in the Great Star Empire. Created by the Jeddawan Emperor by the Kam En In Law Code, the Chamber is made up of 400 or so Regents, two elected from each planet with a sufficient IPCS rating. Imperia Prime does not have any Regents, and the four Fortress Worlds of the Core Worlds have only one Regent.

The Regents are elected in an unorthodox manner- candidates are seleced by planetary nobles or the regional authorities, and then put up for referendum. The citizens must then confirm the Regent, or vote to reject the candidate. If rejected, a new candidate is chosen, and another election is held. To prevent gridlock of the Chamber through lengthy elections, the Kam En In requires the Chamber to convene with as many Regents as are available. This puts the impetus on gridlocked planets to make a decision and put their vote in the Chamber, otherwise they loose the chance to influence the votes.

The most powerful man in the Chamber is the Lord Provost, who directs the voting and floor debates. the Lord Provost is elected from within the Chamber, and can be voted out at any time. The position confers upon the holder a noble status, and is highly coveted. The second most powerful man in the Chamber is the Lord High Chancellor, the representative of the Emperor in the Chamber. He wields voting power, and is empowered to refuse legislation on the Emperor's will.

Under the Ren Yem Bak, political parties of any kind are illegal, but the Chamber is often divided into voting blocs based on political ideology. For years, the largest bloc were the Conservative-Monarchists, with the Conservative-Theocrats in close second. Liberals and Libertarians were the smallest parties. However, in recent days the Liberals have surged, and the Theocrats have largely been absorbed by the Monarchists or pushed to the side. The Lord Provost, Hanmegura Pansureng, was elected with unanimous support from the Liberals and Theocrats. He has led the Chamber well, by comprising with the Monarchists whenever possible.

The Lord High Chancellor, currently Ruhomash Zagzser, has an important position and usually takes the role of "minority leader" when the Monarchists are not in majority. His Imperial veto is rarely excercised, and is more often used as a tool of leverage.

Laws of the Empire

The Empire is a nation ruled by law and decree, although in many cases the two mingle. For thousands of years, the Emperor ruled exclusively by decree, as an absolute monarch. However, the Jeddawan Emperor affected the first major development in Imperial law when he issued the monumental Kam En In, or Great Imperial Law Code. The Kam En In established the Chamber of Regents, the Agundan, and delineated the powers of the Emperor. A wide-sweeping law code aimed at standardizing and modenizing many of the draconian, outdated laws and statues of the past, the Kam En In is still reference in the modern day as a sort of quasi-constitution.

Where the Kam En In laid the groundwork for Imperial law, it was further expanded on by the Ren Yam Bak, or the Code of Proper Government. Issued by Emperor Itanda X of the Keltan dynasty, the Ren Yam Bak expanded more on the Chamber of Regents, and established the first Imperial Royal Household in an official government capacity. The Ren Yem Bak did not update any of the original statutes, however, and the Kam En In was not replaced by this new code.

The Ren Yem Bak was succeeded by the Alastar Law Code, issued by Emperor Alastar II Khoomsai. The Law Code did not survive it's creator's death, but was taken to pieces when loyalist forces defeated the Alastar. The Law Code, which revolutionized the legal system and introduced elements of a civil code that replaced the original rule by precedent, was eliminated, but many parts of it were incorporated in regional government systems.

The final great law code was the monumental Ren In Kam, issued by Emperor Allech-Atreus V. It clearly set up the modern government system and seperated the powers between the three branches, while expanding the possible power to be wielded by the Emperor himself. The Ren In Kam firmly established that all Chamber of Regents decisions had to be approved by the Emperor, and enshrined official support for the divinity of the Imperial personage.