Non-sentient life forms are considered food. While one might get the impression that the Mogensen Protectorate is a vast and powerful empire, that would be imprecise. While still able to wield a vast military force, the political structure is on the point of collapse. Years of decadence has stagnated the empire's growth, and over-taxation has decayed the empire from within. The empire is not expected to survive another century at it's present rate.
Political unrest grows daily, as the serfs are continually taxed higher and higher.
Only military might has kept the lower classes in check to date.