Emperor

The Emperor/Imperator (Nilfgaardian language: Ker'zaer or Her'zaer)The difference in usage between the two is currently unknown. "Ker'zaer" is used more often. "Her'zaer" appears only on a noticeboard posting in and is spoken by Nilfgaardian soldiers in Polish version of , even though in the English version they tend to go with "ker'zaer". or Empress/Imperatrix is the absolute leader and ruler of the Nilfgaardian Empire. The main imperial domicile, the seat of the court, is the Imperial Palace in the City of Golden Towers but there's also a summer residence in Loc Grim Palace.
Although sharing the realm with a number of barons, counts, dukes, princes, senators, and other aristocrats, the Emperor's rule is totalitarian and disloyalty is often punished by death. The Emperor is also the religious head of state as the hereditary High Priest of the Great Sun.
The personal guard of the Emperor is the Impera Brigade.
== Notable Emperors ==
* Torres var Emreis
* Fergus var Emreis
* Usurper 
* Emhyr var Emreis 
** Peter Evertsen as Coadjutor of the Empire in late Emhyr's days
* Morvran Voorhis 
* Jan Calveit 
== Trivia ==
* Ker'zaer sound similar to Kaiser, a German word for emperor used historically in Austria and Germany. The Dutch term keizer is even more similar. On the other hand, her'zaer might come from Herzog and have a similar meaning to Nilfgaardians.
== Notes ==
* In , there's a possibility of Ciri becoming the Empress of Nilfgaard and thus Emhyr's successor, but this contradicts canon (novels by Andrzej Sapkowski) which states that Morvran Voorhis was the successor of Emhyr. In the game, Voorhis alludes that being Emperor is his intention, which he hopes to realize with help from his father. One possible workaround this plothole would be if Morvran ruled together with Ciri.
==References==
ar:إمبراطور
it:Imperatore
pl:Cesarz
ru:Император Нильфгаарда
uk:Імператор Нільфгарду
Category:Ranks and titles
Category:Nilfgaardian Government