The Crown of the Empire

## Overview:

Although the Talon Empire prides itself on his magnificent war machine and elegant supreme navy, all of this would be futile without the crown itself. The crown is the Commanding and political head of the Empire. Containing personnel from the governors of Grand Talos to the Supreme commanders all the way to the Lord Generals administration. Throughout all of Talon History the political ideology and systems remained the same, never swaying from its original mission. The only changes over time being the slow decline from the Aristocrat origins of ancient Talon politics.

## History

At the beginning of time, in the first eras of Talon history the crown was developed the same way it was used today. Except for one major factor; due to the infancy of the Talon military, leaders were not high ranking military officers or decorated soldiers. Instead they were picked from age, essentially it was a ‘first in best dressed’ with the oldest Talon’s taking the roles of political heads. Soon those Talon’s reproduced, creating privileged bloodlines who were then groomed for those positions. This created a heavily aristocratic system which resulted in many titles being created. Much like the **‘Earl of Talos’** which is still around today, many titles were made to distinguish power in the bloodlines. Earls, Arch-Earls, Dukes and Counts all distinguish power and authority. However as time went on and the Military became more and more present in the Talon Empire, the Talon began to pull away from the Aristocrat system and embrace the ideology of Military Dictatorship. An ideology that the Talon were drawn to naturally. The titles were phased out and replaced with military ranks and honours.

## Military Dictatorship

The Talon Empire devotes its entire racial effort into its military power. Not a single Talon, resource or effort is focused elsewhere but it’s military expansion. Therefore it was natural for the Talon to be hard-wired into a Military dictatorship system in which power, status and Authority is granted purely from one’s military service, rank and honours. The only way for a Talon to find status in his/her own society is through service and only service and there is no prouder way to serve the empire than its magnificent fighting forces. Even the Lord General himself, the highest figure of power in all the empire; was once a front-line officer.

## The Council

Perhaps the most mysterious entity of all the Talon Empire, the Council stand above all in the Empire. All most all of the Empire are unaware of it's existence, for it is only the Lord General who is connected to this secret order. It is a collection of myth and rumour for what the council is, some ancient theories indicate it is of previous Lord Generals while others say it is some of a higher power, super-natural if you will. However what is known is the council is the sole guide of the Lord General and the true fail safe to ensure no one of such power can abuse or break the ancient laws of Purity. It is what makes Talon politics complex for with the council now brings multiple layers of power. This Shadow cabinet of entities are the sole electors of the Lord General's and their eras. The true and pure secret authority of all the Talon might.

## Ancient Laws of Purity

It is worthy to note that although members of the Imperial crown have ultimate power over the Empire, they are restricted by a set of ancient Talon laws. The origin of these laws are unknown however it is common knowledge that they were created on the first days of Talon civilisation. The writer is unknown however his word has been followed without fail. The Laws of purity hold laws on the topics of Talon purity and what must be avoided in order to ensure purity is kept pure; things such as inter-breeding or body modifications. These laws also outline things that the Lord Generals cannot change in the Empire, such as politics systems, ideology or beliefs. These Laws are strictly adhered to and enforced by the Departementus Purity and the Lord's Administration.

## Political Hierarchy

### The Lord’s Administration

The highest ranking member of the Crown is the Lord General, he controls the entire Empire with Totalitarian power. The Lord’s administration has the non-debatable final say on all matters. It is the Lord General who shapes and guides the Empire through his era and onto the next. How he is put into his position, or who grants him this power nobody knows. The council may be the ones who elect this new Lord however that is unknown to the rest of the population. When a Lord General goes missing another one is put into power. Without warning and without ever knowing who the new Lord General previously was, it remains ones of the deepest mysterious in the empire

**Notable positions:**

* The Lord General
* Lord Captain - *Personnel guardian of the Lord General and Commander of the Black Guardsmen*
* The Honour Guard
* Solar Commander of 3rd Solar Army
* Fleet Captain of the 3rd Solar Fleet
* Fleet Captain of the 1st Solar Fleet
* The Chosen Champion (honorary member)

### The Supreme Inquisitor

It is common to believe that the Imperial inquisition holds the 2nd highest power in the Empire. This is not due to rank or experience of it’s members but instead the total power they contain. To enforce the ancient laws of purity along side the Lord General is an enormous task. Controlling that power is the Supreme Inquisitor, a position feared by all Talon no matter the rank. The supreme inquisitor manages both departments of the Inquisition but most important he ensures that the Supreme commanders and the Crown as whole are following the ancient laws of Purity. The Supreme Inquisitor is chosen in-house by its own hierarchy, not by the Lord General.

**Notable positions:**

* Supreme inquisitor.

### The Governors of Grand Talos

These members of the crown form the Government sector of Grand Talos. They oversee all life and society on Grand Talos and its moons. This is a large government body which holds many seats covering many areas of Grand Talos, from her Planetary Defence force (Guardians of Purity) to her forges and her propaganda/media. In these roles the Military is not their concern for their concern is to ensure that the most important planet in all of the Empire is kept in a perfect and pristine condition as well as remaining efficient to its mission. The Supreme Governor is picked by the Lord General; all other positions are chosen by the Supreme Governor.

**Notable positions:**

* Supreme Governor
* Governor/s
* Grand Commander of the Guardians of Purity
* Grand Master of the Purity Forge
* Grand Master Instructor of the Academies

### Supreme Command (Supreme Overseers)

Talon Supreme Command specifically involves the highest commanders of the Talon War machine and the Supreme Talon Navy. Together they set the standards, doctrine and mission of both the military wings as a whole. With the Lord General as their highest guidance. These Supreme Overseers are usually promoted by either the Lord General or through a court council of Talon Earls and Grand Generals/Captains. This is the highest rank achievable in both the War Machine and Supreme Navy, any higher would find you serving in another area of the Imperial Crown. Members of Supreme Command hold the rank of either Supreme general (War Machine) or Supreme Captain (Talon navy) and are usually Earls themselves.

**Notable positions:**

* Supreme Commander of the War Machine
* Vice Supreme Commander of the War Machine
* Supreme Commander of the Navy
* Vice Supreme Commander of Navy
* Supreme General/s
* Supreme Captain/s

### Supreme Master of the Forge

In order for the Empire to conquer all that stands in its way, it must be equipped with the finest weaponry known to exist. It is the Supreme master of the forge that ensures that this is maintained. Throughout the universe there are thousands and thousands of planets dedicated to the fabrication of weaponry and technology for the armies of the empire. The supreme master of the Forge ensures that these forge worlds are maintaining efficiency as well as adhering the Inquisitions' slavery laws. He also holds all databases and information on the blueprints of all the Talon’s creations of war. The Supreme Master of the Forge has spent eras as a Forge master looking over his own forge worlds. He is chosen by the Lord General.

**Notable positions:**

* Supreme Master of the Forge (Supreme General/Captain)