Those that did apparently practiced absolute, rather than male-preference, primogeniture. ![]() Noble titles are primarily hereditary, and at least some families practiced primogeniture.This combat included both planetary combat, involving infantry and aircraft, and space-borne ship-to-ship combat. They fielded a developed military and, unlike most Glitterworlds, it saw combat, possibly routinely but definitely within the last generation.Some families implemented contingencies to guard against this. Wars of succession, as well as smaller scale conflicts over inheritance, were not unheard of.Nobles and commoners alike would be born and raised on these ships. Grand, ancient starships acted as powerbases for noble families along side more traditional planetary holdings.The church also provided Chaplains for the military, non-combatants that provided for the medical and spiritual needs of the soldiery. An Imperial Church exists, monotheistic organization with both Inquisitors in the church's anti-heresy school, and psychics in the church's psychic school. ![]() ![]() The noble households are served by the common folk in a variety of roles from domestic to military, despite the technology available to the Empire before its fall.Various facts about the Empire can be gleaned from Imperial Backstories, namely: They are organized in a feudal hierarchy nominally headed by a far-off Emperor, however, due to the lack of faster-than-light travel, much of true day to day power is held by the Stellarchs who have dominion over their entire star system. The Empire are the remnants of a technologically advanced interstellar empire, or of one section of it, originating from the planet Sophiamunda that have fled from a great calamity.
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