<<As for direct worshippers of the Red Goddess being illuminates, that is in the hole, yes. The Red Goddess, or Rufelza, is actually the goddess aspect worshipped by the common man. The worship is led by illuminates to a degree but the vast mass follow her faithfully and form great mobs of fervent followers when times of crisis assail the Empire. The Emperor is head of this broad church and naturally only incites the mobs when some evil noble is plotting against his righteous rule. Basically he has the mob power ofRobspierre while still being Louis XVI...:)>>
Interesting.
Now, I wonder, what kind of Lunar Goverment and political/administrative
structure, the Digesters imagine the Lunar Empire has.
I mean: the above suggestion by Martin induces me to think that the LE is
not feudal. It doesn't administrate through his lords, but often against
their will. Much like the late Roman Empire or the Chinese Empire, but much
differently (or so I recall) from the Byzantine Thema System or from the
Carolingian Feudalism. Let alone the Plantagenet's rule.
So I ask again: what kind of rulership/administration does each one of you put behind the couple of words "Lunar Empire"?
My own private vision is that the Emperor's power is more religious and personal (=linked to the personal ability of each individual Mask) than politically or socially insitutionalized. The true absolute lords are the Sultans/Satraps (similar to the Califfs or the Dukes of Normandy/Burgundy or the Daymio: absolute lords with no royal title but whom no king was able to force giving their loyalty to himself). And you?
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