Here's what Life of Moonson has on Ivex Devouring Dog:
Moonson Argenteus
The Red Emperor possesses many titles: Son of Light, Lord of
Glorantha, Bridge to Heaven. He is the Son of the Red Goddess, and
his subjects are pleased to call him "Moonson." If they wish to
define his current Mask, as opposed to those which ruled previously,
he is named "Argenteus."
The Red Emperor has died many times for the Empire, and has always been reincarnated. Though he has worn many different bodies, yet he has always been the same man. Since the tragic assassination of the Mask of Ignifer 26 years ago, the Red Emperor has worn the Mask of Argenteus.
Moonson Argenteus bears the burdens of rule lightly. His rule has been peaceful and benevolent, earning him the love of his subjects. However, his genius finds its fullest expression in the artistic sphere: practical problems and the day-to-day running of the Empire are delegated to his close circle of advisors, the Imperial Presidium.
Bellex Maximus
This is the name given to the Imperial Warlord, supreme commander of
all of the Lunar Empire's military forces. The rank was once the
exclusive preserve of the Red Emperor himself.
The first Bellex Maximus was General Parg Ilisi, who was promoted to the position in the Second Wane. However, his brutal and obsessive actions against the Twice Blessed caused him to be removed from his post when the Emperor learned of his abuses of power. The position was only reinstituted in the time of the mask Reclusus, when it was held by the Steel Proxy, whose face was always hidden behind a steel mask.
With the ascension of the mask Ignifer the Steel Proxy retired for a time, only returning after Ignifer was wounded during the siege of Boldhome thirty years ago. The Steel Proxy has continued to hold the position of Bellex Maximus up to the present day, and sits on the Presidium of the Lunar Empire.
Grand Master Orsorkhon
The cult of Danfive Xaron runs the prisons, labour-camps and gulags
of the Empire. Its feared forces of punishment, the Black Army
(known as the "Unspoken Word"), seek out heresy and subversion
wherever they may dwell. The inflexibility and self-discipline of
the Xaroni is legendary, and many of those who are at first
unwillingly confined in the cult's Penitentiaries grow to love it so
much that they never leave, instead serving the cult as informers,
agents or priests after their initial sentence has expired.
Orsorkhon the Cenobite is the High Priest of Danfive Xaron's cult. He sits on the Imperial Presidium and is answerable to Moonson alone. He seldom emerges from his official residence in the Xaronea, the cult's grim and cheerless headquarters in Glamour, preferring to spend his time meditating upon the cult's higher mysteries. His visage is seldom seen, but it is rumoured to bear terrible scars from self-inflicted torments...
The Red Dancer of Power
This demi-deity heads the Cult of Etyries and originates the
economic and missionary policies of the Empire. As the head of the
Imperial economy, she forms and directs the Seven Year Plan. By
this, the cycles of prosperity and recession are carefully balanced,
and commodities are stockpiled and transported around the Empire.
The Dancer is also the Chief Missionary, supervising the Provincial Church and other schemes for winning more converts to the Lunar Way. She is always ready to guide her colleagues in the Presidium with theoretical interpretations of Lunar doctrine. The heralds of the Temple of Truth are pleased to consult with the Red Dancer before issuing their daily bulletins. If any one being can be considered the corner-stone of the Lunar Way, it is the Red Dancer of Power.
Every year she manifests as a different inexperienced young girl, to bear a child by a different father. In spite of her changing appearance, the Red Dancer has always been the same person since she descended to the surface world 115 years ago.
Ivex Devouring Dog
Most citizens of the Lunar Empire regard this man as an omnipotent
demon. However, his perceived omni-potence is really the result of
the activities of his Tax Officials, who with their various taxes
are said to be "in every house, every pig, and every mug of ale."
Ivex supervises the Imperial Revenue Service, which collects, counts and oversees the taxes due to the Red Emperor. Most taxes are collected directly from the Sultans and Provincial Governors, who themselves farm out the collection of taxes to Tax Farmers (who take a cut of the taxes they collect). The feared Tax Assessors are inspectors who check on the information used for tax assessments and who investigate abuses of the system. They are empowered to unleash the feared Tax Demons against those who withhold payment.
Ivex himself is rarely seen outside of the Imperial Treasury, and those who have actually seen him have often mistaken him for one of the many scribes who toil ceaselessly in the Treasury, counting tallies and checking returns.
--- Of course this (1) pertains more to the Hearlands than to the wild occupied frontier; and (2) is from a LARP and written for LARPish MGF. Jeff
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