The Nexentrums have reigned over southern Aevira for generations. Imperial rule is maintained through its powerful military, its policy of religious restriction, and the support of the Keepers of Dawn. Though these institutions nominally exist to ensure the safety of the populace from foreign threats, terrible dangers that wander the wilds, and lingering evils that seep from the scars of the Desolate Cascade, they also allow the empire to maintain strict social order within its territories.
Nexentrum society has a rigid caste system, in which denizens who have mastery
over the arcane are considered elite members of society. Many Nexentrum ladies
and lords came from a sorcerous bloodline or studied the arcane arts within
the walls of the Nexaria Academy.
Most cities and townships throughout the empire are ruled by a local government under the leadership of a duke, usually a native baron appointed by the Crown. Reporting directly to the king’s council, a duke is given absolute control over local government, appointing and maintaining responsibility for the heads of the city guard (watchmaster), the regional military (warmaster), local commerce (coinmaster), infrastructure (pithmaster), religious practices (idolmaster), and the courts of law (lawmaster). Twice a year, tithe collectors (nicknamed “Coinreapers”) visit each imperial city to inspect households for records and proof of income, collecting a percentage of their earnings in coin as determined by the tithe collector.
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