Gazette to the Dracon Empire

Government power structure

The Great Imperial Emperor
The immortal founding member of the imperial family still rules the Dracon Empire. After millennia of living he now spends most of the time asleep.
Regent of the Emperor, often just called The Emperor
A mortal descendent of the Immortal Emperor. They are picked from one of the Teikoku no Kazoku of the Teikoku no ie Kuran when needed usually by The Great Imperial Emperor. The current Regent is Yǐng lóng Ukyo. During the Empire Trade War it was Dorakasu Yasuhiko
High Council of the Kurans
Advice's the Regret on political matters that will have far-reaching effects on the Empire. It is made of:-
1 member from each of the High Kazoku that founded the 18 high Kuran. usually, they send one of the immortal dragons of the Kazoku.
3 members of the imperial military. 1 of each of the branches. Air. Land and Sea.
3 members of the clergy.
6 members of the low Council
3 members of the Bōeki (trade) Council. added within the last 2000 years as trade in and out of the Empire has become more important.
Low Council of the Kurans
The low council is responsible for running the empires day to day affairs. It is made up of:-
1 member of each recognised Kuran in the Empire.
1 member of each important group in the Empire, i.e. Religious, Bōeki (trade) military etc.
1 member from each of the bureaucratic branches.
Bureaucracy of the Empire Keep the paperwork following!

Organization of the land structure

The Empire is split into 4 provinces known as Shū. Each province is then split into many regions known as Dìqū controlled by different Kurans. Known Kurans are listed here Kuran's of the Dracon Empire
Southen Kinzoku Shū
North Eastern Io Shū
North Western Hoseki Shū
central Imperial. Teikoku no kage no shū
This shū is different in that the Dìqū are run by different military, bureaucratic and Religious groups. The capital city of the empireShadōrōtasu is also here.

Moral Pillars of Society in the Empire.

The Empire's moral structure is organised into "The 6 pillars of society".
They are in order of importance Religious, Military, Kuran, Honor, People, Trade. The order can change over time. ie, During the Trade War, trade came after Kuarn and before Honor.

Time in the Empire.

Time in the Empire runs in 12 named blocks. The cycle starts with 1. the rat, followed by 2. the ox, 3. the tiger, 4. the hare, 5. the dragon, 6. the snake, 7. the horse, 8. the sheep, 9. the monkey, 10. the rooster, 11. the dog, and 12. the boar.
This then goes years, months, early hours and late hours only the days are marked in numbers with there being 12 months of 3 weeks each of 10 days, there are then 5 days outside of the count for the new year.

The Bureaucracy also gives the years a number starting from the end of the breaking of the Slivare Dynasty. making it 5309 the snake (mean game) and 4790 the sheep at the start of the Tade War.

Heraldry in the Empire

The Empire still follows the old way of marking a person's career path with a disc over the left breast. It is considered a crime not to wear one.
In the centre will be the colour of the Kuran and the symbol of the Kazoku, the Religious group or organization that the person belongs to. around the outside will be the symbol of their career and colour marked for how far advanced they are through the path.
For craftsmen, it has 4 colours beginner, apprentice, expert and master.
For magic uses, it will have 9 colour bands for arcane casters and 7 for divine.

The military also wear the 4 colour combination as described for craftsmen, but they may also have their rank displayed, depending on the organisation.
Imperial military ranks are marked with a symbol in red for land, blue for air and green for sea branches. The imperial military troops have a purple border around there rank marking.
The 3 outer Shū's maintain a standing military to defend the borders and use the standard colour. The Teikoku no kage no shū military, also known as the imperial military is responsible for maintaining the internal policing of the main Imperial roads throughout the empire and protection of Teikoku no kage no shū.
Policing of the Dìqū is usually done by the Kurans in charge of them with Imperial bureaucrat overseers.
Enlisted Personnel
Recruit, Private, Corporal, Sergeant, and Master Sergeant
Officers
Samurai, Chu-i, Tai-i, Chu-sa, Tai-sa, Warlord.