COMMON SENSE ACT
The Empire of Man holds vast territory, with many diverse peoples owing fealty to His Divine Imperial Majesty, the Emperor of Man, Aurelius I Horen. Throughout the years, many lords and ladies have sworn to the Horen scion, adding their armies to the Imperial horde, and finding peace through service. These various folks together comprise the Imperial nation – from Adria to Haense, they collectively form the heartland of humanity.
Law and logic assert these men and women as subjects of the Imperial Crown. They therefore, quite naturally, assist one another. The Imperial armies defend her people; her people, in turn, offer tax and levy to the crown. It is a trade off – a feudal hierarchy. Some of the Imperial vassals themselves have vassals. Just as the leaders of the more powerful fiefdoms were awarded land and office by the King, so to do they offer land and office to subservient lords and ladies. The feudal hierarchy is as follows.
EMPEROR OF MAN | @Sultan
KING OF SANTEGIA | @Sultan
KING OF NORLAND-SIEGHOF | @Sultan
KING OF RENATUS-MARNA - LANDS OF THE IMPERIAL CROWN OF EXALTED GODFREY | @Sultan
DUKE OF UMBRA | @R3D7uP
COUNT OF KASTROVY | @Gressy
COUNTESS OF ALDENBURG | @roseways
COUNT OF PEMBROKESHIRE | @Sheczar
COUNT OF CYRILSBURG | @KosherZombie
BARON OF RADOM
BARON OF RED PEAK | @Caranthir_
BARON OF RENNES | @LithiumSedai
BARON OF TARRACO | @TheArena
BARON OF KOVGRAD | @TankM1A2
BARONESS OF AUSTRASIA | @Benelux
BARON OF ARRAV | @Zhulik
DUKE OF ADRIA | @Kid Mackin
BARON OF AESCULUS
BARON OF GOZA | @erik0821
MARGRAVE OF STYRIA | @Tornado_
BARON OF VILACZ | @Tornado_
MARGRAVE OF ARDENNES | @Babadooks
CALIPH OF KADARSI | @ibraheemc2000
EARL OF NORDENGRAD | @Narthok
KING OF HANSETI-RUSKA | @JuliusAakerlund
DUCHESS OF KVASZ | @EternalSaturn
MARGRAVE OF VASILAND | @Top_Goon
COUNT OF AYR
COUNT OF CARRENHALL | @JuliusAakerlund
BARON OF THURANT | @sandey0000
BARON OF IHIRION | @Juststan147
BARON OF ANTIOCH | @Capace
LORD OF ABERRANG | @Tidemanno
DUKE OF VIDAUS | @Sky
BARON OF ROSTIG
Various documents exist which notate and reinforce this subject status. Usually these exist as letters patent, imperial and royal letters, or other letters from the Emperor or his Council which notate the privileges and expectations offered to individuals and in future their progeny. Copies of these exist in various legal libraries in the capital, and naturally each person awarded such a letter would maintain copies, so as to secure their rights were it to be taken to court, or challenged in any other way. These letters would serve as documentation of the feudal hierarchy.
However, at times there would be land awards without such letters or documentation, or other documents would exist, such as the Adrian Proclamation. These vassals would merely swear a verbal oath to their liege lord, and begin their service without such regalia. Whether or not such a documented award was given, it is clear that those enfeoffed with land and titulage owed service to the crown, and would be expected to maintain justice, law, and order in their lands. In exchange for privilege and esteem, they are required to rally a levy, pay taxes, et cetera. Imperial vassals are expected to do as follows.
Rally as a singular entity, calling forth all their levy and banners.
Allow the Crown to negotiate foreign policy.
Maintain law and order in their subject territories.
Negotiate and pay taxes to the Emperor.
Uphold the lawful orders of the Crown always.
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