The Grand Cardinal

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The Grand Cardinal
The Grand Cardinal, also refered as the Holy Emperor, Head of the Church, Imperial King, Tsuth Emperor or simply Emperor or Cardinal was the sovereing ruler of the Holy Empire during the Empire Era of the Worldwide History, the Holy Emperor was the supreme autority over 3 Imperial Government, Imperial Army and the Imperial Church, the Cardinal had free rein to govern the land as he so desired, from replacing the dukes and cardinals with Moffs as land governors, disbanding the royalty altogether, in this game the Grand Cardinal is the Galactic Emperor of Star Wars.

In the Aftermath of the Homun War, the monarchy of the Kingdom of Erkesoma was transformed into a Theocratic government state by the King Sheev Palpatine, who anointed himself as Grand Cardinal giving all the power to the church in the Kingdom's Fall, Palpatine was in fact the tsuth lord who conspired to take over the kingdom and destroy the order of light. Sidious' reing brought Erkesoma under the rule of a tsuth, wich lasted for a generation until the Cardinal was killed in the XXIII AKF, fleet admiral Gallius Rax seizedpower in the ensuing crisis, becoming Cardinal in all but name while Supreme Bishop Mass Amedda was forced to serve as figure head for Rax's regime. After the Rax's demise, with the Civil War concluded with the Holy Empire's capitulation to the New Kingdom in the XXIV AKF.

Powers
"<>""-Wilhuff Tarkin-"The Grand Cardinal was the Sovereing Ruler of the first Holy Empire. Replacing the throne of the King. which had been empowered with wartime powers by the Royalty during the last years of the kingdom, the Grand Cardinal was the Ultimate Authority in political and military artifacts of state. As effort the Grand Cardinal had the power to unilaterally implement policies that affected the Empire as a whole-From directing the Imperial Army to subjugate entire lands. To disolving the Imperial Church and transfering their administrative responsabilities to a cadre of Regional Governors.

Sar Sidious
"<>""-Sar Sidious-" At the conclusion of the Homun War during the Kingdom's Fall, the Kingdom of Erkesoma which had existed for a millennium was transformed into a Holy Empire by the proclamation of Sheev Palpatine, the last King of the Kingdom of Erkesoma. In secret Palpatine was the Dark Lord of the Tsuth who orchestrated a worldwide civil war between the Kingdom of Erkesoma and the Coalition of Guilds, as well subsequent purge of the order of light. without the tzedais oppose him, Sidious execised jis control over the Royalty by suplanting thousand years of monarchy with the theocracy rule of the Tsuth throught himself as Grand Cardinal. Throughout most of the Civil War, Sidious directed his attentions to destroying the revolutionaries that opposed his rule as Grand Cardinal. This goal culminated in a plot to lure the revolutionary forces into a trap at Kassendor. The plan ultimately blackfired however, resulting in the Cardinal's death and the Empire's defeat at the battle of Kassendor. in the XXIII AKF. In the aftermath of the battle, the remnants of the Imperial Navy regrouped to determinate the next Grand Cardinal. However, no clear chain of succession was evident, since Sidious had no known family (Ony a experiment that had with Sly Moore that was kept in secret) and was always supposed to remain in the power.

Mas Amedda
"<>" "-Mas Amedda-"As head of the Imperial Church Council, Supreme Bishop Mas Amedda effectively became the next Grand Cardinal in the XXIII AKF. Amedda had served the Grand Cardinal for years; He was part of the royalty in the Old Kingdom, serving as Grand Duke to Finis Valorum and Sheev Palpatine, in turn, before that the church rose the power. Amedda was one of the few beings in Erkesoma who knew that Palpatine was a tsuth lord. The Self-proclaimed Grand Cardinal rewarding the Gribik to remain at his side as Supreme Bishop in the New Order.

Gallius Rax
'' < >   < '' "-Yasupe Thasu and Widom Traducier-"In contrast to Amedda, who had lost the control over most of Cortisan after his request of reinforcement was denied, Gallius Rax succesfully plotted his own rise power following's the Palpatine's demise. However he continued serving the late Cardinal according to the Imperial Agent Widom Traducier. Instead of openly ruling Erkesoma, Rax sought to govern the Holy Empire as the head of a rulling body, the Church, while supporting a figurehead as Palpatine's Official Succesor.

Imperial Castle
"<>""-Barokki speaking with his accomplice-"The King's Throne, located in the Imperial Castle on Cortisan, served as the Grand Cardinal seat of power in the Early days of his reing. The throne served as his headquarters since his times as King. Althrought the king still used it as audience throne, the throne room no longer had the tables and chairs he used during his reing. The Imperial Royal Guards were stationed in the castle for the Grand Cardinal's Security, just as they had been during the Palpatine's Reing.

Imperial Church
Sar Sidious continued to rule Erkesoma from Cortisan, now known as Imperial Center, after the Homun Wars. As Grand Cardinal he established the Imperial Church as his headquarters on the Holy Capital. Prior to the age of the Empire, the church served as the order of light sacred place, known as the Church of Light, with the fall of the tzedais, however, the Cardinal had the church extensively renovated and reporposed it as his personal residence.

Throught Cortisan remained as the Holy Empire's capital, with the proxy Grand Cardinal Mas Amedda remaining of the throneworld as a virtual slave in the Imperial Church, Counselor Rax preferred ruling as Grand Cardinal in effect from his flagship, the Battleship-Class Great Dreadnought Ravenger.