Structure of Galactic Government

Blue:

A set of representatives from each planet / moon in the Blue Hegemony form form a group called the Avocate, who are basically Congress-like, but with less authority. (The number is partially based on population.)

There are various Ministries, which are civil service. The heads of each Ministry form the Cabinet.

Legislation can be proposed/enacted by both the Avocate and the Cabinet; the other group can veto, but a veto is hard.

The Hegemon does not technically propose legislation, but instead issues edicts, though it is a very rare edict which does not spend at least a little time in examination by either a Ministry or the Avocate.

There is a High Court, which has the authority to overturn both planetary cases and legislation, but not edicts.

Red:

The supreme leader of the One True Hegemony is of course, the Hegemon. Currently, the Red Hegemon is Shaddam Marchant II. The word of the Hegemon is final in all matters, though the sheer size of the Hegemony makes direct rule somewhat impractical.

The Hegemon's Council, also called the Vocare Maxim, is made up of one representative or Consul appointed by the government of each of the worlds of the Red Hegemony, subject to the approval of the Hegemon.

The Vocare Maxim assists and advises the Hegemon on all matters and is the focus of the Hegemony's bureaucracy. The Praetors of each of the six divisions of the day to day government of the Hegemony are appointed by the vote of the Vocare Maxim, again subject to the approval of the Hegemon. The Praetors are:

Provided they obey the basic laws of the One True Hegemony, each member world is free to govern itself as it sees fit, subject to Hegemonic oversight.

The StarGuard is not under one of the civilian branches of the executive. Although funded via the Praetorate of the Purse and Ledger, the StarGuard reports directly to the Strategos (an office held by the One True Hegemon).

Hegemony Government

The supreme leader of the Hegemony is of course, the Hegemon. The last Hegemon of the Linked Worlds is Vissarion Gabriel Nomarche, who it is believed ruled for twenty-one years after the death of his father, Gabriel Marchand Nomarche. The Nomarche line had ruled the Hegemony unbroken for 445 years since the Mad Hegemon, Therrin Horus Telemon, executed every other member of his house before dying himself in single combat with his Strategos.

The word of the Hegemon is final in all matters, though the sheer size of the Hegemony makes direct rule somewhat impractical.

The Hegemon's Council, also called the Vocare Maxim, is made up of one representative or Consul appointed by the government of each of the Linked Worlds, subject to the approval of the Hegemon, and three ex officio members, the Strategos of the Hegemony, the Hegemon's Heir Apparent, and the Lord Sentinel of the Elite, though this last member has no vote on the council. Hegemon Gabriel recently added a final member selected by the assembled governments of the Deep Expansion Worlds, until such time as each one reaches the minimum requirements to be considered one the Linked Worlds of the Hegemony.

The Vocare Maxim assists and advises the Hegemon on all matters and is the focus of the Hegemony's vast bureaucracy. The Praetors of each of the nine divisions of the day to day government of the Hegemony are appointed by the vote of the Vocare Maxim, again subject to the approval of the Hegemon. The Praetors are:

The SkyGuard is not under one of the civilian branches of the executive. Although funded via the Praetorate of the Purse and Ledger, the SkyGuard reports directly to the Strategos.

Provided they obey the basic laws of the Hegemony, and uphold the rights guaranteed to each citizen thereof, each member world was free to govern itself as it saw fit. The requirement that each world be able to appoint a single Consul has generally evolved each planet towards a single government, but exceptions to this rule do still exist.

Military

The Strategos of the Hegemony for the last 12 years has been the younger brother of the current Hegemon, Ambros Gabriel Nomarche. With the exception of the Elite (see below) the Strategos is the supreme commander of all Hegemonic forces, answering only to the Hegemon. There are basically four branches of military forces in the Hegemony.

For the most part, the military of the Hegemony is tasked with upholding the laws and maintaining peace between the Linked Worlds as there has been no outside threat to combat since the fabled days of the Tarn Alliance, from which the Hegemony was formed.

The SkyGuard

The SkyGuard is comprised of all space forces of the Hegemony including the Orbital Battle Stations. Officers of the SkyGuard must graduate from one of the twelve SkyGuard academies, though no one is permitted to attend an academy on the world of his birth. Once commissioned, members of the SkyGuard are stationed throughout the Linked Worlds with frequent transfers to insure that no particular planet gains undue influence over its members.

The Legions

The Legions are essentially the levies of the Linked Worlds. Each of the Linked worlds is required to provide (through whatever means) one half of one percent of its population to serve in the Legions. Each Legion is stationed on the world of its origin though the commanders and higher officers of the Legions are rotated through the worlds on a decadal basis. The Legions provide the main ground troops of the Hegemony, and are instrumental in putting down uprisings, supporting locals against natural disasters, and upholding local laws.

The Guard

The Hegemonic Guard are chosen from applicants from the Legions and constitute the roving army of the Hegemony. While a Legionnaire can expect to never leave the planet of his birth unless he rises to sufficient rank, the Guard are always where the action is. Each of the three Guard divisions has its headquarters on Ridena, though they generally act separately.

The Elite

By far the smallest of the branches, the seventy-seven members of the Elite are the personal company of the Hegemon. They rotate between their two main duties of being the Hegemon's personal guard, and his eyes and ears out among the Linked Worlds. Though they are small in number, each member of the Elite is acquainted with the Hegemon personally, and it is said that no door in the Hegemony is barred to them. Given their numbers, actually encountering an Elite outside of the capital on Ridena is either a great honor, or a grave misfortune.
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