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Amenrian Noble Families

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This article is about the current Noble Families in Amenria. For previous dynasties, see Dynasties of China

Amenrian Noble Families are sociopolitical factions in the Empire of Amenria. There are two types of Noble Families; The Major Noble Families and the Minor Noble Families which are subsidiaries under the Majors. Unlike nobles in many countries, not all members of Amenrian nobility gain their status through marriage and birthright. Merely working for a Noble Family makes one legally a Noble, and thus eligible to receive benefits of such, as well as bear the responsibilities that come with the position.

Ranks

There are five ranks within Noble Families. The Leaders, usually called Patriarchs if male and Matriarchs if female, are the highest authority of every Noble Family, answering only to the Patriarch of the Major if Leader of a Minor and the Heavenly Emperor if Leader of a Major.

Advisors are the second in command of Leaders. Leaders of Minors are Advisors of Majors. Should the Leader die, go off-universe, or otherwise become unavailable, Advisors could take their Leaders' place until a new Leader arises, or until the original Leader can return to his/her post.

Heirs are those who will become Leaders themselves once their Leader dies and if they fulfill certain conditions that vary by Family. Heirs are often children of the Leader, although this is not always the case.

Barons and Baronesses are the middle management personnel, serving as a bridge between the Families they serve and the general public.

Associates are at the bottom of their respective Families, responsible for day-to-day operations, which, depending on the Family, could mean waiting tables, going on patrols, and other relatively menial tasks.

In Legislature

Major Families

The Major Families are eight (secretly nine) factions that have their own civic functions, ideologies, colour combinations and positions in the parliament. Two of these factions, the Ministry of Religion and the National Defence Conglomerate, are Honorary Noble Families - organizations that are treated as Noble Families despite having different structures.

Family Headquarters Leader Civic Function Seats in the Imperial Council Ideologies and Philosophies Notes
Gan Brotherhood
Building Better Worlds
Placeholder, Central Amenria Patriarch Placeholder Formative and physical scientists and engineers
90 / 1,500
Big tent
Huangahn logo transparent.png Huang-Ahn Cooperative
Adapt, Improve, Evolve
Daejeon, Central Amenria File:Huangzhiyan.jpeg
Matriarch Huang Zhiyan
Biological R&D, medicine, cosmetics
200 / 1,500
Transhumanism, meritocracy, noocracy
File:HuangAhnLogo Kirigakure Network
Connecting Worlds
The Lotus Flower Murakumo.jpg
Grandmaster Murakumo
Media, communications, and espionage
150 / 1,500
Big tent (publicly), apoliticism (secretly) Publicly, the Kirigakure Network is a subsidiary of the Angelheart Family
File:Ministry of Religion.png Ministry of Religion
In the name of God
  • Mutiara, Central Amenria
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Minister Zainal bin Ishaq
Religion and religious matters (marriage, divorce, supernatural threats, etc)
200 / 1,500
Theocracy, big tent, moralism Relations between different branches of the Ministry is horizontal, unlike the vertical relations between other Major Families and their respective subsidiaries.
National Defence Group
Forging Futures
Beijing, Central Amenria CEO Shi Baihu Military-industrial complex
120 / 1,500
Militarism, interventionism
Novoluniye Coven
Enjoy Life
Yekaterinburg, Central Amenria Patriarch Novoluniye Aleksei Petrovich Nightlife, leisure, and food industries, blue-collar labour supplier
160 / 1,500
Classical liberalism
Poornachandra Pack
Unity and Harmony
Delhi, South Asia Matriarch Placeholder Rangers, ecologists, conservationists, and agriculture industry
160 / 1,500
Democratic socialism, green politics
Angelheart Family
The Voice of the Heart is the Voice of God
Pearl Palace, Mutiara, Central Amenria Heavenly Emperor Tianshi Monetary authority, foreign affairs, audit office
360 / 1,500
Tiandao Current ruling Family
Burmese Conclave
From Earth, to Earth
Placeholder, Central Amenria Patriarch Placeholder Historians and caretakers, as well as deathcare sector
60 / 1,500
Placeholder

Minor Families

Minor Families, also known as Subsidiaries, are smaller units within Major Families, often dedicated towards a specific jurisdiction, such as the Prism Foundation being the Angelheart's spiritual R&D department and the Public Security Department being what is essentially its armed wing. It is not uncommon for two or more Minor Families to be merged under it's leader's discretion or that of their Major's due to overlapping functions, a lack of personnel, the death of a leader, other reasons, or a combination of previously mentioned reasons. Conversely, Minor Families can also be split.

Aces and Champions

Aces

Aces are specialised combatants under Noble Families trained for specific purposes as opposed to the more general purpose of security other combatants are trained for. The specific purposes, as well as fighting styles, differ by Family and reflects their ideologies, civic functions, and/or philosophies.