These are the Executive Officers of the Imperial Central Government, answerable directly to the Emperor, and being Privy Councillors ex officio.
Each Minister has one Second (a trusted adviser appointed by him) and a fixed number of Deputies, to whom he may delegate his duties.
All Ministerial Offices and Deputyships are Duellable. Under the reforms of the Third Empire, each of these offices may be challenged directly by any Noble Champion. Secondments are appointed offices, and are not Duellable.
Nobody may hold more than one Ministerial Office, Secondment or Deputyship at once, or have more than one challenge for a Ministerial Office or Deputyship outstanding at once. If a challenge is successful, the offices are therefore exchanged.
If a Ministerial Office falls vacant (e.g. by death outside a Duel), the Second succeeds. If a Deputyship falls vacant, the Second defends it against challengers, but will commonly make a formal concession (to himself if he wants the office, or to the winner of a series of duels between multiple challengers).
Offices under the Third Empire
| Precedence | Minister | Second | Deputies | Responsibility | Current Holder (13 I 2505) |
| 1. | Lord High Chancellor | Vice-Chancellor | Chief Secretaries 1 Lord Chief Justice |
Civil Service Judiciary |
Tarsus, Champion of Satril |
| 2. | Lord High Treasurer | Under Treasurer | Collectors Auditors |
Taxation Finance |
Tindral, Champion of Gytrasan |
| 3. | Lord High Executioner | Imperial Torturer | 6 Lictors | Law Enforcement | Dakro, Champion of Normeikl |
| 4. | Lord Marshal | Vice-Marshal | 5 Lords Wardens of Military Districts (Northern, Western, Southern, Eastern and Central) | Imperial Army | Francesco, Champion of Carrilon |
| 5. | Lord Admiral | Vice-Admiral | 3 Commodores (of the Northern, Hapral and Southern Fleets) | Imperial Navy | Olvyr, Champion of Jalaskir |
| 6. | Lord Censor | Master of the Rolls | Enumerators | Records & Information | Glaryv, 2nd Champion of Gytrasan |
| 7. | Director of Imperial Works | Head of Planning | Supervisors | Buildings & Environment | Rodric, 2nd Champion of Carrilon |
| 8. | Director of Diplomacy | Chief Legate | 11 Ambassadors | Foreign Relations | Emirron, Champion of Tarm |
| 9. | Director of the Food Supply | Secretary | Regional Directors | Food Supply | Jafat, 2nd Champion of Heaven |
| 10. | Director of the Inquisition into Demon Summoning | Secretary | 12 Inquisitors | Suppression of Demon Summoning | Lissir, Champion of Bavenne |
| 11. | Director of the Academia Magicae Valdrensis | Dean | 3 Tutors | Magic-Use | Andane, 5th Champion of Heaven |
| 12. | Master of the Imperial Games | Master of the Beasts | 5 Masters of Ceremonies | Imperial Games | Mildor (aka Loren), 3rd Champion of Heaven |
| 13. | Co-ordinator of Provincial Government | Under Co-ordinator | 1 Lord Governor of Valdran Provincial Governors |
Uniformity of Local Government | Nestor, 3rd Champion of Tarm |
| 14. | Attorney- General | Solicitor-General | 32 Imperial Counsel | Litigation & Prosecution | Varrius, 3rd Champion of Tarm |
| 15. | Chairman of the Council of Guildmasters | Vice-Chairman | Imperial Guildmasters Guildmasters |
Professions & Trades | Metullus, 2nd Champion of Tarm |
Go to Ministers as at 6 I 2505 or 19 IX 2503
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