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 (19 IX 2503) |
| 1. | Lord High Chancellor | Vice-Chancellor | Chief Secretaries 1 Lord Chief Justice |
Civil Service Judiciary |
Kalar, 3rd Champion of Tarm |
| 2. | Lord High Treasurer | Under Treasurer | Collectors Auditors |
Taxation Finance |
Tamalon, 2nd Champion of Bavenne |
| 3. | Lord High Executioner | Imperial Torturer | 6 Lictors | Law Enforcement | Dakro of Normeikl |
| 4. | Lord Marshal | Vice-Marshall | 5 Lords Wardens of Military Districts | Imperial Army | Hugran, 2nd Champion of Tarm |
| 5. | Lord Admiral | Vice-Admiral | 3 Commodores | Imperial Navy | Lissir of Bavenne |
| 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 | Koman, 2nd Champion of Carrilon |
| 8. | Director of Diplomacy | Chief Legate | 11 Ambassadors | Foreign Relations | Gaston of Jalaskir |
| 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 | Marcus of Aven |
| 11. | Director of the Academia Magicae Valdrensis | Dean | 3 Tutors | Magic-Use | Gerrain, 2nd Champion of Normeikl (the "White Wizard") |
| 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 | Gerintal of Carrilon |
| 14. | Attorney- General | Solicitor-General | 32 Imperial Counsel | Litigation & Prosecution | Tindral of Gytrasan |
| 15. | Chairman of the Council of Guildmasters | Vice-Chairman | Imperial Guildmasters Guildmasters |
Professions & Trades | Tarsus of Satril |
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