Steel Ministry

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The Steel Ministry was one of the Lord Ruler's governmental organizations, made up of those known to to practice the art of Hemalurgy.

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Cantons

The cantons were the four subsections of the Steel Ministry.

Canton of Orthodoxy
Organised the Steel Ministry and looked after the religious side of things.
Canton of Finance
The Final Empires bank.
Canton of Resource
Tasked with trade, transport and taxation.
Canton of Inquisition
Organised the Steel Inquisitors and acted as law enforcement over the magical community.

Obligators

The obligators would have be called in to witness or aprove of anything significant going on in the Final Empire. They were needed every time a deal was made between nobles and were often called to witness more mundane things.

In addition to their bureaucratic functions the obligators served as the Lord Ruler's religious leaders. They would teach the Lord Ruler's religion to skaa and noblemen alike.

Obligators sere notable in having a deep faith in the religion surrounding the Lord Ruler and having intricate tatoos around their eyes the significance of which is unknown.

Prelan
The higher ranking obligators
Lord Prelan
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High Prelan
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Steel Inquisitor
One of the hemalurgic creations of the Steel Ministry

Notes

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