Chapter VI. Empire of Albion
[] Chapter VI. Empire of Albion []
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<> Section A : Monarchs of Albion
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o Roll of Monarchs
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Brutus the First - 270 to 370 CE
Locrinus - 370 CE/0 to 80 AT
Madden - 80 to 186
Mempricius - 186 to 271
Ebracus - 271 to 365
Leil - 365 to 444
Hudibras - 444 to 521
Bladud - 521 to 490
Leir - 490 to 612
Cordelia - 612 to 696
Marganus - 696 to 776
Lucius - 776 to 891
Rivallo - 891 to 943
Eldon - 943 to 1051
Redon - 1051 to 1163
Jago - 1163 to 1248
Kimarcus - 1248 to 1355
Gorboduc - 1355 to 1452
Kambal - 1452 to 1612 AT
... Great Fracture Period (1612 to 2060 AT); During this period of time Albion no longer has a High King. That said, later history considers the Kings of Camelot to be on the list of Monarchs of Albion. ...
Arthur the Great - 2035 AT/475 to 725 CE
Duran - 725 to 769
Mary - 769 to 802
Alexander - 802 to 892
Victoria - 892 to 944
Artemus - 944 to 974
Martin - 974 to 1012
Margaret - 1012 to 1092
Nicholas the Divider - 1092 to 1107
... Civil War Period - 10 years 18 rulers ...
Cleon the Reformer - 1117 to 1193
George - 1192 to 1233
Josephine - 1233 to 1250
Michael - 1250 to 1298
Donald - 1298 to 1345
Steven - 1345 to 1377
Elizabeth - 1377 to 1418
Anthony - 1418 to 1472
Christopher - 1472 to 1526
Stephen - 1526 to 1582
Paula - 1582 to 1650
Edward the Last - 1650-1710
... Great Interregnum (1700s to 2000s) ...
Harry Potter - 2001+
o Lords of Camelot
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This is during the Great Fracture Period (1612 to 2060 AT) of the Altered time portion of British history. Due to the later conquests of King Arthur the Great those of this list are considered Monarchs of Albion, even though besides Kambal and Arthur none had the High Crown.
Kambal - 1452 to 1612 AT
Kinarius - 1612 to 1647
Danius - 1647 to 1683
Morvidus - 1683 to 1754
Elidurus - 1754 to 1791
Marganus - 1791 to 1844
Runo - 1844 to 1864
Catellus - 1864 to 1902
Milus - 1902 to 1932
Cherin - 1932 to 1957
Allectus - 1957 to 1977
Marius - 1977 to 2012
Uther* - 2012 to 2035 (By Conquest)
Arthur - 2035 AT/475 CE to 725 CE
*Though Uther took Camelot via conquest he married the daughter of King Marius and so Arthur is still of the rightful royal/imperial lineage.
<> Section B : Member Races of Albion
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Vampire Clans of Albion
* 13 Great Clans - Clan Adama, Clan Aethernae, Clan Cervantes, Clan Dilculum, Clan Enochian, Clan Gray, Clan Lenoran, Clan Limboael, Clan Malachi, Clan Marius, Clan Necrosa, Clan Sanguina, Clan Tantibus.
* Minor Clans -
Shifter Packs of Albion
* 16 Major Packs - Mystic Stone Pack (Remus), Whisper Peak Pack, Hollow Fire Pack, +13 more (some are single species while others are multi species)
* Minor Packs -
Giant Tribes of Albion
* 7 Great Tribes - Red Rock Tribe, Bronze River Tribe, White Mountain Tribe, Blue Bay Tribe, Golden Plains Tribe, Emerald Hill Tribe, Obsidian Marsh Tribe,
* Minor Tribes -
<> Section C : Political Terms
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o Territorial Administration
The Empire of Albion has been organized under a number of subordinate administrative organizations described below.
Honour - This is the whole collection of lands and rights granted to a Great House by the ancient pact with Magic as bound by King Arthur's imperium. An honour contains a various number of lesser holdings, including estates, private hundreds, outliers, plus some other possible rights and resources. An honour is also known as a domain.
Administrative Divisons - The civil territory of Albion is delineated into a number of regions for tax, judicial, and administrative purposes. As an interlocking system it goes (from greater to smaller) the general ministries, prefectures, provinces, and then districts. The lower three have their roots as part of the great reforms of King Arthur and Merlin while the great ministries were established by the Last Monarch as part of his operations to strengthen the Empire when he was gone. Which is why their territories mimic the lands of their mundane counterparts.
Hundreds - This is a contiguous body of land overseen by a Sheriff with Council and containing its own Hundred Court. The hundreds of Albion are organized as either Imperial or House, with the main difference being the later is held by a lord other than the Monarch of Albion. In the present day the Imperial hundreds answer to an administration apparatus which is directly linked to the Ministries that oversee the prefectures. (It should be noted that some hundreds exist as part of House Pendragon, these are House hundreds rather than Imperial hundreds for all that they serve the Monarch.)
Estates - These are large territories that exist outside of the hundred system, for all that they are firmly a part of Albion. Each has a Lord and is granted certain special privilages within that are not even present within the private hundreds. The center of an estate is always manor house but it does come with other features, such as lakes, mines, forests, farmlands, etc. Though most estates are smaller than the average hundred this is not necessary true, leading to some estates being many times the size of the regular areas of Albion. (A great example of this are the central estates of the Great Houses, these are often massive in size.)
Outliers - Parts of any of the above tiers which lie outside of their immediate territories for all that they remain fully a part of the magical world. The larger outliers might have their own directors (titled Reeve) while the smaller ones are overseen by the court of the territory it is attached to.
o House Officers
High Officers - When a Lord holds the Head Ring of multiple Houses a high officer for each position is often appointed to serve as an overseer of the others in that title.
House Seneschal - The officer appointed to assist in the administration of the House.
House Chancellor - The officer serving as the Lord's chief advisor on foreign relations, which includes dealing with the Wizengamot.
House Attorney - The officer heading the House legal team made up of a large number of subordinate barristers, soliciters, and legal clerks of many kinds.
House Treasurer - The officer overseeing the financial operations of the House. Though often associated with Gringotts this position is not normally the goblin account manager for the House.
House Justiciar - The officer responsible for the enforcement of the law. Due to the sheer power of this postiion few Heads with multiple Houses actually appoint a High Justiciar, rather preferring to keep said title for himself.
House Chamberlain - The officer appointed to oversee the personal residences of the Lord.
House Superintendent - The official in charge of a House's aid relief organization.
First Captain of the Guard - Head of a House's military force. Sometimes called a General for the larger ground forces or Admiral for those Houses with their own naval forces.
House Warden - An official resposible for the management and conservation of House land and natural resources.
House Archivist - An officer appointed to oversee the libraries and archives of a House.
House Warder - An official appointed to oversee the curse breaking adn ward shaping actity of the House.
House Dean - An official appointed to handle oversight of general education and licensing operations within the House.
House Prefect of the Grain - Though they officially oversee matters of fishing, farming, and ranching the truth is that this office is the internal secret service of the House.
o Territorial Officers
Minister of Magic - The high administrator of one of the great ministries of Albion.
Royal Administrator - The official appointed to oversee one of the territorial administrations of Albion. They may also be known as Prefects, Commissioners, and Governors.
Sheriff - An officer appointed to oversee a Hundred.
Bailiff - An officer appointed to oversee an Estate.
Reeve - An officer appointed to oversee a larger outlier holding.
Mayors - An officer elected to oversee the day to day operations of a market town or city within a hundred.
o Imperial Organizations
Wizengamot - The combined legislative and judicial body of the Empire of Albion. Members are termed Warlocks and consist of peers from the Great Houses, officers of the Ministry, and commoners elected to represent particular territories. Though this august body has authority over the whole of Albion in the present day it keeps itself focused on matters British. As the high body of Albion this organization has a bit more authority to oversee Great House affairs, as compared to that of the lesser assemblies.
Ministrial Assemblies - These bodies of various names serve as mini-Wizengamots for the territories called the great ministries of Albion. Membership includes local government officials, commoners elected to govern local regions, and representatives from interested Great Houses. These bodies are strictly limited in what they can do to the private territories of the Great Houses that geographically reside in their territory.
International Confederation of Wizards (ICW) - Established by the Last Monarch this body serves as an international oversight body for the wizarding world. It's senior council contains six members, one for each magical nation, with leadership being the representative of Albion. Its lower council is every Ministry for Magic in Albion but some representatives from the lower organizations of the other nations. In the present day this body handles most matters of Albion-wide military and judicial issues. Though centuries old this body was always designed to be temporary - the return of the Monarch would immediately see the disbanding of this organization.
Ministries for Magic - Created by Imperial Decree by the Last Monarch in the present day these serve as the official governing bodies for the general ministries of Albion (which mimic the boundaries of modern mundane nations). Each Ministry for Magic is led by a popularly elected Minister of Magic and organized into a number of departments, divisions, sections, and offices. Though these organizations mostly focus on the going ons in the royal hundreds they also have some influence over the private hundreds which are present in the territory. If the Monarch returned these magical governments would radically change near overight as many of its operations would return to direct central government control.
Hundred Court - The organization responsible for the governing of a hundred. It contains executive, legislative, judicial, and administrative functions under a Sheriff with Council system. Meetings of the council takes place every three to four weeks to discuss a wide range of topics. Royal hundreds answer to the Ministry while private hundreds follow the laws of the Great House they are a part of.
House Guard - This is the military organization of each Great House. Most Houses operate under combined arms tactics with a Guard force that contains a mix of infantry, cavalry, artillery, air and sea units (with the later two often sub-organized into their own aerial and sea navy). The hundreds, estates, and manors of a House all have units assigned to them. The ranks go soldier, sergeant, lietuenant, commander, captain, colonel, and a single First Captain. The units go team, squad, platoon, company, and regiment.
Hundred Watch - The civil police, fire, first aid, and engineering force of a hundred. They are much lighter trained and equipped then the House Guard and are strictly focused on operations in a single hundred or estate. Ranks go sergeant (the rank and file), lieutenant, commander, captain, colonel, and a single First Captain.
Albion Imperial Constabulary - The paramilitary police force of the Empire of Albion, known more commonly as the Aurors. Though organized into a series of commands of various sizes the most common is that of the prefecture, which is equivalent to a current Ministry of Magic. It should be noted that there are restrictions in the interaction of the Albion Constabulary with that of the Great Houses.
Albion Armed Forces - This is the combined arms ground, sea, and air force of the Empire of Albion. Though once vast and centralized the last Monarch placed most units under direct grand ministry control with the rest being overseen by certain specialized bodies within the ICW.
Imperial Inquisition - The Albion-wide special monitoring force directly under the Crown. There are nine separate branches of the organization, one for each Knight House, united in council and overseen by the Imperial Inquisitor. Each branch is led by a High Inquistitor, a title also given to the holders of certain other positions. The Knightly Houses and their particular areas of inquisition responsibility are as follows: the military for House Maris, the Knights for House Luc, crafters of magical items for House Thomas, the government for House Boleyn, the people and their organizations for House Pellinore, the Agencies of Renown for House Melodias, pure magical development for House Galatine, the nobility and Wizengamot for House Rodor, the Magical races and foreign governments for House Godwyn.
<> Section D : Noble Structure
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All but one of Albion's Great Houses have their core territory in the British Isles. This is true even for those Houses whose ancestry are of one of the foreign nations abosrbed into the Empire of Albion. The only exception is, by the way, that of House Ptolemy whose home base is in Egypt. This is also why the Wizengamot of Britain is the most powerful body in Albion, all Great Houses have a presence in it.
The capital territory of each House is an estate with the name of [House] Manor. It is a manor with demense and is entirely under the physical, magical, and legal control of its ruling House. The work force of these holdings are almost entirely House Elf while the residents are high level officers and family members.
To be a member of the nobility of Albion is to belong to a Great House by blood or marriage. There are two categories of nobility in Albion, the greater Peerage and the lesser Gentry. The Peerage is the titled Lords (including heirs who are given a lower title), including retired elders and underage children, and their spouces. The Gentry is all other family members of a Great House.
The Head of House Pendragon has the title of Prince Bastion as a seperate title to that of King-Emperor, even though by definition all Monarchs are the Head of House Pendragon. If by chance a person gains the Crown while being a part of another Great House then they are automatically given the honours of blood membership into the House of Pendragon. If a Monarch also gains the Lordship of House Emrys then the two Houses are combined together into a greater organization called House Pendragon-Emrys. (So when Harry James Potter becomes the Monarch his 'full' name is Harry James Potter Pendragon-Emrys.)
No Major House is led by a noble with a title less than that of Baron. A House of a tier may, in special cases, have a rank one higher than is standard. So an Ancient House might be led by a Count, a Most House a Duke, and an Utmost House an Archduke.
The Heads of the Minor Houses are most often titled as Baronets, though a number of them have been given a Baron rank in honor of past accomplishments. No Minor House is led by a Count or higher.
The Great Houses are segmented into a single Primary Line and numerous Cadet Branches. The Primary Line is the lead extended family, the one where the Head comes frome. The Cadet Branches are the auxiliarly extended families which have grown out of the Primary Line. Traditions indicate those Cadet Branches which have gained an important place in the prefecture assemblies of Albion often are given the noble rank of Baronet and/or Banneret. Unlike the Baronets of the Minor Houses those granted this title as part of a Cadet Branch do not automatically gain a seat on the Wizengamot.
o Naming System
One does not need to have the last name of the House to be a noble of the House. In such cases the House name is a third name that precedes the family name. (Example. Sebastian Anthony Potter Malloy.) Said third name is not used in day to day speech. When one needs House recognition a person might say 'of House'. (Example. "I am Sebastian Malloy, of the House of Potter.")
As an interesting point of tradition even those of the main family line have the third name. Thus Harry is really Harold James Potter Potter and Neville is Neville Frank Longbottom Longbottom. Of course the repetition of the name is truly never said outloud, for all that it technically exists.
o Peerage Titles
King-Emperor - The sovereign of the Empire of Albion. There is but a single King-Emperor at a title and they have all the power of an absolute monarch. Upon the gaining of the crown the Monarch becomes the Lord and Head of House Pendragon, which is often combined with House Emrys into House Pendragon-Emrys.
Crown Prince - This is the title reserved for the heir apparent of the Monarch. Said heir gets to use this title rather than a lesser Royal title held by the Monarch. Being granted this title is not automatic due to the fact that it comes with a set of rights and imperium only second to the Monarch himself.
Royal Consort - Also known as Queen/King Consort this title is granted to the spouce of the reigning Monarch. On an authority level it is similar to that of the Crown Prince title, hence its placement here.
Prince - A title given to junior members of the royal family. Only two examples of this title are granted in perpetuity, that of Prince Hightower of the Royal House of Emrys and Prince Bastion of the Royal House of Pendragon.
Archduke - A special title equivalent of Prince. Only a single Archduke exists in the Empire of Albion, the Archduke Ravenshome, a title granted to House Potter.
Duke - This is the rank of the highest class of the regular Peerage for those above are royalty. In olden days a Duke led a duchy, though such a statement is no longer true.
Count - This is the basic title for a major member of the Peerage nobility. It origionally referred to the leaders of a county, though such a statement is no longer true.
Earl - A special title equivalent of Count but only given to the Heads of the Four Founder Houses.
Marquess - A special title equivalent of Count but only given to the Heads of the Nine Knightly Houses.
Baron - The lowest rank possible for the Head of a Major House and the highest rank available to the Head of a Minor House.
Baronet - The lowest of the true titles of Peerage nobility, including an automatic seat and vote within the Wizengamot. The minimum rank possible for a Head of a Minor House and the maximum rank of a Head of a cadet branch.
Banneret - Those with this title are in a special category of nobility, for though they are of the Peerage they are not a member of the Wizengamot. Most of the Great House cadet branches are led by individuals granted this noble title.
o Gentry Titles
Seigneur - The highest rank of the Gentry granted to those who rule over a smaller local fief.
Esquire - A senior rank within the Gentry of Albion applied to the attendants of a peer or a manorial lord.
Scion - The lowest rank of the Gentry of Albion which, by definition, includes all those of noble status who do not have a higher rank.
o Other Terms
Lord and Head - The title given to those who are the Head of House for one of the Great Houses.
Lord and Heir - The title given to the heirs of a Great House.
Lord - A common style of address for any member of the nobility with title.
Dowager - The prefex added to the widow of a Lord who died.
Sir - Used as a title before the given name of a noble. As applied to Knights its gender neutral.
<> Section E : House Agencies
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By ancient tradition and Imperial Law the 7 Utmost, 12 Most, 9 Knightly, and 3 Sacred Houses all have special force organizations, as does Pendragon and Emrys. The members of these Agencies of Renown are Agents while the head is a Praetor. Heads that have multiple Houses have a High Praetor and within the Empire of Albion it is the Imperial Preator that oversees them all. Though technically individual organizations at a Royal level they answer to particular High Officer if their Lord and Head has the Head Ring of a multiple Houses.
Harry's Agents - Rangers, Shadows, Seekers, Harbingers, Daybringers, Unspeakables
* Lawgivers of Pendragon
* Unspeakables of Emrys
* Daybringers of Vidan
* Nightbringers of Mortus
* Whispers of Sidus
* Rangers of Potter
* Shadows of Black
* Centurions of Marshal
* Seekers of Sage
* Hierophants of Priest
* Templars of Mercer
* Censors of Steward
* Guardians of Bones
* Oracles of Bulstrode
* Mystagogues of Diggory
* Inspectors of Greengrass
* Harbingers of Levant
* Reckoners of Longbottom
* Sentinels of Malfoy
* Guardians of McGonagall
* Immortals of Olivander
* Proteans of Prewett
* Medjay of Ptolemy
* Shieldbearers of Weasley
o Imperial Inquistion
The Agencies of Renown for the nine Knightly Houses are organized as the Imperial Inquisiton rather than in a way similar to the above. Their purpose is to watch the watchers and to minitor particular broad fields of operation in Albion. Members are Agents, the heads are High Inquistiors, and the overall leader is the Imperial Inquisitor.
* Corpus Militaris - House Maris; The military
* Corpus Legatus - House Luc; The Knights
* Corpus Fabricatio - House Thomas; Crafters of magical items
* Corpus Percepta - House Boleyn; The government
* Corpus Populus - House Pellinore; The people and their organizations
* Corpus Praetoris - House Melodias; Agencies of Renown
* Corpus Eruditio - House Galatine; Pure magical development
* Corpus Nobilitas - House Rodor; Nobility & Wizengamot
* Corpus Peregrinus - House Godwyn; Magical Races and foreign governments
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These are the highly trained special agents of the Monarchy - his personal eyes, ears, hands, and voices throughout the Empire. Upon completing training all Knights swear a personal oath to the Monarch to put him first, even before their own House, for the duration of their active duty.
Full knights are members of one of six specific orders - Rowan (knowledge), Alder (craft), Willow (secrets), Heather (travel/messenger), Pine (diplomacy), and Oak (warrior). Eventually, those knights of great wisdom and power may also join the high order of Yew (elite).
The Knights of Albion are led by a body of eight knights, one from each order, plus the High Champion (who must be a knight himself). Under this board are a number of governing councils, including one for each order plus a few general ones as well.
The orders of knights are as follows:
o Knights of Pine focus their attention on statecraft and the courts of royalty and nobility.
o Knights of Rowan focus on the arcane studies, be it protecting those with it or working against those who pursue it for dark ends.
o Knights of Alder are dedicated to artifice and technological progress, which both means the protection of crafters and the defense against tech which may go rogue.
o Knights of Oak are dedicated to battle and war, of the soldier, the commander, and the bodyguard.
o Knights of Heather never sit still, for they constantly travel bearing news and the good word of the Crown and realm to the farthest corners of His Majesty’s territory.
o Knights of Willow are focused on protecting, finding, and revealing secrets. They are dedicated to going into the places others fear to trend and doing that which others cannot think about doing.
o Knights of Yew, also known as the Knights of the Round, are among the most capable of knights in the whole land. This is not a group that a new knight joins, no, only those knights of experience who have come to the personal attention of either the King or the First Advisor are ever asked to join.
When the Last Monarch faded so did the Knights of Albion for without a King-Emperor there can be no Knights. That said, some of the elite Knights were given tasks to complete and so the special magics never left them (though rare it wasn't entirely so). By the coming of Harry Potter there were only a few Knights remaining, but they would be enough to restart the order and return it to strength quite quickly.
<> Section G : Court of King-Emperor Harry
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[] Court and Council of King-Emperor Harry Potter
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King-Emperor - monarch - Harry Potter
King-Consort - first advisor - Charlie Weasley
Imperial Seneschal - executive - Remus Lupin
Imperial Chancellor - legislative - Sirius Black
Imperial Justiciar - judicial - Amelia Bones
Imperial Treasurer - finance - Ragnok (Goblin)
Imperial Constable - police - Kingsley Shacklebolt
Imperial Attorney - legal matters - Regina Remont
Imperial Consul - muggle relations - Arthur Weasley
Imperial Herald - press - Lucius Malfoy
Imperial Warden - environment - ?
Imperial Praetor - special agencies - ?
Imperial Inquistor - inquisition - ?
Imperial Champion - knight order - Nicolas Flamell
Imperial Warder - wards - Bill Weasley
Imperial Superintendent - resources - ?
Imperial Chamberlain - holdings - Esher (House Elf)
Imperial Artificer - industry and tech - House Potter
Imperial Tribune - secret service - House Black
Imperial Prefect - internal affairs - House Steward
Imperial General - military - House Marshal
Imperial Prelate - faith - House Priest
Imperial Aedile - commerce - House Mercer
Imperial Rector - education/health - House Sage
Court Castellan - court security -
Court Archivist - library -
Court Healer - medical care - Andromeda Tonks
Court Potioner - potions - Severus Snape
Court Scribe - record keeper -
Potter Herald - Roxane Borges
[] Imperial Court
Some Great Houses have automatic membership in the Imperial Court. Said member, who is often but not always the Head or Heir, serves as an official in charge of an ancient treaty established organization.
The 7 Utmost Houses are in charge of one of the specially focused administrative oversight bodies.
The 9 Knightly Houses are in charge of one of the special agencies of the Inquisition.
The 4 Founder Houses, when they have a head, serve to lead the Imperial Education Commission.
The 3 Sacred Houses serve to lead the Imperial Sacred Order whose purpose is to generally make sure the Empire remains in balance with life, death, and the natural elements.
The Minor Houses bound directly to the House of the Monarch each have a traditional Court office.