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| Offices of Excellency are a system of ranks for the employees of the royal household. Each office serves a particular function, such as procuring, storing and preparing food, hunting, providing security of the palace, medicinal needs, laundry and so on. | | Offices of Excellency are a system of ranks for the employees of the royal household. Each office serves a particular function, such as procuring, storing and preparing food, hunting, providing security of the palace, medicinal needs, laundry and so on. |
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− | A person responsible for running the Offices of Excellency will hold the rank of a Prime, which is a high noble title. Only an oora can hold the title of Prime and if the gole wishes to promote a commoner to the position, they must first give them an oora title, most commonly an honorary title such as a broga. | + | A person responsible for running the Offices of Excellency will hold the rank of a Prime, which is a high noble title. Only an oora can hold the title of Prime, and if a gole wishes to promote a commoner to the position, they must first give them an oora title, most commonly an honorary title such as broga. |
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| The title of a Grand Prime is given to a senior courtier who runs a whole tier of Offices of Excellency, for instance the Grand Prime of the Cup will have the Primes of the Kitchen, Buttery, Pantry and Cellar report in to him. | | The title of a Grand Prime is given to a senior courtier who runs a whole tier of Offices of Excellency, for instance the Grand Prime of the Cup will have the Primes of the Kitchen, Buttery, Pantry and Cellar report in to him. |
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| Being close to the gole, primes are some of the most powerful and influential people in the realm and frequently live like golen themselves, having their own mini version of a royal court. | | Being close to the gole, primes are some of the most powerful and influential people in the realm and frequently live like golen themselves, having their own mini version of a royal court. |
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− | On paper, a Prime is a lifelong, but not a hereditary position. In practice, the position tends to be passed down from one generation to the next. A new gole will sometimes replace several courtiers with those from his Mōrtoh's Office of Elders, although this is usually frowned upon. This was a more common practice in the court of the [[Dolysoh dynasty]], where each new gole tended to replace a lot of the cour with new people. | + | On paper, a Prime is a lifelong, but not a hereditary position. In practice, the position tends to be passed down from one generation to the next. A new gole will sometimes replace several courtiers with those from his Mōrtoh's Office of Elders, although this is usually frowned upon. This was a more common practice in the court of the [[Dolysoh dynasty]], where each new gole tended to replace a lot of the court with new people. |
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| When the Prime is dismissed, they are usually given a reward from the gole for their services. Former Primes have a good chance of landing a Grand Veraa title in the Court of Ooron. | | When the Prime is dismissed, they are usually given a reward from the gole for their services. Former Primes have a good chance of landing a Grand Veraa title in the Court of Ooron. |