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The role of Mōrtoh has varied between dynasties, eras and countries, and there are many historical examples where Mōrtoh haven't been as powerful. There are also examples when the power of Mōrtoh played against the royal family. A classic example is the court of [[Gole Tōrmoh]], where courtiers were too afraid to confront the Mōrtoh regarding the successor, and when the elderly Gole died, there was still no successor to the throne. The Mōrtoh elders then made the decision to conceal the death of the Gole.
The role of Mōrtoh has varied between dynasties, eras and countries, and there are many historical examples where Mōrtoh haven't been as powerful. There are also examples when the power of Mōrtoh played against the royal family. A classic example is the court of [[Gole Tōrmoh]], where courtiers were too afraid to confront the Mōrtoh regarding the successor, and when the elderly Gole died, there was still no successor to the throne. The Mōrtoh elders then made the decision to conceal the death of the Gole.
=== Offices of Excellency ===
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
=== Murdoh ===
=== Murdoh ===
