Fiction:Shillite Empire

The Shillite Empire of Nihl, The Dark Entropy commonly referred to as the Shillite Empire is a mid tier three empire ruled by numerous high ranking military officers and Fiction:Lord The Corrupter who serves as empress and religous leader of all of the empire. The state religion is the worship of the god Nihl.

Caste System
There is a very rigid though unofficial caste system making up the Shillite Empire.

Military Rulers/Emporer The emporer and high ranking military members who preside over different aspects of the empire are a part of this caste, they have most of the power in the empire and are responsible for governing the empire and defending it's citizens. Lords Lords are given control of one planet which they rule as governer, in smaller colonies there are not lords but is ruled by a local militia instead. Lords serve for life unless executed.

Petty Nobles Petty nobles own small amounts of land in which lesser ranked members of the caste system, serfs and slaves will live here to be sold into the military or used as free labor. Petty nobles have a duty to protect their vassals.

Free Men Most Shillites andd Shurg are free men who live on a certain noble's land but owe the noble no alleigance. They often serve as white collar workers or military officers.

Serfs Serfs live on a nobles land and work for sed noble in exchange for protection and permission to live on the aforementioned noble's land. Serfs are commonly freed slaves who were forced to sell themselves into serfdom, serfs can be killed by their noble without reason and are treated as property.

Slaves Slaves belong to the national government and are commonly used as cheap labor or military fodder, sometimes slaves will be freed for converting to Nihl's faith or for displaying excellent skill at their forced profession.