Eldritch Government

Administration

Officials

• Chancellor (Delerenenard Sara Mathanith)
• Royal Procurer (Thuliven Mel Deriline)
• Royal Treasurer
• Master of Ceremonies
• The name of whatever dude/ette is in charge of the Office of Muniments
• Lord of War. Liolesa first uses "Lord of War" for Hirianthial when she introduces him to the ambassador and admiral on Starbase Omega. The title is a surprise to him, although he does not object. The last man to answer to the title died in the war with Corel, during Jerisa's reign. Liolesa translates the title for Reese as "defense secretary".

Cabinet

These are mostly new positions, in the past the Queen was autocratic and did not rely much on a cabinet. Not sure who's in most of them, in fact, but I think several people might be doubling up (like Hirianthial as both Lord of War and Health Minister.

• Minister of Agriculture (for now Sediryl)
• Minister of Science (Kis'eh't)
• Minister of Education
• Lord of War (Hirianthial)
• Minister of Culture?
• High Priest of the Lord (Val)
• Minister of Trade (Reese) ("What!")
• Minister of Infrastructure
• Minister of Technology
• Minister of Health

Councils

• Immigration
• Integration (spreading tech without disruption)
• Nobles' Court (heads of families can come kvetch about issues with their peers)
• Mage Council (schools, training, knighthoods)

The Little Court

I think I called it this? (Yup: Healer's Wedding, chapter 7.) The Heir traditionally has her own council/cabinet/coterie. Sediryl's consists initially of Maia and Qora, then adds Lili, but then it gets hard to keep track, or to draw a line between "council member" and "friend who counsels".

Factions

Liolesa's Expansionist, Pro-Alliance Faction

Secret Pre-War Initiatives here

• investments in Terran infrastructure and businesses
• investment in, and cultivation of, shipping concerns
• Queen's Tams
• research into fertility
• importation and distribution of food
• work with Fleet
• offworld communications: the royal House aggregated the outgoing traffic from all the people on-world who used a Well feed.

Post-War Initiatives here

• Food Security: Farming experimental plots, importation of livestock, greenhouses and importation of farming tech and agricultural experts/scientists
• Expansion: colonization of new worlds, removal of the Veil
• National Security: establishment and expansion of military, expansion of orbital assets and bases, partner program with external contractors/subject matter experts, creation of exploration program, development of mind mage program
• External Alliances: open trade with allied galactic partners (Alliance and Chatcaava and Faulfenza), dual citizenship programs
• Medicine: research in genetic history and diseases, establishment of modern hospitals and clinics
• Communication and education: seeding of network nodes throughout settled lands, spread of educational initiatives and foundation of universities and university exchange programs

Also, notable members

The Isolationist Faction

Beliefs Here

Notable members

• Irys (Eldritch Family)
• An impoverished Asaniefa family, Thaniet's.