#the varley agenda is a complete mystery
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Thinking about something with the Adrestian titles and Houses -
We know from Nopes’ books how House Varley had two roles, the head of House Varley and to be the Minister of Religion.
Ditto for House Bergliez, it is supposed to be an important House in itself, but the current Head of House Bergliez is also the Minister of the Military.
Leopold had two sons, the eldest one we never see is set up to be the next Head of House Bergliez, but in Nopes, Leopold gives Jar- I mean, the holy weapon to Caspar, calling him the next generation of Bergliez warrior. In CF, he is ultimately appointed to be Minister of War.
Also, if I remember correctly, one day an Aegir became PM, and then said Aegir made PM an inheritable charge??
The Book from the Library about Imperial nobility is interesting on that topic :
A house of counts that has inherited rule over the Empire's domestic
affairs, particularly those relating to administration, finance, and the
judiciary.
A house of counts that has inherited rule over the Empire's Ministry of
Military Affairs.
A house of counts that has inherited rule over the Empire's Ministry of
Religion, whose main responsibility is to maintain amiable relations with
the Church of Seiros
A house of dukes that has inherited rule over the Empire's Ministry of
the Exterior.
Ergo, from what I can gather, Adrestia had several roles and positions that were, in theory, accessible to all “Prime Minister”, “Minister of Religion/Head of the Southern Church”, “Minister of War”, “Minister of Finances” etc but those positions ultimately came to be locked to families : on paper everyone can become the “Minister of War”, but in reality, it’s always a Bergliez who has that title.
And at the time that book was written, the title of “Ministry of the Exterior” etc became something that is inherited.
What does it mean ?
I guess that from a system where people became nobles and received titles based on their engagement, knowledge and will to serve the people, Adrestia ultimately became the current hereditary one - you will get a title if you are born as the son child if the current person who is holding that title.
But it’s actually surprising how we don’t hear more about intrafamilial feuds - bar the Varley one that led the Empire to kick the Southern Church away - take the Bergliez current situation.
Leopold calls Caspar, in their Nopes paralogue, the next great warrior of House Bergliez, so Caspar would most likely get the title of Minister of War from him (something Supreme Leader gives him in the CF endings). But Caspar’s brother is still the Head and Leader of House Bergliez, so what happens next when each of them has a kid? Would Caspar’s kid have a right or a claim on House Bergliez, or could Caspar’s nephew/nieces could become Ministers of War, or is it something only reserved to his own children?
This is also where Bernie’s story doesn’t make any sense, unless we assume Grégoire is completely stupid - Bernie is, afaik, Grégoire’s only child. He planned for her to marry Ferdie, thus to become part of the Aegir family (or maybe he wanted to merge their two families?) but if Bernie becomes Ferdie’s wife, then who would inherit Varley’s two titles - Head of House Varley and Minister of Religion?
In a way I think the way Adrestia was depicted, it’s actually a good thing the BE gang don’t have siblings, unless mentionned, otherwise the lack of political drama might have been even more glaring that it is now.
And yet, right now, we are still supposed to believe a dynasty that has spanned for 1100 years as the ruling force of the most powerful state on the continent has no heirs - not even bastards or branch families - save for one person?
Meh.
#random thoughts#Supreme Leader's meritocracy is the one Willy put in place and it became warped#but it makes a frightening amount of sense with her wanting to return the world to what it used to be#MAGA for sure but maybe also return to the system Willy had in place#and it's funny bcs i HC Enbarr before Adrestia was something akin to the Roman Republic or something#Willy's empire kept some of that system#so while you have nobles and families the accent isn't put on the hereditary angle#just people adopt interesting and promising people but#it's really fascinating#the varley agenda is a complete mystery#Adrestia stuff#FE16#3 Nopes#mention because Leopold
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