Editing Exirans (section)

===Politics===
Pre-Imperium, the myriad territories of Exirus were subject to the rule of the Kaiser Elect, chosen from among the thousands of Prince-Foremen that own territory and oversee production throughout the Exiran worlds.  In theory, the Kaiser was responsible for defense of the Realm and setting priorities for diplomacy. In practice, the challenges of directly ruling such a vast decentralized proved too great, and many Princes would act as free agents. Each of these princes would oftentimes own precious factories, plentiful farms, or rare mines. Some larger installations being split between multiple princes. These properties would be maintained by serfs, men and women that would be born, raised, and die on the Prince's land. Every Prince considered themselves of equal rank to the others, which only heightened the competitions that sprung up between them.  


The Free Cities were merchant republics, each ruled by a council of elders. A representative of the council would vote when the time came for the choice of a new Kaiser, but beyond this very little business was done with the wider Empire. The youth of the Cities would find themselves with a decent education and a built up income allowing them to purchase a rifle and armor. Joining up in the Lantzer regiments was a common practice, paying far better than any academic position or menial labor. These young men would be subject to the games of fancy between the Princes, but were able to after a decade of service retire quietly.