| rdfs:comment | - The world took the form of a medieval castle, and the technological development remained mostly consistent with this impression: the prime weapons were swords, but firearms were occasionally used — most often for ceremonial purposes. The people were ruled over by an emperor, who was proclaimed a god and would rule over his subjects as a (mostly benevolent) despot alongside his wife. All aspects of society were dominated by the him, and in turn, his subjects accepted his decrees without complaint, only showing signs of discontent if an emperor ever admitted to not being a god — which would result in his summary execution.
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| abstract | - The world took the form of a medieval castle, and the technological development remained mostly consistent with this impression: the prime weapons were swords, but firearms were occasionally used — most often for ceremonial purposes. The people were ruled over by an emperor, who was proclaimed a god and would rule over his subjects as a (mostly benevolent) despot alongside his wife. All aspects of society were dominated by the him, and in turn, his subjects accepted his decrees without complaint, only showing signs of discontent if an emperor ever admitted to not being a god — which would result in his summary execution. In keeping with his status as a god, the emperor would be followed by a royal scribe tasked with recording all events of the sovereign deity's life, no matter how banal, and entering them into a Holy Bible; however, few people would ever read the bibles except for the scribe, for they would only be completed with the death of the emperor — whereupon he would be declared a false god and the bible promptly became invalid. In reality, the castle was purely a constructed world. Nothing existed outside the castle — indeed, the people had no concept of "outside". Eugene Tacitus, the Emperor's Scribe, was the only real person in the realm and the only inhabitant with any influence other than the Child: all other characters were merely mental constructs created by Tacitus, their lives dictated by his imagination. However, after centuries of imprisonment, Tacitus had forgotten who he really was — apparently out of a conscious effort on his part; he would only become aware of his true identity and power over the fiction at the end of every Greater Cycle. (AUDIO: The Holy Terror)
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