| abstract | - There are approximately 21 counties each of which are ruled by a Count. Four of those counties are duchies which are led by a single Lyran Duke. The King Emperor of the Lyran Star Empire rules the 21st county. Each county pays and supports the Lyran fleet; providing it with necessary maintenance while the local county controls the local border stations. The duchies are known to make use of starbases. The following are the list of the Star Empire's structure:
* Homeworld (Royal Imperial Province)
* Red Claw Duchy
* Black Stripe County
* Pelt Hunter County
* Golden Fang
* Predator County
* Enemy's Blood Duchy
* White Stripe County
* Hidden Dagger County
* Bloody Claw County
* Dark Star County
* Far Stars Duchy
* Doom Star County
* Blood Star County
* Night Star County
* Dark Storm County
* Foremost Duchy
* Apex County
* Silver Moon County
* Black Claw County
* Night Roar County The Lyran Star Empire are an advanced species; making use of warp capable starships, disruptor weaponry and Expanding Sphere Generator technology that aids in their defence. (TOS game: Starfleet Command)
- The Lyran government is a feudal monarchy. The king-emperor directly rules the area surrounding the capital system, while the rest of the empire is divided among four dukes in the late 23rd century, but there were as many as eight in 2385. (RIS Bouteina: "Battle at the Grave of Thoughts") Each duchy is divided into five counties, four led by a count reporting to the duke, and one ruled directly by the duke. Officially, the majority of the Lyran fleet is built, maintained and operated by the dukes and counts, lending their support to the crown. As a matter of convenience, a significant number of navy personnel are conscripts from across the empire, and only senior officers/petty officers are from the 'home' territory. Even then, each ship normally has at least a few members of other counties and duchies, officially to encourage cooperation, but unofficially to provide 'hostages' to keep the various factions from attacking each other. The power of the king is maintained by keeping the four (or more, depending on era) dukes in a state of constant rivalry, a state echoed at the duchy/county levels. Any gain in power by one faction will see other factions moving to balance the power, one way or another. An example of this was, when the Enemy's Blood Duchy was rising in power, one of its counties revolted. The crown tacitly (and with the less tacit support of two other dukes) allowed this county to become autonomous, weakening the powerful duke. Tuition fees in Lyran public universities were set at the planetary level. (Star Trek: The Stoneship Files: "Rode the 300") Each lord appointed one senator to the Lyran Senate, which ran the Lyran civil service. (Star Trek: The Stoneship Files: "Educational Armageddon") The Fair Business Lyran Agency was the government body charged with regulating commerce in the Empire. (Star Trek: False Vacuum: "Asteroid Dusting")
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