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Many [[Valcarian Imperial Republic|Imperial]] political officers regard an assignment to the [[Par'tha Expanse]] as a reward from the [[Altharra|Emperor]] for a job well-done elsewhere. This is a safe assumption, and certainly there are a few grand governors and governors who make it to the highest levels of [[Valcarian Imperial Republic|Imperial]] government without learning a thing or two about leadership. However, assuming that the governors and grand governors assigned to the [[Par'tha Expanse]] are of the iron-willed and resourceful breed found ruthlessly enacting the [[Altharra|Emperor's]] edicts in the outlying territories of the [[Valcarian Imperial Republic|Empire]] might be a mistake. | Many [[Valcarian Imperial Republic|Imperial]] political officers regard an assignment to the [[Par'tha Expanse]] as a reward from the [[Altharra|Emperor]] for a job well-done elsewhere. This is a safe assumption, and certainly there are a few grand governors and governors who make it to the highest levels of [[Valcarian Imperial Republic|Imperial]] government without learning a thing or two about leadership. However, assuming that the governors and grand governors assigned to the [[Par'tha Expanse]] are of the iron-willed and resourceful breed found ruthlessly enacting the [[Altharra|Emperor's]] edicts in the outlying territories of the [[Valcarian Imperial Republic|Empire]] might be a mistake. | ||
There are certainly capable men among the [[Valcarian Imperial Republic|Imperial]] masters of the [[Par'tha Expanse]]. However, many are buresucrats and the sons of | There are certainly capable men among the [[Valcarian Imperial Republic|Imperial]] masters of the [[Par'tha Expanse]]. However, many are buresucrats and the sons of [[Valcarian Imperial Republic#The New Order|New Order]] champions who have obtained rank and position through political connections, and have served their entire lives in safe and secure sectors close to the [[Valcarian Core Worlds|Core]]. Few have been personally exposed to the more unpleasant sides of [[Valcarian Imperial Republic|Imperial]] rule - such as the prospect of assassination, anti-[[Valcarian Imperial Republic|Imperial]] unrest in their jurisdictions, or being required to order extremely unpleasant things done to people to restore [[Valcarian Imperial Republic|Imperial]] order. | ||
[[Altharra]] knows which of his servants are best suited for the dirty work, and assigns them to the sectors where unrest is a chronic or likely problem. The rest, especially those who have the influence and patrons to gain a plum appointment, but not the backbone and common sense to be entrusted with real power in a less stable environment, he sends to safe little sectors where the battle for the [[Valcarian Imperial Republic|Imperial]] way has already been won. | [[Altharra]] knows which of his servants are best suited for the dirty work, and assigns them to the sectors where unrest is a chronic or likely problem. The rest, especially those who have the influence and patrons to gain a plum appointment, but not the backbone and common sense to be entrusted with real power in a less stable environment, he sends to safe little sectors where the battle for the [[Valcarian Imperial Republic|Imperial]] way has already been won. | ||
As far as anyone knows, the [[Par'tha Expanse]] is one of those sectors. Only time (and possibly influence from other external factors) will reveal whether he has made a critical error. | |||
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