Imperial Seal

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The Imperial Seal represented the authority of the Emperor. Used for the signing of official documents, declarations and laws, the Seal was the physical emodiment of the state, and lent royal authority to whomever owned it.

History

In January of 799 UC (1 NIC / 490 IC / 3599 CE), following the end of the Imperial Civil War, Paul von Oberstein dispatched two Imperial fleets under the commands of Oskar von Reuenthal and Wolfgang Mittermeyer to Odin. Landing directly in the Imperial City, their troops surged through the streets of the capital. Reuenthal forced the Prime Minister, Klaus von Lichtenlade, to commit suicide as punishment for his alleged culpability in the assassination of Imperial admiral Siegfried Kircheis. Mittermeyer, meanwhile, stormed Neue Sanssouci and siezed the Imperial Seal.

When Reinhard von Lohengramm returned to Odin several weeks later, Mittermeyer gave him the Imperial Seal, granting Reinhard full dominion over the sole physical accoutrement of the Goldenbaum Dynasty's right to rule the Empire. (LOGH: 'Farewell, Distant Memories')

Appendices

Background Information

• The Chinese Imperial Seal was used by multiple empires, passed on from one dynasty to the next: it is probable that Imperial Seal used by the Goldenbaum rulers of the Galactic Empire would also serve as the Imperial Seal of the New Galactic Empire under Goldenlowe rule.