The Six Pillars
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The sources say little about this yet. Everything known is on this page; add to it as the campaign continues.
| The Six Pillars | |
|---|---|
| Kind | Structure of imperial rule |
| GM canon | |
| first cited: [owner-form-2026-09-17] | |
The Six Pillars are the six structures that in fact govern the Aenarch Empire. [owner-form-2026-09-17] The Empire has no reigning emperor and its Senate rules only in name, so the pillars — not the throne — are where imperial authority actually rests. [last-winter#5 · owner-form-2026-09-17]
This page is a frame. Of the six, the transcripts record one by name, the Faith Pillar, and nothing whatever about the other five. [owner-form-2026-09-17] Everything below that is not cited to a transcript passage is left blank on purpose.
The pillars
| # | Pillar | What it holds | Who speaks for it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Faith Pillar (also Pillar of Faith) [last-winter#856 · last-winter#864] | The faith of the Legion — its oaths, its brotherhood and the divine command behind its cohesion [last-winter#856] | Lord of Blood, the highest-ranking officer of the Faith Pillar, resident at Basalth Fortress in the imperial capital [last-winter#864] |
| 2 | not recorded | not recorded | not recorded |
| 3 | not recorded | not recorded | not recorded |
| 4 | not recorded | not recorded | not recorded |
| 5 | not recorded | not recorded | not recorded |
| 6 | not recorded | not recorded | not recorded |
Needs a decision: The remaining pillars — names, what each holds, and who speaks for it[owner-form-2026-09-17]
Needs a decision: Whether the Faith Pillar named in the transcripts is one of the six imperial pillars, or a structure internal to the Legion that happens to share the word. The sources describe it only as the Legion's pillar; the count of six comes from the campaign owner.[last-winter#856 · last-winter#864]
The Faith Pillar
The Faith Pillar is the foundation of the Legion's faith. [last-winter#856] Samael rules over everything belonging to it, and he is one of the three rulers of the Eternal Legion; he is also the author of the Legion's Blood-brother system. [last-winter#856]
The pillar has a chain of authority that reaches from the regencies to the capital. Each Regency holds one Kardinal, seated in the Legion castle of the regency capital. [last-winter#856] Above them stands the Lord of Blood, the highest-ranking person of the Pillar of Faith in the Legion, who resides at Basalth Fortress in the capital of the Empire. [last-winter#864] Above him again sits the Triumvirate, the three who rule the Legion: the undying human fighter Legio, Sariel Fellsun, and an unnamed Great Old One. [last-winter#864] When a matter is grave enough, the Lord of Blood may lay it before the other lords, and they may decide to carry it to Sariel — or he may take that initiative himself. [last-winter#864]
Needs a decision: Whether the Faith Pillar's authority runs over the Empire at large or only within the Legion. The sources place every officer of it inside Legion structures.[last-winter#856 · last-winter#864]
Related pages
- Aenarch Empire — the realm the pillars govern
- Legion — the body the Faith Pillar belongs to
- Samael — ruler of everything pertaining to the Faith Pillar
- Aenism — the imperial faith
- Lord of Blood — the office at the head of the Faith Pillar
- Kardinal — the Faith Pillar's officer in each regency capital
- Faith Pillar — the list entry
- Basalth Fortress — seat of the Lord of Blood
Unconfirmed ideas
The source conversations contain proposals for The Six Pillars that the campaign owner never confirmed. They are collected on Idea:The Six Pillars so they cannot be mistaken for canon.