Lein Imperial Ministry of Education and Rites
The Imperial Ministry of Education and Rites is one of the Six Ministries, responsible for religious affairs, the education of state scholars, and the recording and storing of knowledge for future generations.
Being ordained to rule the Empire by the many gods of the Tranon, the Tairazun and his people at large are all responsible for the great task of appeasing the gods, such that the elements which are beyond man - disasters, rain, the state of the climate and so on - may yet be in the favour of men. At the same time this Ministry is in charge of the education and conduct of Saimzanon, the scholars of the Empire, as well as for storing the knowledge they have created.
Offices and Roles
The Ministry's offices each reflect an aspect of its wide-spanning role.
- Lein Office of the Saimzanon (Sabo Saimzanonimi), responsible for managing the Saimzanon as well as their institutes, the Saivetengnon, which are the main institutes of higher learning in the Empire.
- Lein Office of Sacrifices and Worship (Sabo Gurasanimi ase Nisanimi), responsible for managing the Tairazun's worships and scheduled sacrifices to the different gods and goddesses.
- Lein Office of Astrology and Astronomy (Sabo Horasaimi ase Horadisaimi), responsible both for divination using the stars, and for the study of those stars themselves and their movements.