Imperial Registry

The Imperial Registry, also known as the Rumejrulin, was an institution of the Kadeean Empire that was responsible for many duties pertaining to the organisation and management of the Kadeean economy and society. Members of the Registry were known as registrars.

History
Registrars had been an integral part of Kadeean government at least as far back as the declaration of Edvin-Penii in 402:53, when they were tasked with documenting the population of Kadee and their surnames. They were also in charge of assessing the value of the country's assets and calculating how much tax each citizen had to pay. At some point, the Imperial Registry was nicknamed the "counting office", or ruum-mejrulee, and this evolved into the term Rumejrulin.

During the Great Build, registrars were given more power than they had ever had in order to organise the growing Empire efficiently, and what had originally been a fairly minor administrative position turned into one of the most prominent offices in the Lantoo. The registries of a territory or city were led by a Registrar General, and consisted of many subdivisions (e.g. agriculture, market, construction) which kept records of useful information about these different areas.

From the time of the Great Build, registries were also responsible for authorising businesses as well as recording their business. In order to perform this duty, registrars were also responsible for determining which industries would most benefit the Empire. Anyone who was denied registration of their business - often because they did not have any references from a high enough member of society - would usually be offered a role in an already existing business. Businesses at this time were not like corporations and many employers did not pay wages, but rather offered food, accommodation and work equipment, while the state also provided some services for free. Workers in rural areas were often managed by a landlord, who would in turn pay tax to the local registry.

In order to cope with the increasingly complexity of the tasks the registry was responsible for, 6th century registrars started to implement various techniques from the novel science of mathematics to assist with their calculations. This practice originated in the Mepsliten Registry. By the end of the century, the use of mathematical methods was an integral part of the registrar’s duty. This lead to the realisation among Kadeean authority figures that education and intelligence were invaluable characteristics to look for in administrators and advisors, and this helped universities like the Akranon rise to prominence.

Over time, certain highly-skilled and ambitious registrars were put in charge of public construction projects and other important executive tasks. In 671, Galin-Prent founded the Imperial Executry as a distinct institution, though it was still closely linked to the Registry and they often shared the same physical offices. Initially, the registrars were typically respected more than executors and had more power and money, but this began to change as executors perfected their skill.