Zahard Empire

A long time ago, Zahard and the 10 Great Warriors entered the Tower and undertook gruelling tests. They were then recognized as the rulers of the Tower. As time went on, their Empire eventually expanded reaching the 134th Floor of the Tower. There are currently 135 confirmed Floors, though the Zahard Empire has only expanded up to the 134th Floor, as Zahard nor any other person has yet to conquer the 135th Floor.

The King
The Zahard Empire is led by King Zahard. Ever since its foundation, the Empire dominated over the first 134 Floors of the Tower.

However after the passage of time the Empire's influence diminished over several floors. It is worthy to note that of the 134 conquered Floors, only two are ruled by a High Ranker that is not a member of one of the 10 Great Families or the Zahard Family. Those Floors are the 77th Floor ruled by Baek Ryun and the 2nd Floor ruled by Evankhell.

The Three Monarchs
As King is the No. 1 Ruler and rules over the entire Tower. However, he is currently resting and is represented by the Three Lords who take turns to rule in his place every 1000 years. The Three Lords have highest authority in all the politics of the Tower. Their names are Molic One P. GR, Joochun and Flux. Among the three, Molic is the one currently in power.

The Rulers
Rulers (지배자, Jibaeja, "Rulers") are the overlords of a Floor in the Tower. Most are of a level equal to a High Ranker. Rulers gain the authority to rule a Floor with the permission and consent of the Guardians. Since most of the Floors were conquered by Zahard and the 10 Families, most Rulers are affiliated with the Zahard Empire.

When all the Rulers gather for a Ruler's Conference, the Three Lords have the final say on all items submitted by the "Ruler's Conference". It's unknown if the King is present during this Conference.

The 10 Great Warriors probably occupy the next 10 ranks, in terms of their influence. Each rules over a Floor of their own, apart from other Floors ruled by members of their Family.

The Ruling Families
First, there is the Zahard Family which consists of Zahard, the Princesses who have been adopted into it and the RED which works under the family. In terms of power and influence in the Tower, they are the greatest and most influential family. The Princesses actually call Zahard their "Father".

Next come the 10 Great Families who hold considerable power within the Zahard Empire and are counted as part of the Ruling Class. Quite a few of the 10 Great Families have at least 1-2 Princesses in their members, in addition to Rankers and High Rankers.

The Princesses
The Princesses of Zahard are a sect of elite females chosen to serve Zahard, as the obligation for receiving his grand power. They are the "ultimate species" and a formal Princess is chosen every several hundred years. They are also the "chosen daughters" of the King because they call him "Father".

Upon joining the Zahard Family, all of them discard their birth surname and instead, assume the surname of Zahard. It might be the same system governing the Three Lords: placing the needs of the Empire before their birth family's. In addition, the interests of the Zahard Family likely come first.

None are descended from Zahard's blood, so most of them belong to the 10 Great Families or, if not, belong to other places. It's also unknown how they individually fit into the political structure for now, outside of the Zahard Family.

It must be noted that after the Eurasia Enne Zahard incident, Eurasia Blossom forbade any of the Eurasia females from becoming Princesses. As a result, the family likely lost some degree over the affairs in the Tower.

RED
The Royal Enforcement Division are part of the Zahard Family. As the purpose of this organisation is to uphold the rules and image of the Zahard Family, this means they haven't been chosen to be the King's sons or daughters. They don't discard their birth names upon joining the Zahard Family and their members most likely don't call the King "Father".

Since all of their enemies are formerly from the Zahard Family, there is some animosity between the the RED and their targets as they're likely viewed as traitors and betrayers of the Empire. According to SIU, "it's kinda like the feelings between the military police and an official".

The division has no loyalty towards King Zahard. But loyalty towards King Zahard among the RED members varies and most of them joined the RED to fulfill their urges and lust to commit murder or fight.

Royal Guards
There are also Royal Guards led by Adori Zahard and it's unknown if the "guards" seen in Repellista's Palace are part of the group or are simply ceremonial guards. It is mentioned the Royal Guards and Royal Guides have the greatest loyalty towards Zahard, out of all the factions or groups within the hierarchy of the Zahard Empire.

Royal Guides
There is also a faction of Royal Guides. It's led by Evan Edrok, the Fast Ship who occupies the position of Chief Guide of the Zahard Royalty.

So far, it seems that some of them (e.g. Evan Edrok, Alumik Edrok) guide the Princesses and also serve as their personal bodyguards. Apparently, Alumik Edrok also serves as a butler to Repellista Zahard.

Zahard Army
Apparently there is an Army who serves the Zahard Empire.

Military Police
It has been mentioned by SIU there is a military police but nothing is known about them so far. Also the military police in the Zahard army is not the RED.

Inner Tower and the Tower's Rules
Apart from the 2nd, 43rd and 77th Floors, the rest of the Floors are owned by a Great Family.

Floor is defined as: Inner Tower, Outer Tower and Middle Area.

A note which probably applies to the Middle Area: The relationship between the Regulars and the non-Regulars is similar to that of the ruling class and the subjected class.

And since the Ruler is from a Great Family, it can be said their rule reflects the will of their Great Family and in turn, the Zahard Empire. Rulers are High Rankers, Test Directors are likely also High Rankers, Test Admins are Rankers and support staff/other employees are likely former Regulars who have given up while climbing the Tower.

Except the Ruler, it is likely the rest of the Staff can be found in the Inner Tower as they've to administrate or watch over the tests or perform other tasks on the Floor.

The 43rd Floor has no Ruler because Enryu killed the Guardian and Rulers can't rule without a Guardian.

Despite the power and influence of the Zahard Empire, all staff (including the Ruler) on the Floor are still subjected to the Tower's rules in the testing Floors of the Inner Tower:
 * They may not change the rules of the test and as a workaround, likely have to resort to adding rules.
 * They are to uphold the fairness of the Tower's rules.
 * They are likely prohibited from involving any of the test takers (Regulars and Irregulars) in political disputes. However, take note that all test takers are most often referred to as "Regulars" because Irregulars are very rare.
 * They are likely prohibited from causing direct harm to the test-takers.
 * Rankers are not allowed to interfere with Regulars during a test, according to Yuri Zahard.

It's unknown if breaking these rules is the same as breaking certain limitations set by the Guardians which would then result in the contract being broken.

However, the Ruling Class have still have managed to circumvent the rules by introducing the complicated testing procedures on the 2nd Floor, in order to preserve the stability of the Tower and also, the status quo. How they've managed to do this is unknown so far.

Deification and Propaganda
King Zahard is apparently worshipped like a god and is essentially referred as "The Great King Zahard". The 10 Family Heads are apparently viewed as the 10 Great Warriors which seems to confer an almost mythological status upon them. Also, their process of conquering the Tower is supposedly referred to as "The Great Journey".

Also, everyone living in the Tower is considered the son or daughter of Zahard but a few are chosen to become the Sons and Daughters of the Zahard Family.

Many or all of the Princesses are also worshiped by people of the Tower and admired by the masses. They're viewed as the "ultimate species" and call Zahard their "Father". And some of them were part of the Great Journey as they were Zahard's helpers in conquering the Floors and aided him in expanding his Empire.

Also, the Guards stationed in Repellista's palace were called "fanatics" by Koon Maschenny Zahard, which possibly hints at the propaganda they exhibit or undergo.

Although much or most of the Tower likely worships the above figures to a certain extent, there are exceptions. For example: Hon Akraptor and Kang Horyang don't seem to mind conflicting with the Zahard Empire.

Wolhaiksong (a.k.a. Wing Tree) is an organization whose liberal movements often clash against the Empire's conservative practices. It is led by Urek Mazino and Baek Ryun and its goal is to "find the way out of the Tower". The influence of Wolhaiksong is quite large but not equivalent to that of the 10 Great Families.

FUG is opposed to the existence of the 10 Great Families and is a leading group in the criminal underground of the Tower. It is likely seeking to wage war on the Zahard Empire although how or when this will happen, is unknown. Influence of this organisation is unknown so far although its been stated that their influence and power cannot surpass the Zahard Empire's due to the contracts Zahard and the 10 Family Heads have with the Guardians. It is led by Grace Mirchea Luslec.

Note: Some people are affiliated with both FUG and Wolhaiksong though both groups don't get along.

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