Watch the rise and fall of empires! · By snoddasmannen
In non-hereditary empires, if this person gets high enough in the chain of command, he/she will appoint family members above non-family members, firing those in the way if needed.
That already happens, Like 1/2 the empire jobs have the same last name...
but firing seasoned individuals to hire second cousins fifiteinth removes which are like 0.2 years old would be nice