Creation Et All/Five Celestial Bureaus
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The Bureaus
The Celestial Bureaucracy is divided into five bureaus, under which all the functions of Creation and Heaven fall.
The Bureau of Destiny
The Most Excellent Designers of Destiny and Sidereal Conjunctions (or the Bureau of Destiny) is the bureau to which the Sidereal Exalted belong. The Bureau of Destiny maintains the Loom of Fate, plans history and ensures that the Tapestry unfolds smoothly - free of snarls and snags. In this capacity it is Creation's first line of defense against those who would unravel the Tapestry completely, including the Fair Folk, the Yozis and the Deathlords.
For planning and administrative purposes, the Bureau of Destiny is divided into five divisions, one for each Astrological House. For operations in Creation, the bureau operates in a number of conventions. There are five permanent conventions, one for each direction, and a number of special conventions for matters such as demon-hunting, disasters and forward planning for powerful Essence-wielders.
The Bureau of Heaven
The Commission on Abstract and Celestial Concern (or the Bureau of Heaven) controls the nature of abstract reality and the administrative machinery of Heaven itself. It employs the censors and the celestial lions, lion dogs and the scarab guardians and all the other direct servants of Heaven.
The Bureau of Humanity
The Divine Witnesses of Human Works and Deeds (or the Bureau of Humanity) has lost a great deal of its importance with the shrinking of Creation and the gradual decline of human civilization. Today, many senior members of the bureau encourage city fathers and other gods to rule humans directly in order to prop up the bureau's failing fortunes.
The Bureau of Nature
The Superintendency of Nature Grand and Humble (or the Bureau of Nature) represents the gods of the physical world and the creatures within it. The destruction of so much of Creation during the Contagion resulted in the layoff of many gods. These unemployed divinities form the majority of Heaven's unemployed squatter class.
The Bureau of Seasons
The Celestial Monitors of the Seasons and Weather (or the Bureau of Seasons) is a highly conservative organization that is made up primarially of elementals and is given little respect. Instead, the Court of Seasons is honored. This latter group is a ceremonial body of trivial gods in charge of certain festivals, but Heaven's preference for divinities knows little propriety. The Beureau of Seasons also contains Heaven's primary army and is responsible for turning the power of so-called "martial weather" on the enemies of Creation.
