For each of the following Ministry positions, the holders of these offices must uphold the responsibilities listed for their office in order to be considered eligible for a Ministry point.

1. The Imperial Sovereign of Arms.

The Imperial Sovereign of Arms is the Heraldic officer directly subordinate to the Imperial Crown, and acts as the Head of the Imperial College of Arms. The Imperial Sovereign of Arms is responsible for:

1. Maintaining or causing to be maintained the Armorial, Ordinary, and Roll of Arms.
2. Keeping or causing to be kept a hardcopy file of all presentations and registrations.
3. Supervising and coördinating the heraldic functions and activities of the Imperial College of Arms and its members.
4. Processing presentations in a timely manner.
5. Acting as the head of the College of Arms.
6. Resolving conflict of armorial devices presented by the membership of the Adrian Empire.
7. Reporting on a regular basis to the Imperial Crown.
8. Educating the College of Arms and the populace in the Art of Heraldry.
9. Establishing precedents and maintaining and distributing this Manual and the Guidelines for Presentations.
10. Aiding the Imperial, Royal, and Noble Estates in the design and staging of authentic ceremonial that is adapted to the needs of the Adrian Empire.
2. Deputies to the Imperial Sovereign of Arms.

Each Deputy to the Imperial Sovereign of Arms is responsible for:

1. Assisting the Imperial Sovereign of Arms in the above duties.
2. Reporting on a monthly basis to the Imperial Sovereign of Arms.
3. Any other duties as may be specifically assigned them by the Imperial Sovereign of Arms.
3. Sovereigns of Arms serving Geographic Chartered Subdivisions.

These Heraldic officers shall be the chief Minister of Arms in their local area. Each Sovereign of Arms serving a Geographic Chartered Subdivision is responsible for:

1. Processing presentations in a timely manner.
2. Reporting on aleast a quarterly basis, preferably a monthly basis, to the Imperial Sovereign of Arms and to their local Crown.
3. Educating the populace in the Art of Heraldry.
4. Maintaining a hardcopy file of all presentations and registrations from the local area.
5. Assisting the Imperial Sovereign of Arms in the making of precedents by offering opinions grounded in documentable Period practice.
6. Aiding their local Estates in the design and staging of authentic ceremonial that is adapted to the needs of the Adrian Empire.

Local Crowns may choose to split the duties of this Heraldic office between two or more individuals.

7. In the case of the local Crown splitting the duties of this office, the Minister directly responsible for processing and handling Heraldic presentations shall be considered the Sovereign of Arms for the area.
1. All other Heraldic officers in a Geographic Chartered Subdivision shall be called Heralds.
2. These Heralds shall be subordinate to the local Sovereign of Arms.
4. Heralds serving Estate Holders.

Each Herald serving an Estate Holder is responsible for:

1. Reporting on at least a quarterly basis to their local Geographic Chartered Subdivision Sovereign of Arms.
2. Educating the Populace in the Art of Heraldry.
3. Maintaining a hardcopy file of all presentations and registrations given to them and passed on to the local Sovereign of Arms.
4. Aiding the Estate Holder they serve in the design and staging of authentic ceremonial that is adapted to the needs of the Adrian Empire.