While they seem lofty and progressive on paper, in truth Dominate ideology is twisted to allow for a functional totalitarian state. Dominate ideology emphasizes three pillars, Interdependence, Justice, and honesty. To this end, the Dominate maintains a corps of political officers known as Ducal Legates to enforce its ideology.
The Dominate maintains a bastardized version of the Imperial Cult used to enhance the power of Severus XIII. Originally part of the Imperium and consisting of worlds Severus acquired in the Periphery Sub-Sector of the Calixis Sector with the help of Dark Eldar, when the region began to plunge into chaos during the Spinward Front wars, Severus announced his annexation of the worlds under his influence into a private fiefdom, popularizing the move as a revolution against Imperial tyranny.
