Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-76.97.80.106-20130811163656/@comment-14138255-20140824162538

No there is actually such a thing as an Elected Monarchy (and the High King does have unlimited power [or as much power before people have enough of him] so he isn't just a President), Saudi Arabia (and I think The UAE (United Arab Emirates) too).

And the concept that Empires through "good will" is a naïve idea, and (if you're definition of Empire is "a country encompassing several amounts of territory and cultures") not even we are like that, 2/3 of the USA was taking it from either Mexico or the Native Americans.