The Emperor of the Imperial Reydovan Empire, known outside the Empire as just the Reydovan Emperor, has been the head of state for the Reydovan Empire since its founding in 2296. The House of Joshmaul is the current Imperial House. The current Emperor is Kiran Joshmaul I, who has ruled since the inception of the Empire in 2296. He is opposed by the Emperor-in-Exile, Kieran Devaneaux, who - along with his supporters - seeks to overthrow the tyrannical Joshmaul and free his people from the power-mad Emperor's genocidal mania.