In the Golden Empire, a Consul was the governor of a planet or system. Consuls were initially appointed directly by the Sovereign to serve indefinitely at her pleasure, and acted as political, judicial, and military leaders on the system or systems in their charge. As part of the 65 Reforms, Procurators were given authority to appoint Consuls in their sectors. No system in the Empire answered directly to Rin without intermediary, but she declared that the Consuls of Quadia and Kavez Massass would always report to her personally.