In regards to Au Ra lore and naming conventions..

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I want an answer that doesn't require a history degree (like Tribunus Angusticalvius)

It's on the list of known upcoming posts, but hasn't made it through the tubes yet.

Yes, we know that his rank is Tol. We know everyone's rank. What we don't know is, what those ranks actually are.

Based on the context clues, my bets for the ones we've seen so far are:

• zos Emperor
• yae High Legatus (or Imperial family standing coincidentally held by Varis that is higher than High Legatus)
• van Legatus
• tol Tribunus Laticlavius
• sas Tribuni Angusticlavii (inc. Praefectus Castrorum, if applicable)
• rem Pilus Prior
• nan Imperial Minister (?)

Some terms do require a little Wikipedia browsing to get the full idea, but hey, it's complex worldbuilding. Thems the breaks.

It seems that it indicate your position in the hierarchy, Z being the last letter, so Zos is the highest rank used only for the emperor, also yes, deus isn't a garlean rank.

Oh, holy crap, it is in reverse alphabetical order...