Bauhaus

Bauhaus is an extremely conservative society that seems hidebound and even anachronistic to outsiders. Public life in the corporation is managed by four Supreme Ministries, each of which is under the hereditary control of a Duke Elector and his household. These Ministries, along with their multifarious sub-ministries, oversee all aspect of life in Bauhaus domains.
Unlike Capitol, Bauhaus does not have a written corporate charter. Instead, it relies on the enduring authority of its traditions. Things are the way they are because that’s how they’ve always been.
To most Homebuilders it is practically unthinkable that any subordinate noble would seriously challenge the authority of the Elector Houses, they would view such insubordination as tantamount to anarchy. After all, knowing one’s place and respecting the social stratification of Bauhaus are values that are drilled into Homebuilders from birth.
In recent times, with the growing threat of the Dark Legion, the degree of faith the Homebuilders have in their hierarchies and traditions has become even greater than it was in ages past. Bauhaus is a very successful corporation and its law-abiding people are as comfortable as it is possible to be in these troubled times. No loyal member of the corporation wants this to change.

The degree to which such a system could be abused is clear, and there are innumerable examples of aristocrats who have exercised their wealth and privilege with snobbish contempt for their social inferiors.
However, there are many organisations within Bauhaus, including most of their major media outlets, that help quash the spread of such stories whilst extolling the virtues of those nobles who make efforts to manage Bauhaus responsibly.