Mantle of Succession

The Mantle of Succession is a robe given to the Hierarchs of the Heil Empire. Each mantle is the color of the respective clan (for example, red for Clan Mitragan or white for Clan Illyich) and has a glyph on the back. this glyph is actually a Heil numeral ranging from one to ten, and denotes which seat the mantle in question corresponds to. These Mantles can be taken from a defeated Hierarch by anyone powerful enough to best them in combat, and keeping one is tantamount to proclaiming yourself his successor.

Klaara'Doran kan Mitragan, upon leaving Sovereign prior to the events of "Twice-Shadowed Saint", took the Mantle her father had left her. Although no one will challenge Liima over not wearing his Mantle (mostly due to the fact that it does not fit his massive frame), this means that once he perishes there can only be nine Hierarchs in Clan Mitragan unless someone defeats Klaara and/or takes the Mantle from her.