Wow, more interest than I expected.
Perhaps we should discuss what we want the empire to be, now.
We need 1) an empire name, 2) a form of government, 3) a flag for the empire, and 4) an empire species.
The name can be pretty much anything you can imagine, and the flag is just a jpeg image you upload upon creating the empire. The forms of government, however, are quite varied.
Anarchy: Any office is granted to anyone who requests it, including Harlequin. 15 minutes must pass before an office can be taken by someone else.
Ranks (Highest to lowest):
Harlequin
Clown Prince
Trickster
Huckster
Jester
Town Clown
Banana Republic: El Presidente's office can be requested by anyone. El President position is granted by winning a popular vote of all citizens. General position is assigned according to individual social standing, like the Military government type. Acceptance of the General position assignment is mandatory. Subordinate positions are assigned by any higher positions. e.g. Members of Parliament can assign Governor and Mayor positions and El Presidente can assign any position, except the General position. El Presidente or the General can remove the other from office by assassination.
The assassinated victim respawns holding no position.
Ranks:
El Presidente
General
Cabinet Member
Member of Parliament
Governor
Mayor
Democracy: Any office can be requested by anyone. Unoccupied offices are granted immediately. Occupied offices are granted by winning a popular vote of all citizens. When the President leaves, the Vice President automatically succeeds to President.
Ranks:
President
Vice President
Senator
Congressman or Congresswoman
Governor
Mayor
Dictatorship: Subordinate offices are assigned by any higher office. e.g. Senators can assign Governor and Prefect offices and the Emperor can assign any office. Acceptance of an office assignment is mandatory. Position assignments cannot be resigned. The Prime Minister automatically succeeds to Emperor when the Emperor leaves. If the Emperor leaves when there is no Prime Minister, the citizen with the highest social standing is promoted to Emperor.
Ranks:
Emperor or Empress
Prime Minister
Viceroy
Senator
Governor
Prefect
Military: All offices, including Commander, are assigned according to individual social standing. Acceptance of a position assignment is mandatory. Unoccupied positions are open to claim by anyone at the next lower position. e.g. An unoccupied Company Commander position can be claimed by anyone; an unoccupied Division Commander position can only be claimed by a Brigade Commander.
Ranks:
Commander
Vice Commander
Division Commander
Brigade Commander
Regiment Commander
Company Commander
Monarchy: Subordinate offices are offered by any higher offices, e.g. Counts may offer Marquis and Baron offices and the King may offer any office. Acceptance of an office is voluntary except succession to King. The Crown Prince automatically succeeds to King when the King leaves. The Crown Prince automatically succeeds to King when the King leaves.
If the King leaves when there is no Crown Prince, a new King is appointed from the citizenry.
Ranks:
King or Queen
Crown Prince or Crown Princess
Duke or Duchess
Count or Countess
Marquis or Marquesa
Baron or Baroness
Organized Crime: Unoccupied offices are open to claim by anyone in the next lower office. e.g. An unoccupied Gang Leader office can be claimed by anyone; an unoccupied Godfather office can only be claimed by a Boss. Succession is achieved by assassinating a person holding the next higher office. e.g. A Boss becomes a Godfather by assassinating a Godfather.
The assassinated victim respawns holding no office.
Ranks:
Lord
Vice
Godfather
Boss
Enforcer
Gang Leader
Republic: Any office can be requested by anyone. Unoccupied offices are granted immediately. Occupied offices are granted by winning a vote cast among those holding the next office lower than the office sought. e.g. To become a Congressman, one must win a vote of the Governors; to become Mayor, one must win a popular vote of the citizens. Exceptions apply to the President, who is voted by the Senators, and the Vice President, who is appointed by the President.
When the President leaves, the Vice President automatically succeeds to President.
Ranks:
President
Vice President
Senator
Congressman or Congresswoman
Governor
Mayor
Theocracy: Unoccupied Deacon positions are granted to anyone who requests them. The next higher position can be requested when it becomes unoccupied. Position increases beyond Deacon are granted by winning a vote of one's peers. e.g. A Deacon must win a vote of the Deacons in order to advance to Priest. Exceptions apply to the Pope, who is voted by the Arch Bishops, and the Cardinal, who is appointed by the Pope. When the Pope leaves, the Cardinal automatically succeeds to Pope.
Ranks:
Pope
Cardinal
Arch Bishop
Bishop
Priest or Priestess
Deacon or Deaconess
I suppose we'd have to have a vote on form of government, though I'd be leaning more towards something democratic.
As for species, it's quite varied and you can create a wide variety of creatures to be yours. The obvious choice would be to create a race of dwarves, but again that can be discussed.
Edit: Added a poll to the OP.