Trends Circulate Like Magma Beneath the Crust

Rotted: Non-evil empires.
Allotted: Power ribbons

Addendum

Relatively speaking, of course. An empire can't be counted upon for reliable law enforcement across all its possessions, territories, client kingdoms, and so forth. What you really want is a mage judge.

Speaking of Law Enforcement

You know what you want to cut down on theft? Non-evil empires.

The Reason for Anti-Empire Sentiment

If you write out "emperor" enough times, everything about it seems wrong. Couldn't we contract it to "empor?" No, but eventually you'll assuredly want to. Yu-Gi-Oh named a penguin Empen, and that might be the way to go.

Addendum

Not a good empire. Nobody said anything about a good empire. Just not especially evil.

As the Seasons Change, So Too Do the Trends

Through: Intelligent armor that sounds like your parents.
New: Non-evil empires.