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An obligator is needed to witness or approve anything significant going on in the Final Empire. Without their approval, agreements and contracts aren't morally or legally binding.{{book ref|mb2|part=ars}} Any legal assassination requires the Ministry's approval, usually through bribery.{{wob ref|5498}} Obligators, in addition to witnessing agreements, run all public works in the Final Empire. They oversee programs such as sewage and engineering, and most of the head engineers who design city plans are obligators themselves.{{wob ref|3045}}
In addition to their bureaucratic functions, the obligators serve as the Lord Ruler's religious leaders. They teach the Lord Ruler's religion to skaa and noblemen alike.{{wob ref|5422}} The obligators determine who the nobility is allowed to marry as part of their religious duties.{{book ref|mb1|23}} Obligators are allowed to be married.{{wob ref|1077}} Those who become an obligator forfeit their surname.{{wob ref|7690}} The Lord Ruler requires more devotion from the obligators; they practice religious worship and have to maintain a religious air that is unnecessary for nobles. Some of the religious practices for the Steel Ministry include daily prayers and ceremonies to the Lord Ruler.{{wob ref|7695}}
{{Image|noorden.jpeg|Noorden, an obligator|side=right|width=255px}}
Obligators are distinguished by their shaved heads and intricate black tattoos around their eyes that signify rank and Canton membership.{{book ref|mb1|1}}{{book ref|mb1|27}} They typically wear dark grey robes.
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