High Lord (feminine High Lady) was the title of the head of one of the noble houses of the Tapani sector. Originally, the heads of the Houses were kings of feuding states, until Shey Tapani, High Lord of House Melantha, became Emperor of the Tapani sector, and the kings became High Lords.
- EmperorShey Tapani - House Melantha
- Lord Tritum XI - House Mecetti
- Lady Brezwalt III - House Mecetti
- Lady Varin Arabella - House Barnaba
- Lady Bathos - House Cadriaan
- Lord Weston Warsheld - House Calipsa
- Lord Bodé Leobund XI - House Mecetti
- Lord Bal Jaset - House Melantha
- Lord Theus Paddox - House Pelagia
- Lord Galen Panos - House Reena