Baxian's Politics

Hua Xia
Hua Xia has a varied empire set up consisting of three different kingdoms working under an emperor, each with it's own ruler and officers.

Emperor
The emperor sits above all other rulers as the head of the empire itself. The emperor's family is known as the strongest in the land, either by collected knowledge, strength of either personal ability and/or army, and their wealth. Typically it is worthy of death to betray the emperor's laws and orders, and thus the other kingdoms refuse to attempt an overthrow of the current emperor, as their family holds all three strengths.

Rulers
Rulers are the head of a kingdom, giving orders either from the emperor himself, or by personal demand, as they have the ability to if required. The Rulers report only to the emperor himself, and command their officers to assist them in ruling over their kingdoms. They typically stay in the capital of these kingdoms and make their orders, with their family and their war officers and advisors with them for protection from assassins and other ways of death.

Advisor
An advisor is a step below the ruler. As their role applies, they give advice to the rulers on how to go about resolving civil issues within their kingdoms, and assist with providing orders. They are usually chosen by the ruler, and considered a friend of the ruler's family in some way.

War Officer
A ruler's war officer is much like an advisor, who stays near the ruler and provides information on ongoing battles currently happening. They also provide advice on movements to make, as well as any actions concerning any ongoing wars and battles. They stay behind and only go to battle only if required. They also double as the rulers personal bodyguard, and often stay close.

Regional Officer
Regional officers are people appointed by the ruler to rule over the smaller cities in the kingdom that provide much trade to nearby smaller towns and villages. They are given armies to defend their lands, as well as attack if required. They either report to the ruler if available, or to the war officer if the ruler is not available. They also assist local officers with collecting taxes to then provide to the ruler of the kingdom.

Local Officer
Local officers are considered the lowest rank in the ruling system, providing direction and leadership to towns and villages. They report directly to regional officers with any concerns, issues, or defense required from the ruler of that kingdom. It is then passed up the chain of command and ruled upon if able. They are also responsible with collecting the taxes with the regional officers assistance from the towns and villages in their local area.

Gobi Desert
The Gobi Desert has a nomadic feudal system. Warlords rule over various regions of the desert itself, and often fight over habitable land. There is no real structure to the leadership of these lands, and worth is dependant on the ability of a person to create wealth. Someone who does not work is not ranked highly in a warlord's clan, as opposed to a warrior or a farmer who provides worth to the clan itself.

Free Lands
The Free Lands are considered wilderness with scattered kingdoms and regions ruled by various types of governments.

Yamato
Yamato is set under a feudal government system, consisting of various clans who watch and rule over certain regions of land.

Shogun
The Shogun sits as the head of a clan, and ruler over a region. All business, including trade and warfare, passes through to the Shogun first to make a decision. He then spreads the information to his appointed military figures known as Daimyo, who watch over portions of the clan's region as warlords. Any decisions the Daimyo make to either take or defend land, or change the way of trade must be accepted by the Shogun first.

Daimyo
Daimyo are warlords appointed by the Shogun to help defend parts of the clan's region. Their duty is to handle the tactical front of battles and assure even trade between all the Daimyo in the region. Daimyo are entrusted to also handle recruitment of samurai and soldiers to defend the Shogun's land. Any local complaints and issues come to the Daimyo to handle.

Samurai
Samurai are recruited officers of the Daimyo who handle the front of war as warriors leading their men to defend the Shogun's region. They are servants to the Daimyo and follow any commands as required to bring honor and wealth to the region and it's Shogun.

Peasants/Merchants
The peasants and merchants are considered some of the lowest levels of the system. Peasants would be above merchants, as they would provide the workforce to handle all the lower work, such as farming and artisian work. The lowest rank then was the merchants, who provided nothing for the region. They only existed to continue moving coin about Yamato, and help keep the economy stable.

Tirnen Rhovan
Tirnen Rhovan has no set government, as it is considered a set of wild isles. However, the dragons who control and protect the isles have set up a rank system to provide permissions to certain humanoids. This helps determine what they are allowed to do within the isles, and possibly even join the Tirith, the group of druids and nature clerics who help protect and provide for the monsters found in isles, if their rank is high enough.

Guardians
Guardians are exactly what the title states; a guardian to protect the natural environment from outside forces seeking to remove it. They are given authority to judge outsiders as they see fit, and are allowed to test visitors to see their true intentions. Those who pass the tests of Guardians are given respect and roles (which give access to certain places visitors otherwise would never be able to visit). Guardians are oftentimes Druids but can be Clerics too.

Guardians start as Sprouts, following elder Tree Guardians around and completing their daily errands. They are not allowed to leave the marked sanctuaries and are not given any weapons (except for training spars). Once a Sprout completes 10 years under an elder Tree Guardian, they are given the role of a Sapling, taking on full patrol missions with access to a weapon they are allowed to customize based on their abilities to handle their weapon. A Sapling is only given the ability to rise to an elder Tree Guardians once they have completed 150 missions and have completed a feat of strength (a test that pushes a Sapling to their limits).

Archivists
Archivists are marked early on during their childhood by the elder Flowers when they show signs of amazing intelligence or any sign of magic. They are strictly Clerics, specializing in the remembrance and reverence of knowledge. They are tasked with not only collecting information but protecting it with their lives. They all are under the guidance of the great white-scaled dragon, Baidi.

An archivist starts out as a seedling, being placed strictly in a studying period for years, sometimes decades, living in the endless library Baidi lives in. Seedlings throughout this studying period find the topic of choice they focus on (in the different branches of Clerical work and worship), and dedicate their lives to that particular topic, studying to know all about it. Baidi and another elder Flower then test Seedlings who are deemed ready to move on with harsh written and physical tests based on the knowledge collected. If they pass, they are given the title of Sprout, and are allowed to wander outside of Tirnen Rhovan to collect even more knowledge not found in the library. Once a Sprout finds and writes a tome based on the new knowledge found, it is judged by Baidi alone. If deemed worthy of being placed in her endless library, the Sprout moves on to become an elder Flower, continuing their work in both protecting and collecting knowledge.

Providers
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Rosemary -

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Visitors
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Nettle -

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