Tribal Families.
Structure
King-as supreme ruler
15-tribal headman
a five-member council of elders for a route
village elder for an individual town
Public Agenda
To keep each route running devote resources to the routes that allow society to thrive to provide guidance to the villages along their route and to advise the king.
Assets
each family has wealth with the amount depending of the family. they sponsor caravans and may own orta directly. they also each own a family dwelling in the capitol and often one in the country.
History
Each tribe had a route through the desert when the first high king ascended he made each major family of the route a noble over the years different wells have moved changed hands or been created so that no one noble owns a full route. therefor a caravan takes an imprint of every well they stop at and pay once a year based on how many imprints they have. smaller travelers pay at each town they stop at.
Demography and Population
They own the wells and cisterns that make up the desert but land itself is considered gifted from the gods and not owned. the water routes are seen also as gifts from the gods. they do have large estates in the capital.
Foreign Relations
Contact with several unnamed surrounding lands which trade for mainly dried foods including grain but also any other nessisary non native supplies.
Agriculture & Industry
Related to all agriculture as they tax the people that use the wells towns may pay tax in either dried goods or money. sponser the creation of textiles as they offer caravans money to pay for exported goods if they don't sell well enough.
Trade & Transport
Caravans are directly linked to it because they tax the caravans coming through regulations on how much tax is allowed on a given route is controlled by the king so it's important for a family to have a good relationship with the king
Education
private tutors are the norm for the noble tribes.
Infrastructure
cistern a type of aquaducts called qunats and wells which they are responsible for the maintenance of.
Founding Date
0 kings era
Type
Court, Royal
Capital
Alternative Names
Kohesha
Leader
Head of State
Head of Government
Government System
Monarchy, Absolute
Power Structure
Unitary state
Economic System
Mixed economy
Currency
Rucash- a type a glass coin is used for any distance transactions or large transactions though there is plenty of local bartering. different color coins denote value. one al-ruen is red and is the smallest amount equal in theory to a pound of flour. the al-req is blue and worth 20 al-ruen one al-mes is green and worth a hundred al-req or 2000 al-ruen and are mainly used to pay for large caravan goods..
Major Exports
tiles small glass peices dye plants and dyed fabrics
Major Imports
Dried food products are always in demand to supplment the local requirements. exotic goods move through and a minorly exxessable to everyone. spices timbers exotic clothes and other goods. coal. lots of coal.
Legislative Body
the king writes the laws but the tribal government sponsors and offers significant feedback but has no power to change in save for bribery. the local people elect a headman who serves both the village needs and to work with other towns and caravan headmen.
Judicial Body
small issues go before the town elder or the caravan leader larger issues go before the tribal leader issues between tribal leaders go to the king. major water issues are required to go before the king as are major foreign delelpments. biannual reports from every caravan group also go before the king.
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