Lesphalt is a nation created by the combination of three central city states and several smaller governed villages across the south of West Gracia. Each citystate is ruled by an oligarch known as an Under Tsar, save for Carrencaldum which is ruled by The Over Tsar. While Carrencaldum is one of the oldest, if not the oldest, city in the world the founding of the nation itself is a touch more recent following years of asserting influence and dominance over its rivals and attempting to maintain control over various ethnic groups. Lesphalt is populated by Drow, Elves, and Humans.
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Lesphalt is ruled by a multi-tier government and influenced heavily by unofficial yet very felt forces. At the head of executive branch reigns the current Over Tsar who oversees the governance of every other city state and has final say. However, in recent years the power of this position has receded as favor instead falls to influencers who have began to barter say over the royal family and even court the extremely influential powers of Pylori and her daughters. One such family who exerts such an influence is The Whiteroses family, a family of high nobility infamous the world round.
Beneath the Over Tsar are the Under Tsars. These smaller kings are by no means less powerful. Each Under Tsar controls either Aisha or Sunset Bridge and commonly they decide whomever they wish to rule. Under Tsar has stayed within the family, been passed to worthy or unworthy allies or enemies or sieged by subterfuge, or even once, infamous, been passed over with a gamble. Whilst Under Tsars are oft feared and respected kings and queens in their own right, they have no choice but to bow to the higher influences of their Over Tsar or face consequences too grave to manage. These people all meet in various occasions to discuss future policy.
Pylori's influence in Lesphalt cannot be understated and she is often critiqued for being far too involved in her nation's governance. With sleights such as "at least puppeteers make an effort to hide the strings" it is an open secret that Pylori controls most of the nation. Her direct expression over the nation are her two most powerful hands. First are her daughters, officially recognized as The Daughters of Pylori. These demi-gods are above the law and function and act however they whim, each crowning a champion to care for them and entertain them until they bore and toss them aside like a ragdoll. As well Pylori reigns over and creates her special task force known as The Inquisition. Pylori's Inquisition Soldiers are extremely powerful mutations created through mysterious and brutal methods of merging her disease with mortals stretched and reworked like steel. Inquisition Soldiers only obey Pylori's orders or occasionally the orders of her daughters if need be, and each regiment of this mighty force is overseen by a remarkably intelligent and functional commander known as a Phage Lord. The Inquisition mainly troubles itself with maintaining control over Pylori's phages, retaining military dominance over special interests, or exterminating heathens.
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