Hydro Head Leader

The title of Hydro Head Leader is not one that can be bought or stolen. It must be earned and can be fatally revoked if the Hydro Head Hivemind unanimously agree you aren't a good leader.
This title, until Usek, had always gone to a being who was genetically a Hydro Head.

Qualifications

Be able to lead. Be able to fight effectively. Be able to understand conservation.

Requirements

Before Usek was chosen, the Hydro Head Leader needed to be born of the leader subspecies, also known as the Origin spawn, and they need to be nominated by either the previous Leader or by that Leader's Grekane or the people if the Leader was found unfit to lead. After Usek was chosen, the Hydro Head Leader needed to be nominated by the previous Leader.

Appointment

The one who is nominated will take over the position upon the death of the current Hydro Head Leader. The nominee will then go through a ritual where their body is marked with a brand and they make the promise to make sure the Hydro Head people continue on.

Duties

Keep the Hydro Head people fed and watered as well as possible. Keep the territory boundaries from shrinking. Adapt or add subspecies of Hydro Heads to the Nest.

Responsibilities

Defend the territory. Defend the people. Abide by the laws of the Nest. Balance the need for sustenance with the environment in the territory.

Benefits

Leader of a species. Can't be hypnotized if the Leader has a direct connection with the Nest, generally through a 'skull gem'.

Accoutrements & Equipment

Clothes and weapons change depending on the Hydro Head Leader's disguised form.

Grounds for Removal/Dismissal

If a Hydro Head Leader kills a Hydro Head, breaks too many laws, and/or is proven to the entire Nest that said Leader does not care for the Nest, then the entire Nest will turn on the Leader and kill them.

Type

Civic, Military, Generic

Form of Address

Redael

Alternative Naming

Leader, Great Horror, Dark Cur

Equates to

The Hydro Head Leader has the same standing as a president or dictator over a country.

Source of Authority

The Hydro Heads

Length of Term

Life