Patrician
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Patricians are full citizens of Jupiter, the only people allowed to hold certain public offices such as Senator or Govenor. Only Patricians are allowed to own land on the planet of Jupiter. Patricanship is usually a matter of birth, inherited through the male line. Once each generation, the rank may be bestowed upon a non-Patrician father and his older sons should one of his daughters ascend as Keystone.
More Equal Than Others
The Patricians and their families are known as the patriciate. Many of the legal rights and privileges of the Patrician extend to his family, even after his death. Though without a living Patrician to navigate the systems, it can be hard to secure those rights.
Only the oldest son of a Patrician is guaranteed the status of Patrician, while younger sons have to pay a recurring fee to maintain their Patrician status. The oldest son or the family can apply for the status to be transferred to another son should he not be deemed suitable for the task.
Lunar Patricians
Each year, while there is most one Jovian family, up to four lunar families may be exalted to the patriciate. There has always been handwringing about how the Lunar patriciate will one day outnumber the Jovian. At times it has, but the Lunar patriciate has barely had a modicum of the power of the deeply entrenched planetside patriciate. While Lunar Patricians are legally allowed to buy land on Jupiter, they hardly ever find themselves with the opportunity to do so.Read More About the Patriciate
Hero Worship
Notable Patricians, especially the fathers of Holy Daughters, were once revered in the Imperial Cult. Patricians were consider to embody the ideal of the Father, guiding not just his family but all of Jupiter. Many of the sculptures and monuments on Jupiter were risen to worship these men, and to this day people will leave sacrifices and gifts at the feet of these historical Patricians, albeit for "good luck" or "tradition".| ♃ Jupiter | ||||||||
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I'm really enjoying learning more about the politics of Jupiter. Eugh, though. Jupiter kind of sucks.
Yeah, they're very stuck in the past.