The Protectorate
As representatives of the many countries and city-states of the main continent, members of the Protectorate exert full power and control over the main settlement of the island, Newhope. However, beyond the secure walls of the city their laws are just words that no one wants to listen and can't be kept.
Structure
The Protectorate is composed by five members, all equals in terms of powers and jurisdiction. Each member represents a city-state or country and their odd number avoids ties when it comes to votes. Of course, even though abstention is not permitted, since every member tries to obtain a situation of favour for its country decisions are hard to take and oftentimes they are just posponed.
Public Agenda
The Protectorate aims to overcome the difficulties in colonizing the new continent so as to extract more and more resources and make the venture of the countries on the island useful. Also, they promote the eradication of many dangerous species that inhabit the new land. Aside from that, different members of the council want different things and have different aims. In particular, Besh Roga and Durgasya strongly promote a policy of friendliness with the local intelligent races, while Saddaq, Duarvic Kingdom and Lyrgian League think the settlers should conquer and/or destroy them.
Assets
The five members of the council have complete control over a small force of soldiers that help maintain the order in Newhope, which is strongly needed as there are many criminals. However, other than that the Protectorate cannot grant much more, as wealth is more in the hands of the Merchants' Guild and outside of Newhope the laws of the settlers cease to exist.
History
The city of Newhope, major settlement of the colonists in Kontonyus, exists thanks to an agreement between the Lyrgian League and the Duarvic Kingdom. When the first explorers arrived, they founded a settlement and started expanding it, but soon their claims on the island were overrun by the arrival of official envoys from the Duarvic Kingdom and the Lyrgian League. Both claimed the new continent as part of their countries, which nearly caused a diplomatic incident and could have led to a conflict. Fortunately, the city-state of Besh Roga, which arbitrated similar occurrences in several occasions, intervened and founded the Protectorate, a three-members council that would have reigned over Kontonyus. Soon, Saddaq and Durgasya earned a place in this agreement offering resources to start off the new settlement, so at the moment the Protectorate is comprised of five members.
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