The DragonHaven's Aspects

The government of Fyre is composed of several senators elected from different sections of the land, an idea thought up and acted upon by the unicorns for centuries. The land is split up into several sections, according to the layout of the towns, cities, and havens and the type of job that is upheld by the citizens overall. The mountains of Fyre, for example, are split up into twelve different sections, and one of the most influential senators of the region is a gruff old griffin called D’kerrii.

Every seven years, another election takes place. All sentients, Guardians, and humanoids may vote, but they must be above the age of 20. When the senator is elected, he joins his region section (i.e. mountains, plains, beaches), which is made up of all the senators of his region. They are presented with bills from the populace, which they vote upon. So basically, each region governs itself according to its needs. This senate is called the Lower Senate.

Whenever a crisis arises, the regions vote upon the best senator among them and send him to the center of government (which is usually the DragonHaven, due to its nearly impregnable layout). There, the best minds settle together on what is best for the people. This is called the Higher Senate. It also controls the boundaries of regions; if a town or city becomes extinct, the region must be examined. (Thus surveyors come into play.)

The armed forces of Fyre are controlled by the Havens, which are controlled by their separate regions. Only the current center of government may override a region’s wishes, and only then if it is voted upon by the Senate. The current center of government is always chosen by the Higher Senate for qualities of its condition (a fortress is preferred over a town surrounded by wooden stakes, for example) and for the forces it has underneath its power.

Lawmakers are controlled by their towns and are picked by the people. Lawmakers are different from Earth police by the fact that their jobs are exceptionally hard to maintain (mainly because they are watched closely by the populace) and even harder to get. They are a caste among themselves; young men have to train very hard to make the rank of Lawmaker, and they must also have many redeeming qualities, such as honor, respect, and kindness, as well as good physical condition, knowledge of human emotion, and fine battle instincts and skills. They control crime rates, protect the town/city/haven from within, and are trained specifically what to do when mobs roam the streets.

Mayors do exist in Fyre. They, too, are elected by the populace, except their elections are three years apart as opposed to seven. They take the bills and wishes of the town they govern and send them to the senate of their region.

To act as a kind of mayor, the Lower Senate elects the best bonding pair, usually a pair of high-ranked soldiers, to govern a Haven (a mission bonding pair is never elected for governing).

The generals of Fyre (they are elected by the Higher Senate) watch over the major Havens, also called the Great Havens-- the GriffinHaven, the SerpentHaven, the UnicornHaven, and the DragonHaven. Those havens are actually massive military outposts and are under military rule for the most part, but many citizens prefer living in them for the fact that they are the best protected. Since so many people of so many different racial and cultural types all gather together in one place, the Great Havens often offer a greater variety of pastimes and hobbies for people to enjoy in their spare time, such as theater, public gardens, and organized sports. Great Havens also offer training schools, colleges, and public schools, dedicated to the upkeep of the body, mind, and spirit. If there’s any place to go for education, it is usually the Great Havens. Public schools exist only in regions where the Senate has been given such a wish and acts upon it, and usually the schools are only furnished once and aren’t furnished again until those who teach in the schools beg the Lower Senate for more funding. As a result, education outside of the Great Havens is not in very good surroundings, and schools are usually one-room buildings with only one teacher per thirty or so students.

Funds for public schools are provided by the townspeople, who pay taxes to their region as the region votes. They both pay the salaries of the senators and of public servants, such as Lawmakers and teachers. (This is where the strategic planning of the regions comes in; too much, and the people suffer; too little, and the public servants cannot continue to work.) For the Great Havens, residents have to pay two taxes-- one to the city and one to the region.

Inner disputes are handled by the Lower Senates; boundary lines separating different regions are kept up by the Higher Senate whenever it meets.