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==Government and politics== | ==Government and politics== | ||
Always a world of conspiracy and violence, Eayn is ruled by an alliance of arch-matriarchs,<ref name="warfleet"/> queens that form the bulk of [[Kig-Yar]] royalty.<ref name="universe"/> With a postindustrial capitalist society, the governments of Eayn have been described as | Always a world of conspiracy and violence, Eayn is ruled by an alliance of arch-matriarchs,<ref name="warfleet"/> queens that form the bulk of [[Kig-Yar]] royalty.<ref name="universe"/> With a postindustrial capitalist society, the governments of Eayn have been described as [[Wikipedia:Ochlocracy|ochlocracies]], which is defined as rule by mob, or the intimidation of the legitimate authorities by the masses. [[Wikipedia:luck egalitarianism|Luck egalitarianism]] forms the base of the justice system.<ref name="bestiarum"/> | ||
While under the governance of the [[Covenant]], Eayn was never fully integrated under the empire's rule.<ref name="warfleet"/> Even after the collapse of the Covenant, Eayn's matriarchal government continues to thrive.<ref name="universe"/> The continents of [[Ah'lomet]] and [[Ruuht]] are ruled by separate pseudo-governments that contest nearby islands.<ref name="catalog"/> | While under the governance of the [[Covenant]], Eayn was never fully integrated under the empire's rule.<ref name="warfleet"/> Even after the collapse of the Covenant, Eayn's matriarchal government continues to thrive.<ref name="universe"/> The continents of [[Ah'lomet]] and [[Ruuht]] are ruled by separate pseudo-governments that contest nearby islands.<ref name="catalog"/> | ||