Estoria Culture, Part 4

All right, we need to set a schedule. Let's say for the time being to expect posts daily between 6:00 and 9:00. That seems to be a good target time.

So, politics.

Estoria is a constitutional monarchy. A head of state controls has a large amount of control over the country, but his actions are directly answerable to the parliament.

The parliament is 110 strong. It includes a large amount of the noble families. A long time ago, elections used to be held for both Head of State and parliamentary positions. At some point, it came to be expected that the elections were rigged to keep the same people in power for as long as possible, and their children won when they became too old to govern. Eventually elections were abolished altogether and governmental power is entirely hereditary. The pressure to marry and bare a male heir is immense.

...Women aren't allowed into the government, as may be expected.

Very little gets accomplished in parliament. Over the years, family feuds have gotten involved in the stagnant atmosphere and they all do their best to keep each other from changing anything. As a result, things remain in the status quo. Nothing is ever done about the waning coal supply. The economy slips further and further into a deadly state. And don't even mention trying to reopen Estorian borders. That's a surefire way to get everyone to hate you.

But these people can't be all bad for letting their country fall into disrepair, right?
Tomorrow, we'll meet a few members of Parliament.