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!Feudal | !Feudal | ||
|Feudal societies are based around a group of feudal leaders, each which have absolute power within their region. They usually cooperate to appoint a single overall representative, but power rests with the feudal lords, rather than the appointed representative. | |Feudal societies are based around a group of feudal leaders, each of which have absolute power within their region. They usually cooperate to appoint a single overall representative, but power rests with the feudal lords, rather than the appointed representative. | ||
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!Patronage | !Patronage | ||
|Factions and societies based upon Patronage have at their root family structure, with a hierarchy extended beyond that. Loyalty and honor is generally at its centre, similar to that of the Empire. Some argue this provides a truer form of democracy. | |Factions and societies based upon Patronage have at their root a family structure, with a hierarchy extended beyond that. Loyalty and honor is generally at its centre, similar to that of the Empire. Some argue this provides a truer form of democracy. | ||
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!Prison Colony | !Prison Colony | ||
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!Theocracy | !Theocracy | ||
|Theocratic factions are based upon the structures of their respective religions. The practical processes are different between the religions, but they all share the concept that their society exists in devotion to their religion and | |Theocratic factions are based upon the structures of their respective religions. The practical processes are different between the religions, but they all share the concept that their society exists in devotion to their religion and the deity or deities or beliefs at their centre. | ||
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