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the Federated Counties Concord
The end of the wars of the 500 kings, was marked by a brief period of great social upheaval. The populace rebelled, violently ousting the remaining kings and outlawing monarchy in favor of a more senatorial governance model, which had gradually become desired due to the writings of the great philosopher Makos of Tepot.
Makos' model provisioned for a two phased implementation beginning with a period of leadership by clan designated Jarls, which was envisioned to last an indeterminate “cooling period”, before moving to a more population-led system.
Because the clans were based primarily around family businesses, who had a direct customer relationship with the populace, they were able to quickly gain support in spearheading the new direction for governance in the void left by the revolt. Clan representatives gathered from across the former kingdoms to convene the first meeting of what would later be known as the Senate of Counties. At this convention, the nomenclatures or Jarl, County, Alder, and Abbott were conferred on the offices which remain essentially unchanged to this day. This language was borrowed heavily from Makos' classic “People and Rule”.
Here were laid out the boundaries of the Eight Counties (later becoming the Seven Counties after the succession of Skeena County back to the Island Kingdoms).
As years passed on there was little impetus to move away from what seemed to be an efficient and stable system, so Makos' suggested phase two was gradually dismissed.