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Third time’s the charm so here’s another lore post because I’m seeking something but I do not know what.

This one’s gonna be on the inner working of the Jaros government and the 12 nobles that rule the land. Jaros is the only country that still fully operates with nobles as the ruling class wheras most other countries have a more democratic government. There is, of course, some local democracy but the country itself is governed by the twelve families that divided the land ages ago after they conquered it with their legendary relics. Each family now protects a relic and wields it as evidence of their rule. Here are some of the most notable of these families and the weapons they hold.

First up is the most notable of the families, the Mudderbow family who rule over the grand duchy of Vilid. This duchy includes the capitol city of Vilid and its surroundings. The Mudderbows hold the legendary sword of Marlow the weapon said to have dealt the final blow to the false usurper Vilid. The Mudderbows now reign the grand duchy fairly calmly with no major interventions happening or laws being passed although they pressure other nobles a lot to pass laws in their territories that profit the Mudderbows more then the other nobles.

Second is a more unique noble that does not really consist of a family.  It is the ever-enigmatic robotic lich and earl of Rumeria, Litchter. They are one of the first twelve warforged made to beat the dragons but abandoned by the government not long after. Litchster was found by the then Earl, Bartholomew Rumeria. The Earl took in the warforged after he found it in a scrapyard and sought to revitalize it with necromatic energy. When the machine was reborn he dubbed it Litchter and made them his only heir. Now the warforged lives in his mansion looking over the city of Rumeria and its surroundings while studying his time away in isolation. The legendary wand of Bartek is also said to be in the possesion of Litchter, but with a scarce amount of hunters looking for it, no one has yet been able to confirm this. 

Third is a minor lord called, Lord Yeehaw, of the county of Overbrush a small territory in the south of Jaros close to the border with Xouron. They live in the hills where they practice their religion praying to their god who they are quite devout to. They wield the hat of Yechiel, a felt hat that allows them direct contact with Juliet godess of the moons. 

Fourth is the duchess of Cragharbour, Saab of Harker. Originally this duchy and its surroundings were ruled by the original Craneharbour family who ruled the city of Craneharbour and its surroundings. This however ended quite abruptly when Reagan Rokartis, who worked for the then ruling baron, introduced triple down economics. The financial disaster that followed would be known as Rokartisnomics and resulted in the city of Craneharbour becoming one of the poorest areas and crime rates began to sky rocket. The criminal gangs that resulted from this then began a drug empire that got the city unofficially Cragharbour. Reagan fled to Revos after the disaster but the baron and his family were brutally killed by an angry mob. In the chaos a new ruler arose, this however was a Rakshasa who deceived the peoples. Now the exact same Rakshasa still rules under the name Saad, having taken on many different forms to avoid suspicion. The relic this family wield has been lost after the Rokartisnomics scandal, but many believe Reagan took it with him.

There are some other nobles like the firbolg duke of Autumnkeep, but these four are the most notable of the bunch. The nobles rule the country together in a national assambly that happens once every month and also often make deals between each other or start small wars. The one thing keeping Jaros together is their pact to always stand together against outside threats.