Valkadian ruling system

==Governance in the bronze age : ==
====Valkadia emperor the Valkadian Darklord :====
(to be modified) Following the raise from the ashes, Valkadia is ruled by the "Darklord" ; titular ruler, the first among the eleven great houses. This individual supposedly has full control over the whole nation, and it's provinces. The can and will appoint the court's heads ministers. The Darklord is also Valkadia's first generalissim. Valkadia's notable rulers list can be found here.
===== Ceremony : A Darklord's coronation =====
A Darklord's coronation, is an antique ritual and happens with the death (or undeath) of their predecessor, the (un)departed previous Darklord chosen successor can freely claim their throne and shall walk from the city main gate toward the plaza cental to the capital. Through this march, any other valkadian citizen can challenge the Darklord until they declare themselves Valkadia new supreme ruler. The winner of such a challenge bearing the honors of continuing the walk toward the plaza from, if crowned they are adopted into the Darklords lineage, severing all previous allegiance and household ties. There are no rules policing how the march shall be conducted, what constitute a challenge and how the prospective Darklord shall answer them. This is supposed to guarantee that the new ruler will always be the sharped tool in Valkadia's shed.
===Valkadia's court : house of power===
Smoke and mirrors abound in the court, Valkadia's actual driving entity, it comprises all the 11 great house denizens and the high rank minor houses members.