The Sacred Ancestral Thing of the Gates

=== History ===
The Thing of the Gates has roots to before even the founding of the Gates, as the Greater Vidstossi tribal confederation had democratic elements and a Thing. The power of the Thing has shifted a lot throughout the ages, most obviously when a great Wérgóm rules for a long time and becomes de facto absolute and then the Thing has a big amount of control of a weak Wérgóm.
=== The Thing of Sturoana ===
After the end of the Anarchy, there was no Wérgóm, and The Gates became a de facto republic under Regent Haddadi, the most powerful Karl. The Thing has final say in most matters but clear elements of decentralization give local rulers, Karls, considerate power in their home province (Karldom)
The Thing had 21 mandates after the proclamation of The Gate Guard Order by Rágnarr the Marshall of the Gates.