Dofvoi Democracy

The Dsuðedzatu Chefuchu is not a new institution, having been forged in the fires of revolution, and eventually being the only force powerful enough to reinstate peace. The story of the Week of Fire is a common subject for the Republics children, instilling within them the will to continue the revolution when faced with tyranny.

First, lets understand how we got here. Nearly 240 years ago, after the long and cruel series of events with increasingly tyrannical kings attempted to force their will upon the people. This eventually ended when the king, whos name has been lost to history, forced himself inside a tavern and killed the barman who tended it. This was the spark that finally lit the powder keg that had been building for years before and finally an all-out revolution would begin in the town of Japanoðu and the king and his guards would be smothered and quickly lynched around the town. The towns governor would attempt to use his small garrison to try and put down the revolt before it spread, but his men refused to fight, instead siding with the people and the governor would soon join the king as his body swung by its neck in the wind.

News would quickly spread around the island of the revolt, with the Crown-Prince trying his best to gain control of his army to crush the revolt. The army would soon start to march, but just as news had reached the Prince it had also reached the people of his capital and, being sick of the repressive rule of the monarchy and would use hidden swords, bows and spears and attack the army from the protection of their homes. It is said the blood of the army would stain the harbour red for years to come. In under a week the Island would have abolished the monarchy, with the entire royal family having been thrown off cliffs, a homage to the common execution method for refusing the orders of the king.

The next few years to come would see a series of weak systems rise and fall until a series of slaves and workers proposed the modern system. A senate would be established, with representatives elected from the religious diocese by every adult over 20 that lived there. Many large businesses would then be taken over by the state, with all prophets being returned to the government and, in the process, removing a series of extremely unpopular taxes that had remained since the days of the monarch. The process of buying up the businesses would also see many of the old aristocracy removed from power as their influence was taken from them. The people who lost their companies and wealth would attempt another coup, that had been very common at the time, as they believed these reforms would have been very unpopular. This would ultimately fail, with the people not supporting them and the new government quickly being able to imprison and execute the rebels.

Following this rebellion what remained of the army would be disbanded, with the slowly growing I.ð.U taking the role of defender of the seas and small militias being trusted to overthrow the government and elect new officials should they feel they where slipping back to tyranny. The trade company would slowly become a stabilising force of the small nation, with any revolt being overseen by them, with the company then setting up elections. There have been a handful of revolts that carried out like this, the most recent being the 236 “Revolt of the Slaves”.

Overall the foundation of the Republic would be rocky, with there being a delicate balancing act between the government and the people, with government institutions taking the role of preserver of the Republic should the people believe their rights are being infringed upon.