Light Ape Kingdom

## Flag

### History

The Light Ape Kingdom is a kingdom in the Light Ape Isle, a prosperous island known for its beauty and religious stance on Safashuism. It was founded on the ashes of the previous Realm of Safashiik by powerful gorilla Light Magic Levi in 209 ALC. Levi discovered the island and restored the image and economic standing its kingdom—which had for years prior been crippled by war and corruption— establishing a constitutional monarchy (described below). It was however, short lived. After an unpopular and devastating war with the Liberators in the Howler Lands, a nationalist movement formed, nostalgic for the ways of the old Light Ape Empire by whom the island was originally settled in 2500 BLC. The government of the LAK was slowly eroded from within, eventually climaxing with a coup resulting in the exile of King Levi of the LAK and the coronation of King Gorik, the appointed head of the new nation. The Light Ape Kingdom was effectively revolutionized and replaced by the Kingdom of New Safashiik in 235 ALC.

### Government

#### The King

The king is at the head of the Nation and the religious figure head of the nation as well as the territory’s which the king rules over. The king has the final say so in any matter that reaches his desk some of the issues for example may be from smaller local province law to nationwide laws to declaring war, all laws must need the stamp of approval by the king to enact this law province or nation wide. The king doesn’t have power to deny or withhold medical/welfare from any citizen and if he does so he can be thrown off the throne by a vote of 23-1. The king has the authority to remove a governor if he so chooses so if they break any law which the governor is sworn to uphold and protect.

#### The Holy council

The holy council consists of 12 monkes who have shown to be wise and knowledgeable in the ways of Safashuism. The holy council are the direct voice of lower powers like governors and mayors to the King. The holy council elects are chosen by retiring or dying members of the council and then voted on by the council with the king having the final say so in if the member is officially allowed on. The holy council members once elected are sworn in for life as well as an oath of secrecy with the punishment for leaking secrets being death, if a member does get killed unexpectedly or executed for leaking secrets the governors will send one candidate each per Governor where the council will vote on till it comes down to two candidates where the king will select a final candidate to fill that spot. The council doesn’t hold direct law power but can influence the way the laws are written and if the king should stamp them or not.

#### Governors

Governors are elected by the citizens of each province where they hold power over the province in a way of passing smaller laws with most having to have the stamp of approval of the king. There are 12 Governors in total who will serve a term of 5 years and is eligible for re-election twice but during war if the citizens of that province choose so they can elect a governor to a third term. The governor is held up to five main laws which they must uphold or face criminal punishment, the five laws consist of:

1. Medicape act
2. Economic Recovery act
3. Civil Rights Act
4. Amendments to Immigration and Nationality Act
5. Gulf Resolution

#### Province council

Province council members are elected by citizens of that province they run for every two years and can be re-elected for up to five terms. Province council members are elected to upkeep and maintain city’s along with maintaining the budget to upkeep schools, pay teachers, police pay roll, and upkeep of provincial prisons. Province council members can run for Governors in their provinces but once they decide to run they will lose their seat and cannot have their seat till the next re-election of council members two years later.

### Flag Meaning

The white eagles stands for the messenger of Safashu which is a white eagles, the two heads of the eagles stands for the king and its citizens how they are the heads of the kingdom and all play their own role in making the kingdom a better place for all. The shield represents the military and how it protects the king and the citizens from all danger foreign or domestic, the many stars represents the many generals and leaders that have been before that have been killed in battle.