Aradian Parliament

The **Aradian Parliament** are the supreme legislative body of the Isles of Aradia. it claims executive power over all governmental bodies within the territory and is the chief political governing body following the collapse of the Monarchic system that preceded it. Its members are chosen by select electors within a given constituency, each of whom vote for a candidate to represent their region, with General Elections held once every 5 years. While every member of parliament gets to vote in government matters, consensus on votes is usually dictated by allegiance to one of two political parties that represent contrasting financial interests and philosophies of governance. These are the Aradian Industrial Worker's Party, called the Industrialists or the "Cogs," and the Aradian Royalist Conservative Party, called Conservatives or the "Blades." The current majority party is the Industrialists, and their leader is Mr. Fabian Halfmoon, Member of Parliament for Bastion Queenstown. In this position, Fabian is the "Prime Minister," the Head of State.

The first form of Parliament was established by Queen Talia I following the Pirate War, as a means with which to meet with her landowner subjects and improve communications among the upper classes to prevent hostilities; it is also believed she meant to democratize government, as she began to take a less active role in politics during the 1050s and preferred to delegate rule to her children. The current form of Parliament was established following the 1077 Revolution's overthrow of the Blackthorne Monarchy, whereafter the Solemn Covenant was agreed by Fabian and Baroness Valoria Blackthorne to create the new system of governance and prevent further civil war. The initial election saw a landslide sweep for the Industrialists, and the following in 1082AE returned the same result. The Conservatives have dubious influence over the government as a consequence; however under the terms of the Solemn Covenant, they retain a higher level of control over their own districts, thus compensating for them by resembling the power structures of old nobility.

Meetings of parliament are held in the Royal Palace lower antechamber, which was once the Senate during the time of Old Everglow. The chamber is arranged in a rectangular shape with parallel high benches lining the walls and a walkway between both sides; the Conservatives are seated on the right side of the chamber, with the Industrialists to the left. There is a throne on a raised dais that was once occupied during meetings by the Monarch, but now goes symbolically empty. Below it is seated the Speaker of the House who moderates the meetings, a position currently occupied by the dwarf Berkow. he is accompanied by a clerk who records the exchanges, and groups of lawyers who consult on the matters therein.

## Districts

List of known constituencies within the Isles, with allegiances and MP names listed where notable;

#### In Bastion City;

* (All MPs are Industrialists but specific ones are named)
* Bastion Bay North-East
* Bastion Bay South-East
* Bastion Bay South-Central
* Markets Lower
* Markets & Bay North-East
* Markets Central & Bazaar
* Markets & Everglow Overlook North
* Bowery Lower-East
* Bowery West-Central
* Workers Mile
* Queenstown - Fabian Halfmoon (ind)
* The Long Narrows
* Old Everglow Manors
* Old Everglow West & Markets - Cormoran Yaxley (ind)
* Old Everglow Bay
* Bastion Outer-South
* Bastion Outer-Central
* Bastion Outer-Bay
* Bastion Financial District
* Palace Heights

#### In the West;

* Darkharbour & Stormrise South-Central - Baroness Valoria Blackthorne (Con)
* Stormrise North Bay - (con)
* Stormrise South Heights - (con)
* Whiteoak Plains South - (con)
* Whiteoak Hall & Prairies - (con)
* Thunderclap East - Earl Olyvar Thormund (con)
* Thunderclap West - (con)
* Shadowwood North - Sir Klaus Rookwood (ind)
* Shadowwatch & Forest South - Count Caradoc Rookwood (ind)
* Fallowfield & Green Gable - Sir Garton Falmar (con)
* Longbarrow North Marches - (ind)
* Cogfort & Longbarrow South - (ind)
* Chrystantheum West- Duke Jaster Monmoth (con)
* Chrystantheum South-East - (con)
* Volmark - Autarch Ferdinand (con)
* Frostfall & Frostfort - Sir Arianne Wildthorne (independant/no affiliation; has never taken her parliament seat & abstains from voting)

#### In the Eastern Reach:

* Three Titans- Lord Odysseus Knox (ind)
* Mistvale North -  (ind)
* Mistvale Keep & Southern Heights - Taoiseach Sinead Corcoran (con)
* Worcupia Barrens - (ind)
* Porcupine’s Den & Worcupia South - Earl Jaster Worcester (ind)
* Bann Ard West- (ind)
* Bann Ard East - (ind)
* Motter’s Spiral - (ind)

#### The Mok-Surial District

* White Slope: Lord Xeke Lorka, Conservative
* The Tumult: Lady Mavis Adsiks, Industrialist
* Cradling Valley: Lady Zura Alion, Conservative
* Great Shieldlands: Minister Niki Maiden, Industrialist
* The Flowering Lands: Lady Maria Dul-Sansiska, Conservative

#### The Vadan District

* Western Inner Silkwood: Lady Erenai, Conservative
* The Billowing Steppes: Lady Nirai Quavass, Conservative
* The Maw: Lady Anastasia Dargas, Industrialist
* The Spearhead: Zurima, Industrialist
* Crimson Borderlands: Industrialist

#### Others

* Behmoor: Cana Zech Canis, Conservative
* Shade’s Rest: Alpha Sofria Fang, Conservative
* Midlands East & Floodplains - (ind)
* Midlands Central & Riverford - (ind)
* The Deadlands - (ind)
* Silkwood East & Greengrove - Dame Lucy Falmar (con)
* Highcliffe & Eastern Bay - (ind)
* Tropics - F’Dango (con)
* Dimhollow East Marches - (ind)
* Dimhollow West - (ind)
* The Grey Coast: Conservative