The Concord of Rulership

This concord is an agreement between the Rulers of Bholdor and its people that should the Monarch ruling from Kernbholdar break any of these tenets the governors of the other six great cities Vandaral, Homgurum, Geldan, Galbitorium, Themyur, and Dag Duruhl may with a vote of 4 or more of the governors remove the ruler from office. The rulers of Vandaral, Homgurum, Geldan, Galbitorium, Themyur, and Dag Duruhl must also agree to follow these tenets and should they break them a vote of four of the other cities this time including the monarch in Kernbholdar may remove them from office. The governors will be chosen by vote of the people and these governors will choose the monarch. The monarch may put in place intermediate governors while votes take place but a single intermediate governor can not hold office for longer than one year. The rulers of each city choose Judicians who make rulings on disputes and decide the guilt or innocence of criminals. Listed below are the rights of the monarch, the rights of the governors, and the rights of the common people.

## The Monarch's Rights

1. The monarch can not be arrested for a crime.
	1. Should the monarch commit a crime he must first be removed from power by the governors and then arrested and given a fair trial.
2. The Monarch should do what is best for the people whether that is what they want or not.
3. The monarch has the power to chose a governor for Kernbholdar should he be too busy to control the city.
4. The monarch may put in place intermediate governors while votes take place but a single intermediate governor can not hold office for longer than one year.
5. The Monarch may choose Judicians for Kernbholdar or allow his appointed governor to do so.
6. The monarch serves for life or until he chooses to retire.
	1. should the Monarch violate the rights of the people or governors he may be removed from office before either of these times occur.
7. The monarch can create both laws for the Kingdom of Bholdor and for the city of Kernbholdar.
	1. The laws of the Kingdom of Bholdor effect every city in the nation.
	2. Laws made for Kernbholdar effect only that city.

## The Governor's Rights

1. The governors should do what is best for their people.
2. A governor serves for 20 years unless removed from office by a vote from the governors of four or more persons as described in the introduction.
3. The governors may make laws for their city as long as they do not conflict with laws for the Kingdom of Bholdor or this concord.
	1. The monarch may strike down any law of the governor's he feels to be unjust.
4. The governors are elected by the people in the city to be governed.

## The Rights of the People

1. All persons have the right to a fair trial.
	1. In this trial they must be seen as innocent until proven guilty.
	2. This trial must be speedy
		1. a person in jail for a year or more without trial must be released.
2. No cruel or unusual punishments may be issued for crimes.
3. All Dwarfs born in the Kingdom of Bholdor are citizens.
	1. Anyone who is not a citizen at birth and wishes to be a citizen may petition the governor or a Judician of the city they have resided in for 20 years to become a citizen.
		1. This will only be allowed should they be found to be a good member of the community by this official.
	2. Persons may only petition once every decade.
4. All adult citizens may vote for their governor.
	1. An adult is any dwarf above fifty years.
	2. Should another race become a citizen the year of maturity applies for each of them as the year of adulthood.
5. All citizens have the right to their property.
	1. This property may only be seized when the citizen is suspected of a crime and should they fail to be convicted within one year of seizure the property must be returned.
6. No person may be killed unless they are convicted by a Judician of the law to be worthy of such an offense.
	1. Should a Judician wrongly convict someone the same fate they chose for them must be placed upon the Judician.
	2. No punishment may be levied for questioning a Judician's decision.
	3. The Ruler of the area will decide whether the Judician heard the case fairly should a grievance be brought.
7. All persons in the Kingdom of Bholdor have the right to freely worship whichever religion they choose as long as its practices do not conflict with the laws of the nation.