Jayish Government

The Jaya people of old times lived, for the most part, peacefully with one another. Power came from clan matriarchies that traded young men to one another in exchange for resources. Today's Jaya still holds shadows of these old ways in that they offer young men politically, and are usually led by women. Local clans have games every 10 years to decide whose clan's matriarch is in charge of the town. Though one clan's matriarch may have the final say, it is common for them to form counsels consisting of other matriarchs, prominent traders, and Jaya war chiefs.

Taxes are in Jayish towns are higher.

Minor offenses are often ignored, or can be bribed away, whereas larger crimes involving harming others often leads to a grizzly death. Large crimes are brought before the town's Harbringer of Justice. A local business man chosen anually by the counsel who splits half the costs of punishment, with the benefit of deciding how it is carried out. Ex: If a Harbringer runs a stable; often men are drawn and quartered and the horses involved are sold at high prices to accommodate the cost.

Jobu are the guards, taxmen, hangmen, and many other forms of civil servant. They are paid by tax money and bribes, that they happily accept. Jobu chiefs are usually picked by the counsel, paid handsomely and serve until no longer able.