Actually, I think I'm going to make Degal a cross between Monarchy and a voting system. THey elect a king or queen, and then he/she rules just like a kind/queen for 10 years, after which a new election might be held if the populace thinks their leader isn't doing a good job. Often, they keep the same leader until they die once they've found a good leader. The current queen has been in place for 36 years, and her (human) husband died 8 years ago, and she has one 21 year old half-elven daughter.