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Message: <blockquote data-quote="S'mon" data-source="post: 2281892" data-attributes="member: 463">Clerical authority - yes, there are churches/temples which vie for influence, but none that have authority over the Overking while being independent of him.  In this setting gods tend to be vying for power with each other and are rarely seen as neutral arbitors, except for a very few like the Norns/Fates.Many of the cities have charters - in fact over half the Overkingdom joined it voluntarily rather than being conquered, and all those incorporated areas have charters setting out duties & rights.  The old Albine administrative government is gone, there are tribal organisations in remote areas but these are not consequential.  Cities and local lords administer demesnes of varying size, usually as part of a larger area, in a feudal hierarchy with the Overking at the top.  So eg the city of Endhome rules a small domain, it is part of the Coastal Alliance of cities within the Archduchy of Colladel which is within the Overkingdom of Imarr.  The city basically runs its own affairs - more Holy Roman than Roman - sending taxes to the Archduke, who sends taxes to the Overking.  Endhome can band together with the other Coastal Alliance cities to bargain with Archduke Ulfius over tax levels etc.</blockquote>