Main title says Legion 16 in stenciled letters. A spray-painted flag of a Legion Group has seven alternating red and blue stripes (starting and ending with red) and a yellow five-pointed star in the middle.
Hierarchy
The Hierarchy is the political face of the government. They make the laws and administer them, write and sign treaties, declare war, set up trade agreements, and perform all the executive functions of a government. Rule is hereditary with most Families well-established in positions of power, although Families can be removed from power in accordance with each province's constitution.
All information is according to traditional borders and families prior to the First Election. Current status following the Third Election is listed.
The Hierarchy is the collective names for the global government, comprised of the ruling families (known as The Hierarchy) and their administrative families, the Chancellary. Each Province has one Hierarchy family and one Chancellary family. Typically, they both reside in the provincial capital city. Each official province vehicle will fly two flags: Hierarchy and provincial. Both branches speak the largely outlawed diplomatic language, Elamejj.
The nine points represent each of the nine Provinces. Orange represents the dawn, blue the twilight.
Each Family has a tattoo that is specific to them, in design, placement, and color. Each Family member is required to have it once they hit the age of eligibility and they are the only ones permitted to bear Hierarchal ink. If a Family leaves power, for whatever reason, their ink is retired and the incoming Family designs their own.
Shadowy and behind-the-scenes, the Chancellary is often known as the "neck of the Hierarchy", able to turn it any way, to see anything they want. They're also known for their back alley dealings and political intrigue. Historically, the Chancellary is known for cleaning up Hierarchy political and personal messes. Chancellary families are born to their station and do not change, despite any Hierarchy family change. If, for whatever reason, a Chancellary family cannot fulfill their duties, a new one is appointed by a secret committee. Chancellary members do not have tattoos.
Rough pronunciations are given in parentheses. Syllabic emphasis is marked with an apostrophe (the difference between GER-many and Ger-MANY).
Note: a generation on Vaerith is defined as 25 years.