Government of Hestrova

Throughout the centuries the lands of modern day Hestrova were ruled in a variety of ways.

Tribal Chiefs
For most of Hestrova's history, the land consisted of thousands of tribes, ranging from tribes with populations as small as 100 to one's with several thousands of members. Each tribe was ruled by a tribal chief, referred to as Helkun. A Helkun had full control over those within his/her tribe and most ruled essentially as constitutional monarchs, as most of the tribes had rules, laws and customs. There were however a number of tribes in which the helkun acted as more of an absolute monarch, as their either were no rules within the tribe or because the position of helkun allowed the one with the title to be more free with their actions than others.

Oligarchy/8 Crowns
The group referred to as the 8 Crowns united Western Hestrova in 1812. The group acted as an oligarchy, sharing rule of the country. Each member provided input to the constitution and the first laws.

As agreed to by the 8 rulers, power over the country would be passed on to the surviving members of the group upon the death of another. In 1860, the last surviving member of the group, Hardad, came into complete power. This was the official end of the oligarchy.

Constitutional Monarchy
As the last of the 8, Hardad Fyrot altered the ruling stance within the country and established himself as Tokdon, the Hestrovan equivalent to a king or queen. This officially made Hestrova a kingdom. Despite being the countries ruler, Hardad was still restricted to what he could and could not do based on the constitution he had assisted in establishing years earlier. The position of Tokdon was passed down Hardad's blood line until 1923, following the death of Tokdon Lynak Fyrot at the hands of enraged protesters following a parade in honor of himself. Lynak had consistently by-passed the limits of the constitution and had done more or less what he wanted too, without a second though to his actions.

Following the death of Lynak, General Tarmuk "Taryar" Yarbuk was awarded the position of Tokdon.