Beikabrou

Beikabrou (bay-kae-brou) is the general name for the region around the Kabrou River, including the Kabrou drainage and the nearby Faslula coastal plain regions that do not drain into the Kabrou but are contiguous with the plain of the Kabrou delta. The region can broadly be divided into the lowland Seitdout region which includes the coastal plains and delta, the intermediate Roboureis Valley region that includes several major side drainages and the high Beizatrou Valley region that includes a large, open, plain that slopes gradually upwards towards the Shuvstübs Mountains to the north. The lower two regions are the traditional home of the Derheizh peoples, while the upper region is home to the closely related Drusich peoples. The Seitdout region has been among the most densely populated regions in the world since prehistory and has generally been the political and cultural center of the region. The region has been home of a number of large empires, most recently the Tütouzor Republic which controls most of the lands to the north and west of the Faslula Sea.

Etymology
Beikabrou is the modern Tütouzor language term for the region, based on the prefix bei (land) and the name of the river, Kabrou. The name of the Kabrou derives from the ancestral Beikabrou word gappro, which meant grand. No modern language uses any word derived from this root in this sense, however, and all derived words and terms refer to the river.

Prehistory
The Kabrou Valley was densely settled in pre-historical times by hunter gatherers who supplemented their diet with rudimentary agricultural techniques that included some deliberate planting of fruit bearing plants and some management of herds. Plantation agriculture was introduced by Kasranou settlers who built a colony named Koraronu on the Faslula coast near a historical outlet of the Kabrou River in 776 BNE. The settlement was destroyed by locals in 756 BNE but the techniques of irrigated plantation agriculture using grain and bean staple crops spread rapidly throughout the Beikabrou region, leading to a population boom and the foundation of many new permanent settlements during the seventh through fifth century BNE. This period saw the migration of Ancestral Derheizh speaking peoples into the Beizatrou Valley area and beyond the Shuvstübs Mountains into the Ro'irtya Valley. These peoples intermixed with locals to form the Drusich ethnic group and language.

Early History
The lower Kabrou Valley was united under the Sevoob Kingdom based in Rerobrioos (modern Rerubros) in 304 BNE, which maintained effective control into the early first century BNE. This period saw the introduction of much of what is considered to be Derheizh culture, including the standardization of the language and first creation and standardization of the early Derheizh script. Rerobrioos gradually lost control of the valley to provincial lords during the first century BNE, leading to a period of division and warfare throughout the region. The Sevoob Kingdom continued to formally exist during this period and the Sevoob King retained important ceremonial and religious roles for the region, including the power to officially designate other kings. A dispute regarding succession in the nearby Kingdom of Shrakiovzar led to the sacking of Rerobrioos by the one of the Shrakiovzar factions in 135 NE, during which the royal family was killed and the the dynasty dissolved. Interkingdom warfare intensified following the loss of the neutral mediators of the Sevoob.

The Roboureis region was unified by King Gakrit Vashrak in 203 NE and his son, King Gakrit Vagridie led a successful invasion of the lower valley from 211-217 NE that saw the Roboureis and Seitdout regions united under a kingdom known as the Gakrit Dynasty (Referred to as the Gakeet Dynasty in modern sources) based in Regakrit (Modern Regakeet). The Gakrit Kings restored the Sevoob Derheizh language somewhat faithfully throughout the kingdom and implemented the regions first written legal codes and civil administrations. They divided the Seitdout and Roboureis regions into provinces, the boundaries of which have been mostly maintained by later kingdoms and empires in the region.

The dynasty lost control of Seitdout after a successful rebellion led by the city of Ritzbakiofs (modern Ritbach) in 483 NE. This led to a period of war between states in the Seitdout region, though the Gakrit Dynasty retained control of the Roboureis Region. Three powerful warring kingdoms came to dominate the lower region, the Sikshroofs Kingdom (centered on the modern Sikshouph State and based in Ritzbakiofs), the New Sevoob Kingdom (centered on modern Sevoub State and based in Shrakiovzar) and the Prikufobs Kingdom (centered on the modern Brikuphobs State and based in Dwizoobs (modern Tuizoubs)). The Sikshroofs Kingdom invaded Roboureis in 534 NE, sacked Rigakrit the following year, and executed the royal family. Sikshroofs then withdrew from the Rouboureis Valley, leaving the region in a state of civil war.

The three major kingdoms of Seitdout came to dominate the entire Seitdout region, including the surrounding plains, during the sixth century. The three were engaged in frequent warfare during this period and their respective regions of control were fluid. Sikshroofs won a decisive defeat against New Sevoob in the Battle of Rerobrioos in 627 NE, and subsequently razed Shrakiovzar later that year. Ceremonial relics, supposedly from the old Sevoob Kingdom, were looted from Rerobrioos and taken to Ritzbakiofs.

Sikshroofs and Prikufobs continued to exchange territory over the following century, with Prikufobs winning a substantial, if brief, victory by seizing the strategically important city of Bebiidzrek (modern Bebitreik) in 674 NE. Sikshroofs reclaimed the city and pushed the Prikufobs Kingdom out of the surrounding area in 677 NE. Sikshroofs then claimed the main Prikufobs port of Oprirretzdadii (modern Uphileits) and the surrounding plains in 705 NE, leaving Prikufobs landlocked. A strategic error by Prikufobs allowed the Sikshroofs Kingdom to envelop and besiege Dwizoobs in 745 NE, and the city surrendered in 747 NE to Sikshroofs control, giving Sikshroofs unified control of Seitdout.

Sikshroofs (Sikshouph) Empire Period
The Sikshroofs Kingdom is generally referred to as the Sikshroofs Empire (Sikshouph Empire in modern sources) following the conquest of Prikufobs, though no change was made to the kingdom's name or organization at this time. The period from 745-955 NE was generally marked with peace through the region, with the strong, central administration in Ritzbakiofs (known as Ritbakio by this time). This period saw the restoration of uniform, written legal codes and the introduction of a strong administrative state to the region, including career civil service positions and a semi-independent judiciary. Sikshroofs restored the older Gakrit system of states with formallized borders and instituted civil administrations, answerable to the royal government in Ritbakio, in the state capitals.

One of the earliest acts of the Siksrhoofs Empire was the modernization of the Derheizh script. The script formalized during the Gakrit Dynasty was still officially used by the kingdoms of the region following the collapse of Gakrit power but had largely been replaced among common people by several modified forms of the Ontgaunuis and Anemszei scripts that were easier to learn and write. Scribes, who possessed considerable influence in Gakrit and subsequent courts due to the great complexity of the Gakrit Derheizh script, implored the Sikshroofs kings to outlaw the Eastern-style scripts and re-assert the dominence of the Gakrit script. In 748 NE, however, Sikshroofs King Gashrak Vabetz ordered the creation of a simplified Derheizh script that used traditional Derheizh glyphs but mimicked the Eastern style of character construction where glyphs indicated phoenetic sounds and the placement of glyphs within the character indicated their role within the syllable.

This period of stability saw considerable improvements in Derheizh technology, science, and engineering. In particular, the period saw the beginning of the constuction massive road and bridge systems that would come to define Seitdout society from this period on. Sikshroofs roads were designed to carry three carriages abreast, were paved with heavy paving stones, and were built on multiple layers of fill to maximize stability. The Sikshroofs engineers mastered proper drainage techniques and

This period also saw the advent of the first republican style government in the region, after the nobles of Rigatads (modern Rükachats) in Beizatrou rebelled against the king of the city state in 874 NE. They instituted a system in which all landowners voted for a dictator and several other officials every two years, with votes weighted by the amount of property owned. In practice this system limited voting power to a handful of wealthy, older males as only male heads of families legally owned property under Drusich customs at the time. The Republic of Rigatads expanded over the following century to control much of the central Beizatrou Valley and instituted republican style governments throughout the region during this time. These governments persisted into the eleventh century, when a series of plagues and famines led to the collapse of the regions governments and a return to a despotic feudal system.

The steadily increasing independent power of military officials during the Sikshroofs period over the Sikshroofs armed forces led to increasing rivalries between generals who vied for power and favor. This led to increased militancy and to a period of imperial expansion for the empire, starting with the invasion of the Roboureis Valley from 781-786 NE. This was followed by the lengthy invasion of the Jaleeth lands along the Aiscwepheiph River valleys from 801 NE until the capture of Lwthwethema (modern Roocheisha) in 892 NE. Concurrent with this eastward invasion, Sikshroofs invaded the Tarañim speaking Sooroubeish region to the west from 870-881 NE.

In 949 NE Sikshroofs was invited to intervene in a war between the Péskü and Beishmu by the King of Péskü, who was losing the war. Sikshroofs agreed to terms that would see Beishmu annexed to the Siksrhoofs Kingdom and Péskü saddled with heavy duties to it. The invasion succeeded with the capture and occupation of Dumtari in 953 NE. The victorious general, Garrads Vakotro, returned with his army and occupied Ritbakio in 955 NE, declaring himself king and holding the Gashrak family hostage. This led to a period of civil war between three factions, the Garrads faction, the Gashrak faction, and a third faction led by the Gatovre family, another military family that commanded loyalty from forces in Roboureis and in the Aiscwepheiph Valleys.

The second Garrads king, Garrads Vatipz executed the Gashrak family in 961 NE and defeated the remaining Gashrak loyalists at the Battle of Reroufioo in 963 NE. The Garrads faction defeated the Gatovre loyalist forces in Roboureis in 965 NE as well, but the Gatovre family had established its own court in Roocheisha by this time and the Sikshroofs Kingdom never recovered the lands of the Aiscwepheiph. The Gatovre Dynasty formally declared itself a separate kingdom in 980 NE.

After re-securing control of Seitdout and Roboreis, the Garrads Dynasty attempted to further cement their control of the western territories by extending the roadways west through Surobeish state and to Dumtari. The construction of the Beishu Road across the Palusz Range through Surou Pass, completed in 1011 NE was one of the greatest feats of Siksrhoofs engineering, as the road passes an elevation of over 3000 paces at the pass and is still intact today, though it is frequently impassible year round due to snow in modern times.

Sikshroofs maintained most of its territorial holdings for the following four centuries despite frequent warfare with surrounding kingdoms and several attempted rebellions of their western lands. A series of high snow years in the thirteenth century caused the Beishu Road to be unusable and led to an effective loss of control over the Beishmu lands starting in 1273 NE. The administration in Ritzbakio commissioned surveys of the ridgelines to the south to find a lower and more southernly route to the Pinakloos that would be less prone to snow cover, leading to the construction of the Tirtukog Road to modern Tirtiucagh in 1293 NE. Much of northern Konockau was effectively annexed to Sikshroofs during this project. Additional roads were built on the peninsula, as far as Scarnooseick, in the forteenth century to further increase Sikshroofs influence and the entire peninsula was functionally annexed as a Sikshroofs territory during this time, though the kingdom asserted little practical control away from the roads. The kingdom did not regain control of Beishmu, however.

Sikshroofs attempted to regain control over the Aiscwepheiph Valley starting in 1401 NE and made headway into the upper valleys. The cost of the invasion proved excessive, however, and the Sikshroofs Kingdom fell into economic ruin in the early fifteenth century. The kingdom abandoned its holdings in Konockau and Suroubeish in 1421 NE and lost control of Roboureis to a series of attacks by northern Drusich raiders in the decade that followed. The middle valley was abandoned entirely after the sack of Regakrit in 1431 NE.

Further Drusich incursions into Seitdout led the Sikshroofs kings to leave Ritbakio in 1472 NE and move the court to Rerobrioos. Ritbakio was subsequently sacked by Drusich raiders in 1475 NE. Despite the fact that the court had moved, much of the administrative bureaucracy that managed the state was still located in Ritbakio and the sacking of the city led to a significant loss of governmental function. The raiders were driven back to Roboureis the same year but the Sikshroofs Kingdom continued to decline rapidly.

Divided kingdoms period
Central authority collapsed in the sixteenth century and state and local governments became almost fully autonomous, though the Garrads Dynasty continued to officially rule the kingdom from Rerobrioos. Internal warfare was common and the Garrads Kings had little meaningful authority. The Seitdout and Roboureis regions fell into a state of heavy political division and warfare. The region's population fell considerably during this period and infrastructure was allowed to deteriorate.

The Gapboorras Kingdom based in Dasetvo (Modern Teiseitvo) briefly united the Roboureis Valley from 1610-1678 NE and invaded the Beizatrou Region as well. A Beizatrou rebellion began in the largest Beizatrou city Dhaibris (modern Tobrüz) broke out in 1673 NE, which ended with the Gapboorras nobles in Beizatrou being executed and the people of Dhaibris creating a new republican state, the Dhidhaibris Republic. The republic was modeled on older Beizatrou republican governments and is the precusor state to the modern Tütouzor Republic. Gapboorras subsequently was defeated by both Dhihaibris and Sikshroofs forces in 1678, and the kingdom collapsed.

The Gashoos Dynasty in Roocheisha secured complete control of the Aiscwepheiph Valley region to the east of Beikabrou during the eighteenth centuries. They claimed to be the true successors of the ancient Sikshroofs Empire, and called themselves the Seekshouph Empire, though modern sources refer to them as the Gashoos or Gashous Dynasty. In 1803 NE, Gashoos forces crossed Shafrour Pass and invaded Beikabrou, claiming an ancient rite to rule over the Sikshroofs ancestral lands. The scattered and fractured kingdoms of Seitdout were incapable of mounting a strong, organized defense and many surrendered following the defeat of Ritzbakio in 1806 and the sacking of Bebiidzrek in 1808. The Seitdout region was completely under the control of the Gashoos by 1812 NE, and had taken the larger cities of Roboureis by 1818 NE. The instituted their own dialect, Gashoos Derheizh, throughout their holdings. This is approximately the modern version of Derheizh spoken in the Aiscwepheiph region. Most placenames in Seitdout and Roboureis were updated into the new dialect while maintaining their older etymology at this time.

Gashoos Dynasty
The Gashoos court was moved to Ritzbakio, renamed Ritbaich, in 1819. The emperor's uncle set up a rival court in Roocheisha the following year, however, and the kingdom became divided once more. The Gashoos court in Ritbaich was known for its corruption and its reign was marked with unrest and poor governance throughout the region.

The Dhidhaibris Republic, known as Tütobrüz by this time, grew gradually in Beizatrou, with additional cities in the region either being conquered by the republic or rebelling against their aristocracy and joining. The Gashoos Dynasty attempted to invade the Beizatrou Valley to stop Tütobrüz expansion in 1876, but were defeated decisively at the Battle of Toebetoesh in 1877. The Tütobrüz counter-attacked and seized control of the Roboureis Valley permanently after the Battle of Regakeet in 1879 NE.

The two states reached an armistice that resulted in a brief period of peace between the two sides. Another invasion from the Roocheisha based Aiscwepheiph Kingdom in 1956, however, brought renewed hostilities to the region and forced the Gashoos to withdraw from the northern Seitdout region and move their court to Tweezoubs (modern Tuizoubs). The Tütobrüz Republic, concerned about the Aiswepheiph incursion, sent forces south into the Seitdout Valley to expel the invaders. They successfully forced a withdrawal in 1960 and occupied Ritbaich and the surrounding area.

Problems continued to mount for the Gashoos, who were attacked from the east by Ontgaun along the coast in the 1960s and soon became bankrupt, and the empire fell into a state of civil war shortly afterwards. Tütobrüz continued to move into Seitdout territory, often with the help of local rebels who welcomed the organized, lawful Tütobrüz state. The final holdout of the Gashoos Empire, Uprirheidztat (modern Uphileits), surrendered in 2001 NE.

Tütouzor Republic Era
The Tütobrüz Republic subsequently went through a substantial re-organization to account for the fact that the Seitdout region was by far the largest and most populous part of the republic. The Republic moved its capital to the relatively minor central Seitdout city of Touzair (renamed Touzor), which they built into a large walled city and populated with Drushich peoples from the Beizatrou region. They reinstated and reinforced ancient state borders and carved a Beiteivabov State out of the states surrounding Touzor, which was previously on the border between several states. State assemblies were formed that were locally elected but subordinate to the central assembly in Touzor, to which they elected members. The reformed republic was named the Tütouzor Republic. The numbering of seats assigned to districts was uneven and not based on population. Drushich majority states and Roboureis States with longer ties to the republic were given more seats in the central assembly, and nearly a third of all seats in the central assembly were assigned to the city of Touzor and Beiteivabov State, with another fifth of the seats assigned to Beizatrou state. The republic mandated use of the official Tütobrüz Drusich dialect, which then became known as Tütouzor, throughout Beikabrou. Many placenames were changed again, though generally these were transliterated into Tütouzor phonology rather than translated into the new tongue.

The Tütouzor Republic steadily regained former Sikshroofs territories over the following decades, capturing Suroubeish Territory in 2022, northeastern Konockau (modern Konockau Territory) in 2030, northwestern Konockau (modern Taetpiaarao Territory) in 2033 and southern Konockau (modern Lérnsernau Territory) in 2039. These regions were treated as semi-autonomous territories and allowed to keep much of their pre-existing government, though these governments became subordinate to Touzor and were required to pay heavy taxes and provide troops into the Tütouzor military. Territories were not granted seats in the central assembly. An invasion of the Aiscwepheiph Valley was carried out after an Aiscwephieph Kingdom border attack in 2051 and ending with the Tütouzor capture of Roocheisha in 2062. The Aiscwepheiph Valley lands, which were culturally and linguistically Derheizh, were admitted into the republic as four full states, though they were granted few assembly seats relative to their populations.

Tütouzor also forced several neighboring kingdoms into tributary relationships in which they were required to supply troops into Tütouzor tributary legions and in some cases pay tributary duties. In some cases these arrangement came with a guarantee of mutual defense from the republic, but not all. These included Beishmu, Péskü, Mielwsz, Ontgaun, Amenevwsh, and Elaen. A dispute over tributes with the kingdom of Ontgaun in 2221 led to the forced annexation of the western half of the Ontgaun Kingdom as a non-represented Tütouzor territory. Touzor also withdrew its guarantee of defense from Ontgaun as further punishment while still demanding Ontgaun maintain a full tributary legion of 12,000.

The Tütouzor Republic attempted to restore Old Sikshroofs traditions of the rule of law, decentralization of power, career civil service, and the independence of the judiciary. They also put considerable work into restoring and improving the old Sikshroofs roads, extending the eastern roads through Ontgaun, across Mielwsz, and into Amenevwh as far as Marelkuph. They placed garrisons, camps, lodgings, and horse-changing stations along the lengths of the main roads, allowing for rapid transit of messages, people, and goods across their sphere of influence. Using horse change stations, messages are capable of traveling as many as 100 rides per day along these roads, greatly speeding communication. Touzor, which was selected for the capital due to its location at the intersection of two major roads where the cross the Kabrou, has become the main hub of trade and travel for the region and has grown in size greatly. With 1.2 million residents, it is the largest city on Opelyx.

Modern History
The Tütouzor Republic enjoyed a considerable period of relative peace, aside from internal conflicts within its territories, through most of the twenty-forth century. In 2388, however, a major rebellion broke out in the Konockax cities that led to a loss of The Tütouzor control of the peninsula. The republic deployed a substantial force to the west to quell the rebellion, but the force was slowed as the rebels were able to seize heavy fortifications along the roads through the rough Konockax terrain. The Imariani Empire took advantage of the situation by invading Amenevwsh through Ontgaun in 2390. Because the Tütouzor Republic maintained a treaty of mutual defense with Amenevwsh, the republic promtly declared war on Imaria. The disruption of over-land trade with the east has put considerable strain on the Tütouzor food supply, as the republic routinely imports most of its grain and nearly 30% of imports came overland from Amenevwsh.

Geography
The geography of the Beikabrou region is defined by several high river valleys and the lowland plains. The Beizatrou Valley is nestled between the high, snow-covered Shuvstübs Mountains to the north and the steep Voeboesh Range to the south. The valley is broad and nearly flat, despite the steepness of the surrounding terrain, with elevations ranging from 2500 paces to 2700 paces along the long valley floor. The Kabrou drains many smaller rivers flowing south from the Shuvstübs and funnels them out through a single, deep notch in the Voeboesh Range, in which the river rapidly loses 1000 paces of elevation in thirty rides as it descends into the Roboureis Valley below. The Beizatrou Valley has never been the most productive farmland, despite the abundance of water and flat space, due to the high elevation and latitude of the valley, both of which contribute to long, severe winters. In recent centuries, a gradual cooling trend has worsened these problems and many have moved out of the valley for the larger Tütouzor cities in the lower elevation regions of the republic.

The Robourais Valley is less flat and naturally more heavily wooded than the Beizatrou region, but with elevations ranging from 200 paces to 1500 paces, it is considerably warmer. Much of the land around the valley has been cleared and terraced for farming purposes. The Kabrou and several large tributaries, the Phitrou and the Zetretouts rivers, provide water for irrigation in the region.

The Seitdout Plains region is largely flat, with elevations generally ranging from sea level to 200 paces, and includes wet drainage plain of the Kabrou and dryer but equally flat plains to the east and west. This region sees little precipitation and relies heavily on rivers flowing from the north and east for water. The Faslula coastline is heavily curved but generally flat and sandy. There are some regions in the west of Seitdout where the coast is rocky and there are a number of small islands off the shore, however.

Modern Government
The Tütouzor Republic is led by a central assembly, known as the Tütouzor Teivabov, which has 250 members elected directly by state assemblies. The central assembly appoints high executive officers from its own ranks and appoints other top administrative officers to career positions at the heads of government departments. Assembly members do not serve fixed terms. Assembly members may be removed by their respective state assemblies or by a 150 vote majority in the central assembly itself. Generally assembly members serve until they retire or die, however. State assemblies appoint new central assembly members when vacancies arise.

State assemblies are elected directly by popular vote, though only male, citizen, adult, land owners may vote. Votes are proportional to land owned, though most states place caps on the weighting of individual votes. Unlike central assembly seats, state assembly seats have fixed terms of five years or less, though assemblymen may retire at any time, or be expelled by a super-majority vote by the state assembly or a simple majority vote by the central assembly. State assemblymen can be further barred for life from office by a super-majority of the central assembly. In rare cases, the central assembly has disbanded and barred entire state assemblies that were viewed as disloyal or unlawful, but such occasions are rare. Elections are held only for vacant seats, on the summer solstice each year. State assemblies have variable numbers of seats and have considerable control over their own rules and procedures.

The republic has 22 represented states and 5 non-represented territories. 18 of the full states are in the Beikabrou region, and combined they contribute 223 of the 250 representatives to the Tütouzor Teivabov. Beizatrou state, which has many local assemblies for traditional regions, elects a total of 50 assemblymen despite the state's relatively low population of 1.1 million residents. The city of Touzor, with 1.2 million residents, also elects 42 assemblymen and the surrounding Beiteivabov State, with 720,000 residents elects 40. The most populous state, Sikshouph with 3.2 million residents, elects only 16 assemblymen. The least proportionally represented state, Ewezhoo State, home to Roocheisha, has only 7 assemblymen despite the large state's 2.1 million residents.

Top level executive positions at both the central and state level are known as magistracies. Top level magistracies chosen from the Tütouzor Teivabov's membership include the Army Magistrate, the Justice Magistrate, the Diplomacy Magistrate, the Treasury Magistrate, the Agriculture Magistrate, the Transport Magistrate the Trade Magistrate, and the Territorial Magistrate. Other magistracies, like the Hydrology Magistrate, the Records Magistrate, the Education Magistrate, are appointed from outside the assembly's membership as career civil servants. All magistrates can be replaced at any time by a simple majority vote of the assembly, though assemblymen magistrates would remain in the assembly after removal unless a supermajority voted for removal.

The central assembly can pass most laws by simple majority vote that are binding for the entire population. Changes to the magisterial structure, state boundaries, or assembly allocation, however, require a supermajority to pass. State assemblies can pass laws that are binding in their states but only if these laws don't contradict central laws.

The republic has a mostly independent judiciary, with judges nominated by the Judicial Magistrates at the state and central level and confirmed to career judgeships by a simple majority vote of the relevant assembly. Central judges can be removed by a super-majority of the central assembly and state judges can be removed by a super-majority of either the state or central assembly. Cases are generally heard by a single judge, chosen on a rotating basis based on jurisdiction, and can be appealed to higher level judges. At the highest level, a case can be appealed to a Judicial Magistrate, who will empanel a council of five judges of the top level for the jurisdiction to hear the case. State court rulings can be appealed to the central courts but only if a central court judge agrees that there is a question of whether a central assembly law supersedes the state law at issue in the case. Central court judges do not rule on matters of state law.

The armed forces are ultimately answerable to civil officials but leadership of individual military units is left to career military officers. The highest such officer is a legion general, who commands a legion with 12,000 members, when fully manned. State legion generals report directly to state Army Magistrates in most cases, with some of the largest states commanding as many as three legions. Non-represented territory legions report directly to the central Army Magistrate. The twenty-two represented states command thirty legions, and the five territories command eight. In peace time, these legions are rarely kept at their full numbers, however. When legions are called to march, states and territories institute drafts of all fighting age males to fill their ranks if they are unable to find volunteers. Drafted men may either serve or hire a replacement soldier. The state Army Magistrates report to the central Army Magistrate in wartimes, though there are legal limits on how the central magistrate may direct troops within the republic itself.

The republic also commands nine tributary legions from its six tributary states, each of which must maintain a force of 12,000 members prepared for deployment at all times, even in peacetime. The states are responsible for filling the legions and may do so by any means they choose, though most have copied the Tütouzor system of drafting. The general of these legions are appointed by and report directly to the central Army Magistrate. Often they are Drusich military officers but sometimes they are promoted from the ranks of the legion itself. In wartimes, the republic also recruits mercenary legions to fight outside of the republic's represented states. Mercenary legions are barred by law from entering the represented states.

By design, the government lacks strong executive leadership, and all top-level magistracies are officially equal in power, though some are more sought than others. In practice, voting fractions have formed at both state and central levels with assembly members identifying with factions, and the leaders of these factions often have de-facto unified control over the assembly, as their members usually vote with the leaders.