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 The Bolian world government is an elected quasi-[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meritocracy meritocracy] based around the Central Council, which is made up of representatives from each township. As Bolians do not divide their land by border in the same way that [[human|humans]] did (and to some extent still do), this literally means a representative from each family. Bolian families tend to live in a tightly knit community, and therefore even if some members of the family are removed by a relatively short physical distance, their wishes are still presented to the council as unified. Council representatives are chosen from each family through discussion and debate amongst all of its adult members, and the family representative can be changed at any time.
-All issues that are presented to the council are decided by public forum, no matter how small or seemingly inconsequential. A vote is taken by the entire council, and a simple majority in the voting is the deciding factor on most decisions, even if the margin of difference is very small. A Councilor is appointed by the government to act as spokesperson for foreign matters, but other than this duty he or she holds no augmented power in the council itself. The term for this office is not fixed - in the same way as families can change their representatives at will, the council can change its councilor at will.
+All issues that are presented to the council are decided by public forum, no matter how small or seemingly inconsequential. A vote is taken by the entire council, and a simple majority in the voting is the deciding factor on most decisions, even if the margin of difference is very small. A Councillor is appointed by the government to act as spokesperson for foreign matters, but other than this duty he or she holds no augmented power in the council itself. The term for this office is not fixed - in the same way as families can change their representatives at will, the council can change its councillor at will.
 Despite the seemingly drawn out process that this method of government would hint at, this has long proven to be a reliable and efficient method of government for the Bolians, who by their nature excel at group work. Compromises are reached quickly through succint discussion, and the council tend to be in large-scale agreement over major issues before they take a vote.