"What do the Elder's know anyway? They're making decisions that affect the young and won't even live long enough to suffer the consequences of their own actions."
- A Young person of Autumn
The Elders of Autumn are the considered rulers of Autumn. They were not chosen, nor did they elect themselves. The Elders have fallen to their position as a result of respect for their surviving so long. The younger people of Autumn look to them for guidance as they are the wisest of the people. The Elders have a conciderable amount of power to them. They make such decisions as to who is ready to join the migration from the young and who must stay. They chose those they deem 'worthy' to stay and defend Autumn instead of joining the migration. And their final word is law. In the oft chance a crime is commited the Elders are sought. The punishment for that crimes is also theirs to chose. There are 5 members to the Elders. When an Elder dies, the next oldest person in Autumn takes their place by right of seniority. In recent times a man named Dykare has risen to popularity and has begun to rouse support from the younger generations, in some ways deminishing the respect and power given to the Elders, however, they still hold the ultimate right to law and decision making outside of The Rule of Five.
Each of the Elders hold equal weight to one another, there is no higher position in the city, though theoretically they hold no more actual power than a regular citizen. When a decision should be made the elders will discuss and vote will be passed.
They wish to see the city of Autumn prosper and to ensure it is a safe haven for the migratory path to rest and stop throughout Autumn .
Based on The Rule of Five this type of governing body was chosen. It was concidered that as the Humans are governed by a select group of people, so too would the settlement be governed by a group of individuals. The Elders were chosen because they were concidered to be the wisest and best decision makers at the time that Autumn was founded.
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