Heirarchy
The politics of Skaldsong are simple and disregarding the beings they treat as gods, the government is comprised of the royals (Prima Familia) at the top tier with the wealthy just beneath them. These wealthy high-bloods form the Aristocracy and have a particular set of duties assigned to them.
They are given charge of a township as well as taking up the leadership of the associated guild. They have full command over these areas, but typically are doing so at the discretion of the royal family. As where the Prima Familia prospers, so do they and being in the good graces of that family is in their highest interests. Becoming the next Prima Familia is potentially just a marriage away.
Hierarchy Prima Familia (Royalty) Doge/Duce (Settlement Leader) Nobile (Guild leaders) Everyone else
The children of Doge/Duce are often sent to the Prima Familia as Ladies and Lords -in-waiting and the children of the Nobile are often given work as personal servants at the manor.
