Villam Council
Daily governing is in the hands of the Villam Council. The council is made up of the farming guilds, the trading guilds, the crafting guilds, and the bardic guild. Each has some collective power that is represented in the council, and their rule extends throughout Preslia. The most powerful of these is the Tri-wheat Guild, and they have long held the most influence over the Preslian state. Their interests mostly revolve around farming, and are happy to meet the other guilds requests, so long as they do not take away from focus.
Outside of the main polis of Preslia, the Council allows for a title of Publican to rule a smaller village or town in the name of the council. This has arisen as many of the varied territories under the banner of Preslia have long tried to thwart the rule of the council before if they felt like they were not allowed to self-rule.
So the title of Publican rose, and the towns and villages maintain a loose connection to the city-state itself, paying small tithes each year.
Type
Geopolitical, City-state
Government System
Oligarchy
Controlled Territories