Vasini is ruled by seven elected officials: a comte – the city’s leader – and six seigneurs who each have responsibility for a specific portfolio, such as sanitation and public waterways, referred to as a baronnie. This government is scrutinised by seven elected médiateurs.

The elections are hard fought between Vasini’s two political factions – the Kingfishers and the Scarlets – with each side trying to muster the support of the city’s elite. It’s not unheard of for the elections to lead to violence between the two sides.