The Rubarthans were a strange sort of people.
They completely opposed the Terrans and tried to run their government completely differently.
Instead of running a decentralized oligopoly where multiple ancient clans all shared power, the Rubarthans liked to elevate a single central leader to a position of supreme authority.
One voice. One direction. Zero division.
At least that was supposed to be the case in theory. Ves knew that it worked out a lot messier in practice, but the Rubarthans still clung to the fantasy of answering to a single leader.
What complicated this insistence on centralization was the heavy promotion of meritocracy.
The Rubarthans believed that any one of them had a chance to ascend to greatness. They should be given a fair opportunity to excel in their studies and prove their worth in their work.
