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 The current ruler, King Gordon, is said to descend from Araboj himself. His son, Prince Loog II, is his only heir. The queen died five years after Loog was born. The city is as simple as a monarchy can be. The monarch gets the final say on most decisions and laws, the people pay their taxes with the food they grow or some other form of payment, and the next ruler is determined based on the lineage of the royal family. This system seems to have worked mainly due to the village being fairly small. King Gordon knows most of his subjects by name and has personal relationships with them. This allows the king to make more informed and personal decisions. The city, as a result of being ruled by someone they consider a friend, has a decently low crime rate. There aren’t even enforcers. If someone does wrong, they are dealt with by the King himself.
+===== Economics =====
+Leifsholm is mainly a farming village, which is notably odd for Jaern. As such, its economy is fairly small. Combine the small economy with the solitary nature, and you get a town that isn’t all that resplendent. Most of the village can barely afford iron, houses are mainly wood and thatch, even the royalty lives in a large wooden home rather than some form of castle.
+While gold coins are still utilized in town, especially when trading with outsiders, many of the townsfolk prefer bartering as a system of trading goods. The peoples' taxes are even paid in goods rather than in gold coins most of the time.