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The Chronicle of Akakor
Three thousand of the best warriors, selected from the most famous families, are under the prince’s
direct orders. They were the only ones permitted to enter the underground dwellings of the Gods bearing
arms. Regular warriors were not permitted to do so under penalty of exile. But the prince’s position is
not based on his personal power. It rests on his wisdom, his farsightedness, his knowledge, and the
bequest of the Gods, as it is written in the Chronicle of Akakor:

"On the peak of the mountains, enthroned high above mortals, the prince ruled. His heart was great. His
words were reliable. He knew the secrets of nature. He decided on the fate of the Chosen Tribes. The
other tribes were also subject to him. All men bowed before his law."

The prince is the first servant of my people. At his side is the Council of the Elders, consisting of 130
men, corresponding to the number of divine families that settled the earth. The members of the high
council have excelled by special knowledge or great deeds in war. The five highest priests and the
warlords are also members. The Council of the Elders advises the prince on all important questions; it
supervises the execution of the laws, orders the construction of roads, settlements, and cities, and
determines the taxes of the Allied Tribes.
The high council meets once a month, according to a prescribed ritual, in the Great Throne Room of the
underground dwellings. The five highest priests lead the ‘30 elders of the people. They take a holy loaf
of bread and a bowl of water to a sacred sacrificial stone in the center of the room. In front of this sacred
stone, the warlords lay down their arms, symbolically showing their subservience to the almighty Gods.
Now the prince enters the room, wrapped in a magnificent cloak of blue feathers. The members of the
high council wear white linen cloaks. Only a chain made of small feathers indicates their rank. After the
arrival of the prince, the priests intone a song of praise in honor of the Gods. All those present bow
toward the East, toward the rising sun. Then the 130 elders mix with the assembled people. After all
applicants have been heard, the elders return to the prince and start their deliberations. The ritual
terminates with the announcement of their decisions, which are recorded by selected scribes for all
eternity.

The prince and the high council govern the Chosen Tribes. Communication of their orders and
regulations is the responsibility of a special class, the civil servants. The selective process is very strict.
The best students from the priests’ schools all over the country are called to Akakor and instructed by
the elders in their future tasks. If the prince thinks them worthy of office, he sends them to one of the
130 provinces of the country. The most important tasks of the civil servants are the supervision of
Lhasa’s sacred laws and the observance of tribute payments by the Allied Tribes. They inform the high
council of events in the most distant parts of the realm, and they are the prince’s support in his rule over
the Ugha Mongulala.

Since Lhasa’s reign, the administration of the empire has been left entirely to the prince, the high
council, and the new class of civil servants. The priests have only the prerogative of guarding the
bequest of the Gods. So, as to avoid a repetition of the power struggles during the era of blood, Lhasa
issued another law. He divided the army and matched every warrior under the priest’s command with
one of the warlords. The warlords’ army protects the country. The priests’ army protects the bequest of
the Gods, as it is written in the chronicle:

"Thus Lhasa spoke and resolved. For he was wise. He knew the weakness of humans. He broke their
ambition with his laws. He determined the future of the Chosen Tribes and their welfare."

Life in the Community

The White Barbarians think only of their own welfare and differentiate strictly between mine and thine.
Whenever you see anything in their world—a piece of fruit, or a tree, some water, a small heap of
earth—there is always somebody around who claims that it belongs to him. In the language of the Ugha
Mongulala, mine and thine are one word and mean the same thing. My people have no personal
possessions or property. The land belongs to all equally. The prince’s civil servants allocate a piece of

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