Politics:
Each island country is ruled by a monarchy. The King and Queen has full authority of the military of the island country. They have their own body of advisors and blood relatives that help them with ruling and enforcing the laws of the island country. This body is the “Royal Court” and to ascend to a position therein is hereditary. They also appoint ambassadors to other island countries.
The second governing body of any island country is the board of “Guild Masters”. Each city of five thousand or more residents has a Guild Master and a Mayor. Guild masters work their way up in the guild through working therein. It is unusual for a guild master to have worked less than fifty years in a guild. City Mayors are voted on by the residents within their City. Mayors appoint judges.
The third group or governing bodies are the States. Each State has a governing body of Mayors from within their state. They vote for a head mayor that leads their state. Each City and Town has a mayor.
The fourth group of governing bodies are the Diplomats from other Island Countries.
Ambassadors were born in and represent the island country.
Honorary Consul are “Multi-Timer” Registered Citizens of the represented island country.
Consul General are appointees made by the local king when a position has been vacant for over a year.
Towns have less than five thousand residents but more than one hundred residents. Each town has a Town Mayor that is voted on by their residents.
A village has less then one hundred but more than 10 residents. Each village has a leader that has no political standing for their country or state. They are the Judge for their area and settle disputes between the people that live within and around their area.
Any area with less then ten residents is considered rural.
Laws:
To become an island country law the ruling bodies of the four ruling bodies of the above must agree to accept the law. Only after this is done is it a law. Any of the above ruling bodies may present a bill to the other three ruling bodies for their consideration. If the bill is rejected it is returned with an explanation for why it was rejected.
No one owns land in any island country. Land is considered communal and is held by all.
Taxes:
Foreign citizens pay twice what local citizens do for any of the following.
Property/storage can be rented from the Country/State/City (which all share equally within their boundaries) at the rate of 1% for each level of government per month.
Goods that cross a state boarder are taxed at 5% of the value. The central city is not considered a state boarder and goods that go through the Central City are taxed only at 1%.
Goods that are to be sold in the Central City or State City or Town are taxed at 3% of the value. If the goods are only passing through a City or Town, the tax is 1% of the value. This includes port cities. Rural areas pay no taxes or fees.
If the people transporting the goods cannot pay the tax, then the goods are confiscated until the tax is paid.
Adventurers do not pay taxes for goods in their personal inventory. You do not pay tax on wagons, carts, Ships, or other means of transporting goods. If you own the means of transporting the goods, then you will have to pay the property tax each month. The amount depends on where the property is on the first day of the month.
Fees:
Passage through a seaport cost 1 silver per individual
Passage through a city gate cost 1 silver per individual
Possession storage:
Places of storage may exist in this realm. This is like a warehouse, ship, or house to keep things in. Three levels of taxes are levied on all belongings over time for City, State, and Country. NPCs may also be kept as paid servants to maintain the things that are held therein. It is possible to derive an income or loss from such location.
This could be shops ran by the PC or NPCs they employee. Certain types of business get taxed or have fees at higher rates.
One present is taxed on the 1st of each month for the value of all property to each of the three levels of government in which the property exists. Failure to pay will cause property to be confiscated by the government. Local tax assessors determine the value of the property and goods therein.
This is like a leasing fee because only the government own property on Saṃsāra.