Godherja Encyclopedia

Neutrals (clique)

Neutrals, as defined by the Konijkmener political system, is a catch-all term for all parties (and their members) not aligned with the leading Unitarians or Councilists. Like their rival factions, they are actually dozens of various parties aligned towards one goal, primarily the prevention of a dead-lock on power by the two main factions in the realm. Neutrals are generally looked down upon by many Konijkmener as indecisive and disparate with little actual common goals or desires beyond a dislike of the major parties, but nonetheless normally represent a full third of the government's political actors and still enjoy widespread popular support. The biggest benefactor of the Neutrals tends to be those of the merchant class who find themselves unable to own land or at least enough to achieve real power in the two major factions, instead joining into minor leagues and parties with a desire to further the goals of general commerce and mercantilism for their own benefit.