Editing Dark Ring (section)

=== ''The Spiral Law'' ===
The bedrock of the Caliphate’s government is the Spiral Law. Written over three volumes by Eshai the Pious, this law book details the government structure, the legal code, and how people should live within the Caliphate. However, the Spiral Law is often contradictory, written in verse, and traverses between a dozen different languages. The first paragraph alone contains instances of nine different languages. While it is undisputed that the Spiral Law is wise, the average person within the Caliphate cannot read its text.

==== ''Caliph'' ====
The Caliph is regarded as the religious and political successor of Eshai within the Caliphate. They wield nearly unlimited power within the Caliphate except regarding matters of the judiciary. The Caliph can also not violate the Spiral Law’s word. 

A Caliph serves for life or until the Mujats deem they completely disregarded the Spiral Law. During the latter instance, the Caliph is exiled to the edge of the Ring to a house known as the Heretic’s Roost. The exiled Caliphs spend their days learning the Spiral Law and asking for penance. Only people with special permission from the Mujats may visit them. 

As of 715 AR, the current Caliph is Davar Cem Akram.

==== ''Mujats'' ====
The Mujat are legal specialists who help rule the Caliphate. These 144 elite interpret the Spiral Law and handle matters of the judiciary within the Caliphate. Mujat are chosen by Fiasal or through a special council constructed by the Siyar of the Spiral. 

Inside the Caliphate, it is the Mujat who wield power. Due to the complexity of the Spiral Law and other’s inability to read it, a single Mujat can sway the course of public policy for decades. With enough united Mujat a Caliph can be reduced to little more than a figurehead. 

This is why a smart Caliph often pits the Mujat against each other. The Mujat spend most of their time fighting amongst each other. Their petty squabbles often devolve into dark dealings, assassinations, and political betrayals. Occasionally they are united which is often a death knell for their enemies. 

==== ''Descendants of Eshai'' ====
Nobility in Eshai stems from royal families connected to Eshai or her cousins. These descendants trace most of their wealth or station to gifts that Eshai gave them during the founding of the Caliphate. Even destitute families who have squandered Eshai’s gifts are still held in an air of reverence. Many within the descendants become prominent business owners, high ranking officials within the Bank of Salt, A-il Sham, or members of the Mujat. 

==== ''A-il Sham'' ====
Generals of the Caliphate and protectors of the caravans, the A-il Sham control the warriors of the nation. Many live in and around Bakar in the West and hail from the nobility. However, any soldier with enough courage, skill, and friends canrise to the position of A-il Sham. With new lands ripe for the taking, the A-il Sham are always ready for a fight. For this reason more temperate minds within the Caliphate are wary of them.